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Username Warlord
 5622 Posts




 | | 05/30/2008 5:05 PM |
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I'm a bit disappointed/negative about AtG's huges, so I thought I would
look back at the huges of DDM past to see how I feel about GoL and
WotDQ from a collector's view: GoL: Huge Gold Dragon - huge plain dragon sans tumor, what's not to like? Cloud Giant - good idea for a mini, but the sculpt (and 'stache) are pretty uninspiring. Storm Giant - good stuff Warforged Titan - some may not like warforged, but this one is pretty cool Treant - total awesome Behir - centipede meets dragon; looks cool to me. Fiendish Tyrannosaurus - not typical fantasy fare (unless you're into Land of the Lost or Isle of Dread), but there are worse Bulette - not a fan of the land shark Fomorian - big ugly giant. Winner! Glabrezu - though not a fan of the actual design/concept, I can see how a huge demon could be useful to RPGers Huge Red Dragon - HUGE.RED.DRAGON. 'nuf said Nightwalker - stinker WotDQ: Aspect of Bahamut - everyone loves a huge platinum dragon Aspect of Tiamat - awesomeness with 5 heads! Bluespawn Godslayer - an example of what I see as new concepts just being pushed down our throats Dracolich - on of my fav undead (behind Vampire Dire Wolf) Tundra Scout - it's aight. I'd rather an unmounted frost giant, but I do own 2 of these Purple Worm - might need to see a doctor about that Huge Fire Elemental - tre cool Eldritch Giant - bleh Mountain Troll - mountain of awesome Sorcerer on Black Dragon - wish the dragon would have ate its rider Huge Fiendish Spider - your average dungeon creepy on roids, me gusta! Displacer Beast Pack Lord - where's the flippin pack?! All in all, I've gotta say that I like past huge minis more than I
like AtG. GoL had some good, solid staples for 3.5, but AtG may have
the same for 4.0. Let's hope the larges, mediums, and smalls can make
up for the huges in AtG. | | Originally posted by Schooly_D Username - he deals in minis Champion of Lhesh Haruuc Shaarat'kor | |
| Knight of Argenis Corim Danex Warlord
 6614 Posts



 West Valley City, Utah
 | | 05/30/2008 5:19 PM |
| | Pretty good analysis Username. I don't like much of what I know about huges in AtG. This set needs help as it is bombing out right now. | | "Look to God and live." Alma 37:47 Vindicated Champ of Hippogriff (Arcadian Hippogriff) and Uncommon Horse | |
| Wraithborne Commander
 3531 Posts



 West Virginia
 | | 05/30/2008 5:32 PM |
| GoL:
Huge Gold Dragon - I don't use good dragons much, but this one's done well.
Cloud Giant - Love it, 'stache and all. One of my favorites.
Storm Giant - I would've much preferred it to be male, especially since it's the only right sized/looking one we're likely to get.
Warforged Titan - Don't like Warforged at all. This was the dud of the set for me.
Treant - totally awesome
Behir - Always been a favorite monster and it was done well.
{Fiendish T-Rex} - Didn't keep one. I was never much for dinosaurs in my games though it's not badly done.
Bulette - Huge fan of the land shark!!
Fomorian - My all time favorite huge
Glabrezu - I love all things demonic and devilish and this one's great. Still want more of 'em.
Huge Red Dragon - Still never gotten one of these. A Shame. It's sweet.
Nightwalker - I'm a big fan of undead and I used these guys extensively in a long running 2e campaign that I'm waiting for the right time to revisit, so unlike many, I like it.
WotDQ:
Aspect of Bahamut - Not much use for it, but it looked pretty good and I'm a big fan of Aspects.
Aspect of Tiamat - Awesome!!!
Bluespawn Godslayer - it grew on me, kinda like a tumor.
Dracolich - One of the best minis ever made.
Tundra Scout - I love it, even if the spear is too thin and his arm likes to fall off.
Purple Worm - A nice solution having it come out of the ground. Love this guy.
Huge Fire Elemental - Totally Bonzer
Eldritch Giant - Nice sculpt. It's where I'll be getting my Huge Storm Giants from once I get around to painting them.
Mountain Troll - r0xXx0rZ Mah b0xXx0rZ
Sorcerer on Black Dragon - Agree with Username here, "wish the dragon would have ate its rider"
Huge Fiendish Spider - Love it and the repaint rocks too.
Displacer Beast Pack Lord - where's the flippin pack?! Only complaint I have too. still need to get a few more manhunters to round my pack out and can't really see how a huge one can be made as an Uncommon but the large one is still Rare.
All together, I've been happy with the previous 2 sets huges. Wish I could say the same for AtG, but it looks like it's just a bunch of poor selections. The one I would've really been hyped about, the huge white, is too wide to be usable.
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| Knight of Argenis Corim Danex Warlord
 6614 Posts



