D&D 5E Collectors series miniatures

[Patrick McGill]

These are really awesome, but I graduated to prepainted miniatures long ago. Mostly because I suck at painting.

 

[SigmaOne]

These are really awesome, but I graduated to prepainted miniatures long ago. Mostly because I suck at painting.

I suck at painting minis, but I still do it because it's the most Zen experience I can get.

If I could paint the way these minis are painted, then it might be worth it, but at my skill level, it's definitely not worth it. Also, resin is relatively fragile, so I'll stick to painting metal and bones.

 

[TerraDave]

Here is one site with prices:

http://www.atomicempire.com/itemlist.aspx?sid=T0UVQJOXU01UO0X&txt=Dungeons+Dragons+Collector+Series

Prices are from $30 (Umber Hulk) to $50 (Beholder, Illithid Box, Tomb of Horrors Box), plus a couple of outliers: one $20 single (Tiefling Warlock) and one $100 dragon.

Thx!

TomB

So, so tempting. So expensive and have to send to friend to paint...but so tempting.

 

[Zaukrie]

Way too much money to paint myself. Look pretty though.

 

[Holy Bovine]

Some of these seem a little high ($20 for a single tiefling) but others look like a good deal (Lloth and that Illithid Hunting Party especially). The detail level is amazing (as expected with resin) I just wonder how easy assembly is - that was always a killer for me - my thick clumsy fingers can barely handle a paint brush. Small delicate pieces just distergrate in my hands it seems

 

[zoroaster100]

That tiefling pack actually includes two figures, the tiefling warlock and the winged cambion with which the tiefling has a pact. Approximately $8 to $10 for a resin miniature doesn't seem out of line for the current market. Resin is generally more expensive than plastic or metal and allows for more detail, though it is also more fragile. I ended up deciding to buy the illithid raiding party, the drow raiding party and the tiefling/cambion.

 

[mattcolville]

Surprised, positively, for various reasons, including the Mindflayer and minions set, and that one set seems to be based on this:

That is a nice piece of art. Who did it?

 

[mattcolville]

GF9's plastics are really good, by the way. Very high detail.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

Here is one site with prices:

http://www.atomicempire.com/itemlist.aspx?sid=T0UVQJOXU01UO0X&txt=Dungeons+Dragons+Collector+Series

Prices are from $30 (Umber Hulk) to $50 (Beholder, Illithid Box, Tomb of Horrors Box), plus a couple of outliers: one $20 single (Tiefling Warlock) and one $100 dragon.

Thx!

TomB

Thanks. At that price the Beholder is a maybe for me. It's pricey, but definitely a centerpiece mini.

I do wonder how many pieces it has though.

Edit: Just checked. Looks like it is 12 pieces, which is a lot for 1 mini!

 

[Zander]

According to GF9's site, you can order these sets online or you can (or will) be able to get them from selected retailers.

If, like me, you live in London, England, you'll probably have to get them online. Theoretically, there are a couple of stores in London that (will) sell them, but GF9 obviously didn't do their homework. They just assumed that meant a London catchment area. It doesn't. Just because a store is technically in London, doesn't mean you can get to it easily from most of the city. I'm very lucky that one of the stores is a walking distance from my place, but if you're in the wrong part of town, it could take you 60 - 90 minutes to get to one of these stores. That may be a timeframe that's considered normal in the US, but not in the UK. Even if you can afford the time, the cost of public transport/petrol alone would put a lot of people off. There are stores in central London that sell RPGs. GF9 might want to consider selling to them as well.