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A bit of both. The Frostgrave guys are a bit on the smaller side- and that includes the gnolls- and the Wizkids gnolls are on the large side. The bigger size does work in the Wizkids figure's favor if you plan on using him as a hero.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Reaper has a new Bones monster out.

Ma'al Drakar is a Reaper Bones Heroic Scale Boxed Set model. Stands over 12" high with a 13" wingspan. Comes in 16 easy-to-assemble pieces.

Some sort of winged hydra I think...

Had an idea though paint each head a different color and use it as some sort of five-headed dragon, with the powers of each dragon color!

Damn that'll catch the players totally unaware!

I just got my bones 3 box the other day. I got this figure, plus two other dragons and several sets of giants and other big stuff. Ma'al Drakar still took up more than half the shipping box. He's ginormous!!!


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 Nostromodamus wrote:
Glad I got mine for $60 during the KS. It's a lovely model, but not $150 lovely...

Yeah, its a must buy at $60 but $150 for a Bones miniature? Even one that big?

For UK and Europe based Reaper Kickstarter backers, a quick update:


We have been informed by our partner in the UK that the container of rewards has arrived in port, and they are optimistic about arrival at their facility soon. They have told us that they expect to begin shipping rewards a day or two after delivery to them.
We do not have an update about AU rewards at this time, but we promise to inform you as soon as we have new information.

This might be useful, schedule for the Bones 3 models to hit retail.

I only want one (The Shipwreck Revenant), and it's not coming out until next year.

Oh it'll be worth the wait. That is one glorious model.

July's free w/ purchase miniature in not red, not white, but at least blue.

Also, go on the forums and wish ReaperBryan a happy birthday.
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/75374-happy-birthday-reaperbryan/&page=2#comment-1572883

Baron of Hell mini from the iD Anthology collector's box circa 1997

https://imgur.com/a/kUewG

Edits: I can't format for !@#$, also the mini is from Reaper, should have made that clear.

And we're back with real minis for real people forged from pure METAL

First we have a long-awaited figure the frankly I am shocked no one has made before and which will fill gaps in many of our collections, the Half Orc Merchant.



Though why he only sells half orcs is a mystery to me.



Mara Frostraven the Female Anti-Paladin regularly protests the patriarchal attitudes of paladins, crusaders and cavaliers by posting emphatic memes on her Facebook page.


D'Mona is the proud owner of the Mordor franchise of Vampirella's House of Fine Fashion and is seen here modeling the new Fall Line. Along with her sisters D'Lisa and D'Stacy she always makes sure female vampires look and feel their best.


I... I just love this little guy! A skeleton halfling, armed with a meat cleaver! he has no stomach but you totally know he's going to eat you! With minimal conversion he can be a skeletal dwarf, skeletal hobbit, skeletal gnome, skeletal child or even a skeletal midget for your homebrew Game of Throne Campaign where Tyrion joined the Night Watch and was turned into a wight by the White Walkers.

And a weapon swap will turn him into a skeletal Ratling for 8th edition!

Better pick up a couple of them.





So... wait. He's a skeletal minotaur. OK, got that. But why his is hammer handle bone? Wouldn't it splinter the first time he hit something? And did he have a bone hammer before he was turned into a skeleton or is it something he picked up after being skilled, rotting to bones and then being reanimated? And isn't a battleaxe more traditional? So many questions...



Wait.

OK I know this is supposed to be a skeletal elf and yes somehow you have to show that visually so he's not mistaken for a skeletal tall skinny human. Sure he's got a bow and a cloak and all that but you really want to seal the deal.

But why does he still have a lush mane of hair? Does elf hair not fall off? Is it rooted into the skull like a Barbie doll's hair? Is it actually made of calcium? Will we ever know?



Just cut and paste what I said about the elf here.



And finally we have a skeletal farmer, captured and reanimated just as he was on his way to the harvest with his scythe still in his hands. Nice to see the common man being represented here!

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
And we're back with real minis for real people forged from pure METAL



Mara Frostraven the Female Anti-Paladin regularly protests the patriarchal attitudes of paladins, crusaders and cavaliers by posting emphatic memes on her Facebook page.

Surely you mean Tumblr, not Facebook?

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:


I... I just love this little guy! A skeleton halfling, armed with a meat cleaver! he has no stomach but you totally know he's going to eat you! With minimal conversion he can be a skeletal dwarf, skeletal hobbit, skeletal gnome, skeletal child or even a skeletal midget for your homebrew Game of Throne Campaign where Tyrion joined the Night Watch and was turned into a wight by the White Walkers.

And a weapon swap will turn him into a skeletal Ratling for 8th edition!

This is why Hobbits Halflings should never, ever, skip Second Breakfast. They starve to death that quickly. This is a good mini too.

Actually arne't the kids today all about Instram? Whichever.

Anyway...



Looking at it again it needs to replace the dagger with a fork.

And he needs a cute little chef's hat.

I like the seller of half of an Ork - but can i get a whole one?

Kaladrax's little cousin on his mother's side LIVES!!! (or is dead.)

Now to see if I have any money left over from Song of Ice and Fire, Cthulhu Wars, Doomtown, and probably one other KS I forgot this month...

