Café de Nuit

The first four of the new miniature writeups for my website (of older figures, admittedly) are up at http://webs.lanset.com/brandiweed/Ravenloft/.

Each mini gets a review of its sculpt and a discussion of painting techniques, and the new pictures are larger (and seem to point out every little flaw )...

Keep checking back as I add more writeups over the next few days.

Wow, this is great stuff. I'm looking forward to reading more!

While I'm planning the next round of writeups (and had to retake a couple of photos, as there was a rather visible hair stuck to the mini!) I thought I should ask: how much detail should I go into on the painting writeups? Would noting brands of paint and ink be of interest to those who do paint? (Mind you, some of my paints are old... some haven't even been made for several years.)

Totally out of context, and for that I present my humble appologies.
But since RL miniatures are in discussion, I would like to ask, where can I get my hands on this miniatures? Is the line still in stores? E-Bay perhaps?

The line is dead as Duke Gundar and far less likely to return; while Ironwind Metals can and does reissue many Ral Partha pieces, they don't have the rights to any of the lines licensed by TSR, even assuming the molds weren't destroyed.

Pieces do turn up on eBay, but I imagine they're more in demand than when I got my set, about a year before Ravenloft 3e even debuted (I also lucked out insanely by finding someone selling ALL BUT ONE of the minis in one huge lot, then picking up that stray singleton-- Ivana Boritsi-- in a second auction).

Thanks for the info.... I´ll try to fish something out of E-Bay.
Then again I wish the line was back ...from the grave.

Thanks Again!!

I'm remaking the mini page, and I add as many painted mini as I can to it. I will add the new ones, Brandi, as I posted the Ivana link already. Keep us posted of the newbies in your collection!

Joël

Don, for where to get these minis check out this post here in the other thread about minis..

Just added my recently-painted Greater Mummies to the list. Lemme know what you think of them!

Good job on the mummys, Brandi, I especially like the skin tones!

The Giamarga wrote:Don, for where to get these minis check out this post here in the other thread about minis..

Thanks for the info. After more than 10 years I start searching for this minis...

Don, drop me a mail with your wishlist!
Postzage to sitzerland isn't too high.

I recently found some more RL minis. Ivana , Lords of Ravenloft and some others. So if you search anything particular that is not on the list put them on the wish list and i'll see what i can do.

Wishlist is in the making.... and coming soon. (So many minis and so little time...)
I will write you a mail, all information included. Thank you The Giamarga!!!

(Sorry for further hijacking this thread, Brandi)

Don (and anyone else who's interested): I've just listed some Partha minis on ebay. Check them out here
Among them is the 11-111 Lords of Ravenloft (with Strahd, Gabby and Vlad)

I can get many more Partha minis. Check out the list of all available minis from the 11-series here.

Among them are th following Ravenloft minis that i can get:
Ravenloft
11-100 Greater Wolfwere (Wolf Hybrid, Male & Female Forms)
11-102 Greater Mummy Set (by Dennis Mize)
11-109 Gypsies (3)
11-111 Lords of Ravenloft (Vlad Drakov, Strahd von Zarovich, & Gabrielle Aderre)
11-113 Lost Ones (3)
11-116 Ratik Ubel
11-117 Man Wolf
11-120 Lab Work Tables Labware
11-121 Assorted Life Energizers
11-122 Frantisek Markov
11-123 Ivana Boritsi
11-124 Alfred Timothy

10-517 Mordenheim's Lab Boxed Set

I can posibly also get The Great White Stag and some others..


If you have any questions or want to send me your wishlist either pm me or send me a mail!

Thanks!

The Giamarga wrote:(Sorry for further hijacking this thread, Brandi)

No worries-- I've been kind of slack in my updates.

Say, if you can possibly get the names of the sculptors who did the Life Energizers and the Lab Tables, I'd be curious to know. I seem to remember that they were among the few things NOT sculpted by Dennis Mize for that line, but as I usually don't keep the blister packaging I don't have the names anymore. (Actually, any note of pieces not done by Dennis Mize would be appreciated.)