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These look great ... but just out of curiosity can someone fill me in on the role the footpads play in construction? Some of the minis have them, some don't and I'm just wondering what determines if they get them or not. Thanks!
I'm hoping those little pads will help basing the minis with a little flock that much easier--without having to cover the feet of the mini, or cut it off and re-affix it.
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What about the other goblin sculpts? Can we see those?
...still no gargoyle. Unless that is the fantabulous sculpt you are referring to!?! :)
Sorry I feel so rude for not commenting on the goodies you have shown us today. I love the spiders and cannot wait to use them in my upcoming sessions. The sculpts look mean and I love the paint jobs!! The Skeleton I will need to see up close before I make any judgements. Is it january yet as I simply cannot wait!?!
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The Gargoyle is coming, and he's not the miniature I'm talking about.
The footpads are there to widen the glue points where the miniature touches the base. Take the Skeleton, for instance. Without the pads, he would be glued to the base with his tiny little feet. That's not a lot of glue, so he'd be more likely to pop off the base with a little jostling.
That said, many of the miniatures have wider feet (or no feet at all). Those guys don't have foot pads, because they are not needed.
Spiders!
Love the Caveweaver Spider. I have a player in my regular group who's likely to run screaming from the room when she sees it. :-D
I’m looking at you, Bulmahn
Make a Fort save or turn to stone.
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Why do the bases on these minis appear to be so shiny? They look almost reflective, is that how the final mini will be?
Also, when I use minis today, I often write numbers on the bases with marker or paint so I can easily identify individuals in a group of same minis ("Skeleton #2 takes 4 damage."). Will these minis have a built in way of numbering or otherwise marking them? Can I easily write on those shiny bases with a permanent marker?
Hmm, otherwise rub off model decals might work.
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The Giant Caveweaver Spider wins this preview off. It reminds me of something I heard a lot when Starship Troopers was in theatres: giant insects couldn't physically work because the ratio of legs to body becomes ineffective as it scales up. The way the Giant Caveweaver Spider's abdomen drags behind makes it look like it is at the breaking point of effective legs.
Very intrigued by next week's teaser. I'm hopping the figure has a chest plate that spins to represent battle damage when it gets hit.
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Why do the bases on these minis appear to be so shiny? They look almost reflective, is that how the final mini will be?
Most of the reflection has to do with the fact that these minis are being photographed about a foot away from very bright lights. They don't look much different in shinyness to your average DDM mini under normal lighting conditions, though I think it's fair to say it's one "step" shinier.
This is because the bases of Pathfinder Battles miniatures are made from a very rigid, strong plastic. My understanding (and I don't know this for a fact) is that DDM mini bases are composed of the same plastic used for the figures themselves. This means that they can mold the feet to the base (which means no footpads), but it also means that the bases can warp and bend just like droopy swords, which results in some figures that don't stand up very straight.
The harder plastic used on the bases of Pathfinder Battles miniatures is marginally more reflective than the flexible plastic used on the bases of DDM minis, which accounts for the difference you're seeing in the photos we post here on the blog.
Also, when I use minis today, I often write numbers on the bases with marker or paint so I can easily identify individuals in a group of same minis ("Skeleton #2 takes 4 damage."). Will these minis have a built in way of numbering or otherwise marking them? Can I easily write on those shiny bases with a permanent marker?
I have no idea, honestly, and since we only have one set of final miniatures here, I'm not yet willing to draw on one to find out. You certainly wouldn't want to do it with a standard black sharpie, since black on black wouldn't look very good.
What do you do with D&D minis? I suspect the same option would probably work here. Another idea would be to use small circular labels, either pre-numbered or numbered by hand. I think that would be a nice solution that would leave your minis in more or less "mint" condition, should you ever wish to sell them.
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...Why do the bases on these minis appear to be so shiny? They look almost reflective, is that how the final mini will be?Most of the reflection has to do with the fact that these minis are being photographed about a foot away from very bright lights. They don't look much different in shinyness to your average DDM mini under normal lighting conditions, though I think it's fair to say it's one "step" shinier.
