Miniatures reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 124 Reddit reviews across 30 subreddits and 41 posts to rank the best Miniatures brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/wargaming, r/minipainting, r/DnD, r/PrintedMinis, r/battletech. Top-rated brands include Games Workshop (4.4/5), CAV (4.0/5), MyMiniFactory (4.8/5).
Stats
Reviews124
Subreddits30
Posts41
Brands74
Products56
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#1
Games Workshop
4.4
(12)
"You save up quite a lot compared to GW store."
"That's one of the best damn models in the army."
"You should buy the Starter Set for its variety and the inclusion of a big monster."
"Great variety in models and cool characters, plus a single-player game option."
"Fantastic game with engaging gameplay and excellent components."
"You'll be hard pressed to find better value than the GW Skaventide box."
"Look pretty cool for Deamons."
"I've seen folks recommend AoS ranges like the undead for models."
"The main thing I'd recommend adding to the battalion is hammerers, longbeards and the king on shieldbearers from that set."
"Cities of sigmar, Lumineth, Kharadron, Slaves to Darkness, literally all of the other AOS factions"
#2
CAV
4.0
(6)
"Vulcan - 72268 Grizzly CAV."
"Maybe try CAV Strike Operation mechs -they are plastic so easy to covert but slightly larger (10mm/144 scale) than battletech."
"Lyssa - 72291 Haunt Quad CAV."
"Hades - 72215 Voodoo CAV."
"Centurion - ? 72260 Bishop with kitbash/swap for arms/quad."
"Artemis - ? 72324 Cobra CAV with arm swap."
#3
MyMiniFactory
4.8
(4)
"Https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-the-tale-of-archduke-mousin-253570"
"[https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-mini-mice-269841](https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-mini-mice-269841)"
"If you have a 3D printer: https://www.myminifactory.com/users/mt3dstudio/collection/arkham-horror-compatible-miniatures"
"You can go to sites like myminifactory or yeggi and search for models."
#4
Victrix
4.5
(4)
"Victrix WWII range is 12 mm / 1:144 scale. Absolutely great figs though"
"Victrix has some excellent WWII miniatures in 12 mm / 1:144 scale. Great prices too, averaging about $5 USD per tank/vehicle and about $0.19 USD per infantryman"
"Victrix and gripping beast?"
"Victrix has a great range of historical miniatures"
#5
Pro Acryl
4.3
(4)
"My personal go tos now are a combination of Pro Acryl, Inks, and heavy body single pigment acrylics"
"ProAcryl are amazing in almost every way"
"My personal top choice is Pro Acryl"
"I've used pro acryl and they are nice but difficult to find where I live"
#6
Vallejo
4.0
(4)
"I'd highly recommend grabbing a large bottle of Vallejo, Stynlrez, or AK for your prime."
"Personally I prefer ak interactive 3rd gen and Vallejo"
"Vallejo is probably the best price point for its level of quality"
"Then I bought some Vallejo"
#7
Canoptek
5.0
(3)
"Wraiths sit on points and are incredibly annoying to remove."
"Immortals are anti-infantry."
"Doomstalkers are for anti-tank, immortals are anti-infantry, wraiths sit on points and are incredibly annoying to remove."
#8
Reaper Miniatures
4.3
(3)
"I've gotten a fair number from www.reapermini.com for my campaign."
"My go-to for HQ proxies is Reaper Miniatures."
"I've looked for the next chapter boss my group will be facing as well as one of the final campaign bosses of Kingmaker, and both are available from Reaper Minis."
#9
Etsy
4.3
(3)
"Etsy has all of them."
"People with 3D printers are churning out some decent stuff."
"Try Etsy, they have a ton."
#10
Warlord Games
4.0
(3)
"You might take a peek at Warlord Games 'Hail Caesar' game for miniatures."
"Warlord games's models for bolt action are bit bulkier side of 28mm."
"Use Warlords minis for quantity, as they arent very expensive."
