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Tom Meier ( born 1958) is a sculptor, a founding partner of Ral Partha Enterprises, and the winner of numerous awards for the design and sculpture of historical, fantasy and science fiction gaming miniatures. Meier began sculpting professionally at the age of 15 and won his first H.G. Wells award just two years later. His earliest work was in the bulky style of Heritage Miniatures for whom he briefly worked. After the founding of Ral Partha in 1975, he was inspired by the art in fables and fairy tales and developed a style which emphasized beauty and natural proportion. A second lasting contribution was the popularization of sculpting in two-part ribbon Epoxy putty designed for automotive repair. Commonly known as "green stuff," the epoxy held detail better than traditional media. Between 1977 and 1992 Tom's work won more than two dozen awards and he was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame in 1991. In 1988, he left Ral Partha to start up his own company, Thunderbolt Mountain and does commission work for large and small game manufacturers. == Artistry == Meier's signature lines include: *Ral Partha ''Fantasy Line'',''ES/01-xxx Personalities and Things that Go Bump in the Night'' 25mm miniatures〔Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc. 1978 Catalog.〕〔Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc. 1979 Catalog.〕〔Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc. 1980 Catalog.〕〔Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc. 1982 Catalog.〕〔Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc. 1983 Catalog.〕〔Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc. 1984 Catalog.〕〔Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc. 1985 Fantasy Catalog.〕〔Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc. 1986 Catalog.〕 *Ral Partha ''AN/35-xxx The Hoplites'' 25mm miniatures included Greeks, Carthaginians, Persians, Gauls, Early Republic Romans and Macedonians .〔〔Ral Partha Advertisement, Dragon Magazine #11, December 1977.〕 *Ral Partha ''11/42-xxx 1200 A.D.'' 25mm miniatures included Vikings, English, French, Spanish, Moorish, Mongol, and Sung Chinese soldiers.〔 *Ral Partha ''E-xxx Wizards, Warriors and Warlocks'' 25mm miniatures included some of Meier's earliest work 〔〔 *Ral Partha ''GG-xxx Galactic Grenadiers: Strike Force Alpha'' 25mm miniatures〔 *Ral Partha ''S/97-xxx Partha Personalities', and lines of 25mm miniature dungeon accessories (''D/97-xxx'') and weapons (''D/97-5xx'').〔 *Ral Partha ''15/54-xxx Condotitieri'' 25mm miniatures, a line of Renaissance era figures.〔〔 *Ral Partha ''88-xxx The Colonials'' which included 25mm miniatures for the Anglo-Zulu War, Northwest Frontier, and the Sudan Campaign.〔〔〔Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc. 1985 Historical Catalog.〕 * Thunderbolt Mountain ''25mm Dragons''. * Thunderbolt Mountain ''25mm Arthurians.'' * Thunderbolt Mountain ''30mm High Elves.'' * Thunderbolt Mountain ''30mm Wood Elves.'' * Thunderbolt Mountain ''30mm Goblins.'' * Thunderbolt Mountain ''30mm Humans.'' * Thunderbolt Mountain ''30mm Savage and Sparkle.'' * Thunderbolt Mountain ''1/48 scale French and Indian War.'' * Fox Miniatures ''1/48 scale American Airborne and German Grenadiers.'' * Dreamland Toyworks ''Mythos Buddies,'' novelties designed by John Kovalic. Meier also contributed to: *Ral Partha ''98-xxx The Adventurers'' 25mm miniatures.〔〔Ral Partha Advertisement, Dragon Magazine #49, May 1981.〕 *Ral Partha ''01-3xx 3-Stage Characters'' line which consisted of 25mm miniatures depicting three aspects of the a single character's game career.〔 *Ral Partha Advanced Dungeons and Dragons figures ''10-56x Battlesystem Brigades (25mm)'', ''11-9xx Battlesystem Brigades (15mm)'', Adventurers ''11-0xx'' and monsters (''11-4xx'').〔Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc. 1991 Catalog.〕 * Ral Partha Battletech Mechs and vehicles miniatures ''20-8xx'' * Lance and Laser ''Pendragon'' (with Sandra Garrity) * Dark Sword Miniatures ''Larry Elmore Masterworks.'' * Dark Sword Miniatures ''Visions of Fantasy.'' * Dark Sword Miniatures ''George R.R. Martin Masterworks.'' * Dark Sword Miniatures ''Kieth Parkinson Masterworks.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tom Meier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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