Product Spotlight: Pathfinder Red Dragon & Merlock the Magnificent

Posted on 11-22-09

Gather 'round the fire, gang. It's product spotlight time!



First up is Julie Guthrie's Red Dragon (#60021) for Reaper's officially licensed Pathfinder Miniatures line. Oh, what's that you say? It looks like the red dragon from the front of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game cover? Huh, what a coindidence. Funny how that works. Julie did an amazing job with this miniature, and she even put the little idol face at the dragon's feet. Now, all we need is for someone to craft a vignette featuring Valeros, Seoni and big red here. Look for the Pathfinder Red Dragon in March 2010!



Next up is Bob Ridolfi's Merlock the Magnificent (#50124) for the Chronoscope line. This guy is really cool, and has a ton of uses for modern games. An easy conversion turns him into an investigator for any pulp adventure games, or maybe even a Snidely Whiplash-esque type of villain. Now all he needs is a lovely assistant so he can saw her in half. Merlock the Magnificent should be available around the end of the year.

Halloween '09 Contest Winners

Posted on 11-19-09

So many great entries this year, and the new "vote for your favorites" format seemed to be a hit.

We had a two-way tie for first place between Michael Klieman and Dave Twiddy with their versions of Jack the Ripper Pumpkin Carver and a scene from Trick of Treating (a poingnant combination of Nightspectre and Townsfolk: Children), respectively:

 

Second Place is Tish Wolter's Burbon Street Sophie, our ReaperCon Sophie a few years ago:



And finally, Jay Sprenkle's "Taking Candy From a Baby" -- an excellent use of our Creature Components pack:



If you get a chance, be sure to share your congrats with these folks over in the forum; they all did a fantastic job.

Now then, get back to work! ReaperCon painting contest is ony a few months away, and after that, we'll be doing another summer contest, so start thinking of those ideas.

New Releases Available

Posted on 11-18-09

These feature the incredible Pathfinder line, some stellar Chronoscope figures, one grisly Warlord, and some solid Dark Heaven. Check it out.

Dark Heaven Legends
03440: Creature Components II by Various ($9.99) [+1]
03453: Ghoul Witch on Cauldron by Matthew Bickley ($4.99) [+1]
03454: DHL Classics: Fire Wizards by Sandra Garrity, Bobby Jackson ($8.99) [+1]
03455: Dwarf Wizard by Jason Wiebe ($4.99) [+1]
03456: Animal Companions I by Julie Guthrie ($8.99) [+1]

Warlord
14563: Salty Dog, Undead Werewolf by Tim Prow ($8.99) [+1]

Chronoscope
50118: Oktoberfest Fraulein by Werner Klocke ($3.99) [+1]
50120: Sgt. Mack Torrey by James Van Schaik ($3.99) [+1]
50122: P.B. Pugh, Pulp Hero by Bob Ridolfi ($3.99) [+1]
50123: Space Hero by Glenn Harris ($3.88) [+1]

Pathfinder
60001: Valeros, Iconic Male Human Fighter by Bobby Jackson ($4.99) [+1]
60002: Ezren, Iconic Male Human Wizard by Todd Harris ($5.49) [+1]
60003: Amiri, Iconic Female Human Barbarian by Derek Schubert ($3.99) [+1]
60004: Harsk, Iconic Male Dwarf Ranger by Todd Harris ($5.99) [+1]
60005: Arael, Half Elf Cleric by Gene Van Horne ($3.99) [+1]
60006: Goblin Warriors (4) by Ben Siens ($10.99) [+1]
60007: Sinspawn by Derek Schubert ($3.49) [+1]
60008: Hook Mountain Ogre #1 by Dave Summers ($16.99) [+1]

These are all available in our online store.

Pathfinder Miniatures from Reaper on Monday!

Posted on 11-12-09

The Pathfinder Miniatures line is arriving next week!

Has it been that long since GenCon? I guess so. My how the time flies when you're producing the world's greatest miniatures.

After much planning, tweaking, sculpting, and perfecting, we're almost ready to unleash these beautiful miniatures onto the world. The first eight miniatures in the new Pathfinder range should go up on Monday, November 16^th. The gallery for these models will be going live that same day, and we'll be adding some new greens to preview as well. To whet your appetite until then, gaze in unabashed awe at the painted version of 60005 Arael, sculpted by Gene Van Horne, team painted by Anne Foerster and Derek Schubert. Pathfinders, commence drooling!

As always, for more info on the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, please visit www.paizo.com.

Introducing the Legion of Justice and Caeke!

Posted on 11-09-09

You've all been introduced to the mighty Echidnox, Hedgehog Hero. Now, it's my pleasure to introduce to you the Woodland Friends! All together, they form the Legion of Justice and Caeke!

Our great pal Wayne Reynolds (www.waynereynolds.com) gave birth to the Legion soon after he discovered electricity and invented fire. Although we think that the Legionnaires are greater than electricity and fire put together. They're just that cool. And to make things even better, Wayne has allowed Reaper to take his idolic visions and give them form in miniature so that we may all bow down and worship them, chanting "Ia Ia Echidnox Fhtagn!" and putting stickers on our cars that say "Platypusvergnügen". So, thank you Wayne and Ged.

The next of our Woodland Friends on deck is Platypod, the platypus mage. An evolutionary riddle wrapped in a conundrum served with a side of enigma, Platypod's origins are shadowy at best. One thing's for sure -- when he gets the sparkly jazz hands going, his enemies are sure to turn and run.

Platypod's green has been pressed, and we're ramping up production on him. We expect an early December release. Once we get Platypod in stores, Echidnox will only be available for another week.

After Platypod, we'll have Shoatima, the Otter Archer, followed by Frummity, the... actually, we're not entirely sure what species Frummity is exactly, but dang he's cute!

You can see pictures of the entire LJC here: http://www.reapermini.com/LegionofJusticeandCaeke

All profits from the sale of these figures benefits Child's Play.

Halloween '09 Contest Voting

Posted on 11-09-09

Head over to our forum and vote here!

Thanks to everyone who entered! We're trying something new this year. There were many more than 10 entries we thought were really great, so we went ahead and selected 20 of our favorites. So, that's nice. More participants!

Second, We posted the poll as multiple choice. That is, you're not limited to selecting your number one absolute favorite. You like three? Pick three.

In the case of ties, we'll sort it out.

Voting will be open through Sunday, November 15.

Enjoy!

Boneyard is Back!

Posted on 11-05-09

Or, you can now order parts without ordering the whole model all over again.

Reaper's Boneyard is our listing of all the pieces that make up our models. This sort of thing is just perfect for anyone who loves conversions. We make it easier than ever to get the perfect sword for that weapon swap you've been dying to do for your character model.

Whenever you're browsing one of our galleries, just look for the little puzzle piece (enlarged to the right, to show texture). At a glance it tells you the number of pieces a given figure has. Clicking on the icon will take you directly to the Boneyard listing on that product's detail page.

In the Online Store, you can also search with the keyword boneyard to return just the parts. Boneyard sword is a good example to see what I mean. Who doesn't like pointy objects?

When viewing an individual part, you can also see which larger model that part belongs to. Check right below the tags field to see this in action.

Pictures are forthcoming. It's my Saturday project until they're all done.