Which miniature company?

[Doc_Klueless]

Which miniature company do you think does an awesome job?

See, I'm looking to get a miniature to represent my new cleric. I've checked out Reaper, but I'm not sure what other quality miniature companies there are.

 

[Wombat]

There are two English companies that I really love:

The Foundry

http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/main.asp

Gripping Beast

http://www.grippingbeast.com/

Both have superb miniatures of very high quality, but they are more historically based than necessarily fantasy. Then again, I prefer figures where it looks like the character could actually pick up their sword, so I am probably not the best person to talk to in this regard.

That being said, Reaper does a good job in the fantasy bracket -- nice detailing.

 

[IronWolf]

While most of my experience is with Reaper's I must say I like their work. Wide selection and nice looking figures has been the norm for me.

 

[MythosaAkira]

Which miniature company do you think does an awesome job?

See, I'm looking to get a miniature to represent my new cleric. I've checked out Reaper, but I'm not sure what other quality miniature companies there are.

I'll add another vote for Reaper being the best. Some others that are good:

Iron Wind Metals (old Ral Partha)

Magnificent Egos

Rackham

 

[Rydac]

another vote for Reaper here

 

[philreed]

A vote for Reaper here.

 

[RichGreen]

Hi,

My favourite miniatures are Rackham's Confrontation & Ragnarok figures. However, for a D&D cleric you'll probably be best off with Reaper who also make very good minis.

Cheers


Richard

 

[Ogrork the Mighty]

In terms of quality, I would pick Reaper. In terms of cost, I would pick the plastic D&D minis line.

I still buy my NPCs and unique baddies from Reaper but I've stopped buying "common" monsters from them and have moved over to the D&D minis; it's just far more economical to buy 20 plastic goblins for under $5 than pay 5-10 times that amount for metals. It's kinda a shame b/c I saw some cool-looking beetles from Reaper (of which there is no D&D equivalent as yet) but wasn't prepared to shell out $5 for two little things when I know the D&D line will put them out sometime in the near future and I can get ten times that many for the same price.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Another Reaper & Rackham fan here.

Iron Wind/Ral Partha is another excellent source.

If you can find them, the last run of Chainmail Minis (the game that became D&D Miniatures) had some good figs in them.

As for clerics in particular, what's your style?

Militant clerics/Paladins abound in the Confrontation line. You may also find something in WarGods.

Reaper's line has more of the contemplative types than most lines.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

I have been doing my best to keep Reaper in business since they opened their doors.

The Auld Grump