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Assembly I’ll give you. But once they are put together and primed, they are not that much different from plastic/resin.

 Howard A Treesong wrote:
I prefer my metal models to have lead in them, they're much quicker to file down and drill. Drilling a lot of lead-free white metal for pinning is quite hard work.

While actual lead is easy to work with, I do like not having to worry about hazmat procedures when engaging in hobby time. When I’m working with lead, I keep a strict no food/drink rule, and have to pay attention to things like rubbing my eyes/nose/etc.

Another advantage metal minis have: Nobody is afraid or a plastic/resin mini in a sock.

 NH Gunsmith wrote:
I do not mind pinning models whatsoever, chances are that little pewter hand will pop off just as easily and a little plastic hand unless you use plastic glue.

For things like hands, the difference between plastic and metal is not that big a deal. Even metal, there isn’t a huge amount of torque on the join. It’s the big stuff



The wings on that guy are plastic, the rest is metal. I would have much preferred a plastic dragon, but they didn’t make them at the time. I expect him to shatter into a dozen pieces if I even look at him hard.

You can get some very nice poses with plastic that they couldn’t do in metal. Things like the new Nagash, or that Stormcast guy, held up with magic and whisps. While they might go overboard with the posing sometimes, it’s nice to have options.