gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
    
Baltimore, MD
 | | 10/28/2006 11:22 PM |
| Since it is going to be a bit before I get my first pack, I was wondering how people who have gotten their hands on the figs at the prereleases think they stack up to the preview pics? Were those significantly better than the actual paintjobs and sculpts?
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Malinator
Skirmisher
15 Posts
Utah
| | 10/29/2006 1:41 AM |
| | I have found that most of the figures look much better in person, even the Merilith looked pretty good. | |
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Drekzon
Sneak
101 Posts
| | 10/29/2006 4:04 AM |
| The only mini I can say didn't look good was the Green Slaad. It looks like a Retarded Mutant Kermit.
Also, one guy pulled a mounted valenar and his face was hilarious. He looked terrified!
On a side note, the best minis I saw were Kolyarut, Vlaakith, and Howler. Kolyarut and Vlaakith for the paintjobs and Howler for sculpt(Ethereal Marauder gets props here too)
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Sirohk
Commander
3939 Posts
USA
| | 10/29/2006 4:14 AM |
| I'll second how bad the Green Slaad looked - he looked almost comical. The paint job and color selection are horrible. He's defiantely going to the paint shop for a re-do. And almost for that reason alone I didn't use him in my warband (besides that he sticks).Â
From the pre-release I attended Lord of Blades, Lilland, Githyanki Dragon Rider, Howler, Water Elemental, Ice Devil, Maug, Gnole Trickster, Solar, Firegiant, and many others all looked great.Â 
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Orion72
Underboss
1917 Posts
| | 10/29/2006 5:22 AM |
| | The Phoera is the best so far for living up to expectations. The clear plastic is actually shaded yellow through red, just like in the pics. Why couldn't they have done that with other fire creatures? | | | |
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jacksonm
Warlord
5560 Posts
River City
| | 10/29/2006 5:28 AM |
| The only one I was disapointed in was the Free League Ranger, his flesh tone makes him look like he's a zombie.
Other than that everything I've seen looks mighty fine. | | | |
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greyhaze
Warlord
7737 Posts
| | 10/29/2006 7:14 AM |
| Posted By jacksonm on 10/29/2006 5:28 AM
Free LEague Ranger, his flesh tone makes him look like he's a zombie.
Yup. And the Marilith does look better in person, but still nowhere near as good as it shoulda been. | |
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letsplaysomegames
Skirmisher
9 Posts
| | 10/29/2006 7:27 AM |
| The pit fiend is more impressive in person than in the photos. It really stands out on a gaming table. The horned devil is also quite nice. The lillend doesn't look quite as good as the photos. The flesh has very little shading. I really liked the ethereal marauder. It's very well done.
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 10/29/2006 5:21 PM |
| | Thanks to everyone. A friend of mine will be disappointed about the green slaad, as that species is one of his faves. I was hoping the lilend would have been better as well, but it sounds in general as if the set is living up to the expectations. Thanks again. | |
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scruffydude7
Underboss
1196 Posts
Rock Hill, SC
| | 10/29/2006 5:26 PM |
| Shadowdancer looks much better in person.
Gnome Trickster is suprisingly detailed for a small mini, mine has a great paint job.
Pit Fiend looks just like the picture - great paint job.
Air Genasi Swashbuckler doesn't look QUITE as nice as it does on the poster, but its still a good looking mini.
Hero of Valhalla is great for a common.
Vlaakith is nicely done. Her cloak has neat little decals on it.
I, too have an albino Free League Ranger, although some of the others I saw looked nice. I think some must have missing paint steps.
My Soulknife Infiltrator has a smudged face, but it seems to be an isolated case and the sculpt is awesome, so I don't mind.
Green Slaad manages to look totally unthreatening. It looks too goofy.
Elf Warmage is quite tall, but not terribly so.
Forgepriest is gigantic. He really is too big.
Githyanki Dragon Knight looked very nice in person too, a lot better than the picture made it look. | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
12541 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 10/29/2006 6:09 PM |
| | Bralani Eladrin and Air Genasi Swashbuckler aren't too bad either. And yes, the Marilith is a little nicer than the pictures. | |
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Harneloot
Sergeant
575 Posts
| | 10/29/2006 6:17 PM |
| This is all very encouraging information!
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Corim Danex
Warlord
6844 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 10/29/2006 8:52 PM |
| | Overall, I think that the painting is very good. There are a few miniatures that look cartoony (green slaad, harmonium guard) and some are way too big (fire giant, living flaming sphere, maug, green slaad...) Overall, I am very pleased, though. | |
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Jax
Sneak
138 Posts
Montreal, Canada
| | 10/30/2006 1:08 AM |
| the thundertusk which was silver-Gold and Blue in the preview seems more Brown and grey in reality, except him, all looks as good in reality...
