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I've been gaming for over 25 years.
I have NO 'brand loyalty' - I buy what I like the look of, regardless of who makes it.

I have no problem with mantic's fantasy elves.
I don't find them "too skinny".
No-one around here can furnish me with a REAL elf, so that I can compare GW, Ral Partha, Grenadier, mantic and every other fantasy elf figure producers product for "scale realism", so until that happens, they are the "right" scale for me. The bases are the right size and that's pretty much all that is needed for WHFB. GW's figures may as well be counters of the base size for all the difference the models make.

I even use them alongside GW, Grenadier and several other makers products in one army.

I like their Enforces for Warpath, too. Not keen on the marauders or space rats (but that's not an anti-GW thing - I've never really liked either orcs or rats) though.

Does anyone else have difficulty glueing their models?

500 dwarves, 3 backed Kickstarters (plus Loka by Riverhorse)...yeah, I'd say I like them. Love the Enforcers (although metal arms are a PITA), really like the Corporation, love the new Ogres, Trolls, and most of the Basileans, and the upcoming Enforcers in Peacekeeper armor is making my mouth start to froth. Throw in tight rules KoW (1000x better than Warhammer as a strategy game) and excellent customer service and you have an awesome company. Keep on keeping on, Mantic.

Generally love Mantic Miniatures (there're always exceptions).

I hate their pricing though... 15 quid for 8 option-free restic DreadBall players is making GW look like a bargain.

Like the way they run teir company! ;-)

I backed Mantic on their Deadzone Kicksarter ... Got some of their Dreadball stuff. Mainly liking their Deadzone terrain ... Not actually played any of their other sci-fi/fantasy games.

Ahahaha, people ITT have brand loyalty for GW?

I love Mantic's KoW rules, and their models are reasonable quality (worse than GW) but far better value for money overall.

Haven't played any of their other stuff though.

Dreadball is a rubbish game with rubbish rules. It is not possible to defend and you have no influence outside of your turn. Not a patch on BB, which with the LRB is probably my favourite game system ever.

They have some weird modells (elfs, some of the skelletons, some of the skave, all of the ogres) but especially the newer stuff like the basileans looks pretty good to me.

Where they really shine are the army bundles which just really pump out a lot for the money you put into it.

When they first emerged I thought that they were on to something, but their model range was pretty hit or miss at the time. I ended up with a free zombie sprue while at Adepticon a few years ago and it looked good to me. Overall, I can see them getting better and their newer stuff already looks much more "hit" than "miss" when compared to their older models. I've been considering getting back into Fantasy lately (I last played in the 90s) and I'm thinking of buying more of their products in this regard. Maybe I'll even eventually check out their rules too. To sum it up, I'm pretty happy that they're around.

Edit: Whoops, didn't realize this was such an old thread since it was on the main page.

I ticked "I do not like their models" and "I intend to start collecting their sci-fi range".

And by that I'm thinking about getting Dreadball. But other than that I am not an enthusiast of Mantic.

I find their stuff hit or miss on the fantasy side, and just plan ugly on the sci-fi side.

Their fantasy miniatures are awesome and the rules for KoW are clear and easy to follow. I intend to start collecting their Orcs and Goblins soon one I get my painting backlog cleared and sorted out my finances. I am not too keen on their Sci-fi range, it feels like they have just taken their fantasy stuff and made it sci-fi.

jamin484 wrote:
Dreadball is a rubbish game with rubbish rules. It is not possible to defend and you have no influence outside of your turn. Not a patch on BB, which with the LRB is probably my favourite game system ever.

That's about as inaccurate as you can get. You can iniate entire actions with your Jacks in Dreadball, which is something you can't do in BB. Both have major flaws on defense.

BB you lose your turn if a single fool slips, Dreadball you only lose your turn if you fumble the ball.

 Sturmtruppe wrote:
When they first emerged I thought that they were on to something, but their model range was pretty hit or miss at the time. I ended up with a free zombie sprue while at Adepticon a few years ago and it looked good to me. Overall, I can see them getting better and their newer stuff already looks much more "hit" than "miss" when compared to their older models. I've been considering getting back into Fantasy lately (I last played in the 90s) and I'm thinking of buying more of their products in this regard. Maybe I'll even eventually check out their rules too. To sum it up, I'm pretty happy that they're around.

