Finecast is Dead

[Bigred]

Latest reports coming in from multiple sources:

Lots going on behind the scenes at GW - Look for a public announcement in Q2 of 2014 regarding Finecast:

-GW Proper gets out of Finecast entirely.
-Forgeworld will take control of all remaining Finecast character models.
-These character models will be the only non-plastics in GW's line until they are replaced.
-These character models will be moved over to plastic (and GW control) in time with plastic clampack resculpts.
-There are internal tests taking place to cast some existing Forgeworld resin kits in a new plastic material.

It looks like the resin material is on its way out, and GW is sprinting as fast as it can to replace any Finecast non character kits from their entire range - leaving them as a 100% plastic manufacturer.

If you look at the past few releases, you can see the pattern.

My next question is WHY?

[ElectricPaladin]

And good riddance! Finecast was AWFUL. I, for one, welcome our new plastic overlords.

[DrLove42]

Cos they got fed up of whingy children on the internet complaining about the one in a million air bubble problem

[40kGamer]

Oh how I hope this is true. Finecast is a cringe worthy medium.

[TheyStoleMyName!]

Whether or not Finecast is actually a good material, the idea that it is awful is already dominant in the community at large. I know that GW tends to not listen to the community, but in this case I think a lot of folks spoke with their wallets in terms of not purchasing Finecast stuff, and that is a language they'll listen to.

[Kirsten]

There are internal tests taking place to cast some existing Forgeworld resin kits in a new plastic material.

if true, is this plastic as we know it, or Privateer Press type 'plastic' which is in fact resin I wonder. did somebody actually say 'a new plastic material'? very particular choice of words.

[Grey Mage]

My next question is WHY?

Because finecast is an abomination that boggles the mind?

My next question is: Do they really expect us to pay 30 dollars for a character model?

Follow up: where can I get some of the drugs theyre on?

[Popsical]

Right good news. So all players using finecast special characters or the like will now be using FW kits!
So i for one say they shouldnt be allowed to use em! Lol

Oh and this thread gets a rating of 7.6 octopusses and 1.3 herring.
Hmm. Would they be octopusses, octopu$sies or octopii?

[Christopher Szynkowski]

Latest report coming in:
My next question is WHY?

The most obvious answer is cost. When they produced metal models, they could recycle the defective ones and they can do the same with plastics.

Resin is permanent and while the material is cheap, the manual labor is not, nor are the molds that wear out infinitely quicker then the injection molds they use for plastic. By going full plastic, GW can churn out far more minis then before, streamline their process and have a better product overall.

Finecast has proven to be what it was supposed to be, a stopgap while they got their injection molds tooled.

[Bigred]

if true, is this plastic as we know it, or Privateer Press type 'plastic' which is in fact resin I wonder. did somebody actually say 'a new plastic material'? very particular choice of words.

No idea on the specifics of the Finecast replacement, other than "a new plastic".