Initial Look at GW Resin Models
May 24, 2011 by beerogre
The email notification from Games Workshop, bills this as "the biggest hobby development in years"... which frankly displays an almost indescribable level of hubris, when you consider the resin work coming out of places like Studio McVey.
But never mind... here's the pictures of the resin stuff that's due out soon...
Don't forget gang... when these are released, it will be following the price increase, so you'll be paying more for these than you ever did for metal.
So what are your thoughts on these?
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They look nice but, as you say, claiming to be the biggest development is a typical GW delusion or arrogance depending on what sort of mood I’m in …..
Like every upcoming GW release following THAT letter from Mark Wells, they can shove it right up their sphincter. I would rather eat my own flesh than buy these overpriced resin miniatures.
Yep that’s a perfectly understandable response. However I told the GW to shove it years ago, and 8th edition WFB killed any lingering fondness I had for them right off!!! Take it as an opportunity to look at other superior games… Infinity springs to mind 😉
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I quite like 8th 🙁
Well I don’t! lol. To each their own but for me they’ve dumbed it down too much, you might not want to read my blog where I refer to it as 40k with square dancing units and lots of dice rolling… oooohhhh look at the pretty dice. lol.
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I agree, I like 8th allot.
There are a number of things about 8th that I don’t particularly like, but I think that they still managed to put out a very good game!
Sure they look nice but to be honest their metal models rose to extortionate prices with all the price hikes. So I for one won’t be buying any of their new “Finecast” range. Resin should be cheaper than metal models to produce anyway so i am not sure how they work that one out. And as for “the biggest hobby development in years”.. well thats just a joke really!
Try sumthing original GW! Big FAIL!!!
Will be interesting to see if the Blood Knights will also cost 80 ****ing euros a box or if they increase the price as usual. Does anyone know if the details are really better than metal or if its totally bla bla from GW?
Haven’t seen them in my hand so I can’t comment. But what I will say is that its not inconceivable that they are more detailed as the substance and way resin moulds are made tends to pick up more detail off of the master and resin itself flows better into fine detail than metal does. I heard people asking how its possible as its coming from the same sculpt BUT it is for the above reasons. Just think of it as the hike in clarity you get watching an old movie on blu-ray, the process there captures more of what… Read more »
So now the Blood Knights cost 51.25 pounds (after the last price increase in January) and now they will cost even more?? I was hoping they would cost sth like 20 – 25 pounds the most when in resin. So Dragon Princes here I come (they make great Blood Knights conversions)
The newly realeased resin models will be as detailed as the Forge World models (and the prices they’re charging they should be, its about the same as forge world now!), but any of the current metal models will look exactly the same as far as I can make out.
61.50 pounds they cost now…only 10 pounds more expensive. Phew!!! Great bargain!
Way to go GW!!!
FineFail of the day
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Over priced , look the same as the metal ones for the most part.
I was actually hoping they’d use this change to roll out some new sculpts, especially for some of the older models.
I should have remembered that I was thinking of GW and just not bothered.
My sentiment exactly.
They look great, they always have… even in metal… but i still cant see the needed price rise and justify to myself the need to go out and buy “finecast” when the molds are the same
Oh come on!!! Its GW marketing speak, does anyone really believe its ‘fine cast’ as well? Nope, its clearly resin. lol. They do it all the time, you either live with it or just laugh at them. Its not just Studio McVey putting out fantastic resin pieces that puts GW and Forge World stuff to shame either, the Kingdom of Death stuff is also fantastic… and there are others. The question should be, is this a wise / sensible move for the GW? I kinda think it is, as long as they can mass produce the stuff without too many… Read more »
*quote*The email notification from Games Workshop, bills this as “the biggest hobby development in years”… which frankly displays an almost indescribable level of hubris, when you consider the resin work coming out of places like Studio McVey.*end quote*
hahahahahahahahahaha
Kingdom Death, Enigma, Scibor, Microart etc etc etc etc etc etc
Oh dear, oh dear……………. every day, every announcement gets them less respect.
I can’t really see them improving too much on existing models, but future designs could potentially be even better than the current level of design……. but at what cost?
I’m sure they will continue to update models to multi-part plastic kits, which i for one think is great.
As for the price, i don’t think GW can go much higher with their prices but rather move to a different model. The soul of your firstborn child sounds about right.
Have they said anything about how robust the resin is? I want to know if they are more or less likely, than metal and plastic, to break if they are accidentally knocked off the table.
Yep and I’m sure that’s something a lot of people will want to know. Sadly can’t be answered until you get them in your grubby little mitts and see what sort of resin it is. Two things I will say though: 1) glued on pieces and joints should be less likely to break because the substance is lighter and also because resin is slightly porous and super glue just bonds better with it. 2) I think regardless of what ‘type’ of resin they’re using fine pieces like spear swords etc. are just more likely to snap off as opposed to… Read more »
Eventhough I think It is really overpriced, I must say they look pretty neat.
Looks nice. I’d like the see them next to the metal versions. Higher prices for lower production cost product is really rubbing the salt in right after banning the international sales.
