Miniature Review - Space Wolves Wolf Lord on Thunderwolf

Time for some finecast review. Wolf lord on Thunderwolf is a model i been looking forward to since releasing the Space Wolves Codex, although we had an option to buy and convert our Wolf lord from Canis Wolfborn Special Character a piece that allows to build custom character was something yet to be seen.

So first things first. New Wolf lord model is a Citadel Finecast model and actually it's my first encounter with this range of citadel resin models, I had pleasure to work wit some forge world stuff before and had quite an expectations concerning quality.
So the box contains 5 resin sprues, judging from the shape it's so called second generation of Finecasts with improved quality

Here are some close up's of individual sprues

So now that we all had an overall look time to see some of the major flaws

Wolf Head is build up from 2 elements that fit nice and close to each other leaving hardly any gap between but are with some big moulding lines.

To sum up this review, model is fantastic I'm a great fan of the Space Wolves and been waiting for it a long time. Although it has more than a few flaws. Main is moulding lines I'm places that need to be smooth or have detail ( fur, power armor) second is bubbles there are less then in previous generation of Finecasts but still it renders some part unusable - take a closer look at the back pack (exhaust vanes)
Overall its a great model with fantastic atmosphere suiting space wolves perfectly ( love the face :)), pity it lacks other options to equip your Wolf Lord but as a gamer you'll definitively have some leftovers from grey hunter or terminator kit that may be useful in converting this lad. I equipped mine with thunder hammer and changed backpack as one in the set needed all too much work to make him usable.

GW states that finecast will get better in time, i can say that for a new product they are quite expensive and still imperfect overall 6/10 from me

Miniature Review - Vampire Counts Wight King

Hi !
Its time to review some miniatures :) First is Games Workshop Wight King model from new Vampire Counts army that was released last month. Wight King is a new addition to the army or more like a reebot af a wight lord that we have seen so far but finally with a decent model to fit new grave guard and skeleton design.

First of all model is sold in a blister so that we can chance a closer look at the model before buying it model is made from plastic and sadly dose not contain any options to customize. Inside we can find assemble guide and one plastic sprue containing all pieces of model.

Click on the image above to see bigger high res pics

As you can see model is made from high quality plastic and has all the great details that GW has accustom us to. Sword and cloak are nice and thin and also highly durable when bending
Main flaw of the miniature is that right foot of the model is placed on the base so if you are fan of building your own bases or just want to have something different like placing him on diorama that the problem you would have to deal with.

As I said before you have absolutely no options to customize your model it comes with sword and shield and you have to cut model to swap parts as arm with sword is the same piece as part of the cloak. That's really a pity that GW is heading straight to what they been diverting for last few years and again to the armies of clones that every army looks the same
Big disappointment after such pieces like Empire Mage set that gave options to fully customize your wizzard.

Parts fit closely to each other leaving some minor spaces between them (cloak, crown), model is almost free from mold lines.

To sum up Wight King is a solid sculpt with great details and wonderful atmosphere , the only flaw is that foot is sculpted onto the base so overall 7/10