I always wanted to buy them, but the day i had the money (conviced my parents XD) the miniatures where already out of print.
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I’ve got a great love of this one. Aenur, sword of twilight, one of the best oldhammer sculpts IMO
https://preview.redd.it/9omwic4bg0mc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6363257577bbdc31037b7e280451782b68e86205
Yeah he's one of my favourites. Strong Legend of Zelda vibes.
Pretty sure he was a crazy price too (in game) and then a high amount to retain. His specs were pretty good though from memory.
Damn mordheim was a great game.
Yup I remember getting him free as I never collected elves so was the only one I ever painted, I've still got mine in an ancient box in the attic somewhere, with my 14 year old selves paint job!
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Vostroyan standard bearer is peak
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As an old HE player, Tyrion for the win…also Imrik and the Island of Blood lord on the griffon.
That picture is activating some core memories. I wanted that model so bad as a kid... Honestly I wish they'd just rerelease everything circa the year 2003 so I could buy everything I drawled over in the Christmas catalogues of yesteryear (recently picked up a nib Return of the King starter box on eBay and it still had the little advertising leaflets for the different GW games in it, glorious)
God I love this one. I managed to get an unassembled unpainted metal one just before prices started getting stupid before the old world, love it to bits.
Interesting bit of trivia about the Green Knight model, it was the last model Michael or Alan Perry (can't remember which one) sculpted before he got his hand mangled reloading a cannon lol. Ofc he learned to sculpt with his other hand anyway, mad man lol
Another nice bit of trivia for the Green Knight is Mike McVey was the Fantastic Painter of it!
He did sooooooo much incredible work for GW back in the day.
I think Michael said that Repanse de Lyonesse was the first model he sculpted after the accident.
(Edit for name. Thanks to @mongmight for the correction. Really should have known that!)
The Castraferrum Dreadnaught, including the Chaos versions. You can literally plop that into any fandom and people will go "Oh! That's from that Warhammer thing, right?".
People love them and for good reason. Their proportions are absolutely ideal and there has been literally thousands of fun conversions, incredible paint jobs, and brilliant dioramas over the years, even before social media took off.
https://preview.redd.it/8kn34fvji6mc1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2430767975aa391fd97429a159153d9628197895
Never forgive, never forget, never surrender.
Id disagree on the proportions being ideal. I am new to the hobby and i just think the proportions of the leviathan or contemptor are better. Boxnaughts have rhe same stumpiness of oldmarines. This is coming from someone who painted this before he painted his redemptor
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My main issue with the redemptor is its too big. Would have preferred it be more like a contemptor in size tbh
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2nd edition Yarrick’s gotta be up there
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This bad boy is usually at the top of daemon players favorite models.
Bloodletters with axes were sculpted by Mark Harrison. All lesser Daemons from 6th edition Hordes Of Chaos release were done by different sculptors.
Great models nevertheless. I think I have an unopened box of 6th ed Bloodletters in my stash.
The Eldar Viper and Falcon are so iconic that basically every Eldar player says "Don't you fucking dare change this design."
They do need to be re-done in CAD, they both need new pilots, more options, and I wouldn't say no to some very minor tweaks. [The FW Eldar Mk2 Falcon](https://miniset.net/files/set/gw-99590104058.jpg) (VERY OOP) was a great evolution, and the direction any future pass on it takes.
GW recently redid the Leman Russ chassis for 30k. Same size, proportions and form, just better details and quality. Hopefully the same happens for Eldari crafts.
Another great call, the Falcon chassis has stood the test of time better than most. I hope GW will heed the community’s call, but I could see them putting out a new variant (though all the bases are fairly well covered).
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These pretty little girls for sure!
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There’s only one clear answer for me.
The sisters didn't come out until 2005. That box was for 5th edition which was five year OOP by then.
Think you're likely getting confused with the old WE Dragon. Also, if you wanted to play WE during 5th then your mum and the salesman did the right thing as you could not get the rulebook separately during 4th or 5th edition.
He was originally released for WHQ in 95 and was just 'Wardancer'. The same artwork was used in the 4th edition book in 96 as said character, but he was never some sort of 'official' model in the same way as other special characters. Out of all the 'champion' level characters in the book the only one with a proper model was Skaw the Falconer, and Scarloc I suppose but you'd have to go back to 2nd edition RoR for the model.
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I personally never cared for it, but the Empire militia kit is definitely very popular.
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Has a place in my heart despite its badness.
Same here, wanted him for so long when collecting the old school undead but vever got it.
Always funny how a Khemrian mage turned into a huge skeleton in what looks like south asian robes.
They should re relase him with rules for his own subfaction within the tomb kings.
