Own a special piece of D&D history in the form of a diorama of the cover of the original Player’s Handbook – Before the Party Begins.
In June 1978, TSR released the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Players Handbook. 128 pages of mind blowing goodness. Even though AD&D is now in its 5th (6th?) incarnation, it’s the cover of the first ever player’s guide which has stuck in the public imagination as the iconic image of D&D. The famous painting featuring a party of adventurers clearing up after battle and gathering loot, under the bejeweled eyes of a grinning demon statue, was by David Trampier, one of the greats of D&D art. This diorama is set BEFORE the party arrives to do their clearing out of this evil temple.
This first build of this diorama debuted at the sales table at Arnecon 2 in October, 2024 in Minneapolis and the grognards raved about it! And these were people who worked with David Trampier. “Make MORE!” “Are you kidding? I’d pay a hell of a lot more for this.” “Dave would have loved this and would have asked you to make him one.”
Created with foam, resin, and filament, this hand built and hand painted diorama is best in class. Painted with care. Wired with lights, the torches, the brazier, and the iconic ruby eyes are lit up by LED’s (the battery pack and on/off switch is easy to access on the back of the diorama and uses two AA batteries for your convenience). Note: each one is hand built, assembled, painted, etc so they are all unique and numbered.
Need more details? Ask me, and see the video below!