Tomb of Annihilation Discussion

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Tomb of Annihilation Discussion

The new set from the Icons of the Realms line is Tomb of Annihilation. Just a few previews and some blurry screencaps so far, but it's shaping up to be an interesting set. The Tomb and Traps case incentive is a must have!

http://www.miniscollector.com/icons-realms/tomb-annihilation

What do you think?

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I just pulled a bunch of previews from the Neverwinter Twitter feed. Monodrone, Nycaloth, two different Tabaxi. Also better pictures of the Duodrone and the Ultroloth.

Have I mentioned yet how excited I am to see modrons in this set? :-)

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A dinosaur! That's awesome!

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The set has been released, and I've added the figures to the ToA set page:

http://www.miniscollector.com/icons-realms/tomb-annihilation

Images are still being added. It's a huge set (leave it to WizKids to get 80 separate figures in a 45-figure set!) so it will take me a while. Tagging will likely go into the weekend. But I wanted to at least get the basics in place so everyone could start tracking their collections.

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Got my first brick today, as usual the commons have so-so paint however someone really took the time on these rares. The Pterafolk has great shading was a welcome surprise, my favorite is the Stone Juggernaut however I wish it had the paint on the wheels like in the preview video, mine is plain black. Let down on the amount of minis included per box just 4 I'm glad I got the older sets back when they were coming out.

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That's good news about the paints. Hopefully they'll continue to improve as the line matures.

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Got my first couple packs, my Valindra Shadowmantle is missing her head.

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Ah that sucks. you can contact WizKids for a replacement here http://wizkidsgames.com/support/ or see if the game shop has it loose to exchange if they are cool.

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I usually have at least one or two broken figures per case, and Wizkids has always gotten it sorted out. It's a pain to have to send it in, because they won't issue a replacement unless you send them the broken figure, and it takes a while. But they'll make it right.

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[quote=CHawkins]I usually have at least one or two broken figures per case, and Wizkids has always gotten it sorted out. It's a pain to have to send it in, because they won't issue a replacement unless you send them the broken figure, and it takes a while. But they'll make it right.[/quote]

From what the website says they replace it with one with the same rarity, so I wont get the exact one back, correct?

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I've always gotten the same figure back. I think that's just to cover situations where they run out of a given figure and have to substitute.

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Just got a 2nd brick no Acererak. And my invisible mini is Dragonbait missing a head.

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Might be cheaper to get the Premier edition of the Tomb of Annihilation board game.

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That really sucks. Are they using a different glue on the Icons of the Realms figures? I seem to have much less trouble with the Pathfinder line, and they're both from the same manufacturer.

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Getting the Premier set too however wanted to get the Tombs and Traps set, option available when buying a case, and support my Gaming Shop at the same time. As for the glue, it's the same , this is my first set as Icons of The Realms/WizKids/NECA; the last one I bought was Lords of Madness from D&DMinaitaturesGame/Wizards/Hasbro and those I've never had problems with.

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My Dungeons Deep Gnoll Warriors & Deadly Foes Dwarf Slaver had glue & missing parts issues (one gnoll lacked a head, another his tail!).

Overall, I have more such problems with Pathfinder than Icons.

Luckily, I buy mainly on the secondary market, and have never had any hassle getting a merchant to replace a mini. (I've actually had the reverse problem, having to convince them not to send a replacement when I got the part but it just needs gluing.)

Actually, it was a learning experience, discovering that modern minis aren't cast as a single piece.

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[quote=brontoceratops]Overall, I have more such problems with Pathfinder than Icons. [/quote]

Interesting. It must just be the luck of the draw, then.

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Yikes!

I've just gotten a Merrow snapped cleanly in half through his torso! First time I've encountered this particular problem.

Time to see if my Gorilla Glue-fu is up to the challenge...!