Mageknight and Dreamblade minis for D&D?

[Glyfair]

Mage knight figures work nearly just as well as DND minis....as you said,their bases are a little big, and they occasionaly have arms and such that stick out too far, they might not fit perfectly especially if its tight quarters, but they have alot of the iconic figures that you'll want for a game. If you have them USE THEM, there isn't any gameplay reason you can't, the scale isn't far off, nothing you can't ignore.

Also, the heroes from the first MK Dungeons set are almost exclusively old Ral Partha sculpts. Scale is about as comparable as any you'll get from using different companies figures of the same supposed scale (the figures can be inconsistent, just like DDM miniatures).

Also, there are a lot of MK sides sets that work well. The 3D dungeon tiles were priced pretty reasonably (although pretty standard, except for the traps set). The castle pieces look fine. The MK Dungeons sets had nice maps, some 3D terrain, etc.

 

[Logan_Bonner]

Thanks for the link, Quantarum! I've been rebasing some Dreamblade minis I've picked up from work, and looking for good bases. (So far, I've been using D&D minis bases, but that requires cutting an extra mini—and I did that to a Harbinger rare without realizing it. )

I usually only rebase Mediums. I find the Dreamblade bases an okay size for Larges, and just paint them black. If you don't mind them being square, a bit tall, and having a line in them, I think they look okay on the table.

I'll get some pictures, but I need a camera.

 

[mechascorpio]

frankthedm, how did you get a picture of my hand yesterday?!?!?

I'm nursing 3 X-acto wounds on my left index finger from de-basing (heh) a number of Dreamblade figures. I'm really impressed with how a few of them are going to work out for D&D (a big purple ooze, some statues, racoons in armor, the chain golem pictured above, some big 'ol ratmen).

The rule of thumb seems to be that the better that the DB figure will translate to D&D mini compatability, the harder it is to remove from the base.

OTOH, the statues look really good splashed with blood.

 

[Fifth Element]

Bah. I wear my rebasing scars with pride!

(Seriously: wear a glove or something.)

I generally use Warhammer 40k bases. Rackham Confrontation bases are also good for larger sizes.

 

[fiddlerjones]

I have a veritable plethora of converted MK and Dreamblade minis that I use for D&D on a regular basis. A lot of the MK sculpts are far and away better than the newer DDM stuff (though the paintjobs are awful). If you don't mind rebasing and sometimes repainting, it's definitely the way to go. Most useful Dreamblade minis are large.

As far as bases are concerned, for large figures I usually use Games Workshop products. For medium, I slice DDM minis I don't want off their bases. Catfolk finally have a use! Buying a lot of commons in bulk online is often cheaper than buying empty bases.

For cutting, I find a safety razor (the razor blades with one blunt side) works best, offering the most control.

 

[blargney the second]

(So far, I've been using D&D minis bases, but that requires cutting an extra mini—and I did that to a Harbinger rare without realizing it. )

Ouch! That's just brutal!

 

[Riley]

There's a 50% off clearance sale on Dreamblade minis here:

Singles - 50% OFF - LIQUIDATION SALE - DreamBlade

...which means you can get some great minis for ~$0.30 each!

I also found some nice unslotted 25mm bases here:

25mm round bases, Toys Hobbies items on eBay.com

Enjoy!

 

[justanobody]

For Mage Knight bases that are too large, just cut them with scissors into square to fit the grids.

Then grab something from Litko Aerosystems - Miniature Bases to glue it on that matches the size category for the mini.

 

[Riley]

grab something from Litko Aerosystems - Miniature Bases to glue it on that matches the size category for the mini.

Thanks for that link. Litko has some seriously cool stuff!

I'm definitely buying these:
4E Condition Tokens, Game Masters Set

And filling out the set with some custom tokens

And there's just a lot of cool stuff that I need to find a use for:
Jim's Product Lab (especially the sunken ship markers)
Nuke Blast Marker, Large

 

[FATDRAGONGAMES]

indeed! Rebasing prepainted minis seems to be a big cause of x-acto wounds.

Take a healing surge dude! :d