Strato Minis Fire Up Three New 6mm Scale Mecha
June 19, 2019 by brennon
Fire up your mecha and engage anime-level voice acting skills as Strato Minis have shown off three new releases for their Hardbots 6mm collection. We start with the Puncher and some of its various weapon options.
Each of the mecha that you see here comes in resin and has been designed for 6mm warfare on the tabletop. The Puncher here is focused on close combat, leading into the fray with its blades to take the opposition by surprise. There are also shielded options which could weather some fire on the front lines.
Next up we have the Heikegani V2 which has the classic look of past mecha and comes armed with all sorts of different weapon arms.
Each mecha has a base set which is linked here but you'll find additional weapon options over on their webstore, allowing you to mix and match as you go.
Last but not least we have the Cutter.
Much like with the Heikegani this is a mecha which is focused on ranged combat. I also like that the design is a little more 'down and dirty' compared to the sleek look of the previous mecha. It looks like it would be for a different faction, or at least from a different manufacturer.
There are plenty of different games out there that you could use these models for. I really like the idea of using them in games where you each take control of one awesome mecha pilot and fight in some arena-based combat.
"There are plenty of different games out there that you could use these models for..."
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Those look really good.
Some exceptional designs – hopefully some make it to 15mm scale too (looking at the site, they do have a 15mm range).
A great range of mechs to make an interesting battle fighting unit
The renders look nice, but the problem with showing the CG renders for small scale figures is that they probably show look waaaaay better that the production models will be. Show them at actual size.
That’s true enough – renders do tend to be better defined and smoother than actual models. I don’t think they have actual models for these yet though, since they’re ‘coming soon’. To give Strato due credit, available items in their shop do appear to usually have photos of the physical minis.
These do look good and not as Battletech ‘like’ as some of their other minis. I would like to see them as an physical model and not a 3d render for my final opinion.