8th Ed. Advice on buying second hand models

Hi guys,

I bought a second hand model (original packing, cheaper than GW) and the owner said he has many more lizards for sale. The idea is that I'll visit him sometime soon and I can buy any models I wish. So far I have 16 saurus, 24 skinks, 6 chamo's, 3 krox, scar-vet and skink priest on foot. I don't really like the GW prices and removing paint seems to be easy with dettol or something like that (many are unpainted so thats even better).

Many of the models for sale will be old metal ones, including the kroq-gar model. Question is: do I want kroq-gar in metal or does the finecast model have intrinsic advantages? The thing I wonder most is: does the metal kroq-gar model have a high tendency to trip over? Is it still possible to convert a metal one? (I might want to change the weapon).

I think I will buy the batallion someday so the focus on my part will be stuff like the kroq-gar model, chamo skinks, salamanders, terradons etc.

 

Well we spoke on the phone and the indication is 50% of the current GW-prices. I was abit afraid that the carnosaur metal model would be prone to tipping over He also said that he has slann for sale, which will also be metal. I could imagine that the metal slann model crushes the plastic bar that sets the slann in the air

Oh well, I will probably check it out anyway and see if I can find some useful models. I am doubting about kroq-gar/slann models though

 

My carnosaur never tips over, if you position it carefully on it's base he should be fine. I would get the metal one, i think the extra weight ads to the epicness of the model Especially if it's 50% off!
You might be right about the slann though.

Good luck on your purchases, wish i got that discount

 

I had to rebase mine on the 50mm base, because he kept falling forward.






The second try I put his back foot way off the back of the base and added some green stuff under his heel.
oh also this was a heavy plaster cast base I got off of eBay. I felt like the plastic one wasn't heavy enough.

 

Dont get the metal slann. I got one the week before the finecast and it has been terrible

As for the carno I agree with most. The extra weight is worth it. just becareful about how its on the base.

 

Thanks for all the constructive feedback guys! I have one final question: should I be concerned if models are painted already? I want to paint my own models so if a model is painted I will try to remove paint with dettol or something. Does anyone know whether this works with metal/plastic models?

I will be taking a look at all the models tomorrow, so I will let you know what I bought

 

Well, with metal models you can almost do what you want. Use nail-polish remover or something.

With plastic it's a little more difficult (because a lot of chemicals will hurt the plastic). I found that 'Simple Green' worked great for this task. Get a bowl filled with water and add a bunch of SG to it then put your models in and let them soak. After a day, take a toothbrush or something similar and scrub the paint. It SHOULD come off a bit. If you want more to come off then repeat the process for a few more hours. I usually get enough paint off so it looks like the model has simply been given a wash of whatever color was on it, then I paint over it again. I'm sure other people here have some ideas for it

and here is an old thread that was on this same topic:

http://www.lustria-online.com/threads/how-can-i-remove-paint-and-superglue-without-hurting.2096/

 

You can get paint off of metal pretty easy. Plastic, I am not so sure.

 

with regards to the metal slann my has not crushed the plastic bar and ive had it nearly 3 years. although when i got it i didnt do it right. instead of usinf the stand part i drilled through the centreof the base and put the stick through that. green stuffed around it andgreen stuffed around where it connects to the palaquinn

 

I'm finally back! I think I made a pretty good deal.

-Lizardmen army book, 7th ed.
-The Lizardmen Collector's guide
-Warhammer Battle magic (cards with all the spells from the 8 lores)
-3 colours of paint
-6 chameleon skinks (metal, ugly painted)
-Oxyotl (metal, converted with a dagger in his right hand, decently painted)
-2 Salamanders (metal, painted pretty OK, with 8 handlers in total)
-10 temple guard (plastic, newest edition)
-Slann (metal, ugly painted)
-Carnosaur + 2x Kroq-gar (one of them misses a part of the spear, both of them miss the shield but I think it's ok. The model is metal, ugly painted).
-Chakax (metal, blue undercoat)
-Skink priest (cloak of feathers, metal, unpainted)
-Skink chief (with scythe, metal, unpainted)
-1 cold one ( I wanted to have just 1 because I'm planning on buying the batallion box and I already had a coldone from the saurus oldblood on cold one blister).
Total price: 140 euros.

I am very happy about my little adventure today, even though it took me a long time to get there by train (luckily it was a free train ticket). The general consensus was 50% off GW price, and the only model which was slightly more pricy was the carnosaur (25 euros). Slann was 15 eur. The books, battle magic cards and paints were very cheap.

Combining this purchuase with the batallion box will enable me to field a pretty solid army. (I already had 16 saurus, 24 skinks, 6 chamo's, 3 krox, skink priest and scar-vet on foot).

First things first, I need to remove a lot of paint from metal models. I wouldn't mind it if the glue fades away either (carnosaur model has alot of glue on the saddle). Does anyone have a good tip when one wants to remove paint/glue from metal models I heard nail polish remover with a toothbrush is a good option.

I'm already thinking about what kind of conversions I could do with these new toys For one I could use Chakax as a temple guard champion, or I could chop off his head and give it to my oldblood on carnosaur

 

I have heard about Simple Green but I don't live in the states. My best options are dettol or finernail polish remover. I think acetone finernail polish remover is easy to get, if I look for dettol I will probably find it too (dettol has many products though so I'll have to stay sharp ). Do you think these will also affect the glue? I would like to dissemble the models completely (some models will undergo conversion and the carno has a big glue spot on him)

 

I removed the paint with ''cellulose thinner''. While doing so, I discovered that this also affects your bases
After scraping up most of the paint I used dettol for round 2. It's not as aggresive but it allows you to remove the last bits of paint without having to worry about burning yourself on aggressive chemicals.