"Ironwind vs. Ral Partha Mechs" Topic
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| Sundance | 18 Jul 2014 2:39 p.m. PST |
When Ironwind started producing Mechs for Battletech, did they stay true to the original Ral Partha figures or did they fancy them up? Would, for example, a RP Griffin and an IW Griffin be pretty much the same or no? |
| Winston Smith | 18 Jul 2014 2:49 p.m. PST |
Ironwood is the successor to Ral Partha. Same molds. |
| Sundance | 18 Jul 2014 4:01 p.m. PST |
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 optional field  | 18 Jul 2014 5:19 p.m. PST |
Some of the mechs from the old RP line HAVE CHANGED. Specifically "The Unseen" (e.g. the original Marauder, Warhammer, Battlemaster, Wasp, Griffon, etc.). The long story short is that FASA didn't own the rights to those images, and so the minis are out of production (forever probably). However IWM have released new mechs with the same names, but they have little or no resemblance to the originals. |
| Sundance | 18 Jul 2014 6:44 p.m. PST |
That's what I was missing – thanks, optional! |
| Unrepentant Werewolf 2 | 19 Jul 2014 5:18 a.m. PST |
Unfortunately the new versions of the "unseen" look like they were modelled with lego bricks… |
| ordinarybass | 19 Jul 2014 7:54 a.m. PST |
Yeah, you'll find a bit of controversy over the unseen mechs and their reseen versions. Unfortunately those are some of the most iconic designs. Fortunately those are only a small fraction of the mech designs produced by Ral Partha and/or IWM. |
| Sundance | 19 Jul 2014 8:15 a.m. PST |
Unfortunately, those are also some of the designs that I liked the best! |
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