 West Valley City, Utah
 | | 05/30/2008 6:04 PM |
| GoL: Huge Gold Dragon - Good work. I like it a lot.
Cloud Giant - Nice uncommon giant.
Storm Giant - Well done again
Warforged Titan - I don't like warforged either. This one is pretty useless.
Treant - totally awesome -- I agree with Wraithborne
Behir - Very well done. Note that this mini could overflow the base a lot, and it doesn't. Big points for that. {Fiendish T-Rex} - I don't understand dinosaurs in D&D. I just don't.
Bulette - Didn't like it at first, but I like it now.
Fomorian - Evil giant dude. Pretty cool. Glabrezu - Useless for me. Wraithborne, I have one for trade. Huge Red Dragon - Best huge dragon so far. Very nice mini.
Nightwalker - I never really was thrilled about this one. I suppose it's ok.
WotDQ:
Aspect of Bahamut - I am glad it was made, but not as useful as a regular dragon.
Aspect of Tiamat - Well done except for taking up like 16 squares on a battle map. This made using it problematic.
Bluespawn Godslayer - Poor choice for uncommon huge.
Dracolich - Very well done.
Tundra Scout - I would have much preferred an uncommon frost giant (large) and huge mammoth (no rider). As it is, it's nearly useless. Too bad because each of those two parts looks fairly good.
Purple Worm - My compliments on this one. Well done.
Huge Fire Elemental - Excellent work. My favorite huge mini, perhaps. Definitely my favorite uncommon huge.
Eldritch Giant - Ok. A bit too large. Had it been smaller (more like storm giant), it would have been much better.
Mountain Troll - Well done.
Sorcerer on Black Dragon - This one could have actually been larger and it would have been greatly improved without the rider.
Huge Fiendish Spider - Very useful huge uncommon mini. Well done.
Displacer Beast Pack Lord - I am glad that they made it. I am not as excited about it, but am glad they made it.
First huge set--uncommons were kind of lame outside cloud giant and treant. Rares were generally pretty good. Second huge set--uncommons were generally very good except for the bluespawn. Rares weren't as good. Third huge set--from what I know so far, it is pretty disappointing. There have only been two huge sets previously and they had the *brilliant* idea of repeating a red dragon?? *Rolls eyes* And then the white dragon has such a large wingspan, it's pathetic. What could have been a very nice mini is largely ruined by having a left wing that would stretch all the way past another huge sitting next to it. The new treant? I can barely believe that piece of junk is supposed to be a treant. What's up with all the repeats already in huges? I am deeply disappointed with this set of huges.
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| JodyJ Warrior
 258 Posts




 | | 05/30/2008 7:56 PM |
| Based on the fact that the only huge I'm missing is Aspect of Bahamut (one good dragon is enough) overall I'm pretty pleased with the huges. However there are always things I would have rather seen. Just part of the long term business plan. | | Called Shot: Against the Giants -- Aboleth Called Shot: Demonweb - Large Whip Spider Another Champion of the Aboleth | |
|  zenthrus Commander
 4811 Posts



 SLC, UT
 | | 05/30/2008 8:41 PM |
| | The only two Huge minis I've never used for RPG are the Huge Gold Dragon and Aspect of Bahamut. I'm actually fairly pleased with the remaining huge minis. Granted, there are certain creatures (Truly Horrid Umber Hulk, Hydra, Nalfeshnee, Huge Green Dragon, Huge Blue Dragon) which I would have preferred but overall the selection has been decent enough. | | Knight Warlord a.k.a. Commander (#32) in only 6 months. Where's my pie? Champion of Dwarven Thunderlashers Knight of the Large Dire Chicken Have/Want List Trade References | |
| Duke of Spoils greyhaze Warlord
 5804 Posts




 | | 05/30/2008 9:19 PM |
| | Doesn't the Shadow Hulk double fairly well as a Truly Horrid Umberhulk? | | Greyhaze's DDM Spoilers Champion of a Medium Dog & then a Darkenbeast , Raistlin Majere, Nightmare WDQ25/60, Warduke WD60/60, Anti-Champion of Guns, "Knight of Bugbears", and Joke Champion of Venger. Called Shots: Frost Giant in Demon Web, Darkenbeast in Feywild. | |
| Knight of Argenis Corim Danex Warlord
 6614 Posts



 West Valley City, Utah
 | | 05/30/2008 9:46 PM |
| Posted By greyhaze on 05/30/2008 9:19 PM Doesn't the Shadow Hulk double fairly well as a Truly Horrid Umberhulk? To me, it's the same thing.
| | "Look to God and live." Alma 37:47 Vindicated Champ of Hippogriff (Arcadian Hippogriff) and Uncommon Horse | |
|  zenthrus Commander
 4811 Posts



 SLC, UT
 | | 05/31/2008 10:50 AM |
| Posted By greyhaze on 05/30/2008 9:19 PM Doesn't the Shadow Hulk double fairly well as a Truly Horrid Umberhulk? Aren't spoilers supposed to be labeled? 
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| Master of the Awesome Sauce Teflon Jeff Warlord
 7146 Posts



 Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
 | | 05/31/2008 7:11 PM |
| GoL:
Huge Gold Dragon - I like it, wish it would have been a silver. 4/5 Cloud Giant - Meh, not bad, not great. 3/5
Storm Giant - Didn't like this one at all. Only got one in trade as a throw in. 1/5
Warforged Titan - It's okay, and we used to play eberron on occasion. 3/5
Treant - Frickin Sweet. 5/5
Behir - I think this is the only huge I'm missing. 0/0
{Fiendish T-Rex} - I kept what got, because I couldn't trade them away. 2/5
Bulette - Like it a lot! 5/5
Fomorian - Pretty cool. 4/5
Glabrezu - Have it, like it, could have been a better pose, but still good. 4/5
Huge Red Dragon - Awesomeness and a bag of chips. 5/5
Nightwalker - Senor Sparklebutt is a dud. 2/5
Total-38/55 69.1% WotDQ:
Aspect of Bahamut -Passable substitute for a silver. 3/5
Aspect of Tiamat - Sweet, sweet Tiamat. 5/5
Bluespawn Godslayer - Loser mini. 0/5
Dracolich - Very cool, 4/5
Tundra Scout - I love mounted minis. 4/5
Purple Worm - Pretty good, but nothing great. Average, in my book. 3/5
Huge Fire Elemental - Sweet mini. 4/5
Eldritch Giant - Meh, it's okay. 3/5
Mountain Troll - Ugh, just never liked it. 2/5
Sorcerer on Black Dragon - Love it. Mounted, Dragon, Mage, Huge, (and it was my champion) it's awesome. 5/5
Huge Fiendish Spider - Repaint is cool, the regular is okay. gets bonus points because I have like 5 of the repaints. 4/5
Displacer Beast Pack Lord - Needs a pack, and is only okay. 3/5
40/60 66.6%
All in all, this is shaping up to be another typical huge set, with some things I like, and some I don't.
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| MarioCleanstuff Warrior
 323 Posts



 San Diego, CA
 | | 05/31/2008 7:58 PM |
| GoL:
Huge Gold Dragon - I, too, wish it was silver, but it looks very nice. I'm happy to have one. 5/5
Cloud Giant - I got two boosters of GoL. Both had this giant. He's decent, but doesn't strike me as too great. He also has mace problems. 3/5
Storm Giant - Never seen it in-person, so I can't really pass judgement, but it seems like it'd look nice. N/A
Warforged Titan - Got this before I ever heard of Eberron. It looks nice and I still used it after learning its origin. Just called it a "Clockwork Titan." I plan to use it in the future. 4/5
Treant - Very nice. Wish it had a bit more foliage, though. 4/5
Behir - I love it. It was among the first huges I got, and for good reason. 5/5
Fiendish T-Rex - It has seen use once. Probably will again at some point in the future. I'm not a huge fan of dinosaurs in D&D, but this one looks nice and gave me a reason to use it. 3/5
Bulette - The Landshark's always been among my favorite monsters, and this miniature helped solidify that. Now that I look at him next to the new Bulettes, though... He has no neck. 4/5
Fomorian - Pretty ugly, which means they did exactly what they set out to do with him. He may not be my favorite, but I can tell he's done his job. 5/5
Glabrezu - Haven't seen this one in person, either, but I do want one. N/A
Huge Red Dragon - Got it. Loved it. Never looked back. 5/5
Nightwalker - Bought him because I liked the look and the MM monster. Never had to deal with problems of him being Uncommon, but I know others did. 4/5
Total-42/50 84%
WotDQ:
Aspect of Bahamut - Works as a silver, and also works as an Aspect of Bahamut. I'd still like a real Silver, though. 4/5
Aspect of Tiamat - Looks very nice. One of these things also swept the San Diego Comic-Con DDM Convention League two years ago. It was my first time playing at the convention, and I will always remember Tiamat when I think of it. 5/5
Bluespawn Godslayer - Doesn't look too bad, and I liked it in the MMIV. 3/5
Dracolich - Very nice. It hasn't seen use outside of skirmish at the DDM League, but it's a gorgeous figure. Wish it was alive, though. 4/5
Tundra Scout - I like Frost Giants. Frost Giants like mammoths. 5/5
Purple Worm - I love it. It's got a very well-done and dynamic pose. 5/5
Huge Fire Elemental - Very nice. Got exactly one among about thirty boosters. Would like two more. 5/5
Eldritch Giant - Aside from his sword problems, I like him. Wish his pose was more dynamic. 4/5
Mountain Troll - Decent miniature, but not as an uncommon. 3/5
Sorcerer on Black Dragon - Nice-looking dragon. I seem to have the ability to see past his friend, so its value is not diminished. 5/5
Huge Fiendish Spider - Cool spider, but I don't really need so many. 4/5
Displacer Beast Pack Lord - I have five of these. I have two smaller Displacer Beasts. What is wrong with this picture? It's also a bit too emaciated and shouldn't be all on one plane. 2/5
49/60 82%
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| Ridureyu Underboss
 1622 Posts




