Ral Partha LotR 'wood' Elves, circa 1976.

I have recently had a conversation with some gamers who doubted my tales of collecting the old Ral Partha Lord of the Rings figures, in their little cardboard boxes, circa 1976.

'Surely, you are mistaken, for Ral Partha never had such a line'."I don't remember any such figures, perhaps you are mis-remembering?' "I bought my Ral Partha figures in blisters.' 'You must be thinking of Heritage models.'

But no, I am thinking of the old RAL PARTHA LotR figures. We had (have) them by the hundreds, and still play with them to this day. People started getting me to doubt my own memory, but then I snapped out of it. Here are just some of the figures, there are many more:

Riders of Rohan

Mina Tirith Citadel Guard with Gondor's White Tree and seven stars heraldry on their shields. Coincidence?

Dwarves of Moria with the anvil and hammer symbol on their shields.

Men of Harad.

Goblins.

Orcs of the Red Eye.

Orcs of the White Hand.

Warg Riders. Shame Peter Jackson turned them into hyenas.

Anyway, I hope you now see that I wasn't dreaming; there WAS a Ral Partha LotR line of figures in the 70's.

The End.