I backed Oathsworn's latest Kickstarter earlier this year and the miniatures arrived a couple of days ago. Typically of Oathsworn, everything arrived on time and the project was managed well, with timely and informative updates. The Lovejoys are a safe pair of hands.
The miniatures came packed in a pair of plastic boxes, similar to business card boxes. Each Heroine was in a small plastic packet and the extra space packed with bubble wrap and a couple of packing chips, keeping them both safe from the outside and immobile to prevent damage from abrasion inside.
So what about the figures themselves?
The whole gang. Back row left to right: half-orc barbarian, human fighter, elf ranger, dragonborn sorceress.
Middle row left to right: human cleric, human bard, human rogue, human magic-user.
Front row left to right: dwarf fighter, halfling rogue, forest gnome ranger, pregnant lady NPC.
As well as the Heroines themselves, there's also a little resin model of a monster nest, complete with eggs, a skull and a couple of bits of discarded gear. I've already managed to misplace mine so I'll get a picture later for you as soon as I track it down!
They scale roughly at "true 28mm" I'd say. The half-orc barbarian is the tallest figure, measuring 29mm from the soles of her boots to her eyes.The dragonborn sorceress comes next at 28mm to eyes. The elf and humans range from 25-26mm to eye, though some are creeping warily along and so are slightly stooped in pose. The dwarf fighter is next at 22mm, and the halfling and gnome are16-17mm to eye.
The proportions are naturalistic and less chunky than, say, the Heroes of the Dwarfs. I like this development, as I love to mix my historical and fantasy figures and this will make it much easier for them to mix in. The detail is nice and clear, and the faces are well sculpted. They're well equipped with backpacks, ropes, bedrolls, pouches and such, but the detail is again nice and clear, although they still seem uncluttered. I like to paint details like embroidery & such so I like to have room on a miniature, and these look like they'll give me no trouble.
Overall I'm very impressed. These are my favourite Oathsworn models so far, and the enthusiasm with which the project was backed says to me that there's not just an appetite for this kind of figure, but an outright hunger.