Hi again. I've gotten hold of some of the DDM figures being reused in the D3 release and have taken some pictures if them with Heroscape figures and terrain. The purpose of these pictures is to give a sense of size of the new figures, its hard to gauge by looking at most internet pictures. So far I have the Bugbears, Ogre, Mezzos and one Death Knight. I should have the other DK, the Orcs, and Troll next week.
Ogre:
Ogre with Krug:
Ogre with DW9K: (base comparison)
Bugbears, there could be some stinger denial issues with the guy holding two weapons (BB gang leader)
Bugbears with other figures. They are smaller than the preview pictures made them look.
Mezzodemons. These guys look goofy in person. I hope the HS paint job corrects that.
Mezzos with classic buddies.
Lone DK. This guy is tiny.
He is also sitting on an invisible toilet.
These sculpts are all pretty bad. None of them match the original tone of Heroscape. Most of them are goofy, and not in the same lighthearted way Classic HS was. The Bugbears (two anyway) are the exception. They are fierce looking and very detailed. The problem is that they are over stylized and go far beyond the Classic HS look. The repainting should help, but I don't like the metallic colored paints they have been using on the DnD figures. It was used very sparingly in Classic and looks out of place.
Between the use of colors and level of detail, the new DnD based figures have a much different feel and look. The Classic figures are very cartoonish and appear nearly the same in the cartoons and comic books they have produced. To feature and of the D series figures the level of drawing and animation would have to be closer to that of a Graphic Novel.
I really hope the other figures look a lot better in person. This is by far the worst looking set of figures ever.
****UPDATE****
I have gotten four more figures and have pictures. I got the orcs and the other Death Knight. The troll will be here later this week and I'm negotiating for a better deal of the Giant and Dragon. I found some without cards for significantly less than the $50 they usually are combined.
I like two of the Orcs. The one with the mace is my favorite and I think he fits the classic look and feel. The second Death Knight looks cool but has scale issues.
Here are the orcs. Two look good and the other one is a purple gorilla.
With figures:
This guy has a chewing gum face. I think he's wearing an eyepatch. Paint could help him out a lot.
This guy is my favorite. I think he looks more like a classic figure than any other figure in the DnD releases. The other pictures I've seen make him look more detailed than he is.
This is just awful. Paint will help, but the look doesn't match the other two at all.
Another view.
Death Knight squad:
The second Death Knight:
Both DK with 4th Mass. They are very short Death Knights.
The conclusion I've come to is that squads need to be done by the same sculptor around the same time. Most the DnD squads look very disjointed and this is what I attribute it to.
****UPDATE 2****
I got the Ice Troll. He is smaller thank I expected.
****Update 3*****
Got the dragon and the giant.
Double ogre comparison for whoever requested it. The D2 ogre is much bigger but he is a warhulk so it makes sense.
Ogre:

Ogre with Krug:

Ogre with DW9K: (base comparison)

Bugbears, there could be some stinger denial issues with the guy holding two weapons (BB gang leader)

Bugbears with other figures. They are smaller than the preview pictures made them look.

Mezzodemons. These guys look goofy in person. I hope the HS paint job corrects that.

Mezzos with classic buddies.

Lone DK. This guy is tiny.

He is also sitting on an invisible toilet.

These sculpts are all pretty bad. None of them match the original tone of Heroscape. Most of them are goofy, and not in the same lighthearted way Classic HS was. The Bugbears (two anyway) are the exception. They are fierce looking and very detailed. The problem is that they are over stylized and go far beyond the Classic HS look. The repainting should help, but I don't like the metallic colored paints they have been using on the DnD figures. It was used very sparingly in Classic and looks out of place.
Between the use of colors and level of detail, the new DnD based figures have a much different feel and look. The Classic figures are very cartoonish and appear nearly the same in the cartoons and comic books they have produced. To feature and of the D series figures the level of drawing and animation would have to be closer to that of a Graphic Novel.
I really hope the other figures look a lot better in person. This is by far the worst looking set of figures ever.
****UPDATE****
I have gotten four more figures and have pictures. I got the orcs and the other Death Knight. The troll will be here later this week and I'm negotiating for a better deal of the Giant and Dragon. I found some without cards for significantly less than the $50 they usually are combined.
I like two of the Orcs. The one with the mace is my favorite and I think he fits the classic look and feel. The second Death Knight looks cool but has scale issues.
Here are the orcs. Two look good and the other one is a purple gorilla.

With figures:

This guy has a chewing gum face. I think he's wearing an eyepatch. Paint could help him out a lot.

This guy is my favorite. I think he looks more like a classic figure than any other figure in the DnD releases. The other pictures I've seen make him look more detailed than he is.

This is just awful. Paint will help, but the look doesn't match the other two at all.

Another view.

Death Knight squad:

The second Death Knight:

Both DK with 4th Mass. They are very short Death Knights.

The conclusion I've come to is that squads need to be done by the same sculptor around the same time. Most the DnD squads look very disjointed and this is what I attribute it to.
****UPDATE 2****
I got the Ice Troll. He is smaller thank I expected.




****Update 3*****
Got the dragon and the giant.








Double ogre comparison for whoever requested it. The D2 ogre is much bigger but he is a warhulk so it makes sense.



