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| Tweet Topic Started: 25th June 2005 - 06:25 AM (236 Views) | |
| Tilara | 25th June 2005 - 06:25 AM Post #1 |
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I just got my first box of nightrunners today... are all the plastic kits this bad? I swear I spent 4-5hrs just to put 20 models together after cutting the pieces from the sprues and cleaning off the flash and mould lines. Is this normal for the new plastic kits? I mean... if I was in a hurry I probably could have nearly painted the whole unit in that amount of time. I'm starting to dread the 2 more boxes of nightrunners (for my eshin army) and 2 boxes of clanrats I ordered. Its cool having all these possible poses and weapon choices and all, but man... for $30 (soon to be $35!!!) you'd think they could have somewhat better quality. |
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| prophet | 25th June 2005 - 06:33 AM Post #2 |
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mold lines.... brrrrr... I have the same problem tilara. Losing a lot of time cutting out all the bodyparts and trying to clean them... The irony in this is that the plastic sets were introduced to make warhammer more payable (plastic = cheaper then metal) if I am correct. However they're raising prices AND the figures need some major cleaning up.. Plus: If I look at the left foot of the plastic clanrats, I always wonder why they didn't sculpt it as good as the right foot. (might sound crazy... ) |
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| scrivener | 25th June 2005 - 06:36 AM Post #3 |
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*sigh*... unfortunately, i think that's pretty standard for the clanrat and nightrunner boxes. The mould lines, the pain gluing those tails on, and the left feet!! :angry: Beware the left feet, apparently every skaven under the world suffers from clubfoot on the left side. |
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| Tilara | 25th June 2005 - 06:59 AM Post #4 |
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I don't believe that for a second. I'm willing to bet the switch to mostly plastic figures was a way to reduce production costs to increase the profit margen, NOT as a way to pass the savings onto the customers, stockholders perhaps, but not customers. $1.75 per plastic... ya right more playable. When I started, metal figures didn't cost that much. It was like $0.80 per plastic or $1.50 per metal. Now its $12 in some cases for metal... and there's less metal in each figure too. All the new rats are way thinner and a bit shorter than the old ones... they're cutting corners everywhere and raising prices at the same time! ...AND the plastic kits are worse to clean. =( /mutter /goes back to scraping mould lines |
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| Thrask Vilepaw | 25th June 2005 - 07:44 AM Post #5 |
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FOr all their problems i have to admit i still prefer these over metal models, they just open up so much more variety and conversion obtions i can stay mad at them even if i have ccut myself numerous times.
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| skavenguy13 | 25th June 2005 - 12:43 PM Post #6 |
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These are called "palms" and because they have a long face I call every clanrat "duck" |
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| Morkskittar | 26th June 2005 - 01:17 AM Post #7 |
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I actually like the plastic kits (ducks behind the table as Ratling Gun fire fills the air). I just paint them on the sprue, and never have problems with mould lines. I even like putting them together. So, I cannot identify with your problem. |
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| SingTheScreams | 26th June 2005 - 02:56 AM Post #8 |
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i dont find the plastics to be that bad, either... cut em off, one slice with a good knife, and you're set. I rarely have to file mould lines, although i havent bought a night runner box in almost a year... clanrats werent bad though and we ALL KNOW about the bloody left foot. stop agreeing on how bad it is before i have an anneurism.
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| hakoMike | 26th June 2005 - 03:05 AM Post #9 |
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More grey every day.
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The quality of the molding has varied greatly with the different clanrat/night runner boxes I've gotten, and I've only been into this whole thing 7 months (has it really only been 7 months?!?) Some of the sprues didn't even really look like the two halves of the mold had been aligned correctly. When it's all said and done, I prefer the customizable nature of the plastics. but GW, for the love of all that is warhammer, MAKE SOME TAILS THAT DON'T STICK OUT 2" FROM THE BODY!!! |
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| SingTheScreams | 26th June 2005 - 03:06 AM Post #10 |
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Call me Sings
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i stopped bothering with the tails on anything ranked a LONG time ago... |
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