Judge Dredd Miniatures
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warhammergrimace
Mongoose
Good to see Judge Dredd minis again. Will you be releasing judges on lawmasters.
Also any chance there will be Strotnium Dogs miniatures as well?
I've downloaded the rules and will be reading them later, may try and play a game this week as well.
Also any chance there will be Strotnium Dogs miniatures as well?
I've downloaded the rules and will be reading them later, may try and play a game this week as well.
Judge Xombe
Mongoose
I like the style of the sculpts. Just wanted to add my two-cents.
Also a request:
Can you / will you be re-issuing those metal punks that originally came in 3-figure blisters?
I missed out on 2 of the models and would love the chance to order them as singles.
Also a request:
Can you / will you be re-issuing those metal punks that originally came in 3-figure blisters?
I missed out on 2 of the models and would love the chance to order them as singles.
I think the miniatures are perfectly suitable for the game. Given the fact that they are only £2 each, a bargain compared to many miniature companies, complaining that they are not highly realistic/detailed is going a bit far. Back in the day when Citadel made the miniatures, the sculpts were not great, but they were perfectly servicable for playing the Dredd rpg.
regards the paint jobs - not everyone who collects miniatures can paint them to the industry standard. I have been painting for 20 years and still cannot match the work of the artists at games workshop or the foundry. Nothing worse than seeing a perfectly painted miniature (which is the reason you buy it, the advert looks so cool) yet you yourself cannot recreate it. Paint jobs are personal, so if you can do better, good for you, but dont complain when others are not up to your personal standard! At the end of the day, people would still buy them if they were photographed unpainted.
The miniatures look good when painted fairly and put on a good tabletop. They are easily affordable compared to many other companies, which makes them accessable. And for me, more important is the fact that you can buy what you want, unlike say star wars miniatures where you have to buy booster after booster hoping to find a Boba Fett (you want bad sculpts, look at the last few lines of SW miniatures by wizards).
Good on mongoose for bringing these back out as I missed them first time round. Looking forward to seeing others. I agree with some of the other posters, box sets with new scenarios would be a good idea, but dont start making random boosters, that would destroy it!
And let us know when we can get lawmasters, angel gang, dark judges, chopper, and all the other famous faces from the Dredd world!
cheers!
regards the paint jobs - not everyone who collects miniatures can paint them to the industry standard. I have been painting for 20 years and still cannot match the work of the artists at games workshop or the foundry. Nothing worse than seeing a perfectly painted miniature (which is the reason you buy it, the advert looks so cool) yet you yourself cannot recreate it. Paint jobs are personal, so if you can do better, good for you, but dont complain when others are not up to your personal standard! At the end of the day, people would still buy them if they were photographed unpainted.
The miniatures look good when painted fairly and put on a good tabletop. They are easily affordable compared to many other companies, which makes them accessable. And for me, more important is the fact that you can buy what you want, unlike say star wars miniatures where you have to buy booster after booster hoping to find a Boba Fett (you want bad sculpts, look at the last few lines of SW miniatures by wizards).
Good on mongoose for bringing these back out as I missed them first time round. Looking forward to seeing others. I agree with some of the other posters, box sets with new scenarios would be a good idea, but dont start making random boosters, that would destroy it!
And let us know when we can get lawmasters, angel gang, dark judges, chopper, and all the other famous faces from the Dredd world!
cheers!
I've a wide variety of minis from all sorts of sculptors, from Old Glory that are in large units to super-detailed minis by highly ranked sculptors. I think the MP Dredd line is quite good, and with a nice paint job they can look fabulous. I had no problems and no complaints painting up my judges. I think the clean lines and deep cuts made them easy to detail. There are a few sculpts that I was less fond of, but overall it's an excellent line. Before they closed it down before I made certain to buy one of everything I didn't own.
As a total line, I give it an 8/10, with sculpts ranging from 6 to 10 depending. I should bump it up .5 for being as good as it is for what is realistically speaking a line of limited interest outside of UK.
As a total line, I give it an 8/10, with sculpts ranging from 6 to 10 depending. I should bump it up .5 for being as good as it is for what is realistically speaking a line of limited interest outside of UK.
The range has varying quality. I do like Street Judge 2 and 3. Of the other models I like the mutants with stump guns (the scaly one and the one with the lumpy head) best, though the gorillas are nice.
I did like the original robots as well.
The thing about the range is that most of them are one piece models, which means they have motion in one direction only, or are fairly static.
The solution to this would be multipart models, but these would require more complicated moulding and might cost more.
I'd certainly like to see multi piece robots, and robot judges.
I would like Matt to just crumble and get Werner Klocke to do some female minis, particularly a judge Hershey or Anderson.
I did like the original robots as well.
The thing about the range is that most of them are one piece models, which means they have motion in one direction only, or are fairly static.
The solution to this would be multipart models, but these would require more complicated moulding and might cost more.
I'd certainly like to see multi piece robots, and robot judges.
I would like Matt to just crumble and get Werner Klocke to do some female minis, particularly a judge Hershey or Anderson.
There are some very good sculpts in single pieces out there. However GW seems to have largely abandoned single piece sculpts, Rackham had very few and privateer press are famous for almost everything having eight pieces.
Some more dynamic sculpts are needed though. I'd like to see some additional muties as well.
Some more dynamic sculpts are needed though. I'd like to see some additional muties as well.
Speaking of single cast moulds, I've dug through my lead pile for minis to use as gangers, and unearthed 2 Necromunda Escher juves, (1 with pick and pistol, one with uzi style autogun). I've stuck them to bases, and will base them up tomorrow, but having a good look at them reminded me of how good most of the Necromunda range, a range sculpted 15 years ago, is.
Jes Goodwin Necromunda is the level of sculpting Mongoose should be aiming for.
Jes Goodwin Necromunda is the level of sculpting Mongoose should be aiming for.
PerryParker
Mongoose
Yup! Necromunda gangers are PERFECT for GOMC1 and the new Judge Dredd mini game. It was the way I was able to con my friends into trying out GOMC1 when I picked it up a few months ago.
"Yeah...you don't even have to buy another gang, just use your Necro gang"
Easy as pie! (for those that already have Necromunda gangs...I pity the fool who tries to get them now! Very expensive...)
"Yeah...you don't even have to buy another gang, just use your Necro gang"
Easy as pie! (for those that already have Necromunda gangs...I pity the fool who tries to get them now! Very expensive...)
Cadet Judges will be a short while yet, but have a look at the latest Planet Mongoose for some more Justice Department reinforcements!
shotgun-toting chipmunk
Mongoose
New Dredd looks really fantastic.
Holocaust suit is literally a Starship Troopers Exosuit with a new head and some greenstuff added on. Those exosuits were awesome, but seriously...
Holocaust suit is literally a Starship Troopers Exosuit with a new head and some greenstuff added on. Those exosuits were awesome, but seriously...
