"Citadel Finecast: Easy to Assemble?" Topic

When introducing the Citadel Finecast product line, Games Workshop claimed:

You'll find that the models go together like a dream and the bond between the slightly porous surface of the resin and the superglue is incredibly strong. This, combined with the light weight of the resin, means that the need for pinning is greatly reduced…

Has Citadel Finecast lived up to this promise?

No. The need for pinning is reduced but I have a lot more parts to put together now as the models come broken in the package, something that rarely happened with metal.

Some of those parts are too small to be pinned so I'm left looking for alternatives. Plus with the amount of miscastes in the box the models are much more difficult to assemble as I'd have to sculpt a good chunk of the model to get it to look right at all.

Cleaning them is easier in some ways but the thinner pieces require the utmost care.

I guess it is good that they thought about the need to easily assemble them though and the lack of pinning as the models will probably need to be reassembled frequently while gaming.

I have not bothered to try it.

Yes. Finecast was a nightmare when they first came out, but I think they're much better. I see fewer and fewer miscasts (almost none in quite some time now). They're much easier to work with (when compared to metal). I think this is the one thing that Finecast excels in.

The claim is true in its own context and assuming ideal conditions (no miscast, broken parts, etc.), if you don't add in all the "but's".

what is finecast?

I've yet to have a Finecast model come broken out of the package.

As some of you might recall, I picked up a FC Dark Elf War Hydra. Assembly took around 45min at the most (not counting filler for the joints, etc). If this was the metal model it would have taken considerably longer, as I would have had to use epoxy, rather than superglue, and pin it. With FC I didn't bother with pinning.

So yes, IME it is easier to assemble than metal. Even if I had to pin it, it would still be easier as the resin is softer, and drills more easily. But I don't see a need for that so far…

Damon.

My question is what good is ease of assembly if, according to most posts, they won't hold up on the game table? After about four years of trying out plastic figs I come to the same conclusion. The plastics are easy to put together and modify, but they are not holding up on the table like the old metal figs.

So I wonder if the long term win for GW is that they will be able to produce more complex multi-part models that can be built by a wider range of skill levels?

I however, somewhat dislike building figures. So for now, make mine metal.

Do not know or will I ever know since I do not buy Finecast Resin.

I'll wait another few months for them to work out the rest of the bugs then I may give it a try.