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So I am pretty excited. I just found this bad boy on e-bay and picked it up for $30 (US).



I didn't even know it existed before I saw it. And then I got to thinking about some other sets that they used to make. I actually think the older, metal Venerable Dreadnought was a pretty cool looking model. While most new stuff looks way better than the old stuff (i.e. orks and dark eldar) there are a few things, like this kit, that is really not old, just not made anymore. So, what kits do you like that are not in production anymore?

Finecast space marine veterans, the new kits just can't compare.

I miss a lot of the necromunda range,

but especially the necro munda weapons sprues..

Is it too early to mention the older kits with double the same amount of models as the current kits, for half the price?

-P

(more properly.. I reaaaally want a couple of the old Ork Battlewagon kits from the days of 2nd ed.. )

http://www.solegends.com/citcat19911/c2088orkbattlewagon-02.htm

The old Sternguard models; the plastics are cool and all but the finecast/metal Sternguard are some of the best models GW has ever made.

The 3rd edition Tyrant Guard; I dunno, they looked really cool with the shields and the upright posture.

Older Flayed Ones; once again, new ones are nice but the older ones are better.

Las/Plas razorbacks
3rd/4th edition Hive Tyrant

 sing your life wrote:
Finecast space marine veterans, the new kits just can't compare.

They still show up on GW’s site for me, not sure which one you are talking about. There are advantages of the single sculpt (as opposed to multi-part) kits, and I like some of the old vets better then what can be made from the van/sterngaurd kits. But the new plastic veterans are very nice IMHO.

From a personal standpoint, I’d like some more old metal terminators. Mostly because I’d like to fill out my assault squad to 10 men. There are also some select RT models I’d not mind haveing.

If they did a retro-re-release of RTB01, I’d probably grab one. They’d probably charge $100 for it though.

Plastic sisters of battle.

"But melissia, they were never released!"

Well that just shows how old they freaking are, considering we've had talk from high-ranking GW employees about plastic sisters for almost ten years.

The 2nd ed Arbites, and make Jes sculpt up a few more poses.

Old daemonettes. If daemons of Slaanesh weren't so ugly I might collect some.

They're supposed to be androgynous but sexually alluring, yet the models are simply just ugly imo.

 Truth118 wrote:
Old daemonettes. If daemons of Slaanesh weren't so ugly I might collect some.

They're supposed to be androgynous but sexually alluring, yet the models are simply just ugly imo.

B-b-but boobs! I agree though, the last iteration of Daemonettes was much better than the current "leather and hair spray" versions.

Flayed a thousand times over, the new ones are a joke compared to the ones from back in the day

Metal Killa Kanz!

The orginal Rouge Trader Marines, Eldar, Orks and Squats

Who made that thread about people calling something that it isn't? Because "Rouge" Trader would be on the top of the list, haha.

I loved the old school metal Cadians, new ones are too clunky and generic.

Is a Rouge Trader not an Avon saleslady?

Or maybe it was Maybelline?

The original Chaos Space Marine models, only redone. I would love it if Forge World started to reproduce them with their old, organic looking armor, only with modern and proper casting and modeling.

 Icculus wrote:
So I am pretty excited. I just found this bad boy on e-bay and picked it up for $30 (US).

Spoiler:

I didn't even know it existed before I saw it. And then I got to thinking about some other sets that they used to make. I actually think the older, metal Venerable Dreadnought was a pretty cool looking model. While most new stuff looks way better than the old stuff (i.e. orks and dark eldar) there are a few things, like this kit, that is really not old, just not made anymore. So, what kits do you like that are not in production anymore?

They technically still make it. It's simply the Command Squad box with the BT chapter upgrade kit all rolled into 1 box.


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 Wyzilla wrote:
The original Chaos Space Marine models, only redone. I would love it if Forge World started to reproduce them with their old, organic looking armor, only with modern and proper casting and modeling.

This.

Those guys were great.

The 2007 Eldar jetbike (yeah, unreleased for more than 6 years now):

Resin Tau bunker (even older):

Hardfoam Townhouse (given to selected GW stores):

City of Death Prototype sprues (given to selected GW stores):






Also Juan Diaz Daemonettes and Ollies Genestealer Cult miniatures.

 Grimtuff wrote:

 Icculus wrote:
So I am pretty excited. I just found this bad boy on e-bay and picked it up for $30 (US).

Spoiler:

I didn't even know it existed before I saw it. And then I got to thinking about some other sets that they used to make. I actually think the older, metal Venerable Dreadnought was a pretty cool looking model. While most new stuff looks way better than the old stuff (i.e. orks and dark eldar) there are a few things, like this kit, that is really not old, just not made anymore. So, what kits do you like that are not in production anymore?

They technically still make it. It's simply the Command Squad box with the BT chapter upgrade kit all rolled into 1 box.


Automatically Appended Next Post:

 Wyzilla wrote:
The original Chaos Space Marine models, only redone. I would love it if Forge World started to reproduce them with their old, organic looking armor, only with modern and proper casting and modeling.

This.

Those guys were great.

While the old terminators looked awful, these guys were simply aweosme. They looked original and their armor looked like it was seriously warped by Chaos. I do still love current chaos space marine armor (like those in Dark Vengeance), but the old guys just had an awesome feel to them. I'd happily buy them up and it's a shame I didn't get into W40K when they were made. Although I do admit they could use modernized love. The minis look unique, but FW could really do some awesome (true) resin detailed models.

(I particularly adore their helmets and backpacks.)

The Grey Slayers boxes set and the Wulfen from the short lived 13th Company line, sure the Grey Slayer box was just the Grey Hunter and Chaos Box mixed, but still so cool looking.

Metal Sternguard and Vanguard squads.

I really, really regret not picking up the Legion of the Damned while they were in metal.

 Mr. S Baldrick wrote:
The 2nd ed Arbites, and make Jes sculpt up a few more poses.

This x1000. I LOVE those 2ed Arbites.

2nd editions screamer killer style Carnifex. Those things looked scary as hell when they were charging you down on the table top.

I also prefer the 2nd edition terminators, and metal dreadnoughts as opposed to the current plastic ones. They sort of lost something in the plastic conversion all though they look very similar. In the case of the terminators, I think it is the wider leg stance since moving on to the larger bases.

I also prefer the metal grey knight terminators to the plastic ones.

20man IG box .

 Squigsquasher wrote:
The old Sternguard models; the plastics are cool and all but the finecast/metal Sternguard are some of the best models GW has ever made.

The 3rd edition Tyrant Guard; I dunno, they looked really cool with the shields and the upright posture.

Older Flayed Ones; once again, new ones are nice but the older ones are better.

I have to say I do like the old Tyrant Guard, I've got 6 of them, but the new ones fit the 'Nid aesthetic more.

Much prefer the 3rd Ed Tyrant too.

endlesswaltz123 wrote:
2nd editions screamer killer style Carnifex. Those things looked scary as hell when they were charging you down on the table top.

I also prefer the 2nd edition terminators, and metal dreadnoughts as opposed to the current plastic ones. They sort of lost something in the plastic conversion all though they look very similar. In the case of the terminators, I think it is the wider leg stance since moving on to the larger bases.

I also prefer the metal grey knight terminators to the plastic ones.

Unless you are talking about the OLD metal dreads, the modern plastics are actually quite similar. While the basic one could be re-cut to more efficiently use sprue space, the dread kits are some of my favorite ones these days.

Much prefer the old Death Company models.