This is the last post about the models from the unreleased North American HeroQuest expansion.
Since none of the figures below were sketched by Donald L. Kueker who confirmed he worked on the unreleased Wizard Quest Pack, we can guess the remaining figures were part of the Dwarf Quest Pack but nothing is officially confirmed (edit: they are now confirmed to be part of the unreleased Dwarf Quest Pack - "The Hammer of Hadrakka").
Some of them are probably (according to my tastes) the worst models of the four questpacks.
There are both male and female dwarf, some kind of chinese dragon (it's a Carnivorous Caveworm), some kind of stone golem and a strange rhino looking creature (the Rock Mole).
The male Dwarf could be a boss or a replacement figure for the classic Dwarf as well as the female Dwarf.
Please note the male Dwarf was originally sketched by Rick Grayson, so it is also possible it was a leftout from the Barbarian Quest Pack (since both Dwarfs are wearing fur clothes) or Rick could have been involved to sketch the figures for the Dwarf Quest Pack instead. That golem is also wearing fur clothes, so another possibility, it could be an ICE golem or even an early version for the Yeti or the Frozen Horror himself (edit: it is now confirmed the male dwarf warrior was supposed to be an enemy for this questpack).
Some
of the figures are really strange; although it is unconrfimed, I can recognize
the hand of the sculptor is the same from the Frozen Horror figures. Some
details really match the style in my opinion.
Also many of them do not have a base (as the giant spider) and are coming from a different mythologic world, like the chinese dragon or the rhino (can it be a statue?). Someone suspects they were not satisfying the required quality standards and so they didn't reach the final production process.
As for the previous posts, I asked Skyknight permission to use his photos.
Check the links below for more information about these rare figures:
- Barbarian Quest Pack - Original Sculpts
- Elf Quest Pack - Original Sculpts
- Wizard Quest Pack - Unreleased Sculpts
- Dwarf Quest Pack - Unreleased Sculpts
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