This is because the bases of Pathfinder Battles miniatures are made from a very rigid, strong plastic. My understanding (and I don't know this for a fact) is that DDM mini bases are composed of the same plastic used for the figures themselves. This means that they can mold the feet to the base (which means no footpads), but it also means that the bases can warp and bend just like droopy swords, which results in some figures that don't stand up very straight.
The harder plastic used on the bases of Pathfinder Battles miniatures is marginally more reflective than the flexible plastic used on the bases of DDM minis, which accounts for the difference you're seeing in the photos we post here on the blog.
Also, when I use minis today, I often write numbers on the bases with marker or paint so I can easily identify individuals in a group of same minis ("Skeleton #2 takes 4 damage."). Will these minis have a built in way of numbering or otherwise marking them? Can I easily write on those shiny bases with a permanent marker?I have no idea, honestly, and since we only have one set of final miniatures here, I'm not yet willing to draw on one to find out. You certainly wouldn't want to do it with a standard black sharpie, since black on black wouldn't look very good.
What do you do with D&D minis? I suspect the same option would probably work here. Another idea would be to use small circular labels, either pre-numbered or numbered by hand. I think that would be a nice solution that would leave your minis in more or less "mint"
I would also encourage you to write your initials on them. I have had a few people at my table say, "This SB isn't mine. Here you go Seth." It'll save your investment.
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I suppose that it might be possible to have too many spiders and skeletons; however, I have yet to see that happen.
I've got a bunch of common minis that I could probably do with less of and which I would GLADLY trade for more skeletons and (especially), more spiders.
And yes, the Large Spider looks particularly tasty ...
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No. I usually pretended to be Faker.
I always thought Faker was a displaced Gamilon.
Alight, back to these superb minis !! (Tim Hitchock is aware of my near phobia of spiders, suffice to say I did not enlarge the pic of the big momma spider.)
Hmm, I gotta say I disagree with most of the others in the thread. It looks okay, but the large spider just seems all abdomen (which I realize is realistic, but even so, not really to my tastes.) I definitely dig the Medium size spider though, and I've been jonesing for some good skeletons for a while now. I don't think I've played a campaign in the last year or two that didn't have either zombies or skeletons as one or more of the low level encounters. January can't get here fast enough :)
I like both spiders, but the skeleton? I really don't like the pose...reminds me of a warrior who was just hit by the shock wave of a nuclear bomb...
... the bases of Pathfinder Battles miniatures are made from a very rigid, strong plastic. My understanding (and I don't know this for a fact) is that DDM mini bases are composed of the same plastic used for the figures themselves. This means that they can mold the feet to the base (which means no footpads), but it also means that the bases can warp and bend just like droopy swords, which results in some figures that don't stand up very straight.
And that, my friends, is well worth any price difference. I am so tired of having to reheat and remold my mini bases, only to have them sit in the car and have the bases turn into Pringles again, and the bigger the mini, the worse it was.
I'm sure many people remember the difficulty of getting the beholder lich to stay flat, or the challenge in getting the griffon calvary not to flop over.
Griffon Cavalry not flop over? Was that possible? I thought it was some kind of intended "action move" :?
Worse was the weapon of the cavalry that looked like the round thing Xena is throwing -_-
Oh and Harryhausen skeletons are cool, but not on my table - it's Clash of the Kingslayers, not Titans!
I'm sure many people remember the difficulty of getting the beholder lich to stay flat, or the challenge in getting the griffon calvary not to flop over.
I have two of the beholder liches, but I think only one of them has a warped base. Even worse than them are the vampire dire wolves.
Never had the griffon cavalry though.
I love spiders and one of my players HATES them. These look great! I may have to swap some spiders into our game after these arrive, just to weird him out!!
I received my Beginner Box miniatures set over the weekend and I am just WOWed at the detail. WOW, WOW, WOW! They made me just that much more excited for when these arrive. I was going to ask to have them shipped directly to the address where we game (to avoid carrying them to my 3rd floor apt and back down again), but I may have them delivered to my house just so I can get an early look at them!!
AaronT.