Reply To: Plastic is the future!

[Wolfie65 1281xp 0]

As far as I’m concerned, 1-piece metal miniatures are still the gold standard. As for molds wearing out, Minifigs from the 1970s are still available, I just got a good-sized box of them a few weeks ago and the casts are as crisp as you please. Hard plastic is fine if it doesn’t go to the extremes shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxtk2KhDgrs 2 hours to assemble 1 Ogre-sized figure consisting of 46 (!) parts….

Resin and 3D prints are just too fragile to hold up to serious gaming in the long run and while the extreme undercuts and ultra-dynamic poses made possible by 3D printing do look cool, they also make painting such figures very difficult, since you cannot reach some parts of the miniature withe even the skinniest paintbrush and even air brushes or rattle cans cannot be aimed at them without creating massive overspray. In such cases, your best option is to flood the area with the dark color of your choice, plunging the undercut into deep shadow and not paint what you cannot see.