primarch wrote:
I feel for you. This is why I stopped attending public events with my collection. I once had my entire tyranid army and some of the chaos stolen after a large exhibition game at a convention.
Granted that was back in 1995, when the primarchload wasn't so large. But I still remember it with anger.
This was I think still in 1st ed times, can't have been that long before 2nd ed came out. Bag under table in store, chatitng away, go to collect and not there...
I have a packet of a 100 odd metal marines that were the remnants plus odds and ends picked up over the years. Sadly they are mostly the mono-pose metals that became the standard infantry blister for a while, not the multi-pose guys (I have maybe 2 dozen and don't have all the poses any more - there were roughly 20 different poses I think).
Always thought I would get round one do to making them an Ultramarines 1st company along with my metal raiders and rhinos supported by the 1st ed landspeeders, a few loose jetbikes i have, some Vindi's and preds and pitiful couple of stands of metal bikes. Was a lovely 1st ed force that went, and while that mostly recreats it (and would have better painting as even my skills have slightly improved) it will never be the same!