Have to admit, not feeling much enthusiasm for this set other than the incentive and the elephant.I mostly agree.
There are some other minis like the Hag & Jarlaxle which i like, but "Dungeon of the Mad Mage" (February) having HUGE Minis like the FROGHEMOTH, excites me much more.
Heya Marco.
I’d definitely recommend looking them over in hand if you’re able to. I think there’ll be a number here you’d like (albeit there are other versions of most of the sculpts). The hag is great and I have a soft spot for the pentodrome(?) although admittedly I’m not going to get much use out of the four I got!
I was glad to not get any invisible figures in this case. I’m kind of set for those now. The collation seemed better than usual for the D&D sets - hopefully they’re moving more towards the PFB model there. Unfortunately, I got two identical boosters so ended up with six vargouilles and four animated doors - I suspect that was a glitch rather than the plan though.
I don’t particularly care about paint quality, but it seems to me that wizkids have really put some effort into that with this set. My guess is that the inclusion of a lot of “same but different” sculpts reduced their moulding costs and meant they could put more resources into painting. I also wonder whether the minis line is experiencing the same boom that 5E is in general and if they’re getting some value out of larger orders.
The fact they gave us a flying door when I still don’t have a dancing sword is annoying. I can’t believe animated weapons/dancing swords/spiritual weapons aren’t a dime a dozen! Surely I’m not the only one hanging out for something like that?
There were way too many non combat figures and “NPC types” in general, for me in this set (hardly a surprise, given the theme). Nonetheless, if one were beginning a Miniatures collection, I can’t think of a better set to get first.