Saturday, 26 September 2009

Invictor WiP

I spent all day working on models, building, painting, hating the goddamn annoying heavy kit (modding it just so I never have to buy another). I'm now going to try and avoid plastic kits if I can, I just plain don't like PP plastic.



I'm running out of Thaco podcast and starting to regret the pink. It takes 4 coats to get a solid colour..
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  1. Anonymous26 September 2009 at 20:38

    Four coats but it looks very good so far. What don't you like about PP's plastic? (just curious, since I've had real good results myself recently with it).

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  2. Astray Penguin27 September 2009 at 00:52

    I find the plastic to be unsuitable for a wargaming product. If you trim it with a knife it doesn't cut cleanly, the last bit of plastic stays attached and "rips" rather than just cuts cleanly off. It's impossible to file the plastic and get a good edge, it just crumbles rather than forming a solid line.

    I have a huge issue with the sprue placement. The shoulderpads are freaking huge, so why the hell is the sprue attachment right on top of the shoulder detail?

    I'm pondering if I want to make the kit interchangable or not at this point purely because then I don't have to build 2 more. I know I want a phoniex, but the other 2 heavies would be nice to have on hand since I plan to pick up every Ret model I like (so no houseguard) and the 3 heavies are all cool 'jacks.

    To be perfectly honest at this stage I'm unhappy with PP plastics. I have very high standards for products and the plastic kits just aren't meeting any of them. They needed good mold quality and good quality plasticm everything else I can forgive and work around, so why the hell are the two points I need both out of whack?

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