Futuristic ball in 1/56 scale - DreadBall Ball v2 for DreadBall from Mantic Games, 2018 - Miniature equipment review

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Painted DreadBall Ball v2 for DreadBall from Mantic Games

The DreadBall v2 for DreadBall from Mantic Games is a futuristic ball.

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Details - DreadBall v2 for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Miniature equipment: DreadBall Ball v2

Product name: DreadBall

Product Code: ?

GN Code: ?

Sprue: -

Set:

• DreadBall Ed2 base set: contains 6 (2x green, 2x red, 2x gray)
• Matsudo Tectonics - Matsudan Team set: contains 2
• New Eden Revenants - Cyborg Team set: contains 2

Range: Warpath - DreadBall range (Futuristic/ Futuristic fantasy)

Series: Warpath

Company: Mantic Games

Production: 2018.03.19-2021-

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Type: Ball

Size: Tiny (S0)

Technology: Modern/Futuristic (Advanced)

Based on: ?

Accessories: Ball holder

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Scale: 1:56 (28mm / 32mm)

Proportions: Realistic / Heroic scale

Size: 5mm diameter, 2mm handle; ball holder: 5mm diameter, 2mm high. The ball is smaller than the DreadBall v1.

Material: soft PVC - gray/green/red, every Ed2 team contains 2 in the colour of their material

Priming: Primer is not necessary

Assembly: One-piece, Sprueless, No cutting needed, No assembly

Posing: Very hard

Paintjob: Unpainted

Base: Ball holder

Conceptual design: ?

Sculptor: ?

DreadBall Ball v2 in the ball holder, and separate

The DreadBall Ed2 base, with the DreadBall Ball v2 inserted

Unpainted DreadBall Ball v2

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Review - DreadBall v2 for DreadBall from Mantic Games

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Size comparison photos - DreadBall v2 for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Size comparison of  DreadBall v2 with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: DreadBall v1 from Mantic Games, DreadBall v2 from Mantic Games, DreadBall v1 from Mantic Games.

For further comparison images: Mantic Games-DreadBall-Ball v2 comparison images

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Using the miniature - DreadBall v2 for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Possible uses

• 1:100 scale: Large ball
• 1:72 scale: Large ball
• 1:64 scale: Ball
• 1:56 scale: Ball
• 1:50 scale: Ball
• 1:35 scale: Small ball

Uses for games

• Alkony Wargame: Ball, mine, bomb
• Cthulhu Wars: ?
• Kings of War: ?
• Deadzone: DreadBall, mine, bomb
• Warhammer Fantasy Battles: ?
• Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: ?
• Warhammer 40.000: Ball, mine, bomb

Rules for the miniature

Uses on the website

• none yet

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Resources - DreadBall v2 for DreadBall from Mantic Games

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Buying the product - DreadBall v2 for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Price

Base price (DreadBall Ball v2): ? GBP, Price/model: ? GBP

Base set price (Matsudo Tectonics - Matsudan Team set)(2018): 35 EUR / 25 GBP / 40 USD

Base set price (New Eden Revenants - Cyborg Team set)(2018): 35 EUR / 25 GBP / 40 USD

Where can you buy it?

Mantic Games Shop: DreadBall Core Game Second Edition: Official webpage of the product.

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Possible substitutes - DreadBall v2 for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Mantic Games - DreadBall - DreadBall v1

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Do you have the DreadBall v2 miniature equipment for DreadBall from Mantic Games? How do you like it? Would you recommend it to others? What further uses can you come up with? Tell your opinion in the comments!