THE LEGEND OF THE BLADEHUNTERS Series 2 - DISCUSSION THREAD (photos are up!)

[Joe F.]

MCFARLANE'S FANTASY 2: LEGEND OF THE BLADEHUNTERS (http://www.spawn.com/toys/series.aspx?series=409)
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc253/cloewashere/Untitled-2.jpg (http://www.spawn.com/toys/series.aspx?series=409)

KNIGHT (CAPTAIN BAYLE)
http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/knight/images/bladehunters2_knight_photo_01_sm.jpg (http://www.spawn.com/toys/product.aspx?product=3636)

NECROMANCER (CRONUS)
http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/necromancer/images/bladehunters2_necromancer_photo_01_sm.jpg (http://www.spawn.com/toys/product.aspx?product=3637)

GOBLINS (SCOUT CLASS)
http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/goblins/images/bladehunters2_goblins_photo_01_sm.jpg (http://www.spawn.com/toys/product.aspx?product=3634)

CURSED DRAGON
http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/dragon/images/bladehunters2_dragon_photo_01_sm.jpg (http://www.spawn.com/toys/product.aspx?product=3635)

GRIFFIN BOXED SET
http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/griffin/images/bladehunters2_griffin_photo_01_md.jpg (http://www.spawn.com/toys/product.aspx?product=3638)

Check them out, then come back here and let us know what you think?


SERIES 1 (http://www.spawn.com/toys/series.aspx?series=387)

[Infernal Iguana]

Where's the Griffen boxed set? :(

[S. Griffin]

Right, where's the Griffin?

[bigassbuzz]

the 2 for 1 goblins are creative, I must say.

cronus is like warcraft spawn

captain bayle looks like ralphie's brother randy "I can't put my arms down!"

dragons continue to be McFarlane's sweet spot

[RaoulOD]

Looks like a few of these are actually really well articulated.

I'm not a big fan of the character designs from the regular set, though. I'm wondering what the Griffin boxed set will turn out to be like.

[KrewL RaiN]

Looks like these have a bit of articulation, and loving the *** mad colouring on the cursed dragon.

Ware amz griffargs as igranargs said plox

[Dr.Deadman]

...........

[Spawnomite]

I like CAPTAIN BAYLE, NECROMANCER (CRONUS) and CURSED DRAGON. I'll prob get 2 of each.

[Joe F.]

Griffin up!!!

[Jarek]

I'm down wit captain Bayle, now articulate the rest, come on doi t!, i think halo proved a point didn't it?

[Spawnomite]

Griffin up!!!Hell yeah!!! That's bad ass! :eek: :cool:

How much for the box set Joe?

[mikedanger]

i'm so in love with these...

[Spawnomite]

Pics for the lazy. :D

http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/goblins/images/bladehunters2_goblins_photo_01_dp.jpg
http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/dragon/images/bladehunters2_dragon_photo_01_dp.jpg
http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/knight/images/bladehunters2_knight_photo_01_dp.jpg
http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/necromancer/images/bladehunters2_necromancer_photo_01_dp.jpg
http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/griffin/images/bladehunters2_griffin_photo_03_dp.jpg

[KrewL RaiN]

Griffin and LSD Clan Dragon... I mean Cursed Dragon are must gets for me kak

[Handle]

Not bad at all.

IMO better than the first series.

[Spawnomite]

Series 2 > series 1 :D

[Infernal Iguana]

Yay! The Griffen is up. I'll be definitely getting him and the Cursed Dragon. :D

[Spawnomite]

I will get all except for the Goblins.

[CGSPAWN]

Not a huge fan of the line but a few of those look pretty awesome. Not sure why a few have such great articulation but the others have so little.

[BloodySloth]

At first sight, extremely badass. A vast improvement over the first series, as far as I'm concerned.

A more in-depth look reveals that the top goblin by himself is way too plain, the knight is a little too much like Rhino from Spider-Man, the Necromancer is a little too much like Vlad from Coppola's Dracula, and I have a problem with the cursed dragon's wings; the membranous fingers look like they were stolen off of another dragon and glued to this one's arms. I'm also not a big fan of the griffin being so anthropomorphized, but that's more down to taste than my other concerns.

Even with those nags, the goblins, dragon, and necromancer are extremely cool and may be the only figures I really want to own from McF this year.

EDIT: Are those little green things pine trees on the griffin base? Sweet Christ that thing's large. Is he some sort of god?

[RaoulOD]

I think I'll pass on this one. Doesn't look like my thing. Kinda disappointed in the Griffin.

[Thorondor 33]

The Cursed Dragon is to skinny.

[KrewL RaiN]

Not a huge fan of the line but a few of those look pretty awesome. Not sure why a few have such great articulation but the others have so little.

Think its cause they were able to hide it a lot on the knight dude, since he is totally clad in huge armour.

[SpawnFan1]

Hmm that Griffin looks familiar....;)

[BloodPig]

Wow, totally impressed with all the figures. The goblins especially. What a cool idea. The necromancer is my next favorite(very evil looking). My least favorite is probably the Knight though. All in all a very cool lineup.

[Dephisto]

Impressed. Better than S1. I agree with Bloodpig - the Knight is the worst. But I may still get it.

[Spliff]

CAPITAN BALE YES

[doomsday83]

The Griffin is awesome, but the best fig in this series (IMO) is the Cursed Dragon. Even though the colors are a little wild the scultp is perfect. The Goblins are cool, but the Knight and Necromancer are so incredibly boring.

[Karnis]

Not bad at all. IMHO the DCU WoW figures gave McF a serious wakeup call and pushed them to improve their imagination & the overall design of their fantasy line and we are starting to see the results.

[psycho_dude]

Wow I am really impressed with these! I see greatness for this line in the future

[Jin-Saotome]

I will buy multiples of the good captain there, and Necromancer if they decide to put articulation in the legs and elbows. As with the rest, if they move, I'm sold and will promote the line like the Halo 3 figs. If they're statues, well... you know how that goes.

