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Message: <blockquote data-quote="alleynbard" data-source="post: 4781121" data-attributes="member: 16220">I will definitely use the goblin mini for Splug from Keep on the Shadowfell. He is still with my party and it will be nice to have a mini that isn't combat oriented to represent the little guy.Vecna.  Oh....Vecna.  The Dragon cover was great.  The mini didn't capture that look.  And that is the problem with minis.  If it isn't done exactly right it can come off silly as opposed to fantastic. Maybe a repaint will help.  I don't know. The Dragon cover has motion.  Part of that comes from the angle. Vecna is coming straight at you in that piece, which means the out swung hips aren't as silly looking. In fact, the design causes your eyes to slide in a fluid motion to the face and hands. It also does a good job with the mood by establishing a darker color scheme.  Finally, the piece provides a boundary for our eyes. When you reach the end of the piece your eyes bounce towards the center and follow the flow of motion back to the focus of the piece.  These are the reasons why the mini doesn't covey the same sense as the art.  You simply cannot recreate that image as easily in a format that is naturally static and allows "all around views".The Open Grave art is amazing. That would have made an fantastic sculpt for an Aspect of Vecna.  The stance is perfect and it would easily provide something interesting to look at from all angles.</blockquote>