Human officer in 1/56 scale - The Warden for DreadBall from Mantic Games, 2014 - Miniature figure review

The The Warden miniature figure for the DreadBall  board game from Mantic Games is a human in a suit. It was first produced in 2014, in the DreadBall Xtreme base set.

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Details - The Warden miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Miniature: The Warden, Product name: The Warden, Product code: ?, Sprue: -, Range: Warpath range - DreadBall range (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: datapad (empty hands), Equipment carried: none (no weapon), Based on: ?

Scale: 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) scale, Proportions: Realistic, Size: 32mm 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

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Review - The Warden 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 multi-piece ones that are pre-assembled and glued, so you don't need any preparations before your first game. All of them are also sanded, so there is no need of further work before painting. The only exception is the Grogan Guard, but it has a tight fit peg, so you only need to push it together, and it will hold through your games.

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

There are some hard details on the miniature, but mostly soft ones. The details on the suit and pants are soft.

I think it has mould lines on its side, but even if they are there by mistake, it doesn't look out of place on the suit and pants, so it's ok.

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Size comparison photos - The Warden miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

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

Size comparison of The Warden with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Big T build #2 from Pigeon Guard Games, The Warden from Mantic Games, Bretonnian Bowman #1 from Games Workshop.

Size comparison of 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: The Warden from Mantic Games, Blaine Sponsor from Mantic Games.

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

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

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

For further comparison images: Mantic Games-DreadBall-The Warden comparison images

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Using the miniature - The Warden miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Uses for games

• Alkony Wargame: Human officer, merchant, wizard

• Alien vs Predator: Human Officer
• Cthulhu Wars: Minion monster, Acolyte Cultist
• Kings of War: Officer, Wizard
• Deadzone: Human Soldier, GCPS Officer
• Warhammer Fantasy Battles: Officer, Wizard
• Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: Officer, Wizard
• Warhammer 40.000: Human Soldier, Imperial Guard Officer, Rogue Trader

Rules

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Resources - The Warden miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Official

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

Rules overview

Pope (for DreadBall Notebook): SPONSOR: The Warden (DBX): Sponsor overview article.

Painting

Reddit: The Basics: Basecoat, Simple Highlights, and Ink Wash.: Painting tutorial article.

Showcase

cdorf (on Reaper Mini Forum): Dreadball Kalyashi: Showcase article about the Bremlin Nebulas, and The Warden.

Giovanni Sebastiano Pecora (for Valle dei gufi): Sponsor per Dreadball Xtreme (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.

Robert Angliss (for Neoscream's Log): Neoscream's Life: 13th to 19th April 2015: Showcase article.

ZergSmasher (on DakkaDakka): DBX Sponsor "The Warden": Showcase article.

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Buying the product - The Warden miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

Price

Where can you buy it?

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

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Possible substitutes - The Warden miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games

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Do you have the The Warden 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!