maijstral
Underboss
2105 Posts
    
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| | I started with Harbinger, just picked up a few boosters... then a few more... then a few more. With Archfiends the 3 of us split 3 cases arcabious bought them,we reimbursed him, and we all opened them in a pile in his living room trading back and forth (gave arcabious a Drizzt for a mini to be named later, DOH!). Finally with GoL I started buying cases on my own and I've been a full fleged plasticrack addict ever since. | | | |
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thedip
Sergeant
737 Posts
| | 03/11/2006 5:56 PM |
| I started with DDM when Harbinger came out and have been addicted eversince. Prior to that I go back to the days of Ral-Partha and Grenadier as I have been playing over 30 years!
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Thedip
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PhibbyRizo
Warrior
207 Posts
Good Ol' Minnesota
| | 03/11/2006 6:13 PM |
| Middle of Harbinger. I got a very nice first pull.
Starter- Umber Hulk
Booster- Owlbear
Ohhhh yeah. | |
High Priest of the Mercury Dragon (Prayers all all I have...)
Champion of Genasi
Unhallowed Called Shot: Ghoul (Vindicated! Gravetouched Ghoul)
Night Below Called Shot: Cave Runner
Icon Called Shot: Hellfire Engine | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 03/11/2006 6:16 PM |
| | Harbinger - bought my first two start boxes in Altrincham Gamers - but since migrated from individual packs to cases and full sets from each new release. | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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frogrodeo
Sergeant
706 Posts
| | 03/11/2006 6:17 PM |
| | I started at the end of Aberrations, just before Deathknell came out. After my first couple of boosters I sold all of my Warhammer 40k stuff, and bought a GoL case and a TON of singles online. | |
Champion of Remorhaz, and the Mighty Goblin Frog Riders | |
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scruffydude7
Underboss
1196 Posts
Rock Hill, SC
| | 03/11/2006 6:24 PM |
| I started collecting with Harbinger, right before Dragoneye came out.
When Dragoneye did come out, I had only bought a Harbinger starter and booster.
I was thrilled when my first Dragoneye booster contained a Large Red Dragon, it made everything I had pulled previously look like rubbish. | |
Champion of the Revenant
Knight of the Elf Duskblade
Complete Trades: Oni, Kidkach, Melrune, callidusx3 | |
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WakeXX
Warlord
10152 Posts
Edinboro PA
| | 03/11/2006 6:36 PM |
| | Harbinger,about a week after release. | | | |
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Darastrix Maekrix
dariustad
Warlord
6322 Posts
| | 03/11/2006 6:43 PM |
| | Dragoneye. I bet none of you would imagine otherwise. [)] | |
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taliesin
Underboss
1113 Posts
| | 03/11/2006 7:24 PM |
| Chainmail, and I was one of those who lamented pre-painted, plastic, random miniatures. Of coarse, if I was limited to my painted pewter pieces, my orc hordes would be only four strong.
I picked up some Harbinger, but hated the sculpts and paint of all but a handful of uncommons and rares. My distaste would later cost me, since I wound up eBaying the missing pieces to complete the set just last year.
I bought more Dragoneye, since I saw at GenCon SoCal that year that the sculpts and paints were already improving (except for the Dwarf Barbarian. Ugh!).
Archfiends was the first set that truly impressed me, and the first set I actually completed, all from random boosters, eBay, and a little trading on the WotC boards.
GoL was my first case, and now its cases only for me! | |
Champion of the Entire Monster Manual 1!
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Ack
Underboss
1476 Posts
| | 03/11/2006 11:48 PM |
| Okay - I bought an aberations starter and booster. I probably bought 2-3 boosters from GoL & Abberations a month for the next 2 months. there just wasnt anyone aroudn to play with tho Fenris did try to convince me.
