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The Zee Buccaneer #1 miniature figure for the DreadBall boardgame from Mantic Games is a small futuristic humanoid warrior. It was first produced in 2014, in the DreadBall Xtreme base set.
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Details - Zee Buccaneer #1 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Miniature: Zee Buccaneer #1, Product name: Zee Buccaneer, Product code: ?, Sprue: -, Range: Warpath range - DreadBall range - Renton Rejects - DreadBall Jack - fantasy football (Futuristic), Series: Warpath universe, Company: Mantic Games company, Production: 2014-2021-
Size: Small (S2), Species: Zee (Humanoid), Gender: ?, Technology: Futuristic (Advanced), Role: Warrior, Features: -, Armour: futuristic armour (armour), Helmet: no helmet, Equipment in hand: empty hands, Equipment carried: none (no weapons), Based on: ?
Scale: 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) scale, Proportions: Realistic, Size: 22mm 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 - Zee Buccaneer #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.
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Size comparison photos - Zee Buccaneer #1 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
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| Size comparison of Zee Buccaneer #1 with 1:72 miniatures: From left to right: Greek Hoplite from Zvezda, Zee Buccaneer #1 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, Avaran Treebeast, Vlorox Spinpede, Zee Buccaneer #2. |
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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 Renton Rejects with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures from Mantic Games: From left to right: Zee Buccaneer #1, Jetari Training Drone GL14, Yndij Reaver, Jetari Training Drone SL22, Zee Buccaneer #2. |
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| Size comparison of Zee Buccaneer #1 with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Long Rock Lifers Striker #1 from Mantic Games, Zee Buccaneer #1 from Mantic Games, Bremlin Nebulas Jack #1 from Mantic Games. |
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| Size comparison of Zee Buccaneer #1 with 1:56 (28mm / 32mm) miniatures: From left to right: Orc with Spear #2 from Renegade Miniatures, Zee Buccaneer #1 from Mantic Games, Bretonnian Bowman #1 from Games Workshop. |
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| Size comparison of Zee Buccaneer #1 with 1:50 (35mm) scale miniatures: From left to right: Benjamin Orchard from Knight Models, Zee Buccaneer #1 from Mantic Games, William Cobb from Knight Models. |
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| Size comparison of Zee Buccaneer #1 with 1:35 miniatures: From left to right: 40mm high shepherd, Zee Buccaneer #1 from Mantic Games, 54mm high soldier. |
For further comparison images: Mantic Games-DreadBall-Zee Buccaneer #1 comparison images
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Using the miniature - Zee Buccaneer #1 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
Uses for games
- Alkony Wargame: Small humanoid warrior
- Alien vs Predator: Mutant human
- Cthulhu Wars: Minion monster, Acolyte Cultist
- Kings of War: Halfling warrior, Goblin warrior
- Deadzone: Zee soldier
- Warhammer Fantasy Battles: Goblin
- Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: Grot
- Warhammer 40.000: Ratling, Squat, Grot
Rules
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Resources - Zee Buccaneer #1 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.
Rules overview
Pope (for DreadBall Notebook): PLAYER: Zee Buccaneer (Zee DBX Free Agent): Unit overview article.
Showcase
Deathwatch Studios: Dreadball Xtreme – Free Agents!: Showcase article.
Giovanni Sebastiano Pecora (for Valle dei gufi): Bucanieri Zee (in Italian): Showcase article in Italian. (2019: The article is offline.)
Pope (for DreadBall Notebook): PAINTING: DBX Free Agents: Showcase article about Zee Buccaneer #1, Zee Buccaneer #2, Avaran Treebeast, Jetari Training Drone GL14, and Jetari Training Drone SL22.
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): "Not" Gaming News from Neoscream: 23rd April 2015: Showcase article about Zee Buccaneer #1, Zee Buccaneer #2, Jetari Training Drone GL14, and Jetari Training Drone SL22.
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Buying the product - Zee Buccaneer #1 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 - Zee Buccaneer #1 miniature figure for DreadBall from Mantic Games
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