Question about new plastic kits

[toebeeone]

I have seen 2 khador plastic kits and on both the one side of the smoke stacks have an pretty severe indent, is this normal for the new kits(which sucks if it is) or did I just have a couple bad kits

[excal88]

hmm. can you take a picture and post it up? cause i bought 3 and they all seem to be fine

[MikeC103]

i just finished putting together my Decimator and I don't see anything wrong near the smoke stacks.

[iceberg7673]

Here are some shots of the Khador mini defect that toebeeone is talking about. These are from my Khador chassis, which is one of the two he's referring to in his post. The depression into the left side of the smokestack is nearly identical on both kits.


http://privateerpressforums.com/picture.php?albumid=165&pictureid=631

[Hangedman]

I had this problem but it was between the stacks on the front. Its kind of depressing. I just shelled out 35 bucks and its borked. I have a few of the old metal kits lying around im thinking of hacking off the stacks from one of them and puting it on the plastic kit.

[iceberg7673]

Not long after posting here, I send a support email to PP and asked if indent was actually by design (since it was consistent between multiple models) or if it was just a glitch. A fellow by the name of AJ quickly replied and offered to send me a replacement for the stacks.

PP has always been good to me when it comes to replacing bum parts, and I'm glad to see they've carried this on into the plastic world. So, if you've encountered a questionable plastic part, just ask them and I bet they can help you out.

[DemonCalibre]

I got my Decimator together...

and JUMPing Jesus, that thing had a massive amount of flash, I think every part except the core chassis had a wicked model line on it that had to be filed off, and the core chassis had a sprue nub the size of a house on the hood above the head of the jack.

I am not one to gloom and doom, but I was taken aback at how much work I had to do to clean it up, I had similar problems with my Corruptor(Ironicly I did not have that problem with my Phoenix).

Maybe I got a bum couple of kits.

[thrasymacus]

Cleaning flash on plastic is a breeze. Bad molds are a problem though. The stacks would be easier to fix with plasticard tubing with drilled out vent holes. I find the stacks a bit too narrow anyway. Not that the buyer should have this problem to begin with, but at least this is a super easy fix for anyone with a small amount of scratch building talent.

Sidenote; I just put my Decimator arms on my Xtreme Juggernaut chasis ( I had a hunch back when the Decimator previewed) and the arms look amazing on it. The Buzz saw looks much better and the gun looks tight and potent w/o looking ginormous.

[Beastman]

I got my Decimator together...

and JUMPing Jesus, that thing had a massive amount of flash, I think every part except the core chassis had a wicked model line on it that had to be filed off, and the core chassis had a sprue nub the size of a house on the hood above the head of the jack.

I am not one to gloom and doom, but I was taken aback at how much work I had to do to clean it up, I had similar problems with my Corruptor(Ironicly I did not have that problem with my Phoenix).

Maybe I got a bum couple of kits.

I totally agree. I just got mine and it is going to require a lot of work removing the flash and filing the mold lines. So, you definitely aren't alone in that.

[Appolus]

I really hope you aren't taking a file to the poor plastic. All you need is a hobby knife. Mine had nice chunky lines all over, a simple pass with a knife and each piece was just fine.

[OldOneEye]

On my kit, the stacks aren't a separate piece, even though the assembly diagram on the back shows them as such. Weird. :confused:

[TheHulkamaniac]

Damn, that's too bad. I just started playing WM and was thinking about getting a box or two of the plastic jacks and magnetizing them as a way to have some diversity in my starting force. If this is happening to a lot of people maybe I'll wait until that gets sorted out first.

[CMikeHardy]

On my kit, the stacks aren't a separate piece, even though the assembly diagram on the back shows them as such. Weird. :confused:

Wow, look at that!

You're right! So, when AJ sends the smokestacks to iceberg7673... will it be that hunk of stacks that we see in the back picture??? hehehehe.

I too have an indent in my plastic kit. It's already assembled, so, I'm not gonna complain. If the others I have on order do as well, then, I'll let PP know about it.

Yes, there is a lot of flash, and the knife is only good for some areas- the left hand on mine was pretty ganked up... and it's not easy getting a knife inbetwen the fingers... I had to use a needle file for it.

[iceberg7673]

Well, in the email, he did specifically say "replacement stacks," so I guess I'll find out shortly. If they are just the stacks, at least it's a fairly flat area to saw off the indented ones. My guess is that indent is confined to a handful of production batches.

I considered just going with the indented model and calling it battle damage. I'm going to be making a Marauder with my first kit, and you really can't get up in another 'jack's face without taking a few lumps. ;)

As for flash, I can't really say on the Khador kit how bad it'll be, but I just finished putting together a Cygnar Cyclone last night, and the amount of flash was very minimal. There were plenty of mold lines and sprue cuts to clean up, but no more so than on the metal jacks, and it's a lot less work. And, unlike the metal jacks, pinning is a breeze. To TheHulkamaniac I'd say this: just jump in, and if there's a problem, PP will make it right.

[iceberg7673]

Just a quick update to let you all know that I received my replacement piece tonight. What I received was the full center torso, not just the stacks, so no hacking required. :)

Thanks to AJ at PP for taking care of my malformed jack so quickly. Now I can proceed to put it together (and probably malform it in the process ;).

[crow04]

I totally agree. I just got mine and it is going to require a lot of work removing the flash and filing the mold lines. So, you definitely aren't alone in that.

I've noticed with any early run model, but more so with plastic, you get a lot more flash. Betting if you buy one in a couple months, it will have less flash