Warmachine: Deneghra the Soul Weaver Unboxed
Hope you’re ready for a zombie witch mounted on an undead flying robo-snake. Who am I kidding of course you are!
Here are all the bits. Really not too many given the size of the model. This would be one of the benefits of using the softer plastic this model is cast in. Yes that’s right this model is soft plastic. It’s the first Privateer Press model of this scale cast using this material. Given the problems that seem inherent in the medium, I was very curious to see how it all turned out.
As for the nameless beast, I think the results are quite pleasing. Given its size, it doesn’t need any of the very tiny details that are so often difficult to cast in soft plastic. Perhaps because they are so large, all the hard edges seem quite crisp – more than on some other minis I’ve seen in this medium. Additionally Privateer’s soft plastic models always have pegs to make for easier assembly. You can see how easily they go together here. None of these pieces are even glued – just dry fit.
You can still see the mold lines that are often people’s biggest gripes, but overall they don’t seem that bad. For the most part there appears to have been an effort to keep them in raised areas where they are easy to reach with a knife.
And look at that wingspan. Make sure to click and zoom in. They look great.
As does this tail piece – although it’s one of the few places where you’ll find mold lines running through details.
Even the crazy smokestacks on the back fit snugly into their place – with the exception of those three off to the side that wouldn’t cooperate. Deneghra’s assembly should be a breeze. Even with the mold lines, the fact that no pinning whatsoever appears to be necessary should make her much easier to put together that most of the battle engines I’ve dealt with.
Unfortunately things aren’t so perfect with Deneghra herself.
Her body, along with many other pieces, is quite good for soft plastic.
It’s in her staff that we start to see the limitations of the medium. Overall it’s pretty good, but the very thin metal plates on the spear blade don’t show up well.
Her face is the biggest disappointment. Especially when the head of the Denegrah from the Battlebox – cast out of the same plastic – is much better than this one.
If Deneghra herself was the only part of this kit, it would be easy to dismiss it as a disappointment. But the creature is really the focus of it all and he looks great. Additionally, not everyone is as interested in painting as I am. For those more concerned with playing the game, I think the quick assembly and reduced price vs. resin/metal will make this kit very popular. Even for me, the lack of detail in the face and spear isn’t nearly enough to put me off the excitement I feel just thinking about painting this lovely abomination. However I would like to propose a solution. If we can expect similar kits in the future, could we get the warcaster in metal? I don’t know about the rest of you but I wouldn’t hesitate to pay a little extra to get the sort of detail that soft plastic just can’t provide.
And speaking of metal, these metal Soul Trappers are our other Cryx release.
Now that’s what I’m talking about.
And not that you really need to see it, but here’s the other side.
~Hope you enjoyed the pictures. For those of you that have already picked up a Denghra 3, how did you feel about the model?