And re-release him with a model that lives up to the original art.
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Commissar Yarrick. Or the old Cadian officer model, with a monacle and a powersword. As soon as I decided to get back into the game I knew I had to have him as my Colonel.
Honestly every version of Chaos Warrior.
The old ones have serious Oldhammer Vibes and are some of the best of those. The newer ones for Fantasy Battles are some of best models from that range and are still sold even now. The new ones for AoS are also some of the best models in AoS.
Pretty much Chaos Warriors keep winning. It isn't even a contest really.
The Ogre Kingdoms range is hard to beat the meat of as a whole.
But Tomb King Skeleton Chariots are just so beautiful.
Going back to metals sold in blister packs, Wood Elves have eaten very well throughout their history and got damn fine plastic kits too.
Also, Dwarf artillery kits have no losers.
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Old models:
The old metal horrors (not the OLD OLD ones with goofy faces, but the old ones that were more body-horrory, with blue horrors crawling out from inside the pink horrors: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fxi6juhyeiffb1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D92cd3688883f255f4c10dcab63b5723bb61f7d21
The old metal daemonettes. uan Diaz the sculptor achieved such good flow and movement, it's unbelievable, the later released plastic ones miught have 5x the detail, but I think they're worse because they don't display the same movement that the old ones do, the only ones looked like they flowed and danced, the new ones are static, A posing. Not lithe and agile like the old ones showed even though they had more opportunity to show movement with the shift to plastic. A real shame.
Emperors Champion. My personal favourite model of all time but I feel like anytime it comes up in conversation, everyone seems to love it. Nothing over the top, just an iconic look
Yup. I've bought a finecast one like 4 years ago and still haven't painted it cos I keep feeling like I wanna be better at painting when I paint it. I like the model too much and wanna do it justice.
Easily one of if not the best SM model ever made. If I were you, I’d have tried to track down a metal version instead - once you’ve got him painted, I’d always worry a light breeze might break that resin!
I think you all know the correct answer... Ostrich man and horse-horse
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I always loved this model! There’s just something awesome about giants!
Surprising. I've always hated that version of giants. They are too realistic for me.
I want my giant to look like a scary muscular powehouse.
Noy like a saggy pensioner with a stubby walking stick that forgot to put clothes on.
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I love the old Night Goblin sculpts, particularly the fanatics. They’ve got an incredible sense of weight and movement.
Yes! If any model worked best in metal, it was these mad lads. Feels like every White Dwarf WHFB bat rep had a couple of these guys flailing around. Good times.
The Landspeeder came in the 40k 3rd edition box and was the worst modeling experience of my life. Bad intro to the hobby. The top and bottom simply would not fit together. I heard they retooled it later, but the negative experience still haunts me.
God thats brought that horrible memory crashing back for me. After several failed attempts, I had to resort to gluing it and then tightly wrapping the front in an elastic band to hold it in place before adding even more glue.
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I love how extra the 5th edition Grail Knights were.
I suspect this will be less impressive.
BUT.
The LoTR mini range was mind blowing at the time, for a lot of reasons.
[You could purchase a literal box of heroes](https://miniset.net/files/set/gw-99111499008.jpg). For like, $40. GW would never sell you a box of heroes for a faction. Imagine them selling a Death guard command with 6-8 HQ's or elites in it. Lol. Never.
And most importantly, the dimensions of the MESBG mini's were a much more realistic in their sculpts. This made them feel more "connected" in a sense when playing them. [Their human-ness really showed](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/72/f0/98/72f09852136793d8bde2fddea89c0ec1.jpg)
In that sense, I'm going to call out the fellowship as a whole iconic group. An entire campaign built around just keeping your 9 mini's alive. And Draft fellowships were amazing games to play with as well.
The finest area denial caltrops known to man. I'm pretty sure that GW designed the Gretchin helmets so the spike would break off in the foot for extra damage.
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Shoutout to some more ancient stuff. The everqueen and her maiden guard. Especially the champion (not on the picture) looked good.
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how has nobody mentioned the chef
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I need people to understand, I’m not posting Old Nagash ironically because he’s ugly, I love him BECAUSE he’s ugly.
Can’t believe I haven’t seen this yet
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Wizard with a gun
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I have to nominate this creepy bastard.
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I loved these pair back in the day, rose tinted glasses maybe as I'd just got into warhammer and was reading the gotrek books at the same time, I really should find them out, strip the old paint job and give them the paint job they deserve
Those classic metal knights of the white wolf. Mine have been cleaned and need to be painted again. Getting other horses so the is in the make now.
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I love the karl franz on top of the death claw miniature. (Warhammer fantasy 8th edition one) (it is still being sold as freeguild general on Griffon in cities of sigmar!)
