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As GW are full of bs and im giving up 40k but no way am i giving up painting minis i was wondering about other companies and the quality of there minis. I have looked through loads of pages of companies and some are good quality but (imo) horrid lookin minis (warachine/hordes) but i looked through reaper miniatures gallery of there models and the look pretty good (for the most part) and i wanted to know what people who have bought them think of there quality.

IMO Reaper have variable quality. Generally, pretty good to excellent. Scales also vary. However, they are so inexpensive they can be fun one-offs to play around with colors, techniques, etc. So, to sum up, if the model looks cool, go for it.

Cheers for that, i have seem maybe 12 to 18 models o there site that i want, just didnt want to be buying anything and them comming and being dire quality and having to GS them. I can deal with them just being good minis to paint. Sadly they dont have to many large minis and the few i have seen im not to keen on, but might get lucky yet lol

While there are almost invariably faint mold lines, and the older models get really inconsistent, Reaper stuff is generally very good. The mold lines are usually somewhere unobtrusive or easily filed down in minutes. I have a huge collection of their figures, and have never had any complaints aside from a single figure coming with a badly damaged piece. I sent them an email and a picture of it and had a replacement on the way the next day free.

The only thing that's been keeping me from painting up my last order from them has been painting my Army. /shiftyeyes

Reaper minis are no worse in quality than GW's metals, and in many cases significantly better.

1. Mold lines aren't any worse than GW's. They seem to try to line up the mold lines with fur or other places to hide them.

2. I've only had 1 piece that I was unhappy with, as far as casting quality goes.

3. I'd have to count the number of Reaper's that I've painted over the years, but I'm certain it's over 100.

4. The newer models have much better detail than a lot of the older models, but there are a few exceptions.

5. I prefer the Warlord line over the Dark Haven line, generally speaking. So much easier to snip off the slotta on their feet so that I can put the miniature on a more scenic base than it is to cut/drill/scrape off the "cauliflower" bases.

6. In fact, my only negative criticism is why do they still do the "cauliflower" bases?

Cheers guys for the answers, think im defo going to be buying some minis from reaper now i know there not bad molds and there customer service exists lol. Most of what i was looking at i liked was from the warlords game, the reptus team look awsome specially the audt reptus sergent and the gaan-hor.

Really looking forward to getting some now. Specially after whats been said about them. cheers all

The P-65 Heavy Metal line is supposed to be their most detailed line. They at least redid the molds for P-65 unlike GW+Finecast.

The p-65 is also cheaper as it's lead, not pewter.

Reaper minis are more characterful than GW, which is both good and bad. If you like a model, there are usually far more little quirks and details that are neat. The bad models are pretty bad.

As far as production quality, I've never had a problem. They're stuff is generally really good.

As pretty much stated, their "quality" depends largely on the sculptor. The casts are generally pretty good but the various figures sometimes don't look very good next to each other depending what sculptors are being compared. There are a few old time people from the 80's when a different aesthetic was popular still making new figs there whereas some newer guys follow the GW-style of doing things supersized with bigger weapons and exaggerated features.

I generally like Reaper's stuff. Some of their minis are defintiely a bit old-fashioned in feel, however... Think back a decade or two ago when all of GW's minis were basically one-piece castings, so the model had to basically be one a single 'plane' to be cast properly.

Just to echo the others I get a few of them each month and I'm always happy. Don't always have a use for them in GW games but I do like them.

I like Reaper minis for D&D characters and such. I've never really looked at their games, though.

gloomygrim wrote:
As GW are full of bs and im giving up 40k but no way am i giving up painting minis i was wondering about other companies and the quality of there minis. I have looked through loads of pages of companies and some are good quality but (imo) horrid lookin minis (warachine/hordes) but i looked through reaper miniatures gallery of there models and the look pretty good (for the most part) and i wanted to know what people who have bought them think of there quality.

In case someone didn't tell you, most of the minis are sculped by ex GW vet sculpters. They are either the same or better quality- depending on the mini.

To me? They are still hit and miss, same as they always have been.


Goodmini company with a great selection, old and new, of a wide range of minis.

I honestly have no favorites in thier ranges. A great solid company all around.

Yeah i had heard about the sculptors being ex GW people, that doesnt matter. I only want minis to paint and do a few dioramas with and i have seen a fair amout of nice ones, even one of paint ups id like. Sadly though i think my days of gamming may be up as no one i kno has heard of warlords or wants to risk another company bullying them out the hobby.

I got a bunch of them for character models, and I like them a lot. The sculpting quality is not as consistent as you will see with GWS. Some are nicer, some are equal, some are worse. But the technical quality of the product is at least as good as GWS - no, like, mold lines everywhere or strange stuff like that.

Hasslefree Miniatures
Studio McVey
MERCS
Soda Pop
Infinity
Copplestone Castings
Wargames Foundry
Perry Miniatures

Seems GW is the place that a lot of sculptors do their "apprenticeships" before breaking out on their own.

Mark Copplestone, for example has worked for GW, Grenadier, Foundry as well as having his own company.