There's another Cthulhu Wars KS?

Once Bones 4 is launched let's start a new thread for it.

Kid Kyoto's mini descriptions made my morning!

R.

Eh, I will definitely be waiting to see if Bones III gets here before backing IV...

Here's hoping for more scifi bones!

I'm wondering if they will try to do a bigger piece than Ma'aldrakar...

Oh I wish that was next August, or that they had thrown their prepainted kickstarter at us first. Ah well, my wallet is ready Bones.

 kestral wrote:
Here's hoping for more scifi bones!

Knowing the fanbase and how they react to that sort of thing, chances are no.

 BrookM wrote:

 kestral wrote:
Here's hoping for more scifi bones!

Knowing the fanbase and how they react to that sort of thing, chances are no.

To be fair - the CAV Kickstarters have not been nearly as successful.

It is not that Reaper does not like SF - it is simply that is not where the money is, in regards to their products.

The bad reaction was from folks that would much rather have seen more fantasy than some space corsairs.

On the flip side - I have seen a fair number of the SF Bathalians from Bones II being used in fantasy - mostly in Night Stalker armies for Kings of War.

Bones II did have some steampunk, including some Wizard of Oz steampunk figures.

The Auld Grump

Yeah.. Reaper pisses on sci-fi. Sorry for anyone that doesn't believe that but the sci-fi models they do have are largely nowhere near the standards of their fantasy models or the rest of the industry in general. When I asked Bryan about this he basically scoffed at the idea. Meanwhile, I am watching all sorts of sci-fi KS really do well (and ..cough cough 8th ed 40k). Whatever.. it's the diehard fantasy people that are stuck in their ways.. that's well and good and it's really just obvious that Reaper has a very small comfort zone and they want to stay pretty well in that area.
To be fair, their miniatures are far more geared towards roleplay and not tabletop games.. so it's probably for the better.

As to bones specifically.. I've heard people are receiving Bones 3 packages. I did not back this one but have been painting some things with my kids from bones 2 and have noticed a lot of horrible castings (warpage, slilps, huge seams, etc) and am wondering if anyone who has gotten their B3 has seen a difference or it's the same?

Kinda funny that the point was cheaper stuff (which I approve) but I'll likely end up getting the ones from B3 that I liked in metal instead.

Got my Bones 3 several weeks ago. Quality is improved from Bones 2 imho, which was likewise improved from Bones 1.

One of the Bones III $50 sets was a sf-based set, including terrain. Even some Reaper regulars are saying they will be picking up add-ons over the core, so you can ignore the core as well and see how much sf there is.

Reaper Miniatures was formed years after Games Workshop, and it looks like they're going for the generic fantasy RPG market, rather than compete on anything that's GW-ish, such as wargaming (Reaper dropped its Warlord and CAV is a partnership with Talon Games). SF RPGs are not as universal as generic fantasy, which is a strength for GW's IP, but not for a company that would make sf miniatures for other game systems. Reaper isn't as big as GW, but it's been around for 20+ years. With Bones, you might as well be asking why Reaper doesn't make boardgames like CMON does, considering that yet another recent CMON KS makes $1M more than a Bones one.

ced1106 wrote:
One of the Bones III $50 sets was a sf-based set, including terrain. Even some Reaper regulars are saying they will be picking up add-ons over the core, so you can ignore the core as well and see how much sf there is.

Reaper Miniatures was formed years after Games Workshop, and it looks like they're going for the generic fantasy RPG market, rather than compete on anything that's GW-ish, such as wargaming (Reaper dropped its Warlord and CAV is a partnership with Talon Games). SF RPGs are not as universal as generic fantasy, which is a strength for GW's IP, but not for a company that would make sf miniatures for other game systems. Reaper isn't as big as GW, but it's been around for 20+ years. With Bones, you might as well be asking why Reaper doesn't make boardgames like CMON does, considering that yet another recent CMON KS makes $1M more than a Bones one.

Not sure what you're trying to say that I didn't say .. they have their sandbox and that's where they are comfy. As to CMON.. I mean.. I stopped playing the actual games a while back and really they're just a slightly better version of Bones IMO.. I literally just back them for cheap minis now..

Well, with Paizo's new Starfinder scifi RPG, maybe we'll be seeing some new figures to go with the game in this new campaign?

DMs are going to need to start populating those SF dungeons after all... as well as hives of scum and villainy!

ced1106 wrote:


Kaladrax's little cousin on his mother's side LIVES!!! (or is dead.)

Now to see if I have any money left over from Song of Ice and Fire, Cthulhu Wars, Doomtown, and probably one other KS I forgot this month...

I had no interest in another bones Kickstarter. The delays are unbearable, the shipping costs ridiculous, I don't need any more models and probably won't ever paint them.

Oh look a zombie dragon, I'm in.

After they deadset stole money from AU backers by charging air mail prices and then sticking our pledges on a boat, and then announced Bones 4 before the boat had even reached the country, I'm sticking Reaper in the shady and deceitful company category with Mierce.

Sorry they don't work out for you, but being in the USA, I've gotten a boat load of miniatures at a great price with every Bones Kickstarter.

I'm excited about Bones 4.