Had a good night trick or treating with the
wee ones last night. So maybe it's a good day to post these photos. While it
has been years (decades?) since being actively engaged in any sort of Dungeons
& Dragons or other fantasy gaming, I do occasionally like to dig out some
of the old minis for a trek down memory lane. There remains something about the
old Grenadier castings that I can only describe as pure. No wild fantastic
schemes. No worrying about accuracy. Just good old fashioned heroes taking on
the evil hordes in some incredible adventure.
These happen to be from the Nick Lund goblin
collection. I did have delusions at one point of maybe doing a skirmish game or
something with them, and maybe someday I will. One can only do so many
bluecoats and redcoats, after all. I still have quite a few of these and other
Grenadier minis in the stash, some with the horrid paint jobs I applied with
Testors enamels as a kid, some I bought painted by others (not so well) and
some still without any paint at all.
These are often the most enjoyable
elements of my many hobbies. No researching uniform colors. No worrying about
paint color or decal accuracy. No worrying about why I have leftover bolts
after reassembling a heater box. Just sit and paint however you want. Perhaps a
good way to start what will surely be a frantic two months with the upcoming
holidays and all.
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