[Chewlee]

Jin, can't wait to see what you do with that knight :D

[Spawnomite]

I will buy multiples of the good captain there, and Necromancer if they decide to put articulation in the legs and elbows. As with the rest, if they move, I'm sold and will promote the line like the Halo 3 figs. If they're statues, well... you know how that goes.
I think the Necromancer would make a good Bram Stokers Dracula custom.

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/2348586.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1934A2752006EF5F0ED27D07F63CBA663765A5397277B4DC33Ehttp://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/necromancer/images/bladehunters2_necromancer_photo_01_dp.jpg

[BloodPig]

I wonder if his(Cronus) mask comes off? Doesn't look like it..but still that would be cool.

[Karnis]

http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/necromancer/images/bladehunters2_necromancer_photo_01_dp.jpg

Is that real kryptonite or just Sears kryptonite?

;)

[Dephisto]

the Griffin is amazing. I will buy two Goblins, the one on the bottom is to cool not be freed.

I think this series has the right amount of articulation - something for everyone. Great marketing!

THE ONLY THING MISSING IS A FEMALE CHARACTHER!!!!!!!!!!

there are sooo many cool fantsy females - A mermaid, a witch, a hag, a siren - hell redo medusa......

[ragingdemon]

The knight looks amazing, and it has articulation as well! The griffin wasn't quite what I had in mind, but it still looks great.

[GoreWhore]

These are looking great so far, nice job McF! I really dig the Griffin, Necrfomancer and Goblins.

Nice too see a return to some solid looking articulation, as well. keep it up!

[Dragon Empress]

I LOVE the cursed Dragon and the Griffen is cool! I like the veriety more in the first series than the second... just my opinion... and yes... it's because the first series as more dragons :p

[Dragonstorm]

Awesome series. They all look great, especially the Griffin and the Dragon.

[Captain Sassy Pants]

I like how the Griffin looks man-ish. It means people who collect dragons have a griffin to add, yet people who buy man-sized dudes (like I do) have a man-eagle-lion hybrid thing to add. Yes, the trees "scale him" as it were, but if he is big enough I will probably still get him and replace the base.

I love the knight. The necromancer is so-so (kind of on the cheesier side of fantasy designs) but I still like him. I like the goblins too.

The dragon I hate, but that's ok. Even if he looked different I wouldn't buy him. Too small.

Now, where are the pictures of Zodiac series 2?

[toyslooney]

It proves a point as to getting a well articulated figure can do for sales. Just look at the halo marvel, DC and four horsemen exclusive (a little late in production), all these lines have sold rather well. It seems the only one that I will be interested in is the Knight (because of his articulation) and the rest will be peg warmers guaranteed. :eek::eek::eek::eek::confused:

[BloodySloth]

The rest will be pegwarmers? Are you kidding me?

[Coolest Board Name]

This is cooler than the coolest MacFarlane TOYZ EVAAAHHHH

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU McF THANK YOU :D

AT LAST dark ages figures, warriors, knights in armor with cool sculpt and useful articulation, non articulated figures that actually can stand on their own, everything in between, creativity (neat gimmick with the Goblins), mythological figures, no stupid bases and no silly weapons... I could go on and on, total homerun for me !


The very best McF line in freakin' ages ! :)

haven't been excited in a McF line like this in years, beyond awesome, did I say thank you ?
I can't remember the last time I was positive I'd get every figure in the line just by looking at the pics. I'm even getting doubles of some of them.

Please McF think about doing repaints and resculpts on the most populars, I'd love to get R3s of these :)

[Coolest Board Name]

...blahblahblah... peg warmers guaranteed. :eek::eek::eek::eek::confused:
mmm roiiight
thanks for your well thought out predictions .

[Magnus_Majere]

Those are friggin cool!! Might be the first complete series I buy since Faces of madness

[TCM Hitchhiker]

That has to be the lamest Dragon I have ever seen. The colors are just plain awful. The whole line is one huge giant yawn.

[Andre']

Wow thrilled with these. I cant believe the articulation on the knight. Best since series 22. I agree that the only thing missing is a female fig. Kudos to McF Toys. I'm reserving my set now.

[Aviator]

I'm probably not going to pick any of them up (not a very big fantasy fan), but they're nice figures. My favorite is the Griffin.

[AsterisX18]

Man the dragon is hotttttt! I like the colors and that wide open mouth ready to chomp! The griffin is cool as well. might get him depending how big it will be as a box set

[thejikas]

please tell me that these are not as small as halo3 master cheif....

[BiBLE]

Is that real kryptonite or just Sears kryptonite?

;)

Sear quit selling McFarlane Toys years ago when people were abusing the lifetime warranty on McFarlane Toys like the Craftsman Tools.

Toughskins from Sears. That is where it was at. Those jeans were tough unlike the jeans they make today. As you can see, Hulk wore Toughskins back in the day when he defeated Spawn.
http://vu.morrissey-solo.com/moz/perez/art/hulk-s.jpg
http://retrocrush.buzznet.com/archive2004/catalog/toughskins.jpg

In other news, Cogliostro will fit in with Series 2.
http://www.spawn.com/toys/spawn/other/cogliostro/images/other_cogliostro_photo_02_dp.jpg
http://www.spawn.com/toys/spawn/other/cogliostro-repaint/images/other_cogliostro-repaint_photo_04_dp.jpg

[Tiamat_Dragon_Lord]

I so want to cry right now..I'm so mad with the necro..But the knight is sweet.. But back to the crying like a baby..I wanted to see more dragons! I was filled with a false hope with the Griffin..but then I saw it... and I virtually died inside! The head is way too large for it's overall body, and the coloring went way too close to the conservitive side when it comes to the boring brown and white split. I would have much rather of seen more grey, and maybe some black with white drybrushing! But if worse comes to worse..I'll still buy the Cursed dragon, it's my favrite..but I hate the humanoids! May they burn in h...Heaven.. I will have my way, for the Dragon Lord will prevail! LONG LIVE THE SCALEY TYPES!!!!!!

[suggadug]

Those goblins rock. Definitely getting those. The rest are ok, just not that inventive. Gryphon shouldn't have armor, imo. Knight's horns remind me of a rhinoceros in a bad way, dragon's colors aren't my cup o' tea (it would be cool if he were painted black and had no eyes) and the necromancer looks less intimidating than I'd hoped...

