#john winkler

[oldschoolfrp]

Santa prefers Ral Partha 25mm miniatures for his D&D games. (Ad in Dragon 92, December 1984) Art department head Bill Neff probably provided all the illustrations of miniatures and of metal caster John Winkler in the sleigh.

[majestativa]

She was chained up waiting for death, […] adorned as a bride for Hades. Her robe reached the ground—the whitest of robes, delicately woven, like spiderweb.

— ACHILLES TATIUS ⚜️ The Medusa Reader, on Andromeda, transl. by John Winkler, (2013)

[oldschoolfrp]

John Winkler, Ral Partha's chief metal caster, was illustrated in many of the company's catalogs, ads, and newsletters, and Tom Meier sculpted him as a 25mm figure. He is immediately recognizable with his beard and glasses, his Miami University T-shirt, a pair of thick insulated gloves, and often a casting ladle. His caricature was known as "The Great Ral" in reference to his D&D character, the wizard Ral-Partha, from which the company took its name. (Images from various issues of "The Partha Pipeline" newsletter, 1984-86, most/all by RP art department head Bill Neff)

[oldschoolfrp]

“Happy Holidays, My Fellow Gamers!!” Ral Partha’s metal caster John Winkler fills in for Santa, delivering the latest Battletech miniature releases in a sleigh pulled by a wraith’s undead beast mount.  John Winkler’s D&D wizard character “Ral-Partha” lent his name to the company, and John often appeared in ads in cartoon form with his Miami University shirt and insulated gloves.  (Dragon magazine 128, December 1987)

[evictedfromdreamland]

John Winkler, Corner Fruit Stand, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1934

[evictedfromdreamland]

John Winkler, The Brocanteur, 1903

[inbonobo]

John Winkler, 30, was killed in April 2014 after deputies responded to a call of a man with a knife. Winkler reportedly worked temporarily as a production assistant for the TV show “Tosh.0″ on Comedy Central (only learned about it recently).

Shortly after 9:30 p.m., deputies say two men burst out of an apartment building and ran towards them. The first man who exited was bleeding profusely from the neck. Winkler followed close behind, reports the station.

The deputies on scene apparently were confused when they saw Winkler “lunging at the back of the fleeing victim,” LASD Chief Bill McSweeney told CBS Los Angeles.

Deputies shot Winkler four times and the other man was shot once. Winkler died from his injuries at a hospital. The other man survived.

Investigators now say Winkler and the man who was bleeding were actually victims of a third man, Alexander McDonald, who lived inside the apartment building, reports the station.

Winkler, who lived in the apartment above McDonald, got unwittingly involved in the violence when he came down to visit two friends at McDonald’s apartment. The suspect crawled onto his own balcony from outside and held the three men hostage with a butcher knife. Witnesses reportedly told police McDonald was acting delusional and crazed.

At some point, Winkler and the victim who had been stabbed managed to escape, only to be shot when they exited the building.

[project-casting]

Tosh.0 Sends their Condolences to John Winkler and his Family

Tosh.0 Sends their Condolences to John Winkler and his Family

Daniel Tosh, the host from Comedy Central’s ‘Tosh.0′ sent heartfelt condolences to John Winkler, the production assistant who was killed last week.

Daniel Tosh spoke out last Friday over the accidental shooting death of his fellow co-worker, John Winkler.

“Only had the privilege of working with John Winkler for a short while,” the Comedy Central host tweeted. “We extend our heartfelt sympathy…

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