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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: PhilB on 20 July 2015, 12:32:48 PM
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Here are two of the four Dragontooth Dragon Riders I picked up at GenCon X (IIRC), paint from the early 80s. Now I just need to rebase them, paint up the remaining two, and I'll have a squadron!
(http://gdurl.com/b8BP)
Dunno how y'all get good miniatures photos. Best I can get is with my ipad, and even then... <sigh>
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Nice!
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Those are some nice looking retro dragons! I havent seen Dragontooth minis since I was kid. I had forgotten all about them until now.
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Even a master like the late great Tom Loback faced a learning curve. Take for instance the first minis he cast, the dwarves. Looked kind like a cross between a play-doh Michelin Man and the stay-puf marshmallow man, just scaled down a bit. His elves were much superior, and by the time he started releasing individual characters, they were simply brilliant.
The Frazetta-style giants were great, even if lacking in the sort of details we expect today. I really regret having given my frazetta-style polar bear chariot away to a woman I lusted after. Liz, I bet you just tossed it out, didn't you?
(http://gdurl.com/G7CV)
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Most Dragontooth is now listed with images on the Lost Minis WIKI;
http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Category:Dragontooth (http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Category:Dragontooth)
I run a Yahoo Group for DT as well;
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Collecting_Dragontooth_Miniatures/info (https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Collecting_Dragontooth_Miniatures/info)
Not sure who designed the Dwarves as Tom had 3 different designers working for him/ with him that I am aware of...himself, Steve Tofano (those Dragon Riders in the top pic), Mike Gilbert and Michael Katok. There were some interesting' sculpts over the years but Tom had a way with working wax that still enthralls me today. Don't know if you're aware but he passed away recently.
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I have a bunch of old Dragontooth stuff. About half of my lizardman army is Dragontooth.
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I picked up a bunch of Saurians a while back and have been growing a reasonable sized army over the years. All in storage at the moment but I live in hope of fielding it one day.
If you have any of these below I would love to trade for them.........
GD3 Thor
GD4 Kali Ten Armed Goddess of Death
Tomb of the Dwarf King - ditto
King Niflung's Throne Hall
MB9 The Great Owl with Armed Rider
MB10 Great winged Cat
D77 Large Reptilian Dragon
GEL2 Gelmen Trolls in full armour with Pole Arms
GEL5 Gelmen Infantry Armed with Mace
GI9 Giant Crocodile Man
P45 Wing Chu, Chinese Fighter
P46 Sword and Dagger Fighter
P48 Celtic Warrior Prince
P49 Dwarf Fighter, Axe And Helmet
P50 Dwarf Warrior in Chain mail
P51 Persian on Camel
K1 Kobolds armed with Pitchforks (4)
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Sorry, not only would I not part with any old Dragontooth stuff, but I don't believe I have any of those items. On hols right now, but when I get back home, will upload pics of some Dragontooth saurian halbardiers I did up 2 weeks ago, and some pikemen who are next on the block.
I also have two triceratops howda carriers, but no howdas or crew. Will have to scratchbuild them, and draft some saurian bowmen and pikemen as the crews.
I have some (bad ipad) pics of ranidean spearmen mostly done, with a poison dart tree frog effect going for them, and will try to get better pics submitted once I base them.
(http://gdurl.com/qEu1)
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No worries Phil. I ask whenever I can so forgive me!