GeG Swap meet

The FLGs had the fall swap meet this Sunday, and despite shopping there for something like 24 years this was the first time I actually attended.

All of the very sizable game space was full of tables with people selling things, some new, some used, and a few vendors selling wares as well (mostly 3d printed stuff).  The very first table was a guy selling effectively a whole game store of stuff, mostly new in box, some partly built or painted, as well as six plus boxes of citadel paints which were new/used. 

Loads of people getting out of Horus Heresy, which is a shame.  Not much in the way of historicals, and far less Flames of War than you would expect as well. Lots of old board games, including a two pack of the original boxed CityTech and AeroTech for Battletech (unpunched, so $$$$).

So what did we get? Well... sort of a lot. 

The kid got:
Plastic chaplain, banner bit, five partial assault intercessors, and six partial blade guard, $20.  Same guy was selling a stack of Horus Heresy marines, as well as a nicely painted fleet for Victory at Sea (with the thick bases).

I got the OOP ruins new in box ($20), some opened contrast paints ($1 each), a brand new shade ($3), and a Harlequin star weaver with a hull that had been used for an airbrush test ($25).  The same seller had a few other terrain sets, and what seemed like a dozen Eldar Avatars new in box, but I passed on getting more. 

The real find though was the shoe box above.  Complete partly painted Imperial Knight for $30.  The kid is pretty excited about that one, even if it is partly painted and is the original model with fewer options.  The seller also had a large stack of never read Games Workshop publications, so we picked up an issue of the short lived "visions" magazine as well. 

So we got out comparatively cheaply, and it really makes you wonder what was available at the beginning of the sale, and what the deals were like as the sale was coming to an end and people were wanting to go home...

We were there an hour and a half, and the kid and I could have spent another hour there picking through bins of miniatures, but we had to hurry along before going to pick up kid #2 from water polo practice.  I am sure that we will plan to go again next year. 

Baby's first kickstarter

A few weeks ago now I got delivery of my very first Kickstarter reward.  I had pledged the minimum pledge of $10 for Bones 6, and after dithering a long time how to use that credit, I decided on getting a proper dragon.

I selected "Chaarondar the Cruel", the sturdy looking guy below. 

That's Chaarondar the Cruel, with two As

I eventually got a heavy box in the mail, which contained the following:

Since that does not look like much, here is a scale shot of the base. 

Hard plastic base, with an Eldar crew person on a 30mm base

So you can see that the dragon will be massive!  I did a quick assembly test, and everything seems to slot together nicely, although I would need five hands to hold it all for a picture to prove it.  I may need a bit of putty for the wing to body joints, but that is to be expected for a huge guy like this. 

Anyway, so far, I am pretty pleased with the whole thing.  Now it gets put away into a box for a while...