Mantic games skeletons

Fandir Nightshade · March 24, 2010, 11:53:25 AM

I think High Elf need some pink unicorn cavalry.

johnjohn2 · March 25, 2010, 01:45:27 PM

Hello all. been having this forum on my fav lists for some time now, registered last year but haven really posted anything (shame on me) aaaaanyways, i thought these might be appropriate for this topic especially because it was this very topic that showed me about mantic games last year :happy:

and for scale.....

warhammerlord_soth · March 25, 2010, 02:39:37 PM

Thank you for sharing !

GamesPoet · March 25, 2010, 03:12:39 PM

They look awesome! :icon_biggrin: :icon_cool: :::cheers:::

Are you using these in a Vampire Counts army :icon_question:

scarletsquig · March 25, 2010, 03:45:50 PM

Nice one john, I've been waiting ages to see units of these painted up properly.

I like the colour scheme, it's very different and has a ghostly look to it. Works well. :)

johnjohn2 · March 25, 2010, 10:45:31 PM

thanks guys. yeah i am indeed using them as part of my VC army. Unfortunatly i found out about mantic when i had already purchased a larg part of my army from GW. but i couldnt resist the chance to bulk up my VC with these, 40 more skeles for a GOOD price. I still like some GW stuff more than mantics, like thier version of the grave guard im not too keen on...but i may just have to push my GW army aside and build a 90% mantic army hehe. I do plane and have already purchased an Elven army from them...just waiting for delivery.... :)

as for the color scheme, i new when i started VC that i wanted something different than the normal black/red and sometimes purple that i see. I wanted something that was dark and eerie , without screaming evil i.e. red/black/purple...

Id be happy to show more of my army im just not sure it would fit in with the Empire forum hehe

Delthos · March 26, 2010, 04:46:14 AM

It's not going to offend me.

Their skeletons match up pretty well with the new GW ones, although the Mantic skulls look a bit smaller, and that's saying something as GW reduced the size of the skulls from their previous version as well.

johnjohn2 · March 26, 2010, 06:33:25 PM

Quote from: Delthos on March 26, 2010, 04:46:14 AM
It's not going to offend me.

Their skeletons match up pretty well with the new GW ones, although the Mantic skulls look a bit smaller, and that's saying something as GW reduced the size of the skulls from their previous version as well.

true, but that was unavoidable as Mantic uses true scale and GW doesnt. :icon_rolleyes:

Zak · March 27, 2010, 02:12:28 PM

very nice dude :eusa_clap: :eusa_clap: :eusa_clap:

johnjohn2 · March 28, 2010, 04:11:20 AM

Quote from: zak on March 27, 2010, 02:12:28 PM
very nice dude :eusa_clap: :eusa_clap: :eusa_clap:

thank you kindly

GamesPoet · March 28, 2010, 12:33:42 PM

I'd like to see more of your VC army here, and I doubt many will complain. :icon_cool:

Sandor · April 02, 2010, 04:38:35 PM

Mantic also realised pictures of there new Necromancer
http://www.manticblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/UndeadManticPointNecromancer.jpg
If he had better paint job i would nice model

Death · April 06, 2010, 02:10:06 AM

Quote from: rufus sparkfire on March 23, 2010, 05:00:32 PM
Not very Ancient Egyptian though!

OMG!!! :Ohmy:

RANTALARM

Tomb kings are not ancient egyptian. the basis for tomb kings came from both ancient egypt and Mesopotamia.

Furthermore, heavy cav are fine. yes a little low on the armor save, but given what they are based from, the armor level is appropriate.

Now, don't get me wrong, even though the TK army (which I now have 3k of -my first three thousand point army) is based off of those two nations, they have thier own distinct feel. To stop this post going on too long, I will refrain from posting my essay on the subject.

Also, please do not call tomb kings "khemri". Khemri is one city out of nine. It is a misnomer I hate teaching people about.

END RANT ALARM...........for now.

