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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Old Minis: Grenadier Drider and unknown wizard

Here are two minis from my collection.

I doubt I painted the drider. I did re-glue his crossbow on, but otherwise, he's as-traded-for, probably from Jay A. back in elementary school or junior high. He's pretty intact, if only because I never use driders so his job is to sit in a padded desk drawer for decades on end and do nothing.



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The backpack on the drider is a nice touch. It's nice that he's got some actual gear. And a backup sword over his back. The color scheme is good.

The wizard is odd. I definitely painted him - I can tell because he's colored with no primer using blue enamel paints. I had some enamel paints when I was a kid. In fact I still have the set because it nestles nicely in the back of a drawer where nothing else fits and acts to backstop my assembled/painted Ogre garage.

I remember these guys coming in a four pack either painted or unpainted. I have no idea who the manufacturer is. I'm certain I got him and a few other wizards - long since traded, lost, or destroyed - at a Jamesway out in western NJ. Same place I got a lot of my very early gaming stuff. How he lost his arm, I don't know. I'd love to find out more about that mini. He's pretty cool - if he was intact I'd paint him. I'm thinking of restoring him somehow, but I always get a little worried about digging holes in lead. In any case, he's got some unclear markings on the bottom of the base including a "G" and an "H" but I can't get a clear shot of them with the camera and lighting at home.

Editing later: Thank you Chris Katulik for pretty much instantly identifying the wizard as a Mike Carr Heritage Series mini:



There he is on the right, and the other guys are definitely familiar. I'm sure I got the lot in the same blister.


Yet more bits from a gamer who never seemed to keep anything intact but didn't chuck anything away, either.

7 comments:

  1. Two of the miniatures in the lower picture (the middle two) are Heritage Dungeon Dwellers. One is a wizard and the other is a sorcerer. They are from the Caverns of Doom and Crypt of the Sorcerer Paint n Play sets. You are lucky to have them. I am trying to collect the sets for nostalgia purposes.

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    1. I only have that guy on the right - but I remember the others, especially the guy shooting flame. I played with them a lot, which is probably why he's long gone now. :)

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  2. I always liked driders for some reason. Being part spider I imagine they would be very stealthy and plus being those who failed Lolth's test would likely have made them even more bitter that the average drow.

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    1. Maybe it's because I just never use drow, either.

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    2. Drow were my favorite villains.

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  3. If you like Heritage' s Dungeon Dwellers minis line, you should definitely check out @ http://www.dungeon-dwellers.info/DD_Images/index.html

    It's a great resource! =)

    Allan.

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