Re: QUESTION: what was your FIRST EVER mini and how did u get it?

Posted by MortiS-the-Lost on Apr 05, 2011; 2:19pm
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I got my first miniatures when I was 7; some neighbors of my grandparents moved away and their collage age kids gave me and my younger brother a bunch of toys ect they didn't want anymore. Among the stuff I was given was a huge catering sized Ice-cream tub crammed with Citadel miniatures mostly from the AD&D range and 'C' Series (it seems the guy used to play D&D with his friends). As a kid I was fascinated by all these little Knights and Goblins (my favorite TV show at the time was Knightmare and I think I was already reading Fighting Fantasy books).

My favorites from my first bucket load of miniatures included a bunch of 'C' Series Orcs,  2 'C' Series Ogres (the Oriental Ogre and Warrior Priest), AD&D Hobgoblins and Gnolls miniatures from the LoneWolf Giak Attack Box set, Mighty Ugezod's Death Commandos, 2 very old Chaos Warriors (Ulvar Vileblood and Skathor Skullcrusher). Like I said this tub was crammed with these and many more besides far too many to list effectively here, having these lead to me being given HeroQuest soon afterward for my Birthday or Christmas (I don't remember which) nower days these miniatures are some rare and classic examples of Citadel's history and are some of my favorite miniatures in my collection.

The first miniatures I bought with my own money where a Skeleton Horde box set, soon followed by many other undead types