Oz Painters

hi all

just been to gw ringwood melb for the release of finecast i must say the mins look great and the detail is awsome,you can see a huge difference if you have the old metal min beside it.the price i thought wasnt to bad BUT BE CAREFULL check the mins before you buy them the casting on some of them (faces) look a bit bent for eg i bought Njal Stormcaller and there were 4 on the shelf one of them looked like someone had sat on his head and the other min i saw have alot of flashing on them.overall i thought they were great and if anyone wants to get the old metal ones all mins,they have been taken off the shelf and i was told they are being sent back to GW so they can be melted down to make new molds belive want you want.

Also been in and had a look. On the table they had some new fine(ish) cast with the existing metals.

One, Queek, was really bad. it was a total miscast, while the metal was perfect!

Bought a DE succubus for my son, he wasn't impressed said it looked messy, and that's from a 13yr old who doesn't even paint!

Sorry, but unless the QA tightens right up this is going to be a death knell for GW.

Here is a quick I phone pic of the Azagh metal head and resin one. I have to say the resin was better. I have left the pics big so you can see clearly, btw they were taken with my I phone. I was surprised with the quality!



Now here is the awful Queek.

Quality control is going to be the issue with finecast. Im a metal addict, but can see how the fine detail is really picked up nicely in resin.

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Its impossible to tell anything by comparing an unprimed metal, any model will look more detailed in grey. The metal is too reflective.

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I had a look today. The ones I had a chance to look at at Highpoint were fine (before I was interrupted by the words "Daddy, I need to go to the toilet." Disconcerting at best of times, worse when you have her on your shoulders). I had a quick look at the new Aragorn. $55.00 for a mounted figure combined with a foot figure. Sorry but that is obscene. Other miniature manufacturers based herein Melbourne together with stores that rely on selling minis are able to sell product for less than this and still pay rent, staff and develop new product. Truth be told when is the last time anyone saw GW staff in one of their stockists promoting the hobby? It is rare when I pick up a figure, look at the price tag and say no way. GW have managed to reach that point today.

its going to hurt me alot, since the only games i seem to be able to play with anyone is warhams

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$55 for aragorn on horseback and foot!! What is it made out of? Gold?

no wait.. its a plastic resin hybrid thats cheaper than metal....hmmmmmm.

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@agent molar: many years ago in japan, with every happy meal you got a SOLID GOLD pokemon card.

My logic is, this resin is from the moon.

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Yo dawg i heard yo and yo dawg like yo yos so we put yo dawg in a yo yo so yo can yo yo yo dawg while yo dawg yo yos dawg.

I heard that it's produced from unicorn blood and pure distilled orphan tears...

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KyleM on painting rule number 5: Don't have random dance/food breaks instead of painting models for GD:

I'll accept that.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... od1230135a

These minatures are cast in gold imported from the furture itself, its the only explanation...

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Yo dawg i heard yo and yo dawg like yo yos so we put yo dawg in a yo yo so yo can yo yo yo dawg while yo dawg yo yos dawg.

Bw ah aha ha ha ha $100 AUD once converted for 5 plastic resin minis..... So i guess when they are released here we are talking what... $250 since the embargo was enacted?



Tell em he's dreaming.

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These guys give a good indepth look at the new finecast range.

As for price, the guy mentiosn that GW raise their prices every june for the l;ast 3 years, and it was a mistake on thier part to both increase prices and release the finecast range, as people see the new material for the increased prices.

http://www.youtube.com/user/miniwargami ... 711B346C55

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Yo dawg i heard yo and yo dawg like yo yos so we put yo dawg in a yo yo so yo can yo yo yo dawg while yo dawg yo yos dawg.

While I am willing to admit the benefits of resin holding details and edges while metal shrinks back as it cools, the abundance of mis-casts and the simple fact that many of these are 20 year old sculpts leaves much to be desired...

Then you need to address the price increase.

While newer sculpts may be awesome in Resin hyrbid... Kharn the betrayer and older models will not benefit. Remebering, we are not discussing Rackham sculpts where details (faces, filligree) are on every surface... we are discussing Spesh Merehns for the majority of this first wave release.

Bloody hell! A unit like those Vampires used to cost around 320 South African Rand, now it will be more in the 700 range. Bloody hell! Bloody hell! Am I repeating myself? Bloody hell! Here is one way to shoot foot: Try to sell Ferraris to kids without driver's licence.

Bloody hell!

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Are you real?

Im trying to imagine that your accent makes this sound like Bludy Hill, Bludy Hill.

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