So the last few years have been good to me. I scored the original Realms of Chaos books on ebay, got an Armorcast Titan (which I WILL paint one of these days... honest) and just got myself a full platoon of Necromunda guys for my IG.

But I wouldn't be much of an American is that was enough now would I?

So my current quest is to get the RT-era Chapter Approved book



Which I see on ebay from time to time but never for under $100 (well I did see it go for $30 once but damnit I didn't bid!).

What other holy grails are people seeking?

For me it was the original Rogue Trader book, and I found that grail in a charity shop a few months back for a frankly ridiculously cheap price.

I suppose what I'd like to pick up next is the core 2nd ed. books. I never actually owned them, being young enough that the cost made sharing amongst friends the order of the day. It'd be nice to have a complete run of editions.

I've got that book. I'm not selling though.

I wish I'd picked up the yellow compilation book when I had chance.

Tough to say. It would probably be the Metal Thunderhawk untouched for me. Or a complete set of all the metal titan bits for the old Titans in epic.

George Spiggott wrote:I've got that book. I'm not selling though.

I wish I'd picked up the yellow compilation book when I had chance.

I've got that and the red one too.

I'm not going to bother with what I call the v1.5 books (the revised vehicle and assault rules) so once I get CA I'll have a pretty complete run of the RT books. I even have a decent number of WDs from the time including the one with the original Ultramarine background (they live on Dune, they replaced the original UMs who fell to Chaos, the librarian is half eldar). Good, good stuff when you still felt like anything could happen.

The old Ork books, I suppose.

htj wrote:I suppose what I'd like to pick up next is the core 2nd ed. books. I never actually owned them, being young enough that the cost made sharing amongst friends the order of the day. It'd be nice to have a complete run of editions.

Really? I think I have duplicates of the main three.

I can't think what my holy grail would be, I would like an Ad Mech squat or Asarnil the Dragonlord, or a genestealer cult. Now I think harder, I have long been on the look out for the Inquisitor 54mm genestealer. I simply haven't got the money to drop on one when they appear. Maybe when I have a good job.

Howard A Treesong wrote:

htj wrote:I suppose what I'd like to pick up next is the core 2nd ed. books. I never actually owned them, being young enough that the cost made sharing amongst friends the order of the day. It'd be nice to have a complete run of editions.

Really? I think I have duplicates of the main three.

You don't say? I might be willing to buy them if you're willing to sell them. PM me with a price if you like.

htj wrote:

Howard A Treesong wrote:

htj wrote:I suppose what I'd like to pick up next is the core 2nd ed. books. I never actually owned them, being young enough that the cost made sharing amongst friends the order of the day. It'd be nice to have a complete run of editions.

Really? I think I have duplicates of the main three.

You don't say? I might be willing to buy them if you're willing to sell them. PM me with a price if you like.

I'll see if I can find them first! But sure I'll do a trade or sell them to you.

Cool, I look forward to hearing from you.

I just got an unopened RT era pack-thing of 3 MK1 Thunder Marines in a swap

The 3.5 CSM dex

I have the RT era rulebook...but I am NOT selling it!

As for hobby 'Holy Grails', mine would be a small unit of Eldar Ghost Warriors..I had one many many moons ago. Back then (I was 12) I had no idea what it was. Just that it was an awesome mini...
The other RT books would be good. 'The Lost And The Damned' is high on my list.

One of these - the original terminator - I used to have one but sadly gave it to a mate who subsequently had all his warhammer stuff knicked. Or those Primarch figures that Ronin miniatures did - they do crop up on e-bay but sell for silly money.

This. Unreleased Female Eldar Farseer.

A decent 40K rule set with a solid Tyranid Codex would probably be my grail.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:I've got that and the red one too.

I'm not going to bother with what I call the v1.5 books (the revised vehicle and assault rules) so once I get CA I'll have a pretty complete run of the RT books. I even have a decent number of WDs from the time including the one with the original Ultramarine background (they live on Dune, they replaced the original UMs who fell to Chaos, the librarian is half eldar). Good, good stuff when you still felt like anything could happen.

It's almost another universe in some ways. I've got the red one and Slaves to Darkness. I totally agree with avoiding the vehicle and assault books. They don't count IMO.


I'd be all over a plastic kit of these. I may even play 40k with them.

Kouzuki wrote:This. Unreleased Female Eldar Farseer.

^ This. Or possibly the Armourcast 40k-scale Wave Serpent. I do love that model.

I'd really like to score minit/near mint copies of the second edition WH40k and Dark Millenium box sets for nostalgia's sake without having to sell my kideney to get them...

I thought the 2nd ed books are regularly dumped cheap on eBay. I find them at wargames shows all the time. Dark Millennium was somewhat harder to find though. I've got almost every 2nd ed codex too, Space Wolves I haven't because a friend had that.

Are you after it? They had one in the charity shop I got RT at, I could check and see if it's still there if you like.

Female Guard, Plastic prefered, or metal, I'd just like to theme some in for my army.

Mainly due to the fact the Guard as always hinted that there are a fair ammount of women within its ranks, and also Gaunts Ghosts had so many great female characters in there.

Only problem is it requires someone to release something as my skills are not good enough to create my own.

So I wait.

Buying up whatever odd decent figure I can find, a female commissar counts as, and one of the Catachan grenade launcher figs so far.

htj wrote:Are you after it? They had one in the charity shop I got RT at, I could check and see if it's still there if you like.

I'll see if I can find these old books, I've not seen them in a good while and I might even have given them away... I'm not desperate for it. It's only the completist in me.

Howard A Treesong wrote:

htj wrote:Are you after it? They had one in the charity shop I got RT at, I could check and see if it's still there if you like.

I'll see if I can find these old books, I've not seen them in a good while and I might even have given them away... I'm not desperate for it. It's only the completist in me.

Well, I might stop by and pick it up if it's there. Then we've got options! I could live with owning the old SW codex if you didn't want it. I understand the terrible drive to complete sets, it plagues my life too.

It's so cheesy that old codex. People complain about Space Wolves now, pffft.

Weren't they all? Although probably none more that Vikings In Spaaaaace! Healthy doses of nostalgia can be acquired through careful intake, though.

Space Wolves were especially bad, all those close combat advantages and hardly any more points cost compared to normal marines.

For me , its the Tanith Sets. I'd love to be able to field at least a squad of the old tanith models that GW made a few years back. Sadly every time ive seen them on ebay the price makes me cringe

I'm not trying to virtually outspend everyone here but the Tau Manta has always been my holy grail of modelling. I always wishlist planned on converting it to actuallly carry a 1500pt army of my existing Tau figs (with the 3 vehicles and suits in the big bottom bay and additional infantry standing in the top compartment and in the 4th vehicle spot). The idea of having the Manta next to the tabletop and actually deploying my army for the game from the same vehicle it would come from in the fluff is cool.

My holy grail was a Rogue Trader era Land Raider, but I was able to get one not too long ago. Unfortunately it needs some restoration work, but once it's ifxed up I can look for a new grail!

http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/File:Armorcast_Unreleased_Ork_Tank.jpg

This thing is rare and I think the last thing I need to complete my collection. I have every other armorcast/epicast ork vehicle I know of including the great gargant.

Right now, the only thing that I feel I really need to make my 40K experience complete is 6th edition. That is if it is anything like the current rumors.

