Reaper Miniatures' Bones figures has a Kickstarter

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**Makaleth**

I was thinking the same thing (re plastic bags) but if it keeps them protected (that's a lot of padding) I don't care.

Also wondering how big the box with close to all of the added extras will be...

**Eilif**

JoshInJapan wrote:
That is, indeed, a lot of minis. I hope that they figure out a better way to ship them that in individual plastic bags. That would be a lot of garbage.

I think the video is pretty clear that that is the way they will come. I like the bags as it will keep the minis separate and easier to sort.

The bags are far better than blister packages for all of them which would have more plastic, more card, a bigger shipping container and more postage. Also it's nice to see that there aren't other unnecessary packaging materials so the box is about as small as it can be.

**RiTides**

Wow, that's a lot of figs!

And I disagree with you guys on packaging... plastic bags is about the least-packaging-heavy way of doing it, imo, and is pretty smart of them.

**Sean_OBrien**

Yep - I can't really think of a way to package them with less packaging. They could in theory just toss them all in...and while Bones is a durable material...I am guessing that more than one postal agency in the world would manage to shake, drop and kick the boxes so hard that they cause the various interlinked figures to pull apart.

Now add into all of that all the dragons, giants and demons that were available as options. I think it will be a long time before something quite as epic comes along again (at least till Reaper Bones KS 2.0).

**sparkywtf**

That packaging will be just fine!

Any word on how the extras will be packaged? That is just the base pledge. I imagine it will still be bags just in a different box?

Can't wait to get a box that full of minis. It will be better than christmas!

**Lt. Coldfire**

The packaging is perfect imo. Could you imagine if they were all blistered with cardboard backings? I'd have to hire someone on craiglist to open them all.

**Mannahnin**

All those little plastic bags (especially if ziplock) can also potentially be re-used when bitz trading with your fellow wargamers. I use little ziplocks that size for bitz all the time.

**Wehrkind**

Yea, getting the Bones box will be like getting a huge supply drop of plastic baggies for me

I can totally convince myself that it is not just toys, but also raw materials now!

**The Dwarf Wolf**

I keep imagining myself receiving those miniatures... the 200 dolars i will dish into the mail center is nothing compared to the joy of opening a box full of those miniatures...

Im crying just looking at those videos o.O

**TheAuldGrump**

The new Bones have been spotted in the Alliance Games database.

Soon we will know the suggested retail price for all the goodies we got for so little.

The Auld Grump, well... comparatively little... $300 isn't that much, is it?

**Bolognesus**

Heh, I'm in for a similar amount but really, who could possibly live much longer without seven or so additional plastic dragons, I ask of you?

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

or a small army of Chtulhus

**czakk**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQmbwprxv6g&feature=youtu.be

A slowed down version of the vampire pledge level minis pan.

Has anyone seen the retail prices from Alliance yet? Reaperbryan said he thinks the vampire pledge works out to about $515 full retail.

**fullheadofhair**

The trouble is, once that box arrives, the wife is not going to allow me to buy another mini until they are all painted.

Tactical error doing that KS or what!!!!

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

fullheadofhair wrote:
The trouble is, once that box arrives, the wife is not going to allow me to buy another mini until they are all painted.

Tactical error doing that KS or what!!!!

I have a cunning plan

Tell her they are all ghosts and you've painted them white

then spend, spend, spend

**ruff**

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
fullheadofhair wrote:
The trouble is, once that box arrives, the wife is not going to allow me to buy another mini until they are all painted.

Tactical error doing that KS or what!!!!

I have a cunning plan

Tell her they are all ghosts and you've painted them white

then spend, spend, spend

lmao.. I will use this with the girlfriend for sure..

**Surloch**

The other solution is to pledge for as many other KS's as possible before they show up. That way you can safely stop buying after the Reaper box shows, and yet still have a flood of mini's incoming for the next year or so.

**recruittons**

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
fullheadofhair wrote:
The trouble is, once that box arrives, the wife is not going to allow me to buy another mini until they are all painted.

Tactical error doing that KS or what!!!!

I have a cunning plan

Tell her they are all ghosts and you've painted them white

then spend, spend, spend

Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words "I have a cunning plan" marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?

