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Message: <blockquote data-quote="proditor" data-source="post: 1031917" data-attributes="member: 12899">See, now here's the issue for me....Yes, I bought Mage Knight for use as Monsters.  They were pre-painted and cheap compared to pewter, and I didn't care what I got, so they fit the niche.That said, I also sold them all off after about a year because I was continually frustrated by the lousy paintjobs and molding.  Kept a few, mostly the Atlanteans army because I like the techno-magic look.Now comes DnD.  They look like late gen 1 Mage Knights.  They are painted like late gen 1 Mage Knights.  I am not guaranteed to get what I want when I buy a pack.  The decisions they made in some of the sculpts look as little like anything I ever visualized for DND as a Mage Knight fig does.Here are some Mage Knight figs from their current line:First, a common.  <a href="http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight/figuregallery.asp?unitid=3127" target="_blank">http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight/figuregallery.asp?unitid=3127</a>Next, a Unique.  <a href="http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight/figuregallery.asp?unitid=3177" target="_blank">http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight/figuregallery.asp?unitid=3177</a>Show me one fig in the upcoming line that looks this good?  You can't in the Medium size category.  You have to go bigger....to which my answer is....<a href="http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight/figuregallery.asp?unitid=3233" target="_blank">http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight/figuregallery.asp?unitid=3233</a>Show me anything in the new WotC line that looks half this good?Here is where it stands for me.  I will probably buy a booster hoping that like with Heroclix, sometimes pictures are just not kind.  But if I do invest in these puppies, it'll be secondary market all the way.  I have zero interest in these figs from a CMG stand point, I have Heroclix for that.  I don't play Mage Knight, and I'm selling off my Warhammer armies, so no draw there.  What I want is the fig I need to run my next adventure.  Most of the time that means hitting reaper or old GW sculpts.  Sometimes it means Chainmail.  As of right now, I can't see factoring this new line in to my purchasing plans.  It's a day late and a dollar short.  GW players laughed at how crude some of the DND Chainmail sculpts were in comparison to the stuff from Nottingham (No great shock since the guy in charge of the initial design was the guy at GW that every player thought couldn't sculpt for beans.  He paints like a God, but his sculpting leaves a LOT to be desired.)So now we get round 2.  Mass produced minis that are not up to the standard being set by the heavyweight in this area, Wizkids, that are expected to sell on name alone.  I think this idea will do well for a year honestly, as folks just buy them because it's DND.  Then the bottom will fall out and it'll go the way of Chainmail.</blockquote>

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