Brother SRM wrote:My holy grail was a Rogue Trader era Land Raider, but I was able to get one not too long ago. Unfortunately it needs some restoration work, but once it's ifxed up I can look for a new grail!

I had one and sold it, I have another old one encrusted in paint. I don't know how to strip it because of the size, it's not like I have a bucket of brake fluid.

Armorcast Great Gargant. Got it a few years ago, still awe inspiring

A Baneblade variant or a Macharious.

Sounds silly, but to buy one, I have said to myself I need 2k of guard fully painted AND my 2.5k of BA fully painted.

Someday...

Mine would have to be these: In the eighties they released a box set under the regiments of reknown label. I got Mengil Manhide's company of Dark Elves. At the time they also released a whole hoard of Dark Elf figures which were sculpted to blend in with the army, ranging from more warriors to witch elves and scorcerors. Blisters were pot luck if you got the ones you wanted and I was penniless at the time so there are a few that I would have liked to have got g hold of, just to complete the collection. Lastly, I'd like to get hold of an Amazon Leader from the range they did back then also: The Goddess Rigg!

Howard A Treesong wrote:I thought the 2nd ed books are regularly dumped cheap on eBay. I find them at wargames shows all the time. Dark Millennium was somewhat harder to find though. I've got almost every 2nd ed codex too, Space Wolves I haven't because a friend had that.

It isn't hard to find heavily used/incomplete 2nd edition stuff.

You can find cheap books but they are often in questionable shape and show their age.

I have many of the 2nd edition codexes (Ork, SOB, Marines, etc.), but I would love to have complete box sets of the 40k set and Dark Millenium in mint which are hard to come by (hence "holy grail")

this guy:



there's been a few on ebay every now and again, i'm just waiting for the perfect bargain.

I think it would be the Armorcast Warhound Titan. I always liked the epic model but the 40K scale one . . .

Of course the current FW ones aren't exactly shabby, but I couldn't justify spending that much, not that I'd likely fork out for the armorcast version esp. when I don't play apocalypse.

@Howard A Treesong - I agree about the 54mm genestealer although I have one (& not about to part with it ) although I had to do something about those claws, cut them & opened them up to look like the original plastic GS - it makes for a great broodlord model

My latest have been:



Just bought him from ebay for 12£, so that is one down.

The harder/much more expensive ones:



Want this one badly, but 100$ for a single miniature is a bit too steep



This is my #2 want, again 60$ for a single miniature is more than I want to spend at the moment

Howard A Treesong wrote:

Brother SRM wrote:My holy grail was a Rogue Trader era Land Raider, but I was able to get one not too long ago. Unfortunately it needs some restoration work, but once it's ifxed up I can look for a new grail!

I had one and sold it, I have another old one encrusted in paint. I don't know how to strip it because of the size, it's not like I have a bucket of brake fluid.

If you can find simple green just use that in a 4L ice cream pale, thats what I use to strip models. although if your using break fluid...umm... might not work so well =o[


I would love to get ahold of the Slaves o Darkness, a physical copy of BotA, Adeptus Titanicus, and the Space Marine rule book (mk I epic) as I can't find mine or my codex titanicus.

I would also love to get ahold of the old calgar model sitting down ...I just love him something about it, maybe it was the old artwork in the beginning of the compendium that makes me like it so much.

3rd edition codex space marine and chapter approved 2003 2004.

Gimli on pony from the first citadel LOTR figures.
(before the movies)

A woman... or a Tau Manta (or 3)

I'd really like the time / energy / enthusiasm to paint my own stuff again. I miss RT era gaming.

Female Commissar, metal Baneblade (was it armorcast? Thought I heard of a metal one before), and....I think that's it for now.

Necroshea wrote:Female Commissar, metal Baneblade (was it armorcast? Thought I heard of a metal one before), and....I think that's it for now.

There's no metal baneblade, the Armorcast one was resin too. Maybe you're thinking of the Thunderhawk.

The armourcast Tyranid stuff. Exocrine, Haruspex, Dactylis, Malefactor. One of each.

I see them come up very rarely for sale, and while they're never expensive (usually around $100) I never have the money right then, and they get sold very quickly.

Nothing that's been made or released yet.

I'm thinking a Mouse Guard army (in the style of Mouse Guard, so
not Skaven, not Reaper Mouselings).

The Bauhaus Grizzly.

My Blood Axe Kommizar-Boss wants it...

A non-XV9 Forge World suit.

My Holy Grail is currently to start a Relic's Britanan army.

Hopefully by Christmas I will be able to

The unreleased female farseer is ugly, imho.

The original books? Got them all handed down to me.

What I am searching for is rather curious, and the searching for it has become a kind of game unto itself:

.

between 2005 and 2007 I took a timeout from 40k (the gaming and general hobby part) but kept painting.

In 2007 when I came back, I realised that they had released a bonesinger as a limited release with one of the DOW Games or somesuch.

I knew then: I had to have that one.

.

Now, at the time my funds were _very_ limited, so it was always a goal just out of reach financially.

Today I could easily afford buying a dozen off eBay whenever I feel like it, but in the last 4 years it has become a game of its own kind:

I have converted a dozen female farseers, using different ranges, I own every and all Farseer miniature (except the unreleased female one) ever produced - with the exception of the Bonesinger.

He is my blue flower, I will continuously bid for him, but although I could just buy him off of someone, and wouldn't bat an eye to pay 4 times of what he goes for usually, this has lost all meaning of owning, having the model, painting, assembling (or, now, stripping of colour).

This has become a Game of "how cheap can I get him?"

And whenever I find some auction that I _could_ finish for below something I had bid on before, I will let it slip. Because I know that I can go lower.

.

Searching and bidding for the Bonesinger is The Blue Flower for me, an unreacheable romantic goal, and one I don't want to ever reach.

.

I also have to apologise to anyone whose cost of aquiring a Bonesinger I might have driven up in the past quarter-dozen-years.

Sorry you guys, it's really weird for me, too :-/




edit: Oh, don't even bother trying to give it to me as a present - that won't count. I wanna buy it off of someone who doesn't know me, preferreably for the original retail price
Once I find that I will try finding something even cheaper...

None. I've had all those books listed. I have/had that terminator in trio form. I still have some robots somewhere. There's not really anything I'd want to look for.

archont wrote:In 2007 when I came back, I realised that they had released a bonesinger as a limited release with one of the DOW Games or somesuch.

...

edit: Oh, don't even bother trying to give it to me as a present - that won't count. I wanna buy it off of someone who doesn't know me, preferreably for the original retail price
Once I find that I will try finding something even cheaper...

It was a bonus limited edition model in the Eldar megaforce, not related to Dawn of War at all. Thus, it doesn't have a retail price.

I guess you could consider the megaforce its retail price, and try to get one cheaper than that?

swampyturtle wrote:For me , its the Tanith Sets. I'd love to be able to field at least a squad of the old tanith models that GW made a few years back. Sadly every time ive seen them on ebay the price makes me cringe

Yeah commisar gaunt i managed to get nib for 10 its everyone else I cant find.

I would love to have the entire black library collection from the very first book to the most recent.

Knowledge is power.

