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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!