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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9256705" data-attributes="member: 7035894"><p>Yes, the former is correct: although on round bases (usually; always for Wizkids miniatures) a medium miniature takes up a 1x1" square, large 2x2", huge 3x3".</p><p></p><p>I would be cautious about starting my collection with this set for two reasons:</p><p></p><p>1. It's expensive, especially considering that the boosters include no huge miniatures. Wizkids has raised the price compared to other Icons of the Realms booster lines.</p><p>2. It's two very distinct sets combined, and if you are buying miniatures to use as game aids, as you suggest, it might bother you that your goblins or whatever look like two very different groups of creatures. It certainly would me! That's why I think this set is primarily for collectors (and bless). But YVMV, of course.</p><p></p><p>If you are just getting into using miniatures for play, and you want them pre-painted (PPM), my recommendation is buying them on the secondary market. They are priced by how much they are coveted and by rarity, which means that if you focus on buying common and uncommon miniatures you can get quite a wide collection of "staples" (frequently encountered monsters, character miniatures, etc.) for far less than buying them through blind booster boxes, and of course you can pick out exactly what you need. For example, some of the older huge miniatures go for just a few dollars apiece (stone giants, etc.).</p><p></p><p>There are fewer secondary sellers than there used to be, but Kings of Light on eBay has competitive prices and an excellent reputation - note the the shipping price on the first miniature is high, but only goes up fractionally as you add more miniatures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9256705, member: 7035894"] Yes, the former is correct: although on round bases (usually; always for Wizkids miniatures) a medium miniature takes up a 1x1" square, large 2x2", huge 3x3". I would be cautious about starting my collection with this set for two reasons: 1. It's expensive, especially considering that the boosters include no huge miniatures. Wizkids has raised the price compared to other Icons of the Realms booster lines. 2. It's two very distinct sets combined, and if you are buying miniatures to use as game aids, as you suggest, it might bother you that your goblins or whatever look like two very different groups of creatures. It certainly would me! That's why I think this set is primarily for collectors (and bless). But YVMV, of course. If you are just getting into using miniatures for play, and you want them pre-painted (PPM), my recommendation is buying them on the secondary market. They are priced by how much they are coveted and by rarity, which means that if you focus on buying common and uncommon miniatures you can get quite a wide collection of "staples" (frequently encountered monsters, character miniatures, etc.) for far less than buying them through blind booster boxes, and of course you can pick out exactly what you need. For example, some of the older huge miniatures go for just a few dollars apiece (stone giants, etc.). There are fewer secondary sellers than there used to be, but Kings of Light on eBay has competitive prices and an excellent reputation - note the the shipping price on the first miniature is high, but only goes up fractionally as you add more miniatures. [/QUOTE]
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