Lego Minis

[Mad_Jack]

You are all HEATHENS! Heathens! I say!

Actually, these look pretty cool....

Well, sure... But what does that have to do with LEGOs? lol

I used to use epoxy putty and plasticard to make accessories for some of my old LEGO figures way back in the day.

 

[Jester David]

My son was building a Lego Star Wars set, and while looking at the little action figure it suddenly occurred to me that what I want, in addition to a pony, is for Lego to sell sets of figures made for fantasy RPGs. Mix and match legs, torsos, heads, hair/helmets, capes, weapons, etc. etc. etc. to create a vast array of figs. Also a variety of bases.

Hasbro did a D&D themed line for their Kre-O line. It didn't do too well, sadly.

Because competing with Lego in the block based build-able toy department is super hard.

So you just have to hunt down fantasy, knights, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter sets. Or go with knock-off Lego. Chinese sites like aliexpress.com are a great source for that.

 

[Ath'kethin]

You also have the option of eBay, and sets like this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/10-LEGO-CA...8gAAOSwi5dazD~-:sc:USPSFirstClass!63367!US!-1

It isn't cheap, but there are many variations and it could be a good way to get what you want.

Don't forget orcs and dwarves are available in old LotR sets too. It won't be the cheapest option, but could be the most versatile.

 

[Jester David]

Knockoffs are generally the way to go for monsters:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bui...-of-Sauron-Lord-of-the-Rings/32838208006.html

 

[Li Shenron]

Hasbro did a D&D themed line for their Kre-O line. It didn't do too well, sadly.

Because competing with Lego in the block based build-able toy department is super hard.

So you just have to hunt down fantasy, knights, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter sets. Or go with knock-off Lego. Chinese sites like aliexpress.com are a great source for that.

Kre-O was horrible... I generally wouldn't even look at knock-offs, but I guess they are ok if on a strict budget.

With real Lego, it's generally expensive to buy complete sets on the secondary market, because of the "collector's effect". More reasonable deals can be found on spare minifigs, but it actually depends a lot, for some reason certain minifigs cost a fortune even if used. Generally speaking, any licensed set and minifigs (like those you mention) become unreasonably expensive on the secondary market. If you really want to go that route, a good website is www.bricklink.com

Personally, I would suggest to keep an eye on new sets currently on the shelves. Interesting monsters can be found in any fantasy theme, for example Ninja Go or Exo Knights. Just don't go looking for a perfect match with D&D monsters

Also, don't forget to check out the "collectible minifig series"! In the past they have been a good way for us to get multiple copies of monsters such as werewolves, vampires, minotaurs and even medusa, as well as pick one for each fantasy character to gather PC parts and weapons. Unfortunately their price has now increased to 3e per minifig over here, but we still pick the occasional minifig (for instance, in the latest series there is a Dragon Suit Guy that makes for a good dragonborn character, if you just turn his face around or replace it with a black one).