poll of how many of your finecast are defective.

[Slug]

Just interested, with so many people complaining.

Sorry there is no 10%

And feel free to comment on anything about finecast problems or lack there of.

[isotope99]

Depends a lot on what you and everyone else is counting as 'defective'. I wouldn't include minor surface bubbles that need filling but only where noticeable detail is lost. but everyone has a different view.

As an example, the picture below looks really bad (at least it did when I opened the box ) but once I cleaned off the flash, there were only minor bubbles that were easily fixable and a little bending of the gun barrel. Annoying, but not sure if you'd include this as defective?

[eldargal]

First my definition of unacceptable/defective:

Any model which would take longer to prep for painting than the equivalent metal miniature.

I voted 0%

[Slug]

I put 50% I had an overlord ( a particularly troubled model it seems) that has required resculpting and a cryptek that was almost perfect. For me the main thing is if a part needs resculpting as I know I will not be able to get it to look as good as it should be, but others define it differently. So I say leave it to each person, though I don't think flash even like you had counts as defective as that is very easy to fix.

[Deadlift]

I voted 40% but I only have a few finecast models and it was the same models repeatedly that had the problems.
Terminator Libby, Dante and Crowe.

The Techmarine I bought was just amazingly crisp and the servo arms were a joy to attach compared to the metal model.

[Wildeybeast]

First my definition of unacceptable/defective:


Any model which would take longer to prep for painting than the equivalent metal miniature.


I voted 0%

Sounds like a good definiton to me. In that case, 0%.

[Amdor]

Bought:
1)Two boxex of Wracks - about 4 were good-ish (2 of them lacked arm-ports) rest needed some GS to fill holes, or missing foot or two, there was some minor sculpting done (face-masks lacking part of their "frame") and some had details so badly flawed that it was easer to cut them off than sculpt.

2)Haemonculus - i guess molding forms were a bit off, and so he needed extensive scrubbing, cuting and gs'ing - his right hand needs to be replaced.

3)Queek - best of all, but still he lacked right side of his helmet, that I had to sculpt.

My personal conclusion - stay with plastics Amdor, stay with plastics.

[phoenix01]

Emperor's Champion: sword is slightly bent and blade isn't exactly symmetrical.

Lord Commisar: sword was slightly flexed.

[celestialatc]

I put 0%. I have gotten a bunch of eldar stuff and all of it has been fine.

BTW I have never noticed until isotope99 posted a picture but fire dragons have a sweet behind!

[SotonShades]

I've had a hand ful of finecast moiniatures. So far the only defects worth mentioning was a bubble on the corner of a Techmarine's servo arm and one on the back of a sertivotr that got covered by another componant anyway, neither of which are really serious.

Interestingly I bought Castellan Crowe at the Finecast release. No defects at all, wonderful miniature to put together. I recently won a metal version (FLGS getting rid of it's old metal stock) with a few defects, miscast details etc. It's nothing I'm not capable of fixing, but by far and a way the worst quality miniture I have ever gotten from GW (it was free, so I'm not complaining or anything) and a little ironic that people complain about Finecast and here I have the exact antithesis as an example.