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2012/12/11 02:13:42
Subject: Mantic Kings of War Kickstarter - Completed! - 20 new plastic units and 8 new characters are funded!
The legs aren't too bad-I think they are supposed to represent the creature being bolted together and holding together by evil magic. I agree about the loincloth though-it's...odd.
Reality is a nice place to visit, but I'd hate to live there.
Manchu wrote:I'm a Catholic. We eat our God.
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2012/12/11 12:57:53
Subject: Mantic Kings of War Kickstarter - Completed! - 20 new plastic units and 8 new characters are funded!
Gamgee on Tau Players wrote:we all kill cats and sell our own families to the devil and eat live puppies.
Kanluwen wrote: This is, emphatically, why I will continue suggesting nuking Guard and starting over again. It's a legacy army that needs to be rebooted with a new focal point.
Confirmation of why no-one should listen to Kanluwen when it comes to the IG - he doesn't want the IG, he want's Kan's New Model Army...
tneva82 wrote: You aren't even trying ty pretend for honest arqument. Open bad faith trolling.
- No reason to keep this here, unless people want to use it for something...
2012/12/11 21:20:39
Subject: Mantic Kings of War Kickstarter - Completed! - 20 new plastic units and 8 new characters are funded!
Looking at these great sculpts, I can't help but wonder what an army is going to look like with units mixed between the different 'phases' of Mantics style. Seeing, say, the new Ogres, which have a very definitely different visual style, arrayed against some Undead, which are very generic undead, is almost going look like two different companies miniatures on the table.
2012/12/11 22:22:08
Subject: Mantic Kings of War Kickstarter - Completed! - 20 new plastic units and 8 new characters are funded!
Yay Gore Chariots & Fight Wagons! Needs thems for my Orcseses
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2012/12/12 01:04:27
Subject: Mantic Kings of War Kickstarter - Completed! - 20 new plastic units and 8 new characters are funded!
Painting total as of 3429/2024: 56 plus a Deva King statue
Painting total as of 12/31/2024: 107 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain and two walkers and a quad mech and five giants
2012/12/12 06:47:28
Subject: Mantic Kings of War Kickstarter - Completed! - 20 new plastic units and 8 new characters are funded!
I'm liking the general look of the chariot, but would it kill them to get some resin dye so they can make them grey so the details can come out easier?
Still it's coming along nicely. Now just have to wait till next year for my big order.
2012/12/12 14:36:44
Subject: Mantic Kings of War Kickstarter - Completed! - 20 new plastic units and 8 new characters are funded!
RiTides wrote: Good point, Bolognesus. That's why you guys get to be the guinea pigs here and let the rest of us know if you can pose them in more than a few ways or not (in return for getting a fantastic deal and paying upfront)
I have to say the amateur photo of the golem makes it look way better!
A little bit more from the mantic boards:
As for the golem yes much better in real life, also had these in my paw at the openday, 3 different bodys, 3 sets of legs and 4 or 5 different heads, though they did say that they wernt sure about one of them (its actually the one in the above piccy).
So we might have to saw off and repose some arms if we get lots and lots of the but a unit of 6 or so will be sufficientky varied out of the box, it seems
2012/12/12 21:21:05
Subject: Mantic Kings of War Kickstarter - Completed! - 20 new plastic units and 8 new characters are funded!
And you've made that same comment at least 372 times
To be fair, they could have that chariot super-imposed in front of Rosanne Barr's arse, dipped in treacle, all of it suspended above the Calcutta slums and it would still look better than Mantic's WIP shot.
Pacific wrote: And you've made that same comment at least 372 times
To be fair, they could have that chariot super-imposed in front of Rosanne Barr's arse, dipped in treacle, all of it suspended above the Calcutta slums and it would still look better than Mantic's WIP shot.
Thanks for making me do a huge spluttering cough during a very silent study session at my university!