I'd love to have a unit of squat bikers to convert and run with scout biker rules:


My true holy grail is a piece of plastic from the 80's but it's not a mini.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung_King_Can_Suck_It_%28album%29

I have always wanted a full on Warhammer Fortress with a keep, courtyard, stables, kennels- the whole shebang. Maybe with detailed interiors too, if I feel crazy. And a moat, and functioning drawbridge.

Problem is, I'd need to collect an army that would occupy that sort of fortress! (Currently have Dwarves, Orcs and Chaos).

Alternatively, an entire Underground battlefield would be really awesome.

Da Boss wrote:I have always wanted a full on Warhammer Fortress with a keep, courtyard, stables, kennels- the whole shebang. Maybe with detailed interiors too, if I feel crazy. And a moat, and functioning drawbridge.

Problem is, I'd need to collect an army that would occupy that sort of fortress! (Currently have Dwarves, Orcs and Chaos).

Alternatively, an entire Underground battlefield would be really awesome.

Well thats simple then, A Chaos Keep, preferibly with heaps of spikes and skulls all over the place. Didn't Archon take over Brass Keep during that Storm of Chaos that never happened?


A Daemon keep ( living with daemon faces popping out all over the place) would be most awsome also =o]

-Loki- wrote:It was a bonus limited edition model in the Eldar megaforce, not related to Dawn of War at all. Thus, it doesn't have a retail price.

Megaforces are all plastic. There was a metal bonus figure in the Eldar Army Box... but that was an Archon.

The Bonesinger was a GW Web Exclusive, sold through the GW website.

2 mars warhounds, 1 mars reaver, 1 thunderhawk, 5 casteuses, EVERY IMPERIAL SUPER HEAVY!!!!!!!!!!!1

I’ve had a few Holy Grails with other collecting hobbies of mine but not anything serious with wargaming.

My last Holy Grail mission for wargamming was trying to track down a full squad of OOP Satyxis Raiders for Warmachine (never could track them down). I have pretty much given up on this quest in order to work on more obtainable goals (like my pre heresy “style” army made from non GW bits).

RT Imperial Guard Landspeeder with plasma cannon... its going to be my armored sentinel if I ever get it.

insaniak wrote:

-Loki- wrote:It was a bonus limited edition model in the Eldar megaforce, not related to Dawn of War at all. Thus, it doesn't have a retail price.

Megaforces are all plastic. There was a metal bonus figure in the Eldar Army Box... but that was an Archon.

The Bonesinger was a GW Web Exclusive, sold through the GW website.

You're right, it was direct only, for some reason I thought it was the army box bonus.

Though I don't think the Eldar army box bonus was an Archon...

-Loki- wrote:Though I don't think the Eldar army box bonus was an Archon...

Yeah, that would be 'Autarch'...

George Spiggott wrote:I've got that book. I'm not selling though.

I wish I'd picked up the yellow compilation book when I had chance.

I picked up the yellow compilation book for 4 USD. The one with the grey knight, eldar, and genestealers rules? And with the Leman Russ story haha
SO Awesome.

My grail would probably beeeeeeeeee, a DKoK army, or some original genestealer cultists.

The old dark eldar archon; the one with his face being a fethed up piece of....face? I can get it near my house, but everytime I go,I remember my skills at painting metal.... >_<

but, there's also the first plastic space marine box, always wanted one of those.


Oh and the metal daemon prince from GW but in resin.

Mine is both the old cardboard scenery Imperial battle bunker and Imperial command center in decent condition. Still haven't found them :(

For me it is the Rackham titan dragon. It may eventually be remade and sold on cmon but even then its a very expensive model.

I have to say my Grail is the Chaos Dwarf Juggernought. I've seen them on eBay, and even bid a few times. But they always seem to go for $1200.00+(My max bid was 1000.00).
Other then that, I'd really like to have the Armour Caste Reaver Titan. I hope to find one with all the weapons, and hasn't been droped.

chaos0xomega wrote:A woman... or a Tau Manta (or 3)

Sadly, your first and second choices are incompatible.

My holy grail is a set of unproduced 40k action figures.

Any of the Armorcast titans, really - but the Gargant especially.

What I REALLY want is the old, old unofficial "Cerebus the Aardvark" miniature made by Citadel. I never seem to be in the right place at the right time to get one.

For me it's Rackham's Apostates of Darkness and Bregan along with Sasia Samaris & Kasalis Venin

Actually I've changed my mind. My real holy grail is a purpose built games room with a 6' x 24' gaming table surrounded by display cases for all my minis and a work area to do painting etc.

My grail is also the DKoK army. Dont have that kind of money for an army.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:So the last few years have been good to me. I scored the original Realms of Chaos books on ebay, got an Armorcast Titan (which I WILL paint one of these days... honest) and just got myself a full platoon of Necromunda guys for my IG.

But I wouldn't be much of an American is that was enough now would I?

So my current quest is to get the RT-era Chapter Approved book



Which I see on ebay from time to time but never for under $100 (well I did see it go for $30 once but damnit I didn't bid!).

What other holy grails are people seeking?

I have all of the Rogue Trader books.

I have all of the 3rd edition WFB books.

I have all of the original WFRP books.

I have every D&D book from original boxed sets up through 3rd edition.

I've given away more of the old 40K and Fantasy models than most of the people on this site have owned. Combined.

I have GW's original Balrog still in it's original box.

I had all of the Armorcast 40K stuff. Sold them, they weren't anything special.

I still have like 4of the original Ork Battlewagon.

I'm going to give 3 of the original Land Raiders to a friend for Christmas.

I have 5 of the Games Day Dark Elf War Hydra and a unit of 30 of the GD Dark Elf Executioners. To go with my all Aly Morrison Dark Elf army.

I have Mighty Fortress. I have the old Grenadier castle.

I have a Bonesinger.

I have something like 200 ROC Era Chaos Warriors and 200 ROC era Chaos Renegades. and 200+ of the ROC Era Beastmen.

I'm generally unimpressed with this thread. Somebody roll out something I haven't seen before.





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cricketofdeth wrote:I have to say my Grail is the Chaos Dwarf Juggernought. I've seen them on eBay, and even bid a few times. But they always seem to go for $1200.00+(My max bid was 1000.00).
Other then that, I'd really like to have the Armour Caste Reaver Titan. I hope to find one with all the weapons, and hasn't been droped.

Really? I think I still have 2 or 3 of each of the old Chaos Dwarf warmachines in a box somewhere...

Forge World is chocked full of grails, both holy and unholy...

I'd really like a reaver titan... as cliche as that might sound

cricketofdeth wrote:
I have to say my Grail is the Chaos Dwarf Juggernought. I've seen them on eBay, and even bid a few times. But they always seem to go for $1200.00+(My max bid was 1000.00).
Other then that, I'd really like to have the Armour Caste Reaver Titan. I hope to find one with all the weapons, and hasn't been droped.


Really? I think I still have 2 or 3 of each of the old Chaos Dwarf warmachines in a box somewhere...

Feel free to send me a PM if you're willing to part with one at a reasonable price.

Castiel wrote:The 3.5 CSM dex

As much as I love that book, I might be perswayed to trade it for things in my trade thread. That said I think 2 Vendettas and/or Land Raider Redeemer....maybe a Baneblade, or a Mars Class Warhound Titan are my holy grails...or a complete WHFB VC or Bret army, instead of pieces of Fantasy armies.

