Today I would like to share with you a squad of Legion of the Damned that I painted up in the 90’s. I wasn’t the best painter back then, but I tried hard.
I may sound old here, but we didn’t have the internet back then to learn how to paint, we had to read books. Sometimes I even had to try and coax the old painter guys at the local game shop to impart me with some shred of painting knowledge by buying them trips to the Chinese buffet next store.
Eventually I learned the fabled technique of drybrushing, and with that skill the painting world was mine…. or something like that.
Needless to say it was rough. But I still had fun painting and converting just the same. Obviously these aren’t my best work, but good or not they will always have a place in my hobby heart.
Enjoy the pics below, and have a great weekend!
Whats you favorite older squad of figures? I’ve always been partial to my LoTD. -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
