It's model review time! Pirates this time! I love the theme and getting a new Warcaster is really exciting.
I'll start with the crazy model, the Powder monkey! I'm not quite sure how this little monkey lugs around a barrel of blasting powder which is much bigger than it...
The sculpt for the monkey is crisp and full of character, its cradling a pistol which I imagine the knockback would send it flying!
It has a torch held in its tail... open flame and gunpowder - seems like a good idea....
The toes on its foot are curled to grip the edge of the barrel which gives it a solid second point of attachment combined with the peg on its other foot which fits in a hole on top of the barrel.
It looks like its shouting while shaking its fist, seems really angry about something
The barrel has great wood grain detail, and what looks like a label, I would like to find the ordic runes to write "blasting powder" on it. I like the idea of using the written language in the setting rather than english.
The Swashbuckler is a new light Warjack based on the same Chassis the Buccaneer uses.
The body is noticeable larger than the old buccaneer, and the detail is amazing. All the rivets are crisp, I had a buccaneer which had miscast trails of excess metal from each one.
Very light mold lines on the body, mainly running down the smoke stack.
Just like Scallywag the hip part is separate unlike the old Buccaneer kit.
This kit shares the same legs as Scallywag. They are quite thin which makes pinning them quite hard.
I do think its worth pining them even if it means accidentally drilling right through the leg. You can always cover up the hole with some greenstuff.
Pining them really ensures their stability
The mold lines running down the centre of each leg are the worst on the whole model, especially down the tubing on the back of the leg. They aren't a deal breaker, they will likely take only a few minutes to fix.
The arms use the same upper arm parts as Scallywag, which attach to the torso using a large ball and socket joints. This gives it some pose-ability that the old Buccaneer kit lacked.
The cutlass looks awesome! Just a slight mold line down the back of the sword here, its a great piece.
The clamp! I really like the look of this weapon, with its built in gun.
The face for this Warjack has a menacing look which really suits it.
Rahera is a new Warcaster, she is both a Mercenary and a Cryx caster. I intend to play her as a Merc (not interesting in being the undead bad guys)
The sculpt for this model is incredibly detailed! Its a bit intimidating to think of painting this one...
Her dread locks hang down the front of her armour and down the back either side of her arcane turbine. Hopefully I will be able to paint them so they can be seen.
I had not seen a view from behind of her before I got my hands on the mini, I had assumed that she would be wearing a great coat of some sort. When I saw the fur cloak I was pleasantly surprised, it will be a nice painting challenge to paint the fur, and to pick what colour to do it in.
Its hard to see on a bare metal mini, but there is a pistol in a holster on her hip
Her sword has some really nice rune carvings on it. I think I heard that she uses the blood magic used in Cryx
It has a lot of notches showing its wear or age.
Her axe has a wooden handle with nice grain detail and more runes carved into the axe head.
Her leg has a really interesting triangle type attachment point, doing a dry fit I really got the feeling this would attach really well and not need pinning.
Over all she has hardly any mold lines of note at all, and the ones she does have are tiny and easy to clean up. Awesome mini!
As a piratey bonus I also have the Mini crate Gastone model which fit the other stuff I'm reviewing so I figured I would add it in!
The hat!!! PP really should sell these separately they would make a ton of money. Look at TF2, people love hats!
I'm not a huge fan of his dinky little daggers, nor the fact that a model based mainly around his gun has a pose with him holding two daggers... thats just my issue though, it goes back to Siege1's sculpt with him holding his hammer instead of his huge rocket launcher.
Really neat skull and crossed bones on his shoulder armour, really like this addition it will make a nice contrasting detail when painting him.
The main body is really nicely detailed as well, as you would expect from a mini subscription service. I really think he will be a joy to paint!
His arcane turbine is pretty big! Much bigger than Rahera's by comparison.
And here they all are all pinned and assembled!
I hope you found this look at these minis helpful and you found my thoughts about them interesting. I will be aiming to take a look at some Steelhead releases next!
I also made a video version of this review which
you can find here.
Its a little experiment I'm doing to see which you all prefer so I can make better content for you all going forward!
If you have any feedback don't hesitate to contact me and let me know your thoughts, I value you taking the time out of your day to help me improve.