 | | 06/01/2008 1:04 AM |
| Beware DA SPOILZORZ
Giants of Legend:
Huge Gold Dragon - Excellent, beautiful dragon. This is one of the few minis that you can put out in the open without feeling embarrassment. Cloud Giant - Decent, although somewhat plain. Glad it's an uncommon. Storm Giant - I used to not like this as much, but it's grown on me. Warforged Titan - Only good for Eberron players, but essential for Eberron players. Looks good, though. Treant - Excellent Treant. Behir - One of the best-looking Huges to date. Fiendish T-Rex - So demented that it automatically becomes awesome. It's not just a T-Rex, it's a Fiendish T-Rex. Odd choice, though. Bulette - I like it, although the metallic paint flakes easily. Fomorian - Excellent, needed mini. But please glue the neclace to its neck. Glabrezu - a good, needed demon. We should have gotten a Nalfeshnee that way, and we will like a 4E Balor someday. Huge Red Dragon - Excellent sculpt, but paint job suffers in comparison to the Huge Gold. Nightwalker - I used to like it a lot more than I do now. Paint also flakes too easily, producing an odd "warped" effect.
WotDQ:
Aspect of Bahamut - Excellent-looking, but very niche-ish in RPG. Aspect of Tiamat - Same as above. Slightly less of a niche, though, as you need one for Red Hand of Doom. Bluespawn Godslayer - If Dragonspawn are back in 4E, then I will like th is one. It is a good siege beast in a wartime scenario, although obviously a strange idea for a Huge. Dracolich - Immensely well-done. picking the Blue Dragon was a good idea, too. Tundra Scout - Not bad, but very niche-ish. Purple Worm - Excellent. one of the best huge uncommons. Huge Fire Elemental - Another of the best huge uncommons. Eldritch Giant - Very good, especially as a purple Storm Giant stand-in. Mountain Troll - While niche-ish for RPG, it does look great. Sorcerer on Black Dragon - Somewhat niche-ish, but I acutally like the idea. It can stand in for a Huge Black, or for any other kind of dragon rider. Huge Fiendish Spider - Good. The Fiendishness is kind of smart, as it lets it sub for other things, like a crab (especially the red repaint). Displacer Beast Pack Lord - Should have been better-sculpted and painted, and should have been rare.
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Against the Giants: (Speculative!)
Fire Titan - I have liked what I have seen so far. I have a definite soft spot for this one. Earth Titan - Very good, and can be used as a Huge Earth Elemental, two-armed Geriviar, or a lot of other things. Death Titan - Not my favorite kind of titan. Some cool visuals, but doesn't strike my fancy. Elder Red Dragon - The pose is very neutral, and some people are upset that we already have one of these. I like the second chance, and depending on paint it could be excellent. Elder White Dragon - Despite base overhang, it really looks great. Blackroot Treant - Art Deco Furniture. Enormous Carrion Crawler - Will have definite RPG use, and can sub for some other worms. Shadow Hulk - Hey guys, we're finally getting our Truly Horrid Umber Hulk! Great job. Armored Guulvorg - Odd idea. Goes in with the Bluespawn Godslayer as a siege monster, but might not have good RPG use. Chain Golem - Excellent, even though it's huge. Too bad that it doesn't have more "wild" chains on the sculpt, though. Yuan-Ti Anathema - Looks like it will be excellent, even if it isn't the Hydralike monster from 3.5. Thunderblast Cyclone - Will depend entirely on paint. maybe it'll be good, maybe it will be horrible.
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| Sirohk Commander
 3803 Posts



 USA
 | | 06/01/2008 3:54 AM |
| Posted By Ridureyu on 06/01/2008 1:04 AM
Beware DA SPOILZORZ
Giants of Legend:
Huge Gold Dragon - Excellent, beautiful dragon. This is one of the few minis that you can put out in the open without feeling embarrassment. Cloud Giant - Decent, although somewhat plain. Glad it's an uncommon. Storm Giant - I used to not like this as much, but it's grown on me. Warforged Titan - Only good for Eberron players, but essential for Eberron players. Looks good, though. Treant - Excellent Treant. Behir - One of the best-looking Huges to date. Fiendish T-Rex - So demented that it automatically becomes awesome. It's not just a T-Rex, it's a Fiendish T-Rex. Odd choice, though. Bulette - I like it, although the metallic paint flakes easily. Fomorian - Excellent, needed mini. But please glue the neclace to its neck. Glabrezu - a good, needed demon. We should have gotten a Nalfeshnee that way, and we will like a 4E Balor someday. Huge Red Dragon - Excellent sculpt, but paint job suffers in comparison to the Huge Gold. Nightwalker - I used to like it a lot more than I do now. Paint also flakes too easily, producing an odd "warped" effect.
WotDQ:
Aspect of Bahamut - Excellent-looking, but very niche-ish in RPG. Aspect of Tiamat - Same as above. Slightly less of a niche, though, as you need one for Red Hand of Doom. Bluespawn Godslayer - If Dragonspawn are back in 4E, then I will like th is one. It is a good siege beast in a wartime scenario, although obviously a strange idea for a Huge. Dracolich - Immensely well-done. picking the Blue Dragon was a good idea, too. Tundra Scout - Not bad, but very niche-ish. Purple Worm - Excellent. one of the best huge uncommons. Huge Fire Elemental - Another of the best huge uncommons. Eldritch Giant - Very good, especially as a purple Storm Giant stand-in. Mountain Troll - While niche-ish for RPG, it does look great. Sorcerer on Black Dragon - Somewhat niche-ish, but I acutally like the idea. It can stand in for a Huge Black, or for any other kind of dragon rider. Huge Fiendish Spider - Good. The Fiendishness is kind of smart, as it lets it sub for other things, like a crab (especially the red repaint). Displacer Beast Pack Lord - Should have been better-sculpted and painted, and should have been rare.
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Against the Giants: (Speculative!)
Fire Titan - I have liked what I have seen so far. I have a definite soft spot for this one. Earth Titan - Very good, and can be used as a Huge Earth Elemental, two-armed Geriviar, or a lot of other things. Death Titan - Not my favorite kind of titan. Some cool visuals, but doesn't strike my fancy. Elder Red Dragon - The pose is very neutral, and some people are upset that we already have one of these. I like the second chance, and depending on paint it could be excellent. Elder White Dragon - Despite base overhang, it really looks great. Blackroot Treant - Art Deco Furniture. Enormous Carrion Crawler - Will have definite RPG use, and can sub for some other worms. Shadow Hulk - Hey guys, we're finally getting our Truly Horrid Umber Hulk! Great job. Armored Guulvorg - Odd idea. Goes in with the Bluespawn Godslayer as a siege monster, but might not have good RPG use. Chain Golem - Excellent, even though it's huge. Too bad that it doesn't have more "wild" chains on the sculpt, though. Yuan-Ti Anathema - Looks like it will be excellent, even if it isn't the Hydralike monster from 3.5. Thunderblast Cyclone - Will depend entirely on paint. maybe it'll be good, maybe it will be horrible.
Nice and complete list of HUGES.
Thx.

