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So yeah I fell behind on my Reaper updates, it's been a busy few months, but hey it's Friday night, the kids and wife are in bed... and I'm too old to remember what I'm supposed to do when that happens.

As I kick off I have to note one thing, the prices. Holy @#$%. I mean really, we're almost at $10 for metal human. Wow. It will certainly cut into my 'buy then cause they're neat and never paint or even look at them' purchases.

thank goodness for their Bones line huh?

As always check www.reapermini.com for more info.





First off we have not-Mal Reynolds, a reference that would have been been totally relevant 10 years ago.

He can also double as Not-Peter Quill. A reference that will totally be relevant for at least another month or so.



I remember back in the day wizards could not ever, ever, ever wear armor.

times have changed.

This half-orc sorcerer makes up for lost time by wearing not one, not two, but THREE sets of shoulder pads.

Fight the oppression!



However this Hobgoblin shaman is more traditional, unarmored and posed in the middle of casting a spell.

Or hailing a cab.

The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.






OK over the years Reaper has had a bit of a reputation for only doing chain mail bikinis and other Fredricks of Mordor type outfits but lately they've been on a kick of doing women in practical outfits. And hey, there's even a woman who is not built like a supermodel so kudos.



There's even a vampire lady in full plate, the cutest plate mail you ever saw, but still full plate mail.



My all tengu beastman army is getting closer to completion. It currently stands at one model, but I'm sure it will grow.



Lesser Stitch Golems, for the DM who's tired of only using Greater Stitch Golems.

Y'know though they have all sorts of possibilities. these I could almost buy.



Reaper is continuing their line of iconic monsters from fantasy and myth. IIRC this is called a hook horror.



And here we have a fearsome wight! Or maybe a vampire elder! Or even a Lich! truly one of the most flexible models Reaper has ever made!



And here we have a great model that can serve as the gateway to an evil temple, or an evil wizard's lair, or an evil tomb, or maybe an evil inn or evil blacksmith shop.

You can even use it for GW games to represent the home of a poor humble farmer who cannot afford the required number of skulls.



Reaper is continuing its Nativity series, but I have to wonder, they released Wise Man #1 in 2012, Wise Man #2 in 2014, do they really see people waiting till 2016 to do a proper 3 kings display?

Of course with my painting speed that might be a good guess...



They also added a donkey to the mix, which I remind you can also serve in any number of fantasy, historical or even post-apocalyptic games.

And with a bit of green stuff it can also serve as a unicorn or pegasus!



I ain't gonna lie, this is a sweet looking wizard, but at $10.50...


So there we go. They also have a proverbial French crap-ton of Bones guys coming to retail in February, check back in a few days and I'll at least do an overview of them.

Thanks for brining us the Reaper news. Yeah, higher prices aren't going to increase my already small reaper buying plans. Bones, of course, are the thing.

These threads are seriously the best on dakka, I laugh out loud every time. Would love to own so many of these Reaper models, but just have no way to justify it. Can't wait for more updates.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:



Reaper is continuing its Nativity series, but I have to wonder, they released Wise Man #1 in 2012, Wise Man #2 in 2014, do they really see people waiting till 2016 to do a proper 3 kings display?

I painted up Reaper's Nativity minis for my not-my-step-daughter this year. As they only had the #1 Wise Man (I bought the set back in June, well before Wise Man #2 was on the market), I had to go with substitutions:



Cleric of Ishnar and...



our favorite philosophiser, So-crates!

As always - love your work here!

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:



First off we have not-Mal Reynolds, a reference that would have been been totally relevant 10 years ago.

He can also double as Not-Peter Quill. A reference that will totally be relevant for at least another month or so.

Funny thing is that the face on that model as it's painted looks like Not-Mila Jovovich.

Man, what a public service, Kid- great, as always.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

This guy looks like he'd make a great pack leader for the Argus from Warmachine. Someday, I'd love to just get a bunch of various companies' wolves and dogs and make a canine army.

Has he got 2 heads, or three? I could use an interesting Cerberus.

He's got two heads. He's based on Orthrus, the two headed brother of Cerberus. Reaper does apparently make two different Cerberus figures though.

I was wondering when this would pop up! KK killing it as always.

Always enjoy reading this thread, looking forward to the Reaper releases throughout the year!

Finally! The best thread.

No pressure.

 kestral wrote:
Thanks for brining us the Reaper news. Yeah, higher prices aren't going to increase my already small reaper buying plans. Bones, of course, are the thing.

I'm starting to wonder if they plan on increasing Bones prices again this time. If they get any higher, they'll reach the prices Reaper metals used to be at when they decided to release Bones as the cheaper alternative.

I remember back in the day wizards could not ever, ever, ever wear armor.

Looking at that pic, I can see why.

Nice stuff overall, though. Ta!

And we're back!

Thanks for the praise everyone, as promised here's a quick look at the proverbial French crap-ton of Bones that are coming from the last kickstarter. There's something like 10 pages worth so if you want to see the entire list head over to Reaper's site.

http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Previews

First off, and of particular interest to GW players they're releasing their IMEF marines in Bonium.



They're some nice sci-fi armored guys that could work in all sorts of roles.