GamesPoet · April 06, 2010, 03:57:42 AM

Quote from: Sandor on April 02, 2010, 04:38:35 PM
Mantic also realised pictures of there new Necromancer
http://www.manticblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/UndeadManticPointNecromancer.jpg
If he had better paint job i would nice model

Wow, now there is a different model, and he certainly looks like one mean dude.

Delthos · April 06, 2010, 05:24:47 AM

Quote from: Sandor on April 02, 2010, 04:38:35 PM
Mantic also realised pictures of there new Necromancer
http://www.manticblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/UndeadManticPointNecromancer.jpg
If he had better paint job i would nice model

I really like that fig. My problem is that it looks more like it should be in the Dark Age miniatures game instead of either the Mantic or GW's undead armies. Awesome fig though. They've also got a really nice red dragon for their Elf army coming out soon. I'm really tempted to pick one up to make a nice Karl Franz conversion.

Mathi Alfblut · April 06, 2010, 07:55:46 AM

Really nice skellies there! I think I will start making a VC army based on mantic minitatures in time. Fact is their ghouls looks a bit like I want my batshit insane and raging peasants too look!

Mogsie said I should do a undead peasant rebellion/revenge army. I figured ghouls would really be prefect to represent really angry and pissed of peasants, who are feed up with being hungry and bullied and will no longer balk at anything to get serious payback!
Back with some skellies and graveguard, yeah, there will be gore for the nobles!

rufus sparkfire · April 07, 2010, 09:53:13 AM

Quote from: Death on April 06, 2010, 02:10:06 AM
Tomb kings are not ancient egyptian. the basis for tomb kings came from both ancient egypt

So, in fact, they are.

That's the most pointless rant I've seen since Mathi's last one.

Uryens de Crux · April 07, 2010, 10:35:38 AM

I shouldnt but

:icon_lol: :icon_lol:

GamesPoet · April 07, 2010, 02:35:06 PM

Quote from: Death on April 06, 2010, 02:10:06 AM
Tomb kings are not ancient egyptian. the basis for tomb kings came from both ancient egypt and Mesopotamia.

Hmmm ... what might be neat would be to have an army with figures that look like those guys when they were alive, but I get it that its an army that looks like those guys after they're dead.

Actually, if I recall correctly, Soth has a 15mm army of ancient egyptians, so I suppose one could just go with historicals.

QuoteAlso, please do not call tomb kings "khemri". Khemri is one city out of nine. It is a misnomer I hate teaching people about.

If I was a tomb king player, I'd likely take pride in helping folks learn. Otherwise I wouldn't teach. :icon_wink:

Death · April 07, 2010, 08:31:40 PM

Quote from: rufus sparkfire on April 07, 2010, 09:53:13 AM
Quote from: Death on April 06, 2010, 02:10:06 AM
Tomb kings are not ancient egyptian. the basis for tomb kings came from both ancient egypt

So, in fact, they are.

That's the most pointless rant I've seen since Mathi's last one.

the operative word of that quote was both.

rufus sparkfire · April 08, 2010, 09:47:57 AM

Still nothing to do with what I actually said though.

Scalz88 · April 11, 2010, 05:35:39 AM

Quote from: Death on April 06, 2010, 02:10:06 AM
Quote from: rufus sparkfire on March 23, 2010, 05:00:32 PM
Not very Ancient Egyptian though!

OMG!!! :Ohmy:

RANTALARM

Tomb kings are not ancient egyptian. the basis for tomb kings came from both ancient egypt and Mesopotamia.

Furthermore, heavy cav are fine. yes a little low on the armor save, but given what they are based from, the armor level is appropriate.

Now, don't get me wrong, even though the TK army (which I now have 3k of -my first three thousand point army) is based off of those two nations, they have thier own distinct feel. To stop this post going on too long, I will refrain from posting my essay on the subject.

Also, please do not call tomb kings "khemri". Khemri is one city out of nine. It is a misnomer I hate teaching people about.

END RANT ALARM...........for now.

....calm down....it's make-believe...about toy soldiers...

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