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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 928521" data-attributes="member: 3146">A couple of reasons:1. If you buy GW plastic regiments, the cost per figure is actually cheaper--particularly if you get them at a discount. (Satisfied customer report: I've used Great Canadian Miniatures-- <a href="http://www.gc-minis.com" target="_blank">www.gc-minis.com</a> --in the past but with the Canadian dollar as high as it is, I don't know if they're still the same deal they used to be). And they're easily customizable and look like they have more detail.Better minis, less money, but you have to paint them yourself.2. Since paint tends to fill in details and these are already painted, repriming and repainting them will result in less detailed miniatures unless you strip the paint first--which is more work.3. If they're like Wizkids minis, the quality of the mold and plastic doesn't hold as much detail (although it is more durable--I see people just toss a bunch of wizkids minis in a tacklebox all the time and pull them out without any noticable damage beyond a bent sword; if I tried that with my minis, I'd be spending a half hour with superglue before starting any game).As I said before, these are better than I thought but still aren't impressive and I don't like blind packaging. But if a secondary market develops, I'll probably pick up some cheap and interesting commons--durable minis I don't have to paint are a good thing.</blockquote>