by j-smuv 2010-05-18, 10:51
Some game stores sell the individual D&D minis according to their rarity. I’m not sure about around Baltimore, but I’ll keep an eye out for you.
I like Reaper miniatures for fantasy characters. They also have a few good monsters if you’re looking for stuff to GM with. It can get pretty expensive to do a whole adventure in Reaper monster minis. If you want an adventure with Reaper minis to be more economical, however, “thugs” and “henchmen” can be reused adventure after adventure.
GW minis are great (expensive, but great). The best part about them is that you can get a variety of minis in plastic. This means a few important things to me: They’re easy to modify, they usually come with customizable options, and it doesn’t matter if you drop them. If you drop a multi-part metal mini, 9/10 times it will explode. You drop plastic one, it bounces.
If you don’t want to have a GW miniature, Avatars of War Miniatures makes some great minis in resin. Resin has the same durability as plastic. It has higher detail, but a lower tolerance to heat. You also can’t use plastic glues or welds on it, and there’s a much higher chance of air bubbles. But I like this company. Even if Avatars of War have a small selection, they have customizable weapons for a lot of their minis, which is HUGE.
There are a lot of minis out there. The internet has allowed a lot of the best sculptors to set up shop for themselves, leading to some really cool independent companies. I try to scour the web for the coolest stuff and horde it until I can use it.
Let me know what you end up going with. . .