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Disposable Heroes: Western Set 1
Publisher: Precis Intermedia
by Mark G. [Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 01/31/2007 00:00:00

<Disposable Heroes: Western Set 1> is a 30 miniature set/service by Politically Incorrect games. Upon purchasing any Disposable Heroes product you will need to set up an account at www.pigames.net to access your minis and disposable heroes service. However, As <Disposable Heroes> is both a service with certain features and a product line of paper miniatures I thought I would detail exactly what each aspect provides.

The <Disposable Heroes> set allows me to customize a number of things in the way that my miniatures are presented. If I am in a rush and want to use the product quickly I can download a colour or black and white version of the miniature set. The miniatures are triangular with a flat base and two open sides when printed and assembled. This quick download approach provides you with a sheet of instructions, a list of included miniatures and one copy of each miniature with a shaded/black back (for facing purposes). This feature is extremely easy to use and serves as a default setting. Secondly, you could opt to click the preview customize option that allows for significant customization including:

  • Selecting specific counters to be included
  • Selecting colour or black and white
  • Selecting the figure to have a mirrored back (there are black arrows on the front side.)
  • Flat square counters or Standee miniatures.
  • Selecting a single or multiple miniatures at a time (Armies)
  • Print a full sheet of a single type or multiple types (Armies)
  • Provide labels for a download set such as an army of 3 different types labeled <militia>

The customization is even greater if you have multiple sets of <Disposable Heroes> because the service allows another feature called <Mix and Match> customize that allows you can select up to 30 paper miniatures or 70 counters to print at one time. This includes printing armies. All miniatures are organized on this page by identifier code (which is stamped on all miniatures), name and set they come in. So using my list I could print up a sheet of Outlaws and Rough Riders (from this set), some cattle to rustle (from the Critters Set 2), and a moose for added scenery (from Critters set 1) if I needed them for my game quickly and efficiently.

Disposable Heroes features have been updated a number of times to suit the needs of users.

Western Set 1 is a 30 figure set of paper miniatures. There are 28 paper miniatures on one page and a second page with the last two miniatures in the default format. The miniature set includes the following figures: Bandito, Buffalo Hunter, Cowboy, Cowgirl, Gambler, Gunslinger, Marshall, Sheriff, Outlaw, Rough Rider, Woodsman, Trail Boss, Businessman, Clerk, Homesteader, Homesteader?s Wife, Drifter, Drunk, Proper Lady, Saloon Girl, Widow, Nosy Kid (male and female), Mexican Boy, Mexican Woman, Soldier, Officer, Brave, Chief and Indian Woman. The art is really well done and highly stylized with a cell-shaded/animation look to it. The miniatures are very clear and evocative of their subjects without being too cluttered by details. This product is labeled to be used with the Coyote Trail roleplaying game that is also produced by Politically Incorrect Games, I do not possess a copy of the product so I can?t say how closely they over lap but the range of miniatures presented seem to cover most, if not all of the traditional western archetypes. This miniature set should be a must have for anyone who likes an animation style type of art and who is playing a western genre roleplaying game.
<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: Highly detailed miniatures. Covers a full range of archetypes. Disposable Heroes service is really handy at meeting specific mini needs. Good and fast customer support from PIG to questions. <br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: I?m missing three miniatures I would like to see: a clergy member, an undertaker, and a fur trader/trapper (though I expect the Woodsman would cover this).<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Disposable Heroes: Western Set 1
Publisher: Precis Intermedia
by Michael S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 09/09/2006 00:00:00

This set features a fair number of classic old west types. The artwork is a bit cartoonish, but is very good. The ability to customize a set of figures for download from the PIG website is a definite plus which has saved me a great deal of ink and cardstock.<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: Customized layouts and labels available on line.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: There is no back artwork for the set. Silouette or mirror image are the only choices.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Disposable Heroes: Western Set 1
Publisher: Precis Intermedia
by Raistlin W. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 06/02/2006 00:00:00

A neat system; the download contains instructions only, and you go to PIG's website to receive the actual product. The menu will display all of the miniatures with checkboxes; on your first trip you select Print All, and subsequently can go back and print sheets of single miniatures or a small assortment, pre-numbered so you can tell them apart.

How do they compare to Pinnacle's Cardstock Cowboys? Well, there's slightly less variety, but the ability to print full pages of any one miniature without messing around with graphic fonts is a good one. Cardstock Cowboys give you a greater variety of different choices for each character type, but you're paying for a lot of Deadlands-specific stuff and the pages aren't customizable.

In the end, I would say that if you are running a Western RPG you want the Cardstock Cowboys, so your players have a better chance of finding distinctive pieces to represent themselves. But for a minis game, definitely go with the Disposable Heroes for their printing flexibility.<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: The artwork looks unimpressive on the website. Be patient and download the actual miniatures; they look like Disney cowboys, very well-drawn and realistic but still cartoony. They're perfect for any but the most grim Western games.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: It's not a huge disadvantage, but you have to be online to get customized miniatures pages. That's slightly inconvenient. More to the point, though, it's a relatively small set without that much variety. You have one or two of each cowboy archetype and that's it.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Creator Reply:
Thank you for your feedback, but you misunderstand the purpose of this set - it is a western set, not a cowboy set. There is more to the west than just cowboys, and you're paying half the price of the Pinnacle products.
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