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| Painted DreadBall Ball v1 for DreadBall from Mantic Games |
The DreadBall Ball v1 for DreadBall from Mantic Games is a futuristic ball.
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Details - DreadBall v1 for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Miniature equipment: DreadBall Ball v1
Product name: DreadBall
Product Code: ?
GN Code: ?
Sprue: -
Set:
- DreadBall Multi-Ball Booster: contains 5
- DreadBall base set: contains 2?
- DreadBall Deluxe set: contains 2?
- DreadBall Extreme set: contains 2
Range: Warpath - DreadBall range (Futuristic/ Futuristic fantasy)
Series: Warpath
Company: Mantic Games
Production: -2012-2018-
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Type: Ball
Size: Tiny (S0)
Technology: Modern/Futuristic (Advanced)
Based on: ?
Accessories: -
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Scale: 1:56 (28mm / 32mm)
Proportions: Realistic / Heroic scale
Size: 6mm diameter ball, 7mm diameter base
Material: hard PVC - gray; the balls in the DreadBall Multi-Ball Booster set are said to be metal
Priming: Primer is not necessary
Assembly: One-piece, Sprueless, No cutting needed, No assembly
Posing: Very hard
Paintjob: Unpainted
Base: Integral flat base
Conceptual design: ?
Sculptor: ?
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Review - DreadBall v1 for DreadBall from Mantic Games
 painting © Kadmon |
| Painted DreadBall Ball v1 for DreadBall from Mantic Games |
Material: Hard PVC
Glueing: As it is not polystyrene, you can't use polystyrene cement, only superglue.
Priming: You don't have to use primer, but as restic is sligthly hydrophobic, it's recommended, as it will be easier to paint it. Use non-water based primers, as those might have problem with sticking to it.
Painting: The material is sligthly hydrophobic. If you don't use primer, then don't dilute your paint with too much water, or be prepared to paint more than one layer of paint on an area to cover it entirely. Also, if you use water based wash, paint the area beforehand (even if the original gray colour would fit you), otherwise the wash will just drop off.
Quality
The balls from both of my sets had a small chunk of sprue remain on all of them that had to be cut.
Painting the ball
If you'd like to follow the original paint scheme, you can use two methods:
A) From the inside
- Choose the colour of the inside glow and paint it on.
- Choose the colour of the outside shell and paint it on the shell. Try not to let paint into the recesses.
- Optional: Weather and highlight the outside shell.
B) From the outside
- Choose the colour of the outside shell and paint it on the shell.
- Choose the colour of the inside glow and use a wash to paint it on.
- Optional: Weather and highlight the outside shell.
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Size comparison photos - DreadBall v1 for DreadBall from Mantic Games
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| Size comparison of DreadBall v1 with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Orc with Spear #2 from Renegade Miniatures, Yndij Reaver from Mantic Games, with DreadBall v1, Bretonnian Bowman #1 from Games Workshop. |
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| 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 v1 comparison images
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Using the miniature - DreadBall v1 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 v1 for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Official
Contents overview
Craig (for pigment.apply): DreadBall Models: Contents overview of DreadBall set, that contains RefBot Mk1 and DreadBall v1.Ł/§
monkeytroll (on DakkaDakka): Re:cyborks & flyboyz : Back to da boyz....and a...thing: Contents overview of DreadBall set, that contains RefBot Mk1 and DreadBall v1.
TUZ (for Hobby Before I Die): DreadBall - Unboxing: Contents overview article of DreadBall set, that contains RefBot Mk1 and DreadBall v1. Contains size comparison to Corporation Guard, Marauder Guard and Marauder Jack.§
Size comparison
Cheetor (for sho3box): DreadBall Referee: Showcase article of RefBot Mk1 and DreadBall v1. Includes size comparison to DreadBall v1.
TUZ (for Hobby Before I Die): DreadBall - Unboxing: Contents overview article of DreadBall set, that contains RefBot Mk1 and DreadBall v1. Contains size comparison to Corporation Guard, Marauder Guard and Marauder Jack.§
Showcase
Cheetor (for sho3box): DreadBall Referee: Showcase article of RefBot Mk1 and DreadBall v1.
Darren Wadland (for Darren's Hobby Blog): DreadBall Diversion: Showcase article of RefBot Mk1 and DreadBall v1.
Dysartes: Dysartes' Showcase - I painted my balls: Showcase article of metal DreadBall v1.
Lee (for 2screens): Brushwork – Sunday 3rd April: Showcase article of RefBot Mk1 and DreadBall v1.
My Wargames Page: [DreadBall] Balls: Showcase article of DreadBall v1.
Ridmasta (for Fanplastic Little Men): Morning!: Showcase article of Bad Call and DreadBall v1.
Suffer (on AusBowl): [DreadBall] Show us your minis: Showcase article of RefBot Mk1 and DreadBall v1.
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Buying the product - DreadBall v1 for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Price
Base price (DreadBall v1): ? GBP, Price/model: ? GBP
Base set price (DreadBall Multi-Ball Booster)(2018): 3 EUR / 2 GBP / 3,5 USD, price/ball: 0,6 EUR / 0,4 GBP / 0,7 USD
Base set price (DreadBall base set): EUR / GBP / USD
Base set price (DreadBall Deluxe set): EUR / GBP / USD
Base set price (DreadBall Extreme set)(2018): 70 EUR / 50 GBP / 80 USD
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Possible substitutes - DreadBall v1 for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Mantic Games - DreadBall - DreadBall v2
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