Pathfinder Battles—Shattered Star: Gargantuan Blue Dragon

This sculpt and painting on this dragon are clearly 5-Star amazing. Great pose, great colors, great details. I love the runes on her belly! If this was the end of the review, it would be a 5-star review.

Nowhere on the packaging or product page (that I've been able to find) does it say 'some assembly required'. It should. Considering the difficulty I've had with other mini assembly projects, I would have reconsidered buying it. There are also no assembly instructions included. (Yes, which piece goes where is obvious, but is glue recommended? Required? What kind? Does it need to be pinned? Trimmed? No warning coupled with no instructions cost it a star.

But then it's so #$%$#&# DIFFICULT to assemble! I've paused after approximately 45 minutes of trying to assemble it without breaking it. Definitely costs another star.

Like I said, beautiful mini. Horrible execution. I Will not be buying any more large minis if I can't see for myself that they come pre-assembled.

GOOD:
The sculpt and painting are flawless, the pose is great.
For me personally, the fact that the wings and half of the tail can be inserted easily and just as easily be pulled out again without causing damage, is also great, because you can use the mini as standin for other creatures (like a sea serpent) that way.
You can also put it on all four legs if you want.
Mine had no breakage whatsever.

BAD:
While the added "magical items/jewelry" are something new, they limit the usability a bit. I would have rather made them removable or let them away.

UGLY: nothing.

You won´t find a cool dragon mini this size for less money.

Although the mini comes in pieces and you need to add the tail and wings, with 20 minutes of patience, some crazy glue and some delicate force, you can add these limbs and have no seams showing. The result is really cool! Very glad I got this mini.

EDIT: spelling "seems" to "seams"

This miniature is a must have for anyone who likes blue dragons. The details on the mini are phenomenal. From the runes etched on her scales to the golden jewelry that she adorns herself with, this mini is superbly detailed. She towers over other minis and looks very powerful. The assembly of the blue dragon wasn't difficult, but I was just very delicate as I put it together. This mini is well worth owning and is one of the prettiest gems in my collection.

My dragon came and was intact, it's beautiful and I can't wait to spring it on my players. However, it does come in four pieces much like some of the other bigger figs. I didn't realize that so MUCH force was going to be required to assemble it. I held it by the base and tried to snap-in the tail. I succeeded at the "snap" part, as I snapped one of the feet of the dragon off the base. From there on I was much more careful with the fig. The packaging does state that it's for 14+! (I am considerably more than 14 at this point).

I don't have any problems with the bigger figs coming in parts to be assembled, but it would be good if there was some online videos or PDFs of how that assembly should occur. Is that with some gorilla glue or are the supposed to stay stuck without any help? I have a few of these large figs that that wings keep falling out (Skeletal Dragon I'm looking at you).

I gave it 3 stars not for the fig (I love the fig) I gave it 3 stars because of the lack of assembly instructions.