Since the 1980s, Warhammer has existed as a world, originally consisting of simple figures, and now as a huge universe. A user has inherited a piece of the past from his grandmother, and the community responds with unabashed jealousy.
Where do the figures come from?
- On Reddit, a user shares pictures of dozens of miniatures from all sorts of worlds. Most of the figures are from the various Warhammer worlds, but also Lord of the Rings or BattleLore.
- As he explains, his grandma ran a comic and hobby shop 20 years ago. Warhammer has been around since the early 1980s, starting with wooden figures back then.
- The user explains: Because he wanted to get back into Warhammer in his 30s, his grandma passed down all the old figures. Included are several rare treasures.
This is how the community reacts: The prevailing emotion in the comments is envy. Some grit their teeth and hiss: “You lucky person,” while others show much less restraint, clearly wishing they could have what they see.
A meme even surfaces more often: “Fuck you. I’m not happy for you. Give it to me.” Others ask if the grandma is single and has more figures – or if she would be interested in more grandchildren.
Among the fans, a good amount of nostalgia also spreads. Blisters, as seen in the picture, are not as easily available today, especially with figures made of metal instead of plastic. The figures now come in complete boxes – like the new Space Marines in the absurdly large Saturnine armors, which are supposed to be customizable with various equipment items.
Such blisters are significantly cheaper, with prices of around 10 US dollars displayed on the packaging (which would be more today when adjusted for inflation). Nevertheless, original packaged individual figures, even in worse condition, can still fetch 70 euros or more on eBay today.
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“Where are my blood pressure medications?”
Some experts in the comments also find the occasional mistake. Some of the packages contain figures from Mordheim, the apocalyptic scenario of Warhammer Fantasy – which, by the way, has also been excellently implemented as a video game.
Mordheim takes place in the city of the same name, where the Empire, Skaven, and Chaos followers search for fragments of the two-tailed comet. Skaven are the nasty ratmen from Warhammer, but oddly enough, in blisters labeled “Skaven,” there are soldiers from Middenheim or the Reikland. One user says: “The Mordheim blisters… where are my blood pressure medications?”
In the comments, it’s mentioned: Even if the user does not want to sell his find, such incorrect labels might have a considerable collector’s value. Selling them is generally worthwhile, another user remarks: “Unless you’re seriously collecting them.”
Among the figures, there are also several from Warhammer 40,000, especially Dark Eldar – now called Drukhari – a Space Wolf and even Captain Tycho from the Blood Angels, a figure that is currently extremely popular in its original form.
Yet, the thread creator, as someone who is (re)interested in Warhammer, apparently has his difficulties in overseeing the entire world and knowing what is rare or sought after. For newcomers, it is even trickier, but fans are happy to help: An uncle wants to buy figures from Warhammer 40,000 for his nephew, doesn’t know how, and receives complete purchasing advice from the community
