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<blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 2121195" data-attributes="member: 14159">When I ran a year long Star Wars campaign I had a huge selection of Lego figures I used as minis.&nbsp; I had plenty of Star Wars characters, plus a large number of custom minis I made by mix-n-match to represent every PC, as well as recurring NPC's.For the current game I DM, I provide all the minis (since none of my players are into minis), and I have a big collection of several hundred Mage Knighta and Heroclix I transplanted to 1-inch bases and use those (bought them in bulk lots on eBay and from quarter-a-piece bins Gen Con).&nbsp; I usually find a mini that's pretty dang close to any character or small-to-large size creature I want to use from that pool.&nbsp; I haven't really dabbled in the D&amp;D Minis (just a few minis I could pick up cheap from dealers), since I don't particularly care for the art/sculpting style and they are a lot more expensive than the MK stuff.In my game, after months, I decided to dabble in miniatures painting (getting some metal minis of things like miind flayers that MK had no real version of), and to practice I decided I could paint some existing minis, so collaborating with my players on the appearance of their characters I repainted some minis.One characters mini went from having black hair to blonde, another went from blonde to red.&nbsp; The Purple Dragon Knight got to have his heraldry painted on his shield, the half-dragon got some draconic scales painted on her mini, and the monk had his gi painted a different color.&nbsp; Now the minis look a lot like what the players want them to look like, and we're all happy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wingsandsword, post: 2121195, member: 14159"] When I ran a year long Star Wars campaign I had a huge selection of Lego figures I used as minis. I had plenty of Star Wars characters, plus a large number of custom minis I made by mix-n-match to represent every PC, as well as recurring NPC's. For the current game I DM, I provide all the minis (since none of my players are into minis), and I have a big collection of several hundred Mage Knighta and Heroclix I transplanted to 1-inch bases and use those (bought them in bulk lots on eBay and from quarter-a-piece bins Gen Con). I usually find a mini that's pretty dang close to any character or small-to-large size creature I want to use from that pool. I haven't really dabbled in the D&D Minis (just a few minis I could pick up cheap from dealers), since I don't particularly care for the art/sculpting style and they are a lot more expensive than the MK stuff. In my game, after months, I decided to dabble in miniatures painting (getting some metal minis of things like miind flayers that MK had no real version of), and to practice I decided I could paint some existing minis, so collaborating with my players on the appearance of their characters I repainted some minis. One characters mini went from having black hair to blonde, another went from blonde to red. The Purple Dragon Knight got to have his heraldry painted on his shield, the half-dragon got some draconic scales painted on her mini, and the monk had his gi painted a different color. Now the minis look a lot like what the players want them to look like, and we're all happy. [/QUOTE]

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