Thank you for the review! I look forward to getting some of these.

The new metallic colours are certainly more durable than the older plated items (and even the later items that had metallic paints applied on top of silver or gold parts). However, the shine is definitely not the same.

It's the first jousting knight they have done in years.
I suspect it's also going to be their last, ever 
I certainly hope that is not the case!