tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post5725778718567533204..comments2024-03-28T01:46:59.217-07:00Comments on Realm of Chaos 80s: So what was your first miniature?Orlygghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-52531927539377190382017-04-13T11:48:46.083-07:002017-04-13T11:48:46.083-07:00First models were a birthday present, the boxed Ci...First models were a birthday present, the boxed Citadel Adventurers Starter Set, quickly followed by a pot of smelly primer and the basic Citadel Colour paint set. First model I bought myself was probably the original Rogue Trader Imperial Assassin. I still have them all! (Well, apart from some of the paints!)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13312982908057794491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-12864814702157996672016-06-10T13:46:13.981-07:002016-06-10T13:46:13.981-07:00My first miniatures was a Tom Meir blister pack of...My first miniatures was a Tom Meir blister pack of high elves. I think I was attracted to them because they looked very graceful and slight! That was around 1984, I remember having a a mock battle with them, in the back of dads escort. Sadly I lost those guys, but luckily I still have a very healthy collection of old hammer since those heady days :)AvPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14765622577327691668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-86669977463284647272016-02-02T07:58:20.277-08:002016-02-02T07:58:20.277-08:00Started painting toy soldiers in the early eightie...Started painting toy soldiers in the early eighties and got my first Citadel set in Copenhagen in 1988. It was the Undead War Machines starring Morbius and his gang of great looking skellies! I didn´t understand how it was humanly possible to paint them to such an amazing standard as they were on the box. Had never heard of shading and highlighting etc. Today, so many years later, I finally got a hold on the set again and I cannot begin to describe the fantastic feeling it is to paint those great minis again! For the last 5 years or so I have only been painting Forge World models and although they are incredible detailed and realistic the old Citadel gems are so much more fun to paint. Like being a kid again but this time with talent. <br />Thank you, Orlygg, for this wonderful site!<br /><br />And if there are anybody out there who´s got a spare head for the skeleton chariot please let me know! I will pay a good price ´cause it´s the only part I need to complete the set and it´s a pretty important part!<br />Just write to: wuotan2000@yahoo.dk Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580376806621530482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-13915866448625800022016-01-12T06:35:27.571-08:002016-01-12T06:35:27.571-08:00And when you, I would love to see those hobgoblins...And when you, I would love to see those hobgoblins all painted up! But will you be using hobgoblin orange?Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-2027805631939982912016-01-12T06:34:21.128-08:002016-01-12T06:34:21.128-08:00Heroquest generated so much excitement!! The figur...Heroquest generated so much excitement!! The figures, the furniture, the playing board and most importantly, the potential for adventure brought so many people into fantasy wargaming, I am still surprised that no-one has really tried to copy the trick! Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-41491389998056230912016-01-12T06:32:23.200-08:002016-01-12T06:32:23.200-08:00I have since bought that cart, and got it painted ...I have since bought that cart, and got it painted - a lovely model. Do you still have the carnivorous bird I wonder, as it is model you don't seem to see very often, though Foundry do do a modern version? Looking back, we certainly made some rather bizarre first choices, didn't we?Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-27382588813627681512016-01-07T08:33:15.445-08:002016-01-07T08:33:15.445-08:00Ah, nostalgia...
Despite it being way back in the...Ah, nostalgia...<br /><br />Despite it being way back in the mists of time I can still remember my first miniature purchase - it consisted of one box of Despoiling Hobgoblins (the box with the leader), a blister of half-orcs (to represent my role-playing character) and the Citadel Colour Paint Set. I bought them from the Sheffield GW store (on the Moor) with some hard-earned birthday money, so that would have made it at the back-end of July 1985. The Hobgoblins were the first ones to suffer the indignity of being daubed with paint by my thirteen year old hands...<br /><br />I'm already looking to get my hands on the Hobgoblins again to include as mercenaries for my new Orc & Goblin army, and assuming I can find some at a reasonable price I'll certainly try and meet your challenge at some point... Just don't ask me when.S. Naomi Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829682837000767450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-86433883247430090622016-01-05T12:09:39.968-08:002016-01-05T12:09:39.968-08:00That was how my friends and I collected back in th...That was how my friends and I collected back in the day. The closest GW was a toss-up between Bristol, Southhampton or Torquay so we relied on the fickle whims of verious independent traders in the area when it came to buying new models.<br />I can remember being insanely jealous after a friend found a space ork battlewagon on a market stall in Bridport, which he then lorded over usRivohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862803953863889027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-3469353438299111822016-01-05T12:05:24.278-08:002016-01-05T12:05:24.278-08:00First that I painted was an orc from HeroQuest (th...First that I painted was an orc from HeroQuest (the gateway drug for myself and so many of my peers).<br />The first that I owned were some metal Space Marines and the old multipart plastic space ork box.Rivohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862803953863889027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-38327109405944439382016-01-05T00:15:37.131-08:002016-01-05T00:15:37.131-08:00My first purchases were the C22 young adventurers ...My first purchases were the C22 young adventurers cart and the C29 giant carniverous bird, both from Shrewsbury Model Centre in about 1989.Willlucvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506126186695125304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-45910490417123838342016-01-04T11:21:34.396-08:002016-01-04T11:21:34.396-08:00I look forwards to seeing those posts. I have fond...I look forwards to seeing those posts. I have fond memories of the 'impulse buying' that you describe. With limited funds, I just picked up what I though looked interesting and never cared one iota for the army list. Hang on, I am pretty much like that now still!