Unusual Race Miniature Sets

[April Bowen]

I'm just coming to beg for Paizo to put out several sets of miniatures for some of the less common races. Like 5 or 6 minis of the same race in 1 pack for players who want to play races like Tiefling, Aasimar, Catfolk, Tengu, etc. These are races that have almost no representation in miniature form. We're talking things like fins, horns, tails, wings, etc. I can't tell you how fast I'd buy small sets for player characters with these races.

And dear god, can we get more male tieflings. There's been some awesome art that just needs to be made into a mini.

[Kalindlara]

I don't know about 5 or 6 of just one race. Too narrow a product, and it won't sell - they've had enough trouble selling the Builder Sets and such. :)

Maybe 2 or 3 of a kind in a set - so 2 tieflings, 2 aasimar, an oread, a sylph, an undine, and an ifrit. Or 2 kitsune, 2 tengu, a catfolk, and a ratfolk.

Other than adjusting the idea for more market appeal, I second this desire. At the very least, more exotic races in the big sets. :)

[April Bowen]

Kalindlara wrote:

I don't know about 5 or 6 of just one race. Too narrow a product, and it won't sell - they've had enough trouble selling the Builder Sets and such. :)

Maybe 2 or 3 of a kind in a set - so 2 tieflings, 2 aasimar, an oread, a sylph, an undine, and an ifrit. Or 2 kitsune, 2 tengu, a catfolk, and a ratfolk.

Other than adjusting the idea for more market appeal, I second this desire. At the very least, more exotic races in the big sets. :)

Don't really want repeat figures, more like 5 or 6 to cover all the basic classes for a single race. You could make several packs like the iconics pack with a focus on class and 5 different races.

[Kalindlara]

April Bowen wrote:

Kalindlara wrote:

I don't know about 5 or 6 of just one race. Too narrow a product, and it won't sell - they've had enough trouble selling the Builder Sets and such. :)

Maybe 2 or 3 of a kind in a set - so 2 tieflings, 2 aasimar, an oread, a sylph, an undine, and an ifrit. Or 2 kitsune, 2 tengu, a catfolk, and a ratfolk.

Other than adjusting the idea for more market appeal, I second this desire. At the very least, more exotic races in the big sets. :)

Don't really want repeat figures, more like 5 or 6 to cover all the basic classes for a single race. You could make several packs like the iconics pack with a focus on class and 5 different races.

The problem (from their point of view) is that such a product has an extremely narrow market. So an all-tengu box set will sell only to Pathfinder players... who buy minis... who want tengu... who want to buy six tengu... for $30. And they have to produce a pretty large quantity for manufacturing reasons.

Since some of their minis lines have already done poorly, they're not going to go anywhere near such a product. Even the Iconic Packs exist primarily because of PACG crossover. :)

[Seamstress_Druid]

I would recommend watching some "Make your own Miniature" videos. I'm not the best sculptor and it's really-really hard! I managed to make my own Idylkin Aasimar Miniature by adding a tail, horn and hooves (( she's an Alicorn-Agathion themed Aasimar)). I had to find a really good miniature pose for this and if you're using metal miniatures or even plastic I would recommend going to the Hardware store and getting Metal Cutters and pliers but unless you can stomach the smell of the epoxy clay at the Hardware stuff just stick to greenstuff.

It's really difficult to get something that small without practice or much carving. I'm not sure how the Reaper Masters do it.

[Kalindlara]

Additionally, if you're willing to search around a bit, there are minis from the old D&D lines that might fill your needs. Off the top of my head, there's at least one Ifrit, a Sylph, three or four Tengu, a couple of passable aasimar, and a ton of tiefling minis.

You might be able to buy some of them on this very site, in fact. :)

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In fact, you know what we really need? A merfolk mini. Get on that, Paizo. :)