Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Mini Set by WizKids

[IronWolf]

Announced here

Beginner Box Release Resurrects Pre-Painted Plastic Fantasy Miniatures

May 25, 2011 (REDMOND, Wash.) – Paizo Publishing and WizKids Games announce a new partnership whereby WizKids Games will produce a special set of pre-painted plastic miniatures for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box, an introductory boxed set slated to release in October 2011.

“We’re excited to bring the Pathfinder property to life via 3-D pre-painted fantasy miniatures” said Lax Chandra, President of WizKids Games, “Paizo’s Pathfinder RPG has emerged as a leader in the RPG category and we are looking forward to working with their great brand.”

“WizKids essentially created the pre-painted plastic miniatures category, and they’ve only gotten better in the years since,” said Paizo CEO Lisa Stevens. “We are thrilled to work with WizKids to bring our iconic characters to tabletops all over the world.”

Pathfinder RPG Beginner Box pre-painted fantasy miniatures will be available at paizo.com and through WizKids distribution partners worldwide starting in the fourth quarter of 2011.

ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING
Paizo Publishing®, LLC is a leading publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, accessories, board games, and novels. Paizo’s Pathfinder® Roleplaying Game, the result of the largest open playtest in the history of tabletop gaming, is one of the best-selling tabletop RPGs in today’s market. Pathfinder Adventure Path is the most popular and best-selling monthly product in the tabletop RPG industry. Paizo.com is the leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world. In the nine years since its founding, Paizo Publishing has received more than forty major awards and has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the hobby games industry.

ABOUT WIZKIDS GAMES
A wholly owned subsidiary of the National Entertainment Collectibles Association Inc. (NECA), WizKids/NECA is a New Jersey-based game developer and publisher dedicated to creating games driven by imagination. The HeroClix brand is the most successful collectible miniatures games on the market today, with over 250 million miniature game figures sold worldwide. For additional information, visit Wizkids/NECA, Inc.

And additional clarification from Erik Mona on the Paizo Forums:

To clear up a couple of points, the announcement covers a single set of non-random preprinted plastic minis that will be sold as a separate item from the Beginner Box. The minis are designed to be used for the Beginner Box, but are not included in the Beginner Box itself.

I certainly hope that the set is a big success and we do more products with WizKids, but for now we are talking about a single set of non-random minis. I have seen the preliminary sculpts and paint guides and I am blown away by the quality. I think people are going to be very impressed with the quality of these miniatures, and I will be doing everything in my power to ensure that the high standards of the material I have seen so far carries through to the final product.

WizKids has been absolutely great to work with so far and I am confident that the final product will be very impressive.

The initial preview of Kyra looks great!

 

[Zulithe]

Just read this on Facebook. Hope it works out so they can make tons more. If WotC won't give us pre-painted minis... at least someone is trying.

 

[DaveMage]

Cool.

 

[pawsplay]

Oh, yeah.

 

[BriarMonkey]

Oh man! I'll pick up a set, if for no other reason than to help the line get a shot at more minis being produced.

Of course, it helps that I'd use the set too.

 

[Twowolves]

I sure hope this doesn't step on the toes of Reaper, who currently make their unpainted metal mini line and also have a pre-painted line of plastics....

 

[DragonLancer]

I'm definately interested, especially if they do well and we can get some more pre-painted PC and monster models.

 

[darjr]

Yea, I'm putting in a standing order with my FLGS right now.

 

[pawsplay]

I sure hope this doesn't step on the toes of Reaper, who currently make their unpainted metal mini line and also have a pre-painted line of plastics....

I think, if anything, it would help them, by growing demand for that type of product.

 

[Crothian]

The initial preview of Kyra looks great!

Does this mean we are going to start using minis in our games?