SymphonicPoet 05 Aug 2014 10:06 a.m. PST
Oh, they glue all right, it's just slower than bonding metal or plastic, thus requiring more patience. Since it's so glossy you have to scuff it up a bit first. Also it requires a bit more glue, which takes a little longer to set. Once cured all the bonds are rock solid.
Indeed, the hard resin is a little prone to flaking, but it's easy enough to avoid if you're aware of the problem. Use nippers to remove all large flash at a small distance from the model. And scrape or file to create a finish surface, rather than carving with a hobby knife. I've worked with resin often enough that it's a fairly familiar issue. Just the way the material works. But it takes detail well and for a fraction of the cost of metal. And it paints up fine. Once painted it's hard to tell the difference. Impossible, really, until you pick it up.
Yes indeed, the load of interchangeable parts is great. Talked about all of this on the blog post, but didn't reiterate here. Just posted pictures and a link. All in all they are great little minis. They're not necessarily "starter" miniatures, particularly the multi-part resin stuff, but for the experienced sci-fi modeler they're a must.