Are lead minis dangerous?

[diaglo]

You work for the CDC?



Even though I never really use them, I'd kind of hate to part with my classic minis. Still, I'll probably be having kids in the next few years and, even painted and sealed, I wonder if it's a good idea to have them around at all. I guess it would be an excuse to buy new spiffy Reaper minis, though...

yes, i am the federal government.

i've got over 14000 minis...and most of them are lead.

i'm not giving them up.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Aw, come on! All this talk was just a conspiracy to get people to repaint and replumb their houses, buy new venetian blinds and buy new minis. Lead isn't really bad for you. So you might end up with a little brain damage. For many gamers that can be a good thing!

Seriously though, its not too big a deal if you are careful and if you don't have young kids. Is still have a few but I no longer use them and they are put away where my kids cannot get to them. I really only keep them for nostalgia purposes.

 

[Henry]

HERE's a good question... let's say you wanted to dispose of your lead miniatures (let's say they are damaged, bent, or just of little use) - where would you dispose of such? Are there recycling facilities for lead disposal? Or would you be better asking at locales that dispose of lead acid batteries and the like?

 

[omnimpotent]

You won't stop me from licking the lucky bugbear unless you pry it from my cold, dead hands!

Which shouldn't be long now, what with all the lead and all.

And don't be fooled, the new pewter minis aren't for human consumption either. Stick to Mage Knight and Heroclix, which are easier on your teeth, too.

 

[jgsugden]

And don't be fooled, the new pewter minis aren't for human consumption either. Stick to Mage Knight and Heroclix, which are easier on your teeth, too.

I actually found that the new D&D Miniatures (after proper shredding) really add a lot of body to meatloaf.

What the heck else was I going to do with all those extra commons ...

 

[physics_ninja]

HERE's a good question... let's say you wanted to dispose of your lead miniatures (let's say they are damaged, bent, or just of little use) - where would you dispose of such?

Try a local gun club or shooting range. I'm sure that there are plenty of people who would be happy to have free lead for melting down into bullets. Especially if there are into black powder firearms.

I don't know how they would view painted lead, though.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

I actually found that the new D&D Miniatures (after proper shredding) really add a lot of body to meatloaf.

What the heck else was I going to do with all those extra commons ...

So we shouldn't eat the lead ones but eating the plastic ones is ok. Good to know.

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As for people washing there hands after handling miniatures you have got to be kidding. These are the same people you can't get to shower more than once a week. Plus what's a little more brain damage anyways, I know I have killed millions of brain cells already through a variety of means why not a few more.

 

[D'karr]

Try a local gun club or shooting range. I'm sure that there are plenty of people who would be happy to have free lead for melting down into bullets. Especially if there are into black powder firearms.

I don't know how they would view painted lead, though.

When you melt the miniature the paint comes off rather easily. All impurities are usually strained from the lead at that time.

 

[Salad Shooter]

HERE's a good question... let's say you wanted to dispose of your lead miniatures (let's say they are damaged, bent, or just of little use) - where would you dispose of such? Are there recycling facilities for lead disposal? Or would you be better asking at locales that dispose of lead acid batteries and the like?

Sell em on ebay, make some of your money back, and make some other schmuck deal with the lead. Of course..that's not exactly the nicest thing to do to someone...but hey, we live in a capitalist society, and if you can't beat em, join em!

 

[sluggo the sleazebag]

The dangerous combination of whiskey and lead drinking utensils was a surprisingly common occurence hundreds of years ago. The effect was nearly (or apparently) lethal, however, as the person drinking from these cups would often lapse into coma, appearing to have died to those around him. The coma would last a couple of days (or longer), after which the person would snap awake, as if from a dream. Of course, this occasionally happened during the person's funeral, hence the phrase, "having a wake."