Firstly let me make this clear - THIS IS NOT A THREAD TO COMPLAIN ABOUT FINECAST OR GW PRICES
This is a thread to discuss why some models are made in a particular medium
Some are a given - Vehicles are plastic. SC are metal/finecast as much as they can be.
Stuff in the middle...how do they decide whats made out of what?
For instance....thse 3 here....
This is a DE Khymera. Wiry, detailed and pretty reasonable in games, if you can afford a whole squad. Its a still a metal model, unless i'm mistaken, and was released just prior to the jump to finecast.
It costs £8.70 and comes with 2 poses in different boxes...one tentacled, one bony
Compare this to...
The new Fenrision wolves. Wiry, detailed and again reasonable in games. These are plastic. Much more convertable, much more variation in the poses in one box. And i'll admit, slightly smaller than the Kymera.
And cost £15. So I can get 5 wolves for the same price as 2 Khymera. Is there any difference in detail? Not that I can see. Yes as I said the Wolves are smaller.
So for the same size as Kymera we have...
Thunderwolves. The same size as Kyhmera, if not slightly bigger AND then have marines to ride them with lots of weapon options. Again, highly detailed.
And cost £33
So for the same price as 3 large plastic wolves with riders I can get 4 Kymera. All equally detailed, but i can have more models, or have less models that are lighter, more convertable, have options and more distinct poses.
So why do GW choose what material a model is made of? (ok so maybe I am whinging about the price a little bit )