Siocast Plastic is Replacing Resin, Metal and PVC Minis. Here's Why.

Is your favorite company using Siocast? In this video, I showed samples directly from Titan Forge, Broken Anvil, Creature Caster, and Reaper, as well as several other sculpts cast at the Siocast booth. Corvus Belli and several other big names are using it too!

Brent at this point must be the person with the most miniatures based on his likeness who isn't also a film star.

I really like that you can reuse the material in case of a miscast or anything alike. And the less toxic material I have on my painting table the better.

Any production process that allows smaller companies to break into the mini-making space is a good thing, as far as I'm concerned. And the upsides of this one seem pretty good, especially if it's the hard plastic version. My only gripe is the proprietary technology on display. Hopefully, the process is replicated by other manufacturers. If for no other reason than to keep Siocast honest. Still, the fact that Siocast is competing with other production methods means we probably won't see them becoming the next dominant monopoly for a long while.

everything that will kick out toxic resins out from the hobby is a good move IMHO. I've heard that Corvus Belli want to replace metal with it.

Thanks for the video, Brent! This new tech definitely looks interesting. Always good to see the hobby advancing/improving.

I've been buying the Reaper USA minis and the detail on them is fantastic. I had no idea it was a new process, hopefully some more companies use this material.

The dream would be machines like these living at hobby stores. Imagine a store being able to run a print-on-demand service for literally anything a customer might want!

Good advice on the ventilation. I've heard it said that 'Just because it's non toxic doesn't mean it's good for you.'

Just a tip for anyone interested, I've found that buffing the mini with a piece of Scotch Brite helps clean up the fluffy bits residue on the Siocast models after removing the mold lines.

Perfectly summed up. I did a commission of some creature caster siocast minis. They might need to up their QA a bit since I was missing part of a sprue and had a severe mold slip on a couple smaller bits. Otherwise the material was like working with a more rigid PVC.

I don't think this is replacing resin anytime soon for the super boutique Etsy sellers or for people who make things like ball jointed dolls, but this looks really cool for local companies. Now it all depends on the startup cost of the machine

Am i allowed to fall in love with that orc with the red blade? Gosh...outstanding!

Your painting is getting better and better.

Really glad you like the product Brent. Over at Galladoria Games we have been using the Siocast since July 2021 to great effect. Would love to send you some minis from our kickstarter to try out!

This is quite interesting! It is nice that making models is becoming more accessible to small and local companies. Great video!

This looks really cool! As someone without a 3D printer, I hope this allows more boutique mini-makers to release physical models and not just STL files.

It's good that the hard material is less of a pain than the original, that was the biggest complaint with Siocast all around. Another thing: No idea if it's true, but I've heard that many of the things we use to strip minis eat away the Siocast materials, namely some alcohols and Biostrip from UK, have you tested this? If not, could you? Would be very good to know this if this material is entering the market, getting random minis from ebay to repaint would be more complicated if we can destroy them on the way to get them ready to repaint.

I love every single Siocast mini I've bought and I've bought a bunch of Reaper USA. Amazing detail, durable and holds the primer fantastically.

Hi Brent, I just wanted to say that I appreciate how objective you are with your reviews. I always walk away feeling like I've learned something, especially so with products that you enjoy less as you provide such detail and reasoning for both your critiques and praises. Much love Brent!