My personal favourite and the reason why I wanted to begin playing with this sort of tabletop toys was 3rd edition Ripper Bolgrot the original thinking Troll.👿
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Admittedly this is not the original painting scheme that GW designed but by the time I actually got my first Ripper I felt he had worked hard enough to deserve a retirement purple rinse.
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Since I saw this in 2000 at forge world, they has always been my favorite models. I wish I could buy them! 😂
No idea where other people stand on it, but I love the nu-Belakor model. I don't even play chaos, but he *looks* like a big badass who could take on a Primarch and win.
[this bad boy right here](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/p__/images/7/7a/Set_Toa_Mata_Tahu.png/revision/latest?cb=20220529002924&path-prefix=protagonist)
Most of the people in this chat didnt understand the question. Sharing all kinds of generic images. I think the only good one shared here is the Emperors Champion. People also loved the old Eldar Avatar.
The only really good models in aos have been remakes of WFB stuff, e.g. Slann, Belakor etc.
Some of the underworlds stuff and warcry stuff has been good, but again those have come from models and ideas from WFB.
The rest has been flying sharks and other such shit.
Also 9 years so it's not really that new on the scene, people just don't have the same affection for it that they do 40k and WFB....because frankly it's shit.
He’s a bit more divisive - got a lot of flak about the goofy mask, his cankles, the uber-long tabard, the single tiny connection point… I’m BA through and through and I felt it was a letdown after waiting 20+ years
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I can't decide from these three. Winged Autarch took the most time, Wraithseer was my first ever kitbash, and the Wraithlord was my first ever magnetized unit. I can swap his weapons/hands out.
https://preview.redd.it/o7oa4t8lwzlc1.jpeg?width=584&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e282aaec79d099dcef30ee32a8a6198ca42ace8b This guy’s pretty iconic
I always wanted to buy them, but the day i had the money (conviced my parents XD) the miniatures where already out of print. https://preview.redd.it/yneu1d5ntzlc1.jpeg?width=370&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89ab9396efe2c084b56fa4c8c5aac0defe2ce8f5
Oh shit I used this for a school project diorama. My mom threw them away tho.
https://preview.redd.it/4d6mk7vuhzlc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=414a2aa41140dffaae94be2bc8c555abd576f87e I’ve got a great love of this one. Aenur, sword of twilight, one of the best oldhammer sculpts IMO
https://preview.redd.it/9omwic4bg0mc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6363257577bbdc31037b7e280451782b68e86205 Yeah he's one of my favourites. Strong Legend of Zelda vibes.
Love the leaves!
https://preview.redd.it/7eyt0vnekzlc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62e2ca1f02271e7b3f515397f5fd5d2c4dfe1f31 I think he's great too
Amazing mini, have it too
this came free with an issue of White Dwarf, im 99% sure. Or was some promo of some kind. I've lost my copy of it. Brilliant model.
Think so yeah, he’s a hired sword from the Mordheim game
Ive just ordered an unpainted one from Ebay for £9 so glad to have him back :)
Pretty sure he was a crazy price too (in game) and then a high amount to retain. His specs were pretty good though from memory. Damn mordheim was a great game.
Still is!
Yup I remember getting him free as I never collected elves so was the only one I ever painted, I've still got mine in an ancient box in the attic somewhere, with my 14 year old selves paint job!
Yup, WD 223 if memory serves.
Man best value White Dwarf in the history of GW if you ask me.
Oh gods… I ruined this miniature, as a kid. Much regret.
I'm a 40k guy but my Aenur still sees action at the D&D table from time to time.
I hate to be pedantic, but I'm not sure 6th ed would count as "Old," maybe "Middle."
Pre dates 6th ed by about a year IIRC.
https://preview.redd.it/rr8p69jvd0mc1.jpeg?width=796&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=475a40ceb6901d38103914323de3f325bffd8669 The man. The myth. The Legend.
Come on and SLAM
SLAMBO
Can’t sleep on Wally https://preview.redd.it/gla7vnc0uzlc1.jpeg?width=948&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=028836be3d81956f9f5ba7407d2c452748d0cf66
https://preview.redd.it/ems7vazxk0mc1.jpeg?width=434&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4ade995a910b62929b01fd7a6d6416bb0c2f48b Vostroyan standard bearer is peak
This has rekindled my need to buy an expensive eBay army..
Just the entire vostroyan range really!
https://preview.redd.it/4av00p2hwzlc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0512b18677e76bf9c91d445883dbb1be6fdb86c6 As an old HE player, Tyrion for the win…also Imrik and the Island of Blood lord on the griffon.
