tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post6473771664092723820..comments2024-03-28T06:24:07.932-07:00Comments on Realm of Chaos 80s: The Mighty Avenger: An interview with Bryan AnsellOrlygghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-194156935141567232022-01-01T09:44:54.216-08:002022-01-01T09:44:54.216-08:00Awesome. Do you have a model of the Great Mother? ...Awesome. Do you have a model of the Great Mother? I'd like to try an Autumn red/orange color scheme with her. Also a model of the man crawling back to you lol when can I preorder???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699754068544907044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-8643565144607160142017-09-17T00:56:42.987-07:002017-09-17T00:56:42.987-07:00http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/...http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Bryan_Ansell's_CollectionOrlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-48210713537907962232017-09-12T03:16:45.221-07:002017-09-12T03:16:45.221-07:00Do you know where I can find the gallery with Brya...Do you know where I can find the gallery with Bryan's models? Looks like the one in Citadel Collector site is broken :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14280591503338917710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-54682092661462349402014-10-17T11:04:53.995-07:002014-10-17T11:04:53.995-07:00Incredibly, the comment thread on this article is ...Incredibly, the comment thread on this article is almost as good as the actual item. As one of the American vanguard, who consumed this material as though it were an exotic foreign delicacy, and an aquired taste at that, images of these old books from my childhood and comments from the demi-gods of my past always bring me right back to a simpler time. As an almost completely solo endeavor, I lapped up any and everything I could get my hands on. I can't believe how much we must have paid in overseas post alone. To the greats, thanks for everything you've all done. To the torch-bearers of Oldhammer, thanks for everything you do to preserve it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073755343853372647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-81798197150427929362014-10-11T11:33:15.780-07:002014-10-11T11:33:15.780-07:00A tremendously enjoyable interview, lots of nice n...A tremendously enjoyable interview, lots of nice nuggets of info in there. Something of an Oldhammer coup, as far as blog posts go.Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-58557868583731700652013-09-19T13:47:29.768-07:002013-09-19T13:47:29.768-07:00Hello Tim
How did you end up in Manchester then?
...Hello Tim<br /><br />How did you end up in Manchester then?<br /><br />cheers<br /><br /><br />BryanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15983614787162197760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-11273769172631769922013-06-13T10:02:48.437-07:002013-06-13T10:02:48.437-07:00Great interview ... and very cool to be name-check...Great interview ... and very cool to be name-checked by the great man himself.<br />Tim Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250923774000830405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-22749077654778308732013-02-19T10:43:27.802-08:002013-02-19T10:43:27.802-08:00Awesomecool! May I add "über" as well? =...Awesomecool! May I add "über" as well? =)phreedhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13400910734490932729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-82516785643363128192013-02-18T22:51:55.021-08:002013-02-18T22:51:55.021-08:00Thank you so much for this! Wonderful.Thank you so much for this! Wonderful.Heironymus Blitzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861718801642050619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-25158808778247425582013-02-17T23:05:05.928-08:002013-02-17T23:05:05.928-08:00I am very glad that you think so, thanks!I am very glad that you think so, thanks!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-30614260477417868072013-02-17T13:34:40.192-08:002013-02-17T13:34:40.192-08:00What a delightful inspiring interview! Absolutely ...What a delightful inspiring interview! Absolutely enjoyable, thank you very much.Suberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005091019027411799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-53714975471134504702013-02-17T10:17:34.568-08:002013-02-17T10:17:34.568-08:00Great post Orlygg, I have leanrt so much i didn...Great post Orlygg, I have leanrt so much i didn't know.<br />JJason Fulfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028630099725444105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-54614249274990032402013-02-17T09:59:24.572-08:002013-02-17T09:59:24.572-08:00Glad you all enjoyed Bryan's tales... And than...Glad you all enjoyed Bryan's tales... And thanks once more to Mr Priestley for more of his recollections. I am sure that I speak for everyone when I say the sheer amount of quality games and miniatures Bryan, yourself and the rest of the team produced during those early years is simply astounding! From Advanced Heroquest, to Bloodbowl, to Warhammer, RT and all the others. Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-75128015181018673972013-02-17T09:29:55.623-08:002013-02-17T09:29:55.623-08:00Bryan is being very modest and exceptionally gener...Bryan is being very modest and exceptionally generous as always - his leadership inspired us all to greater things and his driving enthusiasm obliged us to develop what talents we had. I learned a lot of what I know about the business thanks to Bryan and I owe him a great deal indeed. He'll have to make do with my thanks though:) Thanks mate! <br /><br />A couple of points I would add to - though as Brian rightly says it was all a long time ago and no-doubt my memory isn't to be entirely trusted either - but here goes! <br /><br />Battleblade might well have been a name we toyed with for Warhammer - but the working title for Hal and myself was Runesword or Runeblade or something like that. I remember we ended up having to choose a different name because GW also sold RuneQuest and didn't want any confusion.