tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post3481509940822182542..comments2024-03-19T04:29:47.922-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Miniature MemoriesJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19880107322178187112021-03-03T11:33:33.089-05:002021-03-03T11:33:33.089-05:00I feel that in this day and age maybe we should be...I feel that in this day and age maybe we should be demanding more from our miniatures. We are all used to the painful monopoly of games workshop whom kind of hijacked the medium. Mercilessly squishing any chance of a natural broad evolution under a rather nasty and generally cheap "daemon complex" from which they are even now inevitably and inescapably intertwined. Sure they've had some good ideas but their support for any system they create should the sales dip is brutal in its cut off. I feel it is high time the busness men whom have taken over table top gaming were challenged by the one thing they cannot muster. Passion for the art.Mr C Doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916771323226960245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48541341527552956502021-03-02T23:29:01.081-05:002021-03-02T23:29:01.081-05:00Funny, was reading Dragon #43 yesterday and was pl...Funny, was reading Dragon #43 yesterday and was pleasantly surprised by the number of miniature advertisements. JDKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11045264292797845293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-44416880186062465062021-03-01T10:14:57.505-05:002021-03-01T10:14:57.505-05:00Barker's figures are amazing. I hope one day t...Barker's figures are amazing. I hope one day to get the chance to see them.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2050006029287699432021-03-01T10:12:22.524-05:002021-03-01T10:12:22.524-05:00I'm pretty fanatic about miniature myself and ...I'm pretty fanatic about miniature myself and have been for over forty years now, and I can safely say that "getting use out of them" is strictly secondary to the pleasures of painting, converting, and showing them off to others - although getting paid to do all that on commission does make it easier to justify the time and effort involved. :)<br /><br />Also, don't beat yourself up over window shopping at game stores. A big chunk of my memories are filled with that preoccupation as well.<br /><br />Oh, and speaking of Tekumel minis, a link I stumbled on the other day:<br /><br />https://tekumelcollecting.com/2015/03/08/short-history-of-tekumel-miniatures-preface-and-chapter-1/#more-196<br /><br />Doesn't get any earlier than Barker's own hand-carved figs, does it?Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.com