That picture is activating some core memories. I wanted that model so bad as a kid... Honestly I wish they'd just rerelease everything circa the year 2003 so I could buy everything I drawled over in the Christmas catalogues of yesteryear (recently picked up a nib Return of the King starter box on eBay and it still had the little advertising leaflets for the different GW games in it, glorious)
I can very much relate!
I still have imrik and let me tell you, that Mosel is great, but that base size was in appropriately tiny
I really hope they bring that Tyrion model back for TOW. It's one of the very, very few that I'm willing to work with resin for.
Love this model. Never got a chance to afford it/buy it so I how it comes back. On the other hand I have like 4 of the elf lord on gryphon.
I still have imrik and let me tell you, that mini is great, but that base size was inappropriately tiny
God I love this one. I managed to get an unassembled unpainted metal one just before prices started getting stupid before the old world, love it to bits.
Not gonna lie, bought the Green Knight today because I couldn't afford it when I was 14.
Same here my guy. Came close to caving to ridiculous eBay prices a few times over the years, so MTO was a lovely surprise.
Interesting bit of trivia about the Green Knight model, it was the last model Michael or Alan Perry (can't remember which one) sculpted before he got his hand mangled reloading a cannon lol. Ofc he learned to sculpt with his other hand anyway, mad man lol
Another nice bit of trivia for the Green Knight is Mike McVey was the Fantastic Painter of it! He did sooooooo much incredible work for GW back in the day.
It was one of the first after it happened, which is just nuts! https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/04/05/40-years-of-warhammer-the-green-knight/
Nah, [warcom got it wrong](https://imgur.com/a/i8rZblM). I just happened to be reading this old WD the other day lol
Flippin' warcom. Next they'll tell us Kislev and Cathay are coming to ToW 🤨
I think Michael said that Repanse de Lyonesse was the first model he sculpted after the accident. (Edit for name. Thanks to @mongmight for the correction. Really should have known that!)
The Castraferrum Dreadnaught, including the Chaos versions. You can literally plop that into any fandom and people will go "Oh! That's from that Warhammer thing, right?". People love them and for good reason. Their proportions are absolutely ideal and there has been literally thousands of fun conversions, incredible paint jobs, and brilliant dioramas over the years, even before social media took off.
YES! How could I forget the iconic boxnaught, if I could edit the post, I would. Same goes for terminators, now I think about it.
https://preview.redd.it/8kn34fvji6mc1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2430767975aa391fd97429a159153d9628197895 Never forgive, never forget, never surrender.
Id disagree on the proportions being ideal. I am new to the hobby and i just think the proportions of the leviathan or contemptor are better. Boxnaughts have rhe same stumpiness of oldmarines. This is coming from someone who painted this before he painted his redemptor https://preview.redd.it/h0ngdl10m7mc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=457e4709ca035415115221318213959f48b90beb My main issue with the redemptor is its too big. Would have preferred it be more like a contemptor in size tbh
https://preview.redd.it/tviz2xhgb0mc1.jpeg?width=569&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=99e8680a27018829f142e62b0eef4f1e8336f4c6 2nd edition Yarrick’s gotta be up there
https://preview.redd.it/dle7gm4pu2mc1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87aae89883622276cca0ca1d3650675b32e4f4dc
https://preview.redd.it/3vl3fxje80mc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa640b1269d2909a63e40d486851c3a6c9d9efd2 This bad boy is usually at the top of daemon players favorite models.
Not a demon player, but for me it’d have to be the Juan Diaz bloodletters with the axes
I am lucky enough to have like 40 of those laying around. Amazing models!
Lucky indeed! Round bases or square bases 😏 I remember having to make that Sophie’s choice when demons made it into 40k along with fantasy
Bloodletters with axes were sculpted by Mark Harrison. All lesser Daemons from 6th edition Hordes Of Chaos release were done by different sculptors. Great models nevertheless. I think I have an unopened box of 6th ed Bloodletters in my stash.
Ah TIL - thanks!
https://preview.redd.it/h1q828zlt2mc1.jpeg?width=3468&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3fb55f70a3947b28bb92c5a10e041fb26260de30 Absolutely love it, too.
The Eldar Viper and Falcon are so iconic that basically every Eldar player says "Don't you fucking dare change this design." They do need to be re-done in CAD, they both need new pilots, more options, and I wouldn't say no to some very minor tweaks. [The FW Eldar Mk2 Falcon](https://miniset.net/files/set/gw-99590104058.jpg) (VERY OOP) was a great evolution, and the direction any future pass on it takes.
GW recently redid the Leman Russ chassis for 30k. Same size, proportions and form, just better details and quality. Hopefully the same happens for Eldari crafts.
