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I will upload my chaos lord after I get home (about 4h).

I went to the grand opening at my local GW store of the unveiling of the new Citadel Finecast line of products.

Well I can tell you the detail is really good. They are using the same moulds as they did for metal, just using Resin in them and the detail is really good. I bought a box of Tau Sniper Drones and was amazed that the vents in the back of the drones goes through the model, not just infilled with metal. The detail on the Orc Warboss on Wyvern was really surprising, the chain mail was amazing and the detail on the Wyvern's skin was impressive. After assembling it the Manager deliberately dropped the model about three feet unto a hard surface and it survived without coming apart.

I took some pictures (on my iPhone) for everyone to look at.



The detail in that banner is amazing




Abaddon the Despoiler looks better than he ever did before.



The Avatar of Kane will be so much easier to put together now!



One part from the Tyranid Hive Tyrant box set.


PROS

The Resin is porous so super glue sets up fast

Kitbashing the models we be much easier

Pinning is a thing of the past

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The detail IS much better than the old metal line

The flash can be removed by your fingers or the BACK of a hobby blade

Slight flexibility to small bits so they don't snap off

They are very light so top heavy models will not tip over constantly

Because of the lighter weight and better details the latest White Dwarf has hinted at more dramatic poses in the future

CONS

They increased the damn price again

Better care must be taken when removing flash. It is resin not metal

My First box of Tau Sniper Drones the Controlers Backpack was only half casted

My Second box of Tau Sniper Drones (after i returned the first) had lots of bubbles in them

So don't start bashing until you have seen them. I walked into the shop with a crusty attitude because of the price hike but I left appreciating the new models much more than I thought I would.

Oh thank god! Some evidence of properly cast Finecast stuff! I was starting to lose hope for a moment there.

Do note that he had to return one of his boxes immediately because of a half-cast backpack, though.

I was trying to ignore that. I'm just glad to see that some of these things are coming in a decent condition.

Interesting. Thanks for the pictures. Good stuff.

I was very excited about the new models, lot easier to remodel & repose a resin mini… went to my gaming store and grabbed the Techmarine & Servitors set… I opened the box at the store to look at everything with the owner and it turned out the Techmarine’s backpack was missing so I didn’t end up getting it.
The models were so lite though and some of the details were amazing. I will be looking at getting some in the future.
We also “checked out” a couple other models and noted the jump packs had some issues, didn’t see any bubbles but did notice casting flaws (minor)…
My only issue is the price increase and then the flaws factored into them…. Hard to justify….

Pros -
VERY COOL - Crisp detail. Soft mould material lets fine surface detail get cast nicely.
VERY COOL - Easy carve material. Very much similar to set greenstuff in consistency. Similar behaviour from first tests.

I've categorised the flaws I see as red or green - red being tricky to fix (and best taken as impossible / best not attempted for a young'un), and green being easy enough in my opinion.

Cons -
UNBELIEVABLY, SHOCKINGLY DOUBLEPLUSVERY BAD - Disgusting QA. It took 6 packs to get this model, which was the least affected of the bunch. Several of the rejected models actually had mould material stuck to them. - You'll notice it as it's bright pink. And this is from Warhammer World.
VERY BAD - Price. £14.50. NOT WORTH IT! For damn near 15 quid, I'd expect a much better production. I reckon this miniature is actually worth about £7.50, tops.
BAD - Vent points obscure detail in places. Again, requiring careful knife work to fix. Green 1 - The reliquary on the chest will need trimming neatly. This sort of flaw is less apparent on the old metal GK termies / Stern. Presumably due to the soft mould material.
BAD - Air trapped in the mould leads to filling work that shouldn't need to be done. Green 2 - The bottom of the foot will need greenstuffing to produce the sole of the foot.
BAD - Warping is present, in some areas that are impossible to fix without (relatively easy) sanding/filing. Green 3 - The bolter casing is warped and not square. Needs filing down and a bit of carving to correct. Careful work, but not too hard.
MEH - Some parts snapped off the sprue - No damage in this case, but easy to see where it could have happened. A simple piece of sponge in the pack would probably help that.

VERY BAD - Mould warping / air trapping is present in areas that are impossible to fix without resculpting part of the model. Red 1 - The face here is warped (not as badly as the rejected ones, but still I think the left side of his face will need reworking around the mouth and nose.
BAD - Some detail didn't come out in the cast - Red 2 - the usually ribbed areas on the back of the heels aren't. They'll need carving down, which is difficult for newbies.


Overall score: 4/10. Potentially a nice change, but the QA really needs to be stepped up a LOT for the price to be worthwhile. For the time being I'll advise clients against mail / internet ordering (as I do for Forgeworld stuff), and instead offer to go pick it up in store for them so the quality can be checked. By someone who cares.

Just got myself a nurgle deamon prince, had a quick look and havn't spotted any major faults, will have a more detailed one as I start putting it together tonight. I had wanted to get this model for ages but the fact that it's metal always put me off, I'm looking forward painting this guy, the detail is really sharp. I had a look at some of the display models in the store and while talkign to the staff member I mentioned air bubbles and what not then found the librarian terminator had a bubbley section missing from the rear armour which he wasn't to happy about and didn't really know what to say.

I am loving these threads about the new finecast miniatures since i need to pick up some Ogryns for my IG (and now i know what i should look for in the models to see if there is any damage that i wont be able to fix myself)

What you should look for for your Ogryns is a set on eBay. Honestly, avoid these.