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Heya! I'm a real big fan of old minis and have acquired and painted a bunch these last few years. Gonna be posting some old and new stuff i've done over time here.



This guy is from the citadel adventurers line from around 82-84. I honestly got this guy as a throw away from another lot but ended up really liking him.



Did this batch of old gobbos a bit back, I have a pile of them I need to finish but probably after summer ends lol. Expect more vintage lead in the future!

Great stuff, as a fan of old minis, i'll be checking in here for sure. Good job on these lads. Nice photos too.

Aw yeah! I have a soft spot for pre-slotta Citadel minis. Keep 'em coming!

I've got some stuff in the pipeline but because of the damned heat I'm still waiting for an opportune time to paint more.



Here is some more of my old stuff I did a bit back to fill the void. I also need to learn to take better pictures but oh well lol. Thanks for stopping by!

Managed to get something painted today! A humble hobbit from the ole Asgard Fantasy line



And here he is against an orc from the same line



I think these were released around 1983-84? The original sculpts that is. These guys are modern recasts from the viking forge which I am thankful alot for lol.
Gonna finally cool down a bit next week so I can start painting more. Thanks again for stopping by!

Oo, I picked up one of that orc sculpt a little while back. He's in the painting queue.

Nice work on yours!

I like how grumpy the orc looks there.

Beautiful work on these - it's always good to know your history :-)

Love the old lead mini's keep it up.

 Pariah Press wrote:
Oo, I picked up one of that orc sculpt a little while back. He's in the painting queue.

Nice work on yours!

He doesn't look that hard to paint put all the under stuff is a nightmare especially the damned studs! Need to find a way to streamline it because I plan on doing like 14 more for a future endeavor...

Guess whose back?



Not much got done this week but I did paint this dawi last night. From the good ole "C" series citadel range.



Here he is with his brother an arms, a prototype thunderer from the asgard range. I swear these photos look better on my phone but oh well. I'll fix the weird fish eye one day...
I'm hoping to get a some more done by friday but for now thanks for visiting!

I do love the old lead models

So believe it or not I am almost done with vintage AD&D party version 2.0



This is either fiend factory or fantasy tribes but it is their White Wizard aka not Gandalf. I was gonna paint him white but then I figured yellow would be more retro.



And here's a lizard man I did a bit back, don't quite remember what line he was from though unless it was a C series figure. I'm in the home stretch as I got one more party member to finish who I am really excited to tackle lol.
Later this week I'll be painting a Bryan Ansell special though so look forward to that too...

What a fun and expressive lizard man!

Alright, that ends this portion of the project. Behold!



1979 Fiend Factory: The Fiend, sculpted by Bryan Ansell himself! This thing is hideous but in an endearing way.



And here is the party taking on the beast. This was a fun little project practicing integrating pre-slottas into bases. The Fiend especially making those stalagmites which was surprisingly hard lol.
I've got two more minis after this and then I'll have to prep more for the page. Thanks for stopping by!

Great stuff. Love the lizardman especially. There's so much charm in these old models. The fiend is really cool! Nice work. Looking forward to the next part of your project.

Another heat wave this week so no painting for me sadly. Have some orcs to fill the void in the meantime though!



Some classic C series orcs, I really love these guys and wish I could find more but that well is pretty dry here in the states.



The dumb look on this lad always gets me lol. Like he's perpetually blazed on waaaagggghhh

It'll supposedly cool down next week here so I can get to work on something sci fi related... Thanks for stopping by!

I'm back! still hot but I powered through it. With Starfield on the horizon I am in the space mood. I've had these guys primed for awhile and finally painted em up quick.



First up is Johnny Spacer, astronaut supreme lol. I'm guessing these are from the early 84 Asgard line, possibly 83?



Next up is Captain Dunbar in full battle dress. If I ever decide to commit to Traveller I'm definitely painting more of these. If they seem familiar it's because Alternative Armies still has the mold for these guys luckily!



Bryan Ansell made two size variants and I have both 25mm and 15mm. They look adorable together lol. I really should get back to the giant pile of Laserburn stuff I got...

