Gather ’round the fire younglings and I’ll tell ye a tale of ages gone by.
In an ancient land there was once a magic school, with a magic building, where wizards from near and far gathered to share their magic and sorcerery every year. This gathering of minds no longer occurs, but the bounty from the past still glitters today.
They’re more trophies than anything.
Way back in 1994 and 1996 I won two small prizes in miniature painting competitions. I though quite a bit of my painting skills, and some of it is really quite decent, when compared to contemporary 90s style painting and minis. I’m almost a bit locked in there in my own head, though I’ve tried to branch out the paint style a bit.
Back to the prizes! I still have in my possession two unredeemed (and expired) gift certificates for Ral Partha miniatures.
Being a kid with no income, receiving a gift card that expired in seven months for an amount of money that didn’t cover a whole order, much less shipping costs meant that the certificates were not used. They’re more trophies than anything.
I’m still proud of my mini painting. It’s my strongest art form. Drawing and canvas painting are hard work.
I still have a GW voucher as well from the same era. I’ve heard that GW is pretty good about honoring old certs.
I’ll update this story if anything new develops. Just in case you’re keeping track, only two remaining original brainstorm post topics now remain!
