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All the models i've gotten from them so far have been detailed and amazing

I cant really add anymore to whats been said.

Amazing Models
Masterclass book is a goldmine of techinques

In terms of their customer service, in my experience its been brilliant.
All my orders..... which are 10+ have got to me in 1-3 days on average (im in the UK)

If there has been anything wrong with a part, ive rung them up and politely explained and offered to send pictures, and had brilliant service.
I think there are too many people (this isnt aimed at anyone, just my observation) that go straight on the phone/email and have an angry fit at FW for having a miscast/missing part. If you are polite with them they are more than happy to help.

And in terms of working with resin. I prefer it to other materials, but thats because i collect, not game

Dan

Have been buying more Forgeworld recently, and have literally just finished assembling the Elemental of Beasts.

Lovely kit, and only ned a little bit of gap filling around the hip region. And I'm tempted to trying and sculpt a deer style tail for it.

Only issue so far was a snapped wing for the Great Fire Dragon, and the weapon on my Bonegrinder Giant being sheered off. Both were replaced without any fuss. Just sent photo and batch ref, and the replacements turned up a few days later.

Oh, and as they replaced both wings (not just the damaged one) I have them kicking about if anyone is interested.

Elemental of Beats? Warhammer Forge?

Ogryn wrote:Elemental of Beats? Warhammer Forge?

Warhammer Forge is the new Warhammer Fantasy arm of Forgeworld. Elemental of Beasts is, IIRC, something for Storm of Magic.

I haven’t had issues with the Forgeworld products I ordered. None were miscast/badly cast and the detail was superb.

As someone who used to collect Chaos Space Marines, Forgeworlds was the only place to go for fluff rules/models partly because GW’s lack of support for non imperial factions is disgusting. I don’t regret ordering my World Eaters terminator conversion kit and my Lord Zhufor model is probably my favourite miniature out of my collection. My only wish though is that they would stop releasing rules/models for imperial vehicles and start doing ones for Chaos.

HMBC's post was pretty accurate IMO.

Though I have to say I've been lucky and not yet had anything from FW that has required me to ask for a replacement.

I'd add to the "rules are generally junk" comment that updating/rules support is also terrible. If I buy these models I expect them to be updated for new editions/FAQ'd properly and reasonably often. I've had to resort to re-writing their lists myself now.

My opinion is that the kits are too darn expensive but the models do look fantastic, no doubt about that.

Yes, but in my opinion, they are all worth it.

Love the designs and what have you, think they're absolutely stunning and make great centre pieces to a standard force, or even mind blowing armies in their own rights.

My only criticism is I'm not a fan of resin in general, I don't like the fact that you have to wait 24 hours for them to soak and clean up before you can do anything with them.

I also don't like the fact that all you get from them is a bag of bits, with no assembly instructions. You think Ikea's bad? Good luck with FW!

However, will that ever stop me buying from FW, or arrest the drool dripping off my chin when I look at their models? Will it feth

kitch102 wrote:
My only criticism is I'm not a fan of resin in general, I don't like the fact that you have to wait 24 hours for them to soak and clean up before you can do anything with them.

Toothbrush

Soapy water

sink with plug in

scrub each peice

Takes less than an hour per large squad/big beastie/titan

Then an hour or 2 in the airing cupboard to dry then ready to prime!

Happy days

I've actually never washed my Resin. Does it help?

Ogryn wrote:I've actually never washed my Resin. Does it help?

I always do. Once before, and once after trimming/ filing/ prepwork.

There is a film on the resin that you wash off to get a good coat of primer on it. If not, the paint chips later on.

FW is what it is. Good looking figures, but damn do they cost too much.

I like thier mod kits, and those IG figures, even though they seem a little small, as compared to the plastics.

Yes, the DKOK models are amazing.

I say they generally suck [Mod Edit - Please try to find a different way to express that particular sentiment.], and also share the positive aspects, as GW proper. I'm going to break my toy-spending embargo on a contemptor dread. And probably whatever Steve Whitehead does.

Forgeworld have really improved their casting, after collecting three different FW armies, the casting quality has improved hugely.

Also, I don't bother washing my resin infantry, and it's been nearly two years of regular handling and still the paint hasn't chipped or rubbed off so don't worry about not washing the resin too much if you've already primed and painted FW stuff.

