Want some REALLY nice VERY VERY RARE stuff ... here you go

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 3:29 pm

Zy-nox asked me how I got those rare teams in my collection. One of them was trolling for special sales on the internet.

The Virtual Alchemist is having their summer sale. There are many, many beautiful and rare figs for sale ... including a Chaos Snakeman DeputyDawg if you are reading this.

There are a ton of high quality painted figs as well.

Its a blind auction so there is no gentleman's agreement for these items.

Highly encourage you to check them out:
http://www.virtualalchemist.com/auctions/

Ohhh ... and to save you sometime if you only are interested in BB stuff. There is one BB item up for auction. The Original Artwork for the Star Player cardboard card in the 2nd edition hardcover rule book ...

Click here for the BIG view : http://www.virtualalchemist.com/auction ... sBBART.jpg

Details of this item:

Blood Bowl Chaos Mutant
Lot #VASS-A004

Paper Size: 15”X8.75”
Image Size: 6”X7.25”
Medium, India Ink, Graphite and watercolour pencl on Illustration Board
Artist: Wayne England
Notes: Excellent overall condition

This image was used as one of the component cards in the BloodBowl boxed set.

Sooooooo if you want a ONE OF A KIND piece of Blood Bowl History get your bid in the door ... auction ends July 9th.

OH and if someone here wins this thing, PLEASE let us know ... I like to know where the pieces of BB history go.

By the way I was not planning on bidding on this item unless you guys let it go for a steal and then I'll be forced to get into the bidding.

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Zy-Nox · Post by **Zy-Nox** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 3:44 pm

That is some seriously great stuff,.
So many collectibles.
A note on the picture, is it Withergrasp doubledrool?

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 3:51 pm

Yes that is the original art for Withergrasp.

Galak

Zy-Nox · Post by **Zy-Nox** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 4:05 pm

Yeh I just dug out the star player cards from 2nd ed to confirm it.
I reckon it must be worth a bid,I'll wait a couple of days first though.

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 2:32 pm

Last day of the auction .... at $40 its a deal.

I'm not bidding on this for my collection as I'm hording pennies for other purchases for my museum .... have a lead on one of the items featured in BB Compendium #1 for my collection.

By the way, the statue on the front of BB Compendium #1 is for sale for anyone wanting to part with 3000 BPS for it. I was asked if I wanted it a while back and that was a "little" bit out of my price range for the museum ...

Anyway, if you'd like a piece of history ... today's the last day.

Galak

DaFrenchCoach · Post by **DaFrenchCoach** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 4:44 pm

GalakStarscraper wrote:Last day of the auction .... at $40 its a deal.

I'm not bidding on this for my collection as I'm hording pennies for other purchases for my museum .... have a lead on one of the items featured in BB Compendium #1 for my collection.
By the way, the statue on the front of BB Compendium #1 is for sale for anyone wanting to part with 3000 BPS for it. I was asked if I wanted it a while back and that was a "little" bit out of my price range for the museum ...
Anyway, if you'd like a piece of history ... today's the last day.
Galak

I'm not sure I've undserstood everything... You will purchase something in the comp #1 ? Could you tell us more when purchased (in order to avoid you miss it) ?

Erm... just took a look on my bank account... sorry, I don't have 3000 GBP for it (only 2990, it's too stupid... missing it for 10 GBP, it's silly

).

I suppose it's a normal price for an exceptional highly rare item... But i would never spend this money for it...

DaFrenchCoach · Post by **DaFrenchCoach** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 4:49 pm

OK, lets take a look on this compendium ??? (took the voice of sherlock holmes)... Erm...

- Deathblow ? A nice addition, but wouldn't need cash restrictions as said before...
- "Leaping lizards" team ? Should be a solution...
- "take you seats please" grandstand ? Hum, very possible ...

- Forest folk team... why not... same probabilities than lizardmen...
- the skavens and halflings teams on the back cover... not a penny on it.

OK, I'd choose the grandstand

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 5:12 pm

I'll tell you if you are right or not when I get it .... if I do ... don't want to screw the deal.

Galak

DaFrenchCoach · Post by **DaFrenchCoach** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 5:42 pm

That's what I tired to say 2 messages before... many thanks in advance to let me know if I was right or not

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 7:28 pm

NEW INFO !!!!!!

The Virtual Alchemist just told me that the winner of the auction will be allowed to purchase other originals from 2nd edition for the same price as their winning bid of Withergrasp.

The other original artwork prints that the VA has are:

Dieter Hammerlash
Eldril Sidewinder
Tuern Redvenom
Slarga Foulstrike (or Fourstrike)

So if you won Withergrasp for say $45 .... you could get any to all of these 4 at $45 a piece as well.

These are the original pieces of artwork used to make the Star Player cards in the 2nd edition Star Players hardcover .... lot of BB history here ... go bid now ... today is it for this auction.

Galak

DaFrenchCoach · Post by **DaFrenchCoach** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 8:23 pm

tuern redvenom is a nice one...

I'm not sure I would be interested in... to be true, I would be interested in redvenom one, but not in the other

blood bowl history has so many aspects it's really hard to collect them all ! (unreleased minis, artwork, etc...).

In order to come back on the subject, I didn't know starplayers cards requires an artwork like those ones sold by virtual alchemist...

BTW, by knowing your love (yes, I think we should talk about love in this case

of Blood bowl history, it should be a great priority you're on... please keep us informed

!!!

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 11:01 pm

All graphics/art in publications has to start from somewhere.

In the case of the starplayer cards, it started from these prints which are photographed/scanned and turned into the smaller forms that appear in the magazine.

Galak

DaFrenchCoach · Post by **DaFrenchCoach** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 5:19 am

Of course I would guess they need a greater picture before (just took a look on the cards... Nearly impossible to draw like this with a so little scale

... But what I would never guess without your topic is the fact it has been made on a highquality paper, and considered by GW like artwork (ie not thrown away after using this for making starplayers cards). For a firm who has thrown away some Eavy Metal painted teams, it's a little bit.. surprising !

GenoNBBL · Post by **GenoNBBL** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 7:53 am

Galak,

Any chance of the VA releasing pictures of the other 4 Star Players like they did for Withergrasp? I'd like to have a copy of all the images if they do. Just more stuff for my electronic BB collection.

Plus I'd really love to see Redvenom

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 1:12 pm

I doubt it ... since the auction is over the best I might be able to get from the VA is some idea of which of the 5 get purchased.

Galak