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| Raland Sergeant
 881 Posts




 | | 06/01/2008 4:50 AM |
| Beware DA SPOILZORZ
Giants of Legend:
Huge Gold Dragon - Dragons are tre cool and this was a chase one once, it's coolness has diminished as mine have largely collected dust. Still 4/5 Cloud Giant - Was never a big fan 2/5 Storm Giant - I enjoyed skirmishing with ths on ocasion in the past, a pretty mini but nothing I use in RPG 3/5 Warforged Titan - Kinda cool look, but very niche, and I'm not a fan of constructs 2/5 Treant - Most used Huge for me, most often in scenery roles... love this one. 5/5 Behir - Top 5 mini in the line in appearance for me, a definite favourite, still kicking myself for trading one 5/5 Fiendish T-Rex - Horrible, hated this mini then and still do now 0/5 Bulette - This one has grown on me, I still remember our area being flooded with the things however. The FLGS had to give these to kids to be rid of all he had in a big bucket 4/5 Fomorian - Very cool mini all around, enjoyed skirmishing with it and is the perfect giant type mini 5/5 Glabrezu - Perfect rare type, pose leaves something to be desired. I like it 4/5 Huge Red Dragon - Best one done yet, and I've had more than my fair share of these. 5/5 Nightwalker - Crappy uncommon, but useful enough mini. 3/5
WotDQ:
Aspect of Bahamut - Good proxy and I play DragonLance, was an immensly fun skirmish piece. 3/5 Aspect of Tiamat - Coolness factor through the roof, this mini is always on the table when we RPG. Tahkisis must never be forgotten. 4/5 Bluespawn Godslayer - Dragonspawn origin questionable, but I've come to not mind them. 2/5 Dracolich - Really good, wish I'd kept some more. 5/5 Tundra Scout - Love this mini, love all mounted mini. The Huge Rare I have the most of 5/5 Purple Worm - Excellent choice and well concepted. 5/5 Huge Fire Elemental - Again well done and usefull. 5/5 Eldritch Giant - Don't like this guy at all. 1/5 Mountain Troll - Usefull enough 3/5 Sorcerer on Black Dragon - Still a cool mini, unmounted would have been more welcome. 4/5 Huge Fiendish Spider - Well done and needed. 5/5 Displacer Beast Pack Lord - Weird looking but still cool. 3/5
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Against the Giants: (Speculative!)
Fire Titan - Not sure I'll use all these Giant types, but looking allright. 3/5 Earth Titan - Earth Elemental proxy only. 2/5 Death Titan - ???? Don't like him. 1/5 Elder Red Dragon - Very nice, didn't need it, but it's pretty. 4/5 Elder White Dragon - Why, Why, Why? Can't fathom all the overhang on minis. Still is cool though 4/5 Blackroot Treant - Very strange concept, I'll still get a bunch. Variance in my Treefolk, I guess. 2/5 Enormous Carrion Crawler - Don't mind this, I know I'll use it. 3/5 Shadow Hulk - Wasn't on my wish list, but it's a friggin Huge Umber Hulk, and therefore cool. 4/5 Armored Guulvorg - Nope 1/5 Chain Golem - Don't like constructs and I don't get chain ones. This may never see use for me. 1/5 Yuan-Ti Anathema - Don't mind it, think I'll use this. 2/5 Thunderblast Cyclone - Air Elemental I guess. 2/5 | | Champion of the Kender ckissee - "providing TPK's since 2007" Albert Einstein never once said that if the bees disappeared, "man would have only four years of life left" but the theory is a scary prospect. | |
| PaSquall Underboss
 1395 Posts




