Alternatives to WotC Minis

shady · Jan 20, 2005

JVisgaitis said:
Hope you don't mind, but if we do this I'm stealing that idea.

Don't mind at all, I'll be lining up. If you want to see relevant sculpts, Reaper has a number of "Townsfolk" blisters (about 7 I think) and Citadel/GW had a range of townsfolk/villagers in the C46 range, which is OOP. They also have some additional ones like angry Mordheim villagers, and at one stage made a ridiculously large range (in terms of numbers, not size

) of Dwarven villagers.

I was looking for that one. They look really good. Hmm, Naismith I'm not famaliar with. I know the name, but not his work. McVey is the same guy from GW. Man, can that guy paint!

Naismith seems to be doing freelance work now. I noticed that he did the War of the Ring boardgame minis also.

Seeten · Jan 20, 2005

I love my Games Workshop miniatures, but for D&D they just arent as exciting. The previous poster who mentions halberds and spiked chains wont sell as well is right, but its what is needed. If nothing else, they should be available from your website, for purchase, even if not part of the widely available range. Halberds, whips, chains etc for fighters, bows for fighters, even a longbow/comp bow for fighter in platemail, and all the varieties of PC also. Ignore the poster that said PC's are covered, they totally arent. Elven Cleric with Bow? Couldnt find him. Dwarven Rogue with sword in each hand? Couldnt find him either. Half-Orc in Chain with Great Axe? No luck. Etc.

I want to be able to buy my PC to spec. I also want to be able to buy large blocks of common foes. You seem to have a firm grasp on what good ideas are already, so suffice it to say, if you put it out, I'll purchase it, given that you follow through on what you are currently stating your design goals to be.

Pinotage · Jan 20, 2005

Voadam said:
I would be interested in a set of appropriately sized electronic counters that I could print out or use as pictures in an e-mail game or call up on a laptop.

Yes, I'd love that as well, particularly if they were customizable as some people have already suggested here for plastic minis. Have an art program that allows you to construct your own figures, sized to print on one inch grids, something along the lines of the image attached (art from David Gervias, who kindly allows his work to be used for non-profit entertainment). For now there is Counter Collection Digitial, but that only has faces, I believe.

Then you could have a orc body with a particular armor, attach any one of numerous orc faces, and choose which weapons you wanted, etc. If Fiery Dragon could release something like that, or another publisher, I'd be a happy camper.

Pinotage

KB9JMQ · Jan 20, 2005

Gez said:
Kalashtar minis are easy. Biologically, there is strictly no difference between a Kalash and a Human, the average Kalash just tends to look a bit better than the average human, that's all. So a female human is alright for your kalashtar.

Yeah, the race isn't that big an issue as is having a female with different weapons and is dressed for battle.

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Von Ether · Jan 20, 2005

Pinotage said:
Yes, I'd love that as well, particularly if they were customizable as some people have already suggested here for plastic minis. Have an art program that allows you to construct your own figures, sized to print on one inch grids, something along the lines of the image attached (art from David Gervias, who kindly allows his work to be used for non-profit entertainment). For now there is Counter Collection Digitial, but that only has faces, I believe.

Then you could have a orc body with a particular armor, attach any one of numerous orc faces, and choose which weapons you wanted, etc. If Fiery Dragon could release something like that, or another publisher, I'd be a happy camper.

Pinotage

We can hope they'll retire figs like Mage Knight did. Nothing boosts my library of "mook" minitures like plastic figs no one wants anymore.

shaylon · Jan 20, 2005

I was intrigued by the randomized idea from WOTC for a while, but that has mostly disappeared and now I look at the list, and try to get the ones I want. I would be very interested in getting reasonably priced hordes of minis, plastic or not, so I hope you do come up with something.

I recently started painting my own metals, and it is going o.k., but my painting skills are probably about equal to the more decent plastic prepainted ones, so there's nothing great about them.

I will still continue to buy Wotc's, and I recently bought a set of the Crystal Caste metals, but I would like to see what you have to offer in the future.

-Shay

Davelozzi · Jan 20, 2005

KB9JMQ said:
Gez said:

Kalashtar minis are easy. Biologically, there is strictly no difference between a Kalash and a Human, the average Kalash just tends to look a bit better than the average human, that's all. So a female human is alright for your kalashtar.

Yeah, the race isn't that big an issue as is having a female with different weapons and is dressed for battle.

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What is she weilding? This soon to be released psion figure from Reaper might work:

Failing that, their fig finder isn't a bad way to search for a female weilding the right weapons:
http://reapermini.com/?nav=Models&sub=Fantasy Fig Finder
...though for some reason, not all their minis seem to make it in there, so it helps to search their store too.

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NewJeffCT · Jan 20, 2005

Jeff - some good ideas in here. How about this one that I thought of? But, have a two stage process of finishing to give those folks who do not want to paint a finished, painted mini, and those of us who want to paint our own can get them unpainted, just for a slightly cheaper price?

Arnwyn · Jan 20, 2005

Mark me down as another "random-hater".

What I'd kill for is a "character pack(s)". I'd really like a set of minis that consists of a male and female of each race of each class in the PHB/SRD.

Thus, a male human fighter, female human fighter, male halfling fighter, female halfling fighter, male elf rogue, female elf rogue, etc etc etc.

Romnipotent · Jan 20, 2005

arnwyn said:
Mark me down as another "random-hater".

What I'd kill for is a "character pack(s)". I'd really like a set of minis that consists of a male and female of each race of each class in the PHB/SRD.

Thus, a male human fighter, female human fighter, male halfling fighter, female halfling fighter, male elf rogue, female elf rogue, etc etc etc.

You can buy Individual minis... plastic WotC ones, that fit those needs. Many common, oh so many of them common.

Alternatives to WotC Minis

Would you buy non-randomized pre-painted plastic miniatures for use with D&D?

Yes, I hate that the WotC miniatures are randomized.

Yes, I don't have the time to paint my own miniatures.

Yes, as long as they are reasonably priced.

Yes, as long as they are of good quality.

Maybe, depends on the price and the quality.

No, I'm happy with the WotC minis and I play the mini game.

No, I don't use miniatures in my games.

No, I hate pre-painted plastic figs. I'd rather paint my own.

No, I'm totally broke. I need to eat!

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