Gale Force Nine Dungeons & Dragons Dragon Heist: AURINAX (Gold Dragon) Collector’s Series Miniature, Multicolor

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1. mikr Verified Buyer – 18 April 2024

   Absolute garbage, nothing fits together. I have been fighting to get this model together for two nights. If I do ever get it together, it is going to take a lot of greenstuff or baking soda/ glue mixture to fill the gaps. Definitely not worth $90, having worked on this I’ll fitting non flexible piece of junk for two nights I’d say it’s not even worth the trouble and frustration if it was given to me for free. I have many dungeons & dragons collectors series models from gale force nine, and the quality of there products have been steadily going down hill for some time, this is an absolute insult to their consumers, I have three more models from there current line already ordered but after this experience I will not be purchasing models from them again. If it was possible to rate this at 0 stars, that is what it deserves. Save your money. I can’t stress enough how bad this product is. Gaps everywhere and pieces that simply don’t fit. For shame gale force nine. WIZARDS SHOULD REVOKE WHATEVER LISCENCING AGREEMENTERPRISE THEORY HAVE WITH GALE FORCE NINE. $90 I feel like I’ve just been robbed.
   

2. claire davern/Anthony davern Verified Buyer – 19 July 2024

   This model was one grate build, but a challenging one at that. This would be a grate model for your desk or role playing campaign. If you buy this model you will need clippers, knife, hairdryer, and files. You will definitely need modelling stuff such as green stuff for the gaps. This is a hard build but grate fun. I would suggest you watch a video on how to build Resin model because the part need heating up to reshape. I would recommend this model to people who regular build models.
   

3. Peter Vaughn Wassmer Verified Buyer – 11 October 2024

   I was excited by this model, especially because I like the models Gale Force 9 produces, but this one was a complete disappointment. The main model requires 14 resin pieces, which would be fine, but most of them have been warped so they don’t fit where they are supposed to, and resin is too rigid for it to hold a new shape well, such that I was holding pieces together for minutes at a time while allowing super glue to hold, only for it to snap back to it’s original shape after I thought I had held it long enough. In fact, it even snapped a few pieces off when I tried to get pieces to fit into their respective grooves. The resin still seems to have a lot of residue on it from the production process, and way more excess tabs in the connecting groves that were left over from the mold cast than I’ve seen in a model before. The head is even split into three pieces that when put together, leaves a noticeable cap in the middle of the head behind the mouth. I haven’t finished putting it together yet, but I’m not encouraged at all. This product is not worth the $90 price tag. Save your money on this one.
   

4. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 26 January 2025

   So I started building Aurinax the gold dragon model today. (Gale Force Nine collectors edition model -$80 boardgamesweekly.com, I bought for a bit cheaper at local game store clearance). I have never been more disgusted with the quality of a model and I’ve built quite a few. First the model is made from very brittle resin. I cracked a wing twice simply filing of a mold line. As you can see in the pix NOTHING fits well even after three hours of filing and trimming. I even had to cut the tail fin into three parts just to get it to line up as good as I did. And the remaining wing has me stumped. I believe I’ll eventually resculpt the shoulder muscle with miliput or green stuff just to keep the the wing membrane aligned.

   

5. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 25 February 2025

   So I started building Aurinax the gold dragon model today. (Gale Force Nine collectors edition model -$80 boardgamesweekly.com, I bought for a bit cheaper at local game store clearance). I have never been more disgusted with the quality of a model and I’ve built quite a few. First the model is made from very brittle resin. I cracked a wing twice simply filing of a mold line. As you can see in the pix NOTHING fits well even after three hours of filing and trimming. I even had to cut the tail fin into three parts just to get it to line up as good as I did. And the remaining wing has me stumped. I believe I’ll eventually resculpt the shoulder muscle with miliput or green stuff just to keep the the wing membrane aligned.

   

6. mateo Verified Buyer – 12 March 2025

   as a DIY model kit, this is a crappy model. Almost none of the pieces actually match up. its impossible to get the dragon body to fit into the designated spots with out busting off the arms and legs. you need to use hot glue or something thick to glue the body to the base. wings don’t match up. Lots of gaps between the different pieces. part of the wing wont even get close to the other part of the wing that its supposed to lock in with. I’ll have to use a heat gun and bend the wing to the correct spot. even the resin quality is shoddy at best. I’m missing the tip of the tail because it didnt print properly and didnt have a QC to make sure there isn’t any defects like this. i expect better quality for the money and for it being a “collectors edition”. very disappointed in this.
   

7. Oren Fisk Verified Buyer – 15 March 2025

   As plenty have said the fit issues are a serious issue for the price. If it cost half as much I’d be disappointed with how poorly things fit together. At the end of the day, this is poor quality control, in my opinion.

   

8. Bad design, poor implementation Verified Buyer – 20 March 2025

   This is a terrible build. The base is nice but the dragon is badly designed. The 13 pieces do not fit together and leave huge gaps that require filling. A lot of heat reshaping is required to make the pieces fit at all. Very low quality. Do not waste your money on this.
   

9. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 26 March 2025

   So I started building Aurinax the gold dragon model today. (Gale Force Nine collectors edition model -$80 boardgamesweekly.com, I bought for a bit cheaper at local game store clearance). I have never been more disgusted with the quality of a model and I’ve built quite a few. First the model is made from very brittle resin. I cracked a wing twice simply filing of a mold line. As you can see in the pix NOTHING fits well even after three hours of filing and trimming. I even had to cut the tail fin into three parts just to get it to line up as good as I did. And the remaining wing has me stumped. I believe I’ll eventually resculpt the shoulder muscle with miliput or green stuff just to keep the the wing membrane aligned.

   

10. Brett Needham Verified Buyer – 16 April 2025

    This is a model kit
    You will have difficulty putting this model together but it is a model like all other model kits regardless of what it is you have to use your head and get it to work
    That’s what model builders do
    They don’t complain because it won’t go together correctly they make it work
    After building this it will become a great piece to add to your collection
    

11. MarcoT Verified Buyer – 19 April 2025

    This model is a bit more advanced and while the majority of bad reviews have accurate info, they are bad reviews because of inexperience of how to work with resin models. With proper application of heat and needle files the pieces fit decently well together and though some of the gaps were large, they didnt require bringing out sculpting tools. I rated a 4 due to the unecessary seam in the head and that i had to bring out the dremel on a major joint. Otherwise its a very nice model