Worglock wrote:

Kid_Kyoto wrote:So the last few years have been good to me. I scored the original Realms of Chaos books on ebay, got an Armorcast Titan (which I WILL paint one of these days... honest) and just got myself a full platoon of Necromunda guys for my IG.

But I wouldn't be much of an American is that was enough now would I?

So my current quest is to get the RT-era Chapter Approved book



Which I see on ebay from time to time but never for under $100 (well I did see it go for $30 once but damnit I didn't bid!).

What other holy grails are people seeking?

I have all of the Rogue Trader books.

I have all of the 3rd edition WFB books.

I have all of the original WFRP books.

I have every D&D book from original boxed sets up through 3rd edition.

I've given away more of the old 40K and Fantasy models than most of the people on this site have owned. Combined.

I have GW's original Balrog still in it's original box.

I had all of the Armorcast 40K stuff. Sold them, they weren't anything special.

I still have like 4of the original Ork Battlewagon.

I'm going to give 3 of the original Land Raiders to a friend for Christmas.

I have 5 of the Games Day Dark Elf War Hydra and a unit of 30 of the GD Dark Elf Executioners. To go with my all Aly Morrison Dark Elf army.

I have Mighty Fortress. I have the old Grenadier castle.

I have a Bonesinger.

I have something like 200 ROC Era Chaos Warriors and 200 ROC era Chaos Renegades. and 200+ of the ROC Era Beastmen.

I'm generally unimpressed with this thread. Somebody roll out something I haven't seen before.

How about some manners? If you own everything GW has ever made maybe you need to start collecting other things maybe?

And whats wrong with having the CA-BotA as a holy grail? It's one of the hardest RT-era books to find in print. I've had a bitch of a time tring to find one around here and not a inflated jacked-up Feebay auction one.

The Book of the Astronomicon. I don't think it even real. I already have several copies of space crusade and mission dreadnought, but I'd take Advance Space Crusade and Eldar Attack. The original ork books: Freebootaz and 'Ere We Go, plus all the second edition codexs. While the figures might be better now, the games we better back then.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:So the last few years have been good to me. I scored the original Realms of Chaos books on ebay, got an Armorcast Titan (which I WILL paint one of these days... honest) and just got myself a full platoon of Necromunda guys for my IG.

But I wouldn't be much of an American is that was enough now would I?

So my current quest is to get the RT-era Chapter Approved book
Which I see on ebay from time to time but never for under $100 (well I did see it go for $30 once but damnit I didn't bid!).

What other holy grails are people seeking?

Does the holy grail has to be warhammer related? >.< if not, i would loooooooooooooooove to have these

Hadn't really thought of it before. I'd guess maybe one of these, I don't really think I have one.





This one is either never around or about $50 more than the others due to its metallic coating, which I intend to paint anyway due to the marks left where they separate from the frame.

LunaHound wrote:

Kid_Kyoto wrote:So the last few years have been good to me. I scored the original Realms of Chaos books on ebay, got an Armorcast Titan (which I WILL paint one of these days... honest) and just got myself a full platoon of Necromunda guys for my IG.

But I wouldn't be much of an American is that was enough now would I?

So my current quest is to get the RT-era Chapter Approved book
Which I see on ebay from time to time but never for under $100 (well I did see it go for $30 once but damnit I didn't bid!).

What other holy grails are people seeking?

Does the holy grail has to be warhammer related? >.< if not, i would loooooooooooooooove to have these

Ok I have to ask...what the heck are those? And don't say japanese anime women you ...

PS, not_u, is that the Gold Zeta that came out around the time they redid zeta? I got the white amoro one with pink stickers. It's one awsome kit.

I guess another holy grail would be a 1/60 Perfect grade Zeta or Zaku. I would also love to get my hands on the Yamato 1/3000 scale Macross from 'Do you remember love'.

It's the Hyaku Shiki 1/100 MG, they all come metallic like that.

@Mike

They are fictional magazines ( hmm how do i describe it... as i dont know a single magazine that does this )

Each issue is created as if its created in that ( Aria ) world.
The "ads" are all made up e.g antigravity scooters.
The contents, the locations, are all created as if earth doesn't exist.

Each issue features "Udine" are famous female gondoliers each representing their company ?

I recently found out gondoliers on earth are all male o_-

anyways Aria is Mars in the far future terraformed. The extra water turned the planet into some sort of neo venezia .

Also each issue comes with a free toy, and they combine into Aria Company doll house @.@

LunaHound wrote:@Mike

They are fictional magazines ( hmm how do i describe it... as i dont know a single magazine that does this )

Each issue is created as if its created in that ( Aria ) world.
The "ads" are all made up e.g antigravity scooters.
The contents, the locations, are all created as if earth doesn't exist.

Each issue features "Udine" are famous female gondoliers each representing their company ?

I recently found out gondoliers on earth are all male o_-

anyways Aria is Mars in the far future terraformed. The extra water turned the planet into some sort of neo venezia .

Also each issue comes with a free toy, and they combine into Aria Company doll house @.@

As I have suspected for many years, the Japanese are light years ahead of us.

Sounds rather interesting Luna, hope you have good luck finding them =o]

I really need to learn how to read and speak Japanese, so many cool things from over there, plus I am a sucker for giant robots and CEO Jameson

For example they have fun stuff like
Perfume


Universal Card


The holy grail will never be finished.... each of them costs $140 USD

My holy grail is to own the rogue trader miniture produced by GW during second edition I believe.

For me, my current holy grail would be one of the 2nd edition tyranid screamer-killers.

They still go for ~£20 on ebay, so my grail is to be put off for a while...

Metal Magic Spacelords: Sardaykin Legionaires.
Specifically the officer figures and figures with needlers and autoguns. I've got most of the range, but I'd really like to have them all.
Officers

Needlers

Autoguns


The problem isn't price, as Metal Magic Spacelords figs don't seem to have a great resale value, it's availability. I just can't seem to find any. The one's below are the ones I have. If anyone knows where I can find more...

Hmm, I think at this point it'd be:

ROC Lost and the Damned (I got slaves to darkness from my rooomate in interest for late rent)

A complete squad of the old metal Eldar jetbikes. I'm actually pretty close, but most of the parts you can find are for the shurican cannon, not catapult, or have harliquin riders.

Rogue Trader era demons. I have a few plague bearers, three lords of change, a Keeper of secrets, and a Great Unclean one so far. I like the idea of having a squad each of the original models.

For a long time it was these guys:


... then someone at Dakka kindly sold me theirs for about half the going rate on eBay.

Then it was this guy:


... but I found one on eBay for a decent price.

The truth is I've never had much trouble getting hold of limited edition models be they old or new.

But the models I'm left looking for are:


Sicarius (the original one).

... and this guy:


There's nothing all that special about that guy, I just love the pose.


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Worglock wrote:I have all of the Rogue Trader books.

[SNIP]

I'm generally unimpressed with this thread. Somebody roll out something I haven't seen before.

So... what? Should we worship you or something?

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:


How about some manners? If you own everything GW has ever made maybe you need to start collecting other things maybe?

That's advice that would go farther if it was directed at some others around here.


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H.B.M.C. wrote:

So... what? Should we worship you or something?

