I've created this site to promote the identification, collecting and preservation of Heritage miniatures. I primarily collect Lord of the Rings, Dungeon...
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Michael Thomas
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Sep 28, 2004 9:20 pm
My knowledge relates to Heritage blister packs, but I know VERY little of the Heritage boxed sets for Dungeon Dwellers and the later generic white boxed sets...
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Michael Thomas
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Sep 28, 2004 9:20 pm
The posted listings of Heritage miniatures were made from Heritage catalogs, vintage advertisements, actual blisters from collections and Ebay listings. If you...
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Michael Thomas
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Sep 29, 2004 4:31 pm
Many thanks to John Kholbrenner for his superb additions to the picturs section. John sent in many GREAT pictures of the Dungeon Dwellers and White boxed sets....
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billman332002
Oct 2, 2004 2:28 pm
Hello everyone! I am Nathan Ebersole, a Heritage minis collector. Those of you who regularly trawl eBay for good stuff may know me as "fallohide". I have loved...
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Michael Thomas
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Oct 2, 2004 2:47 pm
Welcome Fallohide, I am sure your Ebay name is familar to all Heritage collectors who are regular Ebayers. It is certainly familiar to me! Your story is not...
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Michael Thomas
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Oct 2, 2004 4:26 pm
Thank you Joseph Dougher of doorstepbooks! Joeseph contributed a fantastic COMPLETE listing of ALL Heritage LOTR figures, including MANY unreleased packs,...
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billman332002
Oct 3, 2004 3:10 am
My, what an interesting and most comprehensive list! I would like to add my notes on it though, based on what I have seen or been told. 1700: Fellowship on...
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Michael A Thomas
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Oct 3, 2004 5:21 am
1700- It would be easy to confuse the standard Fellowship blister with this title. 1714- I obtained 3-4 "sealed" packs of these at one time, but Saruman ...
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billman332002
Oct 5, 2004 12:17 am
1700: No, it would not have been the standard fellowship set...but it was a couple of decades ago... 1714: Of course, if I got a complete set, I would prob'ly...
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JOSEPH DOUGHER
doorstepbooks
Oct 5, 2004 12:37 am
Hi Michael; I certainly never sold #1775 on e-bay. If it was listed it was an error on my part. I do not want to give false hope. Joe ... From:...
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billman332002
Oct 5, 2004 1:42 am
Let's see... When my auction shipment from cirion arrives, I will have 255 Orcs of GW LOTR, Grenadier, Heritage, and Reaper descent. That's a decent horde,...
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nudspinespittle
Oct 5, 2004 3:43 am
Wow, that's quite a horde of Orcs! Like you, these orcs are my all-time favorites. And they paint up great! I'll have to post some pics of mine as soon as I...
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aconite13
Oct 5, 2004 4:30 am
While I too like the Bakshi LotR orcs and 1/2 orcs, the following are offered for your consideration. I'm partial to: the Nick Lund orc / giant / black orcs...
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aconite13
Oct 5, 2004 4:36 am
There were also a series of "game box" sets, as I recall, where each side had a number of figs, there were simple rules, and a scenario. Don't have them to...
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Michael A Thomas
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Oct 5, 2004 2:19 pm
There are pics of the two Dungeon Dweller "paint n' play" sets on the site already. When I get a chance I'll see about getting pics of the two Knights & Magick...
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Terrement@...
aconite13
Oct 5, 2004 11:34 pm
Michael, Thanks for the invite to the user group. How's it going? My travel sked has been brutal - on the road about 70% of the time since spring. Have you...
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Michael A Thomas
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Oct 6, 2004 5:52 pm
1715 - I never saw a Helm's Deep set. The only set similarly named was the mounted "On to Helm's Deep" set 1713. 1775- The only two Orcs of the Misty Mountains...
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billman332002
Oct 7, 2004 2:42 am
I actually have several minis from Knights & Magick. They are either 1403 or 1419, I guess, but I no longer have the blister. They are 5 dismounted knights in...
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Michael A Thomas
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Oct 7, 2004 4:28 am
No chariots, carts or wagons in the K&M line unfortunately. My favorite Heritage carts were of course the LOTR orc drum cart and the Dunlander chieftan...
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billman332002
Oct 11, 2004 3:49 am
I have won the auctions for the correct minis to assemble the LOTR Orc Drum Wagon. I wanted to know if the drum itself is an integral part of the wagon? I...
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Michael A Thomas
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Oct 11, 2004 3:55 am
Yes. I have a few of the drum wagons and believe the drum has a single tab on the bottom that fits into the wagon base, just like the foot tabs on the drummer....
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daktardi
Oct 11, 2004 5:54 am
thanks for the invitation to join. my collection started as a teenager with a handful of elan merch figures i had no money to expand my collection before...
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Michael A Thomas
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Oct 11, 2004 2:11 pm
Your start with Heritage minis was the same as mine- I managed to buy and receive as gifts perhaps a dozen Heritage blisters before production ceased, mostly...
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billman332002
Oct 14, 2004 5:45 am
... these ... sorry ... the...
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billman332002
Oct 14, 2004 5:55 am
I have seen the doorstopbooks collection of LOTR minis, and they are sweet! Thanks for pix of the rarer items, it is a help when I am working on consolidating...
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billman332002
Oct 14, 2004 6:00 am
Did Heritage ever put out a 25mm WW II minis line?...
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Michael A Thomas
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Oct 14, 2004 1:09 pm
Yes, Heritage put out the 15mm Panzertroops. There were a number of blisters and two boxed sets. Most of the packs were post D-Day American and German troops...
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Michael A Thomas
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Oct 14, 2004 1:16 pm
I noticed that on the list and mentioned it to doorstepbooks. It is so easy to confuse those lots because the DD set as inspired by the LOTR orcs, especialy...
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Michael Thomas
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Oct 18, 2004 11:16 pm
There is a serious chance I will be working with Max Carr on some NEW LOTR miniatures. Max sculpted a great majority of Heritage minis and as far as I know all...
