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I am eBaying a bunch of old Dragon magazines (Dungeons & Dragons mag) in order to clean out my basement, and I found this old ad as a centerfold in one of them. I realize this isn't "news", but a small bit of history for all you ol' timers. Enjoy.

Ahh the days of two land raiders in a box....<sniff>

I just liked the Rhino box. It seemed so enthusiastic back then just to be a transport. RHINO!

Ahtman wrote:I just liked the Rhino box. It seemed so enthusiastic back then just to be a transport. RHINO!

That and the fact that there were 3 kits in a single box for less than a current Rhino kit. The good old days...

It's amazing how far the sculpting has come since then. If you set the minis from then and now side by side they would look to be from entirely different games.

aaahhh! my eyes. it's like a thousand nagashs!

Woot! And a Squat-"manned" Thudd Gun!

*hehe* Both me and my friends own - and still play - with several minis from those pages.

Tyfe wrote:*hehe* Both me and my friends own - and still play - with several minis from those pages.

Same here, especially the Eldar platform gunners. I also have a buddy who still has a good chunk of RT Space Marines still in the shrink wrapped boxes in his garage.

Toreador wrote:It's amazing how far the sculpting has come since then. If you set the minis from then and now side by side they would look to be from entirely different games.

I wouldn't go as far as that myself. I have a number of figures from that era. They look fine compared to today's figures. The plastics have improved a fair bit.
I can't say I've bought a GW metal figure recently and gone, "Wow!"

GW have always done a lot of good figures. In the early days they employed some very talented sculptors, like the Perrys, who have gone on to found their own companies. Before leaving they passed on their skills.

It's amazing how far the sculpting has come since then. If you set the minis from then and now side by side they would look to be from entirely different games.

Ya, you get like two different models to choose from now sweet!!!

Aaach, Chaos was so more chaotic then nowadays.
Glad I own some of the old ones. 80 plastic imperial soldiers, back in the times when there were 36 in one box...

Ahhh, the good old days, when "Devastators" meant a land speeder, a thudd gun, and a rapier laser destroyer. I love all that old stuff. Well, most of it, anyway.

"A thousand Nagashes?" That's just ignorant.

Plan on keeping the poster? Or you going to get rid of it?

I'm gonna bring it by my local gaming store (The Whiz in Worcester Mass.) to show some friends. It's only the size of a magazine page.

Nice.

That Warwalker was one of my draws into this stupid
hobby

I still have that ork buggy, those harlies, and the eldar gunners.
I think I still have some of those space marines and a couple of those orks too.
I don't have the Medic on the Bike, but I do have the TechMarine version of it.

Talk about a trip down memory lane!

I stumbled about halfway down and knocked myself out...........

That was the ad that started me down the Path of Chaos.

My actual first GW purchase was the Harliquin box set. I had found it in a dusty comic book shop. I knew nothing about the game, but was in a figure buying frenzy. I thought they looked tres cool, so I bought them. I think it was for a ridiculous price like 8.50, since the owner just wanted to get "that crap" out of his store.

Back when Eldar wore mesh armor and leather jackets. The good ol' days. Big fan of a lot of those figs, and while some of them look clearly dated, MOST hold up today, especially with updated paint jobs. I've got a pile of RT orks that I'm looking forward to doing up on PP style bases. Should look grand.

That was the exact advert that go me hooked on Warhammer 40K. 1988 you say, I could have sworn I started in '86.

Well let me throw some stuff into the mix from my own scans. I did these when I left NY and threw out a bunch of Dragons.

That Hydra looks better than the current one...

Many of the old miniatures show their age. But there some that are still quite good. I've been working on a Genestealer Cult for about a year and a half now, and the metal Hybrids (circa 1989) hold up very nicely. Not surprisingly, Jes sculpted them. That guy was and is still the man...

WTF a Judge Dredd TT??


X 1,000,000

FearPeteySodes wrote:WTF a Judge Dredd TT??


X 1,000,000

Yup. I think Foundry still sells a massive line of 2000AD miniatures.

malfred wrote:Nice.

That Warwalker was one of my draws into this stupid
hobby

I still field a squad of those war walkers. I also occasionally field an eldar dreadnaught that's made of lead...not pewter and an armor cast falcon (although I use it as a wave serpent). I have some bare metal first edition guardians that I'm probably going to paint up as my next project. Then I'll have squads old school (first ed), squad middle school (2nd ed), and squad new school (3rd-4th ed) guardians.

I think I still have some leaflets sitting around in my old gaming stuff with ads for "Brand new second edition Warhammer 40,000!". Always funny to look back isn't it.

The best thing about that ad is seeing that every model is painted differently. I really miss the days when most players used fun and imaginative paint schemes rather than "I play blood angles, so my marines are red".

Funny- I still play Centurion on occasion. Loved the damage grid that they used to simulate the effects of APDS vs. HEAT ammo on tank armor.

I still have the Original Ork Boxset that was shown above...Been trying to get rid of them for awhile now.

Ah the good ol memories of the RT era! How I miss them, I also have a bunch of the ol Eldar as well.

Thanks,
Chappy P!