Rakumi Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Not too familiar with all the rules so I am not going to name the other brand. But there is a new Tiamat mini being made. It is $400 + dollars. Seems ridiculous when you can get this amazing Bones 5 headed dragon Maal Drakar for $150. Just want to hear people's thoughts on comparing from what is known? Are you excited? Would you purchase? Is the Bones all you need? How does the size stack up? I have Maal Drakar but never had a chance to put him/her together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowsandbones Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rakumi said: Not too familiar with all the rules so I am not going to name the other brand. But there is a new Tiamat mini being made. It is $400 + dollars. Seems ridiculous when you can get this amazing Bones 5 headed dragon Maal Drakar for $150. Just want to hear people's thoughts on comparing from what is known? Are you excited? Would you purchase? Is the Bones all you need? How does the size stack up? I have Maal Drakar but never had a chance to put him/her together. Personally, I'm a little tired of Wizkids Size changes. Yeah the model looks cool but knowing how ABYSMAL Wizkids prepainted minis can be lately, ill pass on that risk. In my humble opinion, it is NOT worth $400+. Maybe $250 but comparing it to other products they make, that $400 price tag seems STEEP. Like, greedily steep. I'd be curious to see it in person before making up my mind about it's inherent quality and worth but I still won't be buying it. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnwulf Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Let's be perfectly honest... the regular posters on this forum aren't the target audience for this. This forum is heavily populated with mini painters, and most of us who make the decision to have a Tiamat are going to want to paint her ourselves, especially given how... bad... the Wizkids Prepaints can look. All that being said, they still sell. They sell well enough that Wizkids thinks enough people will pre-order this to justify making it. Just probably not many of the people here. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I hadn't heard anything about this until reading your post, so I went searching for pics and a bit of info. I like the pose a lot, I'm wondering exactly how heavy it is compared to Ma'al. Either one is going to take up a bit of space for storage though. 2 hours ago, Cygnwulf said: Let's be perfectly honest... the regular posters on this forum aren't the target audience for this. This forum is heavily populated with mini painters, and most of us who make the decision to have a Tiamat are going to want to paint her ourselves This is true (I couldn't find it stated in the few press releases I read, but I assume this is pre-painted?). At a $400 price tag, I couldn't justify buying it (if I had the money for it) since I could buy Ma'al, an airbrush and a compressor for almost the same price. That $250 difference is a lot of money that could be allocated towards long-term hobby enjoyment. Given the popularity D&D and RPGs have been experiencing, this is most likely aimed towards the higher disposable-income crowd and the celebrity players (the Matthew Mercers, the Joe Manganiellos, etc). But I do like the pose. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakumi Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 Manvsmini, the pose does look nice even if it is probably not usable on your standard board setup. Very spread out. I am very curious to see how the size compares to Maal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan S Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) Even if I could justify dropping $400 on a mini (which is way, way beyond my budget), I am just not the biggest fan of Wizkid's miniatures in general. I do own a number of their miniatures but I find the quality is just so wildly inconsistent. A lot of them are great, some absolutely stunning infact, but a lot are horrible (cheap plastic and poorly moulded features, I've literally received models with their faces missing!). My purchases have been so hit and miss that I just wont gamble with them anymore. I'm also not a fan of how they use gorgeous 3D renders of the models on their sales pages, rather than actual photos of the real life miniature, which aren't half as detailed and nice when you receive them. I know a lot people, including members of this forum love Wizkids, and swear by them. I am just commenting based on my personal experience with them. Edited September 10, 2021 by Dan S 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted September 10, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 10, 2021 Not interested. Wizkids quality is very hit or miss. $400 is much more of a gamble than I'm willing to make. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goddesstio Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 I kinda don't trust them after the ship they released. Before it was out, they were saying it was going to be like how Reaper's ship turned out - have multiple decks you could stack and unstack, so you had a real time play area. As the Reaper ship wasn't in the world yet, I was excited - but I'm glad I didn't preorder it, because it turned out to just be basically one deck and then some deck inserts you put out next to it. VERY disappointing. MUCH happier with the Bone V ship!! And from now on, on anything Wizkids over $20 I gotta see it before I decide to buy 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Shartan Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 IMO, this "version" of Tiamat looks like a very poorly designed, and manufactured, Chinese toy one would find in the local dollar store. There is absolutely no way possible that I would even consider buying that model. Reverend Shartan 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroorex Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Well to go by the wizkids website the miniature is roughly 75cmx40cmx40cm and I can see at least 3 major spots on the dragon necks where the painters missed and the raw primer is still showing. Not the best foot forward. I have Mal and I am very happy with that mini and my players Live with the fear I might on day bring her out to play... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCoolio417 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 I agree that a $400 + mini is outrageous, but I do like the fact the head sculpts are correct, which they can do without concern because the have the licensing. The dragon heads for Tianot (Maal Drakar) don't match the Forgotten Realms head shapes, and a lot of head shapes frankly, of the lore for chromatic dragons. I saw a conversion that someone did to make it match, but seems a bit out of my league at the moment. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlylowlycook Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 So is this thing more or less expensive than the GW Smaug? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnwulf Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 13 hours ago, lowlylowlycook said: So is this thing more or less expensive than the GW Smaug? About $150 less, but also the GW Smaug is resin cast to have the best detail possible, while the WK Tiamat is injection molded plastic and provided prepainted (which, for WK usually means applied with a trowel, not a brush) 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnddreams Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Even buying a 3d printer, all the gear, and printing the Lord of the Print Tiamat or terrasque on a Colossal scale still comes out cheaper than buying either their two new models. Their markup is crazy. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 I paint for fun and display, like mentioned above, the quality is hit and miss with their stuff. And... I do own a 3d printer and there are many great files out there to make something similar for a fraction of that price. For those who don't Bones Ma'al is a amazing and affordable piece. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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