I didn't start the mini-painting till... hmm. I guess, yeah, right around '86 - '87! I remember that part of what put me at ease for accepting D&D (since I had been raised in a "Rock-N-Roll, D&D and Sexy TV are the work of The Devil" Catholic environment) was that the Game Shop I was introduced to had a full set of the YA Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon novelizations for sale :) I remember painting my first set - "Basic Heroes" I think it was called - while watching the cartoon and wondering which character on the show was which character in my box :)

I had completely forgotten that! Thanks!