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2023/06/25 13:00:33
Subject: [Kings of War] Mantic Fantasy News & Rumors
PMC + Mantic models as a condition to win best painted is totally fine
for everything else it is "preferred" and not "absolute minimum" for a reason yet most people just buy the boxes and still think because the 20 model box is sold as regiment, they must use all 20 for a regiment instead of using the 40 models in an army box to make 3 regiments and some heroes
Harry, bring this ring to Narnia or the Sith will take the Enterprise
2023/06/28 18:21:22
Subject: Re:[Kings of War] Mantic Fantasy News & Rumors
The Vault still delivering whacky levels of value Happy to have all of that, including the Dreadball stuff and models like the Fiends that I never wanted to build but am down to print in one piece. EOD ships are real neat as well, especially as my interest in Armada is ticking up (I do own a full cast resin Orc fleet NIB)
Funny aside about the Soulflayers, Mantic is releasing them the same month as Fleshcraft Studio more or less cloned them for a not-Dark Elf release:
I just got the Nightstalker Ambush box from McDougall Designs. I haven't assembled a single figure yet, so I can't comment on how well they fit together. But the sprues look fantastic. I can unironically say that they look absolutely #$$(#*& fantastic.
I've bought a number of Mantic products over the years, and none of them have blown me away like this set. This kit is Mantic as it should be, hard plastic done on a qualitative level (crispness, lots of parts / variety, figure design, even sprue design) higher than anything I've seen from them in the past. This is the first Archon-produced kit I've seen from Mantic, and I sure hope they stick with them. No new sets made in China, please.
Did Archon do that Raven-rider kit, too? If so, I might have to look into that now.
Very exciting stuff.
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2023/07/11 14:06:15
Subject: [Kings of War] Mantic Fantasy News & Rumors
Genuinely impressed, and the reviewer isn't wrong, we're going to see SO many ravens in a few months, if the Scorchwing spam we're weathering right now is anything to go by
Talking Banana wrote: I just got the Nightstalker Ambush box from McDougall Designs. I haven't assembled a single figure yet, so I can't comment on how well they fit together. But the sprues look fantastic. I can unironically say that they look absolutely #$$(#*& fantastic.
I've bought a number of Mantic products over the years, and none of them have blown me away like this set. This kit is Mantic as it should be, hard plastic done on a qualitative level (crispness, lots of parts / variety, figure design, even sprue design) higher than anything I've seen from them in the past. This is the first Archon-produced kit I've seen from Mantic, and I sure hope they stick with them. No new sets made in China, please.
Did Archon do that Raven-rider kit, too? If so, I might have to look into that now.
Talking Banana wrote: I just got the Nightstalker Ambush box from McDougall Designs. I haven't assembled a single figure yet, so I can't comment on how well they fit together. But the sprues look fantastic. I can unironically say that they look absolutely #$$(#*& fantastic.
I've bought a number of Mantic products over the years, and none of them have blown me away like this set. This kit is Mantic as it should be, hard plastic done on a qualitative level (crispness, lots of parts / variety, figure design, even sprue design) higher than anything I've seen from them in the past. This is the first Archon-produced kit I've seen from Mantic, and I sure hope they stick with them. No new sets made in China, please.
Did Archon do that Raven-rider kit, too? If so, I might have to look into that now.
Very exciting stuff.
Yes, I believe archon did the raven riders. everything new in plastic since the ogres.
The Drake being the same as in Armada, so maybe we get Gargoyles too
For the army itself I think it will depend on the core troops, if the unarmord Elves are that good as the artwork this will be an awesome army no matter if certain monsters/heroes are not
Harry, bring this ring to Narnia or the Sith will take the Enterprise
2023/08/16 10:22:01
Subject: [Kings of War] Mantic Fantasy News & Rumors
Nice, looks like a new twilight kin vs abyssal dwarfs starter set from the artwork too, hopefully some new abyssal dwarf plastics too, either infernal golems or halfbreeds would be brilliant.
2023/08/16 10:27:47
Subject: [Kings of War] Mantic Fantasy News & Rumors
scarletsquig wrote: Nice, looks like a new twilight kin vs abyssal dwarfs starter set from the artwork too, hopefully some new abyssal dwarf plastics too, either infernal golems or halfbreeds would be brilliant.
I'll bet a sprue (1) order the AD get plastic halfbreeds.
I've been trying to remember what in the AD range doesn't have a model or is old and busted, and bingo, halfbreeds for the later
Artillery, lesser obsidian golems and slave chariot would need some proper attention too.
As for the new "not dark elves", I'm not a big fan of their new look. Maybe it's the paintjob, I didn't see at first the hand holding sword of the Mikael miniature and it kinda makes it a bit blurry / messy as a whole.
We'll see for the plastic regiment kit, but I notice that female elves like to wear their armor directly on their skin. Certainly because it's a nightmare to do that in reality.
2023/08/16 18:44:10
Subject: Re:[Kings of War] Mantic Fantasy News & Rumors
I know hollow robes are the trend in 3D printing files because it "looks more realistic" and "show details", but god do I hate them for painting with a brush. I miss old school dark elf / high elf sculpts for that reason. Yeah, it was static, but at least it was easy to paint.
These impalers look like a real pain in the ass between "organic dresses" being in the way of "metal armors".
2023/08/21 17:26:02
Subject: [Kings of War] Mantic Fantasy News & Rumors
Looks like Goblin Gaming have the Twilight Kin in their pre-orders; sadly no pictures, with a total of 12 items including the usual Ambush Strater, Army & Mega Army. There is also a 2-player box with Abyssal Dwarfs and Twilight kin called The Raging Void.
1 Twilight Kin Army pack contains:
1 Twilight Kin A5 12pg mini-magazine
4x corsair frame
2x impaler frame
2x voidtouched frame
1x resin void captain
4 hard plastic kits right off the bat, that's how to properly launch an army, looking forward to it and hopefully there's a surprise new kit for the abyssal dwarves too!
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2023/09/07 11:04:25
Subject: [Kings of War] Mantic Fantasy News & Rumors
Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but does anyone know when the retail release for Dungeon Saga Origins is planned for? Looking at retailers it is all over the place, I've seen as soon as a few weeks time, through to March 24 via a different retailer.
Happy to have all of that, including the Dreadball stuff and models like the Fiends that I never wanted to build but am down to print in one piece. 
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