What is a good way to get a large range of fantasy miniatures? [duplicate]

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Where can I find fantasy minis on the cheap?

I am looking to start a collection of miniatures. I mostly want one or two of a lot of different creatures, such as for example 2 orcs, 2 lizardmen, an ogre and 2 goblins, rather than (say) 20 orcs.

I tried looking on the internet, but I couldn't find any bulk (read 'cheap') miniatures that had a range of different creatures. I'm looking for just fantasy miniatures - AD&D 2e to be precise, but other systems that include creatures in D&D are also good.

I can't go to a FLGS, as I don't have one. I also tried ebay, but the search mechanism kept trying to sell me scenery.

Where can I find something like this?

Answer 1

Well a few months back Reaper Minis ran a kickstarter project I think the mummy pledge level was about 100 bucks roughly and you got something along the lines of 200+ minis in it.

The kickstarter event has finished and for a while they were offering people who missed out a similar deal but slightly more expensive (still awesome value mind you) but I am not sure if this is still available you would have to hunt round.

But if you are intrested have a look at some posts on the forums I think there are a few people looking at selling parts of the collection they don't want and also check out the comments section on their kickstarter page I just scanned and there is one guy Andy Goldman looking to sell his lot which he might be willing to break up..

Heres the kickstarter thread on reapers website might take abit of work looking for people willing to sell but I know they have a trade thread on there so I would start there first... anyway hope this helps!

Answer 2

Why do you want them? If it's the collector aspect I can't help, but if you're just wanting to have access to the right minis at the right time in a campaign, I can't think of anything better than Gnome Stew's Print-and-Fold Gnome Miniatures. You can find exactly the right picture online and print as many miniatures of it as you like. If you want them to be more durable, use better paper and maybe tape a coin into the base as they suggest.

I let my players choose their PC's picture, and my printer is black and white so they get to color it in however they like; the colored PCs stand out nicely against the black and white NPCs on the map. (There's a running joke that coloring provides better stats, but you have to choose to color for offense or defense.)

As a slightly upscale alternative, One Monk has free papercraft minis of many types. More work and not as customizable, but they have more of the classic miniature ambience.