Is resin easy to convert?

[The Gray Ghost]

I'm thinking of getting some 28mm figures but would have to convert the heads to berets.
Is resin very hard to work with?

[Dewbakuk]

Depends on the resin. What company?

Assuming a decent polyueurethane then it's very easy to work with.

[Anna Elizabeth]

Good resin isn't hard to work with. The funny thing is, it's more brittle than plastic, but it works almost like wood-carving.

If you go slow, check often as you sand or file, I'd think you'll do fine.

[The Gray Ghost]

Depends on the resin. What company?

Assuming a decent polyueurethane then it's very easy to work with.

Commando Miniatures

[Connectamabob]

Like the above have said, if it's good resin, it's very easy. Easier than metal, actually. Good resin carves and files better than metal or plastic, and you can reposition it by dunking it in simmering water, bending it, then dunking it in cold water. IMO good resin is the best of the three major materials (metal, resin, plastic).

However, bad resin is the worst of the three major materials. Cheap crappy formulas are brittle, and can splinter or crumble when carving. Resin that's got inert fillers/extenders mixed into it is impossible to bend with heat, which affects both ones ability to mod, and more damningly, one's ability to correct warped castings. There's also A LOT of caster, especially in the gaming market, who don't really know how to cast with it, so even with good companies you see a lot of bad molding/casting technique that effects the quality and useability of the castings. There's well regarded manufacturers on these very forums who are guilty of these things in my experience.

[Dewbakuk]

Commando Miniatures

No experience with them sorry and there is no information on their website

[Paint Pig]

Bwaaah, I thought this was some perverted alchemy quest.

It would be a very good idea to invest in one test figure, try out the various conversions you wish to try and the methods/techniques you want to use. For a $'s you could possibly save yourself some major pain later. Check how it will handle heat what glues and putties will work with the resin, how it carves sand and cuts... you no doubt get the picture so I will shut up. 

[obsidian3d]

I personally dislike trying to customize or modify resin figures. The dust is rather nasty compared to plastics and metals.

[Dewbakuk]

I personally dislike trying to customize or modify resin figures. The dust is rather nasty compared to plastics and metals.

Polyeurethane is inert once the chemicals are mixed, nothing nasty about it. The problem is the dust is incredibly fine when sanded, which is bad for you if breathed in. Same as any fine dust though, whether from wood, stone or resin.

[obsidian3d]

You're correct it's just that I I find the dust from resin bothers me a lot more than when I work with metals and plastics. That's all I meant by nasty.  I did however present it as fact rather than opinion when I answered the first time.

[Steve F]

The problem is the dust is incredibly fine when sanded, which is bad for you if breathed in. Same as any fine dust though, whether from wood, stone or resin.

That sounds quite nasty enough for me!  It's always a good idea to wear a breathing mask when sanding resin.