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Head
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Q:3
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C:3
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40 points
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Special rules:
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Body
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Q:3
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C:3
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50 points
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Special rules:
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Arms
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Q:3
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C:3
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50 points
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Special rules: Blade (15); Shooter C5M Twin
Linked Cannon (60)
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Legs
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Q:3
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C:3
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50 points
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Special rules: Leap (20)
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Generic
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Ace
Pilot (15)
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IRN obviously stands for Independent Reconnaissance Neutraliser and should be understood in no other way. It certainly shouldn't be seen as a thinly veiled homage to a much loved Marvel comic book character who is now part of a major motion picture franchise.
Like Mantis, IRN Mech is a plastic Mantic Dreadball player - this time the MVP Firewall. I like the sculpt quite a lot but I do have a few comments. For a plastic figure, Firewall retails for a very high price (in the region of £5 for a single figure). No I know I am not a regular fantasy or sci-fi player, but that sort of price feels like it is hitching a ride with GW. For £5 I want a pretty fancy single metal figure, or eight 15mm figures, or 96 6mm figures. Just saying. My second comment is on the multi-part nature of the figure. It comes with the legs, torso, arms and head as all separate parts. That is great, adds flexibility. However, at least in the case of Firewall, the individual parts are cast in such a way that they only fit to the torso in a fixed way. So it still ends up being a single pose figure. Why cast it in bits in the first place if that is how you're going to sell the figure?
I can answer why it's cast in bits, though only one pose. The molds for plastic work best if the part "faces" the mold, and don't do well with undercuts. That's why most of the classic plastic "army men" have an essentially flat pose that fits easily between two mold plates.
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