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Do you remember what your first ever mini was? Have you still got it? Back in about 1988, I bought a blister pack with three heavy weapon space marines for £2.50. Yes you youngsters out there, you did read that correctly - three metal miniatures - in one blister - £2.50. Those were the good old days when you could get a box of three Rhinos for a tenner! Anyway, these three kicked it all off for me, I thought they were awesome! Still got them, they could do with a repaint, but that's on my to do list. I had originally christened them 'Dark Knights - Chapter 666!' But then I thought it sounds a bit too much like Batman - and not long after GW brought out 'Grey Knights - Chapter666!' - Damn them. Might eventually repaint them as Crimson Fists just like on the front of the original Rogue Trader rule book (still got that too!).

Post pics if you've get 'em.

Mine was an old 2nd edition Space Ork I got with the starter set:



Sold them all a couple of months ago.

If my memory doesn't fail me it was three Gorka Morka orks (can't remember if they came in one blister) with giant pistols I got with my brother around 1998 or something. They were really great, still are, if a bit small.
They might still be around somewhere...

Space Marine tactical squad,the first mini's i ever had.

The Assault on Black Reach Space Marines.

Battle for Macragge that I found at some little store at the back end of the world.
My first REAL miniature that I chose consciously was a Dreadnought.

Ironically, a Dreadnought was also my last GW miniature. Circle of life or something like that.

Mage Knights Orc Slasher. I've still got it somewhere around here...

For 40k, A dozen Genestealers and around that many termagants (the Old ones), about a half-dozen years before I began Playing.

3rd edition starter set

Can't remember for sure, but it was defiantely one of the early boxed sets.

Either the Chaos Plastics one, that gave you ten figs of each of the evil races in Warhammer fantasy in this really horrible white plastic.

RTB01, or the Space Orks one, that came with 30boyz I think. Had those little shoulder plasma cannons.

Skink skirmishers. back when they were £18 for 24. Those were the days eh?

Fantasy 5th edition Empire outrider-6 bucks per model. Ten years ago. That was a gift. My first purchase was a 4 pack of metal Empire swordsmen for 10 bucks. Then a 2 pack of crossbowmen for 6. Ah...the good old days. Okay, so now they're in plastic and only slightly more expensive...but still...2 metal models for $6?! That's crazy talk

Eldar Guardians.

A box of Skaven clan rats. I was like, 15 years old.

I can't remember exactly what my first miniature was, but I know it was for dungeons and dragons. I bought a lot of fantasy figures in the eighties for D&D.

I remember the first mini that I painted was a monk. Kind of a Friar Tuck looking guy, a little heavy set and carrying a bunch of stuff on his back.

The first Citatel figues I bought were a blister pack of three guardsmen. I can't even remember if they were called guardsmen at the time, but that is basically what they looked like. It was a total impulse buy. I hadn't ever purchased sci-fi figures before that.

Well not counting my older brothers figures, my first miniature was a MARX Fort Apache playset.
My first metal figures were The Fellowship from the LOTR, made by Heritage (Minifigs) from the animated Bashki film.
Yes, I am no young'un.

Mine was the AXM-2N Axeman from the BattleTech Learn To Paint kit from Ral Partha.

BFSP, still some of the best Dwarf minis out there IMHO.

The marines from the assualt on black reach paint set.

My first was a Harlequin Death Jester that I traded a pack of M&Ms for from a classmate named Galen.

If you don't count Britains and Airfix 54mm soldiers, my first proper model was a 25mm scale Frodo the Hobbit done by Minifigs.

I bought it at the Minifigs shop in Victoria, London, in about 1975. I bought a number of their SF models at the same time.

I don't think I"ve got any of them left, now.

Five snap-fit Plastic Imperial Guardsmen. I had been reading a lot about 40K and decided to order some cheap minis to try painting.

Kilkrazy wrote:If you don't count Britains and Airfix 54mm soldiers, my first proper model was a 25mm scale Frodo the Hobbit done by Minifigs.

I bought it at the Minifigs shop in Victoria, London, in about 1975. I bought a number of their SF models at the same time.

I don't think I"ve got any of them left, now.

That series is still some of my favorite figures.

My first miniature was a Battletech Highlander assault `Mech.



I painted it in a white, metallic purple and black color scheme ( ). It looked awful but I loved that mini with all of my heart.

feeder wrote:My first was a Harlequin Death Jester that I traded a pack of M&Ms for from a classmate named Galen.

Something tells me you got the better end of that deal

IIRC it was a box of AD&D minis, to go along with the red box D&D RPG. That was around 20-22 years ago Id say. Got both as a gift.

First one I bought myself were for Battletech, but dont remember exactly which one.

I remember quite well. It was a Ral Partha mini of an evil cleric in plate mail armor with a mace, shield, and backpack under a cloak. The helm had horns on it. I have never been able to find this mini again - but I would snap one up in a second if I found it.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i9mT5qIoNJY/SIYgNP8RLSI/AAAAAAAAAC4/KNnASVK1XkM/s320/wood+elf+archers+1+plastic.JPG

Used these as space marine allies against genestealers...................i was young

Other than some airfix, the Warriors of Middle Earth set for LoTR: The Fellowship alongside Sauron (who never got built).

Some Ral Partha Lizardmen with spears. I think I still have them some where.

First ever.... Ral Partha wizard @1980
First War game mini.... BattleTech Stalker @1988
First GW mini.... Box set of Squats I think it had 30 or so, @1990