Gallandv
Sneak
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Lafayette, La.
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| WOW!
This will be the first Iconic dragon I buy due to the previously mentioned goofy standing poses. Now if they remade those after finishing out the chromatic dragons I would buy the resculpt if they did it right like this one. | | | |
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Hejas
Sergeant
435 Posts
Poland
| | 10/19/2006 8:21 AM |
| Well, I was hoping for something better. There is something goofy about the sculpt and the paintjob SUCKS. Just how much it's supposed to cost? I'm quitting DDM after next Icon like that.
I'm surprised noone said that yet.  But honestly - this is a PERFECT Gargantuan Blue Dragon. It couldn't be done better. | |
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greyhaze
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7737 Posts
| | 10/19/2006 8:38 AM |
| | My FLGS sent me the pic when he saw it. I'm assuming it's meant for public knowledge from his distributor since there were no warnings or "do not distribute" notices in the email. I don't know whether or not it is a production or master - sorry. | |
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Orion72
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1917 Posts
| | 10/19/2006 8:58 AM |
| Posted By Hejas on 10/19/2006 8:21 AM Well, I was hoping for something better. There is something goofy about the sculpt and the paintjob SUCKS. Just how much it's supposed to cost? I'm quitting DDM after next Icon like that. I'm surprised noone said that yet. But honestly - this is a PERFECT Gargantuan Blue Dragon. It couldn't be done better.
Hear that, WotC? THIS! *points at Garg Bloo* Do THIS from now on!
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lurkinglidda
Warrior
231 Posts
| | 10/19/2006 10:16 AM |
| Posted By greyhaze on 10/19/2006 8:38 AM
My FLGS sent me the pic when he saw it. I'm assuming it's meant for public knowledge from his distributor since there were no warnings or "do not distribute" notices in the email. I don't know whether or not it is a production or master - sorry. IIRC, the image is from a solicitation I sent off to our Sales team last week. It is a production model and absolutely meant for public consumption.
Glad everyone likes it!
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jgsugden
Commander
4320 Posts
Walnut Creek, CA
| | 10/19/2006 11:02 AM |
| Posted By lurkinglidda on 10/19/2006 10:16 AM Posted By greyhaze on 10/19/2006 8:38 AM
My FLGS sent me the pic when he saw it. I'm assuming it's meant for public knowledge from his distributor since there were no warnings or "do not distribute" notices in the email. I don't know whether or not it is a production or master - sorry. IIRC, the image is from a solicitation I sent off to our Sales team last week. It is a production model and absolutely meant for public consumption. Glad everyone likes it!
AWESOME. This is the best dragojn so far... and that is saying a lot. Care to tell us when we'll likely hear what the next one will be? | |
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lurkinglidda
Warrior
231 Posts
| | 10/19/2006 11:38 AM |
| Posted By jgsugden on 10/19/2006 11:02 AM Posted By lurkinglidda on 10/19/2006 10:16 AM Posted By greyhaze on 10/19/2006 8:38 AM
My FLGS sent me the pic when he saw it. I'm assuming it's meant for public knowledge from his distributor since there were no warnings or "do not distribute" notices in the email. I don't know whether or not it is a production or master - sorry. IIRC, the image is from a solicitation I sent off to our Sales team last week. It is a production model and absolutely meant for public consumption. Glad everyone likes it! AWESOME. This is the best dragojn so far... and that is saying a lot. Care to tell us when we'll likely hear what the next one will be?
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IanB
Commander
3112 Posts
| | 10/19/2006 1:04 PM |
| | Damn that thing is sexy! | |
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TroglodyteWizard89
349 Posts
USA
| | 10/19/2006 2:37 PM |
| | Dang. This guy is gonna put my GBD to shame. And I thought that was impressive when i pulled it out of the box. Oh man. I cant wait. | |
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Nixlord
Underboss
2468 Posts
Quezon City, Philippines
| | 10/19/2006 2:43 PM |
| Posted By lurkinglidda on 10/19/2006 11:38 AM Posted By jgsugden on 10/19/2006 11:02 AM Posted By lurkinglidda on 10/19/2006 10:16 AM Posted By greyhaze on 10/19/2006 8:38 AM
My FLGS sent me the pic when he saw it. I'm assuming it's meant for public knowledge from his distributor since there were no warnings or "do not distribute" notices in the email. I don't know whether or not it is a production or master - sorry. IIRC, the image is from a solicitation I sent off to our Sales team last week. It is a production model and absolutely meant for public consumption. Glad everyone likes it! AWESOME. This is the best dragojn so far... and that is saying a lot. Care to tell us when we'll likely hear what the next one will be? It will be officially announced within the next four months. My guess - and this is pure speculation on my part - is word will be out at Winter Fantasy (if not before).