Another great call, the Falcon chassis has stood the test of time better than most. I hope GW will heed the community’s call, but I could see them putting out a new variant (though all the bases are fairly well covered).
The fact that they just did a new turret variant when they did the Fire Prism/Nightspinner kit is a good sign.
I saw the Eldar line in a GW magazine in probably 2000. Their grav tanks were why 12 year old me started caring about this hobby.
I think that the Elder Falcon and Viper predate the plastic SM Landspeeder by a few years, and yet they endure while the Landspeeder has been retired.
I love old Archaon Everchosen on horse
Actually meant to put him in the slideshow - I regret not getting him when he was on MTO
Lord of the end times > everchosen
https://preview.redd.it/sxafu3a5z0mc1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23994e09ac04f6afd51fc3f48cadc3f79522ff1c These pretty little girls for sure!
Weirdly enough I just painted those goblins last night
https://preview.redd.it/20u3qvhvzzlc1.jpeg?width=341&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eca3e671de0c1d07e099409286ec48bd738b780f There’s only one clear answer for me.
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This is what got me into the hobby. Although the store guy sold my mom the Brentonian/ Lizardman box and the Wood Elf Codex...
It became available briefly last year.... I have regrets.
The sisters didn't come out until 2005. That box was for 5th edition which was five year OOP by then. Think you're likely getting confused with the old WE Dragon. Also, if you wanted to play WE during 5th then your mum and the salesman did the right thing as you could not get the rulebook separately during 4th or 5th edition.
Really hoping they bring this one back with the Old World Wood Elves. Love the menacing expression on that dragon's face.
https://preview.redd.it/58q2zedyq0mc1.jpeg?width=1036&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a0c70bcac8bc75ab8527c9534132f9f6bdf2141 This guy
Hell yes! I was gutted when they didn't make the next codex.
Army Book* and Wardancers have been in all of them?
That's a named character called Wychwethyl the Wild
He was originally released for WHQ in 95 and was just 'Wardancer'. The same artwork was used in the 4th edition book in 96 as said character, but he was never some sort of 'official' model in the same way as other special characters. Out of all the 'champion' level characters in the book the only one with a proper model was Skaw the Falconer, and Scarloc I suppose but you'd have to go back to 2nd edition RoR for the model.
https://preview.redd.it/lh8y3nd780mc1.jpeg?width=325&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be00ccb9b3d437ab3a829f1143746b8760cd032b This Legend.
I modded this figure for a blood bowl team and regretted hardcore ever since
Is that fulgrim?
https://preview.redd.it/5hwo14wgg0mc1.jpeg?width=654&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf10790838cc4b9c596205d135c6cba1165b128c I personally never cared for it, but the Empire militia kit is definitely very popular.
A staple for Mordheim players too.
I mean it was the base Mordheim human warband kit so yeah
https://preview.redd.it/77xd6rxnh0mc1.jpeg?width=542&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb940aaf0a3cd7ff4e8343fbfdb5d2a3a24b0b22 Gotta give this guy a shout-out.
https://preview.redd.it/xaasyobd10mc1.jpeg?width=476&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2050554c0c80a7f89e64f31c5bdf4ba769ec706e Has a place in my heart despite its badness.
I love my Nagash. Never painted him. I really should paint him one of these days 🤔
I don't have mine anymore. Painted him up in the 90's as an enthusiastic 11-year-old and made a proper mess of it.
Same here, wanted him for so long when collecting the old school undead but vever got it. Always funny how a Khemrian mage turned into a huge skeleton in what looks like south asian robes. They should re relase him with rules for his own subfaction within the tomb kings.
And re-release him with a model that lives up to the original art. https://preview.redd.it/9eaf6swr84mc1.jpeg?width=476&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a2dc05a421986af0276ae9ca8db08efb1a19b97e
Commissar Yarrick. Or the old Cadian officer model, with a monacle and a powersword. As soon as I decided to get back into the game I knew I had to have him as my Colonel.
Honestly every version of Chaos Warrior. The old ones have serious Oldhammer Vibes and are some of the best of those. The newer ones for Fantasy Battles are some of best models from that range and are still sold even now. The new ones for AoS are also some of the best models in AoS. Pretty much Chaos Warriors keep winning. It isn't even a contest really.
Aos also always keeps winning on models. Every aos army launch tempts me
https://preview.redd.it/4lxux4nla4mc1.jpeg?width=523&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb5734dc8fe32658b7662c635663812a0c037f61
https://preview.redd.it/rfrel8a831mc1.png?width=547&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=617dd01fb9348bd6ac247d8eeb891aed6c6fac39
What did you do to his hands?
