Other plastic minis compatible with D&D minis

[Zaukrie]

I have a ton of Hersoscape minis. I don't agree with the previous poster, they are bigger than the DDM figures. OtoH, I believe the DDM figures will be getting bigger with future sets (I think I read that somewhere), so it might not matter. The elves, for example, are more large orc sized.

That said, I really, really like the HS minis in some cases and I do not hesitate to use them in RPG.

 

[Bretbo]

Crystal Castle does a line of minatures called eM-4; which are "solid pewter and pre-painted." They're pricey ($25 per set of 5 minis), but generally the paint job is quite decent.

EDIT: Not plastic, but still good for D&D gaming.

 

[el-remmen]

I wish I could re-base more mage knight minis - but I found most of them impossible to get off no matter what I tried, short of cutting their feet off - at least for bi-peds. Larger monsters were easier, such as this worm-thing I have often used to represent a thoqqua.

 

[frankthedm]

I wish I could re-base more mage knight minis - but I found most of them impossible to get off no matter what I tried, short of cutting their feet off - at least for bi-peds. Larger monsters were easier, such as this worm-thing I have often used to represent a thoqqua.

Odd. Once you wedge the Xacto blade under the foot a little, most just pop off. But a pair of sidecutters can help too. Thing is, you want to cut at the glue itself.

 

[sniffles]

We've been using a lot of re-based Mage Knight minis along with our D&D minis. It is hard to get some of them off the original bases, but one of my friends tried putting them in the freezer for a short while and that seems to have helped.

Some HeroClix and HorrorClix also work well with D&D. It's easy to use a Swamp Thing as some kind of plant monster, and Thor and Valkyrie fit in nicely. So do HorrorClix zombies and vampires as long as they're not too modern-looking.

I find that many of the Heroscape figures are a bit too large, unless you're looking for something to represent a larger-than-average person.

And of course there are Reaper's Legendary Encounters pre-painted plastics. I'd post a link but their site seems to be down at the moment. www.reapermini.com

 

[gurpsgm]

I use Heroscape terrain for D&D minis - other than the occasional large base mini (the Trihorn Behemoth comes to mind) I've had no trouble adapting. I have yet to compare the Heroscape figs with the D&D figs on a 1 person = 1 person basis, but they look OK on first glance.

I've also used "World of Warcraft the Miniatures Game" figs and they seem to work well too. Unfortunately WoW Minis are long out-of-print.

Bruce

 

[Richards]

My local Michael's hobby shop sells "Toobs" of various critters. There's a "Dinosaur Toob" with dinosaurs that work fairly well not only as dinosaurs, but I've used the ankylosaurus as a rust monster and a struthiomimus as a digester; an "Insect Toob" that has spiders, centipedes, a praying mantis, two green caterpillars (useful as carrion crawlers), and scorpions (which I've used as stand-ins for chuuls); a "Jungle Toob" and a "Forest Toob" that have a variety of creatures that can be used as dire animals; and a few others as well. The "Shark Toob" could be useful in an aquatic adventure, for example.

They also sell standalone figures of various types, not necessarily scaled for D&D but useful nonetheless. They have several different dragons, and I've purchased a hydra (only four heads, but still), a (dire) elephant and a (dire) rhinoceros, and a cyclops which is much larger than a normal cyclops would be in D&D, but was impressive as an oversized member of his race.

Johnathan

 

[TMRose]

I have several Dragons from Michaels too and they work nice for dragons. . There is also a Four headed fire dragon thats orange in color and a Purple hydra. Dont know which is the one Richard owns above. Animal Planet also has toobs of Safari and Forrest animals many on scale for DnD. Our local Party City has several plastic party favor animals like apes , snakes, Hippos and rhinos that are also close in scale.
And if you look at most dollar stores you can get packs of plastic Insects ,Lizard, frogs etc and other creepy crawlies to use as giant types against a party. Nothing like tossing a giant mantis at some one.
As far as Heroscape goes the last three"waves" where DnD figures on different bases. Hasbro did that to try to save money.
Wargames Factory sell Orcs and Skeletons in their myth and legend section. 24 orcs cost $19.95 and they are hard plastic and you have to put them togather yourself but that allows you to customize them how you want.
And for last Casaer Miniatures sells plastic Orcs. They are 20mm but that makes them about the right side for goblins.

 

[gurpsgm]

D&D Mini size Vs other mini size

I use Heroscape terrain for D&D minis - other than the occasional large base mini (the Trihorn Behemoth comes to mind) I've had no trouble adapting. I have yet to compare the Heroscape figs with the D&D figs on a 1 person = 1 person basis, but they look OK on first glance.

I've also used "World of Warcraft the Miniatures Game" figs and they seem to work well too. Unfortunately WoW Minis are long out-of-print.

Bruce

I just got ahold of a pack of the D&D Mini starter set. The people are nowhere near the same size as either Heroscape or WoW minis. However, the Heroscape and the WoW figures are awfully close...

Bruce