(KICKSTARTER) Mantic: Warpath

[salcor]

Any idea when the vehicles will be available to the public?

Salcor

[Hat Guy]

Hey has anyone got their PDF rulebooks yet? I pledged for them, but they do not seem to have materialised in my inbox. 

[Major_Gilbear]

@ Salcor:

I'd expect the Enforcer flier to be released in a couple of months perhaps (as they have already gone out to KS backers), and the other vehicles will follow after Mantic have finished making some and shipping them out to backers!


@ Hat Guy:

They were out about a month ago - maybe send Mantic customer service an email?

[Hat Guy]

Mantic sorted me out pretty quick, thanks for the heads-up, Major. 

[rwwin]

Any idea when the vehicles will be available to the public?

Salcor

Last KS update said April for general release (and for the GSP, GSCP, ah heck, the "not guardsman" too)

[Napalm Backflip]

I went into this pretty heavily and just received my delivery last week. I'm actually, for once, pretty impressed with the quality of the Mantic models. Particularly excited to get the GCPS models assembled.

Surprisingly, I've heard very little chatter online about this game so far.

[Basement Dweller]

I received my order this week as well.  I am very happy with the new toys I have received and the books are very pretty.  Don't know if the game is for me or not, but I am happy to ogle the pretty pictures and start to assemble and paint (or at least plan too) more models than I need...

I know some (many?) have had their issues with Mantic, but I have, to this point, been pretty happy with the value of their kickstarters...

[Predatorpt]

I went into this pretty heavily and just received my delivery last week. I'm actually, for once, pretty impressed with the quality of the Mantic models. Particularly excited to get the GCPS models assembled.

Surprisingly, I've heard very little chatter online about this game so far.

What's your take on the GCPS models? They look good in the renders but I haven't seen many in the "flesh" so to speak. I guess there weren't many people choosing that faction :\

[Napalm Backflip]

I like them, just from the simple quick glance at the sprue. I'll try to give a better idea after I assemble a few this week.

[Major_Gilbear]

The new Mantic plastic sprues are generally pretty nice. I am deliriously happy with them compared to the Restic rubbish! 

That said, some of the details, and some of the weapon/equipment choices seems somewhat half-baked to me though - no thermal rifle on the main Enforcer sprue for instance, despite the thermal rifle being an Enforcer option since day 1 of the model range's existence.

Likewise, some of the accessories or parts almost appear to be a different scale to the rest of the model (for example, the loose Enforcer grenades being smaller then the ones loaded into the auxiliary grenade launchers under their guns on the same sprue).

Of the new plastics, the GCPS are probably the weakest for me currently. They are a little bobble-headed, and some of the details (like the clothing wrinkles) look a bit computer-generated rather than sculpted with thought. They also have relatively few options for things like special weapons and officer/specialist upgrades (just two special weapons, some pointing hands, and two backpacks with comms equipment on them).

That's not to say they're bad, but I would certainly expect a bit more from a sprue that ostensibly has to fill most of an army list on its own! 

Anyway, between the late delivery of the parcels over the Christmas break, the Mantic Forums being down over the same period (they just got back online this week), and the limited opportunity for feedback on the rules, I don't think we'll be seeing much of Warpath "put in the wild" for a couple of months yet. 

[Predatorpt]

Thank for the feedback, Major_Gilbear and Napalm Backflip. I'll have to wait for April to get my hands on some of them.

[Sir_Theo]

Interesting comments.  From pictures of the GPS they did look a bit bobble headed to me!  I do t play Warpath and don't intend to but I notice Mantic are making them a faction in Deadzone. I was unsure whether to go with some thing like the Copplestone Future Wars troopers instead but you can't really beat Mantics pricing...

[Major_Gilbear]

Honestly?

If you are willing to trim the necks a bit, I think that would help a fair bit.

If you are willing to use third-party heads, they would help a lot - same if you used some third-party support weapons (the little tracked weapons from Anvil Industry would be perfect for example).

The models are generally nice, and with a striking yet military scheme, they will look very good if you are willing to do that little bit extra yourself. However, without the extra effort, the do seem to lack something.

[zemjw]

I should have backed this KS and the Star Saga one but didn't do it 

One of the recent Mantic newsletters said

Plus, if you missed out on the Star Saga Kickstarter, late pledges will be available in early 2017, so you can pick up some Nameless miniatures in preparation for your Deadzone faction.

I didn't back Star Saga either (took a struggle to avoid it, to be honest). Not sure if I'll cave this time

[Napalm Backflip]

I believe I saw some mention of GCPS Heavy / Special weapons coming in a later sprue, Wave 2 perhaps? I'll have to go back and check the updates.