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Offline GamesPoet

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A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« on: April 04, 2018, 12:37:01 PM »
Tada!

Your choice for miniatures ...

1. Metal only.
2. Metal and plastic.
3. Metal and resin.
4. Metal, and plastic, and resin.
5. Mostly metal and plastic, occasionally resin.
6. Mostly plastic and resin, occasionally metal.
7. Mostly metal and resin, occasionally plastic.
8. Mostly metal, occasionally plastic, no resin.
9. Mostly metal occasionally resin, no plastic.
10. Mostly plastic, occasionally metal. no resin.
11. Mostly resin, occasionally metal, no plastic.
12. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, no metal.
13. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, no metal.
14. Plastic and resin.
15. Plastic only.
16. Resin only.
17. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, occasionally metal.
18. Mostly metal, occasionally resin, occasionally plastic.
19. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, occasionally metal.

Let the tally begin!

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« Last Edit: April 04, 2018, 04:10:14 PM by GamesPoet »
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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2018, 01:51:55 PM »
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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2018, 02:22:52 PM »
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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2018, 02:30:49 PM »
Each has their positives and negatives, and if you'd asked me 10 years ago, 5 years ago,  it would have been different answers.

Pewter was the main material when I started, and I've been around through white metal, plastic and resin.

I don't mind working with metal or resin occasionally, FW resin is better than GW resin, though even that has improved since Finecast was (badly) launched, but my preference is definitely plastic these days.  Though it probably took me a while to come round to it.   5 years ago, or more I would have probably said metal, with plastic as my least favourite  (until resin came along). 

So my choice would be

17. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, occasionally metal.

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2018, 04:09:33 PM »
Yep, I once did mostly plastic and metal, no resin, so changes happen over time.  Thanks for the idea for adding additional options!

The tally so far.

Your choice for miniatures ...

1. Metal only.
2. Metal and plastic. Artobans
3. Metal and resin.
4. Metal, and plastic, and resin.
5. Mostly metal and plastic, occasionally resin. GP
6. Mostly plastic and resin, occasionally metal.
7. Mostly metal and resin, occasionally plastic.
8. Mostly metal, occasionally plastic, no resin.
9. Mostly metal occasionally resin, no plastic.
10. Mostly plastic, occasionally metal. no resin. Fidelis
11. Mostly resin, occasionally metal, no plastic.
12. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, no metal.
13. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, no metal.
14. Plastic and resin.
15. Plastic only.
16. Resin only.
17. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, occasionally metal. Oxycutor
18. Mostly metal, occasionally resin, occasionally plastic.
19. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, occasionally metal.
"Not all who wander are lost ... " Tolkien

"... my old suggestion is forget it, take two aspirins and go paint" steveb

"The beauty of curiosity and creativity is so much more useful than the passion of fear." me

"Until death it is all life." Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2018, 04:37:57 PM »
Normal anything I like and can get my little grubby hand on. Only dislike Resin with very thin weapons

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2018, 04:42:41 PM »
#4

Almost unreal to talk about this, again, after all those years.

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2018, 06:16:23 PM »
Putting scrubber into the 4 category as well. :::cheers:::

The Ongoing Tally

Your choice for miniatures ...

1. Metal only.
2. Metal and plastic. Artobans
3. Metal and resin.
4. Metal, and plastic, and resin. Zygmund, scrubber
5. Mostly metal and plastic, occasionally resin. GP
6. Mostly plastic and resin, occasionally metal.
7. Mostly metal and resin, occasionally plastic.
8. Mostly metal, occasionally plastic, no resin.
9. Mostly metal occasionally resin, no plastic.
10. Mostly plastic, occasionally metal. no resin. Fidelis
11. Mostly resin, occasionally metal, no plastic.
12. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, no metal.
13. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, no metal.
14. Plastic and resin.
15. Plastic only.
16. Resin only.
17. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, occasionally metal. Oxycutor
18. Mostly metal, occasionally resin, occasionally plastic.
19. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, occasionally metal.
« Last Edit: April 04, 2018, 09:11:31 PM by GamesPoet »
"Not all who wander are lost ... " Tolkien

"... my old suggestion is forget it, take two aspirins and go paint" steveb

"The beauty of curiosity and creativity is so much more useful than the passion of fear." me

"Until death it is all life." Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2018, 07:30:47 PM »
Mostly metal and plastic, occasionally resin
Collecting oop miniatures, conversions with plastic, few resin minis (FW).

