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In January 2009, White Dwarf magazine began something quite special: Games Workshop's Monthly Magazine introduced the first inductee into the Citadel Hall of Fame. An opportunity to celebrate some of the finest Citadel miniatures from Games Workshop's extensive range of wonderful range of models, the Citadel Hall of Fame features nominations made by artists, figure-painters and designers, each a true authority on the subject of what makes a wonderful Citadel miniatures.
On the following pages you will find a lavish gallery of each of the inducted miniatures, as well as interviews with both the nominators and the nominees and further information for each entry
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I concur every other model in there I can understand but Bilbo? Besides does LOTR count?
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Just when I was starting to like, er well, let's say not be entirely disgusted with GW...
You have to have your head pretty far up your own donkey-cave to think a Hall of Fame consisting entirely of your own product nominated entirely by people who work for you has any meaning at all.
A miniatures hall of fame? I'd love to see it. And I bet GW would have more than a couple minis in it. A Citadel miniatures hall of fame?
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plastictrees wrote:Why would that be surprising? I doubt many mini manufacturers would consider their earliest models to be their best models, nostalgia aside.
Well it's a "Hall of Fame" so absolute sculpt quality need not be the main requirement, many things were very good for their time and are very fondly remembered. For instance, the original plastic RTB01 marines deserve a place just as much as the latest Jes Goodwin ones.
I'm really happy they put these articles online - I like getting to know a little more about the process behind minis, and seeing them get some up and front attention is really cool. I'm also always good for old minis getting the spotlight once in a while. Just wish they published more of these articles in WD.
This makes me wish I had been alive in the 60's/70's if I was smoking what these guys were smoking I would be a lot more chilled about EVERYTHING.
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That has been on the site for ages. I am still very much happy that the Cadian colonel was the first model to be inducted into that hall of fame, it is one of my favourites from the Citadel range, which sadly, has been discontinued for some stupid reason.
plastictrees wrote:Why would that be surprising? I doubt many mini manufacturers would consider their earliest models to be their best models, nostalgia aside.
Well it's a "Hall of Fame" so absolute sculpt quality need not be the main requirement, many things were very good for their time and are very fondly remembered. For instance, the original plastic RTB01 marines deserve a place just as much as the latest Jes Goodwin ones.
The RTB01 Marines essentally are in there. Read the article.
As for me, I think some of the late 80s/early 90s Chaos Champions belong in there, along with some of the original Jes Goodwin Aspect Warrior range.
Tbh, they probably had to make up a rule before they even started saying it couldn't be Jes every single week. (Although, to be fair, that Bryan Nelson Orc Shaman is pretty sweet.)
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n0t_u wrote:A normal Space Marine really? No Honour guard, Sternguard, Vanguard or any of the more interesting ones, just the basic boring ones.
I agreed with the standard Space Marine sprue when it was recommended (by John Blanche?). It is one of their best plastic kits and its aged exceptionally well. Bear in mind this was released at the same time as the first Dark Eldar sprues. If anything, the more they fiddle with the basic design (Sternguard, Death Company etc), the more irritated I get.
I think they chose rather well. Mini detail, pose, character, all characteristics that we need to consider. Although I have mini's I love (like one of the new Farseer's with Witchblade) I won't argue with what GW chose. Sure, lots of others to choose from but what they picked was pretty good.
In regards to Bilbo Bagins, that would have been a nightmare to make. Although not a mini I would collect, you have to appreciate the effort and results that came out of it.
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A normal Space Marine really? No Honour guard, Sternguard, Vanguard or any of the more interesting ones, just the basic boring ones.
Well considering it is probably the best selling miniature in the history of the world I think it just makes a little bit of sense to include it in the hall of fame.
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I'm glad the Orc shaman is on the list. It's always been a favorite of mine. How can you not llove that feral pose, long face and mushroom club?
The plastic marines are a great choice too. It was a defining moment for the industry when they came out. Style-wise they gave the marines a more gritty, high-tech feel. I was always annoyed by their previous bolters, that looked like bricks with banana clips and no proper grip. The plastics finally gave the armour and gear proper definition. More importantly, though, they managed to make easily customizable minis that had consistency, personality and endless possibilities. For anyone who had to customize an entire army of metals, that was a godsend.
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n0t_u wrote:A normal Space Marine really? No Honour guard, Sternguard, Vanguard or any of the more interesting ones, just the basic boring ones.
These plastics showed that plastic armies were viable. There had been a few plastic models before then, but were generally one or two pieces, looked static and boring, and didn't have very good detail. The plastics also solidified the marine design. There had always been a lot of leeway in the metal marines 'til that point, with really ugly bolters, studded shoulder pads and experimental helmets.
Now the Honour guard, Sternguard, and Vanguard are consistent and easily recognizable as marines because of the design groundrules that were defined by the plastics. So the marines are probably more impressive compared to what came before them, rather than what came after.
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I remember when those plastic marines came out, and it really was the start of something exciting in wargaming. The Ork boyz later on were my favourite models for many, many years.
The plastic space marines for me were a return to greatness for GW. I got into GW at the tail end of RT and loved the fully convertible, posable RT marines and hated the backsliding both the boxed set and the 2nd edition marines. No bitz, minimal posing options, no seperate heads etc.
The return of multipart plastics first with Chaos Warriors then zombies and marines really made me happy. Even the Catachans with all their flaws made me happy. So yeah, they should be in.
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