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Metal is also a more satisfying medium for wargamers - there's something reassuring about hefting a unit of nice, heavy metal figures, whereas a strong draught can blow plastic figures off the table (I've seen it happen). And as the Elf says, there is no reduction in price - GW's so-called Finecast figures are a case in point — especially since their excuse for swapping from metal was to reduce the price of figures!

Another excellent point.

What can I add- after too many drinks this summer night . . .
Well- mithril is metal. I agree totally.
I remember the time I hold the first mithril miniature in my hand. That was somewhere in 1992 or so.
I was impressed with its heaviness. And I am still.
I have painted some miniatures from the spanish brand "Origen Art". Master Pedro Fernandez is the sculptor.
For my taste the best miniatures EVER! Casted in resin!
I have to add, that the parts do not really fit togethet that well. But you can manage everything using milliput . . . Sometimes more, sometimes less.

I want to say: NOBODY does see of which material the figure is casted as it is presented inside a glasscabinet or whatever.
That "Origen art"minis are real treasures for me. Highly detailed and of excellent proportion.
And they are  "3-dimensional! That means they have a side view and - believe t or not: a back view! 
The minis from Mr. Tubb  seems more and more 2-dimensional without side view and with that standart cloak on the back.
(is that really necessary to give nearly EVERY figure a cloak??????????)
Remembering that poll concerning "Necromancer´s Tower-range" I answered "resin". And I will do so still.
If it is the ONLY opportunity having miniatures from that irish company in the future . . .
Imagine: there is a m-range of "Easterlings" of "Wilderland" the third "Helm´d Deep" range a fourth Helm´s Deep range - all released. But in resin . . .
What would you do?
I will buy them.

Last edited by Turambar (Wed, Aug5 2015 11:09pm)

That was my point, Master Archer. Exploring alternatives, even if they are unlikely to happen.

About materials, I think there are some missinformation here. Resin has better detail and higher price than metal (GW is not a valid example of this, as they tried to reuse metal moulds for resin casting hence the many problems and bad reputation Finecast has). For a more down-to-Earth approach regarding prices, you may check Hasslefree for example (GW is completely over the top).

Then, regarding plastic quality, it is improving vastly. Check out this French Dragons by Perry Miniatures for example.

I understand metal has to do with nostalgia, but I think as Master Archer, that as long as the detail is good I rather see new release no matter the material than no releases at all.

Last edited by Arthadan (Thu, Aug6 2015 6:51am)

Arthadan wrote:

as long as the detail is good I rather see new release no matter the material than no releases at all.

Completely agreed.

Milo wrote:

I did not thought about mithril cloaks that way before. You are damned right Christoph,  l agree mithrils are front side designed. Thanks for this highlight Master archer. . .

Well, Master Milo, such things simply happen if you visit Master Theobald and have enlightened discussions . . .
And mithrils are not only "front side designed":
Try to count the minis which have a "movement" from left to right . . . (from the spectators view)

I checked for M1 to M120.
Here is what I observed (to be consolidated with all remaining, but another day )
1 - 20
2 - 50
3 - 39
4 - 7
5 - 3
6 - 3
7 - 3
8 - 4

It is obvious that "non-side moves" are rare. It is a good way to ask for new improvments I think.

so many things to improve, and so little "hearing"....

huooommm ... dear Master Milo is right concerning time to spend ... huom ... though a very busy  Hobbit he is ... huom

a very good point indeed mistress Tolwen !  and I think you are perfectly right about those licence matters.

I think they can use plastic or resin though for other purpose than the figurines themselves, (accessories, base without characters, though MB279 was an exception)

I saw on the net that prince August actually sells some plastic figures for historical armies or such...
they just don't do that for Mithril

Huoommm ... I think you're right, Master Turambar ...
rhûom ... so I might get back to think in pub(lic) about the latest MS-releases ... ahem ... there's one more thing that I came across concerning the still-not-fat Forlong ... rhuomgrUoomm ... maybe someone can help me ... so, in that small leaflet-thing it reads   " ... is clad in a coat of fine chainmail, with a decorated Gondorian helmet."   ... you see? ... no? .... huom ... that decorated helmet is not there ... so, who the heck does write the texts for those leaflet-things? ... huom ?

unless this text was written "before" with yet another version of Forlong which had a helmet, and they did not update the text...

you are right about digital sculpting,  Mithril is to move to 3D printing to create "masters" in a "plastic" medium (the one used for 3d printing)  but for final castings, they never said they would go anything else than metal

the idea is not to CAST in plastic, it is to Print in plastic, in order to create moulds for metal. That's how i understood it... Indeed they could always go full 3d printing instead of casting, but that would mean.... cancel jobs at mithril.... those who create moulds, spin them, cast them, smooth finish the casts etc...