Are Forge World Kits Just better? Today we’re going to be taking a look at the old school resin Trygon compared to the plastic version.
The Trygon was originally a Forge World Model that was made back in the early 2000’s for the Imperial Armor 4 Anphelion book.
When Games Workshop rebooted the Tyranids in the late 2000’s they turned the Trygon into a plastic model and lowered the price significantly.
The resin model has since been discontinued by Forge World all together. It’s a real shame too because the detail on the FW one is far more pronounced than the plastic kit.
First off you can see the plastic model comes with the oval flyer base which is definitely better for games of regular 40k. The Claws on the Forge World Trygon were much better looking in both detail and size. I realize it’s a burrowing creature, BUT we really like sharp objects to impale our enemies with.
It seems the tail section of the plastic one contains more detail, but the ribbing on the FW one has better detail/ depth. The torso spikes were much easier to glue and position in plastic than the resin one even though there were many more to attach.
The jaw details looks better on the plastic one, but you can still see more depth on the FW model. The depth, however, may go away when you paint it, or you may even be able to pull it off with shading on the plastic one.
So that’s it overall. We think detail wise the FW is better as a whole, but for assembling and converting the new plastic kit is the clear winner.
Resin or plastic what do you prefer? Should Forge World bring back a resin version of the Trygon? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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