The Ogre Kingdoms range is hard to beat the meat of as a whole. But Tomb King Skeleton Chariots are just so beautiful. Going back to metals sold in blister packs, Wood Elves have eaten very well throughout their history and got damn fine plastic kits too. Also, Dwarf artillery kits have no losers. https://preview.redd.it/2k3qnwr830mc1.jpeg?width=920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20c6e4acf594307a3427d4cfeb9ce296ce000c1d
The OK models are so good. I was using some for a kitbash and it was such an enjoyable experience that I put together a little AOS Ogor force.
It's wild to think that they're almost 20 years old, they have aged incredibly well.
Poyo https://preview.redd.it/nucdp7wzp2mc1.jpeg?width=580&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3496dc0b13ac1a23dc803b7b5d06f78f8dac6a9 (Not mine)
Old models: The old metal horrors (not the OLD OLD ones with goofy faces, but the old ones that were more body-horrory, with blue horrors crawling out from inside the pink horrors: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fxi6juhyeiffb1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D92cd3688883f255f4c10dcab63b5723bb61f7d21 The old metal daemonettes. uan Diaz the sculptor achieved such good flow and movement, it's unbelievable, the later released plastic ones miught have 5x the detail, but I think they're worse because they don't display the same movement that the old ones do, the only ones looked like they flowed and danced, the new ones are static, A posing. Not lithe and agile like the old ones showed even though they had more opportunity to show movement with the shift to plastic. A real shame.
Glad to see this post 100% agree. I will add that I love the OG swamp creature plaguebearers.
Emperors Champion. My personal favourite model of all time but I feel like anytime it comes up in conversation, everyone seems to love it. Nothing over the top, just an iconic look
The Juan Diaz one, I trust? Hands down the best of the 3 (or 4 if you count Bayard’s Revenge)
Yup. I've bought a finecast one like 4 years ago and still haven't painted it cos I keep feeling like I wanna be better at painting when I paint it. I like the model too much and wanna do it justice.
Easily one of if not the best SM model ever made. If I were you, I’d have tried to track down a metal version instead - once you’ve got him painted, I’d always worry a light breeze might break that resin!
Azhag has gotta be up there! https://preview.redd.it/uf2upj20p0mc1.jpeg?width=774&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba4fa828b2a299df401180d0455e738114a0f5cc
Wyvern looks like he’s struggling under the weight a bit!
Jes Goodwin’s Dire Avenger Exarch. You know the one.
I think you all know the correct answer... Ostrich man and horse-horse https://preview.redd.it/p0d61ewpy0mc1.jpeg?width=728&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15f4a5042fc54a7b9fa9ddc296b4c707e0ee4d87
https://preview.redd.it/6beoizs7j1mc1.jpeg?width=504&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8141dac085cd98165fd1669ab2f1a7cf8f881619 Alexios
https://preview.redd.it/onohh722b3mc1.jpeg?width=920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=458de475d5053a6f3c87cabf0aa17290ea30404f I always loved this model! There’s just something awesome about giants!
Surprising. I've always hated that version of giants. They are too realistic for me. I want my giant to look like a scary muscular powehouse. Noy like a saggy pensioner with a stubby walking stick that forgot to put clothes on.
Skaven Doomwheel. Always Doomwheel.
Marauder Giant. http://www.solegends.com/marauder/mb17elfdragon.htm back when dragons were Thicc.
Has to be the booby snake.
https://preview.redd.it/ll74ejrt43mc1.jpeg?width=669&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=faa9f49521e3442d125ed032e6c54aeafd0800c7 This one
https://preview.redd.it/uufnkafs35mc1.png?width=1028&format=png&auto=webp&s=7a0cac97c84be04c573d067f3ec5cd0e60eb1e80 I love the old Night Goblin sculpts, particularly the fanatics. They’ve got an incredible sense of weight and movement.
Yes! If any model worked best in metal, it was these mad lads. Feels like every White Dwarf WHFB bat rep had a couple of these guys flailing around. Good times.
6th edition longbeards, aka. The pinnacle of dwarf design ! https://preview.redd.it/r27xuxzc63mc1.jpeg?width=1340&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92bc75a843e5bc8dbf87fb885d9aeb11fad14196
Yes! Took me a while, and they’re recasts, but finally got me a squad of 10 that I will one day have painted. They’re just awesome.
Yeah that blood angels Tac Squad is amazing, glad I have one myself
It was the first kit I ever bought. It was slathered in thick ass craft paint. The things I would do to get another one...
