I was at the LGS tonight and saw the Collector Beholder Set of D&D Miniatures.

Well. It sucks. Really bad. All but one of the miniatures are translucent, the painting really blows... no redeeming value for the price. Do yourself a favor and avoid it.

We broke open a box and hung them in the flgs Christmas tree.

Quote from: stu2000;427646We broke open a box and hung them in the flgs Christmas tree.

Oooh. Good point!

I've never understood the collector mentality with the plastic miniatures. The entire point is they are plastic.. so theyre like.. cheap. Crap paint jobs, only worth a buck or two, really. And yet you see people buying and selling these things for lots of money.

I routinely repaint some of the plastic ones I have and it drives people around me nuts "you are going to ruin the collectors value!"-- (I repainted Raistlin, which was apparently ultra-rare or something- and my oldest kid uses it for his sorcerer). I don't even bother to do that great of a job with them, I admit.

I paint real miniatures as well- there's real artistry in some of those metal sculpts. I'm especially a fan of the Reapers- they are reliably cool, detailed pieces. I don't mind paying $3-6 for a signature piece. But I would draw the line at paying more than a buck or two for plastic. They are useful, and it helps to have a pile of em', but it just confuses me why people collect them.

That said, I have that ultra-limited Orcus still in the box. It was a gift.

What are the stats of the box?

Quote from: Benoist;427634I was at the LGS tonight and saw the Collector Beholder Set of D&D Miniatures.

Well. It sucks. Really bad. All but one of the miniatures are translucent, the painting really blows... no redeeming value for the price. Do yourself a favor and avoid it.

This one?



So, maybe then folks would like to recommend their favorite beholder miniatures?

I thought they looked nice (albeit pricey).

Since I have long since been using a homemade beholder Xmas ornament (pipe cleaners ftw!), I passed.

I'm behind the times -- are there actually multiple types of beholders now, or is the variation just for ornamental purposes?

That's a big box for those four little guys.

Quote from: Insufficient Metal;427777I'm behind the times -- are there actually multiple types of beholders now, or is the variation just for ornamental purposes?

Even in the 1e monster manual there was the beholder and the eye of the deep; the 4e monster manual has a couple different types.

Strange, most of the customers that browse those things at our store seem to love the little beasties.


- Ed C.

Yeah, I really do think they look nice, but you sure do get ALOT of box, and just four miniatures, for what, $35?

I might just break down and buy a box when they go on remainder, like I did with alot of Wizkids' uber-miniatures.

Actually, I see one redeeming value to the set: if I was to actually buy these guys, I would repaint all of them, minus maybe the solid/fully painted one. Then I'd actually make some freaking beholders out of them.

Quote from: Cole;427789Even in the 1e monster manual there was the beholder and the eye of the deep; the 4e monster manual has a couple different types.

...and the gorbel, the gas spore.. and in 2e the gauth, the beholderkin, etc.

Quote from: Abyssal Maw;427877...and the gorbel, the gas spore..

Yeah, I knew about the monsters that looked vaguely like beholders but weren't...