(Sorry, I can't read/hear the words "cunning plan" without thinking Blackadder

)

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

That is indeed the reference

true comedy genius

**czakk**

Found what looks to be a price list for reaper's bones figures:
(http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ddlRKzDJzNYJ:www.hovistocose.it/page/last%3Fkind%3DG+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-a)

And here: http://www.hovistocose.it/item/RPR+77999/Kickstarter+Vampire+Package+Set?c=GAMES/PUBL/RPR&q=vampire&kind=G

I don't speak italian, so I don't know if this is suggest retail or what. Clearly some prices are wrong (cthulhu, kaladrax, nethyrmaul etc for 2.49 for ex), but that's been reported as being an issue over on reaper's site already.

RPR 77999 Kickstarter Vampire Package Set USD 400,00
RPR 77196 Familiars 2 USD 1,99
RPR 77195 Mr. Bones USD 1,99
RPR 77194 C'Thulhu USD 2,49
RPR 77193 Hyrekia, Dragonthrall Mage USD 2,49
RPR 77192 Kaladrax USD 2,49
RPR 77191 Hydra USD 19,99
RPR 77190 Nethyrmaul the Undying USD 2,49
RPR 77189 Creature of Blood Reef USD 2,49
RPR 77188 Sea Lion USD 2,79
RPR 77187 Tiik Champion USD 2,99
RPR 77186 Tiik Warrior USD 2,49
RPR 77185 Large Earth Elemental USD 6,99
RPR 77184 Spirit of the Forest USD 6,99
RPR 77183 Frost Wyrm USD 14,99
RPR 77182 Arachnid Archer USD 3,49
RPR 77181 Arachnid Warrior USD 3,49
RPR 77180 Shaerileth, Spider Demoness USD 7,99
RPR 77179 Fire Giant Bodyguard USD 8,99
RPR 77178 Fire Giant Warrior USD 8,99
RPR 77177 Clockwork Dragon USD 24,99
RPR 77176 Familiars USD 1,99
RPR 77175 Ghoul Queen USD 2,49
RPR 77174 Leisynn, Mercenary Mage USD 2,49
RPR 77173 Terezinya, Bonepander Wizard USD 2,49
RPR 77172 Malek Necromancer USD 2,79
RPR 77171 Stone Golem USD 2,99
RPR 77170 Clay Golem USD 2,79
RPR 77169 Flesh Golem USD 2,49
RPR 77168 Battleguard Golem USD 2,79
RPR 77167 Ingrid, Female Gnome USD 1,99
RPR 77166 Balto Burrowell, Gnome Wizard USD 1,99
RPR 77165 Hellakin Goregutter, Halfling Rogue USD 1,99
RPR 77164 Elliwyn Heatherlark, Gnome Bard USD 1,99
RPR 77163 Male Storm Giant USD 9,99
RPR 77162 Yephima, Female Cloud Giant USD 6,99
RPR 77161 Ghost King USD 2,79
RPR 77160 Judas Bloodspire, Vampire USD 2,79
RPR 77159 Ghast USD 2,49
RPR 77158 Arrius, Skeletal Warrior USD 2,49
RPR 77157 Griffon USD 7,99
RPR 77156 Owlbear USD 6,99
RPR 77155 Lizardman Warrior USD 2,79
RPR 77154 Lizardman Warrior USD 2,79
RPR 77153 Snakeman Warrior USD 2,79
RPR 77152 Marsh Troll USD 4,99
RPR 77151 Darkrasp, Evil Priest USD 2,79
RPR 77150 Ragnaros, Evil Warrior USD 2,99
RPR 77149 Damien, Hellborn Wizard USD 2,49
RPR 77148 Mangu Timur USD 2,99
RPR 77147 Mummy Lich USD 2,99
RPR 77146 Mummy Warrior USD 5,49
RPR 77145 Mummy Captain USD 2,49
RPR 77144 Mummy USD 5,49
RPR 77143 Townsfolk: Undertaker USD 2,49
RPR 77142 Townsfolk: Blacksmith USD 2,49
RPR 77141 Townsfolk: Oswald the Overladen USD 2,79
RPR 77140 Townsfolk: Village Rioter USD 2,49
RPR 77139 Altar of Evil USD 2,79
RPR 77138 Treasure Pile & Candleabra USD 2,99
RPR 77137 Sarcophagus USD 3,29
RPR 77136 Well of Chaos USD 3,29
RPR 77135 Mariel Twinspar, Female Pirate USD 2,29
RPR 77134 Hajad, Pirate USD 2,49
RPR 77133 Gruff Grimecleaver, Dwarf Pirate USD 1,99
RPR 77132 Barnabus Frost, Pirate Captain USD 2,99
RPR 77131 Finaela,Female Pirate USD 2,49
RPR 77130 Vermin: Beetle Swarm USD 2,49
RPR 77129 Vermin: Rat Swarm USD 2,49
RPR 77128 Vermin: Spider Swarm USD 2,49
RPR 77127 Vermin: Beetles USD 2,49
RPR 77126 Vermin: Spiders USD 2,49
RPR 77125 Vermin: Scorpions USD 2,49
RPR 77124 Dark Elf Warrior USD 2,49
RPR 77123 Zalash, Dark Elf Assassin USD 2,49
RPR 77122 Tierdeleira, Dark Elf Cleric USD 2,79