There's also some nice scary aliens coming



As well as more comical ones. I can't believe both Reaper and Mantic are putting out 50 style UFOs at the same time.
Makes me want to start a Mars Attacks Necron army.



Now how hard would it be to do a complete SoB army using just this figure?
Bolters, marine shoulderpads and backpacks...
So tempting...



And on the terrain side we finally have a low cost cargo crate.



And this classic Sci-Fi icon.

IIRC correctly it's the suicide booth from Futurama.





Then we've got another set of classic monsters, yes at last someone is doing the Tanar'ri from 2nd edition AD&D!



Along with them we have a gigantic Minotaur demon, one of the best figures in the line.




To oppose them Reaper is putting out some more angels,



Including a set of 2 weepy one. Weepy angels, wow, where do they get their ideas?



I'm also looking forward to this guy, one of several giant-sized Egyptian avatars.


This happy fellow is called the Whispering Tyrant which is just so, so refreshing after years of boisterous bellowing tyrants.




Here we have several members of the Reaper Rock Climbing Club showing off their collection of ludicricously oversized weapons.



Sir Hardcastle is definitely on my list to come home. I have no idea why, I just love the idea of a paladin putting on his castle as a suit.


And a barbarian holding erect his long hard... axe.


IIRC this is one of their oldest models, I always liked the teethy fire he's whipping up, so much more interesting than the usual pointing or waving wizards.




Y'know what I said about the practically dressed women last time. Well it's true. But there's still room in my collection for the smexy, smexy ladies too. Gotta love the elf pole dancing with her own staff.

Speaking of...


We have not-Ghost, who makes a great partner for...


Not-Shadow!


that being said there are some practical looking women in there too.


Here we have an iconic video game villain, Doctor Eggman!


And another classic monster from the original Field Folio, I believe they're called Flail Snails.


And one of the iconic beasts from the classic anime Uratsukidohi.

Which I um, have never seen. But my uh, friend told me about it.



Another deep cut from the old monster manuals, I believe this one is called a Thought Consumer.


And another wereshark! My wereshark army grows!



I'm a total sucker for guys on thrones, just chilling out. It's so much more regal than waving a sword over your head and screaming.
If nothing else this could be a pretty easy 'Emperor on the Golden Throne" statue.


I don't know how many people need a female dwarf riding on a bear, but if you do, Reaper has you covered.



Or um, whatever this guy is. Just look at that hat. Look at it. Look again. You see it too. It reminds you of something. But you just can't put your finger on it.

Well not in public anyway.

And there we go folks, I still have to cover some upcoming metal releases so check back later.

Those bonesium miniatures have noses! Have there been improvements to the mix?

Any idea how much the shipping container will cost??

 Genoside07 wrote:
Any idea how much the shipping container will cost??

I've not seen any pricing but since dragons are $20, and giants $10, I'd put it somewhere in that range. It's hollow and has no bottom so the amount of plastic is not that great.

I still wish that Minotaur Lord had been a separate add on like the large dragons and such.

He was probably at the top of my list of most desired figures during the campaign. I just couldn't bring myself to shell out for the expansion when little else from that set had much use or interest for me.

I'm sure they'll show up on ebay before they hit retail. Hopefully people won't be gouging too much for one.

I may have to get those Bathalians at some point. I need some clearly non-human looking aliens.

Love your Reaper threads

I must possess this miniature. I'm not sure what it is, but it's very cool.

Fething hilarious, I love this thread

Undead guy on the throne looks very cool, lots of these have would probably get some use if/when HQ25 arrives..

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
First off we have not-Mal Reynolds, a reference that would have been been totally relevant 10 years ago.

Brown Coats are comin' ta git ya.

(/Another reference that would have been totally relevant 10 years ago)

Funny that Reaper's metals have gotten so expensive with tin prices being flat or even falling in the past few years. I wonder what that's all about.

Thanks again for the great thread KK!

That whispering tyrant looks like a better Nagash than Nagash.

Love these threads, thanks for making it Kyoto! Some of the commentary is hilarious (elf pole dancing with her own staff)

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
First off we have not-Mal Reynolds, a reference that would have been been totally relevant 10 years ago.

Brown Coats are comin' ta git ya.

(/Another reference that would have been totally relevant 10 years ago)

Yeah it's from that show, what the heck was it called... Fox Force Five?

Really wish this guy would have made it in during Bones 2.0:




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 Wehrkind wrote:
Funny that Reaper's metals have gotten so expensive with tin prices being flat or even falling in the past few years. I wonder what that's all about.

Thanks again for the great thread KK!

The regular human price is about $5.99. That is up about nothing from 4 years ago ($5.99). They price based off material, mold life, sculptor fees and any related licenses (though largely, they eat the license fees). The biggest factor is material and mold life. The new Garrity wizard is a pretty big hunk of metal, with a lot of undercuts. That ends up wearing out the molds faster and of course uses more material.

Their pricing used to be a bit more flat - but they have since improved their ability to track such things...so now, the wizard goes for $10.49, while other regular people (Tyrea, Koriah...) are still at the $5.99 price point.

OK, this thread has A LOT of pictures.
I don't like bones minis. I prefer GW.