AFAIK Fanatic never intended to make plastic sprues for the Necrons. E:A only had plastic infantry sprues because they were able to re-cut the old E:40k sprues for a few thousand pounds each, instead of creating new sprues.

You can make sprues more cheaply in Zinc, but the detail will burn out eventually, not all that great for Epic...

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The "Necron" sprue is the "Deathbots/SF Androids" sprue proposed by Wargames Factory:

6mm SF Androids

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That's some good info. Thanks.

GW's/FW's overheads are simply too high to justify making such detailed sprues for such a low price.

What about if they raise the price? Tyranid sprues go for a lot on eBay.

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That's only because Nids are popular, OOP, and finding them on the sprue is ideal.  Besides, people would balk at paying $20-$30 per sprue and complain bitterly.

The best bet for infantry would likely be that new rock-hard resin that E&C said FW mentioned.

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It's less rock hard than it is flexiable, in contrast to the brittle (snap-prone) resin that FW have used for infantry in the past.

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Because of this i highly suspect that the Siegemasters Infantry was supposed to be the new Steel Legion Infantry for EA.

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The old IG make good IG ... heretic !  They look more futuristic then the Vals & Cats !  

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I was under the impression it was 6 pounds per sprue currently. At 20k thats still over 3 thousand to break even. But of course GW is I thuink getting sprues made somewhat more cheaply than we can. Also how many epic sprues fit in one mould? Say 4 and now you are looking at less than a 1000. Of course then there are cheaper plastic moulds as well, especially if you only expect to make a couple of thousand. All of a sudden its looking a lot more viable financially...

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4 small sprues, or 2 large sprues, for £12.

My 20k figure is to have a small sized sprue created to a high standard, for a large sprue you'd be talking considerably more.

...GW is I thuink getting sprues made somewhat more cheaply than we can.

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As long as F/W used plastic or metal and not fragile resin that would be fine ... However, that ain't gonna happened ...    No more "touch'm & they crumble" infantry !    Another case of "what the Frakk were the toadies at F/W thinking ?!"    

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Ah - I misunderstand - the cost is for the amount cut? Not for the mould in total? So surface area rather than a fixed amount for 1 square foot or whatever.

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You're dead on again on this one E&C ...  Regardless what some of us would like to see made ... It's about the $$$, if a business, even one that makes Toy Soldiers, does not make profit, they fold ...  Economics 101 ...     And I agree the WGF 'Bots, which I think are fine, and pre-ordered 5 sprues, obviously were not dopplegangers for the "N" word. So now getting the magic number of 2000 is moving at a snail's space.  WGF has to make a profit to stay in business ... do the math ... As E&C has done.    Frankly I firmly believe, I am glad to say, that I'll have E/W Edenites in my hands(which are as close as you're gonna' get to the "N" word), before I even see a WGF 'Bot sprue ... Any one want to take bets ?   Any one ?  Any one ?  

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Yes.

If using a smaller tool, a pre-cut mould insert will be used that will hold the tool in place within the moulding machine.

That way, instead of having to machine a maximum sized tool every time, you can make a small tool that fits in the insert space of a pre-created mould.

Any one want to take bets ?

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Yeah ... I like betting on a sure thing !!    

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