[Muramasa]

Griffins are part eagle and part lion. There's no part man in there. I would have preferred a lion's body, and the beak, talons, and claws should be enough weapons. Griffins don't really need to carry swords.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41028000/jpg/_41028506_gryphon.jpg

I guess I can't complain much. It could have looked like Marvel's "Griffin".

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/griffinhorton5.jpg

[Ivan the Terrible]

I like them, even the dragon (and I'm one of the people who was saying enough with the dragons. But I love this dragon's head sculpt! Now I just hope he's not too small.)

Not perfect (eg. the Griffin's head looks too big to me), but what parts I'm not so crazy about I can easily resculpt/repaint/use for custom parts so I'm pretty happy.

So it looks like a full set for me + a small army o' them goblinz.

[Muramasa]

I'm happy with the first Necromancer figure.
http://spawn.com/toys/spawn/series14/necromancer/images/series14_necromancer_photo_02_dp.jpg

[Peter Hoffman]

Very cool. I think I may pick out all the non-dragons in this line. I have enough dragons already.

This one is also in a very similar pose to the one in S1.

[spawnorbust1]

The Griffin looks hella kick arse. The specs say its 6" (boxed) I really hope not. Goblins, cool idea (noted after scrollign through the first few pix) will get all of them.

[spawnorbust1]

I'm happy with the first Necromancer figure.
http://spawn.com/toys/spawn/series14/necromancer/images/series14_necromancer_photo_02_dp.jpg

sexy, but not really necromancer-ish. (a sword wielding spellcaster?)

[suggadug]

The Griffin looks hella kick arse. The specs say its 6" (boxed) I really hope not.

It says 6 inch scale, meaning it will correlate to other 6 inch scale figures, but will likely be larger since it's a boxed set.

[thejikas]

It says 6 inch scale, meaning it will correlate to other 6 inch scale figures, but will likely be larger since it's a boxed set.

halo3 figures were labeled as 6inches too

[SyedFahd]

articulation!! i'm definetly getting the Knight and the Griffin...much better than series 1

[SweetZombieJesus]

Gotta say, best overall line in ages! I think I'll pass on the dragon and goblins though, not really my cup o' tea.

[BiBLE]

sexy, but not really necromancer-ish. (a sword wielding spellcaster?)

I'm happy with the first Necromancer figure.


I like that one too.
I passed on it when it first came out, then later did the ebay thing.
I recall seeing it for sale at a Publix by Disney World (Kissimmee) for twenty-five bucks. I think the manager was catering to the tourists why the toy aisle was so jacked up in prices.

[possessed]

Cursed dragon looks quite cool, the Griffin is quite different but I like it.

[Coldbirth]

Wow. Useful articulation... You guys are listening to us, it seems! I'm damn happy. Not a dragon fan, but I'm going to get a few knights, one of the necromancers, and the goblins. Good job.

[Skullshine]

I'll pick up the dragon (as usual). Possibly the Griffon, not quite sure if I'm liking it enough just yet.

[InertiA]

Very cool line indeed, and like many of you allready said : much better than 1st one, less "plain", more eye catching IMO.

The thing that's starting to really anoy me is the way mc Farlane systematicaly humanize, (humanoïdize? not sur for the word in english^^) some caracter who are beast from the start.(scarab someone?^^)
I'm sorry but a griffin is a griffin, where's the lion part in this one?
It look like Liono from thundercats is going to a bal masqué.......
Don't get me wrong , it's an amazing figure (look like it's going to be a hell to balance with a so tiny base.....) but it's clearly not a griffin like 99% of us were waiting it....
Now we are warned, this is not your common heroic line, but a "McF relooking of Fantasy"
(wich is sad because, we don't have a beautifull "normal" griffin in our collection....(and I can put away my idea of a custom "ride-a-griffin gnome from WoW s2)

[XSEED]

those looks good, am sure getting the dragon, griffon and maybe the knight.

- cursed dragon -- too bright and colorful
- griffon -- look small to be a boxset and too humonoid form.
- knight -- interesting, will wait for final product to decide

[Captain Sassy Pants]

sexy, but not really necromancer-ish. (a sword wielding spellcaster?)
Why not? Or, are the rules of fantasy governed by old DnD rules where a spellcaster can only wield a staff or dagger?

Someone call the cops on Gandalf, cause he broke those rules, long before they were established.

[GreenOcean]

Knight and goblins are cool. Dragon is very similar to that of serie 1, the biggest difference is just the color. Griffin has redeemer wings and is not my style. I prefer him to be a war beast, with rider or not. I would say serie 2 is about as good as serie 1.

[Coolest Board Name]

I love the Griffin, I understand that some of you don't dig the humanoid anatomy, but it's only the torso and arms that are human though, he has Lions legs allright

http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/griffin/images/bladehunters2_griffin_photo_04_dp.jpg

[Shadowless]

Can someone tell me if the necromancer and the knight have articulated shoulders?

[Captain Sassy Pants]

I love the Griffin, I understand that some of you don't dig the humanoid anatomy, but it's only the torso and arms that are human though, he has Lions legs allright

http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/griffin/images/bladehunters2_griffin_photo_04_dp.jpg
Are those Redeemer's wings? Lame.

What exactly makes this a boxset then, as Redeemer came in a clamshell with those things?

[Zombie Spawn]

Looking good. Love Cronus and the Griffin. The knight is further proof that we can have great looking figures with some useful articulation. Cool goblin concept being stacked and all.

[Muramasa]

sexy, but not really necromancer-ish. (a sword wielding spellcaster?)
A sword wielding griffin?!

[Karnis]

Are those Redeemer's wings? Lame.

Good catch, Captain. I just compared them with my Redeemer, and that's exactly what they are.

What exactly makes this a boxset then, as Redeemer came in a clamshell with those things?

That's easy...the box, and the inflated price. :eek:

[Captain Sassy Pants]

Good catch, Captain. I just compared them with my Redeemer, and that's exactly what they are.



That's easy...the box, and the inflated price. :eek:
Oh snap...