 | | 06/01/2008 5:48 AM |
| Huge Gold Dragon - Nice, but not very useful. 3/5 Cloud Giant - Good. 4/5 Storm Giant - Excellent. 5/5 Warforged Titan - Good looking, but still warforged so not very useful for my games. 2/5 Treant - OK but it's true it needs more foliage. 3/5 Behir - Excellent. 5/5 Fiendish T-Rex - useless for me, and I can buy prehistoric minis in any toy shop anyway. 2/5 Bulette - I love bulettes, and I don't mind having huge ones. 5/5 Fomorian - excellent. 5/5 Glabrezu - Haven't seen this one in person, but looks nice, a bit too huge perhaps. 3/5 Huge Red Dragon - Good. 4/5 Nightwalker - Same as glabrezu, a bit too huge. 3/5
Total - 44/60 = 72%
WotDQ: Aspect of Bahamut - Good looking, if not very useful. 4/5 Aspect of Tiamat - Excellent job. 5/5 Bluespawn Godslayer - Duh. 1/5 Dracolich - Excellent. 5/5 Tundra Scout - Good. 4/5 Purple Worm - excellent. 5/5 Huge Fire Elemental - Very good. 4/5 Eldritch Giant - Very good proxy as male storm giant. 4/5 Mountain Troll - Excellent, can proxy as mountain giant. 5/5 Sorcerer on Black Dragon - OK but the fact it's mounted makes it far less useless. 2/5 Huge Fiendish Spider - Cool spider, but a bit too huge. Can proxy as a retriever though. 3/5 Displacer Beast Pack Lord - Useless for me. As others have said, where is the pack ? I'll raise its mark by 2 if they bring a medium C or UC displacer beast. 1/5
43/60 = 72%
I only hope AtG huges are as good as that but from the spoilers I've seen, I seriously doubt it. | | Vindicated Champion of the PSEUDODRAGON (Unhappy) vindicated champion of the DRYAD Against the giants called shot : huge cloud giant female Demonweb called shot : ghost | |
| lingster Sergeant
 778 Posts




 | | 06/01/2008 6:14 AM |
| GOL: Huge Gold Dragon - Nice, but never got one Cloud Giant - Meh, never got one Storm Giant - Nice Never got one Warforged Titan - Got one, but I hate Warforged. Looks like an oversized Blood Golem of Hextor which is also stupid. Treant - Evil tree. Like, never got one. Could use a LOT more foilage. Behir - Excellent. Love him. Fiendish T-Rex - WHY?! On my fifth pull of him... WHY?! Bulette - it was cool in it's day... but the luster of him wore off after my FOURTH. Sheeze. what a waste of money. Fomorian - Great. Even though I own two. Still great! Glabrezu - Ugh. Ugly. never got one, kinda glad. Huge Red Dragon - EXCELLENT. Got 2. Nightwalker - Got one... but not great at all. Would have been nicer in clear sparkly plastic.
My Score: 40% The greats don't quite outweigh the bombs and the horrid distro. Common, uncommon AND rare slots? WOTC learned from the mistake and corrected with only uncommon/rare slots from there on out.
WotDQ: Aspect of Bahamut - nice, but not too usefull. Even after pulling my 4th and trading away all but one. Aspect of Tiamat - GREAT, but too much overhang, still after pulling a 4th and trading them all away but one, NICE. Bluespawn Godslayer - WHY?! got a couple, but was able to feed them to my dogs or trade them away. Dracolich - Excellent. got 2. Tundra Scout - Good. I got one, would have been nicer if he was UNMOUNTED with mount rules. Purple Worm - Cool. got one. Huge Fire Elemental - Very good. Got about 4, could use more, great for fires in town. Eldritch Giant - Meh. Didn't care for so I traded off. Mountain Troll - GREAT, got two. Sorcerer on Black Dragon - Nice, but should have been UNMOUNTED. But at least a "huge dragon" had some spells and was closer to a real D&D huge dragon. Huge Fiendish Spider - Cool spider, scares the wife. got both colors. Displacer Beast Pack Lord - WHY?! Stupid mini that I can't even give to my dogs or give them away. Why didn't we just get the regular Displacer beast? I could have saved my money on that pack and bought a Harbanger one (which i did anyway)
My Score: 60% The greats outweighed the bads by a little bit. However, our area was influxed with odd distrobution. We got cases of Tiamet and Bahamut like crazy. pulling them left and right. but could not pull dracoliches at all. Very odd. But I was happy as other areas of the country didn't get any of the asxpects so I was able to trade one each for a second Huge Red from the GOL set.
AtG
These huges, even though I know what they are ok. 3 I want multiples of, 2 I want one of just because they should look cool, a the rest fall into that What Were They Thinking?!?! category that leaves me to beleive I'll get 4 of that particular "stormcloud". I'm looking at you ya ugly windbag... | | May you find peace and happiness at the hand of Hextor.
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4E takes away our Big Bad Evil Guy (BBEG) and give us this:
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|  zenthrus Commander
 4811 Posts



 SLC, UT
 | | 06/01/2008 10:15 AM |
| ATG Huges
Fire Titan - Looks like an over-sized Fire Giant. I suppose for 3.5 it could work as an enlarged Fire Giant? For 4.0 it'll probably be a staple critter. 8/10 Earth Titan - Huge Earth Elemental for 3.5. Probably another staple for 4.0. 8/10 Death Titan - Been wanting one for a while. Loses points for the poorly designed floppy axe. 7/10 Elder Red Dragon - Looks great. Already have one. Nice for new collectors but not very useful to me. 5/10 Elder White Dragon - Thank you very much. 10/10 Blackroot Treant - Aspect of Voodoo Art Deco Man. Fortunately I have sufficient GoL Treants. 1/10 Enormous Carrion Crawler - Not very useful in 3.5 but could be a 4.0 staple. Regardless it looks sweet and can proxy for quite a number of things. 10/10 Shadow Hulk - I've been needing a Truly Horrid Umber Hulk to lead my Umber Hulk army. 10/10 Armored Guulvorg - No idea what it is, but I actually kind of like it. 7/10 Chain Golem - Wrong size for 3.5 and I really don't like the sculpt. 2/10 Yuan-Ti Anathema - Not sure where I fall on this one. Don't love it. Don't hate it. Don't really have much use for it. 5/10 Thunderblast Cyclone - Huge Air Elemental? Thank you very much. Would have preferred something in clear plastic. 7/10 I think it's very interesting that we're getting several long-clamored for staples (2 Huge Elementals, Truly Horrid Umber Hulk, 2 Huge Chromatic Dragons) and there doesn't seem to be much enthusiasm for AtG.
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| MarioCleanstuff Warrior
 323 Posts



