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Just so you are aware, Mantic have announced their dwarves:

http://www.manticgames.com/Shop-Home/New-Releases/Advance-Orders.html

I like em. I wonder if they'll ever produce "chestclad" dwarf barbarians

Hope so - I think they are planning to expand the lines; this is just the initial toe into the water with regards to the dwarves.

Well GW, there goes some of the money I would have spent with you if you hadn't priced me out of expanding my Eldar army!

Hmm.

20 Mantic Dwarf Ironclads @ 12.50 = .625 per dwarf

16 GW Dwarf Warriors @ 18.00 = 1.1245 per dwarf

Close to half price for dwarfs that don't look like circular fat blobs with beards. I never quite understood why GW went with the super round look for their dwarfs.

Or am I comparing these dwarfs to the wrong product? Are they more analogous to the iron breakers?

They'll be mighty easy to convert to chaos dwarfs!

They really need to get the dwarves with longrifles out, I'm gonna be a poor guy when that happens :(

I must admit, Mantic is starting to tempt me. If they keep expanding their range, I'll be tempted to play Warhammer, just with Mantic figures.

Guess we need an update on the Mantic Dwarfs.

The following are released:

Ironclad (10 command and 10 warriors 8$ each, together 12.50$):


Ironwatch (10 for 8$, 20 for 12.50$)


Iron Belcher (8$, two 12.50$):


Flamebelcher (12.50$):


Iron Guard about to be released (veterans, 12.50$ for 5):
No pic yet.

Berserkers WIP, metal, first appearance in a big army deal released August 18th:


The Dwarf King’s War Counsel (Dwarf King, Warsmith, Army Standard Bearer and a Berserker Lord, pics in that order, 4 metal miniatures) WIP, first appearance in a big army deal released August 18th:








So much for now.

Chest clads!

I don't care as much for the armored dwarfs, but the chestclads will be neat to complete.

Dwarves with knees - I approve!

Slinky wrote:Dwarves with knees

Ah! so that's why they are better at charging now!

Hmmm, i don't think these models look as good as the GW ones imo, but they're certainly a lot cheaper! I'll take a note of Mantic methinks, maybe they'll have something else that'll be good for my armies.

Now, if only they would do a german-gothic styled medieval/renaissance army...

If their zombies look proper enough they'll have won me over good and proper like.

BrookM wrote:If their zombies look proper enough they'll have won me over good and proper like.

I did have a look at the undead stuff, not that i collect any undead army, but the undead stuff looked the best imo.

Another thing that caught my attention was the elf prince on dragon, a quick spray of chaos black and that'd make a very nice, and much cheaper, DE black dragon!

Eldar Own wrote:

BrookM wrote:If their zombies look proper enough they'll have won me over good and proper like.

I did have a look at the undead stuff, not that i collect any undead army, but the undead stuff looked the best imo.

Another thing that caught my attention was the elf prince on dragon, a quick spray of chaos black and that'd make a very nice, and much cheaper, DE black dragon!

It's a tiny model compared to the GW dragon. And that's with its wings fully extended, tail out, etc.

Kanluwen wrote:

Eldar Own wrote:

BrookM wrote:If their zombies look proper enough they'll have won me over good and proper like.

I did have a look at the undead stuff, not that i collect any undead army, but the undead stuff looked the best imo.

Another thing that caught my attention was the elf prince on dragon, a quick spray of chaos black and that'd make a very nice, and much cheaper, DE black dragon!

It's a tiny model compared to the GW dragon. And that's with its wings fully extended, tail out, etc.

Well, i'll just have to hope to stumble across a toy one in a toyshop like someone else in the forum did, can't remember who...

Wasn't trying to discourage, was just pointing out that Mantic's Elves are reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallly weedy compared to GW's. It'd look kinda out of place I think.

i just spent the last 20 minutes looking in awe @ dwarves and the undead models. Lemme say for someone in the states who has never looked @ any models besides GW or PP. I am in LOVE!...The dwarves make me wanna start playing fantasy. SO freaking gorgeous.

So much wanna to buy..PRE ORDERING DEFINATELY....

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Now, if only they would do a german-gothic styled medieval/renaissance army...

Oh god yes!

Eldar Own wrote:Well, i'll just have to hope to stumble across a toy one in a toyshop like someone else in the forum did, can't remember who...

Guess you mean this one (even with the rider being tiny):
http://www.spawn.com/toys/product.aspx?product=3132

Their Dwarves are getting really good now, I didn't like the first plastic set much, can't say why there's just something about the look I don't dig.
Edit: Just seen this pic on their website, they look much better with these colours;
http://www.manticgames.com/SiteData/Root/Image/Gallery/Open/Paul%20Martin%20Dwarf%20Ironclads%202.jpg

Their Dwarf army deal comes out right after me and my brother's birthdays and he's asked for the 8th edition rulebook for his, temptation to start fantasy growing.

Not sure about the dwarves tbh
But I do like the berserkers, better imho than the GW slayers.

Maybe it is the shock of seeing their knees.
Some of the hammerers posted look good

Having said that I shall accept Mantics generous prize with much happiness when they pull my name out of the hat
please. pretty please?

Kroothawk wrote:

Eldar Own wrote:Well, i'll just have to hope to stumble across a toy one in a toyshop like someone else in the forum did, can't remember who...

Guess you mean this one (even with the rider being tiny):
http://www.spawn.com/toys/product.aspx?product=3132

No it wasn't that one, still pretty cool though

The newer dwarves look as good as the Reaper mini dwarves (which I am very fond of). Good work, Mantic. I'll have to order some when they come out in August.

Hmmmmm not really digging the plastics at all. Not particularly good sculpts. Sort of remind me of GW stuff ten or fifteen years ago.

Some of their metal has promise but it is only just ok.

I picked up a box of 10 today to see how they went together. I'm pretty happy with the quality up close, and the scale is okay too for fantasy. They're slightly taller and slightly broader than GW dwarves, but it's not too obvious. One thing I was slightly disappointed by was the fact that they only get 4 great weapons out of the 10, but on the other hand the posing for and proportions of those weapons are really nice. I'm planning on using them as Ironbreakers, so I don't mind them being slightly beefier than average- after all, these are professional full time soldiers, unlike your average clansdwarf.

brettz123 wrote:Hmmmmm not really digging the plastics at all. Not particularly good sculpts. Sort of remind me of GW stuff ten or fifteen years ago.

Some of their metal has promise but it is only just ok.

Really? They are Dwarfs who actually have knees. That reason alone puts them ahead of GW dwarfs.

I have a bunch of their plastic undead, and they are on par with the GW Vampire Counts skeletons.

Interestingly enough, Mantic have released their own rule set, written by Alessio Cavatore, no less. They are also bundling both an undead and dwarf army together for release:

http://www.manticgames.com/Shop-Home/Battlesets/Product/Mhorgoths-Revenge-Fantasy-Battleset-100-Figures.html

Would be nice to keep an eye on this