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I've been wondering how resin works , i've heard its hard to model and it needs to be "washed" ?

Does resin have to be "washed" ?

Do I have to file it down or something ?

Thanks

You should wash resin parts for the same reason you'd wash plastic sprues: to remove any release agent that could interfere with priming/painting later on. Resin is brittle and is definitely harder to work with than plastic. What you've heard about filing is likely to do with removing mold seams, just like on a plastic model. Just like on a plastic model, you can use fine grain sandpaper to accomplish this. You should wear a paper mask while doing so, however, because resin dust is none to good for the lungs.

Was going to pretty much make all the points Manchu has just said really. I'll just reiterate though, you must wear a mask when you sand resin and make sure you clean the area down well afterwards too. You don't want that dust hanging around.

Cheers guys

Super Glue is the thing to use for resin.

Manchu wrote:resin dust is none to good for the lungs.

Technically, NO dust is good for your lungs. Some particulates are worse than others.

Either superglue or A+B epoxy adhesive (araldite) for resin.

Resin often has a release agent on it (less for making for easier removal than to prevent mould damage from the chemical attack by the resin) so should be washed in warm (NOT TOO WARM) soapy water with a soft but firm brush to remove it. Some companies use a particularly stubborn RA. It sticks to resin better than babygak to a blanket.

Use a fine toothed saw to remove 'chunks' of resin (Resin is brittle. Trying to use clippers will probably result in the entire piece you are working on cracking into two or more pieces.).
These chunks are the casting gates (where resin goes in) and vents (where air comes out) and are a normal part of casting. Some casters will have already removed these for you.

Will i have to carve and file the death korps out of like blocks ?

The Noise Marine wrote:Will i have to carve and file the death korps out of like blocks ?

LOL no, they should be fine. I have some Red Scorpions and Elysians, actaully working with them is no less taxing then plastics, and the actual resin works about the same, if not a tad softer/more brittle.

Resin minis are hand-made though, so unlike the injection molded plastics there is a lot more room for error in the molding process. The minis will come attached to a resin "tree" similar to the inection molded ones, but because of hand made aspect, they will probably have a lot more flash. most of the flash that I've encountered has been quite thin though and in most cases can be easily pulled away and requires little to no cleaning up of the model afterwards.

The sheer volume of troops has always made me shy away from the Death Korps, but I've got to say that FW resins are very nice to work with and look very classy if you take a little time with em. If you've got the cash to spend, and the time to paint, I say go for it.