If you want, but you'd honor me better by just quitting Games Workshop completely. You obviously don't get any happiness out of this part of the miniatures hobby anymore, and everything GW does is meant to directly harm you.

Well, Worglock is the same guy that apparently feels that people that enjoy playing the game are "undesirable."

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/409884.page#3578173

I dont' think he's here to make friends.


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Worglock wrote:

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:


How about some manners? If you own everything GW has ever made maybe you need to start collecting other things maybe?

That's advice that would go farther if it was directed at some others around here.

Well, I'm pretty sure most etiquette guides would suggest that the rudeness of others does not excuse your own.

I'm not sure rude is the best word for your post, but it was certainly... self aggrandizing? Smug?

Worglock wrote:

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:


How about some manners? If you own everything GW has ever made maybe you need to start collecting other things maybe?

That's advice that would go farther if it was directed at some others around here.


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H.B.M.C. wrote:

So... what? Should we worship you or something?

If you want, but you'd honor me better by just quitting Games Workshop completely. You obviously don't get any happiness out of this part of the miniatures hobby anymore, and everything GW does is meant to directly harm you.

Dakka #1 rule sir, that or triangle of friendship xD

My current holy grail would be about 5 boxes of 6th edition Empire soldiers.

Aerethan wrote:My current holy grail would be about 5 boxes of 6th edition Empire soldiers.

whats so special about those? im not familiar with Empire

They were full mutli part, separate arms, heads, torsos and legs. They also had the classic "slash and puff" clothing which made them stand out so well.

The current soldiers are monopose models with arms and heads separate(and a crap ton of ridiculous embellishments all over the place) and look like they are wearing pajamas. One of them even has no shoes on.

Almost every Empire veteran agrees that the older infantry were worlds better than the current monkey heads.

Have pic of the 2 different edition? google is confusing D:

Actually, no, you know what my actual holy grail is?

Imperial Robots.

I'd love to get a pair of each type of Imperial Robot. My AdMech army would love them.

Worglock wrote:If you want, but you'd honor me better by just quitting Games Workshop completely. You obviously don't get any happiness out of this part of the miniatures hobby anymore, and everything GW does is meant to directly harm you.

Oooh! I get it! You're one of those people who thinks that "Disliking GW" = "Disliking 40K". It all makes sense now. Hopefully one day you'll grow out of this phase.

6th edition soldiers with halberds
http://www.digitalphoto-frames.co.uk/blog/uploaded_images/halb-4th-gen-726349.jpg

7th edition solders in pajamas with monkey faces and stupid molded details that no one wants.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440091a&prodId=prod30002

Those older empire were good, I also had the sets with muskets and crossbows.

Aerethan wrote:6th edition soldiers with halberds
http://www.digitalphoto-frames.co.uk/blog/uploaded_images/halb-4th-gen-726349.jpg

7th edition solders in pajamas with monkey faces and stupid molded details that no one wants.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440091a&prodId=prod30002

I have some of those soldiers, I got them as a christmas present in 98'. They're not assembled but they aren't really complete either. I still have the metal crossbows and plastic swords/ poelarms as well.

Also:

I'd love a full Imperial Guard army of the original plastic 'blast goggle' troops.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Also:

I'd love a full Imperial Guard army of the original plastic 'blast goggle' troops.

Oh no, I've just flogged mine! Well, kept a few of the best ones.


I've also just dug out my copy of Dark Millennium and found that while it's complete, all the counters are in french.

For me it would be a complete set of the Necromunda card buildings and bulkheads. I've tried to pick some up off of eBay, but I just can't justify paying $5 a bulkhead. I would absolutely love to build a portable hive city. One day...

Warhammer Fortress with complete set of siege supplies. I'd leave it setup all the damn time.

Edit: and a couple scale city blocks of fantasy buildings that made sense together (not 500 taverns and inns, different houses).

I don't know about anyone else, but after finally getting a copy of some of the older books, what I'd really like to find is a trustworthy and reliable book repair service that won't freak out when you give them a wargaming book with pictures of toy daemons in it.

H.B.M.C. wrote:For a long time it was these guys:

I spent a long time loving those from afar.

I'd really like to own all the old GW Elric figures and an Ambul and the White Dwarf space White Dwarf mini.

carmachu wrote:None. I've had all those books listed. I have/had that terminator in trio form. I still have some robots somewhere. There's not really anything I'd want to look for.

And Alexander wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.


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MeanGreenStompa wrote:Also:

I'd love a full Imperial Guard army of the original plastic 'blast goggle' troops.

Mmm good taste sir. I finally burned out the desire within me buy doing a 2nd edition metal IG army.

Doctadeth wrote:My holy grail is to own the rogue trader miniture produced by GW during second edition I believe.

There was no Rogue Trader model released in 2nd edition. Rogue Traders haven't been a part of the game as anything other than background since Rogue Trader.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:Also:

I'd love a full Imperial Guard army of the original plastic 'blast goggle' troops.

Mmm good taste sir. I finally burned out the desire within me buy doing a 2nd edition metal IG army.

And a fine army they are sir, you will doubtless remember the highly bloody encounter they had with my orks at the last Dakkacon...

A copy of Space Hulk, some RT-Era minis, or one of those Primarch minis that go up on e-bay every now and then.

Aerethan wrote:6th edition soldiers with halberds
http://www.digitalphoto-frames.co.uk/blog/uploaded_images/halb-4th-gen-726349.jpg

7th edition solders in pajamas with monkey faces and stupid molded details that no one wants.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440091a&prodId=prod30002

O_O my dream of fielding empire is now shattered...
I thought the poofy pj were both 6th edition.... i was hoping maybe they'll remove that style then i can start empire....

Britonnian count as it is !

i may have the holy grail thing topped. An Armorcast Warlord Titan

or the Emperor Class Titan

MeanGreenStompa wrote:

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:Also:

I'd love a full Imperial Guard army of the original plastic 'blast goggle' troops.

Mmm good taste sir. I finally burned out the desire within me buy doing a 2nd edition metal IG army.

And a fine army they are sir, you will doubtless remember the highly bloody encounter they had with my orks at the last Dakkacon...

You my good Sir have impeckible taste in IG figures. I got a stonking deal on those when I was a kid, I picked up about 90 of the little plastic buggers and all the metal command, commissars, roughriders, heavy weapons and the like for $30 dollars canadian from someone who was rage quiting back in 91 or so. The whole bloody box was filled to the brim with IG stuff and random models from that era ...I so wish I kept them but then GW came up with the insane idea that you could only play with the 'newest releases' of figgies in the store so I rage quit and sold them all. Sighs, but a army of the necromunda spiders just looks so damn impressive especially with all the RT-ear officers and commissars.


Edit ^^ Those titans are beyond awsome, I love the metallic purple on the eldar stuff. The warlord is just beyond words....awsome just doesn't cut it. =o] Thank you for posting those pics, they made my night. =o]

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:I so wish I kept them but then GW came up with the insane idea that you could only play with the 'newest releases' of figgies in the store

This absolutely never happened in the real world.

Hmm, I've never really considered this before. I suppose I would really like to own any of the old "unseen" BattleTech models, but I'm not going to go nuts trying to get them.

The problem is that a lot of the Unseen that show up on eBay are recasts. It's a bit like Sergeant Centurius. There are more Centurius' in the world now than were ever made by GW.

