| buckyball | 16 May 2017 6:56 p.m. PST |
I know Archive had the Imperial Dragon in the '70s. Can anyone think of an older dragon miniature? buckyball |
Rogzombie  | 16 May 2017 7:31 p.m. PST |
I think I painted that, it was very big and had a lot of pieces. I'm not sure what it was but some guy gave me a caste iron dragon over a foot long. Some kind of giant made of the same materials. |
 Virtualscratchbuilder  | 16 May 2017 7:37 p.m. PST |
Der Kriegspielers, Dragontooth, Heritage, Martian Metals, Ral Partha, Asgard and Minifig, among others all had Dragons in the '70's. |
| FABET01 | 16 May 2017 7:39 p.m. PST |
Minifigs Mythic Earth Dragon (ME 58) from 1972 is certainly a candidate: link |
| Cyrus the Great | 16 May 2017 9:14 p.m. PST |
I believe it IS the Minifigs Mythic Earth Dragon (ME 58). |
| Tiberius | 17 May 2017 4:50 a.m. PST |
Off topic, I own ME4 and ME8. God I am old |
| platypus01au | 17 May 2017 5:17 a.m. PST |
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| Huscarle | 17 May 2017 10:03 a.m. PST |
I've got ME58 too, plus a few of the others; some of my 1st metals from when I was a young teen. Ah, happy days  |
| keithbarker | 17 May 2017 10:48 a.m. PST |
ME58 is a favorite in my collection!
Yes happy days indeed |
| MajorB | 17 May 2017 11:30 a.m. PST |
Probably something Chinese |
| Col Durnford | 18 May 2017 8:37 a.m. PST |
Not sure about the oldest, but certainly one of the greatest. Heritage Fantastiques 1091 The Great Dragon Smaug. I introduced some paper and pencil D&D players to miniature back in days of old. Showed them a 25mm hobbit and then Smaug. They were not prepared for the size difference. |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 18 May 2017 6:56 p.m. PST |
I didn't have that, or the Minifigs. I did buy the first Dragontooth:
Still have it. Mine's red. |
| David Johansen | 25 May 2017 6:02 p.m. PST |
Does Gary Gygax's Stegosaurus with Pterodactyl wings count? |
| Borathan | 26 May 2017 6:54 p.m. PST |
No clue what the manfacturer was, but I've got a dragon mini that is from the late 50's or early 60
s that came from a set of toys that came with a knight on horseback that I believe was supposed to be St George…it used to be my uncles that he got as a kid from my grandmother. No labels on it about who cast it, but it does have a mould line…and the paint job they both have is not that good if the remains of the color is to show anything. Not sure what metal was used either… |
| Cacique Caribe | 27 May 2017 12:59 p.m. PST |
I seem to remember a really old metal (tin?) figure of a hydra with wings that must have predated the 70s. Dan |
