resin or metal models?
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Einion
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Some parts IMO are better done in metal for stability but overall I\'d have to vote for resin for crispness and the suberb surface.
Even the best of the best of white metal casting can have areas that just aren\'t really good enough and this is just seeing single castings, the number in a production run that are sub-par could be pretty large.
FWIW on the production side of things: not having to worry about vulcanised moulds strikes me as being a big plus, but you do have to factor in that waste resin is not recyclable while waste metal can be used again and again.
Einion
Even the best of the best of white metal casting can have areas that just aren\'t really good enough and this is just seeing single castings, the number in a production run that are sub-par could be pretty large.
FWIW on the production side of things: not having to worry about vulcanised moulds strikes me as being a big plus, but you do have to factor in that waste resin is not recyclable while waste metal can be used again and again.
Einion
for the gamers out there, my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt...i don\'t play anything, but i paint 8 hours a day...i do travel A LOT though, and i\'ve had minis of every medium(resin, metal, and plastic) take damage...little parts love to snap off in the case(and i carry my minis with me, never check \'em with baggage)...fiddly bits of rackham minis(spears and swords and such) just love to bend...same goes for darksword, and privateer...nothin\' worse than a painted spear takin\' a 45 degree turn!!!
i guess what it boils down to for the generul is how much it cost to get started in production...with the cost of metal constantly on the rise, and the amount of work that goes into makin\' the moulds for metal minis, i think that resin makes more sense...
i\'m stoked to hear that this will start as a line of 54mm minis...i\'m a big fan of the larger scale...
i read a lot of complaints and odd approaches to paintin\' resin...while i have had problems with bent parts(easily solved with warm water), i have never had a problem with spray primer goin\' on, or paint not wantin\' to stick to the model...
i don\'t even wash my resin before i prime it...maybe it is just because i am always so busy paintin\' minis for others, that when a mini finally hits my table after sittin\' in the closet for a year or two, they are just so happy to get some love, that they gladly cooperate lol...
cheers
jah
i guess what it boils down to for the generul is how much it cost to get started in production...with the cost of metal constantly on the rise, and the amount of work that goes into makin\' the moulds for metal minis, i think that resin makes more sense...
i\'m stoked to hear that this will start as a line of 54mm minis...i\'m a big fan of the larger scale...
i read a lot of complaints and odd approaches to paintin\' resin...while i have had problems with bent parts(easily solved with warm water), i have never had a problem with spray primer goin\' on, or paint not wantin\' to stick to the model...
i don\'t even wash my resin before i prime it...maybe it is just because i am always so busy paintin\' minis for others, that when a mini finally hits my table after sittin\' in the closet for a year or two, they are just so happy to get some love, that they gladly cooperate lol...
cheers
jah
freakinacage
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big blocks in resin. i only like it if it\'s cast *really* well. i hate cleaning it up! also hate the way it snaps (hasslefree\'s 40mm tiriel was cast in a nice resin with some flex to it, i liked that)
generulpoleaxe
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it\'s mdc i\'ll be using for the resin masters anyway, and starting to look like the production run for the larger stuff (54mm line) will be in resin by them as well (they do hasslefrees resin)
the 28mm line will be metal (keeps the cost down for larger runs)
looks like i\'ll be selling of my minis to get funds in for more sculpts as i\'m not prepared to get budget rate sculptors
freakinacage
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Originally posted by generulpoleaxe
it\'s mdc i\'ll be using for the resin masters anyway, and starting to look like the production run for the larger stuff (54mm line) will be in resin by them as well (they do hasslefrees resin)
the 28mm line will be metal (keeps the cost down for larger runs)
looks like i\'ll be selling of my minis to get funds in for more sculpts as i\'m not prepared to get budget rate sculptors
sounds like it\'ll be quality all the way then! good to hear
rocketandroll
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As a painter (not a gamer) gotta say resin.
If for no other reason than the flexible moulds used for resin casting are far more forgiving of very fine detail, and allow far more variety in posing (without the worry about undercuts and draft angles) than the rigid moulds needed for lead allow. It is also far easier to work when converting and cleaning.
As I almost exclusively paint for Golden Demons I\'m now 80% using Forge World minis and 20% using GW lead.... It\'s hard to go back when you\'ve painted a few well sculpted resin figures
Ben
If for no other reason than the flexible moulds used for resin casting are far more forgiving of very fine detail, and allow far more variety in posing (without the worry about undercuts and draft angles) than the rigid moulds needed for lead allow. It is also far easier to work when converting and cleaning.
As I almost exclusively paint for Golden Demons I\'m now 80% using Forge World minis and 20% using GW lead.... It\'s hard to go back when you\'ve painted a few well sculpted resin figures
Ben
