Knight Models' first release (according to KM, the second) in their "Tales of Asgard" series is The Destroyer (KMV-024). The master is from the hands of Rhee Hyun, his second work for KM.
This is a relatively simple, white-metal kit. Comprised of 4 pieces (body, helm, 2 arms) + ground- work, it is as "under-engineered" as it gets nowadays--and this is NOT a "bad thing"!
Sadly, casting quality has not improved one iota since this time last year
. The metal is argu- ably softer, and the detail suffers accordingly. For example, most of the rivets will have to be re- fined, if not redone--five rivets were not even cast! Which brings me to the second strike: rough, grainy finish on the metal. I suspect that this is due to excessive use of talc as a mold release:
a conclusion supported by the missing rivets (talc would have filled the respective cavities); nu-
merous voids on the surface of the casting, some relatively deep and irregular; and the non- existence of many of the engraved lines delineating the segmented plate armour.
That's pretty much it in a nutshell. Regrettably, no surprises; however, since this will be a [some- what minor] conversion of the subject, most of the offending items will be dealt with in the course of the "upgrade".
NEXT: The project.
This is a relatively simple, white-metal kit. Comprised of 4 pieces (body, helm, 2 arms) + ground- work, it is as "under-engineered" as it gets nowadays--and this is NOT a "bad thing"!
Sadly, casting quality has not improved one iota since this time last year
. The metal is argu- ably softer, and the detail suffers accordingly. For example, most of the rivets will have to be re- fined, if not redone--five rivets were not even cast! Which brings me to the second strike: rough, grainy finish on the metal. I suspect that this is due to excessive use of talc as a mold release:a conclusion supported by the missing rivets (talc would have filled the respective cavities); nu-
merous voids on the surface of the casting, some relatively deep and irregular; and the non- existence of many of the engraved lines delineating the segmented plate armour.
That's pretty much it in a nutshell. Regrettably, no surprises; however, since this will be a [some- what minor] conversion of the subject, most of the offending items will be dealt with in the course of the "upgrade".
NEXT: The project.
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