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Elmore Dragons
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Best Miniature Line of 2004
Origins Awards 2005
Parkinson Dragons
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Best Miniature of 2006
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Caldwell Masterworks
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Best Miniature Line of 2005
Origins Awards 2006
Visions in Fantasy
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Best Miniature Line of 2005
Origins Awards 2006
Parkinson Masterworks
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Origins Awards 2005
Elmore Masterworks
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Origins Awards 2004
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Award Winning Premium Pewter Fantasy Miniatures in the newer 28mm to 30mm scale
June 20, 2009 Update: We have posted up painted pictures of the Executioner and Bishop Frogs from Marike Reimer. A little bit older news - We have 15 new miniatures in our Online Store. Yes, everything you see below (and more) is now in our online store and ready for shipping out right away. One of these new miniatures is a very special and strictly limited edition Naughty Female Anti-Paladin (less than 70 left now) miniature sculpted by Mr. Jeff Grace. So click into our Onlin Store and snap up those new miniatures you have been waiting for. All four of the Frogs are available along with a metric ton of new George R.R. Martin Masterworks minis. To help kick off this big release, any Online Store orders of $75.00 or more will receive our Special Edition Kev White "Baby Lillian Angel" miniature as a FREE GIFT. She is not for sale on her own at this time.
ReaperCon 2009 was a total blast. The good folks of Reaper sure now how to throw one heck of a class-act event. The things I learned about painting miniatures was staggering. My mind has been opened up - big time. Now I simply need to sit down and practice all the great things I learned from the world-class painters at ReaperCon. ReaperCon is to miniature painting what Tiger Woods is to golf. It is like hanging out with Tiger Woods for personal golf lessons over 4 days. It was truly an experience I will never forget.
We have also posted some of the great entries from the CMON painting contest for our Limited Edition (and very sold out) Tom Meier Sorceress Mini.
Gen Con Indy 2009 - Dark Sword Manufacturer Awards for the Gen Con Painting Contest Announced! How does $1,000 in cash and prizes sound for taking first place in the Dark Sword Manufacturer Award at Gen Con in August? Click here to learn more and see all the prizes we are offering this year.
We have a boatload of new sculpts (16 to be precise) on the verge of release. Good stuff folks... Oh click #1, #2 , # 3, # 4 , and # 5 for some amazing new painted pics...you will like what you see.
Now is your chance to pick up the minis to keep your Dark Sword collections current. Click here to be taken to our Online Store.
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 Dave Arneson: October 1, 1947 - April 7, 2009 We have lost another giant of gaming my friends. Mr. Dave Arneson has left us, but this world is a much better (and more imaginative) place for Dave having been here with us. Dave and Gary created this game we all love so much. The above picture was taken at the greatest hobby store I have ever been in - The Source, in Falcon Heights, MN. My homebase store and my weekly stop for comics and new games/minis. Dave Arneson stated this was by far one of the best hobby stores in the world (and he has seen quite a few in his time). Dave and I actually started a fun (but short lived) tradition of meeting for lunch every 2-3 weeks over the winter as he moved back to MN to be with his family last year. His stories of the very early days of D&D and Gary starting his favorite reclinder on fire because he fell asleep while smoking on it were indeed fun and something I will fondly remember for the rest of my life. Dave was a big fan of Dark Sword and our award winning miniatures. He was even going to DM two of my gaming groups through an adventure, but we never got around to it as one day he was doing fine and then he took a turn for the worse and then left this world a week or so later. He died peacefully surrounded by family and close friends while in Hospice Care. I attended his wake and it dawned on me while looking down upon his earthly remains that I had almost never seen him without a smile on his face. He looked like a regal Civil War general laying at peace in his coffin. I imagine Dave is sure to look up Gary Gygax, Keith Parkinson, Dennis Mize, Chuck Crane and my daughter Lillian up in heaven to get some "old school gaming" going. Rest in peace my friend. We will raise a glass in your honor at Gen Con Indy this year. You have touched millions of lives and you will be missed by all of us Dave... |
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Lillian Grace Ludwig Tribute Page - Click here to learn more about my daughter.
In Memoriam: Keith Arlin Parkinson October 22, 1958 - October 26, 2005
In Memoriam: Dennis Michael Mize September 15, 1956 - March 13, 2006
I would like to call your attention to the Web site of Keith Parkinson being run by his wife Donna and his son Nick. Now is your chance to pick up that piece of Parkinson art you always wanted for your collection. They even have some of his signed work in limited quantities available. Check out the art of an all-time great.
Remember that our Online Store now accepts both PayPal and standard Visa, Mastercard and Discover orders (for those of you who do not use PayPal).
Dark Sword Miniatures Inc. was founded with the single purpose of creating extremely detailed fantasy miniatures for both miniature collectors and gamers alike. Our pewter fantasy miniatures are in the newer 28mm to 30mm scale which has become the industry standard. In addition, we think you will be VERY pleased with the subject matter of our first four fantasy miniature lines which will be based on the artwork of Larry Elmore , Keith Parkinson (RIP), Clyde Caldwell & Jeff Easley. All four artists have been gaming industry icons for the past 20 years now and their artwork needs no introduction. Plus, they are just dang cool dudes to hang out with. In addition, Dark Sword Miniatures is also producing premium pewter miniatures based on the works of New York Times best selling author George R.R. Martin. Oh, did we forget to mention that Tom Meier , Dennis Mize (RIP), Dave Summers, Jeff Grace, and Gael Goumon are sculpting these new fantasy miniature lines? These cats are tough to top when it comes to sculpting amazing miniatures that have all sorts of detail just lavished all over them.
Bookmark this Web site and come back often because we will be constantly updating these pages with new information and new pictures of our fantasy miniatures - both painted and of course in pewter. Take care and enjoy the pewter miniatures!
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