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Karon wrote:The Spider-Centaurs are Driders.

They're from the Drizz't Do'urden books.

Cursed children of the Lolth, the God of Spiders and death. They're basically half-human, half huge spider.

whoa! You're saying TSR stole them from Reaper? Reaper should totally sue!


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Anung Un Rama wrote:
The funny thing is: Ash's full name is Ashley Williams.

I bought her today. She's actually named Berkley.

Obscure Bay Area Geography Humor for the WIN!


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Kroothawk wrote:Remorhaz (introduced 1976 to D&D) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remorhaz



Owlbear (introduced 1975 to D&D) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owlbear



Driders (introduced 1980 to D&D) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drider

I use some variation on that joke every time I do a write up on Reaper. And someone always comes along to correct me.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:

Oh come on now...

Games not over until the fat lady sings......oh, nevermind.........

Kid_Kyoto wrote:

Karon wrote:The Spider-Centaurs are Driders.

They're from the Drizz't Do'urden books.

Cursed children of the Lolth, the God of Spiders and death. They're basically half-human, half huge spider.

whoa! You're saying TSR stole them from Reaper? Reaper should totally sue!

How do you dare Kid? Everybody knows that Reaper is totally ripping GWs IP (the mice are a carbon copy of GWs Skaven) and that if you mix GWs IP with 3rd party miniatures your SSmurfs will self destruct after calling the LiB (Layers in Black)

M.


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I forgot

LiB (TM) (R) (c) GWs 1900

M.

BrookM wrote:

I have found my Rogue Trader.

How's the scale vs 40k?

H.B.M.C. wrote:

BrookM wrote:

I have found my Rogue Trader.

How's the scale vs 40k?

Pretty close(I'd say near perfect).

Platuan4th wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:

BrookM wrote:

I have found my Rogue Trader.

How's the scale vs 40k?

Pretty close(I'd say near perfect).

With a weapon swap for his right hand (maybe to a plasma pistola or a combi-gun of some type), I can really see him as a young Inquisitor (e.g. Ravenor...before he got crispy-crittered, of course.)

Will definitely be buying...

Padre^.

dietrich wrote:

Kid_Kyoto wrote:

Oh come on now...

Games not over until the fat lady sings......oh, nevermind.........

Give it a bolt gun and volia: Noise Marine.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:I use some variation on that joke every time I do a write up on Reaper. And someone always comes along to correct me.

Okay, I am warned now
But after 6 posts getting it wrong, I wanted to stop that. Plus the Drider thing.

H.B.M.C. wrote:

BrookM wrote:

I have found my Rogue Trader.

How's the scale vs 40k?

See the little white points on the right of the picture? Reaper uses those to show the height of their miniatures - the bottom point is .5 inch high and the top one is 1 inch high.

Reaper's minis are actually a little bigger than the typical GW ones.

Gitkikka wrote:See the little white points on the right of the picture? Reaper uses those to show the height of their miniatures - the bottom point is .5 inch high and the top one is 1 inch high.

Reaper's minis are actually a little bigger than the typical GW ones.

No, Reaper is exactly the same scale and not 1.5 inches as Gitkikka suggests.

Only possibility is that they use full centimeters and measure from the top of the base.

Little lord Fauntleroy wrote:

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Don't judge!

Do want!

The only way to get her is to go to reapercon

Those elf spider things are striders from the dungeon and dragons world of Farun. Pretty bad arse mamo jamos, might have to get a few of those for my summer Campaign.

Wow I haven't seen reaper minis in a while. One of my Demon princes and a Khrone lord are converted reaper minis.

KingCracker wrote:
Oh GOD I hate that show. Seriously how does it keep getting airtime? I watched one where they were looking for Sasquatch(sp?) and crawled into a space so TIGHT they had to holld their breath and take off coats and stuff to squeeze in. Really? I always thought the Sasquatch was yanno, 7-8 feet tall and huge. But whatever.

