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Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 05:20 PM

Paizo and Crocodile Games are pleased to announce a new line of unpainted metal miniatures for Pathfinder. The first wave, due in February, includes miniatures from Pathfinder #1—Rise of the Runelords Chapter 1: "Burnt Offerings".

Stay tuned for previews of more miniatures due in March, highlighting characters from Pathfinder #2—Rise of the Runelords Chapter 2: "The Skinsaw Murders".

Kruelaid (Pathfinder Charter Subscriber, Pathfinder Chronicles Subscriber, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber, Planet Stories Subscriber), Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 05:34 PM

That's cool. I love painting minis.

Can you include that in the Pathfinder Chronicles subscription please, Vic?

;)

Cpt_kirstov (Pathfinder Charter Superscriber), Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 05:55 PM

Kruelaid wrote:

That's cool. I love painting minis.

Can you include that in the Pathfinder Chronicles subscription please, Vic?

;)

now you're really trying to make me spend ALL of my money - I hope these are NOT part of the choricles subscription, because that month would have just gone up by $100... and its only 2 months away

DitheringFool (Pathfinder Charter Superscriber), Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 05:57 PM

wow...

...I wish I could paint.

And for the record, I do not want these on my Chronicles Subscription either.

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 06:05 PM

No worries—these are not part of the subscription.

russlilly (Pathfinder Charter Subscriber, Pathfinder Chronicles Subscriber), Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 06:06 PM

DitheringFool wrote:

And for the record, I do not want these on my Chronicles Subscription either.

Yeah, I've got to voice an opinion for no minis for the subscription, also. Adding an amount of money that size would muscle me right out of the subscription, which would make me sad. :( But I figure you folks probably already decided not to include them, so I'll be quiet now.

DitheringFool (Pathfinder Charter Superscriber), Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 06:22 PM

Vic Wertz wrote:

No worries—these are not part of the subscription.

I figured as much, but thanks!

...If we got Valeros for Burnt Offerings, I can't wait to see Seoni!

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 06:31 PM

DitheringFool wrote:

...If we got Valeros for Burnt Offerings, I can't wait to see Seoni!

You may indeed find her in the March wave....

Ebolav (Pathfinder Subscriber), Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 08:39 PM

Unpainted metal guys=not interested....but that's okay :)

Painted plastic guys=interested...

SirUrza (Pathfinder Charter Superscriber), Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 10:43 PM

I have a feeling that they'll release the Iconics in order of being on the cover. ;)

Only sad part is I can't paint. :(

Angry Ape, Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 10:46 PM

I was hoping we would see some Pathfinder minis. Now I just have to find enough time to paint them.

golem101 (Pathfinder Charter Subscriber, Pathfinder Chronicles Subscriber, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 11:08 PM

They look awesome.

It might even be the time to get back to my painting habits, and dust off the old brushes.

Hojas (Pathfinder Charter Subscriber), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 12:27 AM

Goblins!! :)

Lisa Stevens (CEO), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 12:59 AM

Ebolav wrote:

Unpainted metal guys=not interested....but that's okay :)

Painted plastic guys=interested...

Evolav:

I am totally with you. Unfortunately, we haven't found a way to make prepainted plastic miniatures that makes financial sense. When we do, we will do prepainted plastic. Because, trust me, I personally would rather have them painted for me. Just ask my hundreds of D&D minis. :)

-Lisa

Dance of Ruin (Pathfinder Charter Superscriber, Planet Stories Subscriber), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 01:19 AM

Just a random thought - and I don't know if it is feasible in any way:

I know there are some talented painters out there who paint for a living. Maybe it would be possible for Paizo to hook up with one of them and offer 'Paizo miniatures, painted by X' via online store? That would circumvent the 'Can't paint worth a damn' issue for many customers.

MrVergee (Pathfinder Charter Subscriber), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 01:19 AM

Still, very exciting to see this. Nice job, guys.

Alagard (Pathfinder Subscriber, Pathfinder Chronicles Subscriber, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 06:39 AM

Cant wait, but I cant paint either, tried once in the distant past but wasnt good at it but now I guess Ill have to try again, anyone know of a good page with tips on how to paint miniatures and what products to use for painting?

Kevin A Turner, Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 07:22 AM

Great. I've been waiting to see these things since GenCon. Amazing job to Crocodile Games. I suppose this means I'll need to dig out my old paints, and brushes. Wonder what the giants will look like.