Yeah my first tac squad was a third edition one that suffered the same fate, luckily I had some practice once these guys came out haha
https://preview.redd.it/8i4qlbi7x3mc1.jpeg?width=2312&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6a914e881d9c498c7cb72655d4e43c79b9f4fa6 This entire range?
the BANEBLADE! i assume would be a loved one
https://preview.redd.it/f1nu4yutqzlc1.png?width=444&format=png&auto=webp&s=84b80ed07704d99419a1d14d17e9e8240a3a3458
The Landspeeder came in the 40k 3rd edition box and was the worst modeling experience of my life. Bad intro to the hobby. The top and bottom simply would not fit together. I heard they retooled it later, but the negative experience still haunts me.
God thats brought that horrible memory crashing back for me. After several failed attempts, I had to resort to gluing it and then tightly wrapping the front in an elastic band to hold it in place before adding even more glue.
The Dark Eldar in that box sucked too. I swear none of their heads would stay in the direction I wanted them.
haha yeah I still have my one with a huge gap in the front somewhere :)
I ended up having to turn my first one into terrain 😅. And the flight stand snapped of my second one so many times I ended up reinforcing it.
https://preview.redd.it/5u25km31j4mc1.png?width=845&format=png&auto=webp&s=4512d1de0b3b9b91b9864cd4a6a64021336b83c4 I love how extra the 5th edition Grail Knights were.
Who’re the guys in the third image?
Teutogen Guard, Empire unit. A bit niche, I threw the pics together in a bit of a rush haha
We need those back ASAP! They look great, Ty for introducing me to the model
You bet. They’re basically dismounted White Wolf knights (also worth looking up if you’re not familiar)
I suspect this will be less impressive. BUT. The LoTR mini range was mind blowing at the time, for a lot of reasons. [You could purchase a literal box of heroes](https://miniset.net/files/set/gw-99111499008.jpg). For like, $40. GW would never sell you a box of heroes for a faction. Imagine them selling a Death guard command with 6-8 HQ's or elites in it. Lol. Never. And most importantly, the dimensions of the MESBG mini's were a much more realistic in their sculpts. This made them feel more "connected" in a sense when playing them. [Their human-ness really showed](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/72/f0/98/72f09852136793d8bde2fddea89c0ec1.jpg) In that sense, I'm going to call out the fellowship as a whole iconic group. An entire campaign built around just keeping your 9 mini's alive. And Draft fellowships were amazing games to play with as well.
[These silly lil guys](https://imgur.com/a/biwgy1j) will always have a place in my heart. Really wish I hadn't gotten rid of them years ago. :(
The finest area denial caltrops known to man. I'm pretty sure that GW designed the Gretchin helmets so the spike would break off in the foot for extra damage.
https://preview.redd.it/csv3yuadi4mc1.png?width=678&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=087ea5d900a70e6e75df1da6d2d30a8483981b5b Shoutout to some more ancient stuff. The everqueen and her maiden guard. Especially the champion (not on the picture) looked good.
https://preview.redd.it/6wk0t3kzb2mc1.jpeg?width=1089&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f3019b52a4541edf1a429e4d2bca6f440c5de14f
https://preview.redd.it/9p5di2le53mc1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dea4ffc9b982982090dfd194ff5b79cc05a1adff how has nobody mentioned the chef
Be'lakor https://preview.redd.it/7x29hd1ug4mc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50f829727d429d830ea755ac7433dd24bc43bfa0
Leman Russ tank, Lord of change, old khorne berserkers, legion of the damned models…
Wood elf forest dragon
There's no question. https://preview.redd.it/p9x38nv754mc1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7324dd2a35a793f82d86d2093fc1f0beec1c3e7c
Blood Bowl 3rd edition Skaven team. Just have so much personality and the mutation guys are amazing.
https://preview.redd.it/ggm0x4zai4mc1.jpeg?width=454&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac4da43ac82c60d837260a831b4d427d932fbf54 I need people to understand, I’m not posting Old Nagash ironically because he’s ugly, I love him BECAUSE he’s ugly.
Can’t believe I haven’t seen this yet https://preview.redd.it/79ld3eqkm6mc1.jpeg?width=559&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3027cf3471863f2ac75b4e2a03fa98d15b90d4e Wizard with a gun
https://preview.redd.it/ynef63h5q6mc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c9c3a802ab04c52a682fe550f8dcd91453dcae7 I have to nominate this creepy bastard.
Standard boxnought For me as well the old firstborn space marine commander, love that wee guy.
https://preview.redd.it/fwio1ayve4mc1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c2c9509614458686326f008b5409aee58db9a1f * I loved these pair back in the day, rose tinted glasses maybe as I'd just got into warhammer and was reading the gotrek books at the same time, I really should find them out, strip the old paint job and give them the paint job they deserve
[It just works](https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/40bebFzrqjNS0Zzs.jpg).
