Some news on minis and prices

Found this on another site.

Legendary Encounters™ is sold in a non-blind, non-collectible format. These miniatures will be packaged using Reaper’s existing standard blister card. As you can see below, smaller monster types are available in both a single pack and a 3 pack.

20001_____ Skeleton Swordsmen (3) $ 5.79
20002_____ Skeleton Archers (3) $ 5.79
20003_____ Skeleton Spearmen (3) $ 5.79
20004_____ Skeleton Swordsman $ 1.99
20005_____ Skeleton Archer $ 1.99
20006_____ Skeleton Spearman $ 1.99
20007_____ Orc Warriors with Scimitars (3) $ 6.99
20008_____ Orc Archers (3) $ 6.99
20009_____ Orc Spearmen (3) $ 6.99
20010_____ Orc Warrior with Scimitar $ 2.49
20011_____ Orc Archer $ 2.49
20012_____ Orc Spearman $ 2.49
20013_____ Cave Troll $ 3.99
20014_____ Ogre Chieftain $ 4.99
20015_____ Minotaur of the Maze $ 5.99

Ok I am happy thus far now we need some pics!

The prices do seem a little high for minis on their first run...

Ya so they better look damn good!

Indeed. Add canadian exchange and shipping to that and welcome to Hell...Although if the Minotaur is top-notch, I might let myself be tempted, LOL

Has anyone been following up on the new reaper prepaints? I actually entered a contest to win the full run a few months bach . (darn i guess i didn't win)

The orcs look like warhammer and the skeleies look cheap. But the minotaur and ogre look great.

That Orc Archer Sure Is Pricy...eBay Copycat,Anyone ???

Yeah they aren't exactly cheap.....they would have to be damn nice for me to buy many...i think i may stick to non painted pewter reaper.

We have yet to get any, any one have any on hand

So I saw theses last night and bought the minoatuar let me say this and i'm not being mean............ they are not that great.
The larges are medium and the medium are ok. I wanted them just for the larges and now I'm very disappointed that they are very small in size. I bought the one minotaur and its about te size of the one from Dragoneye.

There was a minotaur in Dragoneye?

After seeing pictures of these, there will only be a (very) limited number that I'll pick up. Gnolls will likely be acquired and the Bathalian Pirate.

Beyond that?

Not so much.

I'm going to go crazy with the orc archers/spearfighters. I'm sick of using glass beads to represent stuff if I want to have multiple figured battles. I hate when I forget and a player asks me "is the red bead the orc or the prisoners?" Uhhhh, the prisoners, No, wait! The orcs! Auughhh! I quit D&D! Haha.

Get your H/W lists updated, ZERO! (At hordelings is perferrable, but I'm lazy and the world does revolve around me )

I've got many, many extra Orcs. Although none of the Archers are extras and only a few spare spearfighters....

Yeah, I just traded off the bulk of my figs. I really do need to update my H/W. I think all I've got left really is a large astral, but I'll have to check if that made it on the list to redskullz.

Sorry I meant Archfiends..hahahaha good eye. I dislike the warrhammer type orc that reaper has done.

yack wrote:

So I saw theses last night and bought the minoatuar let me say this and i'm not being mean............ they are not that great.
The larges are medium and the medium are ok. I wanted them just for the larges and now I'm very disappointed that they are very small in size. I bought the one minotaur and its about te size of the one from Dragoneye.

Glumag put some pictures up on Hordelings, and I have to say that I disagree with the sizing comparison.

The minotaurs look pretty close (HAR Minotaur to RTF) and the Ogre does look smaller, but proportioned better, than the Ogre War Hulk, but has (IMO) a much better look and not so much of a "I'm insane on PCP and Caffiene" look.

Yeah, I'd have to agree after seeing the pics of scale were taken, they look great. And not every ogre you meet is going to catch you at the door with his triple headed flail above his head in a battle cry. Makes players feel like combat's the only option sometimes. At least my players, who rely heavily upon my use of mini to give them a feel for going on. One guy fought a maug at lvl 1, and I asked him why, and he said it was because it looked like the maug was going to stomp him to death. Most of the time I can get some flavor in there, but in the case of the ogre war hulk, it's very difficult to get across that he's not waiting there about to kill the group, and maybe there could be some diplomacy checks involved. I plan on getting together a crapload of these new figures as soon as possible.

I will probably pick a few of the pre-painted reaper up but i will stick with the pewter because of the sheer number of sculpts there is to choose from.