You're right.

[Trout606]

The Griffin is kick ass, I'm definitely getting him, and maybe the knight. Though it seems rather phoned in for them to just reuse Redeemer's wings like that. They're good wings, but for a boxed set you'd think we'd get something bigger and more impressive.

[Karnis]

Maybe they should complete the whole package & reuse the base from WOR 2, which is reused from a previous dragon figure. ;)

[BloodySloth]

That's really embarrassing. A base I can understand; it's still ripping off the customer a little bit, but it's not the center of attention. Those wings a central focus point for the whole sculpt, and to steal those from a previous figure strikes me as pretty underhanded.

[Dragonblaster]

Knight:
He's looking pretty cool and I like that he'll be fairly articulated. The only thing I'm not quite sure about are the horns at his ellbows and knees. I might get this one.

Necromancer:
Really I seriously don't know how some people here think this figure is awesome. It's simply boring with an uncreative choice of colors. The only thing that's quite nice is that staff. Sorry guys, but IMO it is the worst figure of this line.

Goblins:
Really creative idea how they are includig two goblins with this "set". They aren't my cup of tea though. But I'm sure there are many people that will love them for building a little goblin army.

Cursed dragon:
My favourite figure of this line. One of the greatest wyvern sculpts I've seen. It looks really evil and menacing. The colors are interesting, but I don't think they fit this dragon at all. I'll get him for sure, but I'll give him a darker more evil looking paint sceme, like below:
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w311/Michael_Muth/Dragons/DarkCursedDragon.jpg


Griffin:
The figure I had the most expectations for...
Well I'm rather disappoointed to be honest. The sculpt itself is great.
It's the overall design that bothers me. I didn't expect/ want an anthropomorphic Griffin, but the more common animal form. Then he's wearng Gear and a sword. It's more like a warrior.
I hope the amor parts aren't hard to remove...
As I said, the sculpt is awesome and I'll get this figure. But I had hoped for it to be something more similar to this:
http://www.vampirerave.com/premium/files/ncbandit/griffin2.jpg

Oh and BTW...
I don't mind McF rehashing the Redeemer's wings, because they look amazing. It is a shame though that now a figure needs to be in a boxed set to get great wings while not too long ago we got the same wings on a regular figure that fit in a clamshell...
I don't have to mention the tiny wings of WOR Spawn 2, have I ?

DB

[RaoulOD]

That modified cursed dragon picture freakin' rocks. I kinda wish that was the real paintjob.

[Calitiger3]

I agree. The repainted Cursed Dragon in way better than the colorful one. Also, the Griffin is very disappointing. I too was hoping for it to look like beast we have all come to love. I will give them thier props. They did a amazing job on the sculpt of the griffin. It is just a shame that they made it humanoid.

[BloodPig]

Knight:
He's looking pretty cool and I like that he'll be fairly articulated. The only thing I'm not quite sure about are the horns at his ellbows and knees. I might get this one.

Necromancer:
Really I seriously don't know how some people here think this figure is awesome. It's simply boring with an uncreative choice of colors. The only thing that's quite nice is that staff. Sorry guys, but IMO it is the worst figure of this line.

Goblins:
Really creative idea how they are includig two goblins with this "set". They aren't my cup of tea though. But I'm sure there are many people that will love them for building a little goblin army.

Cursed dragon:
My favourite figure of this line. One of the greatest wyvern sculpts I've seen. It looks really evil and menacing. The colors are interesting, but I don't think they fit this dragon at all. I'll get him for sure, but I'll give him a darker more evil looking paint sceme, like below:
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w311/Michael_Muth/Dragons/DarkCursedDragon.jpg


Griffin:
The figure I had the most expectations for...
Well I'm rather disappoointed to be honest. The sculpt itself is great.
It's the overall design that bothers me. I didn't expect/ want an anthropomorphic Griffin, but the more common animal form. Then he's wearng Gear and a sword. It's more like a warrior.
I hope the amor parts aren't hard to remove...
As I said, the sculpt is awesome and I'll get this figure. But I had hoped for it to be something more similar to this:
http://www.vampirerave.com/premium/files/ncbandit/griffin2.jpg

Oh and BTW...
I don't mind McF rehashing the Redeemer's wings, because they look amazing. It is a shame though that now a figure needs to be in a boxed set to get great wings while not too long ago we got the same wings on a regular figure that fit in a clamshell...
I don't have to mention the tiny wings of WOR Spawn 2, have I ?

DB

I really like the colors on your "custom dragon paint". The bright colors they chose are to cheery. He looks better with the dark creepy colors, more cursed-like.

[Dephisto]

I do not think those are the redeemers wings, they are simliar, but I think it is a fresh sculpt.

[BiBLE]

I like that darker pic Dragonblaster.

[Spawnomite]

Griffin:
The figure I had the most expectations for...
Well I'm rather disappoointed to be honest. The sculpt itself is great.
It's the overall design that bothers me. I didn't expect/ want an anthropomorphic Griffin, but the more common animal form. Then he's wearng Gear and a sword. It's more like a warrior.
I hope the amor parts aren't hard to remove...
As I said, the sculpt is awesome and I'll get this figure. But I had hoped for it to be something more similar to this:
http://www.vampirerave.com/premium/files/ncbandit/griffin2.jpg
DBThat's a bad ass image of the Griffin.

[Dragonblaster]

Thanks guys, glad you like it.
That's how I'll paint mine when I get the figure. I think it's one of the best wyverns McFarlane has made so far (sculptwise). I love that almost undead look of it.

Greetings
DB

[Chunk-Style]

I really like the useful articulation McF put into some of the figures in this line. I hope this carries on into future Spawn lines. :)

And your Black Cursed Dragon rocks, Dragonblaster. :cool:

[Karnis]

http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/griffin/images/bladehunters2_griffin_photo_01_dl.jpghttp://www.spawn.com/toys/spawn/series25/redeemer117/images/series25_redeemer117_photo_03_dl.jpg
Looks like they simply added some feathers to the area closest to the spine.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg180/Karnis2/DSCF0284.jpg

[BiBLE]

Looks like they simply added some feathers to the area closest to the spine.


http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k94/fishyfinger/giftube/1856.gif

[Shadowless]

I think the knight needs a snouted visor, like a wolf or dragon face or something.I don't like the helmet how it is. Looks like the Guyver. i'll buy him though.



