From Dallas: Ral Partha Cold Drake in the Hatchery! (30? Points)

Now on to Level 2 of the Dungeon... and the Hatchery! I figure this Ral Partha Cold Drake is a lock for the Hatchery, as it's a dragon (which hatch from eggs) crossed with a bird (ditto)!

This model was sculpted by the great Tom Meier for Ral Partha back in the late '70s/early '80s (I think the copyright date on the base was '79?) and boy, it's a stunner. Amazingly, I'm the original owner of this model, having purchased it myself, likely at the Hobby Hunter shop on 10th Street in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. It's sat in my lead box ever since, only being painted nearly 40 years later!

The strange part about this particular example is the wings... if you search the web for images of the RP Cold Drake you'll invariably see the model with normal webbed dragon wings... but I'm certain that this example came with the feathered wings that are on it now. Packing mistake at the Partha-werke? Who knows but these wings fit well enough and that's how I assembled it lo those many years ago.

It's not a huge dragon, but big enough to count 10 points I reckon... here it is pictured with a recently painted Foundry fantasy fighter from the Casting Room.

I really like the way these two models interact - hard to fathom that they were probably sculpted 35 years apart.

Lastly, here's the updated map... coming for you, Mike F! Next up, the Armoury... or maybe a figure for Sarah...?

Cheers!