i really started collecting after the Angelfire release. My first complete set was Underdark.. but within a few weeks of that I had Abberations, Deathknell and Angelfire completed. | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
11768 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 03/12/2006 12:03 AM |
| | Harbinger. First, a few boosters here and there. Then my friend bought more. Then I bought more. It's been about 3 or 4 cases worth per set since then. I've also gone back and collected some of the Chainmail equivalents, and some of the older D&D stuff. | |
Over 270 successful online DDM trades. | |
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Luisjoey
Underboss
1704 Posts
Caracas Venezuela
| | 03/12/2006 12:09 AM |
| | Well it is funny i bought my first booster in early 2005 (deathknell era) but my first was one Dragon eye second by aberration starter, i´m not too old in the game as i wish. | |
Knight of the Quori
Champion of King Kaius III of Karrnath
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Wayne
Underboss
1371 Posts
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True_Blue
Underboss
2386 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 1:22 AM |
| | I'm really glad I got into the game when I did. It would be an uphill battle if you were to get in now. The one good thing is there are a lot of skirmish worthy peices lately, so its good in that respect. Getting in at GoL and still being able to buy Harb boosters just helped a lot. | |
Champion of a Knight of Takhisis/Knight of Neraka | |
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arbados
Underboss
1446 Posts
New York, USA
| | 03/12/2006 1:29 AM |
| | Harbinger and before that my spare change [:p]! | |
Give me more MIND FLAYERS! | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5101 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 03/12/2006 3:45 AM |
| Pre-Chainmail with the TSR Silver Anniversary and 3.0 release of minis (granted that was immediately prior to Chainmail).
I despised Harbinger when it came out (low-quality sculpts, mediocre paintjobs, and random packaging to boot) so I held off touching the line for a long time (I'm still not impressed with most of the Harbinger set). I finally sat up and took notice when the Underdark previews came out (sculpt and paintjob finally caught my attention). I started out buying only things I wanted for RPG purposes but slowly got suckered...I mean drawn into completing the sets.
War Drums was my first time purchasing by the case. I'm not 100% sold on the concept although I believe in terms of set completion is was slightly less expensive than ebaying (then again, I'm darn lucky with pulls from cases [:D]).
I still prefer my Chainmail minis to their DDM counterparts 90% of the time. | |
Knight Warlord a.k.a. Commander (#32) in only 6 months. Where's my pie?
Champion of Dwarven Thunderlashers
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caliban
Sergeant
542 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 3:48 AM |
| I started about halfway through Chainmail. By this time, Set 3 never made it to Australia [:(!]I resisted prepainted minis for a looong time so by the time I got started Dragoneye was just around the corner.
On a side note I have bought more Giants than anything else (about 40 odd boosters) and still haven't come across a single Fire
Giant!@!@#$. | |
"Whoops there goes another rubber tree"
My trade thread:http://www.maxminis.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9178
Completed Trades: Zenaco, Dire Badger,Emongnome, Kithmaker(3), Bossman, Thatoneguy, Darkfather, Danchops(3), Eldarion,mahavasa, smithmeg, xiarmadillo(2), Mr Ruffles, Christopher Groves,Elderwood, smilinirish(3), unearthed arcana, idzy, highlander, pan, noghri, the1ring(2), coy kissee, cheesemancan, trilistria, me_is_fred, Raland, smilinIrish, gausse2, k_aviles, symbiotesx2, redneckDM
Pending Trades: Kestrel.ca
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Sacred Lye
Warrior
184 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 10:00 AM |
| I got into the game with angelfire. Believe me, getting the old sets proved quite expensive. I have a Couple of metal figures from the late 70's and 80's when I started playing D&D but didn't even notice the Harbinger sets in the store cause my local FLAGS closed and it was awhile till I found another one I liked.
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rhane
Underboss
1412 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 12:34 PM |
| I'm a grizzled old veteran! I traded a Mummy and Bearded Devil (and 8 Uncommons) to Zenako for an Owlbear and Mind Flayer (and 3 Uncommons). Looking back, I really hosed him, but at the time, who knew?
The Mind Flayer was the last one I needed to complete Harbinger...that was a really great feeling. | |
Rhane
"The focus is sharp in the city..."
