I have actually painted a Reaper bones figure, a troll. The soft plastic is more reminiscent of cheap toy than finely sculpted miniature. Indeed, there is a definite softness to the figure, so that bits that should be sharp, like teeth and claws, are a bit thick and blunt. But, as a unit filler for a couple of pounds, it was a good option.
The current Vampire package shown here is amazing value, I would imagine that roleplayers, duneon crawlers and skirmish gamers are frothing at the mouth at this deal. As a Warhammer player (lapsed), there is some scope in this package, especially for Vampire, chaos or orc generals. There's a bit of everything in there if you look closely - pirates, sci-fi, villains, heroes, critters, there's even a few bits of dungeon furniture!
If I played a dungeon or skirmish game, I would be very keen. As it is, the whole thing ends in a couple of days, so I have just a couple of days to find a decent game that I could use some of these figures to play. To pledge, or not to pledge?
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I've been having the same dilemma. It's a ton of minis, and if I was involved in an RPG I'd jump at this, but those days are long gone. There are many that would be useful, but many I wouldn't find use for. The add-ons are tempting- i love the big tree fellow, and the jabberwock, but I'm sure these will all be available in bones after this kickstarter, and I suspect I can spend less just getting what I'd want afterwards. After all the minis I'm getting from the Mantic kickstarter I think I have too much as it is.
I pledged, almost simply because of the sheer VOLUME of figures you get :)
That said, I'm a little worried now based on your comments about the Bones figure quality...
Also looking at this deal.. and also have the Battle for Alabaster deal coming in ( but 2 boxes, not 1 )..
Wasn't aware of the soft plastic bit.. need to rethink this now I guess..
Will be splitting it with a buddy on pieces that interest us or our armies... some decent sculpts that would look at just being for show I think.
If you have a look around on youtube, you will find plenty of reviews, which show that they are bendy and a little soft when it come to hard edges, if that makes sense. Despite the claims that they take paint unprimed, I just used my usual routine and they took paint and washes, etc in the same way as resin/plastic. The biggest dificulty is cleaning off mold lines, being soft the knife sort of bounces off rather than cuts. Still, for the price, I reckon they are a good prospect for knockabout gaming.
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