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Finecast Dead? Missing From Tyranids

By Rob Baer | January 8th, 2014 | Categories: Editorials

It appears that Finecast may be officially dead, as there are no new Tyranid models releasing with this material!

Finecast was also notoriously absent from the last few releases of 2013 as well ( Space Marines, and Dark Elves).

It seems pretty unheard of for nearly half a year of  new releases to go by, one of which was HUGE sales wise (Marines) and neither had any Finecast models included.

Which begs the obvious question; Is Finecast finally dead?

It appears so, in fact it almost seems that Finecast models have been replaced with new multi-part plastic clam shell packs.

So what’s next for Games Workshop as far as it’s Single Miniatures business plan?  More clam packs for new releases, or just skip single miniature market for releases in favor of $50+ kits (like this months Tyranids release)?

Checkout by article from back in October about the provocative question, or click play on the video above to see an attempted murder of a Finecast model. -MBG

http://blog.spikeybits.com/2013/10/editorial-did-finecast-go-missing.html

About the Author: Rob Baer

Rob Baer

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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.  Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including the Adepticon Team Tournament and American Team Tournaments, and is on a first-name basis with almost every major company in the space.

He’s all gaming all the time. With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. He advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1908s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.