McFarlanes’S Dragons are out.
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MoogleEmpMog
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These look awesome!
I may have to pick one of them up for the campaign - probably the fire clan or water clan dragon.
I may have to pick one of them up for the campaign - probably the fire clan or water clan dragon.
Psychic Warrior
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I like the look of the Komodo and the Berserker dragons. Too bad the Berserker comes with that 'human attacker' - that would be my favorite. As it is I might pick up a Komodo dragon. The rest just didn't grab me (especially that one with the giant fish tail).
Gothmog
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pogre said:
pogre, they are MUCH more detailed and better painted than the D&D plastics. The D&D plastics look absolutely pathetic by comparison. Some metal minis might come close, but recent years have seen a serious lack of really good, well sculpted, large dragons. The only metal minis I've seen that are this size and can come close to the quality are the old Grenadier Teronus model, a couple of the big Reaper dragons, and T'char from Ral Partha.
Painfully
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I went out and bought the water clan dragon tonight. Wonderful piece of art for less than $15, and I can use it in my D&D games too. Why are you still reading this?! Go get yours now!
I liked the Komodo dragon as my 2nd choice when I saw these in the store, but didn't like the shape of its head. Still, for less than $15, my water dragon may soon have a new friend. It's hard to pass up a deal like this when I could easily drop $30 for a much smaller pewter dragon, and still have a lot of filing, pinning, priming, and painting ahead of me. Now if we could just talk Mr. McFarlane into doing fantasy miniatures, I think he could become a richer man.
As for the detail, the scales on the water dragon are very well defined; the relief is raised enough for natural shadows, which add to the attractiveness of the figure. The colors can seem a little flat, but there is good use made of the semi-clear plastic they used to mold the figures, as the paint gradually gives way to the clear plastic. There is articulation of some joints, but IMO the figure would seem odd if it were in any position other than the one which was most "centered" for each one. The tail for my dragon shows some slight gap, but is barely noticeable unless you look very close.
Absolutely a MUST BUY if you use figures in your game, and want to make an impression on your players.
As a mini painter, if I could retouch only one item on my new dragon, I would choose to repaint the teeth and claws to grab more attention and make them appear more opaque. Overall, it could be improved upon if you are a skilled painter, but doing so would lose some of the effect of the semi-clear plastic (which is actually pretty cool).
I liked the Komodo dragon as my 2nd choice when I saw these in the store, but didn't like the shape of its head. Still, for less than $15, my water dragon may soon have a new friend. It's hard to pass up a deal like this when I could easily drop $30 for a much smaller pewter dragon, and still have a lot of filing, pinning, priming, and painting ahead of me. Now if we could just talk Mr. McFarlane into doing fantasy miniatures, I think he could become a richer man.
As for the detail, the scales on the water dragon are very well defined; the relief is raised enough for natural shadows, which add to the attractiveness of the figure. The colors can seem a little flat, but there is good use made of the semi-clear plastic they used to mold the figures, as the paint gradually gives way to the clear plastic. There is articulation of some joints, but IMO the figure would seem odd if it were in any position other than the one which was most "centered" for each one. The tail for my dragon shows some slight gap, but is barely noticeable unless you look very close.
Absolutely a MUST BUY if you use figures in your game, and want to make an impression on your players.
As a mini painter, if I could retouch only one item on my new dragon, I would choose to repaint the teeth and claws to grab more attention and make them appear more opaque. Overall, it could be improved upon if you are a skilled painter, but doing so would lose some of the effect of the semi-clear plastic (which is actually pretty cool).
Keeper of Secrets
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Wow. Those do look really cool. I'll swing by the mall and the toy store to check them out.
Darth K'Trava
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Those are wickedly awesome!!!
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