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<blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 605413" data-attributes="member: 6588"><p>I see this as a successful venture.</p><p></p><p>I do not collect Mage Knight and I am not partial to their figures, but their figures are not aimed at me.</p><p></p><p>I love to buy pewter figures and paint them - it's part of the hobby I really enjoy. When chainmail stepped in I saw them as a potential source for new miniatures. They were very nice, but they were as expensive as GW and not any better than Reaper.</p><p></p><p>However, pre-painted plastic figures are perfect for those who do not enjoy painting, but do like having miniatures instead of counters. </p><p></p><p>I really believe a lot of folks fall in this latter category. Probably the majority of D&Ders - that is in no way a slam - hey they just would rather be reading stuff or playing as opposed to painting.</p><p></p><p>The factor I am undecided about is the randomness. I could see it working for them as it keeps the product viable past an initial selling period. I think it also helps build in more demand. If a pack sells for $8.00, but all you need is an UmberHulk - you may go online and buy an Umberhulk for $4.00 or maybe more. If the seller can piece stauff out and sell it then that creates more demand - well, you see where that's going.</p><p></p><p>A lot of people were turned off by MTG's collectability in '94 (including me), but the model has proved its sustainability.</p><p></p><p>I really don't think this will hurt the miniature makers or enthusiasts such as myself - after all - I will never buy them. (Never say never <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pogre, post: 605413, member: 6588"] I see this as a successful venture. I do not collect Mage Knight and I am not partial to their figures, but their figures are not aimed at me. I love to buy pewter figures and paint them - it's part of the hobby I really enjoy. When chainmail stepped in I saw them as a potential source for new miniatures. They were very nice, but they were as expensive as GW and not any better than Reaper. However, pre-painted plastic figures are perfect for those who do not enjoy painting, but do like having miniatures instead of counters. I really believe a lot of folks fall in this latter category. Probably the majority of D&Ders - that is in no way a slam - hey they just would rather be reading stuff or playing as opposed to painting. The factor I am undecided about is the randomness. I could see it working for them as it keeps the product viable past an initial selling period. I think it also helps build in more demand. If a pack sells for $8.00, but all you need is an UmberHulk - you may go online and buy an Umberhulk for $4.00 or maybe more. If the seller can piece stauff out and sell it then that creates more demand - well, you see where that's going. A lot of people were turned off by MTG's collectability in '94 (including me), but the model has proved its sustainability. I really don't think this will hurt the miniature makers or enthusiasts such as myself - after all - I will never buy them. (Never say never ;) ) [/QUOTE]
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