Ah ok, I was told you were best soaking it over night in soapy water, rinsing the suds off next morning and leave it on your draining board to dry in the sun

So I did all that, took a tooth brush to it, and it STILL has the shiny film to it!

You must get the relic contemptor, damn sexy thing, just ordered some magnets so I can swap the arms out as and when - looking forward to get that all set up

The few bits I've had from them have been great, they're expensive, yes, but the bits I've had have been cool enough to warrant the additional price for me.

Yes, the bitz look great. WHat bitz have you gotten?

Bits was perhaps the wrong choice of word (as it has a specific meaning within the hobby), 'things' would be more accurate.

The things I ordered from them are Mk IV 'Maximus' armour marines and Tyberos The Red Wake. I had no problems with either of those, they arrived quickly and the only warping I had at all was with Tyberos' claws and considering how thin those are and how bendy resin can be I can't be I can't be angry at that.

I'm waiting for a big shipment from FW that should arrive today. I'll tell you my overall opinion on them when I finally get the box. It's about 7-8 kits all together so should be a good spread to show their quality. I'm really excited

I have love for Forgeworld as a creative entity.....but!

So far I have had nothing but poor experiences with their products. Poor fit and finish, excessive flash and deformation of the sculpt.

The fact that so many have had good experiences simple tells me that they have very hit and miss quality control.

Things have been so bad for me that, I'm sad to say, I probably wouldn't buy from them ever again. For the price you pay I think it's fair to expect a certain product quality that they simple can't provide.

Compared to companies like Studio McVey, who show you how well casts can be supplied, I don't know how Forgeworld gets away with it. I know Studio McVey only do limited runs, however, I feel it's part of the business management from Forgeworld to ensure their moulds are of a quality to produce consistant high quality finished pieces, if they can't, well fair enough, drop their prices and finally give customers what they pay for.

Deformation? I really have never found any sign of Deformation of my Forgeworld models.

kitch102 wrote:Ah ok, I was told you were best soaking it over night in soapy water, rinsing the suds off next morning and leave it on your draining board to dry in the sun

So I did all that, took a tooth brush to it, and it STILL has the shiny film to it!

You must get the relic contemptor, damn sexy thing, just ordered some magnets so I can swap the arms out as and when - looking forward to get that all set up

It's not that kind of a film. the stuff your washing off is like release agent, or something. Someone with more knowledge on the casting process could be more specific, but your not going to wash the shine off.

oh I don't know, some of the resin pieces (both FW and otherwise) did get a bit less shiny after I washed them; some release agents really can shine a bit.

myself, I've gotten about 45 marines in PH armour kits, several different PH weapon sets, 2 MK IV ironclad dreads, some autocannon dread arms and a khorne blood slaughterer (don't play chaos, but that thing is a joy to paint) from them, all were cast pretty well. some bubbles, some mold shift, but nothing I couldn't easily fix. keep in mind these are all rather new models; I haven't really gottten any experience with any older models (yet).

Wow, that's a lot of Forgeworld.

Ogryn wrote:Deformation? I really have never found any sign of Deformation of my Forgeworld models.

Having bought a dozen or so kits/component parts from them, I would say there are errors in about 25% or more, significant (i.e. in need of replacement) for 2 of those. The worst was a razorback turret which, despite only being 2 components in a small blister pach, was bent to about 80 degrees away from what it should have been! Definitely caught someone at 4.45 on a friday afternoon there I think However, they have always been very good at sending replacements, and I'm not opposed to setting to with a hairdryer and file which I think helps.

As said above me though, some of their concepts are awesome, and I love them for the fact they are doing stuff that GW wouldn't touch in a million years (old mk. armour sets, RT weapons, Chaos Dwarves etc.) And of course the IA books, which I think are wonderful. They are basically a more 'serious' option for the experienced modeller and 40k fanatic I think.

Yes, they're only for "Die Hard" fans.

Ogryn wrote:I've actually never washed my Resin. Does it help?

I have never done so and have had no problems.

Pacific wrote:The worst was a razorback turret which, despite only being 2 components in a small blister pach, was bent to about 80 degrees away from what it should have been! Definitely caught someone at 4.45 on a friday afternoon there I think

They were generous. Though that's pretty much the norm for Forgeworld. If all it was was bent, you should have just used some hot water and bent it back.