Pathfinder Battles—Heroes & Monsters: Wolf (based on
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Pathfinder RPG combat comes to life on your tabletop with Heroes & Monsters, the debut release in the new Pathfinder Battles prepainted miniatures line! Produced in cooperation with Paizo Publishing, Heroes & Monsters presents a fascinating array of 40 beautifully painted miniatures perfect for use with the Pathfinder RPG or any fantasy miniatures game! From the brave Gnome Fighter to the mighty evil lich, Heroes & Monsters offers a wide range of player characters and dungeon denizens that make a perfect start to your Pathfinder Battles collection!
I absolutely love this one! The paint job is perfect and the pose is great. I've got a couple of these and I really like it. Much more dynamic than the wolves I have from Wizards.
This is one of my favorites of the set. Great action pose; it looks ready to maul someone. I have a fair number of other wolf minis from DDM, but this big bad wolf will be pack alpha for sure.
Overall, I will not be getting very many copies of various models, I can see the Wolf Mini being one I can get extras of and not feel guilty, mostly due to the fact is extremely dynamic.
As pointed out before, it can easily represent a Werewolf's animal form, while paired wih the ranger/druid/barbarian mini it can represent the animal companion (especially the Barbarian with him pointing, you can imagine he is commanding his AC to attack).
A simple paint job can also make this into a greywolf, undead/demon hound, or something else altogether.
It's good to have some ordinary animals in any set, and as the only one in this set, this is a damned good one.
The sculpt is, I think, terrific. The detail of the fur is remarkable, and the pose is really exciting -- this animal isn't posing, it's ATTACKING! The mouth detail is good, and the claws on the feet are nice and clear. It's a relatively simple sculpt, so there isn't much more to say beyond "good job!"
The paint job is what makes this really stand out for me. The fur is really a simple gradient, but it's really used to good effect. The red eyes are a bit goofy, but then I suppose a fiendish wolf might have red eyes, maybe. The mouth and claws are painted cleanly and clearly.
In looking at it, I'm not sure why this figure punches my buttons like it does, but man, I really like it.
This wolf looks great, but it's in such a specific pose that I can't see using more than one at the table. If you put four of these guys out in a pack, ti would look like they were in a conga line or something. Would have been a good third option for a wolf, but as the only one it's a bit limiting. Of course, there are other wolves out there from other sources that will work as companions to this one.