 San Diego, CA
 | | 06/01/2008 10:47 AM |
| My take on the ATG Huges... All ratings based on what can be seen at ddmspoilers.
Fire Titan - Looks nice. Can't wait to get it in-hand to see if the paint makes it worth the rare slot. 4/5
Earth Titan - Looks nice, but I don't care too much for the Earth Titan design on the whole. 3/5.
Death Titan - I'm liking it. The spirit aura is interesting (and shows us that the currently-unpainted minis may still be clear plastic), the axe is floppy. 4/5
Elder Red Dragon - Nice, regal pose, but not too impressive. I hope they don't continue the "red dragons are completely red" trend; we need some painted belly-scales. Want to see this one painted. 4/5
Elder White Dragon - Sure, it overhangs like no other, but it's painted well and it's a very impressive and dynamic pose. I can survive just rotating it on the map to move the wing to a better location. 5/5
Blackroot Treant - I like it. And it's supposed to be an undead Treant, so the grays and blacks make sense. It looks like a gnarled, dead tree. And more Treants never hurts, until we get another one that has no foliage. 4/5
Enormous Carrion Crawler - I'm liking it. It can also proxy for other things, so I'm happy with it. I hope it's Uncommon, because I'm sure my friend's mother will steal one if she sees it. 5/5
Shadow Hulk - I love Umber Hulks. They're easily my favorite monsters. This is more than welcome. I just hope the Shadow Hulk is Uncommon (I know, I know; it's not going to happen) and doesn't come with a special paintjob to match the "Shadow" part. If it does, I can see myself still collecting as many as possible and getting at least one repainted. 5/5
Armored Guulvorg - I liked Guulvorgs in the MMV. It also doesn't look too bad. A welcome addition. 4/5
Chain Golem - It's a nice concept, but the execution is poor. Boring pose, boring sculpt, boring mini. Still want one or two. 2/5
Yuan-Ti Anathema - I suppose it looks fairly good, but just greens is boring, and the head looks ridiculously oversized and misplaced. My least favorite Huge miniature overall. 1/5.
Thunderblast Cyclone - I have high hopes for this one being clear plastic (see Death Titan), and if it is, it'll be more than welcome. I like it. 5/5
46/60 77%
That's my take right now. Some scores may improve, some may drop. I still want to get all of them in-hand.
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| Master of the Awesome Sauce Teflon Jeff Warlord
 7146 Posts



 Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
 | | 06/01/2008 11:05 AM |
| Fire Titan - Looks good, not to great. 3/5
Earth Titan - I like this one, looks like a solid rock. 4/5
Death Titan - Looks pretty sweet. May have to boil the axe, but that's nothing new. 4/5
Elder Red Dragon - Yes. unless the paint gets totally stupid, it's a winner. 5/5
Elder White Dragon - lots of overhang, but still, a huge Dragon is ahuge dragon. 4/5
Blackroot Treant - It's okay, I'm thinking there will be more paint than what we've seen. 2/5
Enormous Carrion Crawler - Love the crawlers. This will make a nice "lord" for my existing pack. 4/5
Shadow Hulk - Heck Yes! 5/5
Armored Guulvorg - Meh, not that great. 3/5
Chain Golem - Looks okay, like the idea, and can be useful in 4E. 3/5
Yuan-Ti Anathema - Looks nice. 3/5
Thunderblast Cyclone - the paint on this will be very important. 3/5, possibly higher if it's painted well. (more like the large, less like the medium)
43/60 71.66%
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| Michael Warrior
 244 Posts



 Sydney, Australia
 | | 06/02/2008 2:30 AM |
| Fire Titan - Too much clear plastic on that one for me. And I don't need titans for 3.5. 1/5
Earth Titan - Could be useful as huge earth elemental. 2/5
Death Titan - No use for it at all. 0/5
Elder Red Dragon - Yay! Heaven for me as I never was able to afford one of the old dragons. Got the large in DOD and the huge now. Thanks! 5/5
Elder White Dragon - Great. I don't mind the overhang too much. 5/5
Blackroot Treant - Ouch. 0/5
Enormous Carrion Crawler - I really don't need a huge carrion crawler. But it looks ok. Kinda. 2/5
Shadow Hulk - I don't have a single umber hulk. If I had some of those, this might be different. As it is: 2/5
Armored Guulvorg - D'Oh! Another He-Man miniature. Battlecat looked better, though. 0/5
Chain Golem - Like the look. Could be useful in any campaign. 3/5
Yuan-Ti Anathema - Don't like the looks (compare to older artwork!). 1/5
Thunderblast Cyclone - ... 0/5
31/60
There are soooo many huge things in D&D (mostly dragons) I'd like to have instead of what we're gonna get in ATG. Guess we'll have to wait another 18 months for the opportunity to see a huge green, blue, rider-less black, SILVER, bronze, brass, copper and some of the interesting other draongs (a huge shadow could be nice). Disappointed.
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| Master of the Awesome Sauce Teflon Jeff Warlord
 7146 Posts



 Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
 | | 06/02/2008 9:52 AM |
| I doubt you'll see Huge Brass or Bronze anytime soon...
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| yack Commander
 3162 Posts



 Ottawa, Canada
 | | 06/02/2008 10:33 AM |
| ATG Huges
Fire Titan - maybe one but not big on huge giants as i will be playing 3.5 3/5 Earth Titan - depends could pass as a huge earth elemental 3/5 Death Titan - cool a death giant (god i hate the word titan) 5/5 Elder Red Dragon - why, I already have 2 sigh sooner got a blue 2/5 Elder White Dragon - Very cool 5/5 Blackroot Treant - looks terrible 1/5 Enormous Carrion Crawler - It' s different would of sooner got a aboleth, but it may have a use 2/5 Shadow Hulk - Truly Horrid Umber Hulk Cool!!! 5/5 Armored Guulvorg - Sigh why? 1/5 Chain Golem - Wrong size for 3.5 and I really don't like the sculpt. 1/5 Yuan-Ti Anathema - Might come handy, like the look 3/5 Thunderblast Cyclone - Huge Air Elemental? Hard to tell it depends on paint 3/5 I just don't get the choices that were chosen for the huges in only the 3rd huge set. I'm disappointed sooner would of had a aboleth, polar worm, Nash... (the ape demon) and a Rehmorhaz(sp?) or a black pudding. Or what about the elementals???? sigh disappointing set in huge choices. | | Champion of the Peryton Vindicated Champion : Pit Fiend, Devourer ATG: Fog Giant DW: Duergar Priest RPG Only!!!! The Drumming Drunkn' DM | |
| Duke of Spoils greyhaze Warlord
 5804 Posts




 | | 06/02/2008 11:22 AM |
| Posted By zenthrus on 05/31/2008 10:50 AM Posted By greyhaze on 05/30/2008 9:19 PM Doesn't the Shadow Hulk double fairly well as a Truly Horrid Umberhulk? Aren't spoilers supposed to be labeled? 
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| Username Warlord
 5622 Posts




 | | 06/02/2008 11:38 AM |
| | I'm holding back on rating AtG huges until I see production paint jobs. | | Originally posted by Schooly_D Username - he deals in minis Champion of Lhesh Haruuc Shaarat'kor | |
| Master of the Awesome Sauce Teflon Jeff Warlord
 7146 Posts



 Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
 | | 06/02/2008 11:57 AM |
| Posted By Username on 06/02/2008 11:38 AM I'm holding back on rating AtG huges until I see production paint jobs.
I'll definitely be revisitng them based on paint jobs...
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| Ridureyu Underboss
 1622 Posts




 | | 06/02/2008 5:10 PM |
| Posted By Teflon Jeff on 06/02/2008 11:57 AM Posted By Username on 06/02/2008 11:38 AM I'm holding back on rating AtG huges until I see production paint jobs. I'll definitely be revisitng them based on paint jobs...
I can certainly think of some that will be paint-dependant. | | Owner of The Original Rust Monsters! DDM: Harbinger: 76/80 Dragoneye: 60/60 Archfiends: 56/60 GoL: 72/72 Aberrations: 60/60 Deathknell: 60/60 Angelfire: 60/60 Underdark: 60/60 War Drums: 60/60 War of the Dragon Queen: 60/60 Blood War: 60/60, Unhallowed: 60/60 Night Below: 60/60 Desert of Desolation: 60/60 Dungeons of Dread: 60/60 Against the Giants: 60/60 Dreamblade: All | |
| Knight of Argenis Corim Danex Warlord
 6614 Posts



 West Valley City, Utah
 | | 06/04/2008 2:53 PM |
| Posted By zenthrus on 06/01/2008 10:15 AM ATG Huges Thunderblast Cyclone - Huge Air Elemental? Thank you very much. Would have preferred something in clear plastic.
Ummm....
Temperance said in chat that this was made out of clear plastic.
Sorry if I am repeating anyone.
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| Duke of Spoils greyhaze Warlord
 5804 Posts




 | | paladin72 Sneak
 87 Posts




 | | 06/04/2008 5:34 PM |
| The only huge mini that I didn't care for was the Godslayer. Not that it really looked bad it's just not anything I personally would ever use. I was more than happy with the rest. I love my huge red.
Overall I'm really less than impressed with the new art direction in the new sets . | | “There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming.” | |
| Knight of the Round Table Thenameless Warlord
 8993 Posts



 The Fortress of Solitude
 | | 06/04/2008 8:03 PM |
| Posted By Username on 06/02/2008 11:38 AM I'm holding back on rating AtG huges until I see production paint jobs.
Same here. Pics can make things look both better or worse. | | Over 270 successful online DDM trades. | |
| Master of the Awesome Sauce Teflon Jeff Warlord
 7146 Posts



 Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
 | | 06/05/2008 9:25 AM |
| I think ATG is going to be one of those sets that we all wish we had gotten more of in 2 years, because we'll be needing the minis more than we thought for either 4E or skirmish.
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