We at Corvus Belli are excited to announce the arrival of a new material for our miniatures. As you know, we like to investigate and evolve our manufacturing process, whether it be by refining and improving traditional metal manufacturing or innovating with new materials like thermoplastics, investing in it and acquiring new machinery for in-house manufacturing. In our quest to continue improving and offering you the best possible product, we have been testing the manufacturing of miniatures with a new material from an external supplier called Unicool for several months now. And today, we are happy to introduce it to you!
What is the material?
The material they use is a plastic resin, a mixture of resin and PVC that maintains a high level of detail but is not as fragile as conventional resin. It is a harder material than the thermoplastic you are already familiar with, but it is not a fragile material and is also flexible.
When it comes to filing and cleaning the pieces, you will not encounter any problems and assembly is quite simple, as you can already imagine. On the other hand, the glue we recommend using to glue the pieces together is cyanoacrylate.
If we talk about painting, this material does not require any special consideration in this regard, both for priming and painting, so you can continue to use the material you normally use.
Finally, if any part of the miniature bends, it is as simple as putting the piece in hot water for a few seconds, straightening the piece, and when it cools down it will be back in place.
Why are we making this change?
In addition to our manufacturing in metal and thermoplastic, we continue to investigate and search for new solutions that maintain the quality we demand from our products. We want to have alternatives for times of high demand. That's why we have partnered with Unicool to have the option of a new material. This production of plastic resin will allow us to have a new manufacturing option for specific cases. In no case will it mean that we will stop manufacturing in metal (it is well known that we have an infrastructure in our factory where metal machinery is the main protagonist). We love working with metal! Likewise, releases in thermoplastic will be maintained.
How?
From now on, some miniatures may be produced in this material. For 2023, we only plan to produce the alternative versions of the Marut and the Hassassin Ayyar in plastic resin, included in the new ITS Special pack that will be released next April. In the online store, we will indicate which products are made of metal, thermoplastic, or plastic resin appropriately.
More info in the Studio Update #30:
