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So this is maybe my third time going the recast route and I finally feel like I actually know what I'm doing, so figured I'd share since the invoice process confused me the first time around.

Context: Hierotitan from FW is basically a mortgage payment atm. Found a resin alternative for about 35% of retail. Here's how the actual timeline went:

Day 0: Sent enquiry with reference photos
Day 1: Got the warhammer recast invoice same morning - paid immediately via the standard method
Day 3: Tracking number landed in my inbox
Day 6: Kit on my doorstep

Why invoice-first matters: you're not just paying blind into a void. The invoice confirms they've actually got your kit in stock before any money moves. Learned that the hard way on my first order with a different source - paid upfront, waited three weeks for a "back in stock" message. Invoice first basically means confirmed stock, confirmed price, no nasty surprises.

Quality notes on this specific kit: the scarab detail on the base is crisp, mold lines on the ribs needed maybe 20 minutes of cleanup, one ankle had a small bubble I pinned anyway. Nothing that'd survive a primer coat otherwise.

Adds a healthy chunk to the pile of shame but honestly worth dodging the FW hobby tax.

Anyone else found the leg joints on the Hierotitan annoying to pin, or is that just me?

Stick your recasts where the sun doesn’t shine.