You probably know this but getting a dragon or two from Michaels can be a great deal if you play their sales, and coupons game well. I've got both a red and green dragon from them that both look great on the table.
"Thrifting." I like that term and consider myself a fellow thrifter. There is something strangely fun about the hunt for a good deal. And there is something even more satisfying when you do find a really great deal. I've made a few and each one has significantly boosted my minis.
Someone was getting rid of his collection and I misunderstood him that he owned that dragon. He probably ended up giving it away to a local comic book store back in Northern NY. That really saddened me because he offered to give me some of his minis but I didn't think he was serious about just giving away his collection. The guys at the comic book store were jerks and some of of the stuff they got donated they had on display but wouldn't sell it to anyone.
I love the Storm Giant mini at the beginning. Maybe to explain the minis size, he's a Storm Giant Mage who's at the end of his life, growing weaker with age after studying and hannessing the elemental powers for all his life.
That's an Ancient Wyrm from Ultima Online, I have one too and its one of the toughest creatures in the game . Like the video, makes me want to do one with all of my random miniature thrift finds.
I have that one too and love him! It also opened up the possibilities of getting much larger non-D&D figures. I now have the Dwarven Colossus figure from Skyrim Online and Liberty Prime statue from Fallout 4. If you're okay with including Steampunk in your D&D Campaigns, then these 2 are huge and would be a perfect fit!!
While not technically a d&d miniature, the largest one I have is the big boi c'thulhu from the board game C'thulhu: death may die, looking forward to painting him.
Now I wonder how many giant dragons one really needs. Besides love the Runegiant never gotten to play the „rise of the Runelords“ campaign and nowadays I just can’t go back from dnd 5e to pathfinder. Anyway cool video:)
I’m sort of stuck. I got a bunch of miniatures from a Salvation Army (Essentially Australian Goodwill) plus a few other pre primed, unpainted miniatures and I’m not sure where to get the paint from. Now obviously I don’t want to break the bank, I want to roughly get the essential paints for around $50 or lower. A few weeks ago Zing had a D&D paint set in stock for $40 but that has gone out of stock and has vanished from the website leaving only the $140 monster set. Currently I’ve found a warhammer contrast paints set for $55 at Games workshop and a $46 D&D paint set at another RPG store that’s name can’t really come to mind now. What’s your opinion? Do you think I should go for the contrast or the D&D one? Keep in mind this is my first campaign I’m running and the first one my friends have ever played so I was just thinking if nothing shows up I’ll leave them unpainted for this session. So warhammer, D&D, unpainted or some other genius idea from you?
I'm not sure what the situation is in Australia. Many people just use craft paint that is thinned down. I took a class with the crafting Muse and that used straight up craft paint and got amazing results. I still use craft paint. So check to see if there is a hobby store near you that sells it. Don't order craft paint online since shipping will be too expensive. Also see if there is a gaming shop near you that sells the Vallejo line for a cheap price. I know the prices in Australia are different.
If you are worried about price than the contrast line and the official d&d line are going to be way too expensive. Look for army painter sets on clearance or any of the board game paint sets that have a good assortment. But again checking your local hobby store for craft paint or Vallejo sets might be an option. Get acrylic water based paints! Avoid enamel. They don't mix well with acrylic.
I wish I could give better advice but I know Australia has way different pricing when it comes to hobby stuff. The smaller d&d paint set might actually be a good option if nothing else is around. You will get way more use out of a d&d set than the contrast set when you are starting out in my opinion.
Great video! I have only been collecting miniatures for about a year now, but have amassed quite a number of non-D&D miniatures. I have about 6 of the McFarlane dragons at this point and several dozen monster and dragon figures from various games, movies and anime that fit perfectly into the D&D setting. In fact, here's a treat for you and your viewers. Go to bigbadtoystore.com and do a search for "Dragon Age Inquisition High Dragon Exclusive Figure." It is a very cool looking dragon and you can't beat the price!!! I promise that it is well worth your time to check it out! Thanks again for the awesome video!
Speaking of huge minis... I had a question. I know scale isn't necessarily important and they're just meant to represent characters/creatures. Maybe not really 1:1. But I've always wondered why the Ashardalon Dragon mini is smaller (just barely) than the Balor mini, when part of ashardalon's lore states that Ashardalon has his heart replaced with a balor? Shouldn't ashardalon be 10 times the size of that balor? How big is ashardalon anyway? Sorry. These are the goofy things I think about.
@@Blandco i don't think it would be possible to accurately portray ashardalon in scale. I seem to remember once reading that at the end of his life, he was massive. Considering that some Dragons when they die, can become new mountains in the land, that makes sense.
