I find the infantry plastic or metal a bit fragile. FW did something similar years ago when they started producing Epic. They made the figures of a very brittle, fragile resin ... I believe they have start using better resin afterwards.
I love detail, but it needs to be "game/gamer friendly" not too fragile and brittle to be used for the gaming table, IMO ... I bought these metal Skinners awhile back ... the axes, etc., wouldn't last long in transport or play.
I spend[waste] too much time painting these tiny things to have them broken in an attempt to just move then. Model designers/makers need to think about this. I won't buy anything with fragile parts anymore. Especially at the ankles, wrists, weapons barrels, etc. ...
The FW Epic Gray Knights I had to glue the old banner poles on as "movement sticks" ... And I'm going to have reinforce all the barrels, for many of the old FW Epic vehicles I have. And I have not even started on the FW Epic Tau I have. Knowing how much work I'll have to do to make them "survivable" ... I have had DiD barrels come broken in the mail and had to glue a "collar" or something to keep it from being too easily broken off again.
Again, I only say this not as a warning not to buy a product. But to the model makers' attention to see there is or could be a problem ...
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