8th Ed. Slaan

[Old Mossy]

Yeah mate, but it looks like we won't have to worry about the heat too much. 26 days straight of rain predicted... happy summer. Let's hope for no floods this time.
Edit: Sorry for the de-rail

Do you think they'll ever improve, or is it potentially more cost effective to keep it poor quality with the occasional miscast, where only some people request replacements?

 

[strewart]

Consider that the failcast stuff was released just in time for the UK summer (where they consider 30C a heat wave lol) and there were many cases of models bending and melting in the UK summer.

I'll testify to that - I had a Haemonculus that bent over the summer, god knows what its like for you Aussies!

I've so far been fairly lucky with my finecasts though - I'd say as a general rule to avoid the first set of moulds they do (so advance order with caution), as these are usually the worst cast, and always check them out in the shop if you can so you can get replacements. GW are usually pretty good with getting you replacements if you need them.

Thats counter-intuitive. Mold lines are usually a result of the sharper corners of a mold wearing down (this applies much more to plastic than anything else) so the newer the kit, the less mold lines it should have. It does indeed look like the opposite with resin.
That is the one redeeming point for GW; they will replace fairly easily. The odd staff member will try to talk you into some liquid GS or whatever to fix it yourself rather than replacing, which is pretty poor taste, but overall they are good at replacing. Thing is, do you really want to go through the hassle of opening 5 boxes in store to get one complete decent kit out of it? Personal preference really.

@Old Mossy, hard to say. The newesst kits are still at least as bad as the first few waves, and now they are being made more with resin in mind so that is a bad sign. I bet they also get away with selling a ton of bad sculpts that don't get returned. And if they need to replace a few models, they increased prices anyway and resin is cheap as chips. On the other hand, it is a new skill to cast resin and one that they aren't used to yet, the initial release was definitely rushed, and it surely can't be good for their image of 'the best models in the world'.