#11
Reaper
4.0
(3)
"I use a lot of Reaper miniatures, since they're rubbery and a lot sturdier."
"You could check out Reaper's Chronoscope line."
"Reaper is good for just miniatures in general."
#12
Citadel
3.0
(3)
"Personally I prefer citadel"
"Citadel are nice quality paints but they are the most expensive with the worst bottles"
"Bugger citadel, 6/10 trash paints"
#13
Reaper Bones
4.5
(2)
"Reaper Bones, Miniature Market and straight from Wizkids are my go to sites."
"I used Reaper Bones skeletons."
#14
Peter Pig
4.5
(2)
"Don’t forget Peter Pig in the uk for a wide range of ww2 subjects in 15mm. Great if you are doing early war and exotic locations because they have a huge range of ww1 and interwar period figures too."
"Peter Pig"
#15
AK Interactive
4.5
(2)
"AK 3rd gen is the best"
"Personally I prefer ak interactive 3rd gen and Vallejo"
#16
Wargames Atlantic
4.5
(2)
"I highly recommend the models Wargames Atlantic makes for 0200 by Grey for Now games."
"Could also use the Wargames Atlantic Partisans box."
#17
Amazon
2.7
(3)
"Amazon."
"The ones I've got have proven to be a little fragile."
"The same ones were $10 on Amazon."
#18
Army Painter
4.0
(2)
"I heard army painter fanatic is good too now"
"I personally use the Warpaint Fanatic range. Great coverage, awesome prices"
#19
Titan Craft
4.0
(2)
"Titan Craft on the other hand has a completely different business model."
"Titancraft and eldritch foundry, i prefer them since hero forge looks cartoonish."
#20
Eldritch Foundry
4.0
(2)
"Eldritch Foundry is very similar to Hero Forge, just cheaper, and the models look more realistic/less stylised."
"I prefer them since hero forge looks cartoonish."
#21
Hero Forge
3.5
(2)
"Hero Forge is good to tailor make a character but can be expensive."
"Hero Forge looks cartoonish."
#22
Archies Forge
5.0
(1)
"Archies Forge is a 3d printed service that has a lot of Greco ran stuff for the Ultramarines"
#23
Heresy Miniatures
5.0
(1)
"Heresy minis [Waspquitoes] are roughly infantry sized and look Nurgly enough."
#24
Kev Adams
5.0
(1)
"The 90s Kev Adams squigs with wings look great as nurgle furies."
#25
Squig Prints
5.0
(1)
"Consider grabbing squig prints and adding bloated gas sacs and clawed tentacles."
#26
North Star
5.0
(1)
"These look like Nort Star miniatures they look excellent"
#27
Brigade Games
5.0
(1)
"I think Brigade Games and Pulp Figures both have minis that would do the job."
#28
Pulp Figures
5.0
(1)
"I think Brigade Games and Pulp Figures both have minis that would do the job."
#29
Sally 4th
5.0
(1)
"Sally 4th Miniatures"
#30
Footsore Miniatures
5.0
(1)
"Footsore Miniatures has some nice figures that would work."
#31
RAFM
5.0
(1)
"RAFM, do dome nice Cthulhu minis worth a look."
#32
Dixon Miniatures
5.0
(1)
"Dixon Miniatures has great 30s gangster minis!"
#33
Heroscape
5.0
(1)
"Heroscape uses miniatures from all settings; medieval fantasy, WWII soldiers, Roman legionaries, American Revolution minutemen, Vikings, Men-In-Black, Robots, Marvel Superheroes, Samurai, Ninja, Alien races, etc etc etc"
#34
Loot Studios
5.0
(1)
"Loot Studios has some official ones: https://app.lootstudios.com/arkham-horror/"
#35
Armoured Up Minis
5.0
(1)
"I support Armoured up minis on Patreon and they have some great minis."
#36
Perry
5.0
(1)
"Kapiti Hobbies sell both Perry and Victrix"
#37
Lucid Eye Publications
4.0
(1)
"If you are willing to include Roman figures - these are pretty good..."
