"Multi-part metal - worth it?" Topic

A quick question from my blog – link

Thought I'd open the dialogue here, too. So…multi-part metal figs. Time consuming to pin and glue and fill. Frustrating when bits don't match up or the join is very delicate. Are the better poses worth it?

For painters, yes. For gamers, no.

Yea…
It can be really frustrating…
At times I wonder my self.

Depends. Rackham's miniatures were horrible in that way, no pegs and just round arm ends supposed to fit into hollow shoulder sockets, etc.

Some (older) BattleMechs are also guilty of this.

It can be done right, but it can also be done very, very wrong :)

The more plastic models I assemble, the less I look forward to putting metal kits together, no matter how nice the final version is. That's especially true with heavier metal models, which should come with a logo that says "Temporary assembly – will revert to natural state."

I know, I know. I can drill and pin and use two part epoxy. But I can also leave them in the packaging, ideally still at the store where they hang on a rack.

My knee jerk reaction is to raise my fist and issue a decree for all new fangled fans of plastic to get offa my lawn.

Then I realize that all the cussing I lavished upon my privateer press models with their separate front torso, rear torso, legs, shoulder to forearm x2 and a hammer with a pair of hands on it might me exactly what you're talking about.

I dearly love it once I'm through assembling and puttying a metal figure and can start painting it, but during that time of much pinning and gluing, I can't help but think how much painting I could be doing if I weren't assembling and prepping the figures for hours.

I don't usually find the big stuff to be a problem, it's when the pieces or contact points are too small to easily pin, (some infinity LI) that I start pining for old fashioned single part figures.

Yes, what Gokiburi said. As soon as I get a cordless Dremel (I been good, Santa!), it'll be easier still.

As a long time battletecher, multipart metal doesn't phase me. I like multipart kits for the variety. Ditto old multipart metal GW and privateer press.

Lately i like multipart plastic with metal weapons and some bits because of cost… but from a difficulty standpoint? Metal is no problem

Attempting to assemble Anima Tactics models is akin to trying to defuse a bomb – butt clenchingly, sweat inducingly tense. Given that it comes with the ever present threat of if snapping a two millimetre thick critical join in the average model.

Plastic models can be tedious to assemble, but at least you know you can easily fix them or any mistakes. Personally single casting metal miniatures are still the best option if cost is no object for me…

Glad I'm not the only one feeling the pain! :)

Not a problem for me. If it helps getting a nicer and less flat figure I'm all for it.