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2018, 09:07:20 PM »
I'm #17 like Oxycutor. just like him my answer would have been so very different every few years. I use to love metal and complain bitterly about it all getting switched out to plastic, but these day's I grumble more when I have to work with metal. The old models are great, but man plastic is just so much nicer to work with. Better models, better to paint, better to build, etc.

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2018, 09:13:00 PM »
Updating!

The Ongoing Tally

Your choice for miniatures ...

1. Metal only.
2. Metal and plastic. Artobans
3. Metal and resin.
4. Metal, and plastic, and resin. Zygmund, scrubber
5. Mostly metal and plastic, occasionally resin. GP, Bartolo
6. Mostly plastic and resin, occasionally metal.
7. Mostly metal and resin, occasionally plastic.
8. Mostly metal, occasionally plastic, no resin.
9. Mostly metal occasionally resin, no plastic.
10. Mostly plastic, occasionally metal. no resin. Fidelis
11. Mostly resin, occasionally metal, no plastic.
12. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, no metal.
13. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, no metal.
14. Plastic and resin.
15. Plastic only.
16. Resin only.
17. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, occasionally metal. Oxycutor, Gankom
18. Mostly metal, occasionally resin, occasionally plastic.
19. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, occasionally metal.
"Not all who wander are lost ... " Tolkien

"... my old suggestion is forget it, take two aspirins and go paint" steveb

"The beauty of curiosity and creativity is so much more useful than the passion of fear." me

"Until death it is all life." Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2018, 01:33:58 AM »
#5

Still warming up to resin for small models. Totally OK for large models. I generally like plastic, but not overly complex models or fragile models for rank & file.

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2018, 03:42:08 AM »
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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2018, 10:49:40 AM »
Updating!

The Ongoing Tally

Your choice for miniatures ...

1. Metal only.
2. Metal and plastic. Artobans, Rowsdower
3. Metal and resin.
4. Metal, and plastic, and resin. Zygmund, scrubber
5. Mostly metal and plastic, occasionally resin. GP, Bartolo, 023
6. Mostly plastic and resin, occasionally metal.
7. Mostly metal and resin, occasionally plastic.
8. Mostly metal, occasionally plastic, no resin.
9. Mostly metal occasionally resin, no plastic.
10. Mostly plastic, occasionally metal. no resin. Fidelis
11. Mostly resin, occasionally metal, no plastic.
12. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, no metal.
13. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, no metal.
14. Plastic and resin.
15. Plastic only.
16. Resin only.
17. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, occasionally metal. Oxycutor, Gankom
18. Mostly metal, occasionally resin, occasionally plastic.
19. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, occasionally metal.
"Not all who wander are lost ... " Tolkien

"... my old suggestion is forget it, take two aspirins and go paint" steveb

"The beauty of curiosity and creativity is so much more useful than the passion of fear." me

"Until death it is all life." Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2018, 02:11:00 PM »
I am 5.

I like plastics for converting, and metals are good for quality models. I like my characters, command and war machine crews as metal. Resin I find confusing. Its not as flexible as plastic despite being light, but the models aren’t as good as the metals.
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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2018, 02:17:46 PM »
Put me in on 10. I prefer it that way too. Plastic is so nicely versatile and convertible. Multipart plastic boxes are love, life and waifu  :icon_mrgreen:
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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2018, 02:22:56 PM »
Also, the poll format could do with some better data visualization, hard to see the relative prominence of each material at a glance. I'd suggest giving answers as percentages, then calculate running averages.

I'd say I'm 80% plastic, 20% metal.
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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2018, 02:34:14 PM »
Yeah, i have way more plastic.
I like metal because it resells better!
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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #18 on: April 06, 2018, 06:41:14 AM »
Also, the poll format could do with some better data visualization, hard to see the relative prominence of each material at a glance. I'd suggest giving answers as percentages, then calculate running averages.

