Sharing my latest parcel opening - with enthusiasm.

Started by sixsideddice, 15 August 2011, 11:07:39 AM

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sixsideddice

The Postman just knocked on my door with the nice heavy parcel in his hand. Pouring with rain outside and soaked to the skin: Posty handed me a surprisingly dry package which just oozed an aura of Pendraken goodness.

I would have to say, without any exaggeration; this is without doubt the best selection of 10mm miniatures I have ever seen - Pendraken or otherwise.

I dunno, somehow every single race, monster, dungeon trapping, or hero figure seemed to leap out as stunning. It’s not often everything you get in a game package leaves you with that 0oooo and Aaaaaa feeling!  

I`ve never seen the 10mm Pendraken Drow before, and I fondled the large plastic bag carefully, turning it over and over and over lovingly as I peered through at all the contents. WOW! What a well put together set.  â€œDomain of the Drow”  truly is an amazing addition to the dungeon range. I`d never seen any of these before, so this was a real treat.

Similarly, “The Pharaoh’s Tomb”  took my breath away. What can I say... these are masterly, exquisite miniatures, and I think this is a very well thought out dungeon set indeed. Again, I`d never seen any of these pieces before, so the shock and joy was twice as sweet. I dunno how you get so much in a bag for that price.

The rest of the little plastic packets filled me with sublime delight as I pulled each one in turn from the envelope (I noticed each packet was named in nice hand written but clear permanent marker, so I could see at a glance what each item was â€" very nice touch I thought).

I put in quite a lot of requests when I placed this order... Only half a dozen of this... just a few of those â€" don`t want a full pack of that... a few extra of the Bat Swarms, etc etc. And yet every little detail of my customised order had been remembered and taken care of. Least to say: I WAS DEAD IMPRESSED.

I put together an order to pick up bits and bobs I`d missed first time round when I started collecting the fantasy range so long back now. In addition I simply h-a-d to get my hands on the new Pharaohs Tomb and the Domain of the Drow dungeon sets; I can`t believe I`ve waited so long in picking these of the `wish list`. Incidentally, as a looked through the plastic packet at the myriad of contents within the Drow set, my heart nearly stopped! There, inside, was the most perfect (semi clad) 10mm Drow female I have ever seen. Perfect as some evil Drow Sorcerer or Queen, perfect as a new female Hero for my dungeon crawls.... and surprisingly (I also noticed) a PERFECT facsimile miniature to represent “Xena the Warrior Princess” *grins happily*

The selection of Dwarves are sublime; and I am v-e-r-y pleased with the Dwarf Catapult and crew (I wanted one of these ever since I watched Chris Perkin`s Dungeons and Dragons pod-cast series on YouTube, where the heroes meet an arcane ballista in the dungeon. Wonderful stuff). I love the Ratmen Blunderbusses, very cool altogether and amazingly detailed for 10mm. The Centaurs are a nice addition to my collection; I picked three different poses because I wanted to get a good feel for this race, as I`d never collected any of them until now. I`m glad I did... they really are very cool, and once again I`m a very happy chappie.

Grubs, Dungeon Fireplace, Portcullis, Sewer Entrance, all these pieces new to me... and I`m delighted and chuffed to bits.

Thanks guys over in Pendraken Miniatures. You`ve made one customer very happy indeed.

Six

republic of tolworth

Just had a same experence as a package crashed through the letterbox today. My GF and friend were off to a reptile shop to get some supplies for the animals. "do you want to come as well?"

Are they mad I've just had a Pendraken delivery!

A mix of Ottomen figures (very under rated and loverly figures) and a good selection for my fantasy beastman force. And like six an annoying selection of mix and match for the AWI.

Excellent service and excellent figures. I should actualy paint some more of this expanding swarm.

Six I like you shall be no doubt failing to do chores while I dribble over the lead happyness :-[
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sixsideddice

QuoteA mix of Ottomen figures (very under rated and loverly figures) and a good selection for my fantasy beastman force.

I`d really love to see some photos of the Ottomen minis painted up  :)

Beastmen are next of my hit list to collect btw :-\

QuoteJust had a same experence as a package crashed through the letterbox today. My GF and friend were off to a reptile shop to get some supplies for the animals. "do you want to come as well?"

Are they mad I've just had a Pendraken delivery!


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Six

FierceKitty

I've got and enjoy using a Turkish army myself, about 75% Pendrakens. They are not without their admirers.
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