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Planchet
Underboss
1896 Posts
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Pale Rider
Underboss
1023 Posts
London, Ontario, Canada
| | 03/12/2006 4:10 PM |
| | Harbinger was the first set I got minis for. I did buy some of the horrors known as Chainmail minis and still bear the awful scars today. Of course my first miniature purchase predates my first RPG or Wargame purchase by almost a year - 1979 for miniatures and 1980 for the D&D Basic set.. | |
Completed Trades: Crescent Hawk, Vimes, demagogue, vidman, Eric is God, Strachan Fireblade, FungiMuncher, Dudeeehm, Shasack, gausse, kyrin, nyjastul69
Champion of the Remorhaz | |
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Narethkraag
Sergeant
848 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 4:14 PM |
| Technically I have been collecting since the TSR Ral-Partha days, got all the chainmail minis from all the factions, saw chainmail die, endured the arguments of the " plastic prepainted minis suck " versus the " they would rule " flame wars in the WOTC chainmail boards.
Being a painter myself I thought these minis could give gamers the best of both worlds and I also think fortunately it was so (IMO)..... I have all the sets from harbinger to Wardrums and I can see myself still buying my usual 8 to 10 cases of each set for a long time.....ΖD]
Surely RPG and skirmish gamers have come to appreciate them...... | |
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completed trades: Capnfrank, Sturmkraehe, Jeff Wilder (x5), Mrfurious, Shinobi, Hockeyfan, Kyrin x2, Scepter, Archimagus, Enginer230, The Last Huzzah, War golem, RedSkullz
Definetely bad trader: Invictus | |
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Thailfi
Sergeant
956 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 4:19 PM |
| My first mini set?
That would be Grenadier gold boxes.
If you mean what was my first D&D mini set then I preordered two cases of Harbinger. | |
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kbales
Warrior
296 Posts
Edmonton, Alberta
| | 03/12/2006 5:53 PM |
| | I bought a couple boosters of Dragoneye and Archfiends, but Giants of Legend is what really lured me in. | |
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Zenako
Commander
3469 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 6:01 PM |
| | I was going to call them "Yellow Box sets" by G. However the question is probably intended to be DDM so Harbinger and non stop since.... | |
Built the addition for this addiction, now on to the "gaming table" project....
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Set Status: in a nutshell = all of all
In Process trades 0), (Sig last updated 05/29/06) 300 plus Completed Trades -
If I seem scarce at times...blame DDO - Sarlona | |
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Corim Danex
Warlord
6809 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 03/12/2006 6:05 PM |
| | The latest set released when I started collecting was Aberrations. It also happens to be the first set I completed. However, when I started collecting, there was approximately equal access to Archfiends, Dragoneye, Giants of Legend, and Aberrations. There were still some Archfiends boosters retailing for $9.99. I ended up getting a lot of those. | |
"Look to God and live." Alma 37:47
Vindicated Champ of Hippogriff (Arcadian Hippogriff) and Uncommon Horse | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 03/12/2006 7:01 PM |
| | Harbinger... | | | |
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Jeb McDonald
Sergeant
403 Posts
Central New Jersey
| | 03/12/2006 7:51 PM |
| Started with lead miniatures back in the late '70s early '80s. Still have many of the TSR yellow box sets "Fighters" and "Females" among others. Loved painting them but lacked the patience or skill, so I've got quite a few unpainted ones.
When the DDM line was introduced, I hopped on immediately with the Harbinger set. Don't recall the last time I used a metal miniature...
Yes, I'm old! | |
The man who thinks he can, and the man who thinks he can't are both right. Which one are you? | |
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striderlotr
Commander
3370 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 11:20 PM |
| Harbinger was my first set.
My first purchase was a starter and 2 boosters. I'll never for get that I pulled a DBeast in the Starter and also in a booster. The other booster had Vadania. Iraded the second DBeast away way to early... before I even knew about maxminis. | |
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shazam01
Warrior
229 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 1:41 AM |
| | I started buying GoL boosters & Aberrations starters when Deathknell was out & Angelfire was a month from release. I wish I had been paying attention when Harbringer was out...... | |
Champion of Minsc & Boo
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Blake
Sneak
109 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 2:53 AM |
| Harbinger...
First booster...Sword of Heironeous.
First Starter...Owlbear - instant addiction. | |
Tyger,Tyger burning bright
In the forests of the night
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry!
