Your favorite monster Mini of all time

AxeMental · Post by **AxeMental** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:49 am

Which was your favorite monster Mini of all time (though feel free to list several if you can't pin it down to one). If you have an image to link to that would be great.

themattjon · Post by **themattjon** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:58 am

My favorite was one I've never even seen

Rust Monster (the original): a non-descript dinosaur/generic monster plastic toy from the 70's that inspired the creation of the creature itself. It's the only time I ever heard of a miniature being used before the critter it represents is actually created!

meepo · Post by **meepo** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:13 pm

The ol' Ral Partha Umber Hulk. Started my lifelong obessesion with the gruesome looking beast!

Wish I could find a picture, I lost mine decades ago...

T. Foster · Post by **T. Foster** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:17 pm

My favorite (by which I mean funniest and most ridiculous) is the owlbear with "jazz hands" -- one of the guys in the current group actually has this mini. It's awesome!

stranger · Post by **stranger** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:25 pm

oldschooler wrote:My favorite was one I've never even seen
Rust Monster (the original): a non-descript dinosaur/generic monster plastic toy from the 70's that inspired the creation of the creature itself. It's the only time I ever heard of a miniature being used before the critter it represents is actually created!

These were available right into the 80's. The package also had the Bullette in it.

meepo · Post by **meepo** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:27 pm

T. Foster wrote:"jazz hands"

I take back my vote. Jazz Hands owlbear rules all.

Found the Umber Hulk! Ahh! Now that's sweeeet nostalgia!

Glgnfz · Post by **Glgnfz** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:28 pm

a half-giant from ral partha for the dark sun world

stranger · Post by **stranger** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:31 pm

stranger wrote:
oldschooler wrote:My favorite was one I've never even seen
Rust Monster (the original): a non-descript dinosaur/generic monster plastic toy from the 70's that inspired the creation of the creature itself. It's the only time I ever heard of a miniature being used before the critter it represents is actually created!
These were available right into the 80's. The package also had the Bullette in it.

I should also mention that because I collected dinosaurs before I played D&D these two are two of my favorites.

themattjon · Post by **themattjon** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:44 pm

stranger wrote:
stranger wrote:
oldschooler wrote:My favorite was one I've never even seen
Rust Monster (the original): a non-descript dinosaur/generic monster plastic toy from the 70's that inspired the creation of the creature itself. It's the only time I ever heard of a miniature being used before the critter it represents is actually created!
These were available right into the 80's. The package also had the Bullette in it.
I should also mention that because I collected dinosaurs before I played D&D these two are two of my favorites.

Somebody PLEASE track these down and post a pic!!!

thedungeondelver · Post by **thedungeondelver** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:24 pm

I've got four:

The collossal skeleton mini from Reaper. That thing is the giant that attacks in S1!

The Fire Giant mini from Reaper: again, oldschool. It's Trampier's fire giant, no mistaking.

The (Great Horned) Owlbear from Kenzer & Co. That's what I think of when I think "owlbear"

finally...

The Greater Bloodthirster of Khorne - axe shmaxe, that IS a friggin' balrog of morgoth!

TRP · Post by **TRP** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:31 pm

thedungeondelver wrote:The Greater Bloodthirster of Khorne - axe shmaxe, that IS a friggin' balrog of morgoth!

Yep, dat's da one. It's one baaad lookin' mutha!

PapersAndPaychecks · Post by **PapersAndPaychecks** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:33 pm

I always had a soft spot for the Ral Partha jabberwocky.

Mythmere · Post by **Mythmere** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:34 pm

TheRedPriest wrote:
thedungeondelver wrote:The Greater Bloodthirster of Khorne - axe shmaxe, that IS a friggin' balrog of morgoth!
Yep, dat's da one. It's one baaad lookin' mutha!

Alright, guys - link to it if you're going to rave about it so much.

T. Foster · Post by **T. Foster** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:36 pm

oldschooler wrote:Somebody PLEASE track these down and post a pic!!!

Check the last post in this thread (for the rust monster; I've seen pics of the bulette mini too, but apparently not in that thread)

TRP · Post by **TRP** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:55 pm

Mythmere wrote:
TheRedPriest wrote:
thedungeondelver wrote:The Greater Bloodthirster of Khorne - axe shmaxe, that IS a friggin' balrog of morgoth!
Yep, dat's da one. It's one baaad lookin' mutha!
Alright, guys - link to it if you're going to rave about it so much.

I can't find one of the version I like. Guess I got mine sometime back around '92 to '94, but the only on-line images I see are of a newer version, which I do not like nearly as much. I'll keep looking though.