Those funky Australian hat wearing rough-riders, please!
Rift Knight
· 5 months ago
Yes, yes, yes, exactly. Those were the best rough rider models they ever had.
Rift Knight
Gotthammer
· 5 months ago
Las-plas Razorback turret would be rather useful.
Old servitors and tech-priests.
slipwing
· 5 months ago
Genestealer Hybrids
Grantavius
· 5 months ago
I'm very much in agreement- I'd love to expand my genestealer cult army.
Ssyrie
· 5 months ago
I agree. I've got a few and was going to mix them into a rebel IG army. More would be better, especially the plastic ones from the Space Hulk Genestealer expansion. Those are much easier to convert than the old metal ones.
LEGION3000
· 5 months ago
Abso-freakin-lutely. Although I think I would love it if they did an all new sculpt because I bet they would look sweet since the redesign of the tyranids.
guarsman001
· 5 months ago
o my god i would love it if they came out with geensteeler cultists... ide just buy em all up...everyone i see...screw death korps my piggy bank would go to the geensteeler cultists
Chaosgerbil
· 5 months ago
Good call. I love the few hybrids I have, although the metal ones had much better detail than the plastic space hulk ones. My fantasy is to see a plastic hybrid kit and a genestealer cult army list. In the old days you could run a genestealer cult dedicated to a chaos power, even with a possessed patriarch.
guarsman001
· 5 months ago
u could do such a thing...tis blasphimy...and the limos...ya were that special that we have limos...sm half to settle with a battlefeild taxi whal we get mo fin limos
BigGrim
· 5 months ago
QFT. I would love the Hybrids, Patriarch and Magus models to return. The Broodlord just doesn't cut it.
HARUHI
· 5 months ago
The original Noise Marines man. Those guys are awesome with their guitars as guns.
SLXIII
· 5 months ago
Forget the old models, I wish i could bring back the old prices......
FiscalHermitCrab
· 5 months ago
Second!
Cam
· 5 months ago
Female Commissar -- a fun figure with a high demand, if ebay is anything to go by Chaos Cultists -- wonderfully characterful, nice sculpts, and 1001 uses! High Elf spearmen, archers and command sets -- leagues better than the current plastics in every respect Last metal deamonettes
derek
· 5 months ago
I agree on the female commissar, had mine "lifted" at a tourney, and Ebay has been uncooperative in trying to replace it.
Steve
· 5 months ago
Yay, look at those speeders- they actually look good, unlike the newer plastic ones.
FiscalHermitCrab
· 5 months ago
Praetorians. The first ever WD I bought had a battle between them and the orks done like Rourke's Drift and they have been my favourite guard army since then. Now if they came out in plastic I'd be a broke man.
crazyredpraetorian
· 5 months ago
I could use a couple hundred more Praetorians.LOL
CoatedTrout
· 5 months ago
Agreed.
These would be my favourite old skool minis that I can think of right now.
Yes!
· 5 months ago
Yes!
Zemlod
· 5 months ago
I second (and third) that!
mordiano
· 5 months ago
ahh yeah.. they ar not even in the collectors (limited) range.. otherwise you all know mordians are cooler :)
FiscalHermitCrab
· 5 months ago
If by cooler you mean not, then yes. Everyone knows that what gives the Mordians their iron discipline is that they're actually 7% iron from the ramrod shoved up their backsides at birth. The chief weapon of the Praetorians is their stiff upper lips, that and their near fanatical devotion to the Emperor. Yes their two chief weapons are stiff upper lips and near fanatical devotion to the Emperor. Oh and surprise.
PenelopeTheWonderPony
· 5 months ago
And Michael Caine impersonations.
Commisar_Xi
· 5 months ago
There are some plastic 28mm figs from this company that work as Praetorians pretty well.
The Mark 8 Space Marine armour without the arms. Always been after that one.
Rob
· 5 months ago
The old Legion of the Damned character Sergeant.
Bubber
· 5 months ago
I have him & had to spend £100 to be able to get him. He must be worth a few bucks now!
Dan-e
· 5 months ago
I would vote any Legion of the Damned, unless those pictures of greens from the games days are going to be made for real, and in which case... Centurius, the Legion sergeant that was never sold in the stores.
joedog
· 4 months ago
Centurious - who was pimped in White Dwarf a few times, but only acvailable at GW stores (at a time when there were only two or three GW stores in America).
Phil
· 5 months ago
Teutogen Guard would be my first pick, those guys were amazing great sword alternatives, and for 40k, probably the scout jet bikers
Andrew
· 5 months ago
Hey can we get the 30 plastic marines, or three rihino box or two landraider box for $19.95. Or the old devestors box with a landspeeder, tarantula, and mole mortar for $15.00. Remember those days. It would be totally cool if they would just start their own bits service again. Youd think just based on factory rejects and stuff where one part is fouled they could ,ake a mint..i'm sure they just throw it away now.
