A thread for all things Quar by Zombiesmith (updated 10/04/24)

[Rommel]

If I understand well, those thermoplastic miniatures are a nightmare to clean, so I don’t understand why they don’t make them in miniatures plastic? It’s like the box of Star Wars Legion I bought in the past and discovered that the plastic was not like hard miniature plastic and difficult to clean, so i abandoned!

[Ultravanillasmurf]

If I understand well, those thermoplastic miniatures are a nightmare to clean, so I don’t understand why they don’t make them in miniatures plastic?

It is a question of cost.
The mould for a sprue (or in the case of the Coftyran and Crusader figures two half sprues) is extremely expensive to have made, and you need to be sure you are selling plenty of them to make a return.

The moulds for the thermoplastic figures are much cheaper to make, but do not last as long.

[Silent Invader]

If I understand well, those thermoplastic miniatures are a nightmare to clean

I didn’t find that. I found them a lot easier to clean up than many metals. I just wouldn’t file them.