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Midland, TX or Wellington, New Zealand

Other than the actual Holy Grail, haha, number one is definately the 2nd edition all pewter Thunderhawk Gunship, but I never seem to have $500-$1500 to spare at any given time :(
Number two is the Armorcast high detail Baneblade, my brother got one, but I doubt he'll ever part with it.

See my scratch-build projects here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/267859.page

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Biloxi, MS USA

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You beat me to it.

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Mine is the old old fashion Bloodletters and 2nd remake of Space Hulk. I'll be a happy boy when I get my hands on one of those things.

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The ruins of the Palace of Thorns

Tailgunner wrote:My personal holy grail is the original RT Ork Battlewagon kit. I had 3 which I bought when it was released, which I stupidly chopped up for conversions a couple of years ago. I got my hands on another one recently, which is nearly complete, and now I can't bring myself to build it. Silly really.


I have three Ork Battlewagons including one I converted into an 'ard top as seen in one of the old Ork Supplements (which I own as well, btw) or in a WD. You can see one of my Battlewagons in my gallery. Not fantastically painted, but a very chracterful model.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:I've done pretty well, my time in China with more space and money than I have now let me tick off a lot of boxes.

Both Realms of Chaos books.
The RT Compendium and Compilation
Armorcast Reaver (still haven't painted it after a year or more)

I still need the original chapter approved book to complete my RT book collection (I don't count the vehicle and battle books).


I recently picked up a second copy of Slaves to Darkness from EBay dirt cheap, just because it was cheap. It is not in very good nick, but I have a plan to scan in all of the artwork from it, and it saves me wrecking the spine of my one, which is in relatively good nick. (Better than one I saw for £75 in a second-hand bookstore anyway).

I have the Compendium too, but notthe compilation. I started playing in 1990, so I have loads of the old hardback books. Some of them are awesome. I plan to start reviewing them soon, and posting my favourite bits.

Polonius wrote:For my own collecting, I'm not sure I have a grail. I'd love the old early 2nd edition all metal eldar jetbikes, lots of them, to go with my all metal eldar army (aside from grav tanks, of course)


I have about 30 of the Harlequin Jetbikes. In the process of acquiring them I picked up a few regular, non-Harlequin metal jetbikes. I actually prefer them to the current plastic jetbikes, which I think are the worst model in the Eldar range. (Were they even designed by Jes?). Unfortunately, many of the Harlequin Jetbikes I picked up were faceplates only, so I have scavenged the bodies from under the smooth faceplates to actually build complete bikes, so I can't offer to help you.

I feel like I am bragging quite a bit in this post, but I don't care!



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Scotland

I've got some of them but I'd like to have a complete set of the original lead marines from Rogue Trader. Also I'd like to fill in the gaps of my collection of original Dark Elf citadel minis, they were very hard to come by. The ultimate holy grail is The Godess Rigg, leader of the amazons they did in the mid eighties, never managed to get hold of it.

 
   
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Gloucester

I have just stumbled across an image of the old Armorcast Ork gargant. I would happily punch my granny in the face for one of those. Failing that anyone who may consider parting with one please PM me!

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Ailaros wrote:For me it's rough riders.

Their models are terrible, so I've always known I'm going to have to do serious work with GS to get what I want. I've been threatening to make some for like 4 years now, but have never gotten around to it.


I'm just gonna get some scout bikes, and put Cadians on them, and count them as rough riders. Horses make no sense in the 40k universe.



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mine was the Chaos Dwarve WHFB Army...then i bought it on ebay the other day a complete painted army 400$

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life.

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:Due to my Hobbies addiction I actually have a few.

World of Warcraft - Collectors Edition - literally just for the pets that come with it, but its like Golddust in new/sealed condition, and painfully the odd time It's come up on ebay its when I haven't had the funds to be able to get one.

Warsong - an old Megadrive game, its one I previuosly owned, would love to have it again, but can't justify paying the often £40+ prices it goes for on ebay.

Dark Future - I played it a few times when I was younger, and I'd love to be able to get a couple of sets at some point, rarely comes up though, I've not been lucky enough to be around when a good condition set has appeared so far anyways.

Blood Bowl - those taking notice may have heard me say this before, but I mad a drastic error when I was younger and traded 17 fully painted teams, and five or so more I was working on for bloody Star Trek CCG boosters.
I was trying to make up the full NAF league at the time. I had loads of the old 2nd edition figures including a load of rare ones as I brought a load (seven or eight teams worth) off a guy in Plymouth in around 92-93. I had the unreleased troll player in there for example, so I have no idea where he got them from. So aye, I had Reikland Reavers, Chaos all Stars, Middenheim Marauders, Darkside Cowboys, Lowdown Rats, Dwarf Giants (inc the proper Star Lineman fig) and Elfheim Eagles to name a few.
So yeah, one of my long term holy Grails is to do it again, get the 2nd edition book and just fully make up the NAF division, but figs are so hard to track down, its like a Mission Impossible for me atm.

Those are my main ones.


my local has a BB box new. would you like to work something out for me to get it for you?

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Grand alliance death (whole alliance)

Stormcast eternals

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For me it's the Iron Claw Miniatures Squat Hovercar, mostly because I've never seen a painted one, which irks me.

