April Miniatures Release

Bilbo · **Posted:** Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:21 pm

RangerofTheNorth wrote:

SouthernDunedain wrote:

RangerofTheNorth wrote:

We still don't know what's coming out next month?...

I have most of the Hobbit range, I can honestly say the models that are not previously metal and being cast in resin, by that I mean fresh sculpts like Elrond, Gwahier etc. are miles better in quality then recasts.

That is because the new models have the proper molds for resin whereas GW tried to cheap out with the first batch and use the same molds they used for casting metal in. Long story short, the old molds reacted with the resin, deteriorated and voila! Miscasts.

Seems like they have figured that out now. My hobbit FC is the amongst the best I have seen so I'm happy. Would I rather metal? Yes. But hey, dont have the option with that so I'm good with FC.

Makes sense to me. Just tired of people complaining about it, yes it sucked when it first came out, but at least the new stuff is coming out great. And if you do have an issue GW fixes it free and fast usually. The problem is all the new players that have jumped on the Hobbit bandwagon and want stuff from the older range. They're going to continue to have issues with the recasts. I lucked out because I've been with the game from the beginning and already have 99% of what I want from the old range.

I have just put the theory to the test and bought a Yazneg, which is is superbly cast with only two air bubbles not much bigger than a pinhead!

NetrixX · **Posted:** Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:01 pm

So no preorders this month, or did I miss something?

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:02 pm

Pre-orders are always the last saturday of the month to coincide with the WD release.

alalbal · **Joined:** Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:01 pm **Posts:** 15

I give you a first look of april release...

THRAIN!!!!

The Arkenstone · **Joined:** Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:12 am **Posts:** 94

Very cool, thank you! I like the model, maybe not as well as Thror, but it looks pretty good and I'm sure I will pick it up.

Any word on what the other releases are for April?

warrior of the north · **Posted:** Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:31 pm

AWESOME!

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:34 pm

Already seen the picture, was leaked a month or so ago but GW were quick and got it removed. Just an FYI, thrain hasn't been confirmed for April.

SuicidalMarsbar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:14 am **Posts:** 1712

Woho Thrain sure looks nice, i reckon i'll be getting him along with some grimhammers next month then!

Harfoot · **Posted:** Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:07 pm

Nice, not bad paint job for a change!
What will the rest be?

Draugluin · **Posted:** Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:18 pm

Again, Thrain has NOT been confirmed as this month. His pic has been out for quite a while already.

theavenger001 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:16 pm

Indeed, that is a picture of the Thrain model; but, he is not confirmed to be one of the three releases this month.

Sticky Fingersss · **Joined:** Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:20 am **Posts:** 1776

Oh ok, but still excited for his eventual release.

NetrixX · **Posted:** Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:19 am

Thrain is looking good, thanks for the post!

Harfoot · **Posted:** Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:08 pm

Well WD is out this week so not long to find out!

Bilbo · **Posted:** Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:13 pm

I'm actually quite excited, despite buying the Erebor Dwarves, Gwaihir and Yazneg a few days ago!

Bilbo · **Posted:** Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:14 pm

I really hope that we get something unexpected!

Lorizael · **Joined:** Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:58 pm **Posts:** 202

SouthernDunedain wrote:

That is because the new models have the proper molds for resin whereas GW tried to cheap out with the first batch and use the same molds they used for casting metal in. Long story short, the old molds reacted with the resin, deteriorated and voila! Miscasts.

They made brand new molds for finecast using the original sculpts of the models being converted- they didn't use the same metal molds.

The difference comes from the fact that when production started they carried out a 10% quality control check (apparently the standard normally used for metal / plastic) and they were producing it too fast. They moved to a 100% check of everything and better training for the factory staff which has increased the quality a lot.

theavenger001 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:24 pm

Lorizael wrote:

The difference comes from the fact that when production started they carried out a 10% quality control check (apparently the standard normally used for metal / plastic) and they were producing it too fast. They moved to a 100% check of everything and better training for the factory staff which has increased the quality a lot.

But it's still not perfect. My Narzug (the only 'fine'cast figure I've gotten) has many small bubbles that are very hard to see right off the hop. The end of his nose was even gone! To make it worse, I'm finding it very hard to tell the difference between the detailing on him, and bubbles, as his clothes are very ratty. :roll:

Paboook · **Joined:** Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:41 pm **Posts:** 172

alalbal wrote:

I give you a first look of april release...

THRAIN!!!!

Wow, he seems to fit to my old Lotr dwarfs much better than the impressive but slim and tall Thror

RangerofTheNorth · **Joined:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:54 pm **Posts:** 483

theavenger001 wrote:

Lorizael wrote:

The difference comes from the fact that when production started they carried out a 10% quality control check (apparently the standard normally used for metal / plastic) and they were producing it too fast. They moved to a 100% check of everything and better training for the factory staff which has increased the quality a lot.

But it's still not perfect. My Narzug (the only 'fine'cast figure I've gotten) has many small bubbles that are very hard to see right off the hop. The end of his nose was even gone! To make it worse, I'm finding it very hard to tell the difference between the detailing on him, and bubbles, as his clothes are very ratty. :roll:

So you should have taken him back and exchanged it for free. Not hassle free,but free. Even with the new sculpts your still going to get a few duds. I've had bad metal models too

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