Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Calming my Finecast rage... Raging Heroes!



Many of you will recall the post I did a few weeks ago about my favorite new miniatures... Raging Heroes!

I was extremely impressed by the quality of the sculpting and the casting.  Both the metal casting and resin casting were top notch.  To me, the high quality of the resin casting in particular makes certain other much larger companies efforts almost laughable.

The Vestals, as they are called, have very small and unobtrusively placed vents and gates, which have been the bane of my existence lately.  You can see them here.


Many wargear options are available.  I set myself up with a unit of five that will be going in a Venom.


I put them on some bases to see how they would look (this was very exciting!)


The poses are very dynamic, as you can see, but they are not so hunched over, as has been an issue with other companies.  You don't have to have them be leaning almost face down just to show movement!


Here are a few individual minis:


I was still able to get pins into the feet, which was pretty amazing.  The resin has resilience and strength.


I was really surprised to discover that I didn't have to scrub these figures down with soap and water to remove mould release!  I could even apply regular paint right to the minis.  Again, another plus!


I will continue to post updates on these ladies, as well as other miniatures available from Raging Heroes!  Check them out!


8 comments:

  1. Very cool - those look like great figures.

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  2. I'm curious, how did you discover that the models didn't have mould release agent on them?

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    1. As I handled the material, it felt like there would not be as much release on the resin as usual. If you look at one of the first few images, you will see some purple paint on the sprue. That was my test. :-)

      Since they are not placing the moulds under as much stress as most other companies do (no giant gates and vents), they probably do not need as much release.

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  3. Those are awesome! and perfect for dark eldar use, as well as other uses. thanks for sharing and further proving that certain companies don't always hold a monopoly or even have the best bragging rights!

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    1. Thanks! I will be painting the first color test this week!

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  4. Did you find yourself needing to pin the arms and legs? I have them in metal and there is probably no way to avoid doing that and I am little leery on how easily metal can be worn off a metal fig that I am thinking about getting them in resin and selling the metal figs.

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    1. I usually pin everything in metal. However, I also use a "glue/green stuff/glue" technique on tiny parts that seems to work well. The green stuff tends to stabilize the joint, as it fills in gaps left by the glue, etc.

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