Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
Obviously, RPGs as a whole benefitted, at least temporarily, from lockdown, with 5E and others doing great numbers once people were stuck at home and Critical Role, Discord and Twitch as the new (or new-ish) shiny things to connect with other gamers.
But while Reaper Minis had some great Kickstarter campaigns during that period, I can't have been the only one to have cast a skeptical eye over my minis and other accessories that required in-person play. I ended up dumping 99% of mine, including the 4E WotC Dungeon Tiles (which were a really nice product and the only D&D product line from that era that I invested in).
Do we have any data for how miniatures companies -- and I include terrain makers in this -- are doing today? (I'm sure we can find lots of individuals who are playing with minis; that's interesting but not the kind of data I'm curious about here.)
The irony is that I think, between 3D printing, HeroForge (which obviously uses 3D printing along with other tech), new materials for minis, etc., technologically, this is probably the most exciting era for miniatures. I just wonder how much of the market has moved online and away from minis as anything more than a collectible.
But while Reaper Minis had some great Kickstarter campaigns during that period, I can't have been the only one to have cast a skeptical eye over my minis and other accessories that required in-person play. I ended up dumping 99% of mine, including the 4E WotC Dungeon Tiles (which were a really nice product and the only D&D product line from that era that I invested in).
Do we have any data for how miniatures companies -- and I include terrain makers in this -- are doing today? (I'm sure we can find lots of individuals who are playing with minis; that's interesting but not the kind of data I'm curious about here.)
The irony is that I think, between 3D printing, HeroForge (which obviously uses 3D printing along with other tech), new materials for minis, etc., technologically, this is probably the most exciting era for miniatures. I just wonder how much of the market has moved online and away from minis as anything more than a collectible.