Those old molds are bought and paid for why not use them. If they were profitable in 1990 (5 eldar aspects for $7.00) why would they not be now (1 aspect warrior $7.00)
Its not like GW to pass up a buck and plenty of other companies are making a killing selling bits. If GW did it on mass scale they could even pass the savings onto the consumer.....er....er..yeah right.
ROB0362
· 5 months ago
Why do you want there Bitz service the service you get is so much better from Other companies like Bitz Barn. My go GW would charge 7 dollars for shipping.
The cost of the molds is not what drives up the price of Metals is it the RAW MATERIALS check the Rapid rise in Raw Materials over the last 10 Years
Andrew
· 5 months ago
so thats why the plastics are so much more expensive?
I understand that there are companies that do it cheaper....but really GW should be able to do it cheaper that any of them. No cost for packaging, direct access to the product, overruns and slight rejects. No GW could do it cheaper, but they wont.
I remember when you could by bits by the pound.....by the pound.
Psychopomp
· 5 months ago
Man O' War ships for me, please.
Ssyrie
· 5 months ago
Not gonna happen. I heard that most of the molds broke so they would have to remake them.
LEGION3000
· 5 months ago
Pretty much everything in the defunct confrontation range. All the psykers, lords, rogue trader captains weird gangers.
And......wait for it........ARBITES PLEASE!!!! The old ones are vastly superior sculpts to the modern necromunda ones. They had more detail, more character, and better casting.
And how about Imperial robots, anyone remember those things. The Pre- Dreadnaugh. My group still has three that we proxy in for Sentinels for a laugh. I would vote Praetorians also but at 2 models for $15 or whatever they would be its still not a feasible army unless money is no object.
As for fantasy. I think Skaw the Falconer was a great model.
faultie
· 5 months ago
Adeptus Arbites and Legio Cybernetica, please!
mathhammer
· 5 months ago
Adeptus Arbites can be found in the Necromunda section:
Did you read the above post? Enforcers ≠ Arbites, by fluff or models. He's talking about the older Jes Goodwin sculpted ones. They are far and away better than the "Enforcers" from Necromunda, and the casting is of a much higher caliber (at least judging from the 30+ of each that I've got).
BigGrim
· 5 months ago
Those robots were aces! I'd love them!
Eric
· 5 months ago
Night Lords all of them...:)
Union Jackal
· 5 months ago
Some old gems I'd happily buy again:
* Astartes Captain with Terminator Honours (went through two of these in the old days with incrementally-better paint jobs before hacksawing four minis together to make a custom Captain) * 2nd Edition Land Speeder (standard and Ravenwing versions- the new ones never looked 'right' to me) * Original Space Fleet Gothic-class Cruisers (they made great Astartes strike cruisers for BFG)
Arhurt
· 5 months ago
Squats!
Yah like it would happen :P
Tarris Vaal
· 5 months ago
Chaos Dwarves - doesnt matter which model, any of them would do.
Karrik
· 5 months ago
Chaos Dwarfs.
Learn to spell, idiot.
PenelopeTheWonderPony
· 5 months ago
Learn some manners, jackass.
Cap'n Slappy
· 5 months ago
I like how you complain about a random post when the poll on the right side of the page spells it "dwarves" as well.
I agree that (at least in wfb) the plural of dwarf is dwarfs, but dwarves is also an accepted spelling.
Karrik
· 5 months ago
Dwarves is an accepted spelling in LotR and in games that are ripping off Tolkien's universe. It didn't exist as a spelling until it was introduced by JRRT. The only correct spelling for Chaos Dwarfs is Chaos Dwarfs. If the poster wanted a range reinstated they could bother to at least learn the name of that range.
The BoLS community have made it clear that they allow spelling errors to slide through sometimes - that is why we proof read for them. They are very responsive to emails regarding language errors.
Too
· 5 months ago
Karrik, change your coffee to decaffeinated.
Mike X
· 5 months ago
Ahahahahaha!!!
Bobx66
· 5 months ago
You are the worst kind of mouth breather. You are the reason that I am ashamed to say I play warhammer.
ROB0362
· 5 months ago
Karrik,
You are THE lowest form to Forum troll. The one who says nothing but pick on spelling and that makes them feel SUPERIOR. YOU are a LOSER in the worst way.
Get a LIFE
Conrad
· 5 months ago
Who CARES?!?
Tad
· 5 months ago
Harlequin Jetbikes!
khorneguy
· 5 months ago
I'd second that :D I've just started converting up an all-harlequin force, using standard eldar rules
nonymouse
· 5 months ago
Space Marine Jetbikes
fenris
· 5 months ago
I have a few of those jetbikes floating around. They are pretty awesome, in an antique kind of way. I particularly like my techmarine on the jetbike waving a wrench. Whats he going to do with that? Loosen the nuts on some enemy vehicle?