I really dig reaper. Most of their sculpts I like. They have some awesome half orc stuff

it all depends on what does it for you.

Some do not enjoy Warmahordes, while some love PP.

I personally enjoy WHMordes and most of the first generation Malifaux, yet cannot stomache the newer releases by both.

Reaper Warlords range is great. Just do not forget that when you are apinting a miniature, the producer does not matter anymore if you are painting because you appreciate the sculpt.

You are not painting anymore to play 40k, therefore, you are no longer limited to a brand or company.

chromedog wrote:Seems GW is the place that a lot of sculptors do their "apprenticeships" before breaking out on their own.

Mark Copplestone, for example has worked for GW, Grenadier, Foundry as well as having his own company.

Same for the Perry Brothers, the Foundry guys, and Mr McVey of the Studio.

Some of them were the founding fathers of Citadel and created a centre of excellence which continues (I hope) to develop and train world class sculptors to this day.

At the same time, we see people in the USA, Spain, France and Poland doing top notch work, who never worked at Citadel.

My use of the hobby now is really painting and dioramas and I love the Reaper range, some really cool original pieces that are a true pleasure to work with. They can really random scales and can vary between sculpter. As also said some of their models are so cheap that you really can't justify NOT buying them

Reaper also doesn't have as pervasive a "house style" like GW does, which means some of their stuff can really look unique.

On the other hand, GW does have some of the best craftsmanship in a lot of their sculpts.

A few things about Reaper:
1)I've purchased a few reaper figs and have always been pleased with the quality.
2)Their prices are reasonable and seem to go up based on size of figure. They do have 20 buck and up figs, but they are large masterpieces, not small characters that happen to be powerfull in a particular game.
3) As has been mentioned, the style does vary some, but I've been relatively impressed by the unity of style in many (not all) of the Chronoscope line, which contains all of thier pulp, modern and sci-fi figs.
4) Some ex-GW sculptors do work for them, but much of what they make is by sculptors who have done little or no work for GW and stand on their own reputation.
5) Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, I've noticed that reaper figs look better in person than online. This may be only my own perception, and I'm not sure why this is, but on their website they often seem cartoony, and when I see them at a con or at my FLGS, I think WOW!

Well its certain im buying some now, just going to gallery search and see if i can find some pics of them painted up, the unpainted/undercaoted ones i have seen dont really show off the mini.

Slightly off topic but concerning reaper, whats the best mini they have in there entire range? Just to get thoughts of what everyone thinks of them.

gloomygrim wrote:Slightly off topic but concerning reaper, whats the best mini they have in there entire range? Just to get thoughts of what everyone thinks of them.

One great thing about Reaper - I'd actually be a little surprised if two people chose the same model, without agreeing to a prompt. There's just so damn much variety in the range.

oadie wrote:

gloomygrim wrote:Slightly off topic but concerning reaper, whats the best mini they have in there entire range? Just to get thoughts of what everyone thinks of them.

One great thing about Reaper - I'd actually be a little surprised if two people chose the same model, without agreeing to a prompt. There's just so damn much variety in the range.

This. I couldn't even answer that for myself, honestly.

There are a few crappy sculpts in the mix, but that's the sculpter, not the casting. The rest are pretty good. In general, the Warlord line looks better than the Dark Haven line. I'd put the Pathfinder line on the same scale as the Warlord line. But that's a blanket summary.


Edit: I really like their clerics.

oadie wrote:

gloomygrim wrote:Slightly off topic but concerning reaper, whats the best mini they have in there entire range? Just to get thoughts of what everyone thinks of them.

One great thing about Reaper - I'd actually be a little surprised if two people chose the same model, without agreeing to a prompt. There's just so damn much variety in the range.

Yep, it's pretty hard to judge "best" from Reaper.

kronk wrote:This. I couldn't even answer that for myself, honestly...

... In general, the Warlord line looks better than the Dark Haven line. I'd put the Pathfinder line on the same scale as the Warlord line. But that's a blanket summary.

Edit: I really like their clerics.

Funny you should mention this. I picked up Brother Roberto last week, simply because of how nice the sculpt was and that's rare for me. Maybe with a bit of conversion he'll find a home with my 40k inquisitors (if I ever get them painted) but I really don't have a use for him, I just liked the sculpt. Unfortunately he's a good example of a very good fig that looks just ok in pics.

Also, I was just at Games Plus in Illinois yesterday, and they have virtually the entire Reaper range including Warlord, Pathfinder, Dark Haven and Chronopia. I took some time to look at them and was blown away by the quality and variety.

I totally dig reaper miniatures. I find the metal mix to be a little different than GW, as they're a lot lighter than a comparable sized GW metal mini. I've never had a problem with the casts, and they seem to have better details.

That said, some of the sculpts are kinda crap. The worst I've seen is the plague doctor. But most of the sculpts are prety awesome.

Thats why i asked, GW everything is the same folks like x,y,z and others like a,b,c just boring. Reaper everything is way different and more people will like different things. MY personal fav is this guy as a single mini and most of the reptus ones lol.