"Working with Warlord Games new resin" Topic

Any advice on this new resin? Working on a unit of Roman cavalry and I'm just about in tears. Can I fill voids with plastic filler? Anyone have any techniques for getting rid of mold lines and large chunks of flash? Everything that I would normally do for metal or plastic prep takes forever and doesn't look all that great when completed. Frustrated.

I do not have any of the Warlord resin figures. I am guessing it is siocast ( siocast.com ), but I could be completely wrong.

I am guessing because despite contacting Warlord about them they would not explain anything. I was not going to buy anything like that sight unseen.

I would try to look at the new Plastic Soldier Company (PSC) siocast threads and see if any of that helps.

Like this:

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For filing mold lines on plastic and resin I found using nail files or emory boards work best.

Hello Dice Duke, I am sorry to know of the difficulties you are finding in working on the models.

We have recently published a video about Warlord resin that explain a bit more about the material and provide also some hints on how to clean it.

If this could be useful to you, it is here: YouTube link

At least as far as I know, this kind of material is very new for the world of miniature gaming, which is already very polarized between the supporters of metal, plastic and resin… and indeed it is different from metal, from hard plastic and for the more traditional resin that we may be more familiar with (that we already sue for our some of our range of vehicles or Cruel Seas ships).

There are several characteristic of this material that some gamer can find revolutionary and a blessing, like the light weight and its flexibility, while others require more time to get used to… and this I believe, is the cleaning of the mould lines.

I work for Warlord, but I have no problems to tell you that it is more difficult to clean Warlord Resin in some cases than hard plastic and metal.
This is not always so, but in the areas where you would find very difficult to clean metal mould lines (faces or very textured surfaces), you may have a harder time with Warlord Resin, at least until you get used to used to it.

This is a less forgivable material for our quality checks compared to metal and also requires us to keep improving the precision of our casting operations, with the aim to reduce the presence of mould line to zero.

To clean its mould lines, the most important thing to have is a very sharp blade; the second is to avoid "scraping" the line but to prefer going for clean and straight cuts.
You can use files on surfaces that are more open and accessible, but filing or scraping the surface may create residues that do not fall off like they do with metal and plastic, but remain attached. This is due to the more plastic and flexible nature of the material itself.

If the area to clean is easily accessible, this can be resolved easily; if you are trying to clean a mould line between the legs of a horse instead, this may be a bit more complex.

If I could be of more assistance, please get in touch with me here lorenzo.pala@warlordgames.com and let me see some picture of the parts that are giving more problems, so I can see what can be done and understand if what you received is a model that should be replaced instead.

For wmyers, I am sorry to read that we have not been able to provide useful assistance to you when you inquired about the material. If you like to give us another chance, please get in touch with me directly at lorenzo.pala@warlordgames.com

I hope this helps.

Lorenzo

Thanks for all the advice and links. Didn't mean to sound too frustrated with the new resin, it's just different, and I'm working my way through the learning curve. Took me longer and I'm still not totally comfortable working with it, but I've got my cavalry ready for paint now.

I am assuming that prep includes a wash in a dish soap with degreasing capability to remove mold release. In the US, "Dawn" dish soap is known for this capability.

I've found only a sharp scalpel serves to clean the flash. Also-though it may seem obvious-plastic cement doesn't work and you need superglue to affix any extra pieces.

Now that's an awesome response from Lorenzo.

Thank you.

I've always stated Warlord has very good customer service (in some areas).

The Warlord Forum is not one of those, sadly. Nor is the inflated prices for non-UK customers with the auto-price change feature.

The Warlord Forum is not one of those, sadly. Nor is the inflated prices for non-UK customers with the auto-price change feature.

I second that wmyers. I despise the inflated Warlord prices for non-UK customers.