@grantinvanman given it looks like I’m not going to make it, I’m happy to think you can do it for me XD When you firm up your plans for Edinburgh, let me know if you fancy meeting for a beer or two.

One can’t blame the material for a faulty design that doesn’t take the material weakness into account.

I managed to break a metal knife an Infinity model was holding. And that was because the design had it so super thin that anything would have damaged it no matter how careful you handled it.

Some companies are better at a given material than…[Read more]

@grantinvanman – While many of the 1970s Minifigs are rather crude by today’s ultra-mega-detailed standards, they do have qualities that modern minis cannot match, at least not in my eyes. They look like something out of fairy tale or saga, while modern minis look like something from a video game. Pick your preferred aesthetic….And the Aureola…[Read more]

@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]