William Blake, The Tyger | |
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 9:27 AM |
| Pre-Harbinger
I didn't go to GenCon but I begged and whined until someone agreeed to secure me copies of the GenCon'03 promo minis. Since then I have been hooked, and the "I Can't go to GenCon*, Please Send Me Minis" whine has become an annual event. I have been lucky enough each year to find kind folks willing to help a down-on-his-luck minis-brother out and hope for the same again in '06.
If you want to be tchnical and break it down to the first set I actually bought it was, of course, Harbinger. I remember being on trolley going home with a staert and 3 boosters in my bag and not being able to wait. I cracked them right then and there, thrilled to see an Ogre and piles of orcs and gnolls.
Ah, happy days...
And since other folks are stepping wildly outside the bounds of D&D minis for this, I might as well too. Keeping it to official only, I had a bunch of the Ral Partha and Citadel D&D miniatures back in the 80's (and of course ungodly piles of unofficial lead as well).
*I would, of course, love to go to GenCon but my wife's disability makes it virtually impossible, thus my annual plaintive whingeing. | |
Champion of the Gelatinous Cube. Nemesis of Gnomes and Dinosaurs.
Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. ~ Terry Pratchett | |
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Ragnarok
Sneak
91 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 9:38 AM |
| I guess Harbringer - bought a starter and booster and was disgusted with the minis.
I didn't get hooked until GoL | |
P.I.M.P. | |
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kyrin
Commander
3168 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 10:14 AM |
| I too picked up some Chainmail minis -- mostly gnolls, which is good thanks to the infamously-hard-too-get Harbinger gnoll. It is hard to recall through the misty mists of time, but I think the first booster I picked up was a Harbinger, and I think the rare was a Hound Archon.
I didn't *really* get hooked until GoL, however.
JIM
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nyjastul69
Commander
2712 Posts
Rhode Island
| | 03/13/2006 10:23 AM |
| | I've purchased metal minis here and there over the years, even back when they were actually made of lead. I've never liked building and painting them, so when I heard WotC was producing pre-painted minis, I said I'll pick up the starter set and a few boosters (Harbinger)... The rest as they say is history. | |
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Zozo
Warrior
218 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 11:08 AM |
| | I got into the game around Underdark. Pegasus Knight told me about the game, I looked into it and thought it was pretty cool. So I picked up a few boosters from the next town over and was hooked. [:D]Pulled some nice rares too, gave most of em to Pegasus Knight. | |
Champion of the Ixitxachitl | |
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forkedmoon
Underboss
1305 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 12:16 PM |
| | Wow I feel like a newby all over again. I didn't get into DDM until Deathknell was already out. And I just finished my first set -Underdark | |
Champion of Cyclops
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Benimoto
Underboss
1125 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 12:21 PM |
| | I got a Harbinger starter and boosters the first day they appeared at my local game store. I think I got Vadania. And maybe a Thri-Keen. | |
Champion of the Rakshasa. Check out my Mini Terrain Maker, or my new Dungeon Map Maker (under development). | |
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Sir Bozak The Damned
Commander
2854 Posts
Québec
| | 03/13/2006 2:20 PM |
| | Mine was Abberations, although Giants Of Legend, Deathknell and Angelfire were also being sold at the time. Strangely enough, I completed Angelfire first, then Underdark then Archfiends and Harbinger just before Wardrums came out. I am very close to completing that set also. | |
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Champion Of Kaz the Minotaur Knight of ALL Draconians. Squire Of ALL Constructs
The number ONE fanatic Of Dread Guards ! I own 66 !!! And the GMR1 !!!
119 completed trades so far...NB called shot: Medusa | |
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devasque
Sergeant
874 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 2:59 PM |
| I did pickup a Harbinger starter way back when and got a lot of the poorly painted/sculpted pieces and was not impressed so didn't persue it much from there (woe is me) until my son took an interest when Aberrations came out and my game group decided to start using the plastic minis regularly based off of what they saw.
First set we managed to finish off was Aberrations, surprisingly Dragoneye second, GoL next and Harbinger/Archfiends were about dead even until we broke down and finished them both with a large ebay purchase. Been going since then. | |
You see! There ARE others out there just like me. What? Why are laughing? | |
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