#38
3D Printers
4.0
(1)
"I would go to Google for 3d Printers, Yeggi.com and type in mechwarrior4 if k were you ;)"
#39
Flying Frog Productions
4.0
(1)
"You can get pretty good minis at much cheaper than $5 per student/mini."
#40
Archon Studio
4.0
(1)
"It contains a wide assortment of fantasy figures, from children to gnolls."
#41
Printable Heroes
4.0
(1)
"Has lots of cool Frostgrave specific minis and some terrain."
#42
Shieldwolf Miniatures
4.0
(1)
"The plastics are fully compatible with their fantasy equivalent plastics models."
#43
Only Games
4.0
(1)
"It's more models than you need but the price point is pretty decent."
#44
Monster Encounters
4.0
(1)
"Most of the "HQ named character" sellers on there are selling licensed models from Monster Encounters."
#45
Temu
4.0
(1)
"Temu and Aliexpress have 1:24 scale"
#46
Tyranid
4.0
(1)
"Could use tyranid gargoyle wings on plaguebearers."
#47
Empress
4.0
(1)
"I'm not sure if Empress does roaring twenties, but they have nice figures so that might be worth a look too."
#48
Irregular Miniatures
4.0
(1)
"Irregular miniatures have some minis in there 1920's British civil war range that will fit right in."
#49
Dojo Kun
4.0
(1)
"Always felt Dojo Kun would look really nice with some minis."
#50
Tamiya
4.0
(1)
"Doesn't Tamiya make a whole lot in 1/56?"
#51
Moo Deng
4.0
(1)
"Moo Deng minis look fun to paint."
#52
Blue Moon Miniatures
4.0
(1)
"If you like 15mm then Blue Moon Miniatures."
#53
Peter Pig Miniatures
4.0
(1)
"Peter Pig also have some."
#54
Local Game Stores
4.0
(1)
"Friendly lcbs usually has them."
#55
Cult3D
4.0
(1)
"One of the top hits is a site called cult3d with hundreds of free models that look really good."
#56
Sovol SV06
4.0
(1)
"I'm sticking with my trusty Sovol SV06 printer."
#57
American Diorama
4.0
(1)
"American Diorama makes diecast figs"
#58
Mantic Games
4.0
(1)
"Mantic Games has pre-order/late pledge for their 15mm plastic SciFi."
#59
Rebel Minis
4.0
(1)
"I recommend Rebel Minis, Clear Horizon Miniatures, and Pico Armor."
#60
3D Breed
4.0
(1)
"3d Breed just had their Join or Die WW2 kickstarter."
#61
Fireforge Games
4.0
(1)
"Could take a look at fireforge games and wargames atlantic"
#62
Reconquer Miniatures
4.0
(1)
"Reconquer Miniatures do a decent range"
#63
Zvezda
4.0
(1)
"Consider the pretty cool minis from Zvezda"
#64
WizKids
4.0
(1)
"Wizkids is also known for their mini selection."
#65
Victory Comics
4.0
(1)
"Victory Comics has miniatures."
#66
Victory
4.0
(1)
"Victory is good. Huzzah Hobbies, too."
#67
Huzzah Hobbies
4.0
(1)
"Thirding Victory. Seconding Huzzah."
#68
My Hobby Place
4.0
(1)
"Add My Hobby Place in Alexandria as an option."
#69
Pair O' Dice
4.0
(1)
"Pair O' Dice in Old Town Fairfax has a bunch."
#70
Nolzur’s Skeletons
4.0
(1)
"Nolzur’s Skeletons and Wraith."
#71
Wargames Atlantic Skeletons
4.0
(1)
"I like the Wargames Atlantic Skeletons."
#72
Eldritch Horror
3.0
(1)
"Make me an offer."
#73
Mierce Miniatures
3.0
(1)
"They are detailed."
#74
Minis3D
3.0
(1)
"He's got the widest range of stuff specifically for HeroQuest as I've ever seen."
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