You like minis. We like minis.
The little plastic and pewter heroes and
monsters make depicting your fantasy battles quite a bit of fun, but if you’re
a longtime collector, you might be running out of places to find new
miniatures.
We dug through the internet, asked friends and
consulted expert painters to source some fantastic miniatures companies.
For this blog, we didn’t include pre-painted
lines (WizKids for both D&D and Pathfinder) or the major fantasy wargames
(Warhammer or Warmachine/Hordes) since most gamers are aware of them. We also
limited our selection to companies in the U.S.
We hope this helps you expand your collection.
Probably the biggest and most well-known
company is Reaper Miniatures, which has loads of metal and plastic minis. One
of the best things they have on their site is the figure finder, which lets you
pick races, classes, equipment and other filters to find just the right mini.
A load of different fantasy minis come from
Dungeon Crawler in either white unpainted plastic or full painted. Have you
seen their Kraken? It’s massive, and it’s amazing.
If you paint or are into minis at all, you’ve
probably spent a good amount of time on Cool Mini Or Not, and the site now has
its own line of minis in the shop. They’re limited edition, and they’re great
sculpts.
These guys make some amazing pewter pieces,
and they have the license to George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” as
well as several lines of famous mini sculptors. And if you want to play any
kind of anthropomorphic animal, they have what you need.
WizKids makes all those pre-painted plastic
minis, but last year they started producing unpainted lines for both D&D
and Pathfinder. They come pre-primed and ready to paint. The PC minis typically
come with two sculpts of the same character in one box, so you can have
multiple poses.
They’ve been around since the beginning of
RPGs. They’re still here and still kicking ass.
Have you seen these? Atlantis makes incredibly detailed pieces, and their
fantasy minis include orcs, goblins, dwarves, trolls, giants and a variety of
fantasy monsters. Their orc war boss riding a wyvern is incredible.
They make the board game Super Dungeon
Explore, and their adorable chibi miniatures are excellent. Pick up some of
their expansion packs for single miniatures or groups of monsters.
This is a wargame, but their fantasy
miniatures are insane. And insanely detailed.
You know these guys as the producers of
Malifaux, the skirmish wargame. Not everything from their twisted world would
fit your fantasy games, but a lot would.
For something completely different. ArcKnight has a full line of 2D clear flat minis. These are two-sided front and back, and feature some amazing art. They also look amazing on the game table, even alongside other 3D minis and terrain. Speaking of they have lots of that as well. The flat minis come in various packs and travel well. Much better than tokens or cardstock stand up minis. We have had them in Dungeon Crate several times and we also use them ourselves in our games.
What are your favorites?
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