Mantic "corporation" plastic minis

[fastolfrus]

Might do for Starship Trooper type settings.

Will be interesting to see the SF boardgame they're planning - Dwarf King's Hold in space - got DKH at Christmas and it plays quite well, so I'd guess DKHis might be like the original Space Hulk or Space Crusade.
Wonder if they need any playtest volunteers....

[tnjrp]

Which Infinity minis are those?  I kind of like the main leader figure.  She looks like she good proxy for a pulp queen of a remote villainous planet

Posthumans:
http://www.infinitythegame.com/infinity/en/2011/miniatures/posthumans/

The leader is indeed more pulp than anime.

[tnjrp]

New Corporation trooper pix taken from the Mantic's "Corporation Dossier" PDF:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/featured/warpath-corporation-troopers-full-color/

The material of the first releases is pretty much confirmed to be PVC, or the same stuff that Privateer Press uses if you prefer.

[dwartist]

Every time I see these I think, 'Forgeworld Elysian Drop Troopers'. Is it the same sculptor? Nevertheless I do like them (both).

[kalamadea]

Easily the best figs mantic has put out, I'll have to pick some up to paint. Hopefully Space Elves are next and they look as good as these. The fantasy ones they do just aren't that great, but they were the first ones they ever did, so it's understandable.

[dijit]

Every time I see these I think, 'Forgeworld Elysian Drop Troopers'. Is it the same sculptor? Nevertheless I do like them (both).

Yeah, that's exactly what I think too. I think it's the helmet shape, light armour and pseudo-lasguns.
Duncan

[tnjrp]

To me, the Rangers are the most interesting of the batch shown:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Warpath-Corporation-Troopers-1.jpg

The legs seem a bit undersized in the pix but may it's just an angle issue.

[dijit]

To me, the Rangers are the most interesting of the batch shown:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Warpath-Corporation-Troopers-1.jpg

The legs seem a bit undersized in the pix but may it's just an angle issue.

Now they look better, take the pseudo-lasgun barrel off and they actually look non-GW.

[Lowtardog]

Yup look ok to me

[Brummie]

Look a bit gangly to me. I saw some painted shots and they didn't really appeal. Although I think Mantic takes way too much abuse over the supposed 'GW theme' they aren't as much in the way of copycats as some obvious other companies who people never seem to complain about at all.

However as it still stands I am not finding their sci fi stuff all that impressive. I still love their fantasy stuff, but sci fi?? Just the character of it doesn't appeal, it is unavoidably based on that 'in the dark future their can only be war' bollocks. Maybe I will change my mind later on down the line, but meh.

[Verderer]

Well, 'In the bright future there can only be peace' might not make so hot a setting fro WARgaming?

[fourcolorfigs]

For me, variety is the spice of life.  When I play 40K I prefer plastic figures, so another viable Guard option is great to me, and the quality on these figures looks solid.

I remember several IG Codex editions ago they had an awesome 2-page spread with IG in their various uniforms--dozens of different styles!  I wish GW would do all of them! 

The Corporation figures from Mantic have a dash of Elysian Drop Troops in them, too, which I like. 

Looking forward to more pics!

[Michka]

Well, 'In the bright future there can only be peace' might not make so hot a setting fro WARgaming?

I don't know about that. Sounds like the perfect description of Star Trek. I could do with a Star Trek miniatures game. 

[tnjrp]

Well, yes, there is no pressing reason to have a "dark" future for a wargame. "Grimadark" settings like that of Wh40k seem to arise from the World Wars mentality, but there is no need for "the whole world on fire" for there to be conflict. The already often mentioned Infinity is an example of a game where setting itself is hardly all dismal and bleak and where wars are violent extentions of politics, not genocidal struggles.

[dijit]

Well, yes, there is no pressing reason to have a "dark" future for a wargame. "Grimadark" settings like that of Wh40k seem to arise from the World Wars mentality, but there is no need for "the whole world on fire" for there to be conflict. The already often mentioned Infinity is an example of a game where setting itself is hardly all dismal and bleak and where wars are violent extentions of politics, not genocidal struggles.

Good point, well made.

Regarding the many imperial guard regiments: many of them could be easily made by adding lasguns and a few odds and ends to existing historical minis. Which is unfortunately frawned upon in many of the GW playing groups I have been in (and especially their tournaments and 40k tournaments generally), which in turn seems to limit creativity limiting the 'guard' look to a handful of uniforms.

While I don't not like the style of the Corporation minis (they look to be their best offering to date), when you look at the vast range of possibilities for sci-fi infantry I wish they'd been a little more creative and created something that didn't get many of the people seeing them thinking they look a little like Imperial Guard drop troops and been a little unique.