Editing Finecast (section)

==Problems==
GW, being the money-loving [[Troll|trolls]] they are, decided not to pass on these savings to the consumer and actually ''increased'' the prices, despite the switch in production actually costing very little, as they simply used the same molds that they used for the metal models for the Finecast ones. This means that the profit per model for Games Workshop has gone up, on average, about 300-500%. [[C.S. Goto|This pleases Games Workshop.]] Tau sniper kit containing 3 sniper drones and 1 drone controller (4 simple, small models) went from £18 to £24 making any smart customer rage and turn to ebay.

However, the price tag may have been tolerable were it not for the other problems associated with Finecast. The most notorious problem is that this first batch of Finecast has apparently come out with lots of bubbles that destroy detail or ruin the model entirely. Bubbles are well known to resin modellers as a result of rushed or poorly-handled molding, and the first Finecast batch resembled someone's first attempt at home-casting. While drunk.

As if to make a bad situation worse, [[Flash]], the little plastic line that runs along the surface of a model and is a leftover from the [[Casting]] process, is notably harder to trim on Finecast miniatures because the new material is so much softer. The traditional way of cleaning flash away is easy - simply scraping it away gently with a hobby knife's back-edge. Doing this with Finecast Models, of course, risks leaving them with unsightly scratches. In a ''surely'' unrelated note, GW has released a new kit for trimming Flash from Finecast Models - it goes for about $20 ('''PROTIP''': Keep your money, and instead use a small toothbrush - that disposable Colgate Wisp thing is fuck-awesome for Finecast work (if not resin in general) because it's small and has a hook on the handle that can be used to carve out any gunk you can't gently brush off, or just throw some money at Tamiya or some other company prone to making shit that actually works).

And if that weren't bad enough, the second wave of Finecast <s>is</s> was doused with chemicals that kept the resin from sticking to the mold. Fine in theory (reduces mold lines) but it also [[THIN YOUR PAINTS|keeps your paint from sticking to your model]].

There were even reports of Finecast resin MELTING on hot summer days. This turned out to be an exaggeration, if only slightly so, because we can still mock what actually happened: in one case, a [[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]] Galdalf-on-horseback model was so front-heavy that on a hot summer day the model's leg gave out and it toppled forward. Resin models ''should not'' be kept in your car on a warm day, as they will almost certainly deform. Seriously, it got ''so bad'' that folks were getting third-party bootleg models from China and the bootlegs had [[EPIC FAIL|''higher'']] quality than the official one.

Originally, the Finecast minis were packed in clear plastic boxes, leading to legions of fans to poke and prod the boxes in order to avoid getting poorly cast models. This in turn pissed off the staff, for obvious reasons. Further, GW has a returns policy, and in past years they didn't always verify the validity of a return request, which led to less than honest people reporting multiple faults and getting multiple 'free' models. As of 2020, GW seems to be much more thorough when it comes to returns.

Finally many customizers are up in arms over the fact that you can no longer get at some of the cool metal parts that the old metal models had, because Finecast attaches some of the parts for you. Now you have to saw the model apart if you still want those unique and shiny pieces. And it really must be remembered that you might have spent up to 20, 30, even 50 dollars for that one fucking bit of shitty resin that you now need to saw open. And don't forget that [[FAIL|resin dust is harmful to breathe in]], which as mouthbreathing neckbeards you may find disconcerting. This isn’t as big a deal nowadays, since face masks are a dime a dozen, but still something to keep in mind.

In any case, Finecast has caused quite a bit of [[rage]] among Warhammer players and modelers on /tg/.

Musical accompaniment for when you assemble your ''Finecast'' miniatures [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t45DKmtzTHo provided by Don Ho].