[Siege]

What was the first mini you ever assembled and painted? Do you still have it? Where is it? What happened to it?

Mine was a Space Marine on a bike, he served me well for a year or so but as my painting got better he was starting to look very out of place in my army and I decided to retire him. But my Space Marines don't just hang up their armour and call it a day, so it was he met his doom during one of my many battles and now his battle ravaged remains and his ruined bike are scenery on one of my terrain pieces.

If I can find a pic I'll add it to this post.

 

[Damned Fist]

I painted a little dwarf at our GW store and he is still on my display self to this day.

 

[Culler]

My first unit was a tallarn mortar team. Don't think I ever really got them painted. My first painted unit was some ratling snipers that I pained in green and gold to look like leprechauns.

Both now reside in the hands of some stranger from ebay who bought my guard army.

 

[DarknessDawns]

mine was a space marine soldier
right now he has been basecoated and ready to be repainted lol

 

[morfangdakka]

Mine was a unit of space wolf grey hunters. They went on ebay about two years ago when I sold off several armies because I had to move.

 

[jakkie]

mine was an orc boy, which i have kept away in a box somewhere cuz the painwork was awful!

 

[apd9122]

Some hormagaunts. They are in a box with the rest of the Army. That list didn't translate to 4th ediditon and the paint job sucked. We'll see when 5 comes out maybe I'll redo them

 

[Lord Sinkoran]

it was a necron warrior. Its in a box with all my other necron warriors.

 

[The Wraithlord]

Mine was a Ral Partha chaos dwarf. I used oil paints to paint it and didn't have a brush so I used toothpicks to spread the paint evenly (easy to do with oils). Horrible paint job on it and it still sits in a spot of honour on top of my desk to this day

I may have to take a pic of it to show off where I started compared to where I am now lol.

 

[chrisman 007]

My first figure was a guardsmen with a grenade launcher (name: James "red button" Bob), who was easily the man of the match in the first beginners match I played. His kills: 20 gaunts (various), 15 genestealers, a 'nid warrior, carnifex and 5 chaos space marines. He was also the first miniature I painted. I didn't undercoat him or his squad (as they have similar battle honours) to make them stand out. The squad has slowly risen in status to Hardened vets. As a house rule, he has 2 wounds. As for where he is, he is still accompanying my guardsmen from warzone from warzone in the HMS cardboard box.

 

[Dirge Eterna]

Mine was a Space Marine sergeant called Arthas, who met his end a year ago on a desolate street corner in Kasr Lutien. His bullet-pocked body still lays there, complete with his old power sword.

-Dirge

 

[Marneus Calgar]

Lt. Varras from the Battle for Macragge set. Hes up on top of my TV shelf at the moment, because only 3 colours were used.. White, Ultramarines Blue and Snakebite leather, hes the only model with the origional paint job from that set as i repainted the others when i got more paints...

 

[Hicks]

My first mini was Vlad von Carstein, my first painted mini was a plastic chaos dwarf.

 

[foulacy]

the rage of 40K all started for me when i was a nipper.. must of been 11 ish i was year 6 at school so yeah about 10 or 11 and i went into the shop with my dad and i got to play a big campeign match and i was using a squad of necrom warriors, those old ones with big guns and needles on the end, and with my exitement i told my dad next day to go get me them for my birthday... and i waiting in antisipation for him, and he came back with a box of space marines, haha oh well i still loved them my dad painted all but one which was the sergeant hu i painted... and either i lost him or the squad killed him and disposed of his body because of the shame in his aweful paint job

 

[The Son of Horus]

The first five Astartes to enter my service have a place of honor on my dresser at my parents' house. I pretty much just use my old room as storage these days, and every time I'm home, it's a nice reminder to see how far I've come as a painter and as a gamer. I don't expect I'll ever sell them or remodel them or repaint them-- I think they'll always stand guard where they are now.

 

[loyalist42]

hmmm...first mini i ever built and painted was a generic guardsman with flashlight. he's since been repainted, and resides in one of the squads...somewhere....

 

[Ordo Xeno Commander]

mines at a friends house, one of many old necrons i had 2 years ago

 

[Darthlace]

mine was a standard sm blood angel flamer, its out come gave me the motivation to carry on

 

[40rending]

my first minis were the dreadnought and "android" from space crusade back when it was first realeased, compared to my standard now and the fact that i now use acrylics instead of enamels they are whoeful

 

[Ario Barzano]

Well mine was not really a first model but a squad of SM scouts they have pride of place on to of my bedroom unit and are always in battle helping termies deep strike into the heart of the enemy troops.