Browsing Ebay the other day I went on a wander down memory lane to see if I could find my first ever purchase.

Here he is in all his glory, the C15 armoured orc.

So, what was your first wargaming purchase?  Photo if possible please  If not, let's hear the story

My first figures were a box of Union and Confederate infantry by Airfix, somewhere around 1965.

My first minis were either Airfix WW2 Germans bought in 1961-1963 or a few German-made Assyrian infantry "flats" bought 1969-1970 - depending on what we're counting as minis!

Quote from: Leman on 22 February 2015, 05:23:00 PM
My first figures were a box of Union and Confederate infantry by Airfix, somewhere around 1965.

Just been looking at similar on Ebay as possibles for my ACW project.

Quote from: Ithoriel on 22 February 2015, 05:23:29 PM
My first minis were either Airfix WW2 Germans bought in 1961-1963 or a few German-made Assyrian infantry "flats" bought 1969-1970 - depending on what we're counting as minis!

All count

Airfix for me, the old style germans were one of the first I got.

Quote from: jambo1 on 22 February 2015, 05:42:48 PM
Airfix for me, the old style germans were one of the first I got.

Yeah, I had loads of Airfix but never used them for wargames; not sure why really.

These were first - bought from Woolworths in Richmond, 1993.


Then this - NAAFI at Bovington, 1993 [White Dwarf issue 160]


Then a GW mail order for this


First ever Pendraken purchase would have been bought around 1997, at the Parade Ground show at Stockton. David Pengilley was selling from a table just inside the doorway to the main sports hall. I bought a saxon army pack and a norman army pack (but he had sold out of one of them on the day, so took my name and address and promised to send it to me once he'd cast them up). If it was '97, then I was fifteen at the time. I can remember going back to the family car (where both my parents were waiting) and having to explain what was happening with the receipt I now held, but sans figures. Being new to making such arrangements I was a bit scared that I'd possibly been ripped off, but my mother assured me that it was all perfectly normal and above board. Well, at least I'm honest 

Probably some Airfix figures...Not sure which it would be though   maybe WW2 . Sometime in the early 70's and then used Donald Fetherstones rules from one of his books

Loved "Space Marine" great game, Roy until it got all silly with stupidly big things (we call it the workshop way).   

Airfix for me too....WWII British and German.

Gareth....That figure looks as though it's got lead rot !  

Cheers - Phil

Quote from: Techno on 22 February 2015, 06:09:36 PM

Gareth....That figure looks as though it's got lead rot !  

Cheers - Phil

Yep, oxidised isn't the word

The one on Ebay was on a B.I.N at £15 and, much as I want to own it again, there's need for folks to take the mick

Airfix too. Boxed set of Wehrmacht and British Para's in 1/48th scale.

Brought home by my dad who was on leave from NI in 1977. Still got them now which reminds me I must paint them at some stage..... Is that a record??

Quote from: Nosher on 22 February 2015, 06:33:55 PM
Airfix too. Boxed set of Wehrmacht and British Para's in 1/48th scale.

Brought home by my dad who was on leave from NI in 1977. Still got them now which reminds me I must paint them at some stage..... Is that a record??

Possibly is a record

What rules did you use or were they "home grown?"

I'm not counting mainstream plastics (Airfix et. al.) for my answer.

So mine was FA10.  http://www.solegends.com/citf/citfa/citfa82cat.htm
The first mini for my first AD&D 2e character.

I painted him gold with a burgundy cloak.  Badly.  

There's a picture of me at around the age of 6 with the Airfix High Chapparal set, so this would have been late 1960s. My first proper miniature that I bought was probably a Dwarf of some long forgotten manufacturer. Sadly I sold it several years ago as I no longer played with it. In hindsight I'd wished I'd kept it.