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paladin2019

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Battletroopers
« on: 11 August 2023, 17:21:33 »
I'm looking to maybe start a Mechwarrior game or get a squad together for all the BattleTroops games I'll never get to play :wink:

What is the difference between Steiner 25mm Battle Trooper I, DS-137 and Steiner 25mm Battle Trooper II, DS-138? They look like the same model. I'd like to know before I commit to picking up the 5 man fireteam.
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abou

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Re: Battletroopers
« Reply #1 on: 11 August 2023, 22:12:10 »
The differences appear to be pretty minimal. They were both from the BattleTroops Steiner Laser Rifle Platoon box and likely represent the same troop type.
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Re: Battletroopers
« Reply #2 on: 11 August 2023, 23:04:31 »
There's actually one big difference; 138 has a backpack on, which you can JUST see the top of past his shoulder. I certainly didn't notice it until I flipped it over.
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abou

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Re: Battletroopers
« Reply #3 on: 11 August 2023, 23:58:42 »
Oh damn, my mind just got blown.
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paladin2019

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Re: Battletroopers
« Reply #4 on: 12 August 2023, 01:27:38 »
Quote from: CranstonSnord on 11 August 2023, 23:04:31
There's actually one big difference; 138 has a backpack on, which you can JUST see the top of past his shoulder. I certainly didn't notice it until I flipped it over.
Much appreciated!
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Re: Battletroopers
« Reply #5 on: 15 February 2024, 17:28:25 »
Speaking of Battletroops: Is there any plan to make singles available instead of having to buy the 8-figure packs? I know IWM has singles of the Steiner and Kurita platoon figures, but the other houses are kind of limited....
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paladin2019

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Re: Battletroopers
« Reply #6 on: 15 February 2024, 17:50:38 »
The other houses didn't get platoons made before the project ended, so their aren't platoon packs to sell singles from. <shrug>
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Re: Battletroopers
« Reply #7 on: 15 February 2024, 21:16:38 »
Yeah, but there are still the existing minis for each of them. The ones sold in 8-packs.
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paladin2019

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Re: Battletroopers
« Reply #8 on: 15 February 2024, 23:48:20 »
Those were minis for the Mechwarrior RPG rather than BattleTroops. Fully compatible, sure, but designed around RPG character types rather than a gang of goons. I'm really curious if the packs are still carded from when they were originally produced or if these are new castings where a single mold includes all the minis and they don't want to store leftovers of the unpopular sculpts in the pack.
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Re: Battletroopers
« Reply #9 on: 17 February 2024, 21:21:13 »
Quote from: paladin2019 on 11 August 2023, 17:21:33
I'm looking to maybe start a Mechwarrior game or get a squad together for all the BattleTroops games I'll never get to play :wink:

What is the difference between Steiner 25mm Battle Trooper I, DS-137 and Steiner 25mm Battle Trooper II, DS-138? They look like the same model. I'd like to know before I commit to picking up the 5 man fireteam.

The DS-137 has a communication style backpack, the DS-138 doesn't.
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