Mantic corporation army box review

I couldn't resist picking up one of these beauties when I first saw the preview on Mantics website. They really reminded me a lot of the old style Imperial Guard of second edition, but in a good way.

 
I have a soft spot for the Necromundan Guard in their grey overalls and black flak jackets and these chaps reminded me a heck of lot more of them than the Cadian plastics did. So i grabbed a box as they're going for 25% off or more on many independent sites. Here's the good and the bad:

Good:

• Cheaper than cadians
• Scale looks better when compared to SMs 
• Lasguns look better scaled to the models
• Really easy to assemble with very little trimming
• They come with rules included should you want to play Warpath

Bad:

• They really SMELL, badly. I had to put them back in the box they smelled that bad. Hopefully once sprayed that'll change.
• There are no options, not even for a sergeant without power fist. 
• Special weapons are a bit meh and heavy weapons much smaller than GW IG equivalents
• The base molded to the feet needs trimming off if you are using scenic/GW bases, and you'll need a sharp knife!
• The poses are more limited than the GW models but this isn't really a problem if you ask me.

So in conclusion I am happy with them and intend to use them as the core of an IG army one day. Here's a scale comparison pic to help others decide whether or not they like them better/worse/same as GW models. Cheers.