I never bothered going after the Unseen because there's only one Unseen that I really like, the Warhammer, and I have that one (in plastic... or it might actually be vinyl).

My ebay holy grail
If anyone has it, sell it to me :<

That's unfortunate. Maybe someday I'll put in some effort to tracking down authentic ones, but it's not a pressing issue. Thanks for the heads up on the recasts, though, I'll have to keep that in mind when I start looking.

I really only want the Marauder and Warhammer, anyway.


Hm, and the Behemoth/Stone Rhino. Didn't realize it was one of the Unseen.

I guess my Holy Grail would be some of the 2nd Ed Epic stuff. Not particularly hard to get hold of, but some of the ebay prices make my wallet cry tears of rage. I managed to get a pristine unused copy of Titan Legions, complete with Imperator and Gargants still on sprue (and will probably make collectors weep when they find out that I promptly took them off the sprue and assembled them) but I am still looking for some more editions to my Ork and Tyranid forces, particularly the Ork dragstas, speedstas and tanks, of which I only have a couple at the moment.

40K wise, I guess it would be a FW DKOK army. Not particularly exciting are original but probably destined to remain a Holy Grail because of the price.

Somehow getting my female trollslayer sculpt back from where ever in the world she had ended up. (I can't remember.) Why oh why I ever sold that ugly old hag I don't know: she was hideous but she got me a finalist place in a competition and I miss the old witch. Also getting back a Zara the slayer model I painted and sold (similar time as the trollslayer I think... must have been a patch of lunacy on my part). She was at that point what I considered my best painted model ever.

Thus my holy grail(s)... as they may or may not even exsist anymore.

On a not much more realistic sense: I would love to have a full size Alien so I can set it next to my front door for when I open it to cold callers.

Aurelia wrote:Somehow getting my female trollslayer sculpt back from where ever in the world she had ended up. (I can't remember.) Why oh why I ever sold that ugly old hag I don't know: she was hideous but she got me a finalist place in a competition and I miss the old witch. Also getting back a Zara the slayer model I painted and sold (similar time as the trollslayer I think... must have been a patch of lunacy on my part). She was at that point what I considered my best painted model ever.

Thus my holy grail(s)... as they may or may not even exsist anymore.

On a not much more realistic sense: I would love to have a full size Alien so I can set it next to my front door for when I open it to cold callers.

Repaint them :'D its easier option

LunaHound wrote:

Aurelia wrote:Somehow getting my female trollslayer sculpt back from where ever in the world she had ended up. (I can't remember.) Why oh why I ever sold that ugly old hag I don't know: she was hideous but she got me a finalist place in a competition and I miss the old witch. Also getting back a Zara the slayer model I painted and sold (similar time as the trollslayer I think... must have been a patch of lunacy on my part). She was at that point what I considered my best painted model ever.

Thus my holy grail(s)... as they may or may not even exsist anymore.

On a not much more realistic sense: I would love to have a full size Alien so I can set it next to my front door for when I open it to cold callers.

Repaint them :'D its easier option

Except the troll slayer was a unique sculpt and I converted Zara. Takes away from having the original.

Worglock wrote:
I'm generally unimpressed with this thread. Somebody roll out something I haven't seen before.

How about this old spine dragon - don't see many of these around unpainted or this old Ral Partha mini ....

My holy grail for this year was my airbrush and air compressor. Been wanting them for a long time. Now I'm laying down paint onto my armies like a mofo!

Another HG for this year was the AusCon steampunk Dorothy that got put out 2nd quarter this year. Wanted her bad, and I picked her up when they rereleased her in July.


Actually my real holy grail isn't GW. I'm a huge fan of Masamune Shirow and mostly his Appleseed franchise. When Appleseed and Ex Machina came out in 2007 and 2008 the Hot Toys company out of Hong Kong release 1/6 scale figs of both of the main characters. I 'm also a 1/6 scale fan, but didn't know about these until about 2009 or 2010, by that time both figures were unreasonable expensive (like $300 usd apiece expensive). If I ever get that type of money I'm buying these.


Can't see the pic from work. Here's the Url incase I f'd up.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z4-I2c8peEQ/RxjB_eEH8PI/AAAAAAAANVQ/audr7MrbPmM/s1600-h/Briareos_Deunan_02.jpg

MightyGodzilla wrote:My holy grail for this year was my airbrush and air compressor. Been wanting them for a long time. Now I'm laying down paint onto my armies like a mofo!

Another HG for this year was the AusCon steampunk Dorothy that got put out 2nd quarter this year. Wanted her bad, and I picked her up when they rereleased her in July.


Actually my real holy grail isn't GW. I'm a huge fan of Masamune Shirow and mostly his Appleseed franchise. When Appleseed and Ex Machina came out in 2007 and 2008 the Hot Toys company out of Hong Kong release 1/6 scale figs of both of the main characters. I 'm also a 1/6 scale fan, but didn't know about these until about 2009 or 2010, by that time both figures were unreasonable expensive (like $300 usd apiece expensive). If I ever get that type of money I'm buying these.


Can't see the pic from work. Here's the Url incase I f'd up.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z4-I2c8peEQ/RxjB_eEH8PI/AAAAAAAANVQ/audr7MrbPmM/s1600-h/Briareos_Deunan_02.jpg

It's nice to see more people in the hobby getting airbrushes. Mine was an HG for a good while.

+1 for the 6th edition Empire figures. Get some of the militia before they are gone too.

Makes me wonder: You always hear about how these molds for plastic are so expensive; yet there was a perfectly good one discontinued in favor of new sculpts?
Why not just keep making both?

My "Holy Grail" would be the miniatures missing from the Tyranid line. Actual GW ones.

Worglock wrote:

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:I so wish I kept them but then GW came up with the insane idea that you could only play with the 'newest releases' of figgies in the store

This absolutely never happened in the real world.

Parden ME!, it most deffiently did happen 1998 or so. Metrotown Gamesworkshop store. The employee's name was Michael ( a really nice guy who still runs the Park Royal store in West Vancouver British Columbia) who had to tell me the sad state of affars. The stores manager was I believe Darren from stratigies hobbys and games. If you look in the local yellow pages online you can call the stores themselves and ask them.

I came back I believe after 3rd edition came out and wanted to relearn the game, but I couldn't use my old GW figgies if I wanted to play in the store. This didn't apply to Epic which had changed to Epic 40k I believe. I remember because I had my guys on the old square bases and not the 'new' rectangles. As it stated in the beginning of the book that it didn't matter what you used I guess the GW 'upper managment' didn't have a leg to stand on.

Was this a company wide policy at the time? I don't know. Was this just a over zelous manager or area manger trying to put 'his' stamp on the job? I don't know. Was this just a insane idea that 'some one' in a GW tee shirt just thought up and tried to impliment? I don't know. The end result was alot of people who used to play down in the 'Gastown' store where rather pissed that all of a sudded all the money they had spent with GW was no longer 'good enough' and had to spend more to play in the stores. At this time there where no clubs around and very few stores offered 'gaming space'. I wasn't yet online and couldn't and didn't have easy access to the internet to find other players so it was still word of mouth.

