Reaper Miniatures

Reaper Miniatures is an American manufacturer of pewter and plastic figurines in the 25–35 mm scale, which include fantasy and science fiction figures. Founded in 1992 by brothers Ed and David Pugh, the company was originally based in Fort Worth, then moved to Lewisville, and then to Denton, where it is based today. The company also has developed tabletop miniature game systems that may be played with their figures. The Reaper Miniatures mascot is a succubus named Sophie.

Reaper Miniatures started in Fort Worth, Texas on July 4, 1992. The second campaign also reached above $3 million and as of the end of 2013 both were among the ten highest Kickstarters ever. The third campaign was the shortest, running from July 7 to July 25, 2015. It raised $2.7 million dollars. The fifth began October 1, 2019 and will end October 31st. Reaper also manufactures two acrylic water based paint lines designed for painting the miniatures which they manufacture.

Reaper has an online community, from their online forum. Reaper also maintains an on site research and development facility for their games called "The Asylum". The Asylum is open to the public and also serves as a sort of company store, offering not only Reaper products, but a wide area of family board games and various role playing games.

Legendary Encounters was their line of non random pre painted plastics. The lineup was drawn from existing sculpts in the Dark Heaven line, with some sculpts from the Warlord line. It was introduced in 2007. P 65 Heavy Metal: A line featuring re issued miniatures from previous Reaper product lines, particularly Dark Heaven Legends, cast in a 60% lead alloy. Production of this line ceased in February 2013. Legend of the Five Rings (L5R): Another miniature line directed at a specific role playing setting: the Rokugan setting. This has an Asian flair, with samurai and ninjas for characters and enemies. Reaper's license for L5R expired on October 31, 2005. Exalted: This line of miniatures was made specifically for White Wolf's Exalted RPG. Reaper's license to produce this line expired at the end of 2005, and it is no longer in production.

Two paint lines are produced: Pro Paints, and the Masters Series.

Scott Haring reviewed Reaper Miniatures for Pyramid #7 (May 1994) and stated that "In many ways, Reaper Miniatures is a throwback to the good old days of miniatures. No fancy four color backing cards, foam packing and blister packs; Reaper's minis come in a small plastic bag with a red title card stapled over the top. But while the packaging may not be the best, the savings mean lower prices at the hobby shop."

Reaper miniatures hosts a yearly painting and gaming convention, known as Reapercon. It normally lasts 4 days over Labor Day Weekend, with painting classes and roleplaying games held each day, and the results of the painting competition delivered Saturday night. It started in Reaper's Denton factory but expanded several times. Since 2018 it has been held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Denton convention center. Except for 2020 when the physical convention was canceled and held virtually. The convention has always had a painting competition and the photos of entries since 2013 can be found online. Judging is based on comparing each submission to a standard and awarded a gold, silver, bronze medal, or certificate of merit. The best are judged against each other for trophies in the categories of Painting, Open (sculpting), Diorama, and Ordinance.