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Post by Silent Bob on Aug 10, 2012 13:29:54 GMT -5
The PP plastic/resin is absolute crap. Sure, it holds detail, but trying to remove mold lines is a royal pain in the ass. GAH!  |
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Post by paradox on Aug 10, 2012 15:09:15 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by ogre44 on Aug 10, 2012 16:25:40 GMT -5
Well, it could be resin that melts at room temperature like some other companies use  |
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Post by paradox on Aug 11, 2012 7:56:28 GMT -5
Well, it could be resin that melts at room temperature like some other companies use No, it's not resin. But the plastic is shit. Eg, my unit of cinerators. They have very thin swordblades. Some dumbshit thought that was a good idea. I've used the hairdryer/cold water trick to straighten them a dozen times. They still warp every time. I'm gonna have to get Rob to do some converting for me.  The more solid pieces are OK, but like Rob said, the model lines are beyond dumb. |
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Post by CmdrKiley on Aug 11, 2012 16:22:15 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same stuff AT-43 and Dust uses.
All I can say is you need some fresh razor blades to clean up the mold lines.
Bendy parts are more difficult than I expected too.
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Post by Silent Bob on Aug 11, 2012 16:56:23 GMT -5
even fresh razors barely work. Believe me, the stuff is crap. I makes finecast look like gold
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Post by CmdrKiley on Aug 12, 2012 18:25:51 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd have to say I've been fairly lucky with cleaning up mold lines on the Dust models. Until now. The Angela figure has to be the worst of the lot. Not only does she have a lot of mold lines running up and down the length of her body, but she's so damn skinny and she has that long barreled 20mm sniper rifle that's all bendy as hell. To make matters worse, her shoulder appears miscast and details on part of her face are very shallow.
What makes this all worse is this super character (based on her stat's she's a damn fine tank killer, let alone long range murder on troops) is only available in one of the $45 Dust Tactics Expansion boxed sets, which if you only play Dust Warfare, only the two figures are of value. Fortunately I got her on eBay for about $6. Even at that price I find this figure not worth the price. I probably should have spent some time looking for a decent proxy figure and customized that instead.
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