That turned out really nice! The colors are a bit muted, but usually muted end up being better than an oversaturated color combination any day. Now let’s try not to get him killed!
Hi - I have bought several colored minis from Hero Forge. I think of the price as cost of mini + paint job. Base $ for decent paint job for mini I found several years ago was $40. So color plastic mini price is in line. Plus you get to Customize the mini. The paint job on the minis are not as intense or in-depth as the hero made on their website. You have to go to the Buy button and select colored plastic. You will see the slightly washed out version (the one you get). I figure when I have the time, I can enhance the mini with paint if I ever want to. So for long term playing, you get a customized mini and afterwards you get a small figure to remember the good times you had playing with your friends.
The longer I’ve owned the mini the more I’ve enjoyed it. The game I got it for is just starting and I’m super excited about it. I didn’t think about touching up the paint to liven it up, that’s an interesting idea. As for the cost, while not cheap, I think it’s well worth it. Thanks for the comment!
If I heard right, the minis are down to 50? That good news. The price are getting less expensive. I remember when they started when the were 80. Definitely time to look into order my own avatar mini.
@@DragonsAndFlagons: That's my point. The prices are coming down as the more people use the service. 45-50 is not unreasonable for a custom designed painted miniature. (Granted I like to see them in the 35 range.) If you can paint, the price is 20-25 for custom minis. Not unreasonable at all.
That’s awesome! Let us know what you think of it when it comes in, also I’d love to hear what you think of it in regards to painting since I purchased the color version
I bought the stl files for 6 hero forge figures last November, I had them printed at the library. I might go find another library and reprint some there to see what the difference in quality is. I was already subbed, but RIVERSRpg sent me.
Let me know if there is a quality difference. I didn’t realize the library did 3d printing, I’ll have to check and see if mine does as well. Glad you’re here and thanks for watching!
@@DragonsAndFlagons we had to tinker a bit, all but one came out fine. And they were kind enough to do do-overs when they failed. I'll look for another library with a 3D printer and try to reprint the one that just wouldn't come out right
I have always wanted to do some HeroForge mini's for my homegame that I run, but the AUD price...well...I'd have to sell some organs. They're a nice idea, but I think I'll stick to finding Reaper Mini's that are "close enough". ...or raiding board games with mini's... LOL!
Oh totally! This will not/could not become a regular thing. I’ve been looking at it for years and decided to finally go for it because of holiday gift cards. And by far one of the best places for minis are board games
I completely understand, I’ve been looking but never pulling the trigger for years; but one gift card for the holiday allowed me to splurge. Thanks for watching!
This service is not for enemies, not even for the big bad, but for a custom painted PC hero avatar miniature is well worth it. Also, you can custom deigned your PC and have it printed in monochrome and paint it yourself for a lot less. In any case, you can design your PC Hero mini for free and see how much all the option cost in the "Buy" section before ordering.
That turned out really nice! The colors are a bit muted, but usually muted end up being better than an oversaturated color combination any day.
Now let’s try not to get him killed!
Yeah! I really love the way it turned out
Hi - I have bought several colored minis from Hero Forge. I think of the price as cost of mini + paint job. Base $ for decent paint job for mini I found several years ago was $40. So color plastic mini price is in line. Plus you get to Customize the mini. The paint job on the minis are not as intense or in-depth as the hero made on their website. You have to go to the Buy button and select colored plastic. You will see the slightly washed out version (the one you get). I figure when I have the time, I can enhance the mini with paint if I ever want to. So for long term playing, you get a customized mini and afterwards you get a small figure to remember the good times you had playing with your friends.
The longer I’ve owned the mini the more I’ve enjoyed it. The game I got it for is just starting and I’m super excited about it. I didn’t think about touching up the paint to liven it up, that’s an interesting idea. As for the cost, while not cheap, I think it’s well worth it.
Thanks for the comment!
If I heard right, the minis are down to 50? That good news. The price are getting less expensive. I remember when they started when the were 80. Definitely time to look into order my own avatar mini.
Oh man, I’m not sure if 80 would be worth it, 50 was pretty close to pricing me out
@@DragonsAndFlagons: That's my point. The prices are coming down as the more people use the service. 45-50 is not unreasonable for a custom designed painted miniature. (Granted I like to see them in the 35 range.) If you can paint, the price is 20-25 for custom minis. Not unreasonable at all.
@@arikwolf3777 totally agree
I just ordered one of my self for warhammer 40k Wrath and Glory or my house rule killteam games. I can't wait to paint it myself.
That’s awesome! Let us know what you think of it when it comes in, also I’d love to hear what you think of it in regards to painting since I purchased the color version
I bought the stl files for 6 hero forge figures last November, I had them printed at the library. I might go find another library and reprint some there to see what the difference in quality is.
I was already subbed, but RIVERSRpg sent me.
Let me know if there is a quality difference. I didn’t realize the library did 3d printing, I’ll have to check and see if mine does as well.
Glad you’re here and thanks for watching!
@@DragonsAndFlagons we had to tinker a bit, all but one came out fine. And they were kind enough to do do-overs when they failed. I'll look for another library with a 3D printer and try to reprint the one that just wouldn't come out right
I have always wanted to do some HeroForge mini's for my homegame that I run, but the AUD price...well...I'd have to sell some organs.
They're a nice idea, but I think I'll stick to finding Reaper Mini's that are "close enough".
...or raiding board games with mini's... LOL!
Oh totally! This will not/could not become a regular thing. I’ve been looking at it for years and decided to finally go for it because of holiday gift cards. And by far one of the best places for minis are board games
Cool
My friend has a couple of those minis and really likes them.
I just can’t justify spending that much on my figures.
I completely understand, I’ve been looking but never pulling the trigger for years; but one gift card for the holiday allowed me to splurge. Thanks for watching!
This service is not for enemies, not even for the big bad, but for a custom painted PC hero avatar miniature is well worth it. Also, you can custom deigned your PC and have it printed in monochrome and paint it yourself for a lot less. In any case, you can design your PC Hero mini for free and see how much all the option cost in the "Buy" section before ordering.
@@arikwolf3777 well said, and I failed to mention there were cheaper options but most focused on what I purchased