Privateer Press: Minuteman Warjack

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**Laughing Man**

The Minuteman is a product of numerous advances in mechanikal warfare. Utilizing an exactingly designed series of compression chambers, the warjack can launch itself short distances by venting its heartfire through a special propulsion system. It is well suited to annihilating entire swathes of infantry with its short-range grenade launchers upon landing, clearing its line of sight to an intended target. The Minuteman can then unload its dual slug guns into harder targets.

Base Size: 40mm
PIP Code: 31075
Price: $23.99*
Model Count: 1
Packaging: Blister

**cygnnus**

Cool... Gonna have to get one or two of them.

Valete,

JohnS

**tarnish**

Cygnar jacks have always left me a bit cold, but this one i really like. might have to pick it up just for the heck of it.

**Platuan4th**

I love the little retro jetpack he's got.

**DarkTraveler777**

Hey! Jump-jets make it into Warmachine. That is pretty cool.

I always liked the Hunter and the Grenadier light Warjacks, and this one seems to fit in with those two nicely.

**cygnnus**

Yeah... I'm looking forward to trying out a Minuteman in a Kraye list... Lots of crazy movement options!

Valete,

JohnS

**The Power Cosmic**

Not a fan of the design of this one, honestly. Give it wrist-mounted guns a la the Grey Knights and super jumping legs or something instead of the weird jump pack and you've got me though. Shame, the Hunter-chassis 'jacks have always been my favorite, especially the Grenadier.

**RiTides**

Utilizing an exactingly designed series of compression chambers, the warjack can launch itself short distances by venting its heartfire through a special propulsion system.

I find this a bit hard to believe based on the model

but it's a cool idea! And I like the look of it, too.

**Red_Zeke**

tarnish wrote:Cygnar jacks have always left me a bit cold, but this one i really like.

I can empathize with that statement. Definitely like this one better than most Cygnar warjacks.

**ChiliPowderKeg**

"Looks cool" is all I can say

**ChorusLucia**

I like this... I think it may finally have sold me on warmahordes and Cygnar in particular...

**Fafnir**

Head is way too big. Just when you thought that PP couldn't bastardize proportions any further, they release this one.

**infinite_array**

Fafnir wrote:Head is way too big. Just when you thought that PP couldn't bastardize proportions any further, they release this one.

And you're working off of the proportions of... what, exactly?

The steam-powered magically-led robots that the US army fielded back in WWII, perhaps?

**Agamemnon2**

I like it. Something a bit off the wall, high-tech and unavailable to other factions.

**Bat Manuel**

Finally my Cygnar will rain death with a bunch of light jacks!

**Alfndrate**

I love the look of it. I didn't know the rules till after I saw the model, and I was like. "Oh jet packs!" and then I turned it around and was like... maybe those are fuel tanks for flamers or sorts... And then I looked up the rules, and was like "YAY JET PACKS!"

It's an interesting mode to say the least

and I like the way it looks.

**malfred**

My friend and I were joking about putting even more weapons
on the thing than it already had. Like, elbow and knee knives
or something.

**Aduro**

That thing just looks sheer awesome.

**Ouze**

I like it in all but the name. The minuteman conjures visions of a long range sharpshooter. This model is clearly dual wielding pistols; was "Gunslinger" already taken?

**malfred**

Minuteman conjures visions of a fast response, which is what the minuteman provides.

And you could hardly call Minuteman muskets long range sharpshooters.

**Ouze**

malfred wrote:Minuteman conjures visions of a fast response, which is what the minuteman provides.

And you could hardly call Minuteman muskets long range sharpshooters.

I'll grant you the speed, but as to the latter. wasn't it true relative to the timeframe?

**infinite_array**

Ouze wrote:
malfred wrote:Minuteman conjures visions of a fast response, which is what the minuteman provides.

And you could hardly call Minuteman muskets long range sharpshooters.

I'll grant you the speed, but as to the latter. wasn't it true relative to the timeframe?

Not at all. 'Minutemen' were militia that were basically ready to go at a moment's notice - in a minute, if you will.

**malfred**

No you're right. My bad!

**Coolyo294**

It looks a bit too weedy to be a Warjack.

**SagesStone**

Interesting. Hopefully we'll see a sort of clumsy looking Khador jump jack. Needs a slam attack where it flies into them.

**malfred**

Coolyo294 wrote:It looks a bit too weedy to be a Warjack.

It's a light warjack with a 40mm base. Heavy warjacks stand on 50mm base.

**Aramus**

Wow, finally a PP large mini that doesn't have shoulder pads that are bigger than it's torso.

**malfred**

Aramus wrote:Wow, finally a PP large mini that doesn't have shoulder pads that are bigger than it's torso.

You know, there are plenty with large shoulder pads, but
there are also plenty more without. And I think all the light
Cygnar 'jacks don't have much of a shoulder pad to speak of
at all.

**Ouze**

That logo about the head - are there decals for these, or must it be freehanded?

**yastobaal**

That logo was most probably freehanded but if you aren't that skilled, and god knows I'm not, there are decals for you to print out yourself:

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2010/12/hobby-cygnar-logo-sheet.html