Reply To: Are older miniatures better ?

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Like many here I’ve collected since the 70’s. The Minifigs stuff is pure nostalgia for me (Caliver Books now own the molds and are slowly bringing as much of their fantasy lines back as they can). I love the heft of old lead and the lack of detail… when Tom Meier came along he raised the bar a heck of a lot. Todays minis are generally wonderful but the appeal of computer work is slowly leaving me cold. A couple of good sites to see old lead are;

http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/ (my blog, use the tab search on the right)

http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Lost Minis WIKI – excellent resource that is also cataloguing new minis as well.