RPR 77121 Liela, Dark Elf Wizard USD 2,49
RPR 77120 Vaeloth, Hellborn Paladin USD 2,29
RPR 77119 Sinessa, Hellborn Sorceress USD 2,49
RPR 77118 Tiviel, Hellborn Rogue USD 2,79
RPR 77117 Vandorendra, Snake Demon USD 2,99
RPR 77116 Colossal Skeleton USD 14,99
RPR 77115 Shoggoth USD 2,49
RPR 77114 Faceless Horror USD 3,29
RPR 77113 Eldritch Demon USD 5,99
RPR 77112 Agramon, Pit Fiend USD 11,99
RPR 77111 Rauthuros, Demon USD 12,99
RPR 77110 Deathsleet USD 19,99
RPR 77109 Fire Dragon USD 12,99
RPR 77108 Shadow Dragon USD 11,99
RPR 77107 Svetlana, Frost Giant Princess USD 7,99
RPR 77106 Boerogg Blackrime, Frost Giant Jarl USD 9,99
RPR 77105 Kagunk, Ogre Chieftain USD 3,49
RPR 77104 Blacktongue, Gnoll Archer USD 2,99
RPR 77103 Nor'Okk, Ettin USD 4,99
RPR 77102 Ebonwrath, Dragon USD 19,99
RPR 77101 Skorg Ironskull, Fire Giant King USD 9,99
RPR 77100 Vanja, Fire Giant Queen USD 7,99
RPR 77099 Night Spectre USD 3,29
RPR 77098 Spirit USD 2,49
RPR 77097 Grave Wraith USD 2,99
RPR 77096 Labella DeMornay, Banshee USD 2,49
RPR 77095 Ghostly Summons USD 2,99
RPR 77094 Trista, Female Warrior USD 2,49
RPR 77093 Drago Voss, Male Assassin USD 2,49
RPR 77092 Elquin, High Elf Adventurer USD 2,49
RPR 77091 Nienna, Female Elf Ranger USD 2,49
RPR 77090 Mason Thornwarden USD 2,49
RPR 77089 Halbarand, Cleric USD 2,49
RPR 77088 Townsfolk: Grandmother USD 2,49
RPR 77087 Townsfolk: Mom & Kids USD 2,49
RPR 77086 Townsfolk: Strumpet USD 2,49
RPR 77085 Townsfolk: Wench USD 2,49
RPR 77084 Townsfolk: Innkeeper USD 2,49
RPR 77083 Medium Fire Elemental USD 2,99
RPR 77082 Large Fire Elemental USD 8,99
RPR 77081 Burning Sphere USD 4,99
RPR 77080 Wall of Fire USD 4,99
RPR 77079 Isabeau Laroche, Female Paladin USD 2,29
RPR 77078 Astrid, Female Bard USD 2,29
RPR 77077 Finari, Female Paladin USD 2,29
RPR 77076 Lysette, Female Elf USD 2,49
RPR 77075 Khael Stonekindle, Dwarf Wizard USD 2,49
RPR 77074 Dain Deepaxe USD 2,29
RPR 77073 Freja Fangbreaker USD 2,29
RPR 77072 Bailey Silverbell USD 2,29
RPR 77071 Elladan, Elf Ranger USD 2,49
RPR 77070 Aviriel, Female Elf USD 2,29
RPR 77069 Autumn Bronzeleaf USD 2,49
RPR 77068 Anirion, Wood Elf Wizard USD 2,49
RPR 77067 Virina, Female Demon USD 2,79
RPR 77066 Shaeress, Dark Elf Queen USD 2,49
RPR 77065 Norgol, Irongrave Knight USD 2,99
RPR 77064 Kavorgh, Orc Warboss USD 3,29
RPR 77063 Duke Gerard USD 2,79
RPR 77062 Deenah, Female Barbarian USD 2,79
RPR 77061 Kord the Destroyer USD 2,99
RPR 77060 Dragonman Warrior USD 2,79
RPR 77059 Orc Berserker (Two Handed Sword) USD 2,79
RPR 77058 Almaran the Gold, Paladin USD 2,79
RPR 77057 Juliette, Female Sorceress USD 2,29
RPR 77056 Orc Sniper (Archer) USD 2,79
RPR 77055 Anval Thricedamned, Evil Warrior USD 2,79
RPR 77054 Galladon, Male Wizard USD 2,49
RPR 77053 Zombie USD 5,49
RPR 77052 Aina, Female Valkyrie USD 2,49
RPR 77051 Orc Stalker (Two Weapons) USD 2,79
RPR 77050 Lizardman Warrior USD 2,49
RPR 77049 Arthrand Nightblade, Elf Ranger USD 2,49
RPR 77048 Mocking Beast USD 2,29
RPR 77047 Goldar, Male Barbarian USD 2,79
RPR 77046 Bat Swarm USD 2,99
RPR 77045 Orc Hunter (Spear) USD 2,79
RPR 77044 Turanil, Male Elf Paladin USD 2,49
RPR 77043 Eye Beast USD 3,79
RPR 77042 Orc Marauder (Sword and Shield) USD 2,79
RPR 77041 Harpy USD 2,99
RPR 77040 Satheras, Male Warlock USD 2,79
RPR 77039 Janan, Female Dragon Slayer USD 2,79
RPR 77038 Hell Hound USD 2,99
RPR 77037 Medusa USD 2,49
RPR 77036 Devona, Female Wizard USD 2,29
RPR 77035 Deladrin, Female Assassin USD 2,49
RPR 77034 Male High Wizard USD 2,99
RPR 77033 Callie, Female Rogue USD 2,49
RPR 77032 Oxidation Beast USD 2,49
RPR 77031 Cassie, Gnome Wizard USD 1,99
RPR 77030 Danar, Male Assassin USD 2,49