Hopefully I get back to the poor Tom Meier mini i've been neglecting, thanks again!

I'm just gonna shut up about the heat lol. Everytime I mention it summers length extends. Heres some original WHFRP stuff to fill the void



First up is Aldred Fellblade with custom shield I amateurishly sculpted lol.



Next up is Jules Gascoigne who I may or may not have painted up as King Graham...

I do have to ask though, what should my cutoff point be for "old lead"? These guys are late 84 and are closer to pre slotta minis than later warhammer stuff.
Khimri Giantslayer is also on my table primed but I have yet to paint him. I also gotta find Johann Zauberlich and some sorta stand in for Felix Jaeger so I can complete the party and play "The Dark Benath The World" scenario from Advanced Heroquest.
Thanks again for stopping by!

Your scifi minis are so cool!!! There's a lot of neat little details in retro-futurism. Thank you for sharing, I like the first one's color scheme a lot.

Hey i'm back! It's finally not hot anymore lol. You ever go so long without painting you get worried you'll forget how to? We'll thats me so far so i'm gonna be easing back into it starting off with this.



Another classic from the Carter era! 1979 Elf Hero sculpted by none other than Tom Meier. I've seen this guy around a lot and finally got the chance to paint one up. He's really tiny though as you'll see in upcoming projects...

Thanks for stopping by even if it's only a small update!

Hey I'm back with some more early 80s goofiness.



This lad is from the old 1983 Ral Partha Runequest line! And also at the only decent angle for this model lol. It was really hard to tell what the heck his shirt was but from all the little holes it was chainmail, apparently...

It's both Orctober and Spooktober next week so gonna be hopping on that next! thanks for visiting as well!

 bong264 wrote:
Hey I'm back with some more early 80s goofiness.



This lad is from the old 1983 Ral Partha Runequest line! And also at the only decent angle for this model lol. It was really hard to tell what the heck his shirt was but from all the little holes it was chainmail, apparently...

It's both Orctober and Spooktober next week so gonna be hopping on that next! thanks for visiting as well!

Scorpion King rules

First post of the spook season! Starting it off right with the 40 year old chaos lad rescued from oxidization.



Straight out of the specialty box set: Skathor Skullcrasher. He has been painted in an amatuer facsimile of the Nightlords lol.



Backshot of the shield, probably the "straightest" lines I've painted so far. Henceforth this mini shall be "Konrad Von Gruseldorf, Lord of the Night!"...

Got a skelly up next but thanks for visiting!

So disregard my last reply because I was in the mood for another vintage chaos warrior lol.



Athgul "The Legionnaire" Evilhand, the spearman of doom! It's been awhile since I've done colored metallics but I think it turned out alright!

I was even brave and did some minor freehand on the shield. Was gonna try to go for the hydra but thought it would look weird with the bird helmet.

The skelly is probably next but I may finally do an orc, thanks for stopping by!

The first skelly of the season! Also hey I didn't lie this time about whats next lol.



From the C17 line of later skeletons. Sadly it's the only one I own/ could find around. 1987 for this guy on one of those new fangled tabs!

Dunno what I'll do next but thanks for taking a gander!

So this has nothing to do with orcs or skeletons but inspiration struck so I went for it



The C28 Giants line sculpted by Alan and Michael Perry, 1983 for this lad I think? I painted up mine to be a classic fire giant. I'm not the best painter in the world but I was brave and tried alot of new things with this fella lol.

I even made the sword myself out of plasticard and greenstuff! Guess I'll go back to something smaller after this because my hands hurt from all the angles I had to hold this beast up with. Thanks for the visit!

Looks good! I like the lava base.

It took til the final day but I painted an orc for Orctober!



This lad is Harboth from the Orc archer regmint, 1985 I think? I'm missing a shield for him but I'll go back and add that later lol.

Have a good rest of your Sporktober everyone!

Good stuffs! I browse through Stuff of Legends' citadel catalogue from time to time, always wanted to see how those really poorly developed black-and-white photos of those minis are supposed to look like. Some of them looks transparent!

I like those older Orc design, really distinct from the more cartonnish modern proportions, but I like them nonetheless. Keep it up, please