"Two Minor Dragons" Topic

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Both from the disappointing Drake the Dragon Wargame failed Kickstarter, these are 28mm figures. On a 40mm and a 50mm(?) Base.

Lineup with some standard 28mm-ish figures.

They turned out nice. They are small for my needs, but I hunt for dragons of a specific size and sculpt -- or as close to my goal as I can find.

If you want larger Dragons, look at toy dragons -- they can be re-painted, so look at their sculpts, not their factory paint jobs.

I've converted a few Schleich toy Dragons for use in my 2e AD&D games:

1) Swamp Dragon (hideous factory paint scheme – yuck!!!), to a Copper Dragon (male figure is 28mm size).

2) Freedom Dragon to Bronze Dragon.

3) Gold Dragon to a Brass Dragon.

4) Green Dragon -- no conversions/painting needed.

Toy Dragons are made by various companies: Safari, Ltd. and Papo, are just two that I like. Search Amazon for others. Most are made of heavy vinyl plastic, which take paint very well. They tend to be larger than what you have shown in this thread, but their sizes vary, quite a lot, so pay attention to that, as well.

I also converted two Halloween Skeletal Dragon decorations into Draco-Liches: Draco-Lich #1, raw, as purchased, and Draco-Lich #1 finished; Draco-Lich #2 looked very similar to #1, raw (can't find my photo of it -- drat!), but here is Draco-Lich #2 finished. These further demonstrate what can be done with such toys and decorations, converting them for gaming purposes. Safari, Ltd., also makes a Zombie Dragon toy figure -- no conversions, or painting required, but still possible, if needed. Cheers!

CBPIII: Those dragons do have some character, or perhaps they just have character in a way I never thought of dragons having character. The green dragon really does look like a trickster type.
Sgt Slag: I didn't realize the toy dragons could be painted. I have a couple and will have to look into this.

I have been mulling over the proper size for dragons. Smaug would have had to be really, really big; even given a low angle of approach, he managed to pretty much take out Laketown when he crashed. Dragons in medieval art are much smaller, some not even meeting the definition of megafauna.

Grelber

Some of the Reaper Bones dragons are more appropriate in size. I have a couple of the bigger ones I haven't assembled for painting yet.

Sgt Slag: I didn't realize the toy dragons could be painted. I have a couple and will have to look into this.

The toys do NOT require primer. Just apply acrylic paints over the factory paint, and you will be fine. I do, however, recommend sealing the new paint with a clear coat. I apply polyurethane, for its durability; I follow this with a spray matte clear coat. Cheers!

I've always thought that dragons did not have a "scale". They're like mountains.
Just look at Danaerys's 3. Like a proud uncle we watch them grow from very cute little tykes to fierce monsters.
So, I think a "small" 25/28mm dragon would be a large 15mm one. And a HUGE 10mm dragon.
Maybe we're looking at some little brothers here.

Go to a Michael's Craft store and check out their animals they have very nice larger dragons.

Wonderful pictures of dragons all around.

Toys with great sculpts and awful paint jobs occur a lot. You do just have to imagine it with better color.

I will note that many of Slag's dragons greatly resemble the artwork in the original 1977 Monster Manual.

Love the Bronze dragon. Who made the toy?

Parzival, thank you! Those are my preferred Dragon styles for most of the models I used.

DOUGKL, the Freedom Dragon is a Schleich, Ltd. toy. Check Michael's Craft Stores for them, or shop around online, for the best price.

Reaper has some superb Dragons. There are also 3D printed Dragons available on e-Bay, and Etsy. These can be scaled up/down, if you contact the sellers. There are some e-Bay sellers offering some of the best AD&D Black Dragons, with the curved horns wrapping the sides of the snout, which I love -- my favorite of all of them. Cheers!

DOUGKL, the Freedom Dragon is a Schleich, Ltd. toy. Check Michael's Craft Stores for them, or shop around online, for the best price.

I misspoke, the Freedom Dragon is produced by Safari, Ltd., not Schleich. Apologies. Cheers