You, Sir, despite being a fellow Ork player, have just declared yourself my Interweb Nemesis! Josh Gates is a veritable Indiana Jones! All that show needs now are some Nazis and we're set!

robertsjf wrote:

KingCracker wrote:
Oh GOD I hate that show. Seriously how does it keep getting airtime? I watched one where they were looking for Sasquatch(sp?) and crawled into a space so TIGHT they had to holld their breath and take off coats and stuff to squeeze in. Really? I always thought the Sasquatch was yanno, 7-8 feet tall and huge. But whatever.

You, Sir, despite being a fellow Ork player, have just declared yourself my Interweb Nemesis! Josh Gates is a veritable Indiana Jones! All that show needs now are some Nazis and we're set!

Well, he did get in a fight with some Russians recently it seems...

Does that count?

nieto666 wrote:Those elf spider things are striders from the dungeon and dragons world of Farun. Pretty bad arse mamo jamos, might have to get a few of those for my summer Campaign.

Driders, Faerun, and they're occasionally seen in other settings, too.

I think to be picky it needs a caret over the u, though.

Kroothawk wrote:Driders (introduced 1980 to D&D) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drider

nieto666 wrote:Those elf spider things are striders from the dungeon and dragons world of Farun. Pretty bad arse mamo jamos, might have to get a few of those for my summer Campaign.

Please read the Wiki-article I posted before. Driders are well known creatures of Faerûn as well, as featured in the above mentioned Drizzt novels. They are an essential element of the Underdark realm of the Dark Elves. Can't find striders ATM (typo of Drider?), sound like giant spiders to me.

Kroothawk wrote:And Lolth is a Goddess, but not of Spiders and Death, but basically of the Dark Elves (with Spiders holy to her worshippers).
And Drizzt first appeared 8 years later (1988) in the Icewind Dale Triology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drizzt_Do%27Urden .
Apart from that, you are right

I miss ol' Ghaunadaur.

Kanluwen wrote:Well, he did get in a fight with some Russians recently it seems...

Does that count?

no, we don't discuss that....

Excellent minis!!! Some very off-the-wall stuff, it's refreshing

I'm a big fan of reaper for my D&D campaigns. I drop some $$$ at their GenCon booth each year and once was at a HackMaster tournament at their Denton, TX HQ. Good folks. They gave us a tour of how they make the metal minis, and we got to see some of their "in the works" molds and pieces. I keep meaning to go to ReaperCon each year, but I keep haveing conflicts (Cousin's wedding this year).

Also, some of the Chronoscope minis make excellent BattleTech pilots and crewmen.

Kroothawk wrote:

Gitkikka wrote:See the little white points on the right of the picture? Reaper uses those to show the height of their miniatures - the bottom point is .5 inch high and the top one is 1 inch high.

Reaper's minis are actually a little bigger than the typical GW ones.

No, Reaper is exactly the same scale and not 1.5 inches as Gitkikka suggests.

Only possibility is that they use full centimeters and measure from the top of the base.

Oh yes? Read their FAQ if you don't believe me. "Bryangles" FAQ

Soon, I will have what I need to polymorph the entire edventuring party in my 2e AD&D campaign.

Mwahahahahahahaha

Eric

Okay, so there is another company which makes miniatures

So what? GW are the Porsche of miniatures!

Gitkikka wrote:Oh yes? Read their FAQ if you don't believe me. "Bryangles" FAQ

According to your theory and the thread you quoted, this miniature should be 1.5" to the top of its head (without the bun) or 3.8 cm.



I own this miniature and it actually is 3cm high or 1 3/16 " , as would be expected if the measure indicates cm not half inches.
Seems like some Reaper officials are misinformed or took a European measure

BTW this is my Tau liaison officer for my Kroot Carnivores (Avatar Neytiri anyone? )

The previously posted Owlbear was my girlfriend's first mini to paint

Is it weird that I have never, ever noticed those height indicators before?

Reaper Mini, for when your war game hinges on having a model of a mouse in knight's armor.

Commander Endova wrote:Reaper Mini, for when your war game hinges on having a model of a mouse in knight's armor.

Which it might if you're playing Mouse Guard RPG.

Commander Endova wrote:Reaper Mini, for when your war game hinges on having a model of a mouse in knight's armor.

what sort of crazy wargame would need a mouse in knight's armor...

oh wait...


but yeah, those are definitely Mouse Guard minis