No Bears, Oh My!

humm,
the cats look a wee bit small on those large bases and a medium vulture would have been a better supplement to the piloted one, unless that is only medium because 2 creatures.
have you been lazy enough to recycle the sculpt sans goblin? that would be cool.

I like the look of the lion and tiger. I don't like the scale compared to the bases. I hope it's a mistake and the figures are bigger or the bases are switched out for mediums. The detail on the tiger's fur is fantastic!

The birds are good figures. I'll add them to my collection. The human ranger is colorful but looks a little boring to me. I think it's the sword. A rapier or Elven blade of some type would have looked cooler.

I am really, really excited about that ranger! A friend and I always split a case and do a draft for the rares. I think he may be my first choice.

The cats, well I agree with what was said above. They look great but way too small relative to those bases.

I've had the hardest time finding a tiger miniature. I'm happy to see one at last!

I think the two kitties do indeed look rather small on their bases but that probably means they’re about the right scale in actuality. Longer Han a man and stand as tall, so probably alright.

Love the birds. Hopefully I can wrangle a second ranger, I like him.

Not sure how I feel about the "flying" tiger. I think I would have preferred him to have a contact point on the ground.

Hi Mark, you mentioned we'll be free and clear with a month to spare before the set's May release. Any chance we can sneak a peek at some production pieces during that time? Thank you as always for a fun preview.

Just did a quick sizing exercise for the minis shown here. The cats are indeed very small for a large mini. Could be an artefact of the digital sculpt pictures, but I think they may be too small.

Would live to see the production stills of the minis from a variety of angles, that to me is the real test of a set because that lets you see the paint quality, final poses and relative sizes

I really like the lion, which seems to be the right size when i look at the Bestiary entry (5-8 feet long).
It is after all supposed to be a representation of a normal version and i can use the "Dire Lion" from the D&D "Dragoneye" set or the "Blessed Hunter" from "Unhallowed" if i need a Dire Lion.

The tiger on the other hand looks definetly too small, it should both be longer (9 feet) and a bit heavier than the lion according to the Bestiary.
The flying position also looks stupid, the hindlegs should be on the ground, like in the artwork on page 265 of the Bestiary.

While i like the idea of more animal companions/familiars, i found the three birds (falcon, raven, owl) from the Reign of Winter minis set represented the necessary birds very well. At least the eagle is of the white feathered type, making it the american national animal.
Hopefully we'll still get a lizard, monkey & viper.
The vulture looks nice, but it is small and i too would have prefered a medium one to work in tandem with the "Goblin Vulture Pilot" from "The Rusty Dragon Inn" set.

The human Ranger should have an eagle that looks like the single mini, but sadly the colors are different.

We have now seen all 8 rate medium minis & i only want more than one of the Piscodaemon (CR 10), the rest are exactly the right rarity.

Three more commons to show, one of which is the Pixie if the set description is to be believed.

Two more medium/small uncommons unrevealed & one large uncommon.

The last rare large missing is seen on the box art - it's the Anghazani or High Girallon.

If i look at the "Forest (warm) entry from page 320 of the Bestiary, these are the missing minis:
-Boar (m)
-Constrictor snake (s)
-Dire Ape (L)
-Girallon (L)
-Gorilla(L)
-Monkey (s)
-Toad (s)

It seems very probable that the last unrevealed large uncommon is some kind of ape.

The Tiger does look small. I am hoping it is a flaw with the computer generator that these previews are made from and the actual figure is more scaled to the correct size.

This set is shaping up better than I hoped. I'm excited to have a non-giant eagle and a non-dire lion. I agree with the others that the tiger could stand to be larger (and terrestrial) but it's not going to be a dealbreaker for me. I'm still hoping for a few more animals within the Jungle of Despair, like an elephant or dire rhino.

The cats look fantastic, even though they do look a little small compared to the base.

Wow, I can’t believe how many different bird offerings there are now. Once Jungle of despair comes out, I’m going to have to dedicate a whole bin just to them.

I need to echo the sentiments that both the lion and tiger look way to small. Additionally, I will also echo the point that the tiger should have its rear legs attached to the base. It looks silly in this position as if it's flying. Please change this. I love the vulture and that's my favorite because I don't have one of this mini type. In truth the eagle is probably even better, but I do have that represented already in mini form.