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Started by cernem1alt, 08 January 2016, 03:05:46 AM

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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead
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Orcs

Quote from: Leman on 08 January 2016, 06:06:06 PM
That was re Techno, Lemmy. wouldn't be surprised if he did get the bit between his teeth one day.

Thought of a brilliant reply, but good manners prevent me from putting it on the forum (I don't know whats come over me  :o)  -  I am still chuckling several minutes later.
The cynics are right nine times out of ten. -Mencken, H. L.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. - Robert Louis Stevenson

Orcs

Welcome Mike

You will find us friendly helpful and sometimes insane, more the latter in FSN's case

FSN, is not quite the groupie he claims to be - Just ask him where his 10mm T35's came from  :)

However you will get excellent service and help from the Pendraken team.
The cynics are right nine times out of ten. -Mencken, H. L.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. - Robert Louis Stevenson

Sean67

Orc !
We all know FSN claims they were given to him in a flash of bright light and loud music
Before Pendraken even did 10mm T35s!
The Dark lord has accepted this and punished him with 10 years of bad dice throws!
Regards
Sean
P.S. Welcome Mike

Orcs

Quote from: Sean67 on 09 January 2016, 09:43:52 AM
Orc !
We all know FSN claims they were given to him in a flash of bright light and loud music
Before Pendraken even did 10mm T35s!
The Dark lord has accepted this and punished him with 10 years of bad dice throws!
Regards
Sean
P.S. Welcome Mike

But as we know he only plays with himself,
  He is a solo wargamer  so the bad dice throw punishment does not work as both sides suffer the same problem.
The cynics are right nine times out of ten. -Mencken, H. L.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. - Robert Louis Stevenson

fsn

Quote from: Just a few Orcs on 09 January 2016, 09:13:58 AM
FSN, is not quite the groupie he claims to be - Just ask him where his 10mm T35's came from  :)

It is true. I have deviated from the true path, and hate myself for it.  :(Those T35s remind me of my infidelity every time they break down before getting anywhere near the hated Fascists. (Perhaps I need to ease up on that special rule.) They are, however, only place holders until they can be replaced by what will obviously be superior Pendraken versions.   :D

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cernem1alt

Thanks for all the replies Been painting since old Minifigs were 8p each  yes 8p :'(

Techno

I remember the early Citadel range(s) at 14p each....But nothing as low as 8p.  :o

Cheers - Phil

Ithoriel

I believe my first Minifigs figures were a shilling each. That's 5p!  Exorbitant in comparison with the Airfix figures I had been using.

I remember the furore over the first figures that were £1 for a single 25mm mini - Mithril Miniatures iirc.

Ah, happy days! :)
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jimduncanuk

Quote from: Ithoriel on 09 January 2016, 06:02:36 PM

I believe my first Minifigs figures were a shilling each. That's 5p!  Exorbitant in comparison with the Airfix figures I had been using.


I think we were getting Peter Laing 15mm figures for 1p back in the 70's.
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fsn

Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Ithoriel

 I remember the Peter Laing stuff being bought in bulk by a sort of club consortium, Jim. I imagine that brought the price down a bit.

Still have some of the Romans I bought back then .... unpainted   :-[
There are 100 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who can work from incomplete data

jimduncanuk

Quote from: fsn on 09 January 2016, 07:30:50 PM

First ones I bought were 4p!


I think, originally, the figures were retailed at 2p each but our club got a substantial discount as we bought them in bulk, thousands of them.
My Ego forbids a signature.

jimduncanuk

Quote from: Ithoriel on 09 January 2016, 08:11:48 PM

I remember the Peter Laing stuff being bought in bulk by a sort of club consortium, Jim. I imagine that brought the price down a bit.


I am the custodian of the clubs Crimean collection, all by Peter Laing, there are quite a few.
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Leon

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cernem1alt

Growing up in Bournemouth a train ride to Southampton then a treck to Northam not the most salubrious district of Soton and into the shabby shop of dreams sometimes spying the master himself Neville Dickinson happy days :)