Figures or kits of creatures/things you've never owned before

willlucv

willlucv

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I was wondering about this today. Received this lovely armoured troll* in the post, courtesy of one Bridgend Steve. Thing is I'm 49 years old at the weekend, have been collecting miniatures for nearly 40 years but have never owned a miniature troll (one of the keystone fantasy species) of any description before.

Are there any iconic figures or other models you've never owned before?

* I got this for a very low bid, presumably because the look of trolls has changed over time (possibly to distinguish them from Ogres), so they're usually depicted as loincloth wearing savages with clubs. I really like this look because its a more like the characterisation of Trolls in FF books like Titan and City of Thieves who whilst brutish and not overly intelligent are capable of dressing themselves and interacting in society.
 
I sense another I have never thread variation coming on! One perhaps for those of us faster collectors, but slower painters ;) https://forum.oldhammer.org/threads...e-never-painted-a-before-the-fantasy-100-club

Yes?

willlucv said:
courtesy of one Bridgend Steve
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Steve is on here - https://forum.oldhammer.org/members/citadel-collector.85/ in fact he used to host the board until a few years back and the PayPal still uses his name! :)

Good troll, can't have too many trolls in the lead pile!

Well I think they are iconic war machines ... not that I can post pictures but as of next week I should be the proud owner of both a Chaos Dwarf Tenderiser (which has arrived) and the Whirlwind both I really wanted despite not having any Chaos Dwarves as a youngster. I know it sounds silly, but the fact they had nominal mechanism in them - the cams and the bevel gears - appealed to my inner engineer and I just thought. Cool.
 
I do like this model. But. With my chosen ruleset, trolls who wear armour can not regenerate so I am put off from buying one.

I will ponder the iconic owned question though...
 
I've found a few more omissions;

When I first started collecting fantasy figures I quite enjoyed owning a range of them, so I had orcs, goblins, skeletons originally from the Irish firm Prince August (these were true 25mm).

But then I only started collecting army specific figures, so I barely had any Citadel orcs, goblins or undead (I had a Wood Elf army). I had quite a lot of Chaos and 40k stuff instead because it was being heavily pushed in White Dwarf c. 1990-1993ish.

I've only recently had some Citadel (well Marauder) goblins, having acquired five mounted on metal wolves (which counts a twofer).

I also have a lovely big selection of snotlings which I might actually paint next which I've only recently acquired.
 
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