Need some opinions/experiences regarding Grey Knights Finecast

[Mr. Furious]

Hey all,

I don't want this to turn into a Finecast love/hate discussion. I've received some absolutely brilliant Finecast and some absolutely horrible Finecast but there's no need to beat that dead horse again. I'm just looking for some input from the community on a couple of Grey Knights models I'm shopping for at the moment.

I need to buy Castellan Crowe and Brother Captain Stern for my army/collection. I can find the Finecast versions anywhere and have managed to track down both models in the metal versions(at well over twice the cost). Since the discontinued metal versions are so expensive I thought I would get some feedback on other people's experience with the Finecast versions of these models. I am willing to roll the dice on the Finecast but I'm getting pretty tired of calling GW customer service and waiting for replacement models that may or may not be better than the one I already purchased.

Anyway, for those who have, or know someone who has purchased the Crowe and Stern Finecast models, are they generally good or bad? As we know, some models just don't do well in the Finecast conversion and others are fantastic so I'm wondering if these are some of the better Finecast or some of the more problematic ones.

Thanks!

[mot666]

the finecast ones in my local from the first batch of finecast we got look pretty darn good. through the blister pack, unopened of coarse. most of the first batch fine cast we got were pretty good, i had a good look. i didnt/dont quite get the finecast hate myself. sure tiny bubbles, sure price... but ive been 'Hammerin since before the lead to tin(whitemetal) conversion, when they were less then half the cost. just my 2c. from oz.

[SotonShades]

I got Crowe at the finecast release and didn't have a single problem with him. I've not really heard of many people having too many problems with either of those models. I'm sure someone will counter that point though :p

[faolan]

I hate Finecast, but the (very few) GK finecasts I've seen at the local shop haven't been bad at all (the side I could see at least).

Of course you *could* convert from plastics, but that'd be a bit of work. I'd just be prepared to fix any wonky bits and/or saw them off and replace with plastics for your own unique model.

[Brandoncbaker]

I have purchased and painted the Crowe model,and one issue I have is that his sword continues to have a odd curve to it that bothers me. Nothing I do remedys it. Aside from that its a very nice model.

[mot666]

I have purchased and painted the Crowe model,and one issue I have is that his sword continues to have a odd curve to it that bothers me. Nothing I do remedys it. Aside from that its a very nice model.

hot water?

[Brandoncbaker]

I have a lot of experience with Forge world resin and a little with the new fine cast range,so the use of hot water and even a blow dryer are my go to, but something about that sword just doesn't work. Maybe it's the daemon inside it

[eldargal]

Have you tried plunging it it into very cold water right after heating it and bending it into the position you want? It's supposed to help the resin set to its new position and it has worked with my Finecast.

[Cpt Codpiece]

Yeah i have only seen one bad Crowe at both of my GW's and that was a big bubble on the arm fixable but still a PITA. i tend not to worry about chunky models as for me the major FC gripe is the bendy swords and staves that no amount of tempering will fix :(

i would rather have the FC than the metals simply for the crisper daetails on the script work and the likes

[Mr. Furious]

Thanks so much for the replies. The bendy sword was a bit of a concern for me but I'm sure I can replace the blade with a plastic one from the GK or GK Terminator box set if it turns out to be unfixable. I have a Haemonculus in FC that always, always leans to the left and I've tried everything to get him to fly straight instead of drunk including slicing the base and adding a wedge of sprue to no effect. Sometimes, the material just cures strangely and no amount of heat/cold cycles will correct it.

[Brandoncbaker]

You can deinately replace the sword,but it is one of the specific items if the model being a special demon lade

[Cpt Codpiece]

if you know any demon players you may be to grab a bloodletters hellblade and mod it with a reforged hilt and have a non bendy sword but still a demon sword :) though it is stated that it is not 'tamed' in the dex and that it takes Crowe all his power to resist the blade too :(

[mot666]

you could go to extremes and use a lighter? it does melt the stuff in fractions of a second tho...

[Mr. Furious]

Update for those who might be interested:

I purchased the Finecast Brother Captain Stern, Castellan Crowe and Kaldor Draigo. All three are by far the best examples of Finecast that I've encountered.

The only problem I found on any of the models was a small hole on Stern's nose behind the bridge and between the eyes so it left a small window between his eyes when viewed from the side. It was pretty much invisible when viewed from the front but I knew it would give me problems when it came time to paint. I filled it with a tiny bit of Testors modeling putty and its all good.

Crowe's sword is pretty straight with a very slight twist/curve so I may not mess with it.