Reaper non random pre painted mini's

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 8:59 pm

Anyone on these boards "in the loop" about Reaper?

If so could you keep me/us apprised of the release of their non random pre painted mini's line?
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thedungeondelver · Post by **thedungeondelver** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:05 am

Treebore wrote:
Anyone on these boards "in the loop" about Reaper?

If so could you keep me/us apprised of the release of their non random pre painted mini's line?

If you poke around on the official Reaper forums, you can find photos from ReaperCon back in...April? May? showing the various minis. All of them are cast either using the original metal molds or copies thereof of various Reaper minis, so the sculpt quality isn't that degraded. That said, plastic be plastic and it still doesn't hold detail as well as metal. The paint jobs I saw in the few photos were superior to what WotC has done, though, and that alone is a big attraction for me.

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:21 am

Snot from an elephant's colon looks better than most of the WotC minis, so saying its a better paint job isn't a whole lot of a compliment.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:08 am

http://www.reapermini.com/

This is the link to follow. It was on the slow boat from China on the 26th of June, so hopefully they will be announcing the release in a week or two.
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:19 am

serleran wrote:
Snot from an elephant's colon looks better than most of the WotC minis, so saying its a better paint job isn't a whole lot of a compliment.

What?

Surely you must be joking. Let's review. Snot would be something from the trunk, no?

And then, out of the colon, would be . . . ahh giants piles of DUNG!!

Come on dude, when painting minis or just observing the big fellows, one must know what excretions are coming from where, doncha think!!
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Julian Grimm · Post by **Julian Grimm** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:34 am

I like the price and I trust the brand. I'm hoping to pick some of these up soon.
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Fat Dragon Games · Post by **Fat Dragon Games** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:50 am

I was a bit disappointed not to see samples at Origins, but I heard the actual product is being shipped to the States right now and we'll see them at Gen Con.

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Catweazle · Post by **Catweazle** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:25 pm

Rhuvein wrote:
Come on dude, when painting minis or just observing the big fellows, one must know what excretions are coming from where, doncha think!!

Well, sometimes fecal ejecta can be accompanied by mucus, but whether this could truly be considered "snot" is debatable.

hang on

Why am I discussing this?! I...I think I just broke my own brain.
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Ghost_Face · Post by **Ghost_Face** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:28 pm

Hey, Treebore and anyone els whose interested...Reaper announced the release date for these is August 6th.

Some pictures can be found at their website, as well as the contest winners...I wasn't one of them...
Here's the link to the pics...
http://www.reapermini.com/gallery/LegendaryEncounters

and you can find the winners on their homepage.

I'll defintitely be picking some of these up, especially the ogre and minotaur.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:37 pm

Yeah, I had seen that and was going to update this thread with the info, but now you have. So thanks for saving me the effort.

Sorry you didn't win.

I am a little dissappointed with the price points they chose, still, at least I'll know exactly what I am getting when I buy.
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:19 pm

Treebore wrote:
I am a little dissappointed with the price points they chose, still, at least I'll know exactly what I am getting when I buy.

Yeah, I was wondering on the pricing. I didn't see prices on the site. How much are they asking?

Thanks.
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:02 pm

Skeleton Swordsmen (3) $5.79

Skeleton Archers (3) $5.79

Skeleton Spearmen (3) $5.79

Skeleton Swordsman $1.99

Skeleton Archer $1.99

Skeleton Spearman $1.99

Orc Warriors with Scimitars (3) $6.99

Orc Archers (3) $6.99

Orc Spearmen (3) $6.99

Orc Warrior with Scimitar $2.49

Orc Archer $2.49

Orc Spearman $2.49

Cave Troll $3.99

Ogre Chieftain $4.99

Minotaur of the Maze $5.99
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Ghost_Face · Post by **Ghost_Face** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:47 pm

Treebore wrote:
Yeah, I had seen that and was going to update this thread with the info, but now you have. So thanks for saving me the effort.

Sorry you didn't win.

I am a little dissappointed with the price points they chose, still, at least I'll know exactly what I am getting when I buy.

Hey I'm hoping, and this is purely conjecture on my part, that these are the "we're taking a risk" price points. I really believe if they sell well it will allow Reaper to decrease the price of their minatures, as they will be able to make larger runs...might be wishful thinking though.

One thing I will not be cool with is the get you witha low price then steadily increase it. WOtC started at 9.99 a pack for eight figures...and now charges 14.99 for eight(about $1.87 a figure)...

I look at it like this, I'm paying about the same as I would in a random pack for the medium figures. And the large one's are generally equal to or lower than the average ebay prices for a comparable DDM. YMMV of course.

angelius · Post by **angelius** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:26 pm

Call me picky but they don't really impress me that much even for prepainted stuff. I was excited for a while tho!
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:56 pm

Well the wiz minis are discounted quite a bit, making them very reasonable. I hope someone else can sell these Reaper minis cheaper, otherwise forget it.
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concobar · Post by **concobar** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:28 am

be nice to get what you need instead of having to sort through hordes of eberron minis and what not.

angelius · Post by **angelius** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:22 am

You can buy common and uncommon sets off ebay for really cheap like $25 or so per set. Also there are tons of cheap single sales these days.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:08 am

angelius wrote:
You can buy common and uncommon sets off ebay for really cheap like $25 or so per set.

Yeah, I've picked up two sets like that. Now I've got a horde of poorly done mini's of critters I didn't want or need.
Which is probably why the sets were so cheap.

concobar · Post by **concobar** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:54 pm

I agree.

Ghost_Face · Post by **Ghost_Face** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:34 pm

I think the major draw for me is in supporting a business model I agree with. It's sort of like supporting your FLGS over Wal-mart. Yeah I pay more for the "commons" like orcs and skeletons(though if I'm actually buying the random packs, I'm paying about the same.). But, I'm not paying exorbant prices for the "rares" and I'm actually getting what I want.

It's a trade off I guess. I've been looking for some ogres for a while, and WotC is around the same price(from ebay) as Reaper's. The only troll WotC produced that's lower than Reaper's is the Troll Slasher for about a $1.00, but when you add in shipping(unless your buying alot at one time) the Troll Slasher hits for about $3 to $4, and it's ugly.

As far as how they look, I will say that WotC used "re-done" minis on their picture pages for a while, though I'm not sure if they still do(which IMHO is kind of disingenuous), and this first run of Reaper's are a far cry better than the first two or three sets that were made for DDM. This is all of course IMHO.

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