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 Zweischneid wrote:

Earth Dragon wrote:
I've been tempted to pledge "Mercenary" in deadzone just to ensure a bad arse Teraton that can be used with most teams. Enforcers AND a Teraton.....yes please.

I'm kinda hopin someone else does though, since I can't justify it at the moment.

Like what? DreadBall Season 4: Deadzone-Ball ?

I'm pretty sure season 4 is meant to be Dreadball: Extreme.

Having trouble finding good comparison photos on the size of these guys. Any one have a good scale comparison shot? Especially of season 2.

Got my Season 2 package today. I thought I'd gotten the coaches, but apparently not. The figures all look okay, though they're hard to see if any have issues inside the baggies (and there are so many baggies, I won't be opening them till I'm assembling and painting them). I've opened and started to assemble one of my Buzzcut models - very well sculpted - and he could stylistically be either an Ork or an Ogre. I'll probably do this one more Ogrish, and the second one I'll swap a 40k or Kromlech/Maxmini/etc Orc head in with a spiky shoulderpad or something. The pose isn't the best (he does look a little like he's doing the Skinhead Moonstomp!), and as I've just assembled him, I've found that he's also totally incapable of standing up on the silly little mantic disc-base. I'll have to mount him on a slotta with blu-tac for painting.

Anyway, he's outside now, with his primer drying.

They sent me 3 of Michael Judwan and only 1 of Helga (supposed to be 2/2) so I emailed Stewart to get it sorted out.

The rulebook is good quality. The cover could stand to be a touch thicker, and the artwork a touch smaller, but it's a very good, very professional looking set of rules.

 HisDivineShadow wrote:
Having trouble finding good comparison photos on the size of these guys. Any one have a good scale comparison shot? Especially of season 2.

What in particular are you wanting scale shots of HDS? If you can be a touch more specific, I'll see what I can sort out over the weekend for you.

Azazelx what's this email address for Stewart? My Mee'kel figure arrived broken, I sent a message through the mantic website a week ago and heard nothing :( . thanks!

Thanks for the feedback on Season 2 guys!

Putting in an order today for a load of the new stuff. I'm sure I lost out by not following the KS, but I'm getting 3 teams (Void Sirens, Judwan, ForgeFathers), 3 MVPs and the season 2 rulebook for less than £50 from Total Wargamer (they have some of the MVPs for £2.99, and just over a tenner for a team)

Also - not sure if this guy is season 2, but am I alone in thinking this is one of the best designed and characterful miniatures Mantic has ever made? I can imagine this guy being tremendously annoying to play against.

That's Season 2 MVP Rico Van Dien - he has a rule where he actually makes it more difficult for himself to score, but if you make the strike attempt, you get more fan checks.

So probably just annoying to play with, as against.

 rosafari wrote:
Azazelx what's this email address for Stewart? My Mee'kel figure arrived broken, I sent a message through the mantic website a week ago and heard nothing :( . thanks!

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Yay my shipment arrived yesterday! Quick question just to confirm that I'm remembering things right; the upgrade packs are 10 models now, 6 more in the S3 shipment?

I vaguely recall this being the case but just want to be sure I didn't hallucinate that.

I just got my shipment this week, and discovered this thread today

 Dysartes wrote:

 HisDivineShadow wrote:
Having trouble finding good comparison photos on the size of these guys. Any one have a good scale comparison shot? Especially of season 2.

What in particular are you wanting scale shots of HDS? If you can be a touch more specific, I'll see what I can sort out over the weekend for you.

I'm interested in the robots, but I'd like to know what I'm going to be getting. I don't wanna open the box and find them pathetically small, especially since it very possible I'll never play a game, and they'll just sit on a shelf all painted up.

 HisDivineShadow wrote:

I'm interested in the robots, but I'd like to know what I'm going to be getting. I don't wanna open the box and find them pathetically small, especially since it very possible I'll never play a game, and they'll just sit on a shelf all painted up.

Think Star Wars Super Battle Droids in terms of size.

The robots are big. Just checked and they average at around the exact same height as a Space Marine. I have yet to start chopping them up and reposing them (for variety) but they come in three different poses in case you were wondering.

My package just arrived in SE Georgia.

Hooray!

 HisDivineShadow wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:

 HisDivineShadow wrote:
Having trouble finding good comparison photos on the size of these guys. Any one have a good scale comparison shot? Especially of season 2.

What in particular are you wanting scale shots of HDS? If you can be a touch more specific, I'll see what I can sort out over the weekend for you.

I'm interested in the robots, but I'd like to know what I'm going to be getting. I don't wanna open the box and find them pathetically small, especially since it very possible I'll never play a game, and they'll just sit on a shelf all painted up.

Yes I think they are fairly big.. these are the only size comparison shots I could find

 Pacific wrote:

 HisDivineShadow wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:

 HisDivineShadow wrote:
Having trouble finding good comparison photos on the size of these guys. Any one have a good scale comparison shot? Especially of season 2.