Cool. 
I guess the next question is, with you knowing how some of us generally feel about the poses of the previous two icons, would we be happy with the latest one?
Sorry, just prying a little more info. | |
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PDK
Sneak
134 Posts
| | 10/19/2006 6:49 PM |
| | it reminds me of the huge dracolich, which got me thinking how cool would a colassal dracolich be, super cool i say. | |
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Sirohk
Commander
3939 Posts
USA
| | 10/19/2006 7:02 PM |
| Posted By greyhaze on 10/18/2006 5:48 PM New pic of Gargantuan Blue Dragon....   Absolutely amazing.Â Now that's a Blue Dragon. Can't wait to get one of them. 
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ronan
Sneak
60 Posts
Rochester, NY
| | 10/19/2006 7:06 PM |
| | Very Nice | |
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MarioCleanstuff
Warrior
325 Posts
San Diego, CA
| | 10/19/2006 7:09 PM |
| | The Blue Dragons were always my favorites. It has never hurt that they've always had the best sculpts. I'm glad that we're finally getting a dragon sculpt better than the Large Blue's. I'm happier still that it's another Blue Dragon. This thing being a production model just makes me giddy. January cannot come soon enough. | |
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jeremiahcarissa
Warrior
246 Posts
| | 10/19/2006 8:24 PM |
| | Where is the silver? Wait we still need a large white!!! There are so many more dragons that aren't in the 200 500 pt standard but they keep brining out more no playable pieces. I think it looks great, I own the other 2 and will buy this one but I can't use it. Guess I will have to paint it. | |
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MongoTheMighty
Skirmisher
15 Posts
| | 10/20/2006 12:05 AM |
| | Definitly the first icon i will buy, for the love of tiamat its gorgeous | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
12541 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 10/20/2006 12:12 AM |
| | That's a nice looking Blue Dragon. Looks like it's stalking its prey - a funny sight for a gargantuan creature. | |
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Cheddar Bearer
Warrior
298 Posts
| | 10/20/2006 2:46 AM |
| | So good to see a really bestial, menacing pose on a dragon. I'm noit knocking the other two but this dragon looks like it is in a fight rather than posing. Although the advantage of the standing pose is it does look more biiger/more intimadating when you put it down in front of the players. Still gargantuan blue looks good. | |
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heirodule
Sneak
95 Posts
Philly
| | 10/20/2006 6:28 AM |
| I'm not sure how the price can be justified compared to the mcfarlane dragons. This one doesn't look much bigger than one of those, and the paint jobs one them always look more elaborate.
Ok, you get a poster and card with it, but still.
The only reason would seem to be Hasbro's ROI needs vs McFarlanes. I don't know why Mcfarlane doesn't get a clue and do 28mm scale giants or worms, or other D&Dish monsters. He should know he's sold extra dragons to RPGers
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GuJiaXian
Sergeant
661 Posts
Roswell, GA
| | 10/20/2006 7:04 AM |
| | How much is Wizards asking for this one? Same as the GBD? | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3463 Posts
Netherlands
| | 10/20/2006 7:33 AM |
| Posted By heirodule on 10/20/2006 6:28 AM
I'm not sure how the price can be justified compared to the mcfarlane dragons. This one doesn't look much bigger than one of those, and the paint jobs one them always look more elaborate.
Ok, you get a poster and card with it, but still.
The only reason would seem to be Hasbro's ROI needs vs McFarlanes. I don't know why Mcfarlane doesn't get a clue and do 28mm scale giants or worms, or other D&Dish monsters. He should know he's sold extra dragons to RPGers
McFarlane Dragons are not D&D Dragons. They might proxy, but they lack the distinguishing features.
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Nobody Important
Sergeant
718 Posts
| | 10/20/2006 10:56 AM |
| Posted By heirodule on 10/20/2006 6:28 AM
I'm not sure how the price can be justified compared to the mcfarlane dragons. This one doesn't look much bigger than one of those, and the paint jobs one them always look more elaborate.
