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The Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker miniature figure for the DreadBall board game from Mantic Games is a huge insectoid creature with a tentacled face. It was first produced in 2014, in the DreadBall Xtreme base set.
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Details - Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Miniature creature: Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker, Product name: Nameless Bloodsucker, 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: Large (S4), Species: Yxaal (Insectoid creature with Tentacled face), Gender: ?, Technology: Wild / Prehistoric/Primitive (Archaic), Role: Warrior, Features: -, Armour: unarmoured, no shield, Helmet: no helmet, Equipment in hand: empty hands, Equipment carried: none (no weapon), Based on: ?
Scale: 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) scale, Proportions: Realistic, Size: 34mm high, 28mm long, 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 1, DreadBall Xtreme Free Agents set: contains 1
2 part cast: 1x torso with right half, 1x left half
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Review - Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Material: Hard PVC (often called 'restic' by Mantic fans)
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 - Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
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| Size comparison of Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker with 1:72 miniatures: From left to right: Greek Hoplite from Zvezda, Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker from Mantic Games, Greek archer from Zvezda. |
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| Size comparison of Renton Rejects with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures from Mantic Games: From left to right: Zee Buccaneer #1, Pusk Rampager, Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker, Avaran Treebeast, Vlorox Spinpede, Zee Buccaneer #2. |
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| Size comparison of Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic Games, Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker from Mantic Games, Bremlin Nebulas Jack #1 from Mantic Games. |
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| Size comparison of Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Orc with Spear #2 from Renegade Miniatures, Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker from Mantic Games, Bretonnian Bowman #1 from Games Workshop. |
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| Size comparison of Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker with 1:50 (35mm) scale miniatures: From left to right: Benjamin Orchard from Knight Models, Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker from Mantic Games, William Cobb from Knight Models. |
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| Size comparison of Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker with 1:35 miniatures: From left to right: 40mm high shepherd, Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker from Mantic Games, 54mm high soldier. |
For further comparison images: Mantic Games-DreadBall-Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker comparison images
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Using the miniature - Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Uses for games
- Alkony Wargame: Alien creature
- Alien vs Predator: Alien creature
- Cthulhu Wars: Monster
- Kings of War: Height 2 Cavalry, Abyssal, Nightmare
- Deadzone: Yxaal Nameless
- Warhammer Fantasy Battles: Chaos spawn
- Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: Chaos spawn
- Warhammer 40.000: Tyranid creature, Chaos spawn
Rules
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Resources - Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker 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.
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
Deadzone The Podcast: Deadzone The Podcast 38.0 - To Card or Not to Card: Article with showcase images.
Deathwatch Studios: Dreadball Xtreme – Free Agents!: Showcase article.
Giovanni Sebastiano Pecora (for Valle dei gufi): Bestie varie dell'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.
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Buying the product - Yxaal Nameless Bloodsucker 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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