The announcement is typical marketing text, just read something from a car maker, so nothing new here. The models are what I was expecting, the folks who tought that this will be more intricate than the old metals were wrong, because these are just recast of the old ones. I’m curious about what kind of new molds will GW release in the future. And for the metal vs. resin part, I’m happy I hated metal, but we will see. I might re-buy my Zoanthropes in resin because the metal ones can only stand on flat surfaces, they are a pain… Read more »
While that is true i dare you to find a car manufacturer with marketing text “All new model; introducing the unique feature ‘rolling-circles’, using a combination of metal alloy and rubber.”
If they’re so amazingly detailed and have such crisp casting – then why have they used the original metal models for the painted versions?
Seriously, take the Chaos Champion for example, the painted one is the exact same picture that they’ve had for ages as the metal picture on their site.
Can you even spot the difference?
While I too am cynical I think I won’t judge them on some pictures… just yet. They’re in the stores this weekend I believe for previewing and I’ll try and take some shots and post my thoughts on my Blog. Colour me sceptical but not totally.
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I’ll be taking my unpainted Grimnar along this weekend and plonking him next to the new one for a comparison.The store manager is creaming himself having seen and held the new stuff already and hes not afraid to to say when he doesn’t like things so I will remain optimistic, at least until I see the price list anyway.
Some side by sides with the old metals would be great , beasts dudes….?
I have the eldar model in unpainted metal, I cannot see any discernible difference between the two, the weight would be the only one I could think of.
The hype though, well thats something else. All marketing depts overstate things to generate product interest, but these guys are taking a crack in the pavement and passing it off as the grand canyon.
Heh, I like that, I have plastic-resin figures from years ago.. (a priestess with a set of keys on a halberd?? Can’t remember the make.)
Or How about Warlords Unleash Hell figure from last year?
Scale modelling its been the norm for at least a decade. I guarantee this is not a GW R&D output, but just bought tech.
Glad I got out of GW years ago. 🙂
Well, I don’t expect any company to promote a change like this one by keeping a low profile… So yes, it is typical marketing text : better, lighter, and aaahh well did we say it was more expensive ? 🙂 The mistake was to make this coincide with the new embargo policie for resellers. It puts a darker light on this price increase. I wasn’t a fan of metal miniatures, so this change was long overdue for me. Lighter miniatures, less likely to crash on the ground, easier to assemble for larger kits… I ‘m sold. As for the price… Read more »
They look really smooth and fully of detail. But if i have to pay extra money for a somewhat cheaper material GW can shove it where the sun don’t shine. I love there models but another fecking price increase they are getting too cocky.
They look fine, usual GW standard. But I agree that using a cheaper material, then raising the price is a bit excessive (and all this “finecast” stuff is a bit off, I mean people have used resin for ages, its nothing particularly new!)
I also lol’ed at the picture of the crowded Games Workshop store…. if you look at the shelves its way before the last Space Marine update 😛
Comparative prices have nothing to do with material cost. I’ll bet you carbon fiber is cheaper than aluminum but that doesn’t change prices on after market car upgrade kits.
Just seeing these models makes me angry. I have always hated metal so to finally see this day is exciting! .5 seconds later all I see is their insulting trade polices, fake letters explaining price increases and all the dollar signs glowing in GW’s eyes. It leaves such a bad taste in my mouth for something that was supposed to be a welcomed change.
I agree with you Nobzey to the dots on the i in Increase. I have always thought that resin would be a better material than metal due to weight, conversion simplicity and detail… not to mention price, however GW has managed to take a material that is relatively inexpensive and find a way to charge a ridiculous price for models created from it. I wish that the money grubbers would just sell their shares and move on to other capitalist pursuits and leave the harmless “I just want to have fun” wargamming community alone for a while. I don’t think… Read more »
Some of these sculpts are really old and don’t really deserve to be in a “fine cast range”, would have made more sense to retire some of them and re-release equivalents – Dante and Abaddon stick out most for 40k.
Fantasys getting hit pretty bad overall considering its meant to be mass miniatures orientated the prising is cazy – £9.50 for a fairly bog standard dwarf lord? I’d rather have a box of ten mantic ironclads instead 😛
if only GW weren’t so greedy…
Dante is the only metal I would currently want, as I’m building an army based around Blood Angels, however, when you compare it to the other models in the range now it looks very out of place, given its probably close to 15 years old its not surprising. Sanguinary Guard are very different to Dante, in fact, I was thinking of using a sanguinary guard sprue as a base for converting my own plastic Dante so he at least looks like hes part of the same army as the rest. I did not both Mephiston and Sanguinor are absent from… Read more »
I have only one problem with this move as I see it. Most of the big models are chunky and lack detail because the where designed with a rather heavy ore in mind. Look at the Ogryn and commander Pask just for example. With that in mind recasting in “fine cast” is going to do little to nothing for detail as the mold has no detail. I am truly vexed at the idea of them just using the same old casts. They seem to be passing on a great chance to impress us all with all new molds that truly… Read more »
The models look the same. There is an illusion of more details due to matt gray resin vs. blinking metal. Plus some Photoshop action.
And FW resin bits break very easily (guns, spears etc.)
While true about FW resin, its not the only show in town. There are more plasticised resins out there that are less brittle but don’t ‘flow’ quite as nicely into the moulds, thus negating the main benefit of resin. I’ll have to wait and see what they’re like. If they’re rubbish though I won’t hold back.