Con Find

3 posts ยท Jun 8 2002 to Jun 10 2002

From: Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@j...>

Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 23:30:24 -0400

Subject: Con Find

WWW.titangames.com was represented at the local convention. Talking to the rep
(owner I assume) I was told he had 1500 boxes of the old TSR " Star Frontiers"
miniatures (I saw Federation and Sarthar ship and Player characters and
Adventurer characters boxed sets.)

He was selling them at $5 a box (6 ships/12 figures IIRC)  The website
shows
then at $11.25/box.  According to the person I spoke to, they plan to
sell them for less at [Origins???] starting the first day at $4. And dropping
daily at $1 a day.  Last day will be give-aways and any he takes home
will be melted and the boxes shredded. He wants his garage back. Might be
worth looking into...

Good news - the above qualified.  At least in my opinion <grin>

Bad news - My Fed ships have what may be corrosion/lead rot/whatever on
the
more involved ships - I assume a garage is not the best environment to
store them in... I get a gray powdery residue when I rub the affected areas
(not tooo many spots and I am not complaining, I love the price even with some
possible work to clean them up) so I (upon my return from my travels) will be
asking all of you more about this... Not a lot but some of whatever it is.

Gracias,

From: Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@w...>

Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 00:05:13 +1000

Subject: Re: Con Find

From: "Wilson, Glenn M." <WilsonG@nima.mil>

> He was selling them at $5 a box (6 ships/12 figures IIRC) The website

From: Allan Goodall <agoodall@a...>

Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 07:29:32 -0500

Subject: Re: Con Find

On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 23:30:24 -0400 , "Wilson, Glenn M."
<WilsonG@nima.mil> wrote:

> Bad news - My Fed ships have what may be corrosion/lead rot/whatever on

I bought some in 1995 at GenCon, and they also had some lead rot. I suspect
it's with the lead that's used, not the storing in the garage.

If there is an interest in these, I may put up mine for auction. I have some
painted Star Frontiers ships and some unpainted ships...