Reaper Alternative Council of Wizardy Figures UPDATE 6/18/11

kidterminal · **Posted:** Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:45 pm

This thread is for one of OR's most esteemed members who like many of us is on the hunt for non-gameswork shop figures for his WOTR armies. I've recently bedazzled him with some Reaper figures and he mention he's looking for the Council of Wizardry. So I've spent more time than I really should trolling through the Reaper catalog. I'm gong to post my findings here.

GANDALF THE GRAY
Everyone loves Gandalf and the sculptors at Reaper are no exception. They have many Gandalfs to choose from.

SARUMAN THE WHITE
Not as popular as Gandalf, but I think the first figure is perfect for him.

RADAGAST THE BROWN
I think Reaper has some great figures for him. As you can see I think all the wizards should look similar.

CIRDAN THE SHIPWRIGHT
I like the second one best myself.

GALADRIEL
She is a difficult one, but here are a few options. I like the Werner sculpt with the shell as the mirror.

When I have more time I'll look for Elrond and the other wizards.
Rob

gaarew · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:12 am

Cheers Rob.

I like the last Gandalf, the first Saruman (I think the second looks like Gandalf) and the last Radagast.

Just throwing it out there, it's not like anyone has a birthday coming up...

Erunion · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:39 am

Some of those are nice sculpts. I like the last Gandalf, as well. Neither of the Saruman's do it for me (the first one looks too Oriental to me). I prefer the GW Radagast over any of these alternatives (He's always been one of my favorite sculpts in the line.) I like both of the Cirdan figures, but the Galadriels are just a bit off but the last one would be my choice of the three.

These are my opinions, not that you solicited them.

Elros of Numenor · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:10 pm

Yeh I did the same thing, but more with the goal of finding some nice figs for the blue wizards.
That first radagast one is really nice, seriously considering getting it. That and the last one for Sulrandir/Pallando, and I can just remove the small bird.

Not too keen on the pointed hoods though.

kidterminal · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:34 pm

gaarew wrote:

Cheers Rob.

I like the last Gandalf, the first Saruman (I think the second looks like Gandalf) and the last Radagast.

Just throwing it out there, it's not like anyone has a birthday coming up...

Yes and father's day is fast approaching too. You never mentioned the Cirdan figures, I happen to have the first one laying about.

Erunion wrote:

Some of those are nice sculpts. I like the last Gandalf, as well. Neither of the Saruman's do it for me (the first one looks too Oriental to me). I prefer the GW Radagast over any of these alternatives (He's always been one of my favorite sculpts in the line.) I like both of the Cirdan figures, but the Galadriels are just a bit off but the last one would be my choice of the three.

These are my opinions, not that you solicited them.

Yes a decent Galadriel has proven difficult to find in the Reaper range. Elrond Half-Elven is a another difficult figure to find in the Reaper range.

Rob

Erunion · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:57 pm

If you went with the hooded Cirdan, the other model might make a passable Elrond.

kidterminal · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:11 pm

Erunion wrote:

If you went with the hooded Cirdan, the other model might make a passable Elrond.

I'm thinking of the hooded Elrond in the Return of the King, so it would be the other way around for me.

Erunion · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:02 pm

Ah....I forgot about that scene. I have a tendency to forget the movie parts that don't line up with the books.

Elros of Numenor · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:56 am

Quite a resemblance!

gaarew · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:13 am

kidterminal wrote:

You never mentioned the Cirdan figures

Bloody Elves...

I get the Elrond vibe from the first one definitely, plus, the second one is nice. I imagine the Council of Wizardry frowns upon Elrond wearing his armour when he tags along with them anyway.

kidterminal · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:07 pm

gaarew wrote:

kidterminal wrote:

You never mentioned the Cirdan figures

Bloody Elves...

I get the Elrond vibe from the first one definitely, plus, the second one is nice. I imagine the Council of Wizardry frowns upon Elrond wearing his armour when he tags along with them anyway.

Shipping elves to Gaarew, ain't that a kick in the pants.

gaarew · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:30 pm

kidterminal wrote:

Shipping elves to Gaarew, ain't that a kick in the pants.

I hope nobody is doing this, at least, not without asking for my new address...

kidterminal · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:28 pm

gaarew wrote:

kidterminal wrote:

Shipping elves to Gaarew, ain't that a kick in the pants.

I hope nobody is doing this, at least, not without asking for my new address...

Not that I know of.

Update
I've just added another picture for Galadriel. Check it out all. I'm in the process of adding Elrond and the Blue Wizards.

Rob

kidterminal · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:51 pm

UPDATEI've added another Cirdan figure picture

ELROND HALF ELVEN and GLORFINDEL
I've imagined both of them in their war leader aspect so I've combine them into one picture collection.

GLORFINDEL IN COGNITO
For the unarmored look.

CELEBORN
Just for good measure I've added Celeborn. I thing this is the perfect figure for him.

Next up Blue Wizards.
Rob

ForgottenLore · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:47 pm **Posts:** 491

I like that last one a lot, but I think it makes a much better Thranduil than Celeborn. It seems too, I don't know, woodsy and ornamented for how I always pictured Celeborn.

Great fig though.

Just occurred to me, you should probably include the Reaper names for these figs for people who want to search for them. The Reaper site has so many miniatures on it I have often found it hard to find a specific fig if I didn't know exactly where to go or what to search on.

kidterminal · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:32 pm

ForgottenLore wrote:

I like that last one a lot, but I think it makes a much better Thranduil than Celeborn. It seems too, I don't know, woodsy and ornamented for how I always pictured Celeborn.

Great fig though.

Just occurred to me, you should probably include the Reaper names for these figs for people who want to search for them. The Reaper site has so many miniatures on it I have often found it hard to find a specific fig if I didn't know exactly where to go or what to search on.

That's a good point. The last one is named "Wood Elf King".

SuicidalMarsbar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:14 am **Posts:** 1712

The first cirdan would make a good elrond imo, im not sure why but he just looks very similar to the rivendell elrond. Anyway i've been searching for an appropriate model for idrial and morwen from "lord of the rings the third age" and couldn't find one in the reaper catalogue's online, however alot of these models your look completely new to me, could you send me the link as to where you are finding these mini's, i thought i'd seen every reaper mini :'(

gaarew · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:09 am

Just got a few Reaper minis in the post...

Elros of Numenor · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:55 am

cool. which ones? if you could bother to put up pictures of them painted that would be awesome

Raggbur · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:06 am

For the wizards... These ones look best IMO: last, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 1st
For elrond, the last one and for glorfindel I'd say nr 4

Reaper Alternative Council of Wizardy Figures UPDATE 6/18/11

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