D&D 5E WizKids D&D Icons of the Realm Gargantuan Tarrasque miniature coming Dec 2022

[dave2008]

I would pay $400 for big T, but I just don't like that design.

 

[Professor Murder]

I get why people are shocked, but you have to understand that you are not the audience for this product. And that is fine.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

I am just being stupid.

I have spent so much on minis!

probably 45 bucks at the most though. To each his own! I guess if this was the focal point of your game room i would not judge!

just not cool enough for me man! Too much for one thing since I would not use. 40 10-dollar minis that I use? Different story…

 

[darjr]

Fine. It’s fine.

Love the mini but not at that price for me.

I wish them a lot of luck and I’m glad they can sell these.

 

[MGibster]

Really, much like the huge dragons, this is more a display piece than a mini for play. How often would you even use it?

You're right. But if you surprise your players with it then that one time is going to be a memorable time.

 

[MGibster]

A piece like this, you need to like how it looks on your shelf first and foremost. Do you want a $400 plastic statue?

In truth, most of the miniatures I own spend the majority of their time on a shelf or in storage. Personally, I'd be much more likely to purchase this miniature unpainted just so I could paint it. But that's the same problem I have with Tiamat.

probably 45 bucks at the most though. To each his own! I guess if this was the focal point of your game room i would not judge!

I think the most I've spent on a single miniature was $200. I'm not big into models, but I've also seen some of the larger kits going for a few hundred dollars as well.

 

[Hexmage-EN]

I've bought the most recent minus for Orcus and Baphomet, as well as the Sapphire Dragon and the Purple Worm. A lot of those were around 80 bucks, and I'm determined to use them in a campaign.

These $500 figures are too expensive for me to justify buying considering there will be very few chances to use it, but cool enough that I hate I can't have a gigantic Tiamat.

 

[This Effin’ GM]

Personally, I'd be much more likely to purchase this miniature unpainted just so I could paint it. But that's the same problem I have with Tiamat

I believe they will eventually. They did with the Gargantuan White Dragon, the first of the bigger dragon minis

 

[FitzTheRuke]

As someone who sells D&D miniatures for a living (as well as other things, obviously)... I think these things are too expensive by half. I can see $200 for it, but $400? Too rich for most people.

Makes me miss those days when we had a gargantuan Red Dragon for IIRC $70? (I know it goes for big bucks now in the after market, but I think it's MSRP was something like $70 originally.)

Now, to be fair, back then there was a lot of exploitation going on in the paint sweatshops, that I wouldn't want to backtrack on just for cheaper minis...

 

[MGibster]

As someone who sells D&D miniatures for a living (as well as other things, obviously)... I think these things are too expensive by half. I can see $200 for it, but $400? Too rich for most people.

I expect they understand there's a fairly limited number of people willing to pay $400 for this thing. Games Workshop's spinoff company, Forge World, sells resin model kits and their Imperial Knights line costs anywhere from $61-$531. They sell a Titan (big giant robot) for about $1,500 and it's just the body not even the complete kit. You're absolutely right that it's too rich for most people, but I think there's enough interest that they'll sell.

Now, to be fair, back then there was a lot of exploitation going on in the paint sweatshops, that I wouldn't want to backtrack on just for cheaper minis...

It isn't just the paint jobs, the sculpts have improved quite a bit over the last twenty years.