Mantic "corporation" plastic minis

[Predatorpt]

More pics and an announcement:

Released in September, these great sci-fi figures are now available to pre-order and as is tradition at Mantic, we launch our pre-orders with amazing value for money army deals that allow you to pick up loads of cool new miniatures for use in your sci-fi game of choice, each themed around a different style of attack.

Protocol: Strike army deal is built around a balance force of Strike, Assault and Suppression teams whilst the Protocol: Assault Army Deal and Protocol: Suppress Army Deal are the deals for you if you want an army equipped for Close Combat or simply want more devastating firepower - of course there's nothing stopping you picking up both and having a truly massive force, with free July shipping and free sci-fi gaming rules of course!

http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e62f0c35454fa3ba687404d69&id=1744e38ea2&e=215e186c4a

[rwwin]

I don't know if it's the gun or the stance or something I can't put my finger on, but I don't like that figure as much as the shot from the back.

[Predatorpt]

I don't know if it's the gun or the stance or something I can't put my finger on, but I don't like that figure as much as the shot from the back.

I think the figure shot from the back isn't any of those I posted after. It's yet another model.

[Commander Vyper]

Another preview:

WANT!!!!! 

[Steve F]

The legs look very short on that latest one (ignoring Commander Vyper's repeat): not much more than a third of his height.  Are these robots or people in armour?

[Predatorpt]

The legs look very short on that latest one (ignoring Commander Vyper's repeat): not much more than a third of his height.  Are these robots or people in armour?

I think they are people in armour.

[Commander Vyper]

I don't know if it's the gun or the stance or something I can't put my finger on, but I don't like that figure as much as the shot from the back.

It's the gun stance and the knock knee'd ness of that one that puts me off.

Liking the big guy though, (re: WANT!) His weapon looks very similar to the one reaper sculpted for their not GOW marines though???

[Elbows]

Could be a stand-in weapon for scale or posing.  I agree the heavy guy looks pretty cool...the basic troopers (while better than the abysmal original ones) still look...meh.  They are way too busy (something I hate about a lot of Sci-Fi designs).  It reminds me of Michhael Bay's atrocious transformers..."hey let's just add...1,000 more parts to make it look more confusing and disjointed!".

I will say this though - I don't really care, because I won't be in the market for these guys anyway.

[tnjrp]

The legs look very short on that latest one (ignoring Commander Vyper's repeat): not much more than a third of his height

Yep, it does look like from the "heavy weapon trooper" that they are forging on with the short leg types. I suppose it's part of the aesthetic then

The big guy looks a bit more promising.

[tnjrp]

Could be, the fig shown rear view shown earlier doesn't seem to be quite so stumpy-legged. This one is certainly shown from an unflattering angle, regarding the legs:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/sci-fi-wargaming/check-golem-studios-painted-enforcer/

[kalamadea]

That's very disheartening to see. My wallet and i were just getting back on speaking terms, and now I'm going to be forced to buy hundreds of these guys.

These guys are seriously awesome, I can't wait for them to release. All the design aspects I love about Infinity in multi-part plastic? Yes please. It's like an entire force of the good, non-knight PanOceana, but you can pose and convert them and they're cast in a much preferred medium.

[Dentatus]

I pre-ordered a batch. Look like bulked out Infinity figs to me. At a better price.

[tnjrp]

More painted Enforcers:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/warpath/warpath-enforces-golem-painting-treatment/

The leg/torso ratio is apparently a bit of a hit and miss with these. Most seem to be decent enough considering the pic from the linky.

[Major_Gilbear]

These... Remind me of Mass Effect's Cerberus troops, not of anything that CB have done for Infinity. I suspect that the colour scheme is reinforcing that more than these specific models, though some of the other Enforcer designs are closer than others.

Not that's a bad thing mind (I'm a huge fan of both ME and Infinity), but I do find that Mantic's stuff is always just a bit too copy-cat (I am also aware they they are not alone in this; I'm just pointing it out), and yet they never seem able to improve on whatever it is they are copying... Which is a pity really.

I do like that they are always trying to improve and do better in terms of sculpting and production though; they really have come on in leaps and bounds, and you can see this with each army they release! Hopefully they'll eventually develop their own style in time and then really hit their stride.

In the meantime - as nice as the painting is on these Enforcers - I think I'll give these a miss.

[tnjrp]

Yet more painted Enforcers:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/warpath/enforcers-drop-advance-order-mantic-games/

Their legs still look a little funky in the pix, even tho these are taken more from the side and so should give a decent idea about the proportions. But they do look much better than previous Corporation troops. I think I may have to cave in to a box of these.