ACW minis

Started by getagrip, 16 April 2015, 06:07:35 PM

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getagrip

16 April 2015, 06:07:35 PM
Hi all.

I've just received my first batch of ACW minis and they seem to have more than the usual amount of flash and cast lines.

Is this normal for ACW minis or historical stuff in general?  :-\
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16 April 2015, 06:28:22 PM #1
That's odd, they shouldn't have?  Some of the command and artillery crew can flash around the edges when the mould is cold, but we don't normally send those out, we just respin the mould again.  Is it any figures in particular?
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getagrip

16 April 2015, 06:30:38 PM #2
Quite a few.  Can't give you the codes because they're from the army packs.
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16 April 2015, 06:33:44 PM #3
Quote from: getagrip on 16 April 2015, 06:30:38 PM
Quite a few.  Can't give you the codes because they're from the army packs.

Is it command, art crew, infantry, etc?  I can run some of the moulds tomorrow and see whether there's a problem with them.
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ronan

17 April 2015, 12:07:40 AM #4 Last Edit: 17 April 2015, 12:38:36 AM by ronan
Quote from: getagrip on 16 April 2015, 06:07:35 PM
(...)Is this normal for ACW minis or historical stuff in general?  :-\

I can't tell for acw ( mine are 15mm....  :(  )  but I had only very few minis with problems ( amongst the ww2, scw and syw I bought, only one or two but nothing I can't repair )

Shecky

17 April 2015, 12:34:33 AM #5
Must be a bad batch. I've bought quite a few individual ACW packs as well as the army packs and haven't seen a lot of flash except on a few figures. Sometimes there's a big blob on the base which comes off easily with snips.

petercooman

17 April 2015, 03:59:18 AM #6
You're not cutting off the bayonets are you?  :-\

Matt J

17 April 2015, 09:31:03 AM #7
QuoteYou're not cutting off the bayonets are you

;D

I've had very little trouble with Pendraken stuff apart from one batch of Norman knights which had some porosity and all had the left foot missing (mould break down?) and I'm a fussy bugger.

Flash has never been an issue.
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getagrip

17 April 2015, 04:20:44 PM #8
They actually look mis-aligned; I'll post some pics later.
Quote from: Leon on 16 April 2015, 06:33:44 PM
Is it command, art crew, infantry, etc?  I can run some of the moulds tomorrow and see whether there's a problem with them.

They're infantry Leon.
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Leon

17 April 2015, 04:35:57 PM #9
Quote from: getagrip on 17 April 2015, 04:20:44 PM
They actually look mis-aligned; I'll post some pics later.
They're infantry Leon.

If you've got some pics that would be great.  The infantry are usually fine, the usual culprits are things like standard bearers or the officer with the sword up, anything with a long thin item coming up into the air is more likely to show a mould line.
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getagrip

17 April 2015, 05:22:18 PM #10
Quote from: Leon on 17 April 2015, 04:35:57 PM
If you've got some pics that would be great.  The infantry are usually fine, the usual culprits are things like standard bearers or the officer with the sword up, anything with a long thin item coming up into the air is more likely to show a mould line.

The mounted officers sword is a bit dodgy but I can fix that.

It's more the legs of some infantry.
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Leon

17 April 2015, 09:20:38 PM #11
Quote from: getagrip on 17 April 2015, 05:22:18 PM
It's more the legs of some infantry.

Let me know how many need replacing as well, and which pose (marching, advancing, firing) and we'll get them sent out.
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John Cook

19 April 2015, 06:17:33 PM #12
Quote from: getagrip on 17 April 2015, 04:20:44 PM
They actually look mis-aligned; I'll post some pics later.
They're infantry Leon.

Odd, I've bought several hundred, marching and advancing, and all are as clean as a whistle.

getagrip

20 April 2015, 07:59:51 AM #13
Quote from: Leon on 17 April 2015, 09:20:38 PM
Let me know how many need replacing as well, and which pose (marching, advancing, firing) and we'll get them sent out.

I'll post the dodgy ones back Leon, my photography's not up to showing the detail.
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20 April 2015, 09:14:38 AM #14
Quote from: getagrip on 20 April 2015, 07:59:51 AM
I'll post the dodgy ones back Leon, my photography's not up to showing the detail.

No worries, we'll get those replaced asap.
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