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Futuristic human warrior in 1/56 scale - Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 for DreadBall from Mantic Games, 2014image © Mantic Games
sculpt © Mantic Games
painting © Mantic Games

Painted Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic Games company

The Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 miniature figure for the DreadBall  board game from Mantic Games is a kneeling futuristic human warrior. It was first produced in 2014, in the DreadBall Xtreme base set.

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Details - Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Miniature: Long Rock Lifers Striker #1, Product name: Long Rock Lifers Striker, Product code: ?, Sprue: -, Range: Warpath rangeDreadBall rangeLong Rock LifersDreadBall Strikerfantasy football (Futuristic), Series: Warpath universe, Company: Mantic Games company, Production: 2014-2021-

Size: Human-sized (S3), Species: Human (Humanoid), Gender: male, Technology: Futuristic (Advanced), Role: Warrior, Features: -, Armour: unarmoured, Helmet: no 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: 31mm high, Material: hard PVC - gray, Priming: Primer is not necessary
Assembly: One-piece (Multi-piece - Pre-assembled), 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 - Convict Team set: contains 2

Multi-piece: 1x upper torso, 1x legs

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Review - Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 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.

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 Striker #1 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Size comparison of Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 with 1:72 miniatures: From left to right: Greek Hoplite from Zvezda, Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic Games, Greek archer from Zvezda.
Size comparison of Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 with 1:72 miniatures: From left to right: Greek Hoplite from ZvezdaLong Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic Games, Greek archer from Zvezda.

Size comparison of Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Shock Trooper from Wargames Factory, Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic Games, Shock Trooper from Wargames Factory.
Size comparison of Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Shock Trooper from Wargames FactoryLong Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic Games, Shock Trooper from Wargames Factory.

Size comparison of Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 with 1:35 miniatures: From left to right: 40mm high shepherd, Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic Games, 54mm high soldier.
Size comparison of Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 with 1:35 miniatures: From left to right: 40mm high shepherd, Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic Games, 54mm high soldier.

For further comparison images: Mantic Games-DreadBall-Convicts-Striker #1 comparison images

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Using the miniature - Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Uses for games

Rules

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Resources - Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 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.)

Showcase

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.

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 Striker #1 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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Possible substitutes - Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Long Rock Lifers

Long Rock Lifers Striker #2

DreadBall Striker

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