Anyone heard of a famous person who collects miniatures?

[Modo]

I was inspired to do this thread after reading another thread that is circulating for the moment.

So have any of you heard of a famous person who collects miniatures?

 

[Ritual]

I assume you mean famous to the general public and not just famous among mini painters! lol

In that case, no...

 

[Modo]

Yep, famous to the general public!

 

[Gypsy]

Mike Myers plays Warhammer, that I know of.

 

[LouisCypher]

I know that Martin, the author of \"Songs of Fire and Ice\", collects minis and paints them too i think i remember!

Luca

 

[Fizl]

Me!

Nuff said

Shaz

 

[Drake Farstrider]

I know that Gwar played blood bowl on their tour bus.

 

[Ritual]

Maybe not VERY famous, but...

... one of the bigger names in the grindcore genre in the nineties were called Bolt Thrower and had WH40K motifs on some of their records sleeves (which would imply they were familiar with the game and miniatures). I think they had permission from GW to use the name and the pictures on the sleeves, but were sued when they used the same motifs on T-shirts...

 

[kittykat23uk]

I read once that Robin Williams likes to play warhammer.

 

[Talion]

Brian May (Queen)

Last time I knew used to colelct and paint Warhammer minis. He was in White dwarf years ago, talking about it.

 

[freakinacage]

i\'m sure i read that the sultan of brunai\'s (?sp) son played gw stuff. mind you, soon he\'ll be the only one who can afford it!! no, i shouldn\'t say things like that

 

[darkartminiatures]

Yup Fizl is famous

 

[airhead]

Vin Diesel (sp?) is a major D&D player. Some of his tattoos are names of his characters. As to how much mini painter/collecter he is - don\'t know.

 

[freakinacage]

that does suprise me. didn\'t have him down as the type

 

[Starfall]

Famous fantasy author Wolfgang Hohlbein collects miniatures (he has lots of them!) and plays tabletops. And so does Bill Roper, if I remember correctly...

 

[Brokenblade]

Peter Jackson apparently has a massive miniature collection, i don\'t think he games, since he dosen\'t have too much free time, but i remeber seeig his sculpting lesson with the perry twins (i think) i\'ll ask him about it the next time i talk to him.

 

[G-nome]

Robin Williams and his mate whos name I forget for the moment both play with all the sound effects and silly voices.

Also Peter Jackson got the Perrys to make some WWI/II galipoli soldiers if I remember right. Hes pretty keen on that era ...erm which ever one it is hehe

 

[G-nome]

That wasnt there when I posted honest.

Erm rumour has it that P-diddy has an orc army?

 

[Ebonbuddha]

Didn\'t someone say John Ritter was into historical wargames?

 

[G-nome]

Dont know. Didnt he die a while back? Or am I getting him mixed up with someone else?