Favourite classic model.

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**jobalisk**

Whats your favorite classic 40k model from the 80's or 90's?

I'm personally a big fan of the old eldar wraith-assassins/executioners.

**NoiseMarine with Tinnitus**

Rogue Trader deodarant can tank.

Encapsulated a time when the game was about the hobby and not the bottom line.

**JohnnyHell**

Commissar Yarrick, the original one.

**Excommunicatus**

The original Asmodai.

Not sure why, but he's been my favourite mini since 1996.

**Elbows**

I'd say it's nearly impossible to pick a favourite...the mid-late 90's were the Jes Goodwin golden era. The sculpting quality had gone up tremendously over the Rogue Trader era, but hadn't reached the "mayhem" of current sculpts. Plastic sculpts were still too expensive/new to be particularly impressive, but metals were absolutely shining.

GW hit a dip in the early 2000's when a large number of new sculptors came onboard and you had some pretty dire sculpts (filtering in among the good ones). Then within the past ten years you had the real plastic renaissance where plastic sculpting really took off.

This is the first time you really had a bunch of Space Marine characters that were shining; Calgar, Corbulo, Dante, Azriel, etc.

**jobalisk**

The old cypher model is still a stunner. For a long, long time it was the only named character model I owned.

**Inquisitor Lord Katherine**

Old Exorcist. I don't actually know when it came out.

**Larks**

Lord-Solar Macharius, definitely.

**kingheff**

Maugan ra, old as hell but still a great model.

**Argive**

jobalisk wrote:
Whats your favorite classic 40k model from the 80's or 90's?

I'm personally a big fan of the old eldar wraith-assassins/executioners.

I will second the wraith assassin.

I actualy got one on ebay just for a painting project.

I wish they would re-introduce the concept of assain wraiths

No idea what the fluff/lore is behind them as it was way before my time.

**ccs**

Leman Russ

Only Primarch model to ever be made in 40k until the last several years. Always leads my SW (using Ragnars rules)

**Either/Or**

Azrael and Ezekiel are definitely my two favorite 90s sculpts

**AnomanderRake**

I usually prefer newer sculpts to older sculpts, but I do really like the old Necron Wraiths. I think they're the only unit that's moved from metal to plastic where I liked the old metal model better.

**Racerguy180**

MKIII Sgt w chainsword and plasma pistol.

**Gadzilla666**

The old titans for epic. And the gargant. Especially the gargant. Only ever got to see it in wd though.

**Eldarain**

Terminator Chaplain.

**John Prins**

The Slaanesh sorceress with a bionic, hoofed leg.

**Insectum7**

I'm partial to the 1st Ed Terminator Captain. If I had to pick a fave it might be that.

The 2nd Ed Marneus Calgar is a really detailed, yet clean sculpt. Love it.

Lots of the Eldar from that era, and many of the Orks as well.

**Duskweaver**

The RT-era Kev Adams orks were what brought me into the hobby. Before Brian Nelson ruined them.

**PenitentJake**

Throned genestealer patriarch.

I also have a classic librarian- he's got a psychic hood, but rather than two eyeholes, he has a visor slit.

Also prefer old metal noise marines and daemonettes.

**LoftyS**

Nothing from the 80s or 90s. Unless Warp Spiders were from then.

Tyranid Ravener from (I think) 2005 and Tau XV15 Stealth Suits from 2001 are the closest to "classic" I enjoy the look of.

I think original IG Storm Troopers were 1999, they were pretty lit. Kasrkin were better, but Scions are worse than both.

I guess the Raveners is the only old sculpt that I can say is better than all versions that came before and after.

**Ratius**

Cant choose but either

or

**Nazrak**

Duskweaver wrote:
The RT-era Kev Adams orks were what brought me into the hobby. Before Brian Nelson ruined them.

Same, although I love the Nelson redesigns as well!

Other than those, the ones that immediately spring to mind are the original metal Terminators, the first ever MkVII armour Marines, and basically all of the original Goodwin Craftworld Eldar (special mention to the Warlocks, which look fantastic to this day)

**Nevelon**

The old metal scouts have held up incredibly well. A lot of the old RT officers and vets still hold a special place in my heart, but some of that is nostalgia. Chaplains have been good from every era. And there is an old IG officer that constantly finds his way onto my “favorite minis” lists of stuff I’ve done.

**Valkyrie**

Classic Flayed Ones.

**The Newman**

The 2nd edition Space Marine Dreadnaught will always hold a special place in my heart, it's the reason my first army was Dark Angels.

**timetowaste85**

For 40k it’s the original Black Templar champion holding the blade two handed. Second is the amazing terminator chaplain.

If we include combo models (meaning Daemons from WHFB/40k) it’s the thin KoS with the bull head (not squid head). I got into slaanesh BECAUSE of that model.

**Dai**

2nd edition Chaos Terminator squad champion and Dreadnought
10 Plastic tactical marines for a fiver box was pretty great models for the time and price!
Original Ghaz and Ork Dreadnought
Abaddon the Armless was incredible on release and I always had a soft spot for him even after years of ridicule
As someone mentioned above, the metal carnifex.

Fantasy battle war wagon, originals vlad and isabella, gotrek and felix . Orion and Ariel.

**Insectum7**

Valkyrie wrote:
Classic Flayed Ones.

Those were great! The new ones represent maybe the greatest drop in quality for any 'updated' sculpt.

**Gadzilla666**

Insectum7 wrote:
Valkyrie wrote:
Classic Flayed Ones.

Those were great! The new ones represent maybe the greatest drop in quality for any 'updated' sculpt.

Have you seen the new sob repentia squad?