I got some today - the kobolds, the gnoll, and the purple worm.
The kobolds are tiny - smaller than a halfling. Detail is not bad for the size, and with six to a package I cannot complain, especially at that price. I need more of the little blighters, since one on one is hardly the kobold way. Reaper needs to do more of these. 
Detail on the gnoll isn't bad at all - not as crisp as on some of the better metal or resin minis, but similar to most good quality metal minis from the nineties. Fur is defined, and his scale armor has detail - better detail than most miniatures from the eighties. The slight softening from the material is not all that noticeable - you actually have to be looking for it to find it. On a table, after painting, it will be hard to tell these apart from metal figures until you pick them up. There is a Pathfinder campaign where these critters will fit right in. For the price they are excellent.
The (not yet) purple worm... is a worm.  I like the figure, but it likely was not much of a challenge to make in plastic. For the price it is fantastic!
So, I have to start comparing these not to current metal figures, but to figures from back when these prices were the norm - and these are much better than those long ago figures.
Given the choice between these and LE, I would take these hands down - I like painting minis. The price is very good, the quality is decent, and the next wave is already in the works....
The Auld Grump
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