Rumor: GW to switch metal to resin

[fracas]

Plastics will stay as is but the metal models are being recalled and to be recast in resin?
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=298959


The GW games i play are predominantly metal: Warmaster, BFG, and LotR. I have an all metal SoB and Khand army already.
I wonder if these game systems will switch as well.

[horizon]

Or it is the closure of Warmaster, BFG & LotR (sbg).



I do not think BFG / WM is high on the to do list for GW to be recast.

[David Wasilewski]

It was bound to happen sooner or later (specialist games ending I mean).

Might be the last chance to stock up and finish off those armies!

Dave

[lordgoober]

They've just announced a "Finecast" line but more details will hit next week and they go on sale at the end of the month and what has shown up in the lists to the stockists has the prices go up.

[fracas]

didn't see and SG models listed, did you?

[azrael71]

This looks to be more along the lines of the warhammer forge that keeps getting mentioned.
I can't see any reference to any Specialist Games?

[horizon]

Nein mann.

Warhammer Forge is to Warhammer Fantasy as what Forgeworld is to 40k.

GW now introduces a finecast line. Own resin productions.
Very expensive. Various 40k/fantasy mini's.

Doh.

[Raider4]

This looks to be more along the lines of the warhammer forge that keeps getting mentioned.

No, these are definitely ex-metal models now being cast in resin instead. A different type of resin to that used by Forgeworld apparently.

I can't see any reference to any Specialist Games?

No, no you can't, can you ...

IMHO, Specialist Games will be quietly dropped sometime in the near future 

Cheers, Martyn

[azrael71]

No, no you can't, can you ...

IMHO, Specialist Games will be quietly dropped sometime in the near future 

Cheers, Martyn

LOL
Isn't this the case already.
The whole arm of the company has been quietly wound down for as long as I have been involved (6 years) in it.
If you have a particular yearning for a certain army/game then buy sooner rather than later

[Inquisitor Kallus]

I have heard from a friend and manager, who I specifically asked, what is happening with SG?  He told me that they would remain, in metal.   I trust him but am wondering why they would still use metal. 

[Raider4]

This looks to be more along the lines of the warhammer forge that keeps getting mentioned.

No, these are definitely ex-metal models now being cast in resin instead. A different type of resin to that used by Forgeworld apparently.

Prices are going up in the switch-over as well. Example: BT Emperor's Champion in metal is £8.20, in the new super-duper resin he'll cost you £9.50.

Just something to keep in mind if SG are moved to the new material.

Cheers, Martyn

[Carrington]

No, no you can't, can you ...

IMHO, Specialist Games will be quietly dropped sometime in the near future 

Cheers, Martyn

LOL
Isn't this the case already.
The whole arm of the company has been quietly wound down for as long as I have been involved (6 years) in it.
If you have a particular yearning for a certain army/game then buy sooner rather than later

Just bought some Araby and a few Eldar Super Heavies.

[David Wasilewski]

I've just bought about 30 blisters of Warmaster stuff to finish off my various armies
(can't afford to get a full VC army as well, the only army I don't have have and want)

I asked the order guy what was happening to SG re the switch and he was pretty cagey and non commital however the interesting (alarming?) bit of what he did say was " SG only sell a tiny fraction of what the big games sell and they only do about 1 big casting of them a year. I wouldn't worry about them running out of warmaster for a long time yet."

To me this implies that they have the stock ready for what they would normally sell in a year but when its gone - no more?

i.e. no need to panic buy now but in 6 months?....
Dave

[azrael71]

I have heard from a friend and manager, who I specifically asked, what is happening with SG?  He told me that they would remain, in metal.   I trust him but am wondering why they would still use metal.  

Ditto!
That said I am trying to get the funds to buy an araby force

[Carrington]

A fellow posts to the taccoms forum that SM landspeeders are out of stock right now.