Hi,
I just stumbled across these freebies which some may be interested in getting their hands on:
https://www.spitfireaudio.com/labs/
There are a few tasty-sounding string VSTs and a bunch of other stuff.
From what I’ve learnt on here - and from my own frustration - you can never get enough string samples to try and cover the different situations that crop up in your pieces.
very useful post.