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Futuristic humanoid warrior in 1/56 scale - Yndij Reaver for DreadBall from Mantic Games, 2014image © Mantic Games
sculpt © Mantic Games
painting © Mantic Games

Painted Yndij Reaver from Mantic Games company

The Yndij Reaver 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 - Yndij Reaver miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Miniature: Yndij Reaver, Product name: Yndij Reaver, Product code: ?, Sprue: -, Range: Warpath rangeDreadBall rangeRenton RejectsDreadBall Strikerfantasy football (Futuristic), Series: Warpath universe, Company: Mantic Games company, Production: 2014-2021-

Size: Human-sized (S3), Species: Yndij (from Warpath) (Humanoid - digitigrade humanoid - Humanoid feline), Gender: ?, Technology: Futuristic (Advanced), Role: Warrior, Features: -, Armour: futuristic armour (armour), Helmet: no helmet, Equipment in hand: empty hands / DreadBall glove (Weapon - melee weapon - one-handed melee weapon), Equipment carried: none, Based on: ?

Scale: 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) scale, Proportions: Realistic, Size: 33mm 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 - Yndij Reaver 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.

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Size comparison photos - Yndij Reaver miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Size comparison of Yndij Reaver with 1:72 miniatures: From left to right: Greek Hoplite from Zvezda, Yndij Reaver from Mantic Games, Greek archer from Zvezda.
Size comparison of Yndij Reaver with 1:72 miniatures: From left to right: Greek Hoplite from ZvezdaYndij Reaver from Mantic Games, Greek archer from Zvezda.

Size comparison of Yndij Reaver with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic Games, Yndij Reaver from Mantic Games, Bremlin Nebulas Jack #1 from Mantic Games.
Size comparison of Yndij Reaver with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic GamesYndij Reaver from Mantic GamesBremlin Nebulas Jack #1 from Mantic Games.

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

Size comparison of Yndij Reaver with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Shock Trooper from Wargames Factory, Yndij Reaver from Mantic Games, Shock Trooper from Wargames Factory.
Size comparison of Yndij Reaver with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Shock Trooper from Wargames FactoryYndij Reaver from Mantic Games, Shock Trooper from Wargames Factory.

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

Size comparison of Yndij Reaver with 1:35 miniatures: From left to right: 40mm high shepherd, Yndij Reaver from Mantic Games, 54mm high soldier.
Size comparison of Yndij Reaver with 1:35 miniatures: From left to right: 40mm high shepherd, Yndij Reaver from Mantic Games, 54mm high soldier.

For further comparison images: Mantic Games-DreadBall-Yndij Reaver comparison images

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Using the miniature - Yndij Reaver miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Uses for games

Rules

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Resources - Yndij Reaver 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.

Rules overview

Pope (for DreadBall Notebook): PLAYER: Yndij Reaver (Yndij DBX Free Agent): Unit overview article.

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 and conversions.

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

Giovanni Sebastiano Pecora (for Valle dei gufi): Yndij Reaver & 'Brickbat' Vognar (in Italian): Showcase article in Italian. (2019: The article is offline.)

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.

Conversion

Deadzone The Podcast: Deadzone The Podcast 38.0 - To Card or Not to Card: Article with showcase images.

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Buying the product - Yndij Reaver miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Price

Base price (DreadBall Xtreme Free Agents set)(2021): 12.5 EUR / 10 GBP / 15 USD. Price/model: 1.4 EUR / 1.1 GBP / 1.7 USD

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

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: DreadBall Free Agents: Official webpage.

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Possible substitutes - Yndij Reaver miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

DreadBall Striker

Ninth Moon Tree Sharks

Ninth Moon Tree Sharks Captain (Striker): Na'Huatl #1

Ninth Moon Tree Sharks Captain (Striker): Na'Huatl #2

Ninth Moon Tree Sharks Striker #1

Ninth Moon Tree Sharks Striker #2

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Do you have the Yndij Reaver 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!

 

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