I really like the necromancer too. I'll get him, for sure if he has articulated shoulders. I'll repaint him. I don't like the red armour. I think something darker is in order for him with gold highlights.

[Dragonblaster]

As I said, I wanted a more common version of the Griffin, no anthropomorphic Creature. So I decided to photoshop a concept of the figure I thought we'd see, using pics of the Prototype.
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w311/Michael_Muth/Dragons/Griffin2-1.jpg

Hope you like it as much as I do.
Guess I'll have a lot of work customizing that Griffin...

Greetings
DB

[BloodySloth]

As I said, I wanted a more common version of the Griffin, no anthropomorphic Creature. So I decided to photoshop a concept of the figure I thought we'd see, using pics of the Prototype.

Hope you like it as much as I do.
Guess I'll have a lot of work customizing that Griffin...

Greetings
DB

A lot simpler and, in my opinion, a lot cooler. Nice job.

[Trekie2]

Well.........????......I think I like them, as usual I have to get used to them to make my final judgment.....BUT I hate the way the wings are attached to the body of the Dragon...ya I know you guys are always calling for articulation but this is what happens...reminds me of the Hasbro crap....or ML to be exact....I guess I'm in the minority that likes the statues...

I can see it know...I will position the wings the way I like them and then several months later go back to tweek them and the plastic will have setup....then SNAP....

[Peter Hoffman]

Yeah, the articulation is bad. And they've made a dragon with ball-jointed wings before that looked a hell of a lot better than that.

[BloodySloth]

Yeah, the articulation is bad. And they've made a dragon with ball-jointed wings before that looked a hell of a lot better than that.

Then it's probably the design. I don't think it's the first dragon to have wings that started farther up the arm.

[Trekie2]

Yeah, the articulation is bad. And they've made a dragon with ball-jointed wings before that looked a hell of a lot better than that.

Yes, got to agree...why not a ball joint? Cost???...it would have made for a far smoother transition from body to wing....now it looks like the wings are a separate piece, and not part of the figure.

Joe, have them add a straight pin, that way we can remove the joint and pin the wing to the body...ya I know...hopefully we will be able to cut the silly joint off and glue the wing right to the body...if the shoulder diameter is the same between the wing and the body you won't be able to notice....really guys how often will you be moving the wings?

[Coolest Board Name]

I agree with some of the comments above and wish the armor on the Griffin is removable, that'll make more sense. Still a must-have for me anyway.
DragonBlaster : awesome custom paintscheme for the dragon

[GIOSplat]

Goblins look nice. Love the shoulders concept. Griffin is the best of both lines IMO.

[Galactic Hitchhiker]

This is cooler than the coolest MacFarlane TOYZ EVAAAHHHH

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU McF THANK YOU :D

AT LAST dark ages figures, warriors, knights in armor with cool sculpt and useful articulation, non articulated figures that actually can stand on their own, everything in between, creativity (neat gimmick with the Goblins), mythological figures, no stupid bases and no silly weapons... I could go on and on, total homerun for me !


The very best McF line in freakin' ages ! :)

haven't been excited in a McF line like this in years, beyond awesome, did I say thank you ?
I can't remember the last time I was positive I'd get every figure in the line just by looking at the pics. I'm even getting doubles of some of them.

Please McF think about doing repaints and resculpts on the most populars, I'd love to get R3s of these :)


I have to agree.

Dragons don't really float my boat, so I'll likely pass on those, but the rest of the line is vintage McFarlane. The Goblins are awesome (creative, articulated to some degree, and attractively sculpted) and the knight is one of the best figures I've seen in some time. I can't wait to add Bayne to my shelves.

Here's a warm "welcome back" for a something I greatly missed: a super-poseable, painstakingly sculpted figure from an original McFarlane property.

Here's hoping this is the beginning of a trend.

[elvisabductee410]

I'M DIGGING THE ARTICULATION McTOYS!!! KEEP IT UP AND YOU'LL HAVE ME HEAD-OVER-HEALS!!!!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Very cool. I think I may pick out all the non-dragons in this line. I have enough dragons already.

This one is also in a very similar pose to the one in S1.

If you buy a whole set..I'll take that Cursed Dragon you hands...since it's really the one I want this time.. :D

Dragonblaster : Man... I was actually wondering what made this guy " cursed " but your pic sure showed me... lol..I might have to get you to re-paint mine like that as well.. ;)

Those rainbow colors didn't work for the Eternal repaint...and they just don't work now either... :rolleyes:

[Sarcophilus Satanicus 1.2]

This series looks better then series 1 IMO. I really, really like these.
Here's my opinion about them:

Knight: well people got what they wished for: more articulation :rolleyes:. Luckily it doesn't look bad on this figure and you can hardley see the joints. The sculpts is amazing. He has got a lot of details in his armor. Reaaly cool gigure

Necromancer: For some reason this guy looks more sci-fi to me. This guy also looks a bit like a Spawn character (combination red and black, the spikes, the mask, the demon themed armour). But I do like him (maybe because of the things I mentioned above). He's not a simple old guy wizard / necromancer but a bad ass bad guy.

Goblins: One of my favourites of this series. Love the concept. IMHO it's very original and well executed. What else can I say about this one (or these 2). They are ****ing cool and an absolute must have for me.

Cursed Dragon: Least favourite of this series. I like the design of the sculpt, but I really don't like his colors, he's way to bright to be a cursed dragon. Darker colors would look so better on him (such as in the pictures Dragonblaster made). Another thing that I don't like about this guy are the (shoulder) joints of his wings, those just look ugly and wrong.

Griffin: My favourite of this serie. He is just so ****ing awesome. There is only one thing that I'm kinda disappointed in with him and that are his wings. They just stole the wings of a Redeemer and put it on him:confused:. But the rest of him is cool. He must be reeeeaaallly big if you compare him with the tiny trees on his base. Because if I'm not mistaken that is supposed to be a mountain :eek:.
I hope he is big as an action figure to compared with for example the Goblins.

