| Guthroth | 19 Aug 2015 1:50 p.m. PST |
Which do you prefer for your vehicles ? I'm just getting into early war 20mm with some occasional leanings towards VBCW and I'm finding the same models available in all three for about the same price. I have some resin models and a couple of metal ones, but my retro streak is steering me back to plastic. Metal feels solid, but clunky, resin is a bit rough for my likes, and while plastic is very light, the detail seems better. What do you go for ? TIA |
| Thomas Thomas | 19 Aug 2015 2:05 p.m. PST |
Plastic vehicles. Metal or plastic for figures. Always suprised who well the plastic figures (esp Revell, Italia, Ceaser) from modern era paint up. TomT |
| Dynaman8789 | 19 Aug 2015 2:08 p.m. PST |
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Ed Mohrmann  | 19 Aug 2015 2:08 p.m. PST |
Don't care as long as the vehicle is in good scale to
same-scale figures, lines are crisp and no 'droop' in
parts like tubes for main gun, etc. |
| Mute Bystander | 19 Aug 2015 2:48 p.m. PST |
As long as it is 18mm or smaller in size (or the appropriate numeric scale) it really doesn't matter. Practically speaking that usually means metal miniatures. |
| yankincan | 19 Aug 2015 7:11 p.m. PST |
Gamers today really are spoiled for choice. If I were to do it all over again I would go with plastic for vehicles and metal for figs. |
| custosarmorum | 19 Aug 2015 7:46 p.m. PST |
My order of preference for vehicles would be plastic, resin, and last metal. I have found some of the metal kits require a tremendous amount of filling and sanding/filing (and even then can be problematic). For figures, I like metal -- AB are very hard to beat! |
| Martin Rapier | 19 Aug 2015 11:04 p.m. PST |
If I could, I'd go plastic all the way. |
| Navy Fower Wun Seven | 19 Aug 2015 11:40 p.m. PST |
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| ZULUPAUL | 20 Aug 2015 2:35 a.m. PST |
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| deephorse | 20 Aug 2015 4:10 a.m. PST |
Plastic wherever possible. A lot less weight to carry to and from the club. |
| Guthroth | 20 Aug 2015 4:55 a.m. PST |
11 replies, and 9 votes for plastic vehicles. That's pretty conclusive. Thanks. |
| Mute Bystander | 20 Aug 2015 5:02 a.m. PST |
Wait a few days, these things are not resolved in 24 hours… |
| Marc at work | 20 Aug 2015 6:10 a.m. PST |
Another vote for plastic. In 1/72 Armourfast and PSC have made a big difference to me |
| Lancer58 | 20 Aug 2015 8:17 a.m. PST |
Resin. cant be bothered to make kits. And metal for figures. Of course I am biased, but even my own armies with stuff I don't produce, is resin. |
| spontoon | 20 Aug 2015 10:44 a.m. PST |
Metal for figures; mostly resin for vehicles; but I will use whatever is available for the oddball vehicles I want! |
| fred2184 | 20 Aug 2015 3:12 p.m. PST |
Plastic if its the quickbuild stuff.. Like PSC. Only time ive bought resin vehicles is when theyre not available in plastic. Metal in my opinion always seems crude and takes alot of work.. (even though battlefront ones are decent) |
| PeterH | 21 Aug 2015 4:27 p.m. PST |
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| jameshammyhamilton | 22 Aug 2015 12:46 p.m. PST |
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| Blacky750 | 25 Aug 2015 1:43 a.m. PST |
Resin all the way, just received another box of Milicast, 72 models received in 10 days |
| Marc at work | 26 Aug 2015 6:10 a.m. PST |
Plastic, then resin, then metal. All are toy soldiers, but price wise, 1.72 plastics are good for me |
| Grumble87106 | 31 Aug 2015 2:25 p.m. PST |
Plastic for me, with resin for things that aren't made in plastic. Only a few metal ones, mostly from flea market sales. Or my own scratch-builds, which can be plastic or balsa wood, cardboard and paper, etc., some with home-cast resin treads (small ones such as Bren carriers). |
| Blacky750 | 10 Sep 2015 8:46 a.m. PST |
Resin, then metal and plastic but that's because my eyes aren't up to making plastic kits these days nor do I have the patience |
