Huge/Gargantuan/Colossal Minis

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I've been looking into non-WotC sources for really big miniatures, and thought it would be great to start a thread where we can talk about products we like

Here are two brands I haven't tried yet but have heard good things about:

DC Unlimited's World of Warcraft Action Figures
DC Unlimited: World of Warcraft
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Todd MacFarlane's Dragons
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[frankthedm]

Sadly with the economy tanking, the selection of affordable action figures is slipping somewhat. Fewer stores are taking chances on new properties. Notably The Mcfarlane fantasy series 2 figures, and the line itself, was canceled due to low orders. Which in partly was fault of that the mcfarlane dragons were usually hit and miss, some looked cool, others were mediocre or too oddball. Half a set would sell, the other half rotted on retail store shelves and eventually was deeply discounted to be sold at a loss.

 

[Felon]

I wonder if gargantuan Orcus has gone the way of Gleemax and the virtual tabletop?

 

[Badwe]

Orcus has, in fact, been canned. There was another thread explaining it, but basically they showed a prototype at a con, everyone raised their hand when asked who was interested in the mini, then they all put their hand down when he added it cost 80 dollars.

I posted a thread similar to this a while ago but it’s deep in the annals of the RPG general forum. Also consider the various discontinued mage knight and specifically mage knight: dungeon minis. The bases are 1.25”, just big enough to make a decent large figure. They’re also quite easy to debase (I often do so accidentally!). Someone else mentioned using halloween novelty props to be giant spiders or bats.

Beyond that, ebay is your friend. There are so many failed minis games you can’t help but find a decent deal, and most of them have big enough bases to be at least large. Sadly, Huge and gargantuan are where options start to dwindle. If I’m not mistaken, some of the visibles in the new DDM line will be huge, and the set following this one is supposed to have a greater focus on huge minis.

 

[NewJeffCT]

Todd MacFarlane's Dragons
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I bought one of the McFarlane zodiac warriors - no base, but it is a gigantic minotaur that I am going to use as a Goristro (huge demon from the Hordes of the Abyss book - a living siege engine, it's called) I think the mini is closer to Gargantuan in size than merely Huge. The book lists it as Huge, but I think I'll run it as Gigantic...

The miniature itself looks pretty good.

 

[Klaus]

I bought a Fire Dragon from the Warriors of the World series "Legends". It works perfectly as a Huge Black Dragon (it's quite larger than the Aspect of Tiamat, so it might even work as a Gargantuan). They also have a 3-Headed Midgard The Dragon figure, which is definitely Gargantuan.

Legends Series - BBI Warriors of the World

Their Dark Lord figure is perfect for a Huge Balor:

Safari Ltd. has an awesome selection of pre-painted plastic minis that come in toobs:

I have the Dragon's Lair II toob, and the quadrupedal figures translate roughly to a Large (horse-sized) mini when placed next to D&D Minis:

 

[frankthedm]

Yeah,[ame="http://www.amazon.com/McFarlane-McFarlanes-Warrior-Zodiac-Taurus/dp/B0017RQELO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1240516874&sr=1-1"] the Taurus[/ame] is a good, gargantuan fig, the verdigris coating on his copper armor gives it an air of antiquity.

Conan series 1 had an awesome gargantuan ape, perfect for Oonga from Isle of the Ape. Shown here next to a 10" obelisk for scale He is still affordable on amazon. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007KL7AK/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller="]Man-Eating Haunter of the Pits[/ame].

Conan series 2 had a decent gargantuan Salamander/snake.

McFarlane's Dragons had an awesome mini for The Dragon of Tyr back in series 4. You'll have to swap the clear ball for an obsidian orb though... "SORCERERS DRAGON CLAN 4" - Google Product Search

 

[frankthedm]

Hey, thanks for the info on those legends toys Klaus! I strongly suspect the stores near me that probably would have stocked those did not due to the ailing economy.

Found another 3 headed dragon here. This one looks like a re-sculpt of a [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Papo-38935-2-Headed-Dragon-Red/dp/B000NTMCLI/ref=pd_sim_t_1"]two headed dragon released by Papo[/ame].

http://www.enworld.org/forum/genera...spawn-tiamat-two-headed-dragon-papo-toys.html

http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/188744-schleich-knights.html
http://www.kitestailstoys.com/product.php?productid=22334

 

[Felon]

Orcus has, in fact, been canned. There was another thread explaining it, but basically they showed a prototype at a con, everyone raised their hand when asked who was interested in the mini, then they all put their hand down when he added it cost 80 dollars.

Fair enough. Fair enough.

 

[Aberzanzorax]

Heh.

There are lots of things that I really want.


Quite a lot of those are not worth $80.

WOW.



That gets close to "buy the materials and sculpt my own" pricing, including accounting for time.



Or I can buy a dowel, wrap a printout of orcus on it, and call it a day for all the difference in fun it would be.



BUT, I'd really consider buying something like a gargantuan Orcus for $40.