[Kickstarter] Reaper Miniatures - Bones 5

[deaddmwalking]

I thought there was a KS Shilling thread, but I looked and I could not find it.

Reaper Minis Bones 5 launched today.

I've participated in the four prior Bones Kick Starters. I feel like I get a really good value in terms of miniatures - maybe TOO GOOD - since I haven't been painting them. Still, I'm in on this one, too.

[Korwin]

http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=55582

[violence in the media]

I've participated in Bones 2-4, but 5 is leaving me feeling meh. There's a few things that look neat, but the Core set just seems to be filling up with junk.

[deaddmwalking]

I've participated in Bones 2-4, but 5 is leaving me feeling meh. There's a few things that look neat, but the Core set just seems to be filling up with junk.

I'm with you. I've cancelled my initial pledge; I'll wait a week to decide whether to pledge again. I may end up pledging for less than a Core Set - I like some of the 'add ons'.

The Yokai are cool (+$12), but not sure I'd use them
The Fire Giant Hellbringer (+$8) looks cool and seems like a relatively good value.
The War Mammoth (+$14) is a really cool sculpt, but I'm not sure I need one enough to justify a $14 cost.

I could use the Fantasy Dinos (+$12), but at $1.50 per mini (8 in the set) it seems like it's relatively expensive.

I also have Bones 1-4 and they're all basically sitting untouched. I want to support the Kick Starter, but so far they haven't given me a reason why I should do this instead of picking up some of the models after they release to production (or skip them altogether).

[violence in the media]

I haven't pledged yet. I like the Fire Giant as well; and the Dungeon Dwellers expansion and townsfolk add on seem like fairly good deals as well, especially if you're going to build a diorama or something.

I can't figure out who thought sticking the child heroes or spell effects in the core set was a good idea though.

[deaddmwalking]

I can't figure out who thought sticking the child heroes or spell effects in the core set was a good idea though.

With the 'kid heroes' there is an actual goat. That's kinda cool.

They posted an update this morning about things that were unlocked last night including a $50 Daimyo Expansion. Because I am weak, I have pledged again. I'm back in.

[deaddmwalking]

There are 24 hours left in the Bones Kickstarter.

One thing that's kinda cool about this is that if you see something you like but you're cash shy at the moment, is you can pledge a smaller amount (it was $1, now I think the minimum is $40) and you can add anything that was offered in the Kickstarter at the Kickstarter cost.

So if you want a $22 add-on, you can pay for it anytime in the next 12 months or so.

[Prak]

Plus there are now two different ships, if you're the type who hasn't figured out that an actual ship mini isn't really that practical or just want a cool ship.

[The Adventurer's Almanac]

I wasn't into miniatures when the other kickstarters happened, but this thread fucked my wallet up and now I'm getting a couple hundred chunks of plastic in a few years...

[Foxwarrior]

Remember to get some good paints and paintbrushes, painting miniatures is the best part.

[The Adventurer's Almanac]

Oh, I have dozens of paints and plenty of miniatures I already need to start working on... but this is such a good value and the Bones minis are my favorites of the ones I have. I just spent about a month painting the main bad guy for my campaign, it's great fun.

[erik]

It pleases me that the demand for minis remains enough to keep Reaper in business. I pretty much have all the minis I'll ever need for fantasy gaming thanks to the D&D miniatures line from 15 years back and I think the next time I start adding more minis will be when I get the ability to cheaply print them on demand to make custom characters, or if I shift genres and need new minis on that basis.

[Prak]

I like Reaper overall, but I do kinda get a bit frustrated how cheesecakey their female characters tend to be, and when they're not cheesecakey, they tend to be pretty fatphobic caricatures.

It looks like, overall, they've done better on that count here, which I appreciate. I mean, still pretty samey body types, and there's some cheesecake, but there are more female adventurers in relatively reasonable clothes in RB5 than RB4, and the cheesecake figures mostly make some kind of sense.

Also hero goblins, which I really appreciate.

[The Adventurer's Almanac]

I love cheesecake females in unreasonable clothing - my dumbest mini is a Reaper female pirate that looks like Tara Reid on a coke binge and I love her. She's has giant balloon tits on a body that doesn't look like it has any organs in it. It's great.

[brized]

I did Bones 1-3 and still haven't painted any. I think I'll just buy pre-painted minis from now on.