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Hi, i just wanted to know a little about the metal thunderhawk, i read somewhere that a pewter metal thundehawk (white metal) would last longer then one with led, can anyone confirm if this is true, do they lose there shapes? Was there any puter tthunderhawks even made?

Thanks for the help

I think they only made like 250 of those like 15 years ago, I think they were just white metal but can't be sure. They were apparently a nightmare to assemble solidly, requiring some extensive pinning work.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/479376.page

This post here points to somr being white metal and some being with lead, not sure if that is true as many post say white metal.

Yeah they were metal i had a guy who made one said it was the worst thing he ever put together in his life. Thing would not stay together, and you had to use metal apoxy to get the stuff to stay together.

Onlything he said that was on par was the old metal and plastic fire prisms that would never stay together.

 Vaktathi wrote:
I think they only made like 250 of those like 15 years ago, I think they were just white metal but can't be sure. They were apparently a nightmare to assemble solidly, requiring some extensive pinning work.

They made more than that but it certainly wasn't.a huge number.

They were made in with lead and lead-free.

Do also be aware that they were much smaller than a forgeworld thunderhawk.

Yep, i know they are amaller and a nightmare to assemble, anyhow i was wondering if anyone knew at which number did the lead free one start as i read the ones with lead had problems over time...

Thanks again


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if anyone can give me any information on this that would be great because I actually want to buy one.

Thanks Again

Try ebay, i say one there last night, parts are fine, but the box is a little beat up.

Starting price is $690 USD

Mine is white metal.
It's also a fair bit smaller than the resin one.


And for the record, its an absolute bitch to assemble.
I'd recommend using a small drill instead of a pin vice for pinning as there will be hundreds of pins in total.

Possibly the worsed model to assemble ever created.

 Jackal wrote:
Mine is white metal.
It's also a fair bit smaller than the resin one.


And for the record, its an absolute bitch to assemble.
I'd recommend using a small drill instead of a pin vice for pinning as there will be hundreds of pins in total.

Possibly the worsed model to assemble ever created.

I Have heard its a tie between that model, and the metal barreled fire prism that had the plastic body.

To say the Truth I do Prefer that it is smaller, dosent take up as much room in my house then or in my Case, means I can fit more.

will.patrick123 wrote:
To say the Truth I do Prefer that it is smaller, dosent take up as much room in my house then or in my Case, means I can fit more.

True, but what you loose in size of the model, you make up with weight like 10 fold.

Unless you are going for collectors, I would honestly go with the FW Thunderhawk.