Pretty sure you can get free basic KOW rules online.

My opinion on Mantic: Has my Deadzone terrain shipped yet? Is it here yet? How about now?

I think they said something about producing a game and miniatures to go along with that plastic terrain, but I'm not familiar with the details.

Their stuff is very mixed (mores so than I'd say for any other 'medium' manufacturer)

running from Excellent, must have (like some of the Dreadball stuff, the Ogres and Trolls)

to absolutely terrible (hard plastic goblins, Men at Arms, and the ape armed Basilean Women)

so rush to buy some, and wouldn't even take others as bits fodder

The rules and awesome gamer-friendly attitude of the company more than make up for any teething problems with the products for me, which are generally sold at a ridiculously low price.

I considered wargaming a hobby to write off because it was just too expensive until Mantic came along.

They're basically everything that everyone wants GW (as a company) to be.

They feth up a little to often but all in all I like them a lot. I like their models and I like them as a company. They come across as a bunch of gamers who want to make games and models first and foremost.

I think if they fix the issues with their models, production and quality control they could do very well (not that they haven't already). I hope if that is the case they keep the fun gamer attitude.

I haven't ever heard of them till I decided to look them up in this thread. However after wanting to start a IG army and after taking a look at their corporation minis, they look like pretty good guard substitutes. Heck the Corporation Army set you get 43 minis for 50. I took a look at GW's heavy weapons team and you are getting 3 minis for 40. Mantic has 3 heavy weapons teams for like 15! Though I imagine it might be slightly more in dollars, i wrote just numbers because i'm not sure if its in UK currency. I'll be ordering some of their corporation minis to round out my troops just because I like how they look and for the price.

edit: just found out how to make it into US prices and well its still cheaper then GW prices.

I'm interested in their models if I come back to WHFB.

I think they, along with many other hobby brands, are pushing themselves into a bad market that is economically and spiritually completely dominated bu GW

I'm not loyal to any company, and mantic stuff is great cost wise. Some of their ranges are on the better side of good, but many aren't.
IMO good ranges: basilea, dwarves, forge fathers, and marauders. Their zombie apokalypse set looks neat too.
Right now I equate them to wargames factory, good prices, ok quality, but the quality seems to be getting better.
Why be loyal to GW when there's so much more out there?

 Captain Fantastic wrote:
I think they, along with many other hobby brands, are pushing themselves into a bad market that is economically and spiritually completely dominated bu GW

Do you see the contradiction in this post?

When they first appeared I was a big fan of their Elf infantry and their Undead models. They're still receiving praise for the Undead even now, but most of their latest releases have been lackluster. When I look at Mantic now all I see is the odd decent miniature in a sea of poor sculpts. Definitely great pricing, but you do get what you pay for.

Not huge on the models aesthetically, but if it weren't for their prices some of my friends wouldn't have been able to start playing Fantasy.

Model quality is deeply mixed, compare Undead and Orcs to Elves, Dwarves and Enforcers,

I checked "I like the rules"," and "Other."

I recently got my Deadzone stuff (a few months back). The rules are awesome and I love the concept of the game. The sculpts are pretty decent and I really like the aesthetic of the Rebs faction. The material they are cast in on the other hand (some resin/ plastic hybrid I believe) is awful - so bad after assembling half of my plague starter I shelved them all. Maybe I'll have the motivation to work on them at a later time, but that material is rife with mold lines and super cheap. The terrain is pretty great though.

On the other hand, I really dislike the sculpts of most of their fantasy stuff. That said, I used their ghouls and zombies for my Vampire Counts, and I loved them. The GW ghouls are way over the top, and the GW zombies.....well suck. The undead stuff they have out is a pretty good value, and I like the hard plastic they use.

GW on left, Mantic on right. When I built my zombie horde it wasn't really a question - GW zombies suck in comparison.