| MrVergee |
Maybe Reaper deemed it inadvisable to release the miniature, since it already appeared in the Pathfinder Battles line. I, for one, seriously doubt if I'd buy a pewter mini of a character that is already in my prepaint collection, especially when you know that this fig might never even make it to my gaming table in either version (never played RotRL and it's not on my schedule).
The Lyrie miniature by Reaper actually ("Released on 09-12-11") predates the prepaint version ("Release Date: August 2012"). I can imagine that a prepaint version of a mini has a negative impact on the sale of a pewter version, even with people who play the AP in question.
| Autoduelist |
I used the pre-painted Orik (and touched it up) in my 10pt Adventure Guide for PACG Rise of the Runelords, and it looks cheap compared to the professionally painted Reaper Lyrie Figure, which looked comparable in quality to Eva Widermann's illustration of Nualia that I paired it with.
I painted some of Reaper's figures for the Skull and Shackles guide, and they were noticeably better than the Pathfinder Battles line. I might have to go back some day and build my own Orik with a better quality miniature to improve the look of the Adventure Guide illustrations.
Thanks again for the analysis.