**SilverMK2**

I'm not so bothered about the prices, I just want the models, or pictures of all the models

**agustin**

Other than the ones that are obvious mistkes, the retail prices on Bones look pretty excellent. At a local store I grabbed a few blisters without really paying attention and pulled out a 20 and got a 10 back and some loose change and I was like, what?! It was weird getting such good value for the money.

**Grot 6**

WHen I was home on vacation, I picked up the basic Bones fighter that everyone seems to have and used it as my little test piggie painting project.

In the whole?

The figure is light. If the one I picked up was any indication of the wieght of the others, your not going to have a wieght issue in the execution of the first run of Bones. Postage wieght won't be an issue at all.

I used primer on mine. No isues, what so ever. It took to primer, and no cracking, brittleness, or issues that you would have expected on spray painting soft plastic. If anything, the material was very durable.

Issue I had was the point on target of conversions.

You won't be able to do very good using additional reapers stuff such as those weapons packs and arms/ legs/ tenticles from the components line.

Sticks to a base quite well, and Zap a Gap was fine to use in the attachment.

I'm curious to see if the wings on the dragons pin well and the gapping that usually becomes an issue with the metals.

I'm also curious as to how the material reacts with miliput/ green stuff/ filler.

So in a nutshell?

Not bad... so far.

**kronk**

Those prices are extremely reasonable! I dare say cheap!

