tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658882599058000875.post9194649642506516958..comments2023-06-25T10:14:34.482-04:00Comments on GWpertinent and MORE: mantic deadzone figures - quick review of assembly, quality, mold lines & flashTristan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14542205146980688446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658882599058000875.post-26376384713257230932014-01-27T09:11:57.768-05:002014-01-27T09:11:57.768-05:00Very much agree, the face of the commando and the ...Very much agree, the face of the commando and the gear/piston parts of the rippers feet were the two areas where I was very concerned about destroying detail getting rid of the mold lines.<br /><br />My guess is Mantic is really pursuing a certain select niche - those who like <i>painted</i> armies to <b>play</b> with. If you are into painting awards, these might not be the figs for you. At the same time they are cheap enough and go together easily enough that if you skipped all this extra prep and just threw some paint on them, they'd be quick to finish and look quite decent.Tristan Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542205146980688446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658882599058000875.post-21928685825946588752014-01-26T23:20:33.466-05:002014-01-26T23:20:33.466-05:00Good overview of the Dreadzone figure. I also comm...Good overview of the Dreadzone figure. I also commend you for trimming and assembling so many of them (with proper trimming and greenstuff work)! I have some of the Marauders myself. I started trimming the commander model and eventually lost interest. Whenever you run into any form of detail on one of the models things become a nightmare (if you want to remove the moldlines without ruining the detail anyway). I think I will eventually come back to them in the future though.<br /><br />Great job with the ones you have assembled. Keep up the good work! Adam Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658882599058000875.post-56110489751808132822014-01-25T14:33:20.370-05:002014-01-25T14:33:20.370-05:00I will definitely get some pics like that, a good ...I will definitely get some pics like that, a good suggestion since the dreadball figures are much smaller than blood bowl figures.Tristan Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542205146980688446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658882599058000875.post-20728661413751858612014-01-24T19:21:04.791-05:002014-01-24T19:21:04.791-05:00Sounds like a fair review.
I take it from your wor...Sounds like a fair review.<br />I take it from your words (and images), that over all and despite obvious casting problems the low price tag and general sculpt quality, ends up making those a good buy.<br />Like you, can't understand the mold lines passing on the face, and experienced as they (Mantic) already are on the mini producing business, they really should know better. Go figure...<br /><br />As a possible future customer, while I don't see myself buying the starter box to play the game right now, I could definitively see plenty of use in some of their minis to other game systems such as Necromunda (which may serve their purpose of selling minis just the same).<br />Specially if planning to do some conversions, and while at it, deal with the detail and mold problems.<br /><br />If you decide to do any other review with more minis from that batch, a size comparison pic, next to minis from other know brands could be useful.<br />Cheers!<br />A.Axtklingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916632372862816585noreply@blogger.com