I guess your holy grail is Gamesworkshop world domination....and when I was hired that was GW's stated aim also... go figure eh? Please stop trolling threads with absolutely no evidience and single line statments. I will start to report you and your posts if you don't. I am not the biggest GW supporter in the world, hell I almost hate them for how they have treated there employee's and customers over the years. But basically what you posted is " GWZ iz the rokorzzzz!!21!!11 otherz gamez are tha sukorzz" kind of post and that doesn't do anyone anygood. I may not be there biggest biggest supporter but atleast I post why, not just one line sound bites to win internet fourm board posts and up my post count.

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:

Worglock wrote:

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:I so wish I kept them but then GW came up with the insane idea that you could only play with the 'newest releases' of figgies in the store

This absolutely never happened in the real world.

Parden ME!, it most deffiently did happen 1998 or so. Metrotown Gamesworkshop store. The employee's name was Michael ( a really nice guy who still runs the Park Royal store in West Vancouver British Columbia) who had to tell me the sad state of affars. The stores manager was I believe Darren from stratigies hobbys and games. If you look in the local yellow pages online you can call the stores themselves and ask them.

I came back I believe after 3rd edition came out and wanted to relearn the game, but I couldn't use my old GW figgies if I wanted to play in the store. This didn't apply to Epic which had changed to Epic 40k I believe. I remember because I had my guys on the old square bases and not the 'new' rectangles. As it stated in the beginning of the book that it didn't matter what you used I guess the GW 'upper managment' didn't have a leg to stand on.

Was this a company wide policy at the time? I don't know. Was this just a over zelous manager or area manger trying to put 'his' stamp on the job? I don't know. Was this just a insane idea that 'some one' in a GW tee shirt just thought up and tried to impliment? I don't know. The end result was alot of people who used to play down in the 'Gastown' store where rather pissed that all of a sudded all the money they had spent with GW was no longer 'good enough' and had to spend more to play in the stores. At this time there where no clubs around and very few stores offered 'gaming space'. I wasn't yet online and couldn't and didn't have easy access to the internet to find other players so it was still word of mouth.

I guess your holy grail is Gamesworkshop world domination....and when I was hired that was GW's stated aim also... go figure eh? Please stop trolling threads with absolutely no evidience and single line statments. I will start to report you and your posts if you don't. I am not the biggest GW supporter in the world, hell I almost hate them for how they have treated there employee's and customers over the years. But basically what you posted is " GWZ iz the rokorzzzz!!21!!11 otherz gamez are tha sukorzz" kind of post and that doesn't do anyone anygood. I may not be there biggest biggest supporter but atleast I post why, not just one line sound bites to win internet fourm board posts and up my post count.

"Trolling" is not, has not, and never will be "posts you disagree with" sorry. But it's just not. My post has *exactly* the the same amount of "evidience" (spelling in context) as yours.

Also. The whole bit about the alleged incident is off topic to the thread.

on topic: my "holy grail" is people being involved in the hobby because they have fun with it. Not because they hang around hating GW for everything that may or may not be wrong with their world.

Worglock wrote:

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:

Worglock wrote:

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:I so wish I kept them but then GW came up with the insane idea that you could only play with the 'newest releases' of figgies in the store

This absolutely never happened in the real world.

Parden ME!, it most deffiently did happen 1998 or so. Metrotown Gamesworkshop store. The employee's name was Michael ( a really nice guy who still runs the Park Royal store in West Vancouver British Columbia) who had to tell me the sad state of affars. The stores manager was I believe Darren from stratigies hobbys and games. If you look in the local yellow pages online you can call the stores themselves and ask them.

I came back I believe after 3rd edition came out and wanted to relearn the game, but I couldn't use my old GW figgies if I wanted to play in the store. This didn't apply to Epic which had changed to Epic 40k I believe. I remember because I had my guys on the old square bases and not the 'new' rectangles. As it stated in the beginning of the book that it didn't matter what you used I guess the GW 'upper managment' didn't have a leg to stand on.

Was this a company wide policy at the time? I don't know. Was this just a over zelous manager or area manger trying to put 'his' stamp on the job? I don't know. Was this just a insane idea that 'some one' in a GW tee shirt just thought up and tried to impliment? I don't know. The end result was alot of people who used to play down in the 'Gastown' store where rather pissed that all of a sudded all the money they had spent with GW was no longer 'good enough' and had to spend more to play in the stores. At this time there where no clubs around and very few stores offered 'gaming space'. I wasn't yet online and couldn't and didn't have easy access to the internet to find other players so it was still word of mouth.

I guess your holy grail is Gamesworkshop world domination....and when I was hired that was GW's stated aim also... go figure eh? Please stop trolling threads with absolutely no evidience and single line statments. I will start to report you and your posts if you don't. I am not the biggest GW supporter in the world, hell I almost hate them for how they have treated there employee's and customers over the years. But basically what you posted is " GWZ iz the rokorzzzz!!21!!11 otherz gamez are tha sukorzz" kind of post and that doesn't do anyone anygood. I may not be there biggest biggest supporter but atleast I post why, not just one line sound bites to win internet fourm board posts and up my post count.

"Trolling" is not, has not, and never will be "posts you disagree with" sorry. But it's just not. My post has *exactly* the the same amount of "evidience" (spelling in context) as yours.

Also. The whole bit about the alleged incident is off topic to the thread.

on topic: my "holy grail" is people being involved in the hobby because they have fun with it. Not because they hang around hating GW for everything that may or may not be wrong with their world.

I guess my 'holy grail' is people who figure out that 'not liking GW's business practices =/= hating 40k' See I can do it too. =oÞ~~~~ (And I even use cute orky-motions )

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:


I guess my 'holy grail' is people who figure out that 'not liking GW's business practices =/= hating 40k' See I can do it too. =oÞ~~~~ (And I even use cute orky-motions )

There's a *slight* difference between "not like GW's business practices" and "making stuff up as we go along".

News Flash: I don't agree with all of GW's business decisions. But I still get value out of this hobby. The second I don't, I'll find something else to do with my time that doesn't involve hanging out on forums spewing hate, venom and vitriol about a company that really doesn't notice that any of us individually exist.

Worglock wrote:

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:


I guess my 'holy grail' is people who figure out that 'not liking GW's business practices =/= hating 40k' See I can do it too. =oÞ~~~~ (And I even use cute orky-motions )

There's a *slight* difference between "not like GW's business practices" and "making stuff up as we go along".

News Flash: I don't agree with all of GW's business decisions. But I still get value out of this hobby. The second I don't, I'll find something else to do with my time that doesn't involve hanging out on forums spewing hate, venom and vitriol about a company that really doesn't notice that any of us individually exist.

"do i try to change the world, or change myself"

while philosophical, try to not limit others rights, what you do with yourself is your own business, so dont interfere too much.

See, there arn't too many people that complains, e.g you can put me on ignore if you dont like see me criticizing GW.
Or are you compelled to "correct" my POV? If so, you are no different than the ones that you cant tolerate.

Worglock wrote:

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:


I guess my 'holy grail' is people who figure out that 'not liking GW's business practices =/= hating 40k' See I can do it too. =oÞ~~~~ (And I even use cute orky-motions )

There's a *slight* difference between "not like GW's business practices" and "making stuff up as we go along".