Conclusion: LOTB series are becoming better and better. This serie again is absolutely better than series 1. I think I'm going to buy them all, when they finally arrive in Holland (which will propably take a long long time :( ).

[D2eux]

CMDstore.com has individual preorders up. I decided to get a knight

[The_Tin_Man]

These all look good. A really solid line.

[j97e]

Necromancer is mean looking, yes... But! The way he stands, at least in these pics - Looks like he is just tired or something. Don't know how articulated he is, but if he is not, I would have loved to see him in a more menacing pose, with his left arm stretched towards me, one leg forward...

[Dephisto]

Ok, I am conceding - Griffens wings may be Redeemers. I am think the upcoming WOR Spawn's wings may be Lyra's.

[PeGAsuS.D.C.S.]

Dragonblaster, nice work. Mr Mcfarlane we want the dark color to cursed dragon. It's obviously that is awensome!!!
The meanest dragon of all!

And remember, I have all the series, plus variants, in my figure room.

[SACJ]

Not bad. Better than last line.

[AsterisX18]

I guess the griffin is better off in the zodiac line for "manbeast type"

[boyet_26]

OMG!!!!!!
VEERY COOOOOOL DRAGON!! ( THe edited dark one. not the original colorful one)

PLS tODD mcfarlane,,, listen to us and repaint the cursed dragon AND USE CURSED COLORS TOO!!!!

[D2eux]

I wonder if the helmet on the knight will be removeable

[Captain Sassy Pants]

Ok, the griffin is likely smaller than Nightmare SPawn from a few series ago (lest ye have forgotten). What exactly makes him a boxed set?

I can already tell the base is smaller than Nightmare Spawn's, and Nightmare Spawn is taller (he is a long figure) so I ask again, what makes the griffin so special?

[Dragonblaster]

Dragonblaster, nice work. Mr Mcfarlane we want the dark color to cursed dragon. It's obviously that is awensome!!!
The meanest dragon of all!

And remember, I have all the series, plus variants, in my figure room.

OMG!!!!!!
VEERY COOOOOOL DRAGON!! ( THe edited dark one. not the original colorful one)

PLS tODD mcfarlane,,, listen to us and repaint the cursed dragon AND USE CURSED COLORS TOO!!!!

Thanks guys. :)
I totally agree, we want a different paint sceme for the cursed dragon !

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w311/Michael_Muth/Dragons/DarkCursedDragon.jpg

Greetings
DB

[norlkrivc]

i don mind Griffens wings was recycle from redeemmer... as long as i place them far from each others...however this recycling effort is not healthy... should avoid. Dragonblaster ideas on the cursed dragon is far cooler than the ori.

[j97e]

After looking at him again, I still think that the necro is 'casually boring'...

[Peter Hoffman]

I'm not really a fan of the dragons in this line, as they almost seem to be part of a different world.

I'll probably just get King Draako from S1 to act as my S8 boxed set.

[xxspawn76xx]

dragonblaster, SERIOUSLY nice work on the repaint. that is exactly what it SHOULD be. Also, I don't know if anyone noticed, but the guy in red (sorry name escapes me) he is proportionally inaccurate. either his legs are too long or his torso is too short. but oddly enough, his legs look SHORT. That is something that should never have gotten through. Griffon looks pretty cool, except he looks awkward holding that sword in his taloned hand. the hands should be the weapons. but overall a hell of an improvement over series 1. And i will say it too - ARTICULATION!!!! Todd.....welcome back to toys.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I'm not really a fan of the dragons in this line, as they almost seem to be part of a different world.

I'll probably just get King Draako from S1 to act as my S8 boxed set.


It maybe intentional... I can certainly see how it would fit in... the Dragons are part of the old world..this new world was born from that..they are remnants and thus unique. :D

[SerpentSatellite]

This line made me take a serious look back at series 1's photos. I like the figures, I do. But they are just so... well, bland - overall. The goblins were really what brought that to my attention.
Now, I know that may be what they're going for with this line, but it seems so counter to everything I've purchased from this company. Very little detail. Take the necromancer...

I still like the dragons (I like the Cursed repaint better, tho) and will purchase them, but I actually think I'm going to pass on the rest of the line so far.
I am starting to feel like I was so excited by the idea of the figures, that I wasn't being honest with myself. I have so little room left for figures, and these guys don't grab me enough to warrant replacing something else I have up.

That said, even though I am extremely disappointed that the griffin is an anthro figure after all this time of waiting, I do still like it a lot and will pick it up for sure.

I really wish this line impressed me as much as I originally thought it did...

Maybe the blame is on the articulation ;)

[EDBSIP]

I like that Griffin!

[Captain Sassy Pants]

I hope the knight isn't Master Chief tiny.

[Seraph]

Griffin and Necromancer for me...maybe the Dragon if it gets a different paint scheme.

[Pirate X]

Is their a possable chance we may see a 12 inch Necromancer or maybe even a repaint?

[XSEED]

that depands how well the fig sells and its demand for it from collectors.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Honestly..I doubt it...it seems there isn't much support for him at all...the 12" treatment for any of the Dragons figures had much more support and we never received any upgrades.

If you want a repaint..your best bet is just to do it yourself...these figures tend to take paint really well so I'd give it a shot...use water-based acrylics..if you mess up that way a little water will remove them problem then you can dry and start again. ;)

[andrespawn]

Thanks guys. :)
I totally agree, we want a different paint sceme for the cursed dragon !

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w311/Michael_Muth/Dragons/DarkCursedDragon.jpg

Greetings
DB

I agree, totally. Shall we make any petition for this??

[Dragonblaster]

I already did make a petition.
But I don't think anybody of McF will take notice or consider to make it a repaint...

http://board.spawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446831&highlight=cursed

DB

[XSEED]

with the recent annoucement on the new blister card packaging. what is yur take on it if it is use on this series. and it will be on this series,just a matter of time.

series 1 = clamshell, series 2 = blister card.. since am a opener so it doesnt much change anything

as for the repaint, if there no oficial release, we can always do it custom style. :)

[BloodySloth]

That alternate cursed dragon is losing favor with me. It's pretty cool in a photogenic sense, but would that grab anyone's attention o a shelf? In practice that color scheme is pretty boring.

