The First Tangible Turtles ** A moment to reflect **

[papa_smurf73]

Hello Fellow Dromers!

I saw some folks have posted pieces of their collection. So I thought I would show some of mine. BUT FIRST... Thought I would give you some background on these pieces...

Disclaimer: I am in no way an expert here. The information I share is referenced from reading I have done over the years. If you have additional information about these pieces, please share as I would love to learn more myself.

Okay so to get started, in 1984 25mm metal miniatures were produced by a company called Dark Horse. This company was a small producer of metal gaming miniatures in the 80s.

According to Action Figure News and Toy Review, Nov. 14 issue if you are interested, the first miniatures cast by Dark Horse were the four main turtles. These miniatures grew in popularity, and would eventually evolve into about 10 sets of characters taken directly from very early comic books. The miniatures were never mass-marketed. In addition, Dark Horse went out of business. So the miniatures are scarce, but from what I can tell sought after by collectors.

Anyhow, just thought I would share that little tid bit. I hope you enjoyed. Here is a picture for your viewing pleasure. It was hard to capture such small items even with an 8mp camera. If you happen to have any carded miniatures as such, I would love to see them. Please post pics here if you have any.

as always.... TURTLE POWER!
- papa_smurf73