@grantinvanman I agree that metal is the tasty material of choice. It keeps in the hand when a heft reminds you of holding an object. It also seems to be the best for maintaining a sense of history.

As far as conversion I wholeheartedly agree the level of work you’d be able to achieve quickly wouldn’t be there. In future the price gouge of…[Read more]

Well, I did it: I made the order. For all the retro models. Nostalgia beat me.
Money is meant to buy things to make one happy, after all, right? Right.

@limburger – well said! Projects are sometimes fun when they are in the planning stages.

@gorram my Warhammer World meetup project was part-inspired by you; and I’m (with the missus) going to Edinburgh after! First time driving in the UK. Standard with shifter on the left will be … interesting …

@wolfie465 I’m glad you can fill your nostalgia vibe with … 50(?) year old Minifigs; nostalgia can be a deeply satisfying drug. Modern Perry metals are beautiful and what I’d be buying. No two ways about it.

I last built a full metal army circa 2010 – GW no less; a Nurgle Death Guard. Conversions galore, I saved all the filing dust from mold…[Read more]

I’d say we need to stop obsessing about ‘finishing’ stuff.

It’s a hobby.

We should be having fun.

And sometimes ‘fun’ can be as simple as dreaming about future projects instead of executing the ones we already are doing.

Doing absolutely f*ck all is not a bad thing.
Sometimes it is your body telling you that it needs to rest more. Ignore those…[Read more]

@wolfie65 I’ve heard that claim too.
I suspect that resin moulds don’t wear out as fast as metal, so they are more likely to have all the details as production increases?
I’m sure experts will know more about this.

As for painting issues with 3D prints … I’d say that is a design issue.
Keep in mind that 3D printing has lowered the barrier to…[Read more]

@athelstane – I remember a time when the average price for a metal figure was around $ 2.00, plastics about $ 1.00 per basic infantry trooper. And I am still highly suspicious of anything that goes beyond that – which today is everything….Plus, we now have the very bizarre situation that plastic figures often cost MORE than metal figures, which,…[Read more]

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