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Offline Inso

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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #15 on: 26 June 2013, 09:34:52 PM »
The Reaper Bones stuff has me in a quandary... do I buy my favourite dragon in metal or bendy plastic?

I spent a while cruising E-bay this evening and have discovered that there are an awful lot of dragons that are touted as OOP GW when they are clearly something else...


Offline gi6ers

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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #16 on: 26 June 2013, 09:53:01 PM »
This is my favourite dragon:



http://www.coolminiornot.com/254071?browseid=5844171

But I'd like to see more ideas :)

Mine too funnily enough...

Got another one coming from the reaper KS, will let you know if it's any good mate and I can compare the 2.

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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #17 on: 27 June 2013, 12:11:03 AM »
The Reaper Bones stuff has me in a quandary... do I buy my favourite dragon in metal or bendy plastic?

I spent a while cruising E-bay this evening and have discovered that there are an awful lot of dragons that are touted as OOP GW when they are clearly something else...



The BONES stuff paints up so easily. I just did one. No primer, paint glides right on smooth as silk. And you can't break the BONES. I've tried. I bent my Cave Troll till he was kissing his toes and no breakage. It's also lighter than metal and if you're talking huuuuge dragon that would make a difference.

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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #18 on: 27 June 2013, 06:52:10 AM »
Mine too funnily enough...

Got another one coming from the reaper KS, will let you know if it's any good mate and I can compare the 2.

That bones one is quite cheap too. I definitely need one of those but don't know if I want to go for the metal or the plastic.


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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #19 on: 27 June 2013, 09:13:25 AM »
I buckled and went for metal :)

Something else to store until I get back into things again.

Once I get some pay-pal funds, the Mirliton White Dragon will join it :)

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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #20 on: 27 June 2013, 10:33:09 AM »
I should have an old "original" white dragon (at least I've seen it's box recently), if you need a size comparison pic I'll dig him out- it's not a big dragon, but quite nice.
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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #21 on: 27 June 2013, 10:40:50 AM »
I should have an old "original" white dragon (at least I've seen it's box recently), if you need a size comparison pic I'll dig him out- it's not a big dragon, but quite nice.


Cheers :)

I'd appreciate that.

I'm not looking for big dragons (apart from one who will be the king but I am not looking for him yet) so the white dragon being fairly small isn't an issue.

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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #23 on: 27 June 2013, 11:03:34 AM »
As in: 'wow it's bad'?

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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #24 on: 27 June 2013, 11:06:05 AM »
As in: 'wow it's bad'?

I'm not a fan of the Elmore dragons either :(

...but you never know, there may be one or two that crop up that look brilliant so all ideas are appreciated :)

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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #25 on: 27 June 2013, 11:19:49 AM »
No, not a fan either. Spotted this yesterday, or was it this morning, I'd rather put that money towards a heresy dragon.
I wouldn't mind that 25k add on though.

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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #26 on: 27 June 2013, 12:20:42 PM »
Figured I'd take pics of some of the other dragons I suggested as well + an old Ral Partha one- pictured here lovingly putting his arms round Admiral Almos (poor ikkle guy).

Grenadier White Dragon II, primed white


Grenadier Copper Dragon II


Grenadier Pond dragon (painted by my mom in the late 80s)


badly stripped Ral Partha dragon



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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #27 on: 27 June 2013, 12:25:21 PM »
Cheers Ink :) ... most helpful :)

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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #28 on: 27 June 2013, 10:21:28 PM »
Here's a link with more helpful scale pix:

http://forum.miniature-heroes.co.uk/index.php?action=gallery;cat=6

So far I reckon I'll go for the White Dragon II, Black Dragon, Green Dragon II and the Blue Dragon (to go with the Pathfinder Red Dragon).

They are all big enough to be a threat to a standard human/dwarf in 28mm but not so big as to be an 'instant death' sort of opponent.

I won't be painting them the right colours though  lol

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Re: Dragons everywhere.
« Reply #29 on: 28 June 2013, 01:11:02 AM »
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As dumb as it sounds, for big ones have a look at the McFarlane Dragons .

I like the fact that they're crap-your-pants BIG. They have a couple of superb water dragons.



All of Tom Meier's early dragons are lovely, although i don't know if many of them are typical of an environment (unless you count Disco as an environment http://www.solegends.com/citdragon/dg3bluedragon/dg3blue-02.jpg).

Here is a link to all the old Grenadier dragons if you haven't found it yet-

http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Dragon_Lords_-_Dragon_of_the_Month

 

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