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Los Angeles

FITZZ wrote: This...several of them.


What are they worth these days - I've got one sitting in a box in my garage.

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I want that damn Lustria tablet that was released with the army box (I think) many years ago. I swear it has been Ebay sniped from me 30 times.


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Tek wrote:


Really?

I just downloaded it for my 360 Arcade about a year ago. Much easier and nice updated graphics. Same game, just a little prettier.

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Middle Earth

I;m starting to really want some of the Kislevite models like winged lancers. Something about them just looks so cool.

Also, a Stormblade. And DkoK, as many as I can get.

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Georgia,just outside Atlanta

BloodQuest wrote:
FITZZ wrote: This...several of them.


What are they worth these days - I've got one sitting in a box in my garage.


You wouldn't consider asking me what my favorite color is...or the perhaps the air speed velocity of various species of swallows in exchange for that box would you???



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Goliath wrote:Mine would be the Space Marine Veteran Sergeant wearing Iron Armour, with the little club in his left hand, and the banner made of chainmail

Such a nice model...


Just won him on Ebay today!!!!!!!!

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Madison, WI

Rogue Trader rule book. Had one (started playing back then), it fell apart (as they all did), I tossed it. Now I would kill for one as a primary reference for my chapter (well almost).

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Los Angeles

FITZZ wrote:You wouldn't consider asking me what my favorite color is...or the perhaps the air speed velocity of various species of swallows in exchange for that box would you???


NI!

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Biloxi, MS USA

Polonius wrote:
FITZZ wrote: This...several of them.


I've got that, and more:



For my own collecting, I'm not sure I have a grail. I'd love the old early 2nd edition all metal eldar jetbikes, lots of them, to go with my all metal eldar army (aside from grav tanks, of course)


Those look familiar, though the last time I saw them, they were wrecking face on WhiteDragon's World Eaters.

I've got about 45 of them, myself.

Honestly, I can only think of one Grail myself, and I finally got one last week:

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You know you're really doing something when you can make strangers hate you over the Internet. - Mauleed
Just remember folks. Panic. Panic all the time. It's the only way to survive, other than just being mindful, of course-but geez, that's so friggin' boring. - Aegis Grimm
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One day, I will have a goliath gang...

 
   
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Nuremberg

I have the second edition rulebook and wargear, but I've mislaid my old codex imperialis, which is my favourite GW fluff book. Also would like the old army lists that came in the black and white print outs, all the old second edition cardboard ruins. Oh and the armegeddon campaign book, that was legend.
The second ed boxed set may have had pants models and an excess of blanche art, but fluff wise it was da bomb.

   
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Biloxi, MS USA

Da Boss wrote:I have the second edition rulebook and wargear, but I've mislaid my old codex imperialis, which is my favourite GW fluff book. Also would like the old army lists that came in the black and white print outs, all the old second edition cardboard ruins. Oh and the armegeddon campaign book, that was legend.


Remind me in mid-December to look, I may have a second set of all the books from the 2nd ed 40K box(if my parents haven't thrown them away with all my old WDs). I ended up with another full set last summer, but my first set was left behind when I moved. If I can find them, I'll try to toss them your way.

You know you're really doing something when you can make strangers hate you over the Internet. - Mauleed
Just remember folks. Panic. Panic all the time. It's the only way to survive, other than just being mindful, of course-but geez, that's so friggin' boring. - Aegis Grimm
Hallowed is the All Pie
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Nottingham

Rogue Trader rule book. Had one (started playing back then), it fell apart (as they all did), I tossed it. Now I would kill for one as a primary reference for my chapter (well almost).

you can download it online mate. (not sure how legal it is but I don't think GW care about that one anymore).
   
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Georgia,just outside Atlanta

BloodQuest wrote:
FITZZ wrote:You wouldn't consider asking me what my favorite color is...or the perhaps the air speed velocity of various species of swallows in exchange for that box would you???


NI!


...How about a shrubbery???


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Mattlov wrote:I want that damn Lustria tablet that was released with the army box (I think) many years ago. I swear it has been Ebay sniped from me 30 times.


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Tek wrote:


Really?

I just downloaded it for my 360 Arcade about a year ago. Much easier and nice updated graphics. Same game, just a little prettier.


Did they throw in censors in the 360 arcade version. As I recall there was a bit of womanly squishy bitz shown in this. Otherwise of they didn't I'm going to think of investing in this

On-Topic: The Forgeworld Broadside suit. I asked the guy at my store to order one about twice and he never did. Wasted the entire summer waiting for it, so I can safely say I've sought after after this grail.

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My holy grail is not a single miniature, per se, rather a goal of painting every single army I own to a tabletop standard that I am happy with. So far the unpainted tally reaches to:

~ 30k of 40k models
~ 5k of fantasy models
~ 100k of Epic models

So it doesn't look like I am going to get it done in my lifetime anyway!

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It's been said before, but I still want my own Thunderhawk...

I would so fly that around the room after it was all painted and make swooshing sounds...then I'd end up dropping it and kicking my TV in anger!

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Philipppines/United Kingdom

I'd like to be able to get a 40k Sigmar...would have to be commissioned. And to paint my army to look like a 40k sigmar army. Neither is working. Other than that I am really keen to get all the Ratlings/Halflings GW have produced.

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