News Flash: I don't agree with all of GW's business decisions. But I still get value out of this hobby. The second I don't, I'll find something else to do with my time that doesn't involve hanging out on forums spewing hate, venom and vitriol about a company that really doesn't notice that any of us individually exist.

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:

stop being wrong and we'll get along better.

let's leave this particular tangent alone and move back to the original topic please. Ta.

insaniak wrote:

Doctadeth wrote:My holy grail is to own the rogue trader miniture produced by GW during second edition I believe.

There was no Rogue Trader model released in 2nd edition. Rogue Traders haven't been a part of the game as anything other than background since Rogue Trader.

Actually, GW Perth in the old days released the rogue trader as a LE store model.

FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:

I don't know how many times this has been me. Especially when people talk about the laws of recasting and some fool always spouts how it's legal for personal use when it very much isn't.

Doctadeth wrote:Actually, GW Perth in the old days released the rogue trader as a LE store model.

Umm... how long ago was that? And why would GW Perth, of all places, be the one store to have a Rogue Trader miniature? Was it Marco Columbo you're thinking about?

Nope, not Marco Colombo....Although I did see that mini recently, (not for sale sadly). It may have been an independant casting though, but the store manager at the time was saying it was a GW mini.

Anyhow, NEW holy grail (something that I cannot get at all). probably would be either a mint edition Man-o-war, and the cardstock Bugmans Brewery bash game.

Doctadeth wrote:and the cardstock Bugmans Brewery bash game.

Wasn't that in White Dwarf? You can download it as pdfs of the GW site too.

Edited - oops I'm thinking of something else.

Please stay on topic.

What? Is your quest?

malfred wrote:Please stay on topic.

What? Is your quest?

To find the Holy Grail.

What, is your favorite color?

Blue! No, Yellooooooooow!

Aerethan wrote:

malfred wrote:Please stay on topic.

What? Is your quest?

To find the Holy Grail.

What, is your favorite color?

Blue! No, Yellooooooooow!

What is the wing speed velocity of a swallow carrying a coconut? Love that film

is it an African or European sparrow?

another grail of mine is a decent chaos Dread. Someday...

Castiel wrote:is it an African or European sparrow?

another grail of mine is a decent chaos Dread. Someday...

You could always kitbash a pretty decent Chaos Dreadnought from any of the Loyalist Dreadnoughts. I know I've seen some really good ones here on Dakka Dakka.

Now an official Tervigon or Tyrannofex model...

Excellent way to keep geeks on topic. Use a Monty Python quote.

Honestly, malfred, have you never roleplayed?

H.B.M.C. wrote:

Doctadeth wrote:Actually, GW Perth in the old days released the rogue trader as a LE store model.

Umm... how long ago was that? And why would GW Perth, of all places, be the one store to have a Rogue Trader miniature? Was it Marco Columbo you're thinking about?

Just to put this to bed- Yes, Citadel has made quite a few unreleased figures over the years. They escape to the public occasionally as store opening minis, tournament only minis, and the most common Games day only minis.
Others were given to studio employees and outriders to test paint and provide feedback to GW for future possible release. Still others were given out with large mail orders around Christmastime by the trolls as free gifts. Read about them on the citadel unreleased wiki.

Since we are talking about non GW grail items as well-
I have been after the Tamiya 1/25 scale Tiger Tank with interior for a long time. But I found one by Acedemy in 1/35 with interior that will be a fine substitute.

I've owned many of the holy grails others have listed here over the years - had them for a while, they brought me joy, but the joy ended so I passed them onto someone else who wanted them.

My one gaming holy grail that is left, is undoing the idea that there is a 'GW hobby'.

After all, you don't see model railroaders telling people that because their trains are Tri-Ang, that they aren't real "train people" because they aren't Hornby trains* - they both recognise the greater hobby they are both part of, and that they are BOTH train anoraks.


*Although, like many things, there are douches in the collecting scene for everything.

There is a tabletop miniature wargaming hobby.
GW is a company. Their hobby is violating your wallet.

true dat chromedog!

chromedog wrote:I've owned many of the holy grails others have listed here over the years - had them for a while, they brought me joy, but the joy ended so I passed them onto someone else who wanted them.

My one gaming holy grail that is left, is undoing the idea that there is a 'GW hobby'.

After all, you don't see model railroaders telling people that because their trains are Tri-Ang, that they aren't real "train people" because they aren't Hornby trains* - they both recognise the greater hobby they are both part of, and that they are BOTH train anoraks.


*Although, like many things, there are douches in the collecting scene for everything.

There is a tabletop miniature wargaming hobby.
GW is a company. Their hobby is violating your wallet.

Awsome, I +1 your post there Chromedog. I agree with you 100%. The Hobby is table top war gamming, "The Hobby,tm,c, GWPLC,TM,C' is a marketing term used by GW so they can as they discribe themselves " A niche with a niche market". Make of that what you will. But some people like to call 'collecting and playing GW games and figgies 'The Hobby' so lets not rain on their parade, if they want to call it 'The Hobby' all the power to them, but it's not like it's some supersecret code that only other 'Hobbiest' will understand.

My current quest is to get my hands on either a nicely assembled + painted, or NIB Boris Ursus, The Red Tsar (Preferably for under $100)

Hmm...Holy Grails?

Perhaps a complete good condition set of Gorka Morka.

And a complete set of almost new condition bulkheads for Necromunda, which someone else already mentioned.

Chromedog=exalted +1

Chromedog for President

Holy Grail you say? D'uh.






Oh, you guys meant GAMING Holy Grail.

My holy grail at the moment is this resin angron figure.



Wish me luck

Chaplain 1.

http://www.solegends.com/citcat94/cat1994112-03.htm

You, sir, have impeccable taste.

I have that Chaplain.

First Chaplain model I ever bought actually.

Castiel wrote:You, sir, have impeccable taste.

Assuming this is pointed at me:

H.B.M.C. wrote:I have that Chaplain.

First Chaplain model I ever bought actually.

Well, colour me jealous.

It was indeed!

soncka wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:I have that Chaplain.

First Chaplain model I ever bought actually.

Well, colour me jealous.

That's weird because I have that chaplain too, and I never really liked him. I can't remember why I got him. I think I actually wanted #4 but I grabbed the wrong blister by mistake.

I guess my Holy grail would probably be this guy. Even though I don't collect Ultramarines, I just think he's cool.

Eilif wrote:Metal Magic Spacelords: Sardaykin Legionaires.
Specifically the officer figures and figures with needlers and autoguns. I've got most of the range, but I'd really like to have them all.
Officers

Spoiler:

Autoguns

The problem isn't price, as Metal Magic Spacelords figs don't seem to have a great resale value, it's availability. I just can't seem to find any.
If anyone knows where I can find them...

I just secured part of my Holy Grail!
I have a batch of the Spacelords Sardaykin with Needlers (the guys below) on the way to me now!

These guys are rediculously hard to find so I'm pretty stoked about these!
Now I just have to find the officers and Autoguns (in the spoiler above).
Wish me continued luck!

Eilif wrote:
I just secured part of my Holy Grail!
I have a batch of the Spacelords Sardaykin with Needlers (the guys below) on the way to me now!

Oddly, my dad has almost the whole range...

Holy Grail. Probably a Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought. Going to make it a Counts-as DC Dread.

DakkaDakka wrote: