![]() The pieces had shaped pegs and sockets, but they were not tight fits and you’ll definitely need glue to hold them together. The miniature did not include instructions, but it was fairly straightforward to assemble. Overall, I’m happy with the miniature I was able to assemble, but if the casting issue on the leg had been on a piece where I didn’t have an alternate option, it would have prevented me from being happy with my assembled miniature. For example, the central large laser on the torso looks like part of its barrel is missing and the details are soft in a couple of places on the back of the miniature. Outside of those two big issues, there are a few minor defects in the casting. Since this isn’t visible, my fix was to add some green stuff so that I could connect the two pieces during assembly. The other large defect that my Black Knight had was that the half-sphere connector for the waist was misshaped and too small to make good contact with the torso. ![]() ![]() Luckily, the other left leg in the kit was ok. One of the left legs looked like it had slipped in the mold and was bad enough that I didn’t really consider it as an option. My Black Knight miniature had some casting issues. A plastic base that is a close match to the bases on the standard plastic miniatures is also included. When combined with the ability to pose the miniature a bit while gluing it together, this gives a lot of freedom to decide how you want your Black Knight to look. For the Black Knight, there are two left leg options and multiple hand choices. The miniature requires assembly, but it comes with multiple choices for some pieces. The pieces do not come attached to any sort of sprue and are just loose in the bag. The pieces of the miniature were packaged in a small ziploc bag with a fairly simple cardboard label. While the price is high compared to the BattleTech plastics, it doesn’t feel out of line if I think of these premium miniatures similarly to special character miniatures in other lines.īecause the premium miniatures are exclusive to the Catalyst Game Labs online store, they do not have what I’d consider full retail packaging. That price has been explained as the increased cost of manufacturing in the United States. That is about the same cost as a box of 4-5 standard plastic miniatures. The Black Knight premium miniature was $24.99. It sounds like the Stormcrow will also have limited initial stock. They were simply unsure about demand for the more expensive premium miniatures. Catalyst has announced that they have ordered more stock and do not intend for the premium miniatures to be hard-to-get. When the Black Knight went up for sale on Catalyst’s web store, it sold out within a few hours. ![]() A company called Creative Juggernaut is manufacturing the premium miniatures for Catalyst Game Labs. These first two are linked to the Battle of Tukayyid book since they are both designs used in that battle. The Black Knight Clanbuster was the first one offered for sale, and a Stormcrow TC variant will be available this Friday. These premium miniatures are multi-part plastic kits for design variants that are not covered by the main pre-assembled plastic miniature line. In June, I bought one of the Black Knight Clanbuster premium miniatures from Catalyst Game Labs. ![]()
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