<br /><br />I think if my mum had typed the Warhammer manuscript it would have been a much better job! The production artwork was typed - but I typed it - on our brand new Rank Xerox 860 Word Processor (clunk clunck whirrrrr... insert disc A). My mum may well have helped us out with some later projects as proofreader - she was a professional typist and secretary and quite good at that sort of thing. We had a typewriter at home - which is why I could type (most men of my generation couldn't before the advent of personal computers). <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rick Priestleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237250362944231092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-60892997872394666732013-02-17T08:53:49.419-08:002013-02-17T08:53:49.419-08:00Yes, you did better than Wargames illustrated. Gre...Yes, you did better than Wargames illustrated. Great work.Hetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173219356333202436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-50575346667843388312013-02-17T06:51:10.232-08:002013-02-17T06:51:10.232-08:00Great read. I remember the first time I met Bryan ...Great read. I remember the first time I met Bryan was at the first (I think) Newark premises. I said to him that I thought I had all the figures they had produced....he looked up at me me and said there was no way I could have everything they had produced.....looking now at the unreleased and variants that never saw the Manchester shop where I had worked and shopped I realise I was being very naive......David Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447850584097621767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-53205692522942145942013-02-17T06:39:23.609-08:002013-02-17T06:39:23.609-08:00Great interview Orlygg! Personally, I never tire o...Great interview Orlygg! Personally, I never tire of reading Bryan's tales of the early days of wargaming and miniatures making. Sometimes I wish I could've been around in those days, things seemed so much more about the fun of the games, the characterful minis and our own imaginations, rather than today's mantra of "buy these rules, buy these computer designed models and play it this way only. Oh, and only play to win".<br /><br />And Bryan's miniatures collection? A priceless national treasure, surely?!Ninja-for-Hirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812271146470041696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-36062101491470810102013-02-17T03:17:57.375-08:002013-02-17T03:17:57.375-08:00An absolute joy to read, insightful and inspiratio...An absolute joy to read, insightful and inspirational... The wonder was apparently evident upon my face, the missus called over to me whilst reading:<br /><br />"What's with face? You look like a kid that's just walked into his first toy shop!"<br /><br />So, thank you very much for that.Stygianhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157673627988765453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-8712360556299919892013-02-17T02:24:50.779-08:002013-02-17T02:24:50.779-08:00Great interview. I never caught the Foundry interv...Great interview. I never caught the Foundry interview, and I've always wanted to hear Bryan's thoughts on the early days. Lead Legionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700198528204457272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-73677325370047511932013-02-16T15:52:45.028-08:002013-02-16T15:52:45.028-08:00Man you've really outdone yourself this time! ...Man you've really outdone yourself this time! It doesn't get any better than an interview from the man himself :-) Massive thank you to you. If Mr Ansell is present in August I think he's going to be quite touched by our vintage homage. I thing he may get mobbed..Leadpesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853033329961961848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-85717520363412602522013-02-16T14:11:43.128-08:002013-02-16T14:11:43.128-08:00Great stuff. Excellent series of interviews.Great stuff. Excellent series of interviews.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-35662690451274158332013-02-16T11:20:55.022-08:002013-02-16T11:20:55.022-08:00"appallingly overused modern adjectives '..."appallingly overused modern adjectives 'cool' and 'awesome'"<br /><br />Your article is a very well-written and diligently researched piece of journalism. It is great to see talent applied to a subject so niche and yet so relevant to many of us. My only problem is thinking of a suitable superlative to use to describe it. Perhaps if English has been exhausted you will permit me...'WUNDERBAR'. ;)Warlord Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477146670213381976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-33258051280496236652013-02-16T11:14:31.918-08:002013-02-16T11:14:31.918-08:00Well there you go, you'll have to go some to t...Well there you go, you'll have to go some to top that. Hang up your keyboard now? I hope not.Ernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106035249657749275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-2327294471452634442013-02-16T11:12:17.663-08:002013-02-16T11:12:17.663-08:00Excellent, insightful and inspiring. Thanks so muc...Excellent, insightful and inspiring. Thanks so much for this to all involved. Bring on the Oldhammer!Daveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338536132702316924noreply@blogger.com