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I believe my first model was an ooze of some sort from Ral Partha around about 1982. Either than or it was an orc of some sort and the ooze was spilt lead from casting some Napoleonics.

My first GW model was one of the RBT01 beakies. I got them about the same time I got some of the first BattleDroids (later BattleTech) miniatures - the multipart plastic ones.

First 40k Mini? 12 of the Original Genestealers, 12 Classic plastic Termagants, 2 old Metal Gargoyles, 1 Ork Warbuggy, 1 Eldar Scorpion.

Two Pewter Scout Snipers my dad's friend gave me along with a bunch of other stuff before moving to germany when I was 6.

That's 14 years ago...

My first model was the pewter/plastic model of a heavy bolter wielding space marine..painted in Ultramarine colors.

Platuan4th wrote:

Demogerg wrote:came with a game system i got back when i was 6. guess what it was? (produced by GW)

To be technical, Milton Bradley actually produced the game and system. Citadel only produced the models.

True.

its still cool to see the ancient mini's that inspired some of the newer models.

My first was a 2nd edition smace marine. I painted him in Blood Angles colors, I even used those god awful decals they have lol. I still have that sucker in my box. Ill get a picture up.

My 1st was (undoubtedly) an Ultrasmurf from Battle for Macragge. Did a pretty good job, i think.

Iron warrior for me.

My first model was probably some ancients figure - I painted some really terrible 15mm ancients when I was 7 or so.

My first GW figures were the Space Hulk Terminators. I used Iron Wind Metals paints to paint them as really ugly Ultramarines. They were dark blue plastic already, so I figured I didn't have to basecoat them!

First GW figure I painted with any competence was the 3rd ed. metal Space Marine captain, and a marine biker. Both were painted as Ultras, and the captain has never been repainted. These were also painted with Iron Wind Metals paints.

Hmm while the A-10 was my first model, my first GW model was a Lizardman Skink from the rule set box that had Lizardmen and Bertonians. I started out playing Fantasy before I saw the light and switched to 40K. Never looked back.

well, I originally started with the 5th edition warhammer fantasy set. So, Lizardmen and Bretonnians.

First 40k model would be a plastic space marine I got in the paint set along with a plastic chaos warrior. I still have the space marine, though he's been repainted so many times and it appears, for some reason I haven't quite figured out, he's also got modelling clippers slashes all over him. I think I was trying to peel off the paint or something?

Second 40k model? The free metal necron from white dwarf 216. He was actually painted quite well, until I believe my dog stepped on him and his ankles broke off.

my first figures, i would guess, would be the guys that came with an old dnd boardgame i got when i was rather young called dragonstrike.

first model i purchases solely to paint would be, hmmm, probably a dwarf of some sort from reaper, back when i was just starting warmachine and wanted practice before i got to work on my army.

first gw model.......probably my friends necrons, i painted is 2000 point army for something silly like 30 bucks to get back into practice after a long paint break, and for the occasional ride to wherever i needed to go

Lord Castellan Mik wrote:er... Space Hulk

Close...

Lord Castellan Mik wrote:Why is your flag US

I have no idea...

My first model ws the avatar of khaine, along with 20 dire avengers, and this was my 500 pt list, and i still use these models today.Avatar pwns/

My first model(s) was a box of Khorne Berzerkers because I thought they looked awesome and Berzerkers are generally interesting.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Well the first models I got were a set:

10 Scouts
4 Terminators
1 Terminator Librarian
6 Tyranid Warriors
8 Genestealers
2 Genestealer Hybrids

Anyone care to guess where they came from?

OK then... it's a combo of Advanced Space Crusade and Tyranid Attack

Mik

I wish I had my first model, but alas its still stuck in my foot. It was an old school goblin spearman. My father bought me one of the original boxes of warhammer fantasy battle after a trip to Englend. I played with the elves and gobbos and received many injuries. Goblin spearmen are the deadliest models in all of warhammer!!!!!

My fist model I painted ever was the sergeant from the Battle for Macragge kit. (Cringe I hated the mold lines and bad joints they looked so unreal.)
Didn't remove the mold lines as only a noob wouldn't.

My first actually painted well model was one of the new bloodletters. It was the first time I had A. Watered down my paints and B. Actually used layers.

Not sure if this is my oldest, but it is extremely grimdark and deathkill.

Thinning paints was clearly a sign of weakness

Mine was one of the original Eldar Fire Dragons.

I'm not sure if I have the model anymore, though I painted him blue. My other Fire Dragons were painted normal Aspect colours though.

Space marine with a Heavy Bolter.

Hes got such think paint on him he looks like a marshmellow stormtrooper.

3rd ed starter set. (Still my favorite missile launcher.)

My first model was a Space Marine, who I originally painted White Scars but then re-painted him as Ultramarines after I quickly ran out of white paint.

My first model was the SM troopers that came in the 3rd edition set, Never painted the DE though, mostly use their pointy bits for ork conversions now

however the paintjob was atrocious, I still cringe looking at them, but I can't bring myself to toss them, and the models are far to ugly (and small) to bother stripping and repainting... They are a nostalgia piece at the very BACK of my display shelf now lol

Dwarf warriors set, but i havent even touched that since i played 40k for the first time. I doubt i ever will again. Its all about the guard now.

My first ever 40k models were 5 snap together guardsmen. I still have them, albeit they are all painted in different colors as i use them now as color scheme test models.

First model,Airfix Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter.
My first 40k set:termagants
hormagaunts
genestealers
Tyranid Warriors
Carnifex
Ripper swarm

Metal 2nd Ed Dreadnought with Multi-melta the box with the Blood Angels art work.

Furioso-Pattern Dreadnought. The paint was caked on so thick you couldn't make out some of the details. Since I've uber-stripped it and given it a giant mining drill with a dying Genestealer impaled upon it.

My first model was paris hilton

No really it was a dark eldar warrior