I'd say I'm 80% plastic, 20% metal.

I took the original question as preferences, not what everybody actually has. Like we tend to have armies, and resin for army figurines is a relatively new thing. So resin naturally would fall to the third place or be non-existent in many collections.

If you want to know the material division of my existing and painted Empire (+Halfling + DoW + Kislev) collection, it's:
38 % metal
61 % plastic
1 % resin

My unpained Empire etc. minis would have proportionally more metal and resin, but plastic would likely still be the biggest, and resin would still hold the bottom place. Still, I don't have a specific preference to buy plastic miniatures and not to buy resin miniatures. I'll get any mini I like, in a medium it's been cast, if I see the price/quality ratio fitting.

Also, there's a big difference between hard plastic and Mantic restic & Reaper bones. Should the poll differentiate these? Miniatureholics certainly have strong opinions about these, and many stay away from restic & bones - some even without ever testing them. Restic and bones is different. Should the poll differentiate these? There are some companies which use a different kind of PVC to the common hard plastic. So different that it's again a quality of its own, and always impacts my eagerness to get or not to get those minis. Should it be differentiated? What about the Airfix type soft plastic, which is not quite the same used in bones? A different category again?

Should the poll differentiate the 70's and 80's metal (pewter) from whitemetal? Because there's a difference. If I wasn't a reckless collector too, I'd be very picky with the older metal. Because it's often soft, bendy, and nearly always worn and sometimes deformed after all those years. Drop such a model once, and one protruding detail more gets flattened.

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #19 on: April 06, 2018, 10:22:44 AM »
Wasn't interested in minutia, yet feel free to post it if ya'd like. :icon_cool:

Updating ...

The Ongoing Tally

Your choice for miniatures ...

1. Metal only.
2. Metal and plastic. Artobans, Rowsdower
3. Metal and resin.
4. Metal, and plastic, and resin. Zygmund, scrubber
5. Mostly metal and plastic, occasionally resin. GP, Bartolo, 023, Warlord, Xathro
6. Mostly plastic and resin, occasionally metal.
7. Mostly metal and resin, occasionally plastic.
8. Mostly metal, occasionally plastic, no resin.
9. Mostly metal occasionally resin, no plastic.
10. Mostly plastic, occasionally metal. no resin. Fidelis, Konrad
11. Mostly resin, occasionally metal, no plastic.
12. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, no metal.
13. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, no metal.
14. Plastic and resin.
15. Plastic only.
16. Resin only.
17. Mostly plastic, occasionally resin, occasionally metal. Oxycutor, Gankom
18. Mostly metal, occasionally resin, occasionally plastic.
19. Mostly resin, occasionally plastic, occasionally metal.
« Last Edit: April 06, 2018, 11:34:07 AM by GamesPoet »
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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #20 on: April 06, 2018, 11:32:20 AM »
Number 5. for me. Definitely.

5. Mostly metal and plastic, occasionally resin.
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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #21 on: April 06, 2018, 11:34:27 AM »
Added above!
"Not all who wander are lost ... " Tolkien

"... my old suggestion is forget it, take two aspirins and go paint" steveb

"The beauty of curiosity and creativity is so much more useful than the passion of fear." me

"Until death it is all life." Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #22 on: April 06, 2018, 01:11:31 PM »
Ask yourself , what is real? 5 sense filtered reality is a very limited perspective.

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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2018, 01:41:28 PM »
Very funny👆
As my son grew up, I introduced him to every kind of music - progressive, classical, medieval, world music of every type, everything except metal. I hated it. But that’s what he went for so that shook the house for most of his teenage years. He actually introduced me to a lot of bands that I now listen to and like - Amon Amarth, Tyr, insomnium, heidevolk, falkenback, system of a down, and a bunch of other stuff. Still can’t stand the satanic stuff but the Viking metal folk stuff I love.
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Re: A poll ... metal, plastic, resin ...
« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2018, 01:51:04 PM »
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