Do you know the german company Schleich? They are a toy producer and I notice them getting bigger each year. They have some really good looking toys... horses, but also knigths and monsters. I already had some Schleich toys a few times in my hand and wondered if they were suitable to be used for my fantasy tabletop games. In my opinion, those prepainted toys look very good, but the problem is, they are a too big for normal 28mm fantasy use so I never saw the opportunity. However, this week I came across another Schleich miniature by accident when shopping for groceries. To be specific (now, having done a bit of research): It was their stone monster of their new Eldrador line. Owning enough models to field a not-too shabby Forces of Nature army , I thought if it would make a good Greater Earth Elemental . I really love the Mantic model and had already thought about buying one after seeing one all painted up in full beauty. But because of the painting required, the price of ab...