I won't repeat what has been said in the very detailed and well thought out reviews below. I agree with much of what has been said: namely that for $400 one would expect to have better paint quality. Many of my minis had paint misaligned from where the detail of the sculpt was, and more than a few had large blobs of paint from where the equipment malfunctioned or needed to be cleaned more often.
That said, I believe this was a significant step up from the quality of my Skull & Shackles set. All of the large figures we spectacular. The small figures came out quite well, despite the difficulty presented in their size. Many of the medium (non-humanoid) creatures had some wonderful detail, and all of the sculpts were really top notch. The medium black dragon in particular was outstanding, and is one of my favorite figures in any of the Battles sets. In addition, I did receive a complete set with my case (to date, only Runelords left us with a few missing pieces).
If they can continue to improve upon the quality control of the paint process, and return to the standards we saw in the "Heroes & Monsters" and "Runelords" lines, this would be a truly outstanding product.
