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| Painted Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #2: Keeper from Mantic Games company |
The Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #2: Keeper miniature figure for the DreadBall board game from Mantic Games is a large futuristic humanoid warrior. It was first produced in 2014, in the DreadBall Xtreme base set.
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Details - Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #2: Keeper miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Miniature: Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #2: Keeper, Product name: Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard, Product code: ?, Sprue: -, Kit: Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard kit, Range: Warpath range - DreadBall range - Long Rock Lifers - DreadBall Guard - fantasy football (Futuristic), Series: Warpath universe, Company: Mantic Games company, Production: 2014-2021-
Size: Large (S4), Species: Grogan (Humanoid), Gender: male, Technology: Futuristic (Advanced), Role: Warrior, Features: -, Armour: unarmoured, Helmet: futuristic helmet (helmet), Equipment in hand: empty hands / DreadBall glove (Weapon - melee weapon - one-handed melee weapon), Equipment carried: explosive collar, Based on: ?
Scale: 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) scale, Proportions: Realistic, Size: 35mm high, Material: hard PVC - gray, Priming: Primer is not necessary
Assembly: Multi-piece - Integrated connector: Tight fit peg, 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 2 Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard kit, Long Rock Lifers - Convict Team set: contains 2 Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard kit
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Review - Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #2: Keeper 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
Every miniature in the DreadBall Xtreme base set is either a one-piece cast, or pre-glued multi-piece, so you don't need any preparations before your first game. The only exception is the Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard kit, but it has a tight fit peg, so you only need to push it together, and it will hold through your games.
There is no flash on the miniatures, but there are some mould lines that are visible, and they will be need removal before you start painting.
The glue doesn't show, most of the miniatures are so finely crafted it's hard to realise whether or not it is a multi-piece cast. Most of the joins are hidden well, and that also helps the pieces to stay together. I haven't seen any of these minis come apart.
The optional parts of the Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard kit are not glued - you can just snap-fit those, and they can survive the game if you are not too rough on them. If you intend to switch those parts regularly, maybe a self-adhesive glue could do the trick.
Painting the miniature
Mostly hard details. Soft details on pants.
Neck brace: You can paint them a uniform colour or different colours to identify the team members.
The pants have a torn overhang above the belts. You can remove the torn part, with some loss of detail.
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Size comparison photos - Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #2: Keeper miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
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| Size comparison of Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #1 with 1:72 miniatures: From left to right: Greek Hoplite from Zvezda, Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #1 from Mantic Games, Greek archer from Zvezda. |
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| Size comparison of Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #1 with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Orc with Spear #2 from Renegade Miniatures, Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #1 from Mantic Games, Bretonnian Bowman #1 from Games Workshop. |
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| Size comparison of the 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) scale miniatures from the DreadBall Ed2 base set from Mantic Games. From left to right: Draconis All-Stars Guard #2, Ninth Moon Tree Sharks Guard #1, Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #2: Keeper. |
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| Size comparison of Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #1 with 1:50 (35mm) scale miniatures: From left to right: Benjamin Orchard from Knight Models, Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #1 from Mantic Games, William Cobb from Knight Models. |
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| Size comparison of Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #1 with 1:35 miniatures: From left to right: 40mm high shepherd, Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #1 from Mantic Games, 54mm high soldier. |
For further comparison images: Mantic Games-DreadBall-Convicts-Grogan Guard comparison images
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Using the miniature - Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #2: Keeper miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Uses for games
- Alkony Wargame: Humanoid warrior
- Alien vs Predator: Human Soldier
- Cthulhu Wars: Monster, Acolyte Cultist
- Kings of War: Ogre
- Deadzone: Grogan Soldier
- Warhammer Fantasy Battles: Ogre
- Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: Ogor
- Warhammer 40.000: Ogryn, Chaos Ogryn
Rules
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Resources - Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #2: Keeper miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Official
Mantic Games Shop: DreadBall Xtreme with free Player’s Manual: Official webpage.
Mantic Games Shop: Long Rock Lifers Convicts: Official webpage.
Mantic Games Shop: Long Rock Lifers - Convict Team (on Archive.org): Official webpage. (2019: The article is offline.)
Contents overview - DreadBall Xtreme base set
AdamHarry (from Bell of Lost Souls): BoLS Unboxing | Dreadball Xtreme | Mantic: Contents overview video.Ł
Chris (The Blue Baron)(for Weekend Warriors): Weekend Warriors – DreadBall Xtreme Unboxing: Contents overview article.
Compel (for Compel's Gaming Blog): Unboxing DreadBall Xtreme: Contents overview article.
Deathwatch Studios: DreadBall Xtreme Unboxing & Review!: Contents overview article, with review.
Showcase
Cheetor (for sho3box): Avaran Treebeast, Grogan Convict Thug and Yndij Reaver for DreadBall Xtreme: Showcase article about Avaran Treebeast, Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #2: Keeper, and Yndij Reaver.
Deadzone The Podcast: Deadzone The Podcast 38.0 - To Card or Not to Card: Article with showcase images.
Giovanni Sebastiano Pecora (for Valle dei gufi): La legione penale (in Italian): Showcase article in Italian. (2019: The website seems permanently offline.)
Lee (for 2Screens): Brushwork – Tuesday 28th March: Showcase article about the Bremlin Nebulas, and the Long Rock Lifers.
pagan-gerbil (for pagan-gerbil.net): London & South-East DreadBall Regional: Article, with images.
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.
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Buying the product - Long Rock Lifers Grogan Guard build #2: Keeper miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Price
Base price (Long Rock Lifers - Convict Team set)(2021): 35 EUR / 25 GBP / 40 USD. Price/model: 3.5 EUR / 2.5 GBP / 4 USD
Base price (Long Rock Lifers - Convict Team set)(2018): 25 EUR / 20 GBP / 30 USD. Price/model: 2.5 EUR / 2.0 GBP / 3 USD
Base price (DreadBall Xtreme base set)(2021): 25 EUR / 10 GBP / 30 USD. Price/figure: 0.8 EUR / 0.3 GBP / 1 USD. Price/model: 0.5 EUR / 0.2 GBP / 0.7 USD
Where can you buy it?
Mantic Games Shop: DreadBall Xtreme with free Player’s Manual: Official webpage.
Mantic Games Shop: Long Rock Lifers Convicts: Official webpage.
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