**Alpharius**

Grot 6 wrote:

Issue I had was the point on target of conversions.

You won't be able to do very good using additional reapers stuff such as those weapons packs and arms/ legs/ tenticles from the components line.

I don't understand what you're saying here - could you give us some additional thoughts on this?

Thanks!

**Bolognesus**

Uuuh, the figures might get top heavy if you use metal bits? (I can advise low denomination coins epoxied under the base, if that's and issue?)
If it's not that, it might be that bits won't be available separately as they were on the metals, anymore.
Well, first off: I believe they stated during the project (nearly) all Bones minis will still be available in metal and anyway, the whole bones mini will probably cost about as much as one or two of the metal bits so that wouldn't really be an issue either, I'd think?

**Grot 6**

Alpharius wrote:
Grot 6 wrote:

Issue I had was the point on target of conversions.

You won't be able to do very good using additional reapers stuff such as those weapons packs and arms/ legs/ tenticles from the components line.

I don't understand what you're saying here - could you give us some additional thoughts on this?

Thanks!

Sorry for the confusion.

Basicly, Reaper has additional weapons/ conversion bits packs. Metal ones.
AND in the off chance I have a Bones mini, and I want to change a sword. ( For example, I take my fighter, with the bendy "Bones" sword casted on the mini, and I want to cut it off and add an Ax/ additional weapon.)

I will have an issue with adding the changed over metal weapon to the Bones figure. I would consider recommending boring out the weapon, but even then, your going to have issue with the figure.

All in all? Yes, they are in fact available in metal, but for us converters out there, are you suggesting that you trade off the bones( cheaper) mini for the metal original, ( P90's or whatever thier called?)

I should quite think they would be the opposite. If anything, I'd get a body for a dragon in metal, and his/ its wings would come in the Bones material.

Those OG gamester minis from the old days have rather LARGE wings, hjeads, arms BTW. I'm looking also at you, oh giant BONE giant.

The figure I bought for the test was akin to one of those figures in the game "Zombies". (The little zombie guy, not the player token.)

Seeing a rather larger figure, such as the Giants, or even the larger figures such as the Gnolls is going to be very interesting indeed.

Even if they do something as specific as the reissue of the Giant Spider, you do realize how big these guys I'm describing are?

One giant spider I have in metal is around 3" around. the legs themselves are around 2 inches to 2 and a half inches.

In this Bones material, i might be so bold as to say that there might even be an issue in the support.

Bottom line- Support, and conversion pieces.

The bone material might have an issue in there, particularly in the larger figs.

**pretre**

Are you sure that there is going to be a problem? Isn't the Bones material hardish plastic? I have had no problem putting metal bits on plastic figures before.

**Taarnak**

So far, conversions of Bones figures will have little to no issues, in my experience.

This is an in-progress conversion of the Bones Minotaur, excerpted from my Modelling Log here on Dakka:

Taarnak wrote:
I am converting the Minotaur that I got. The pose was too hunched, his head was protruding from his chest, and the musculature needed work. Also, I wanted to add a bit more Greek flavor to him.

Here is where he is at right now:

I lengthened his torso at least a quarter inch. Then re-sculpted pretty much all of it. Then his head was put on top of his torso and the neck sculpted to add it into the torso. The sword blade was made from plasticard.

Everything white (exept the sword) is the original Bones miniature. Green parts are Kneadatite, grey parts are ProCreate. Lots left to do, but I am very happy with him so far.

Original figure for reference

There is tons of sculpting material here and the only time that I had any trouble with it is when it is spread out very thin on a part of the model that flexed. When that happened, the sculpting material tended to lift up on the edges.

The sword blade is made from laminated plasticard and pinned in place on the hand. Superglue held it all with no issues. Even the extensive pinning done inside the torso was no issue.

I think we'll be fine with Bones conversions using the Reaper metal weapons. It is basically the same as what I have done above.

~Eric

**recruittons**

It's actually a fairly flexible plastic, but only on bits that are relatively thin, so human sized arms can be twisted with ease. I have seen someone replace the bones swords of a figure with metal swords and there wasn't an issue with bending though, so I'm unconcerned.

However, seeing that price list makes me sad that I passed on the demons and dragons sets. Those two were significant discounts!