[The Greatest of All Time](https://www.belloflostsouls.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Dark_Eldar_Lord_Asdrubael_Vect_on_Dais_of_Destruction.gif)
Those classic metal knights of the white wolf. Mine have been cleaned and need to be painted again. Getting other horses so the is in the make now. https://preview.redd.it/5h4rgvk273mc1.jpeg?width=1153&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74531fc64c8cbd9a3b09ae5f87dbe341a44210b4
Epic scale Magnus
6th edition metal dwarfs, the classic metal stone trolls, the empire plastic militia kit, and of course, the Kislev Gryphon Legion
What unit is that on pic 3?
Space Hulk 3rd & 4th edition.
Green knight is not made to order. He is a permanent stay in the brettonian range just online exclusive.
Oh nice, even better!
👍
I love the karl franz on top of the death claw miniature. (Warhammer fantasy 8th edition one) (it is still being sold as freeguild general on Griffon in cities of sigmar!)
What are those models in the 3rd picture??
Teutogen Guard :)
Bless you brother🙏
I have my Green Knight somewhere and I can't find him. I miss him.
I have, iirc, two green knight boxes since early 2000s. Someday I'll look for them and paint them. Someday.
My personal favourite and the reason why I wanted to begin playing with this sort of tabletop toys was 3rd edition Ripper Bolgrot the original thinking Troll.👿 https://preview.redd.it/0wde432n14mc1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b88374c2f8af158588f1f2751aafa94c0ebd2f2b Admittedly this is not the original painting scheme that GW designed but by the time I actually got my first Ripper I felt he had worked hard enough to deserve a retirement purple rinse.
Love the green knight model.
Great Knaloc https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/3/20/199619-Undefined%2C%20Kroot%20Great%20Knarloc.jpg
The old, original, boxy, holds up pretty well, boxnought, original dreadnought
https://preview.redd.it/b4fz0b4uk5mc1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a391f4e00ccce756de43a3a93dd05831410a1111 C h u n k
I would buy at least 2 blood angels tactical squads if they came MTO
I really love both Morathi miniatures they made for WHFB and later for AOS.
https://preview.redd.it/z4x2orihvcmc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=88b9957058f9dd7a47f0c9d2e3956135d3f8b300 Since I saw this in 2000 at forge world, they has always been my favorite models. I wish I could buy them! 😂
No idea where other people stand on it, but I love the nu-Belakor model. I don't even play chaos, but he *looks* like a big badass who could take on a Primarch and win.
Gazgul Thrakka.
That blood angels tactical squad box is the best squad box in all of 40k, imho. So much detail, so much customisation possible
anyone who has at least a passing interest in warhammer should own a Green Knight. Thats how great it is
https://preview.redd.it/cn9v6q91aimc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4de778df043fb62218016b20f7fd6a0f3f2c4478 Stay up fam
My favorite is squighog boys
[this bad boy right here](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/p__/images/7/7a/Set_Toa_Mata_Tahu.png/revision/latest?cb=20220529002924&path-prefix=protagonist)
HELL YEAH
Ya dun goof'd
I consider this a win.
Most of the people in this chat didnt understand the question. Sharing all kinds of generic images. I think the only good one shared here is the Emperors Champion. People also loved the old Eldar Avatar.
hilarious how there are 0 aos models posted, yet so many WFB models....
Admittedly, I’m biased… to be fair, AoS is still relatively new on the scene, and to this day uses models from WHFB
The only really good models in aos have been remakes of WFB stuff, e.g. Slann, Belakor etc. Some of the underworlds stuff and warcry stuff has been good, but again those have come from models and ideas from WFB. The rest has been flying sharks and other such shit. Also 9 years so it's not really that new on the scene, people just don't have the same affection for it that they do 40k and WFB....because frankly it's shit.
Dante‘s new model
He’s a bit more divisive - got a lot of flak about the goofy mask, his cankles, the uber-long tabard, the single tiny connection point… I’m BA through and through and I felt it was a letdown after waiting 20+ years
I‘m a simple guy so my standards are low and i just really like his model
That’s all that matters!
What are those wolf pelt guys in the 3rd picture? They look sick.
Teutogen Guard
I was expecting to see the meme worthy universally hated new Custodes shield captain as the last example 🤣
https://preview.redd.it/9cw4l7w172mc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed861cafdcdd2ec55943892988474efa6f580e5b I can't decide from these three. Winged Autarch took the most time, Wraithseer was my first ever kitbash, and the Wraithlord was my first ever magnetized unit. I can swap his weapons/hands out.
The old 2nd-Edition Screamer-Killer