Games Day Miniature - part II

I came home to find a nice little box from GW waiting for me.
Sure enough it was my replacement GD marines, hopefully there would be a usable cast in there somewhere right?

Wrong...

Not going to say much beyond that even a cursory glance showed there were major issues, and after a good look, they were both beyond redemption.

Pictures speak a thousand words right?

First Finecast Model - Games Day Marine

I don't really play GW games any more, and I don't really buy GW models any more, but I love John Blanche's work and when I saw this year's Games Day model I was pretty sure I would end up getting one somehow.

In a stroke of luck a friend of mine was going to be there and agreed to pick on up for me. Result... or so I thought.

I've been following the Finecast issues since inception and was looking forward to getting my hands on one so I could make my own mind up about the quality of the material. So far, I have little positive to say.

Here are the shots of my miniature, with most of the flaws highlighted (though I found more after taking the shots).

The main issues for me are the holes/bubbles in the chin, shoulder rim and chest plate, as well as some odd detail loss on the eye cabling.

Then you add in the bubbles that are all over the model, and the bent angle to his sword and its clear this model is a reject.

I've sent two emails to GW with pictures so far, with no response. Time to pick up the phone and see if I can get a more positive result.

I really want to have this model in my collection, so am going to chase this for as long as it takes.

Hopefully a positive outcome in a future update.

Good Lord, an update!

Yes, I have finally managed to get some commission work ready to go. Well, almost...
Still need to flock the bases and finish the movement tray, but these guys are otherwise good.
The two other bank rank archers were sadly "cleared up" but the client's partner. Hopefully replacements will be provided eventually.

Comment away folks.

Cheers.

Commission: Necron Pariahs and Tomb Spyder

My latest work was to paint two units for 40K. Its been a while since I painted any GW models, but having painted a Necron army in the past (sold to the guy who ordered these), so I was not too worried.

The Pariahs have been painted with an off white to show their elite nature and I added some unique rune markings across the shoulder pads to denote their rank. Note the blue rods also, just to add a different touch to the army.

The Spyder has again got a little bit of runic patterning and a lot of battle damage and wear. I guess the years of guarding tombs have not been kind to him.


Till next time.