Welcome to Flashback Fridays, where I dig deep for something cool that I have from back in the day. Which according to the comic Dane Cook was a Wednesday.
You always hear the question: “How did you get into the hobby?”, and for me it was getting bored with assembling fighter jet models.
I could never afford the good jet kits either, lol. Plus those things had a ton of components, we’re spoiled by Games Workshop when it comes to piece count, believe me.
Today’s Flashback Friday is video style, because I didn’t get around to making a video for Thursday for you all. I found an older style box of Space Wolf models, and thought I would share.
A couple of corrections real quick; The box is part of the “Second Generation” style of plastics not the first, with the “Third Generation” starting with the current tactical squad box that was produced in 2005. This Grey Hunters set was produced in 1999, the audio skips a bit, so it’s hard to hear me correct myself.
It was one of the first to contain plastic upgrades instead of pewter ones. This idea eventually is what lead to the current variant kits, and wholly separate faction specific kits we have today.
Along with the Catachan Jungle Fighters box, these kits featured the first plastic special weapons in the form off a flamer for the Catachans, and a Melta gun for the Grey Hunters.
All that from this little box!
Enjoy the video, and have a great weekend gaming! -MBG
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About the Author: Rob Baer
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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.
