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Post Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:36 pm 
 

I believe I have figured out that this original painting that Jeff Easley did was intended to be the box art for the RPGA Set 1 miniatures from 1983. I thought at first it could have been for one of those sets that was probably unreleased ("Companion" or "Expert"), but having gone through the Lost Minis Wiki website

http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lost ... _%28TSR%29

the character depictions match up with two of the three characters on the Tim Truman cover to RPGA 3 "The Forgotten King", as well as three of the mini's themselves: Ringo, Silevran and (I think) Lyman

I'm not sure why this art didn't make it onto the box set.

This is the painting...
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This is the box art front
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The box art back, with the specific character circled
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Silevran
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Ringo
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Lyman
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Post Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:08 pm 
 

btw, if anyone has a TSR catalog from 1983 and/or 1984, I'd be curious to see what art/info they used to pre-sell the miniature sets (including anything for the "companion" and "expert" ones as well).
  

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Post Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:26 am 
 

Seems like a good thesis, Spock. Also, I love how non-anime those miniatures are.
  

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Post Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 1:03 pm 
 

Chainsaw wrote:Seems like a good thesis, Spock. Also, I love how non-anime those miniatures are.

I know what you mean. I really don't care for all the anime-meets-D&D-style miniatures or art for that matter. I like anime, but not specifically mashed up with the D&D game.
  
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