[Dragonblaster]

That alternate cursed dragon is losing favor with me. It's pretty cool in a photogenic sense, but would that grab anyone's attention o a shelf? In practice that color scheme is pretty boring.

Actually making people pay attention for the product on the shelf is the job of the packaging's artwork. How good the product looks then makes them decide whether they buy it or not. You can't only produce rainbow colored dragons just in order to stand out more on the shelf.
And if I wasn't able to paint that dragon how I wanted it to look like, I'd actually wouldn't buy it at all. Because as I stated many times:
Those colors may look interesting, but they don't fit that particular dragon.

DB

[BloodySloth]

I don't just mean the store shelves.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Black Dragons draw their own subtle attention...the untrained eye might miss them the first time in a collection but once seen..they're pervading darkness stands out... ;)

Can you tell I love my Dragons..lol

I agree with DB that current paint scheme might stand out..but once people look at it closely....yuck.

Anyone of those colors..red, black, yellow..or a corpse blue would have looked good...all together they look like a darn rainbow !!

If it had feathers..then I would prob have accepted the colors...but none of the dragons they have tried this on so have had any....there is no reason for an undead ( cursed ) dragon to have rainbow colors...if they wanted it bright..they should made a fleshless one..with red and white muscle tissue , bluish veins and yellowish fat....that would have been acceptable to me.

[Saruman of Many Colours]

Griffin: My favourite of this serie. He is just so ****ing awesome. There is only one thing that I'm kinda disappointed in with him and that are his wings. They just stole the wings of a Redeemer and put it on him:confused:. But the rest of him is cool. He must be reeeeaaallly big if you compare him with the tiny trees on his base. Because if I'm not mistaken that is supposed to be a mountain :eek:.
I hope he is big as an action figure to compared with for example the Goblins.


Or maybe the Griffin is just flying at very high altitude . . .

[Black Beast of Aaargh]

Or maybe the Griffin is just flying at very high altitude . . .
That would make for one horribly executed forced perspective if that was the case.

[SerpentSatellite]

My McF figs from way back had a lot of trouble with the blisters falling off the cards... Hell, that's why I started opening figures in the first place ;)

[marcbjr2]

I was looking at the release for the rest of the year and saw series 3 for this line

McFarlane's Fantasy: Legend of the Blade Hunters Series 3 (due in stores December 2008)
- Scavenger Dragon
- Rock Giant (Lava Class)
- Bright Elf (Warrior Class)
- Bog Demon
- Wood Nymph (Enchantress) specialty only

Can anyone tell me what it means by specialty only? Is this a club exclusive?

[Trekie2]

It means that it will be available in your LCS only and that the larger retailers (Walmart) won't be getting it.

[marcbjr2]

It means that it will be available in your LCS only and that the larger retailers (Walmart) won't be getting it.

Excuse me for sounding stupid but was is LCS? I'm new to all of this

[randy82]

LCS = Local Comic Shop :spawnorb:

[Muramasa]

It means that it will be available in your LCS only and that the larger retailers (Walmart) won't be getting it.
Kind of like Isis from the latest Spawn series. Except none of the local comic book shops ordered any Spawn figures. I still haven't seen an Isis figure.

[marcbjr2]

LCS = Local Comic Shop :spawnorb:

Ahh, thank you very much, so spawntoys.com probably wouldn't carry it then huh?

[homunculus]

They will, I'm sure. "Specialty" pretty much means "not Wal-Mart".

[marcbjr2]

They will, I'm sure. "Specialty" pretty much means "not Wal-Mart".


Thank you everyone for your help! Its greatly appreciated :D

[MysticAirBender]

Keep the fantasy figures coming todd not enough good fantasy figs for me to spend my hard earned cash on these days!

[D2eux]

Heres hoping the Necromancer has more articulation

[jakes papa]

So now that these are hitiing, does anyone have pics for size comparison?

[xxspawn76xx]

dang shame we wont get the CORRECT colors for that dragon...

[Uwe]

dang shame we wont get the CORRECT colors for that dragon...
If it comes out as the prototype originally showed, then it's correct. A fans PS job isn't the correct paint app.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

But it will def be changed from those darn rainbow colors...at least in my collection..lol

[Team Rocket]

Could anyone explain to me where a thirteen mountain sized griffin gets a sword, and what he would possibly need it for?

[Uwe]

Could anyone explain to me where a thirteen mountain sized griffin gets a sword, and what he would possibly need it for?
Because this is a FANTASY line, and creatures with swords are AWESOME?

Man, you people have no imagination.

[Team Rocket]

Because this is a FANTASY line, and creatures with swords are AWESOME?

Man, you people have no imagination.

What's awesome about a sword? Creature is awesome, yes, sword? Not so much a fan.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Maybe your Griffen doesn't need a sword...just remove it... ;) I don't think Dragons need armor..so I usually remove it...lol

[j97e]

I don't think McFemales need bras.. So I usually remove it. :)

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I haven't seen one yet I really wanted to bother with...maybe the elf or enchantress is series 3... ;)

[homunculus]

Could anyone explain to me where a thirteen mountain sized griffin gets a sword, and what he would possibly need it for?
1. He had it cooked up a-special at the Big & Tall shop.
2. To stab other giant stuff. You gotta figure there're other enormous critters around, right?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I guess since this line is canceled this thread won't be here long...save what pics you can and cry over them...

[Spawnomite]

*right click & save*

I wanted all except the Goblins.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I admit they were a neat idea though... snagged the Dragon pics...

[RaoulOD]

Looks like I have more pictures for my collection of photos of figures that were never made...

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

As do we all...I even have some great Shadows that will never be revealed I guess....

[RaoulOD]

Oh, man... I forgot about those.

Speaking of figures that will never see the light of day, does anyone have a picture of the Resaurus Quake 1 figures they were planning on putting out?

