tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post7394418699202523291..comments2024-03-29T12:02:04.364+00:00Comments on caveadsum 1471: Geriatric frostgrave band,hey guys one last tour!caveadsum1471http://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-59042872709089170632023-12-12T08:46:39.434+00:002023-12-12T08:46:39.434+00:00Yes he's good isn't he? I like the fact he...Yes he's good isn't he? I like the fact he's wearing sandals with his full plate armour!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-83802112686355756422023-12-11T10:31:50.041+00:002023-12-11T10:31:50.041+00:00Very late to the party, but a trip down memory lan...Very late to the party, but a trip down memory lane, especially the Paladin figure, which I had, but sadly not sure what happened to it:(.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-31392391240256554542021-10-20T20:17:36.741+01:002021-10-20T20:17:36.741+01:00Yes,nice to dig them out for a new purpose, I woul...Yes,nice to dig them out for a new purpose, I wouldn't mind a game or two, but there are so many other games we like to play!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-70656185027212954932021-10-20T20:16:03.555+01:002021-10-20T20:16:03.555+01:00Thanks Dean,I just find acrylics more convenient ...Thanks Dean,I just find acrylics more convenient and less smelly!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-74863353899495502182021-10-20T19:55:52.274+01:002021-10-20T19:55:52.274+01:00So cool to see these golden oldies being repurpose...So cool to see these golden oldies being repurposed and in their original paint jobs to boot! <br /><br />Hope to read some Frostgrave AARs in the future?Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-52513438421280839792021-10-19T22:55:06.477+01:002021-10-19T22:55:06.477+01:00Great blast from the past, Iain! I actually have a...Great blast from the past, Iain! I actually have a few Redoubt Mycenaeans that I painted with enamels (flat/matte). This us before I discovered quality acrylics. I also fondly recall ordering stuff with paper catalogs. DeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-80280194341500855652021-10-18T20:32:51.132+01:002021-10-18T20:32:51.132+01:00Always good to recycle and reuse, a dollop of nost...Always good to recycle and reuse, a dollop of nostalgia is pleasant every now and again too!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-62220924681914455132021-10-18T20:31:45.402+01:002021-10-18T20:31:45.402+01:00Thanks!(on behalf of teenage me) that ranger was o...Thanks!(on behalf of teenage me) that ranger was one of the figures I used most,he's a great sculpt and it's funny they do ooze memories!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-44585904694992985082021-10-18T20:29:37.649+01:002021-10-18T20:29:37.649+01:00I am surprised I haven't lost/mislaid them,I t...I am surprised I haven't lost/mislaid them,I thought you would like the chain mail bikini!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-72908715640988515602021-10-18T20:28:12.071+01:002021-10-18T20:28:12.071+01:00I think/know I spent a lot of time painting indivi...I think/know I spent a lot of time painting individual figures as opposed to units,plus I saved time by not priming and just painting directly with enamels!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-18567224629640258942021-10-18T20:26:34.383+01:002021-10-18T20:26:34.383+01:00I think a lot of the Ral Partha figures were ahead...I think a lot of the Ral Partha figures were ahead of their time,I have a big pile of landsknechts of theirs to paint, lots of detail!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-89027227030531485312021-10-18T20:25:22.718+01:002021-10-18T20:25:22.718+01:00A year older than my nephew/godson, when we played...A year older than my nephew/godson, when we played Frostgrave he chose the older figures as his older brother wouldn't let him play with them when they were children!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-82001655760149919002021-10-18T20:23:23.679+01:002021-10-18T20:23:23.679+01:00Yes nice to have some mementos of a lost youth!
Be...Yes nice to have some mementos of a lost youth!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-43160213048444438662021-10-18T20:22:32.930+01:002021-10-18T20:22:32.930+01:00Thanks Phil!
Best Iain Thanks Phil!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-88525875213213852662021-10-18T20:22:14.423+01:002021-10-18T20:22:14.423+01:00I actually gave them away to my nephews and then y...I actually gave them away to my nephews and then years later after they had moved out my sister asked if I wanted all this rubbish that they'd left in the loft,including all these chaps!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-1530169667819463012021-10-18T19:50:38.656+01:002021-10-18T19:50:38.656+01:00No school like old school Jan!
Best Iain No school like old school Jan!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-71661972076029002872021-10-18T19:50:04.565+01:002021-10-18T19:50:04.565+01:00Food and hobby choices are something I remember fr...Food and hobby choices are something I remember from being a student, whilst paying £15 a week for a room in a shared house not that long after painting these chaps, so you are probably right, we have it all now!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-70802571962398287142021-10-18T19:47:44.365+01:002021-10-18T19:47:44.365+01:00Thanks Michal! Nice to dig them up!
Best Iain Thanks Michal! Nice to dig them up!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-13685410779001209692021-10-18T19:47:17.132+01:002021-10-18T19:47:17.132+01:00You have an extensive lead mountain in which to mi...You have an extensive lead mountain in which to mine for them!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-51600416948737048672021-10-18T19:46:21.247+01:002021-10-18T19:46:21.247+01:00Thanks, I was doing highlighting, badly, it's ...Thanks, I was doing highlighting, badly, it's funny blacklining didn't come till much later ,I have a Khorne 40k army,excessively black lined!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-88338166055173113702021-10-18T19:44:39.812+01:002021-10-18T19:44:39.812+01:00Yes ,nice to reuse and not have to repaint!
Best I...Yes ,nice to reuse and not have to repaint!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-63968901104426261232021-10-18T14:02:45.254+01:002021-10-18T14:02:45.254+01:00Good descision imho, leaving almost as they were, ...Good descision imho, leaving almost as they were, with just the new bases. It's a great bit of nostalgia to retain and be pround of and btw your teenage self was a better than my teenage self !Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-16183243444635218042021-10-16T05:07:10.926+01:002021-10-16T05:07:10.926+01:00These are fantastic! They look so much better than...These are fantastic! They look so much better than the minis I had of similar vintage. I've stripped most of mine and repainted them for use with Frostgrave. <br /><br />I still have one from each of the first three lots (Ranger in the first, dude with staff and crossbow in the second, theif with Sack and Dagger in the third) and the aardvark - I think the ranger was the mini I most used as player character in my D&D days. There are many others I recognize that I had at one point (sneak thief with dagger, cleric with mace, and the scantily clad lady with the diamond shaped shield), but are long since gone... <br /><br />Thanks for sharing these... they brought back so many memories of games and friends I played them with that I've long lost contact with! timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-7772574917197342722021-10-16T04:32:10.063+01:002021-10-16T04:32:10.063+01:00I can’t believe that you have figures that are ove...I can’t believe that you have figures that are over 40 years old. Simply incredible. What the heck is enamel paint? (Just kidding). They don’t look too bad to me. And everyone likes a chain mail bikini. 😀Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385837267799503880.post-62147015550752147802021-10-15T23:48:48.222+01:002021-10-15T23:48:48.222+01:00Nice Yesteryear figures Iain - you did a pretty ni...Nice Yesteryear figures Iain - you did a pretty nice paint job 40+ years ago! Maybe I will have a search through my boxes - I flogged off most of my 25mm figures from my youth, but I have a few commanders that I kept (Minifigs Napoleon etc). Once upon a time I had 10 or 12 Minifigs Blackwatch and I think they had the best tartan paint job I ever did... at age 15 or 16!..dont know where they ended uo...rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.com