tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post7765035986922558402..comments2024-03-28T15:30:09.903-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Obscenity in LeadJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33496433664633430092020-12-06T21:57:36.609-05:002020-12-06T21:57:36.609-05:00I believe my Dad was referring to Sanderson's ...I believe my Dad was referring to Sanderson's large scale minis. I know that he owned a few and was not ashamed of them.Chris Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226704397864485757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43161791396630518342020-12-06T21:51:34.369-05:002020-12-06T21:51:34.369-05:00Nice article. Side observation, Holmes book sells ...Nice article. Side observation, Holmes book sells for nearly $100 on Amazon!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952968803221653695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10331813826158440672020-12-06T12:48:47.783-05:002020-12-06T12:48:47.783-05:00I would like to subscribe to your newsletter, sir....I would like to subscribe to your newsletter, sir.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872338936249305301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85886401454643489582020-12-05T21:56:54.597-05:002020-12-05T21:56:54.597-05:00Does anyone else think "Obscenity in Lead&quo...Does anyone else think "Obscenity in Lead" sounds like the name of a Cthulu mythos story about some radioactive horror monster sealed in lead?Crouchbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633154359317901331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25765042630493300902020-12-05T11:08:09.886-05:002020-12-05T11:08:09.886-05:00That book should be reissued!That book should be reissued!Terjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663734916610033975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-78642988159006288922020-12-02T22:35:25.300-05:002020-12-02T22:35:25.300-05:00IIRC it was Cliff Sanderson's "Rape of To...IIRC it was Cliff Sanderson's "Rape of Tortuga" pirate figures that caused the riot. Pirates drinking and having it on with pirate lasses in a very Not-Disney fashion. Mascot Miniatures started out making "Warrior Women" but switched to erotic figures, or X-rated, however you want to call it, because it sold better.phfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500880186402356662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16566645749275717782020-12-02T14:23:46.214-05:002020-12-02T14:23:46.214-05:00You guys are completely out to lunch. this isn'...You guys are completely out to lunch. this isn't porn, this is identification.<br /><br />backstory: I buy the kickstarters from Reaper minis, get the core set, and by the end of the campaign, you get a great deal on a ton of figs. I sometimes add a few special items, and that gives me more items than I ever use or paint. <br /><br />The guys at reaper get asked this all the time. why are all the chicks built like silicon porn stars? why not decent armor and realistic figures?<br /><br />Answer: because when we did that, no one thought they were women. They looks at the slender female elven archers, and everyone, women included, assumed they were all male.<br /><br />and there you have it.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872338936249305301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82843571653804615672020-12-02T14:19:32.650-05:002020-12-02T14:19:32.650-05:00The larger figures that got adverse comments in th...The larger figures that got adverse comments in the Military Modelling letters column were probably the Cliff Sanderson designed ones for Greenwood and Ball, though there was also the Lost World Of Atlantis series by Phoenix Model Developments. These both came out around 1976-77.Shining Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642858837797510666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14064646782909562762020-12-02T13:21:59.845-05:002020-12-02T13:21:59.845-05:00There is this set, from Minifigs' Valley of th...There is this set, from Minifigs' Valley of the Four Winds range: http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Image:Minifigs-VFW-SET3.jpg<br />Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-54396638772044952422020-12-02T13:18:35.152-05:002020-12-02T13:18:35.152-05:00Ground Zero Games has been selling their "Gen...Ground Zero Games has been selling their "Gentlemen's Collectibles" range for more than three decades now, and they were his best selling figs in years past despite most of his catalog being starships and 15mm scifi. Hasn't done a new sculpt in years and they look pretty bad by modern standards, but younger companies like Raging Heroes and Brother Vinny cater to the same hypersexualized or sexually explicit market. Used to be several German casters that did out-and-out porn figs in a variety of, ah, positions, but I'm not sure any of them are still around.<br /><br />Never really understood the appeal, but one person's porn is always someone else's WTF moment.Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-29329579635482916892020-12-02T13:12:52.585-05:002020-12-02T13:12:52.585-05:00A good source for tracking down old fantasy miniat...A good source for tracking down old fantasy miniatures by range: http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Main_Page<br /><br />I have a large number of issues of "Battle for Wargamers", a similar magazine at the time. I'll take a look to see if I can find an ad that matches the description.Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23993929537785354782020-12-02T12:16:15.240-05:002020-12-02T12:16:15.240-05:00Hi,
I remember back in the 70's that Battl...Hi,<br /> I remember back in the 70's that Battle and/or Military Modelling magazines had adverts for a couple of companies - Barry Minot and his Thane Tostig range and (IIRC) Phoenix Miniatures with their Atlantean range. As mentioned these figures included nude or semi-nude female figures and some were modelled as bound captives or being tortured. I think these provoked an outraged response re indecency and corruption of minors. This was around the same time that Dungeons and Dragons was lambasted for promoting devil worship and the occult.<br />Hope this helps.<br />Martin. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693617142985626209noreply@blogger.com