Scubasteve0209
2021-09-01, 12:09 PM
My Facebook feed has been lousy with nerdy advent calendars like this:
https://i.imgur.com/pWFK5oY.jpg
At first blush it looks like a reasonable product: $40 ("down" from $65) for an advent calendar full of dice and plastic minis. Given how inexpensive those products can be to mass produce it seems like a feasible value. Full disclosure, I did order one before I started paying close attention to the ad. I used PayPal though, so I didn't give them my card directly, and can get a refund if they don't pull through on their end.
Once I did start paying attention the sketchier it seems:
The minis they give as examples are clearly just photoshopped in place without any particular rhyme, reason, or accurate sizing.
There are multiple sources for the different images (Descent into Avernus, Loot Crate, Monster Hunter?)
The art is just scanned directly from the book cover, text & all.
I can't imagine the dragon minis would fit in the spaces provided.
The website says the dimensions are approx. 23"x17"x2" (converted from cm), which means the individual spots would be about 3"x4"x2" which could reasonably fit a large size monster depending on how spread out it was (possibly larger if it wasn't assembled).
Either way, I guess we'll see what comes of this. Anyone else seeing these, or have experience buying them?
https://i.imgur.com/pWFK5oY.jpg
At first blush it looks like a reasonable product: $40 ("down" from $65) for an advent calendar full of dice and plastic minis. Given how inexpensive those products can be to mass produce it seems like a feasible value. Full disclosure, I did order one before I started paying close attention to the ad. I used PayPal though, so I didn't give them my card directly, and can get a refund if they don't pull through on their end.
Once I did start paying attention the sketchier it seems:
The minis they give as examples are clearly just photoshopped in place without any particular rhyme, reason, or accurate sizing.
There are multiple sources for the different images (Descent into Avernus, Loot Crate, Monster Hunter?)
The art is just scanned directly from the book cover, text & all.
I can't imagine the dragon minis would fit in the spaces provided.
The website says the dimensions are approx. 23"x17"x2" (converted from cm), which means the individual spots would be about 3"x4"x2" which could reasonably fit a large size monster depending on how spread out it was (possibly larger if it wasn't assembled).
Either way, I guess we'll see what comes of this. Anyone else seeing these, or have experience buying them?