Pacific wrote: And you've made that same comment at least 372 times
384, to be exact. Once for every time someone has defended an indefensibly bad model by saying, "As for the golem yes much better in real life" or words to similar effect.
(I actually like the photo of the golem, so now I'm worried I won't like its more-evolved three dimensional appearance.)
You know something, though? My comments sound much funnier in real life.*
To be fair, they could have that chariot super-imposed in front of Rosanne Barr's arse, dipped in treacle, all of it suspended above the Calcutta slums and it would still look better than Mantic's WIP shot.
I don't know...a little birdie told me her arse was fairly impressive in real life. Like, clenched on the stairmaster impressive.
*So, until you buy airfare to CA and chat me up, you can't possibly judge.
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judgedoug wrote: Automatically Appended Next Post: It's like Rackham and Reaper had a lovechild. I can't wait to get these Werewolves now.
I really hate the pose on this. Why is his fist on the ground? Weird. Shame too since the concept art is so promising. Also, WTF is up with the nipples? Sheesh...
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2012/12/14 21:44:36
Subject: Mantic Kings of War Kickstarter - Completed! - 20 new plastic units and 8 new characters are funded!
judgedoug wrote: Automatically Appended Next Post: It's like Rackham and Reaper had a lovechild. I can't wait to get these Werewolves now.
I really hate the pose on this. Why is his fist on the ground? Weird. Shame too since the concept art is so promising. Also, WTF is up with the nipples? Sheesh...
Awesome, awesome concepts. Why oh why can nobody seem to do good werewolves without clothing or armor?
I truly hope that once the figures are cast in the final material they come together a bit more.
On another note: Did we get all of the 12 Days previews? I feel like we are missing some.
~Eric
The clenched fist is really the only awkward part, I can't see how that arm would work in any position. The concept artist essentially produced three identical heads so the sculptor had to change at least two of those up.
I actually don't find the concepts very exciting. We've seen wolf-men on steroids before. The fact that rackham had them wearing loincloths and carrying swords doesn't make these exciting alternatives.
2012/12/14 22:13:53
Subject: Mantic Kings of War Kickstarter - Completed! - 20 new plastic units and 8 new characters are funded!
The clenched fist is really the only awkward part, I can't see how that arm would work in any position. The concept artist essentially produced three identical heads so the sculptor had to change at least two of those up.
I actually don't find the concepts very exciting. We've seen wolf-men on steroids before. The fact that rackham had them wearing loincloths and carrying swords doesn't make these exciting alternatives.
The hand should have been digging the claws in or something for sure, but the whole pose is awkward. Unless he is lining up as a guard in (American) football or something. I don't think I have any issue with the head. Hard to tell 100% though.
I like the concepts a whole bunch. They take my favorite werewolves (The Howling; Dog Soldiers) and bulk them out. The wolf-men on steroids is the part I like. I realize not everyone does, however. The fact that Rackham gave them weapons and added clothing is what dimmed my interest in them, personally.
Also, again, I would like to see them with paint on or at least in their final material. The high contrast photos are pretty terrible for detail.
I really hate the pose on this. Why is his fist on the ground? Weird. Shame too since the concept art is so promising. Also, WTF is up with the nipples? Sheesh...
I think he was going for a three point landing, but just decided he was too cold to bother.
Wehrkind has a ton of wulfen, too. I think the troll and ogre are as good as their art, and maybe the golem, pending decent photos. Agree about their needing to just put a simple a wash on before snapping photos!
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2012/12/15 13:32:49
Subject: Mantic Kings of War Kickstarter - Completed! - 20 new plastic units and 8 new characters are funded!
" - Rick Priestley "I've decided that I'd rather not have you as a member of TMP." - Editor, The Miniatures Page "I'd rather put my testicles through a mangle than spend any time gaming with you." - Richard, TooFatLardies "We need a Doug Craig in every store." - Warlord Games "Thank you for being here, Judge Doug!" - Adam Troke 
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