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Hey guys was thinking earlier about what got me into painting GW miniatures in the first place, looking back its amazing how cheaply i got my first models.

I cant remember how much i paid exactly but i know i got my first models from a table-top sale that we did when i was in scouts, it was a ready painted space hulk set and i managed to really mess it up painting them, with thick enamel paints i recently found the space marines and was amazed at how poorly they had been painted.

So my question is this what first got you into painting???

Edit: also if you have any pics of your first model feel free to post them, would love to see some early paintjobs

My first model i've bought was a BIG boxset of Cadian shock troops. enough to assemble 2 infantry squads.
=^.^=

Oh and im sure they used to be alot cheaper in the stores than they are now,

A small plastic blister of 4 Orks.

First model was an XV8 Crisis suit given to me by a friend. My first purchase was a Squad of Fire Warriors.

My first were some of the plastic RT beaky Marines, but it's so long ago I barely remember them. I painted them silver and gold.

A snakebite boar boy, I think. One of the 2nd edition things that never made it into 3rd.

A couple blisters of Harlequin Miniatures Lizardmen.

At least I think they were Harlequin, this was way back in '90.

My first miniature was a Reaper Miniatures orc with an axe and shield that I used for my half-orc Barbarian in a 3rd edition D&D campaign.

My first was the SM captain box

I threw him away a few years ago cause I tried to strip him but the plastic got wierd.

Maugan Ra & a Warp Spider Exarch.

Old metal terminators, painted Ultramarines just like the box cover. This was back in 1996. I didn't know a darn thing about the game except what I'd seen playing Space Hulk on my friend's computer.

The thing I remember most from that game was hearing "The Emperor has dictated your weaponry" and then getting stuck with all stormbolters and power fists when what you really wanted was a whole squad of lightning claws. We kept saying "Who the heck is the Emperor and why is he deciding our weapons? Screw that guy!"

An AoBR set

Too long ago to remember('81 or '82 maybe)' but it was most likely a Citadel elf, and back then they were 3 for a pound, halflings cheaper.

40k? Asmodai. Other than that, it wss a crapton of Epic minis.

First I got was the 2nd edition box set, but the first i ever painted was an orc from the Battle Masters game.

CalgarsPimpHand wrote:The thing I remember most from that game was hearing "The Emperor has dictated your weaponry" and then getting stuck with all stormbolters and power fists when what you really wanted was a whole squad of lightning claws. We kept saying "Who the heck is the Emperor and why is he deciding our weapons? Screw that guy!"

Oh yes I remember that, hopeless. When offered I would often take whole teams with the Lightning Claws. Never take the power glove, when you do get to choose the weapons always take the power sword.

The first models I bought was a box of 5th edition Chaos Warriors. I thought they were the coolest looking things I'd ever seen. Luckily they were pretty easy to paint.

The Space Crusade game. Got me hooked.

All the bad guys were on one side. You got stealers, orks, grots, chaos marines, androids (?Necrons) and an Ed-209 style dreadnought, all gribbling the marines.

First sole mini was the first lightning clawed terminator. Loved the look of it.

Woah can honestly say i did not expect this kind of reaction to such a simple question, great to see we all have such fond memories of our initial purchases.

keep 'em coming guys

doctorludo wrote: androids (?Necrons)

Chaos Android. Daemon possessed robot designed by Chaos Squats.

I bought a lot of Kryomek stuff when I was a kid. The first GW thing I bought was the 3rd ed starter set at a flea market for $20

Platuan4th wrote:

doctorludo wrote: androids (?Necrons)

Chaos Android. Daemon possessed robot designed by Chaos Squats.

Thanks! Learn something new every day.

I just remember they were nasty.

Squad of metal cadian shock troopers, well just a blister with 3 of them. Still use them today

8 years ago I bought a Eldar Jetbike. Letting an 8 year old kid loose with paints and a mini was never a very good idea. It looked more like I had attacked it than painted it...

An old squad of Chaos space marines.

My 1st was a 2nd Ed. Dark Eldar that I got free from a painting introduction, the manager (who I knew) virtually painted it for me while I did little bits but at 9yrs old I was over the moon!

These fellas.

The first mini I ever bought was with my grandma (I was a grot) in this underground (literally under the earth - you had to go down a flight of stairs at street level to get to) role-playing game shop. 40k wasn't even in Rogue Trader stages then. It was some Ral Partha lead armored pikemen (because I didn't even play D&D then) that I thought were really cool. The shafts of their pikes weren't even lead they were a thick gage wire. When I painted them I didn't even know about primering, nor would I find out for about 10 more years. There were some Julie Guthrie dragons from Grenadier in those early days too, I think I had red, black, bue, and green....never white though...and no Tiamat.

My first 40k model was a hard plastic box of "eldar troopers". Like 10 for $15 or 15 for $20. Lead back then, shuriken catapults and melta guns, underbarrel chainsaws (CCWs).

Fond memories.

My first model was a tactical marine. I painted them with uber gunky thick paint from Folk Art and didn't know enough to water it down. It was terrible, but it worked and I got better from there.