"Classic Grenadier Wizards: The Istari" Topic
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| The Angry Piper | 20 Oct 2016 7:38 a.m. PST |
Hi all. I painted up this classic old AD&D boxed set over at Dead Dick's Tavern. I painted some to look like the Istari, the five Wizards of Middle Earth. angrypiper.com/gaming/?p=1342 Drop by and check out my efforts! Comments welcome, there or here. |
| Rich Bliss | 20 Oct 2016 8:12 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. And nice job on painting some pretty "challenging" figures. |
| Lucius | 20 Oct 2016 8:29 a.m. PST |
Making 70's and 80's lead look great is an art-form all by itself. Great job! |
| Garand | 20 Oct 2016 9:19 a.m. PST |
Really nice. I miss Grenadier! Mirliton is just not the same… Damon |
 Parzival  | 20 Oct 2016 10:57 a.m. PST |
With regards to the blog post, I believe the wizard's familiar is supposed to be an imp from the AD&D Monster Manual (1st Ed.).
Love your work on these. I have the illusionist, aka "Evil Sorceror" somewhere in my old mini collection. Never painted it, but always thought it was a great wizard figure— mystical, powerful and menacing. |
| Kropotkin303 | 20 Oct 2016 10:57 a.m. PST |
Very fine paint jobs and fun figures. Love the spell effects. Well done. |
 Sgt Slag | 20 Oct 2016 1:10 p.m. PST |
Haven't seen these figures in over 30 years… Last time I saw these, I was a Freshman, in High School. Had completely forgotten about them. This is the first time I've ever seen them painted. Nice work! Thanks for sharing. Cheers! |
| Lucius | 20 Oct 2016 3:15 p.m. PST |
The familiar may indeed be the MM imp, but I think it is actually a resculpt of the first Grenadieu wizard from 1976. Same familiar on the 1976 version, same pose. This would have been pre-Monster Manual. |
| Patrick R | 22 Oct 2016 3:32 a.m. PST |
Grenadier used to have great sculpts and quite a few still hold up today. |
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