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Scibor Monstrous Miniatures is a company
that stands out significantly in comparison to other wargames and miniatures
manufacturers. Patterns designed by Mr. Scibor Teleszyński are unique and often
inspired by specific cultures or monuments of art. You may also note that due
to the uniqueness of the creation process, Scibor products are slightly larger
than the standard miniatures for games, such as Warhammer or Confrontation. In
the case of Mech Suits the difference is even greater.
In most games, there are powerful, larger
models, such as dragons or giant war-machines, and usually they are the ones
that attract most attention. The equivalents of
such special war machines are
Mechs Suits from Scibor.
So far there are three variants of the
mechs available for sale from Scibor’s store, each belonging to the SF miniatures section. there is the Celtic SF Torin Mech Suit, Roman
Gladiator Mech Suit and Templar Paladin Mech Suit. Each of them is a part of an
already existing group of miniatures and a great addition to any collector's
treasure trove.
The first of the described products, the
Celtic SF Torin Mech Suit, is interesting not only for those who have already
bought figures such as SF Celtic Warrior or Veteran. What strikes us at the
first moment about each Mech is their size (over eleven centimeters). These
models could easily serve as a slightly smaller Titans for Warhammer 40,000.
They are much larger than the Dreadnought or Wraithlord and when glued on its
battlebases, the Mech Suits are even more impressive.
Celtic SF Torin Mech Suit is probably one
of my favorites, my first thought when I saw it was that it would be perfect
for the Space Wolves army. The Armor is
covered with runes, wolf themes, skins, fur, runic amulets and the like. What
else do you need for the Space Wolves Chapter?
Each mech model is composed of several
massive main parts: body, legs, shoulders, arms, head (usually in two variants)
and the cloth hanging from the belt. Everything is really massive, and
therefore, sometimes there are problems with the glue bonding of particular
elements. That miniature is relatively heavy and I would recommend gluing it to
the battlebase rather quickly.
Celtic SF Torin Mech Suit is richly
decorated. Things Of note are the runes and Celtic ornaments on the knees,
legs, waist, and the central decoration of the breastplate. In addition to
large ornaments next to them, there are numerous smaller additions, medallions,
charms, and in some parts there is a slight steampunk felling. In addition to the elements mentioned, on
the mechanical legs there hang wolf pelts, and wolf fur can be seen at the
bottom of the body. The head has two variants, one "knight" helmet (I
prefer this option) and the head of a wild warrior.
The right hand is like a Gatling gun with
is massive and rounded at the bottom. It makes the weapon feel really powerful
and dangerous. The right hand is armed with a big hand/power fist and the
fingers are covered with runes and carvings. You can see marvelous painting of
The battlebase is very large it has 60-70
millimeters in diameter and almost 30 in hight. Celtic SF Torin Mech Suit's
legs are based on two large boulders, under which there is a pile of skulls and
a partly-buried large sculpture of a wolf's head.
The Knight Templar Mech Suit is slightly
different from the other mechs. It is "thinner", wider and a bit more
edgy. The arms are more clearly separated from the body than with the Celtic SF Torin Mech Suit. Pauldrons
are much less massive, they seem like decorations rather than armor. On the
shoulder there are human skeletons that are holding decorative ribbons and under
the parchment we can see crest with sign of the cross.
What's more, the hands are narrower, have
more joints and are not as bulky as in the previously described Mech Suit. The
left hand is adorned with a beautiful cross and holds a flat, ornamental laser
that has a single barrel, while the right hand is finished with an armored
glove. On both hands there are numerous motives of skulls and crosses. On the
glove in the Mech's right hand there is also a Fidi Defensor (Defender of
faith in Latin) inscription.
The body is quite angular and decorated
with prayers on parchment, purity seals, chains and medallions suspended from
the sign of the cross. On the back there are parts of the powering mechanism,
while at the top of the body a little smoke exhaust is placed. At the upper
right side of the torso there is a searching spotlight reflector. Head resembles a helmet from the period of the
Templar Crusades (alternatively, you can put on a head of a hooded Templar
warrior).
The legs may seem a bit too massive in
comparison with the narrow hands, but this is just the first impression. The
legs are fairly simple, more bent than those of the Celtic Mech, clearly
showing that the figure is in motion .
The Embellishments are quite simple, there is a crest with a cross below the
knees and armor. A Garment hangs suspended from the torso and there is a metal
pendant on it. If I had to criticize anything here, it is that robe - in my
opinion, it is strangely out of place.
The last and most recent mech is the Roman
Gladiator Mech Suit. It seems to me that it is also the most polished and
detailed of those miniatures. In overall appearance it resembles the Celtic SF
Torin Mech Suit, it's bulky and heavily ornamented. The Torso again feels more
rounded, the whole breast plate is covered with numerous designs. This time,
the main recurring motif is the Roman eagle with wings or lightnings. The
front armor is still big and decorated with sash and eagle medallions dangling
from it. Decorations appear even on the back of the body, including an amazing
image of a human head. Mech Suit helmet resembles that of the SF Roman
Legionaries from Scibor’s shop and it is really nice.
Pauldrons are massive and topped with huge
carvings of eagles, which protrude over the armor. Beside the eagles we find
many other decorations - among other things, there are numerous purity seals.
The Armored shoulder pads are one of my favorite parts of this model.
The right hand is again a big gun, similar
to that of the Celtic SF Torin Mech Suit. However, it ends with a two-barrel
laser rather than a Gattling gun. the Left hand is a power fist, but modeled
much better than in the Knight Templar Mech Suit (it is better shaped). On the
side of the iron fist we can see power
supply cables and on the back of his hand there is a beautiful crest.
This model is almost baroque in its
overall appearance, even its legs are covered almost entirely (including the
feet) with ornaments : crystals, seals and a variety of other details. Once
again, there are various-sized imperial eagles with the lightning motif. The
Elements which occur quite frequently on the legs are stones or gems inside the
larger ornamental elements. For the first time a garment hanging from the waist
seems to be really thought over, as it really fits.
All the three models look great, but each
of them takes more work and more cleaning than smaller figures from Sciobr
Monstrous Miniatures. Unfortunately, in some places strong dividing lines were
visible. In one case, even the leg width
was different. These are large models and things like that can happen, you have
to take this into account when buying one of the Mech Suits. Little resin errors occur more frequently
than in the previously-reviewed products; fortunately, it happens only on
smooth surfaces, without damaging any of the decorations, all the errors are
also relatively easy to fix.
The three Mech Suits show the evolution of
the concept and its execution, two of them are similar in overall structure
(the Celtic Mech Suit and the Roman Gladiator Mech Suit). The Models are so
similar that it would be possible to even swap weapons among them.
All three figures have beautifully carved
battlebases. However, this has both good and bad sides. Battlebases are really
wonderful and they add a lot of charm to each figurine, but because of that
those models were carved/set to fit precisely onto a particular stand. In
most cases they must have one foot above the other (presented as in move).
Despite these minor comments those are
amazing miniatures (big badass miniatures). What makes them unique is not only
their size, but also their quality. The Price is quite high, but when you think
about that it's not much more than you pay for much smaller models (e.g.
dreadnoughts).
Each Mech Suit will present itself
phenomenally both in our domestic exhibitor, and in the midst of your army. It
seems to me that the Celtic Suit will fit perfectly into the Space Wolves
Chapter, while the other two Mech Suits will fit the Grey Knights army
(especially the Templar Mech Suit reminds me of Dreadknight). Mr. Scibor Teleszyński actually said that this project is
no at its end and he is planning to create Egyptian and Spartan Mech Suits in
the future.
