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Miniatures Adventure => Gothic Horror => Topic started by: ushistoryprof on 06 May 2010, 03:48:32 AM

Title: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: ushistoryprof on 06 May 2010, 03:48:32 AM
I painted this Archive Miniatures Succubus in the mid 1970's. She has a sister in fire red that I have  unfortunately misplaced. Oh how simple, but effective, the figures were in those days.  I remember using her in lots of D&D adventures to laylow many an adventurer.

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Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: Michi on 06 May 2010, 06:18:43 AM
Still wonderful despite her age!
Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 06 May 2010, 09:58:06 AM
Agreed! I still collect these old minis - Archive and Dragontooth are my faves - the level of details is at a different level than todays minis - still have character though!
Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: Uncle Mike on 06 May 2010, 04:49:03 PM
love that green hag!  :o
Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: ushistoryprof on 07 May 2010, 05:26:46 AM
Agreed! I still collect these old minis - Archive and Dragontooth are my faves - the level of details is at a different level than todays minis - still have character though!
Oldies but goodies are fun.  Have you found any Archive figures recently? I have looked but haven't seen any in years.
Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: General Roos on 07 May 2010, 07:07:38 AM
Oldies but goodies are fun.  Have you found any Archive figures recently? I have looked but haven't seen any in years.

There are some out on eBay right now!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Archive-Miniatures-Wearbear-D-D-Miniature-/250626007250?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5a7960d2 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Archive-Miniatures-Wearbear-D-D-Miniature-/250626007250?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5a7960d2)
Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 08 May 2010, 03:21:57 PM
She's even got a green wotsit  :o  lol lol

Great stuff - a fine retro model  :)
Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 08 May 2010, 04:11:46 PM
Oldies but goodies are fun.  Have you found any Archive figures recently? I have looked but haven't seen any in years.

I pick some up every so often from trades and they do appear on evil bay quite often but tend to either go for next to nothing or daft prices when someone 'needs' something to fill a gap....as usual with ebay 10 minutes later it'll go for next to nothing again which is the only time I can get them  :(

I'm always open to trades!
Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: HerbyF on 08 May 2010, 10:56:49 PM
I think I still have a couple of those in my collection.
Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: Photographer on 09 May 2010, 10:07:29 AM
Oldies but goodies are fun.  Have you found any Archive figures recently? I have looked but haven't seen any in years.

How did you cope with the rubbish paints before acrylic?
Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: ushistoryprof on 09 May 2010, 03:55:47 PM
I used floquil paints in those days you didn't realize how bad the paints were.  You just used what was availible.  My first minitures that I painted in the 60's were done with Testors oil based paints that I had used on plastic model kits.  Things are so much easier today with all the quailty choices we have.
Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: DowVooVoo on 09 May 2010, 07:57:50 PM
not bad ;D
Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: Lupus on 12 May 2010, 09:42:35 AM
I ahve some very old D&D minis from when i started i bought a pile of AD&D stuff of a guy at school i think i was 11, he was 15 and he's ahd it a good few years it had a load of old mini's with it.  I think i only ever painter the fighter so bound to have the other's in a box somewhere.

Title: Re: Are you Old enough to rember this Sea Succubus
Post by: ushistoryprof on 12 May 2010, 04:28:48 PM
I ahve some very old D&D minis from when i started i bought a pile of AD&D stuff of a guy at school i think i was 11, he was 15 and he's ahd it a good few years it had a load of old mini's with it.  I think i only ever painter the fighter so bound to have the other's in a box somewhere.


It is fun to paint something from the old days every so often.  Hope you find something interesting to try. Archive had a very nice take on fur that was especially interesting to paint.