The color of the green slaad is awful! One of the worst fig ever! | |
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lingster
Sergeant
778 Posts
| | 10/30/2006 3:46 AM |
| | I'd like to see pics of the productiuon minis compaired to the preview ones. | |
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 10/30/2006 7:56 AM |
| I saw many figures at the pre-release, but none long enough or in enough detail to comment on them all. Instead, I will jsut give my opinion of the rares I personally now own:
Air Genasi Swashbuckler
Nice pose, paint not so much. I wish it was an uncommon so I had more than one and could do a repaint on it.
Centaur War Hulk
I don't normally like Centaurs but this is pretty sweet. It does kinda look like he has just run through a cesspit, though.
Lillend
Beautiful. Not quite as nice overall as teh preview but up-close the wings are stunning.
Storm Silverhand
Fire Giant Forgepriest
That is one huge mother! Love the anvil-on-a-stick. I wish the hair wasn't so dorky and that he had pupils in his eyes, though. Paint is decent but not as nice as the original fire giant IMO.
Hellcat
Err...next figure.
Ice Devil
A bit monochromatic. I wisht there had been a wash on this to bring out the details more.
Githyanki Dragon Knight
Wow. Just wow. SOOOO much better than the original LRD. I want more!
Owlbear Rager
The original owlbear was a highlight of Harbinger, so why make this one so silly-looking? Looks like a 3D cartoon, shoulda been an uncommon. | |
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stephengroy
Underboss
1440 Posts
Tempe AZ Beeyotch
| | 10/30/2006 8:46 AM |
| | VERY impressed with the detail on the DoomGuard (Common) and Shadowdancer (Uncommon) | |
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Corim Danex
Warlord
6844 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 10/30/2006 9:59 AM |
| | My impression so far of the owlbear is it looks pretty good, except for the face. Something just doesn't look right about the face, but I wasn't sure exactly what. It is too big, though. | |
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Lab Monkey
Commander
4136 Posts
| | 10/30/2006 10:37 AM |
| | I'd love to see pictures if anyone can take the time to post them. | |
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IanB
Commander
3112 Posts
| | 10/30/2006 11:12 AM |
| | So far almost all of my complaints (which are few - this is a great set) have to do with the sculpts, not the paint jobs. The paint jobs are quite good at all rarities (taking into account the amount of work they're allowed to do at each level.) | |
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robby
Sergeant
918 Posts
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Sir Bozak The Damned
Commander
2854 Posts
Québec
| | 10/30/2006 7:22 PM |
| Posted By Malinator on 10/29/2006 1:41 AM
I have found that most of the figures look much better in person, even the Merilith looked pretty good.
I would be very surprised if that were real...
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Almalik
Warrior
266 Posts
Vancouver-ish, Canada
| | 11/06/2006 4:08 PM |
| | Sorry to be late posting this. Most figures were quite good (maybe not as nice as the review pictures but...), with the exception of the Chasme! Unless mine missed a quality control check, the only paint on it is some white on the wings! It makes the frost dwarf look well done! It was the biggest disappointment for me, in an otherwise great set. | |
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 11/06/2006 4:13 PM |
| | I just got my first case today, so all of this info is great to have. When I get home from work (who knows when that will be) I'm crackin' that sucker open. | |
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Harneloot
Sergeant
575 Posts
| | 11/06/2006 6:17 PM |
| | Me too - the chasme suffers from the same affliction as the Huge Black dragon - pretty much just unpainted black plastic. | |
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 11/06/2006 7:13 PM |
| | Got a casme. When I first pulled it I thought it was another beetle in that bag. Had to look at the card and the look at it again to see it actually my rare for the booster. Other than that I'm pretty happy with what I got and saw. | |
Completed trades: blackthorne, Drakkengi,Thorgrin, Ironfist Boulderbender x2, ckissee, nasamonkey, Username, Star, Ace13 x3, emontedodger x2, Drconveyor, church, Joeyb, Sir Bozak The Damned, Xeromod, the other guy x2, Qucalion of Celene, Dagaron x2, berus316, qillan_dvra, AshloreDarkShadow
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Ridureyu
Underboss
1622 Posts
| | 11/06/2006 8:26 PM |
| | It's kind of funny - black plastic works for the Horned Devil (and the Blackscale Lizardfolk from Angelfire), but not the Chasme. | |
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Ridureyu
Underboss
1622 Posts
| | 11/06/2006 8:59 PM |
| | Cool - the Horned Devil actually has MORE chain than in the preview picture. COmpare them - I think the chain broke on the mini they took the pic of. | |
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Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11114 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 11/07/2006 12:15 AM |
| | I'm pretty impressed with the level of detail and quality in the set. My only beef was the skin tone on the Ranger. Originaly I was going in for a few boosters on this set because of the price increase.... I may be picking up a case tommorow now. | |
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Underboss
2151 Posts
| | 11/07/2006 5:55 AM |
| | i got my case yesterday. very happy with results. Fire giant in my opinion is the best of the firegiants as he looks more intimidating than any of the other giants in his size range. my chasme has blue wings and looks like a giant fly. i think the black works on the other miniatures because they have other colors mixed in . not sure why the soulknife has black in the middle of his face. in this case many mins are better than preivews | |
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