What in particular are you wanting scale shots of HDS? If you can be a touch more specific, I'll see what I can sort out over the weekend for you.

I'm interested in the robots, but I'd like to know what I'm going to be getting. I don't wanna open the box and find them pathetically small, especially since it very possible I'll never play a game, and they'll just sit on a shelf all painted up.

Yes I think they are fairly big.. these are the only size comparison shots I could find

Spoiler:

And in terms of measurements, the female player at the front of that image pointing is 1 and 1/8" tall from the base. I would guess the robots clock in at one and a quarter, or roughly 32mm if you want to use non-Imperial units like the pesky "rest of the world" insists on doing.

Those are the only pics of robots and other figures I could find as well, but had nothing to judge scale from.

Thanks for the info, all. I'll have to order some when they release.

What would you want comparison pics with? I could take a few pics.

They're tall, but very thin/fine.

Finally sorted my 2nd season minis for my gaming group.
2x striker +3 teams ment lot of small plastic bags.

They're looking nice, but I'm regretting not ordering more hexagon bases.

 Bolognesus wrote:
What would you want comparison pics with? I could take a few pics.

Which a got? Lol I mainly play 40k so I know their size.

I've just been unable to find shots of them that aren't on blank space or the semi ambiguous gaming grid. Any pics appreciated.

 adhuin wrote:
Finally sorted my 2nd season minis for my gaming group.
2x striker +3 teams ment lot of small plastic bags.

They're looking nice, but I'm regretting not ordering more hexagon bases.

If the Season 2 handling is any indication, we might be able to add more just before S3 ships...

Or order them direct from Mantic if you need them sooner
http://www.manticgames.com/Shop-Home/Paints-and-Hobby/Bags-Bases-and-Cases/Bases.html

Do Mantic stockists carry those as well? I could see grabbing some more myself if I can get them post free with other models I want.

stockists can order in anything you want from the mail order website so they can get you the bases.

Just wanted to report that my package came in today and I'm happy as a virgin on prom night!!! (A virgin who took the school's sluttiest girl to prom and hasn't gotten to the after party yet).

 HisDivineShadow wrote:

 Bolognesus wrote:
What would you want comparison pics with? I could take a few pics.

Which a got? Lol I mainly play 40k so I know their size.

I've just been unable to find shots of them that aren't on blank space or the semi ambiguous gaming grid. Any pics appreciated.

first space marine I could get my mitts on without too much digging. Girls are being spraypainted atm (so not in the pic) but are pretty much the size of the judwan.
basically the models are as tall as a space marine, just a lot slimmer.

haven't gotten around to the MVPs yet but if you want any of those in a pic, just say so.

Ugh, super disappointed with season 2 models.

Helga has mold injection on the shoulderpad arm parts, of course violently twisted off the sprue instead of clipped and has damaged detail. Same on her foot.

Some of the Zzor have injection points on the necks and sides of the head and again... violently twisted and torn from the sprue damaging the detail.


A lot of the other parts have the tear on the 'peg' where the model joins so it doesn't harm detail, but some of the mold lines and flash are super thick, through the middle of detail and there is no way to clean the flash without damaging the detail.

These are even sloppier than Season 1. Why couldn't they have just left the models on the sprues and let us clean our own models? I really dislike this 'torn' from the sprue behavior. All of these issues are from rushing through the mold and not using simple tools to snip from the sprue.

The Robots and Zzor are complete disasters in regards to damage from tearing models off the sprue, and the females have such heavy mold lines and flashing, it is going to take extreme effort to salvage the models without damaging the heads.

The only team which is clean in my set are the Judwan, but then this is the model where mantic lied to us again about 'this mold is not done' and it had a horrible pose and they were 'fixing' it and they never did. The Judwan are mostly clean, but bent all to hell so they will take repair even past the silly 'I'm falling backwards' pose.

At least the rulebook seems like nice quality. Too bad they can't make a decent cast or remove them from sprues using basic tools like a knife or even a pair of snips. If the models were not damaged by being torn off the sprue, the mold lines and flash may not be such a huge deal.

Any chance of some pictures of this damage, nkelsch?

 Bolognesus wrote:

 HisDivineShadow wrote:

 Bolognesus wrote:
What would you want comparison pics with? I could take a few pics.

Which a got? Lol I mainly play 40k so I know their size.

I've just been unable to find shots of them that aren't on blank space or the semi ambiguous gaming grid. Any pics appreciated.

first space marine I could get my mitts on without too much digging. Girls are being spraypainted atm (so not in the pic) but are pretty much the size of the judwan.
basically the models are as tall as a space marine, just a lot slimmer.

haven't gotten around to the MVPs yet but if you want any of those in a pic, just say so.

As far as I was wanting, this is perfect. Thank you.


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