Ok, you get a poster and card with it, but still.
The only reason would seem to be Hasbro's ROI needs vs McFarlanes. I don't know why Mcfarlane doesn't get a clue and do 28mm scale giants or worms, or other D&Dish monsters. He should know he's sold extra dragons to RPGers
Just guessing the Blue may be a little bigger than the Black is and from the time I say the GBkD and Mcfarlane dragons side by side in a store I would have said the black was bigger.
For the technically challenged the WotC dragons don't require assembly either.
Based on Amazon pre-order prices the Blue will cost a little more than the Black did ($25 vs $19 or so) but then ALL the mini prices have increased since then.
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Ghidrah47952
Sneak
59 Posts
Indiana, United States
| | 10/20/2006 1:46 PM |
| | got to love dragons no matter what color or size | |
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Mortusbard
Sergeant
427 Posts
North Carolina
| | 10/20/2006 5:17 PM |
| that is awesome. Will go good with the black and the red on the shelf.
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borghal
Skirmisher
29 Posts
| | 10/20/2006 5:32 PM |
| A side by side photo of a McFarlane (series 2) with the Gargantuan Black...
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Wolfgang
Warlord
6637 Posts
Milton, Ontario Canada
| | 10/20/2006 5:33 PM |
| | that is like epic cool!!!! | |
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Ghidrah47952
Sneak
59 Posts
Indiana, United States
| | 04/06/2007 8:25 AM |
| | ALL dragons are best in groups of four's unless u r trying to take them out | |
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vanrulzz
Commander
2778 Posts
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| | 04/06/2007 8:28 AM |
| | wow... this deserves a threadamancy award | | | |
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 04/06/2007 8:52 AM |
| Posted By vanrulzz on 04/06/2007 8:28 AM
wow... this deserves a threadamancy award
I was about to say the same thing. This one was out of nowhere.
well, back on topic, we now have 3 massive dragons. What is everyone's favorite? Is the blue the best yet?
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nyjastul69
Commander
2731 Posts
Rhode Island
| | 04/06/2007 9:10 AM |
| | I think the black is the best one yet. In about a month I'm going to use The CRD as the Epic end to a 3 year campaign. My players have no idea this mini exists. | |
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 04/06/2007 9:29 AM |
| | I think I like the blue over the black, just because of the pose and maybe because it is "newer"). However, these two don't come close to capturing the awe that the red does. | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
12541 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 04/06/2007 6:42 PM |
| | Colossal Red Dragon wins running away. It would clearly be the first prize in a big tournament. The Gargantuan Blue and Gargantuan Black would go to the second and third place finishers, respectively. The two gargantuans still look like they're just game pieces, while people outside of DDM have bought the CRD to display as mantle-pieces. | |
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Marjorie
Underboss
1141 Posts
| | 04/09/2007 12:25 PM |
| I love my big blue. He holds my pencil while I'm DMing. =) | |
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 04/09/2007 3:00 PM |
| | LOL! Awesome. Has anyone else noticed that medium minis fit very well inside the mouths of the gargantuan dragons? It's very nice when they snatch a PC. | |
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yack
Commander
3321 Posts
Gatineau Canada
| | 04/09/2007 3:41 PM |
| I love all 3 but the blue is a little higher on my list. Can't wait for the white and then bring on the green!  | |
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Ghidrah47952
Sneak
59 Posts
Indiana, United States
| | 04/11/2007 2:01 PM |
| | Blue is good, wish they could of done CRD on all 4's | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
12541 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 04/11/2007 2:42 PM |
| Posted By Ghidrah47952 on 04/11/2007 2:01 PM
Blue is good, wish they could of done CRD on all 4's
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Star
Sergeant
978 Posts
New Britain, CT
| | 04/16/2007 8:12 PM |
| | This is the first iconic dragon that I've gotten - I don't see the expense being worth how often that I'll use it. I finally broke down and traded for the Gargantuan Blue because I think that this is the best iconic so far and the trade was good (for a Harbinger Centaur.) I'm not certain what I'll use it for but it is a great piece. | |
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 04/17/2007 12:04 PM |
| I have 2 of each iconic, and just for decoration purposes alone, I think it's worth it.
Has anyone had any success either using them in RPG or DDM? I know I ran the Gargantuan Black at GenCon for 20th level characters, and it was a load of fun.
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