ToyFair (Part 2)

Friday, February 27, 2015

I've been in the office only 5 days since returning from my ToyFair trip, but that time has gone by like a flash. When I think back to my time at ToyFair, it seems like only yesterday that I was checking out the latest action figures, playsets, statues, and other cool stuff on display. And I'm especially pleased that this year, we had a nice display of Pathfinder items to show off at the show, as well.

Last Friday, I showed off a few of my personal camera-phone photos of upcoming Pathfinder Battles figures from our friends and partners at WizKids. WizKids had plenty of Pathfinder on display, from the first three Iconic Heroes sets to about a third of June's Dungeons Deep set.

Here are a few more shots from their booth. These are production-run versions of these figures, so expect the finals to look pretty much exactly like this.

Let's start by focusing on a few shots of figures from the Iconic Heroes boxed sets.

This is Harsk, Dwarf Ranger from Iconic Heroes Set #2. Check out his eye for a good sense of the level of detail WizKids is going to to make sure these sets are of the finest quality possible. It took all of my willpower not to simply walk away with this figure.

The phone I was using focused a bit strangely in these photos, but I wanted to include them anyway for historical reasons. Our very first WizKids release, Beginner Box Heroes featured a Kyra figure that blew away the expectations of collectors (and the Paizo staff) with the quality of design work, in particular on Kyra's very detailed cloak. Here's the new version, and I think the detail here is even more impressive. Kyra, Human Cleric also appears in Iconic Heroes Set #2.

Next up is Amiri, Human Barbarian. WizKids did an amazing job on all of the little details on this figure, and she looks fantastic. I'm also quite partial to Amiri because, while I was at ToyFair, the first issue of the new Pathfinder Origins comic series released in comic shops, and Amiri is the special guest star. I wrote Pathfinder Origins #1, and hope you guys have had a chance to check it out. Our favorite barbarian more than accounts for herself, that's for sure! Amiri is also in Iconic Heroes Set #2.

Here we have another denizen of Iconic Heroes Set #2, Ezren, Human Wizard. Great, great detail work on this figure.

Let's move on to Iconic Heroes Set #3, with a look at Damiel, Elf Alchemist. I confess this is not the sharpest photo in the world, but it gives a good sense of the level of amazing detail WizKids is putting into these figures. I can't wait to add Damiel to my personal collection.

Next up is Balazar, Gnome Summoner. For such a cute little guy, his miniature packs a ton of awesome details. Balazar is included in Iconic Heroes Set #3.

Balazar the summoner is lost without his eidolon, Padrig. Here he is from front to back. Padrig comes in Iconic Heroes Set #3.

Let's move on to Dungeons Deep, which is rapidly shaping up to be one of my favorite sets in the line, with tons of high-utility figures. One of my favorites is the Giant Crawling Hand, a Medium undead monstrosity just waiting to slide some (rotting) skin with your player characters. I'm thrilled that the Hand is a common figure, as I can't wait to give my player characters a "round of applause" for their tireless heroism.

Every GM needs a great Griffon figure, and this set gave me the perfect opportunity to slip one into Pathfinder Battles. The Griffon is a Large, uncommon figure.

Last up this week is the Veiled Master, a variant aboleth that first appeared in my Paizo-staff "Kings of Absalom" in-office campaign, where they were revealed to have been heavily involved in the last days and ultimate fall of the ancient Empire of Azlant. They subsequently appeared in the Inner Sea Bestiary, and you can expect to see them again in the not too distant future. The Veiled Master looks fantastic in plastic. It's a Large, rare figure with tons of cool details.

And that's it for this week, and for my storehouse of ToyFair images. Check back in this space next week for more cool reveals for upcoming Pathfinder Battles releases!

Erik Mona
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