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-17062726766983093652016-01-03T18:22:36.236-08:002016-01-03T18:22:36.236-08:00The closest store to sell Warhammer models was abo...The closest store to sell Warhammer models was about a two-hour drive one way. Mail order was still annoying at this point, especially for an overseas company. When I made the trek to the shop, I often bought whatever was on the rack that took my fancy without regard to army lists, though I did try to buy units. I had quite a varied collection in the early days.<br /><br />The Heritage minis will stretch across three posts, starting Monday...quindiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14194306105013871853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-54070288163025314242016-01-03T17:37:19.774-08:002016-01-03T17:37:19.774-08:00I sure do. I'm very proud to still own the sam...I sure do. I'm very proud to still own the same copy. I missed the copy of Slaves to Darkness the store had, but managed to pick a copy up on ebay 10 or so years later. I don't even know how I ended up with that chainsaw warrior, but I remember having him. lolUrion Franzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023583976215329492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-17423913317689534442016-01-03T08:52:10.369-08:002016-01-03T08:52:10.369-08:00The Heroquest figures have a fondness to a great n...The Heroquest figures have a fondness to a great number of us, and everyone knows that the barbarian is the best of the bunch!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-63671818209379853212016-01-03T08:51:16.186-08:002016-01-03T08:51:16.186-08:00Hello Ghola, nice to hear from you again. I rememb...Hello Ghola, nice to hear from you again. I remember the type of boxes you describe and I got a half regiment of Manflayers in one in the late '80s. Like an idiot I sold the lot off. Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-87347040822203275382016-01-03T08:49:49.178-08:002016-01-03T08:49:49.178-08:00Oh, how I miss the out of town hobby shop. Once it...Oh, how I miss the out of town hobby shop. Once it seemed that every town had one, now sadly only a few remain. I wonder if sticky carpets were a non-negotiable?Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-62775999945622223822016-01-03T08:46:49.739-08:002016-01-03T08:46:49.739-08:00It seems that wrecking figures with enamel paint i...It seems that wrecking figures with enamel paint is a pretty standard rite of passage for grognards!! We are all guilty and thankfully, very little of it remains to shame us today! Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-89504116057876115742016-01-03T08:24:36.961-08:002016-01-03T08:24:36.961-08:00I think my first miniature purchase was a Ral Part...I think my first miniature purchase was a Ral Partha ninja, or possibly Grenadier barbarians, I'm not too sure.<br /><br />It wasn't what I'd call my first miniature though, I'd dabbled with a Citadel Fighter which I recognised in a compendium, the one with the Ziggurat of Doom, I loved that catalogue, but my first true miniature I'd call the HeroQuest barbarian, what else!<br /><br />I just didn't buy those ones though.The Convenient Skillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170560012336434135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-13722286360999376072016-01-03T07:52:07.393-08:002016-01-03T07:52:07.393-08:00Grenadier Horrors of the Marsh, I think I was six ...Grenadier Horrors of the Marsh, I think I was six years old (just don't put them in your mouth, dear!) - a gift from my brother, couldn't believe I had my very own set of minis. Immediately bathed them in Testor's enamel (part of the the restoration was removing that). First Citadels was a curious set of 10 Space Marines, metal with plastic packs, came in a strange clear plastic box with a slide-lid, I've never seen it since. Still got them all. Ghola Scalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457777451985684513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-64415549026118732352016-01-03T07:47:13.975-08:002016-01-03T07:47:13.975-08:00My first mini that I painted was a Minifigs 15mm A...My first mini that I painted was a Minifigs 15mm American Civil War infantryman. I got a few packs of ACW miniatures for Christmas from my parents because I had shown some interest in that period. Also right after Christmas we took a trip out of town to a mall that had a Hobby Shop in it and I picked up some of Minifigs 25mm World of Greyhawk figure packs. I still have a few but some are missing weapons and shields. I wish I held onto everything but such is life. Chad Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084711824869449643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-10666677538031086922016-01-03T01:46:43.907-08:002016-01-03T01:46:43.907-08:00I know it was one of the original Lord of the Ring...I know it was one of the original Lord of the Rings figures but tricky remembering which. I think it was the half orcs of Saruman. I know I wrecked those figures painting them up with Humbrol paints :(Firthy 74https://www.blogger.com/profile/17104155948966037030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-46558423934230500342016-01-03T00:52:50.865-08:002016-01-03T00:52:50.865-08:00White Dwarf was certainly an awakening for many, m...White Dwarf was certainly an awakening for many, myself included. I hope it still has the same affect on the youth of today! Though, I loved the sense of greasy danger the staff of the magazine oozed back in the '80s, all motorbikes and missing teeth. Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-34329433321935136872016-01-03T00:51:10.535-08:002016-01-03T00:51:10.535-08:00Good old Marines - they have a lot to answer for d...Good old Marines - they have a lot to answer for don't they?Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-60819352379634379422016-01-03T00:50:26.816-08:002016-01-03T00:50:26.816-08:00One of the greatest releases in history, surely? T...One of the greatest releases in history, surely? Those early plastic kits that Citadel put out (the other being Skeleton Horde) have really stood the test of time in my opinion, and are as good now as they were then. No fiddly additions mind, but with a bit of practise and skill, anything was possible. Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-66739601746843160622016-01-03T00:48:09.760-08:002016-01-03T00:48:09.760-08:00I am looking forwards to seeing those models when ...I am looking forwards to seeing those models when you post 'em. Personal stories like these fascinate me enormously. You mention buying a great swathe of models back in the day, and it was much the same for me. My early years focussed of random collecting, often spurred on by what I had seen in White Dwarf. One early set I recall loving were the Rogue Trader Chaplains! I think I still have some of them somewhere - now that would be a project for a long weekend! In fact, I am off to look for them now! Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.com