Which is your favorite Reaper dragon and why?

[Rakumi]

As the title says, which is your fav dragon from reaper?  That you own that is.  Mine is Nathavar from DDS2 because he is my largest dragon and though there exist Kaladrax I could have bought or even Nethyrmaul, they are dead dragons.  Second in line is my Nathrax because I think his pose is simply amazing and so animated.

[Sirithiliel]

Hmm currwnly mine is the Narthrax, but I think Ma'aldrakar will beat him out as my favorite

[Dr.Bedlam]

Don't make me choose. Sandra Garrity's Deathsleet was my first, but there have been others since...

Edited August 13, 2015 by Dr.Bedlam

[Qwyksilver]

I always loved Mothwrangler aka Marthrangul because of the pose.  At the time, it seemed like every dragon was reared up on their hind legs, wings spread with front legs menacing.  I loved that Moth was in a low crouched pose preparing to strike, seemed very much like a large cat hunting.

[ced1106]

Kaladrax, because I only need two paint colors to paint him! :D

[Kheprera]

Marthrangul, just like Qwyk.

[dsmiles]

Gauth, because Gauth.

[Humansquish]

Marthrangul with Viridius and Stormwing close seconds. Lavarath is pretty awesome too.

[Bruunwald]

I've always liked the Guardian Dragon. There are other dragons that have certain aspects that I like better. But overall, I've always liked this guy's combination of elements; he's good sized without being unwieldy, he fits over a base compactly without compromising pose, he's got comparatively decent sized wings, and he's pretty much about to swallow some poor schmuck whole.

 

My shame is that I've had him pinned up on a base for years now, but I've never gotten around to filling his gaps, much less painting him up.

Edited August 14, 2015 by Bruunwald

[wargamer]

really hard too choose, so many great sculpts.  I'm going with the dragon from dragons don't share 2

[Rakumi]

really hard too choose, so many great sculpts.  I'm going with the dragon from dragons don't share 2

This is for sure the largest non dead dragon.

[Jordan Peacock]

Wyrmgear is my favorite.  I could imagine painting that same mini over and over again maybe 3 or 4 times, with a different scheme each time.  Much fun.  :)

 

LATE EDIT: Oh yeah.  I'm supposed to say WHY.

 

First off, I love the steampunk aspect, and yet the medieval-ish shields (easily removable) make this look like it's completely plausible as some sort of fantasy clockwork construct, or perhaps some sort of golem, rather than something that must be consigned to the "Chronoscope" line.  (Well, that and the fact that it's a dragon.)  And yet, the techno-magic aspect of this gives me permission to take it in other directions.  Perhaps it's a fantastic contraption for Deadlands, powered by Ghost Rock, in which case it calls for a lot of dark iron and green "cast light" effects from its innards.  Perhaps it's the creation of the diabolical mad scientist (or heroic inventor?) Dr. Decker Lugstampf, and fits within some Victorian-esque steampunk universe, in which case it calls for a lot of copper and verdigris and wood grain, and maybe some painted-on filigree work.  Or I could even see this painted up as some sort of cyber-dragon done up in black with cool-color highlights and Tron-esque glow lines in strategic spots, and the medieval look and draconic aspect are mere affectations.

 

But it's not enough just that it's a mechano-dragon.  I've seen (and acquired) more than a few "mechano-beast" minis that look horribly clunky, as if designed by someone without the least bit of mechanical sense (i.e., granting the machine joints that might even conceivably be able to move), nor a gift for aesthetics.

 

This doesn't suffer that problem.  I won't claim that it's the least bit "realistic," but at a glance, it's not hard to imagine how it might move.  In fact, there's just something about the combination of mechanical joints and segments with an animal-like figure that invites me to imagine it in motion even when it's obviously just a static figure.  The "grill" on the front of the dragon is a simple yet wonderful element -- at once, the slats suggest fangs, the visor of a jousting knight's helmet, or even the "cow plow" at the front of an old steam engine train.  The body is an elegant fusion of mechanical and biological cues, giving it a solid chest cavity and yet a body that narrows along the spine toward the hips to suggest something with an almost feline flexibility.  The lines are sleek, just jagged enough to communicate a sense of being dangerous, without being covered in gratuitous spikes that over-work the point.

 

The only fault I find in the model would be in the "broccoli bases" incorporated onto the feet, and the lack of a suitable base to come with the figure.  They seem to be doomed NOT to properly to rest on a flat surface, even after a few attempts at boiling.  My first order of business was to trim those "broccoli bases" right off and pin the feet down to a customized base.

 

However, considering that the dragon is flexible enough that it practically begs to be incorporated into some sort of diorama, or at least to have a customized decorative base (120mm or so), it's probably just as well that it's nearly base-less, so this is a very MINOR fault, in my mind.

 

And so, THAT is why this is my favorite Reaper dragon.  :)

Edited August 17, 2015 by Jordan Peacock

[wildger]

Deathsleet. The first and the only one dragon I owned. Fully painted in pewter, it is heavy.

Edited August 16, 2015 by wildger

[Sockmonkey]

Wyrmgear definitely gets my vote!

[Dilvish the Deliverer]

I've always liked the Guardian Dragon. There are other dragons that have certain aspects that I like better. But overall, I've always liked this guy's combination of elements; he's good sized without being unwieldy, he fits over a base compactly without compromising pose, he's got comparatively decent sized wings, and he's pretty much about to swallow some poor schmuck whole.

 

My shame is that I've had him pinned up on a base for years now, but I've never gotten around to filling his gaps, much less painting him up.

That's the first Reaper dragon I ever bought.  I still need to finish assembling and paint it.