NOT Failcast Review - Space Wolf Champion Arjac Rockfist

With the release of the latest incarnation of the Space Wolves it seems timely to bring you a review of NOT Failacst's version of Logan Grimnar's personal champion, Arjac Rockfist. Having impressed the Great Wolf with his prodigious strength, heroic deeds, fortitude and armed with his trusty weapons Foehammer and the Anvil Shield, Arjac Rockfist as earned his place in Grimnar's Wolf Guard a dozen times over.
Thinking of adding him to your Space Wolf force or have a wicked conversion idea? NOT Failcast might be the way to go!
You may have seen our reviews of NOT Failcast's figures before as they have such a huge range of miniatures on offer.
So, how does the much cheaper version of Arjac Rockfist stack up and will he be the addition to your army you're after?
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I am not a photographer, so expect dodgy pictures below.

The first thing you notice about the miniature is how solidly he stands on the ground. This miniature has none of the warping issues sometimes seen from recasters.
The plastic is also solid and not at all brittle. I was worried about the hammer especially, but it's solid and strong - but not all is good when it comes to this mini, unfortunately!
All the details are beautifully reproduced and very crisp.

Speaking of crisp - the detail around the face does look a bit too crisp and I was initially worried that he looked like Orc Dave from the Image comic series Rat Queens. 
On closer inspection it's actually okay and he does have a nose! 

Now this is a close up of the superb detail on the miniature - but more correctly it is also a shot of the missing piece of his loincloth. It looks like it's been snapped off in the mould and that must be where it stayed unfortunately! It's a real shame because it's the entire bottom part of it with the runes and everything. This is the first time I've ever had a problem with a NOT Failcast product, so I was surprised!

The second casting issue I had on this miniature was on his Anvil Shield. As you can see on the outside there is AMAZING detail, but on the rim on the other side it's as if a part of the moulding has been snapped off. This could be fixed with a sharp knife, but the fact it was there surprised me! 
I found it scrapped off well and had no lasting effect on the model.

If you look at finer details there is no issue at all - beautifully rendered - and as I said above, strong!
There's bits of very thin flashing, but that can be brushed off so easily. Even the head of the hammer is perfectly reproduced!

Here you can see the deep clear runes and the very detailed reverse of the shield. All those cables are so perfect! There is that issue with the shield rim as described above as you can see.

Verdict

Granted there was an issue with the loincloth on mine plus the shield rim and that's not ideal at all - but depending on how much work you want to put into the miniature or if you want to convert him anyway, the significant price drop may be well worth it.
As far as detail goes, it's amazingly done. Some of the best detail I have seen around that isn't brittle. And I think that's the key with NOT Failcast - they don't do brittle!
As I said earlier, this is the first miniature I've had any issues with from NOT Failcast, so maybe it's a blip and unusual, it's hard to say really.

So - at the end of the day it comes down to brass tax - the cash!
Games Workshop's Arjac Rockfist is $40 (AUS) and NOT Failcast's is $19 (AUS).