[jimm]

I wanted all except the Goblins.


Only one i wanted, not enuff ARTICULATION though

[SerpentSatellite]

So, series 2 is officially canceled?

[Masked Moron]

So, series 2 is officially canceled?

Yes.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

And no Series 3 or Dragons 9 anymore either...not to mention Zodiac...or any real fantasy themed line....

[jt4470]

Hm, yea, might want to take this down....
It'll give false hope. :(
Series 2 was one my most anticipated lines..

[jt4470]

And no Series 3 or Dragons 9 anymore either...not to mention Zodiac...or any real fantasy themed line....

Nope, we get HALO!
Halo Halo Halo HALO!
:D

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Nope, we get HALO!
Halo Halo Halo HALO!
:D

And I have nothing against Halo...it's one game I can play anytime anywhere. But I'm not going to buy a million clones of MC to sit around my tables that only have a color or yellow stripe as a difference.

The Dragons lured me into Mcfarlane and I've supported the heck out of them...keeping stores updated, letting them know when to order, and telling everyone I know about em' for starters...but ending the lines entirely and for the reason " that we need to focus on licensed properties " with no explanation or other comment for us the loyal fans is pretty low I feel. I had a hope for a Dinosaur line from TMP at some point...something orig. no hope for that either now.

So orig artistic pieces are being tossed aside to make way for movie-themed things again... Todd once said he if had movie licenses he would only do one or two characters from it and be done...he liked creating his own things better...somethings gone amiss here.

[jt4470]

While I like Halo, some of the art design is...a bit..generic.
I too was hoping for something original from McFarlane...but nope..
All we get now are more licensed stuff...
It seems I have to turn to customizers and a certain other company (no, not NECA), for fantasy.

[InnerRayg]

So this business strategy, where all the inventive and more likely to appeal to the general masses figures are saved for Series 2 which is never released....what is that called again?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

While I like Halo, some of the art design is...a bit..generic.
I too was hoping for something original from McFarlane...but nope..
All we get now are more licensed stuff...
It seems I have to turn to customizers and a certain other company (no, not NECA), for fantasy.

If they have Dragons..send me a PM... ;)

So this business strategy, where all the inventive and more likely to appeal to the general masses figures are saved for Series 2 which is never released....what is that called again?

Anticipation...I guess...which can be a bad thing...

[Captain Sassy Pants]

So this business strategy, where all the inventive and more likely to appeal to the general masses figures are saved for Series 2 which is never released....what is that called again?
Stupidity?

[SerpentSatellite]

Yeah, honestly... if there's a toy line out there with cool fantasy figs, someone drop me a PM... Please.

[Speir]

Yeah, honestly... if there's a toy line out there with cool fantasy figs, someone drop me a PM... Please.

DC's World of Warcraft series has awesome fantasy figures. I don't know anything about the game, but the figures are great!

[homunculus]

DC's World of Warcraft series has awesome fantasy figures. I don't know anything about the game, but the figures are great!
They look pretty neat, but they're a bit...stylized for my taste.

[BloodySloth]

Dungeons & Dragons Icons is a pretty neat set of Dragons figures. Most of them aren't as cool as McFarlane's Dragons, but they're much bigger and one of them, the Colossal Red Dragon, is flippin' badass. It's still not like top-notch McFarlane work, but we're not getting anything else from them.

I'm sure eventually, at least one company is going to try and fill the void, even if it ended up being a failure for McFarlane.

[j97e]

Let's stop discussing things that do not, and WILL NOT exist. :)

[Peter Hoffman]

Joe, I think you can un-sticky this thread now.

[thejikas]

*sobs*

[S. Griffin]

*humps jikas*

[xxspawn76xx]

*takes pictures for future blackmail*

[Addicted 2 Collecting]

How long till this line is canceled, or is it already?

[xxspawn76xx]

zzzzzzzzzzzzz old news already, son - LOTBH = CANCELLED!!!!!

[Uwe]

How long till this line is canceled, or is it already?
Canceled.

Joe, please unsticky this. It's...not helpful to see this here.

[PeGAsuS.D.C.S.]

No KING DRAAKO here in Greece?
I' ve all the dragon lines.........their KING is dead.....
Mr Todd, too bad, too bad at all.....:spawnskul

[Masked Moron]

No KING DRAAKO here in Greece?
I' ve all the dragon lines.........their KING is dead.....
Mr Todd, too bad, too bad at all.....:spawnskul

Why not in Greece?

He's out over here...

If none of your shops have him, try here...

http://www.spawntoys.com/index.php?cPath=3_413

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Dungeons & Dragons Icons is a pretty neat set of Dragons figures. Most of them aren't as cool as McFarlane's Dragons, but they're much bigger and one of them, the Colossal Red Dragon, is flippin' badass. It's still not like top-notch McFarlane work, but we're not getting anything else from them.

I'm sure eventually, at least one company is going to try and fill the void, even if it ended up being a failure for McFarlane.


I have all of the Icons figures so far....but it maybe a dead line as well...there is supposed to be a Gargantuan Dracolich coming in August, but last I heard it was " on hold ".

I wouldn't say these figures were a failure for TMP, look at how long they lasted and what came of it. I can't blame the line as it was more like a lot of compounded errors that lead to this outcome. I can blame TMP and Todd for not caring enough to give us a send off piece or even a formal explanation of what went down though.

[PeGAsuS.D.C.S.]

Why not in Greece?

He's out over here...

If none of your shops have him, try here...

http://www.spawntoys.com/index.php?cPath=3_413

The LOTBH has not release here in Greece yet.
So I'm afraid that it's impossible to release now.....
Thanks for your advice. I'll ckeck it.

[Peter Hoffman]

The cancellation of future series doesn't mean S1 won't come out. It's not like they destroy any existing product.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

It could see a limited release though....my Spencers only got two of each figure and no boxset....and they haven't shown up anywhere else . Could be they see one delivery and that's all....

[Grate]

Would it be possible to see concept designs of series 3?

[whiteraven]

Why not lock this thread too, since Series 2 was just a tease.

[RaoulOD]

Would it be possible to see concept designs of series 3?

Seconded.