Lisa Stevens (CEO), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 08:47 AM

Alagard wrote:

Cant wait, but I cant paint either, tried once in the distant past but wasnt good at it but now I guess Ill have to try again, anyone know of a good page with tips on how to paint miniatures and what products to use for painting?

I can't find the link, but there was a pretty neat ENWorld messageboard thread about a procedure called dipping. Basically, you paint the miniatures in a fairly rough manner (about what I am good for) and then dip them in different kinds of wood stain. The end result was stunning. One guy in particular on the thread got all excited and started to do tons of before and after pictures, and you could really see how well it worked. He also started to experiment with different stains to get different results. I think it is bookmarked on my work computer, and if I remember when I am back in the office next Wednesday, I will post the link. I think even I can make decent looking minis with this technique. :)

-Lisa

Ebolav (Pathfinder Subscriber), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 08:50 AM

Lisa Stevens wrote:

Ebolav wrote:

Unpainted metal guys=not interested....but that's okay :)

Painted plastic guys=interested...

Evolav:

I am totally with you. Unfortunately, we haven't found a way to make prepainted plastic miniatures that makes financial sense. When we do, we will do prepainted plastic. Because, trust me, I personally would rather have them painted for me. Just ask my hundreds of D&D minis. :)

-Lisa

Didn't know the plastic ones were more expensive/prohibitively so...too bad! I wasn't knocking the concept, just saying that a)I have no paint supplies, and no real motivation to get back into painting (I last did it 15 years ago) b)I'm 30 and a doctor, so what little time I have is spent on other hobbies (like running a pathfinder game! :P) and c)I was never that good at painting to begin with.

But if other people are excited about it, then rock on-you guys continue to build a loyal fan base.

Haldir (Pathfinder Charter Superscriber), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 08:52 AM

thank you Paizo for the minis!!

been waiting for what comes out for these & the initial batch looks great!!

again thanks!!
RM

Dance of Ruin (Pathfinder Charter Superscriber, Planet Stories Subscriber), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 09:18 AM

Lisa Stevens wrote:

I can't find the link, but there was a pretty neat ENWorld messageboard thread about a procedure called dipping.

This might be what you were referring to. Neat, I hadn't seen that one before.

Sean Robson (Pathfinder Charter Subscriber), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 09:30 AM

Alagard wrote:

Cant wait, but I cant paint either, tried once in the distant past but wasnt good at it but now I guess Ill have to try again, anyone know of a good page with tips on how to paint miniatures and what products to use for painting?

There are a series of articles on the Reaper website called The Craft that are pretty good. Once you learn a few of the basic techniques all you need is practice and anyone can become a good painter.

Dance of Ruin (Pathfinder Charter Superscriber, Planet Stories Subscriber), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 09:54 AM

Will the miniatures come in separate blisters?

Ross Byers (RPG Superstar Top 32), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 12:01 PM

AllI can say is: Awesome. I mean, I can't paint. And I use a digital battlemat (rptools.net). But I'm glad that these are being made. And when I finally learn to paint, I may have to pick some up for display purposes.

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 12:57 PM

Dance of Ruin wrote:

Will the miniatures come in separate blisters?

Each product is in a separate blister—so the Goblin Pyros are all in one blister, for example, and Valeros is in his own.

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 12:58 PM

SirUrza wrote:

I have a feeling that they'll release the Iconics in order of being on the cover. ;)

Only sad part is I can't paint. :(

You may be right! (About the release order, that is. I can't speak for your painting skills.)

Eryops (Pathfinder Charter Subscriber), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 01:06 PM

Alagard wrote:

...anyone know of a good page with tips on how to paint miniatures and what products to use for painting?

http://www.coolminiornot.com/ is my favourite. Lots of people like http://theminiaturespage.com/ but I find the website extremely cumbersome to navigate, and they have larger-than-regular fonts and erratic colour schemes that make it irritating to try and read anything, but that's my personal opinion.

KaeYoss (Pathfinder Charter Subscriber, Pathfinder Chronicles Subscriber, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber, Planet Stories Subscriber), Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 04:36 PM

*Sigh* Life just got more expansive.

Well, got to break out the paint again one of these days, then. Gotta get myself some metal representation of my favourite mad angel chick.