Futuristic humanoid warrior in 1/56 scale - Jetari Training Drone GL14 for DreadBall from Mantic Games, 2014 - Miniature figure review

The Jetari Training Drone GL14 miniature figure for the DreadBall  board game from Mantic Games is a futuristic humanoid warrior. It was first produced in 2014, in the DreadBall Xtreme base set.

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Details - Jetari Training Drone GL14 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Miniature: Jetari Training Drone GL14, Product name: Jetari GL14 “Brawler” Drone, Product code: ?, Sprue: -, Range: Warpath range - DreadBall range - Renton Rejects - DreadBall Guard - fantasy football (Futuristic), Series: Warpath universe, Company: Mantic Games company, Production: 2014-2021-

Size: Human-sized (S3), Species: Robot (Humanoid), Gender: ?, Technology: Futuristic (Advanced), Role: Warrior, Features: -, Armour: futuristic armour (armour), Helmet: futuristic full helmet (helmet / full helm - futuristic helmet), Equipment in hand: empty hands, Equipment carried: none (no weapon), Based on: ?

Scale: 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) scale, Proportions: Realistic, Size: 28mm high, Material: hard PVC - gray, Priming: Primer is not necessary
Assembly: One-piece, Sprueless, No cutting needed, No assembly, Posing: Medium, Paintjob: Unpainted, Base: Integral flat base - Fits Mantic base, Conceptual design: ?, Sculptor: ?

Set: DreadBall Xtreme base set: contains 1, DreadBall Xtreme Free Agents set: contains 1

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Review - Jetari Training Drone GL14 miniature figure 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.

The miniature

Painting the miniature

The miniature is nice but the details are too tiny for easy painting. Actually, the whole mini feels somewhat tiny. If it were just a little bit bigger, it would look and paint better.

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Size comparison photos - Jetari Training Drone GL14 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Size comparison of Jetari Training Drone GL14 with 1:72 miniatures: From left to right: Greek Hoplite from Zvezda, Jetari Training Drone GL14 from Mantic Games, Greek archer from Zvezda.

Size comparison of Renton Rejects with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures from Mantic Games: From left to right: Zee Buccaneer #1, Jetari Training Drone GL14, Yndij Reaver, Jetari Training Drone SL22, Zee Buccaneer #2.

Size comparison of Jetari Training Drone GL14 with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Shock Trooper from Wargames Factory, Jetari Training Drone GL14 from Mantic Games, Shock Trooper from Wargames Factory.

Size comparison of Jetari Training Drone GL14 with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Orc with Spear #2 from Renegade Miniatures, Jetari Training Drone GL14 from Mantic Games, Bretonnian Bowman #1 from Games Workshop.

Size comparison of Jetari Training Drone GL14 with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic Games, Jetari Training Drone GL14 from Mantic Games, Bremlin Nebulas Jack #1 from Mantic Games.

Size comparison of Jetari Training Drone GL14 with 1:50 (35mm) scale miniatures: From left to right: Benjamin Orchard from Knight Models, Jetari Training Drone GL14 from Mantic Games, William Cobb from Knight Models.

Size comparison of Jetari Training Drone GL14 with 1:35 miniatures: From left to right: 40mm high shepherd, Jetari Training Drone GL14 from Mantic Games, 54mm high soldier.

For further comparison images: Mantic Games-DreadBall-Jetari Training Drone GL14 comparison images

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Using the miniature - Jetari Training Drone GL14 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Uses for games

• Alkony Wargame: Humanoid warrior, Golem

• Alien vs Predator: Human Soldier, Robot
• Cthulhu Wars: Monster, Acolyte Cultist
• Kings of War: Foot Knight
• Deadzone: Human Soldier, Robot, Enforcer
• Warhammer Fantasy Battles: Foot Knight
• Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: Foot Knight
• Warhammer 40.000: Astra Militarum Stormtrooper, Adeptus Mechanicus Automata

Rules

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Resources - Jetari Training Drone GL14 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Official

Mantic Games Shop: DreadBall Xtreme with free Player’s Manual: Official webpage.

Mantic Games Shop: DreadBall Free Agents: Official webpage.

Showcase

Deathwatch Studios: Dreadball Xtreme – Free Agents!: Showcase article.

Giovanni Sebastiano Pecora (for Valle dei gufi): Force Brute & Jetari robots (in Italian): Showcase article in Italian. (2019: The article is offline.)

Maledrakh (for At the Mountains of Minis): Mars Attacks!: Showcase article about Jetari Training Drone GL14, and Jetari Training Drone SL22.

Pope (for DreadBall Notebook): PAINTING: DBX Free Agents: Showcase article about Zee Buccaneer #1, Zee Buccaneer #2, Avaran Treebeast, Jetari Training Drone GL14, and Jetari Training Drone SL22.

Richard Heath (for Yith's Wargaming Blog): Dreadball Xtreme: Showcase article about the Bremlin Nebulas, the Long Rock Lifers, the Renton Rejects, Blaine Sponsor, and The Warden.

Robert Angliss (for Neoscream's Log): "Not" Gaming News from Neoscream: 23rd April 2015: Showcase article about Zee Buccaneer #1, Zee Buccaneer #2, Jetari Training Drone GL14, and Jetari Training Drone SL22.

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Buying the product - Jetari Training Drone GL14 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Price

Base price (DreadBall Xtreme Free Agents set)(2018): 25 EUR / 20 GBP / 30 USD. Price/model: 2.8 EUR / 2.2 GBP / 3.3 USD

Where can you buy it?

Mantic Games Shop: DreadBall Xtreme with free Player’s Manual: Official webpage.

Mantic Games Shop: DreadBall Free Agents: Official webpage.

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Possible substitutes - Jetari Training Drone GL14 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

DreadBall Guard

Draconis All-Stars

Draconis All-Stars Guard #1

Draconis All-Stars Guard #2

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Do you have the Jetari Training Drone GL14 miniature figure 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!