RealGenius
· 5 months ago
I second (third?) the request for SM jetbikes.
fenris
· 5 months ago
Well, I already have 12 of them, but a few more would be fun!
k
· 5 months ago
the old plague marine and storm trooper figures, they are just too badass
Anggul
· 5 months ago
3rd ed hive tyrant and classic screamer-killer please ^_^
Grandjester
· 5 months ago
No love for Zoats?
LEGION3000
· 5 months ago
Hmm, hippopotamus centaurs with clubs and axes in 40k. I think I will pass.
Chaosgerbil
· 5 months ago
Sure, I'll take more Zoats!
Clubs and axes? Those have been part of 40k since forever and will continue to be part of the game. Ever seen an Ork slugga boy?
Damn, you beat my to the 'reset the squat-clock button'
That big fat dragon they showed in WD a few months back would be cool though. The one where you had to make your own wing membrane. My Dark Elves would become something to be truely feared.
Havik110
· 5 months ago
I need Flesh tearer shoulder pads...bring those back 1st...
Kettu
· 5 months ago
lets see, Daemonettes (The most recent metal ones that were droped for the current crap) Sister of Battle Banner Bearer Sister of Battle Canoness Metal Immolator turret.
Yeah, I'm set.
Tyler Enz
· 5 months ago
Seekers too! If they bring back both those and daemonettes GW will get so much of my money...
xbruthamanx
· 5 months ago
Imperial Guard Jetbikes. And Squ@t Exo Armor on a bike.
xbruthamanx
· 5 months ago
maybe the imperial guard landspeeder as well, maybe...
mordiano
· 5 months ago
hey! They should release that terminator on a bike they never made a model for! Remember it being concealed in another trooper due to assasin rules. Very funny!!
That guy
· 5 months ago
One of the old pod dreds
Hwilam
· 5 months ago
Yes! The weird little curled up pilot was amazing!
Just some marine dude
· 5 months ago
Bullock Jet Bikes (Marine)
Kataan
· 5 months ago
Vincent Black Shadow! Yeah baby.
gwensdad
· 5 months ago
Any of the original "Imperial Army" metal figs. Confrontation tech gangers (I'm using them for something) Original Rough Riders Original Shokk Attack Gun Boarboyz (and some current rules pleaz) Original Metal Sentinals (Egg-shaped w/multilaser) Female Commissars Squats (to be used as "high gravity world" guard
Hwilam
· 5 months ago
And why can't there be heavy worlders? A staple of science fiction for years, squat humans from high gravity worlds need to be represented!
faultie
· 5 months ago
If this applies to Fantasy as well, I'd like another Tsar Boris and some of Bronzino's Galloper guns!
M
· 5 months ago
Agreed, they should re-release the full DoW range, I want the Bearmen of Ursulo - And The original "S" Bend Chaos Dragon - with Egrimm van Horstmann.
klemanius
· 5 months ago
anyone remember the zombie dragon?
Ryan
· 5 months ago
Yes! The ability to buy Tsar Boris or at least his mount would be a godsend. Finally the ability to make practically(for GW) priced bear calvary!!
faultie
· 5 months ago
Actually, better than a bunch of Urskin (Boris' bear) wold be a re-release of the older (5th ed?) bear cavalry (the ones on cavalry mounts, not a large square base). That would be great!
kaptin scuzgob
· 5 months ago
Squats! SQUATS! SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATS!!!!!!
PenelopeTheWonderPony
· 5 months ago
Gorkamorka Nobz! Those sculpts were awesome, far better than the 3rd Ed metal ones, more characterful than the AoBR ones, and almost as cool as the new multipart plastics (although those win out for being, y'know, multipart plastics).
FOE
· 5 months ago
I would kill somebody for the previous metal daemonettes and seekers.
faultie
· 5 months ago
Yeah, that's how it's usually done to summon daemons.
BigGrim
· 5 months ago
Yup. I want those back! So much better than the crap plastics.
Flopsythebunny
· 5 months ago
Those old IG stormtroopers with the berets. Praetorians too.
clkeagle
· 5 months ago
I'm seeing Praetorians as a common them here, and it's easy to see why. They were a brilliant variant on the old Mordians.
But as to the old stormtroopers... You ever try making more than one unit of those? I wanted some before the new IG Codex was released... so I eBay-purchased quite a few. The sergeants are magnificent, the special/heavy weapons troops are good, but the plastics are awful. Because of the way the plastic arms are integrated, there is absolutely NOTHING you can do to customize the regular troops. The result is a 2nd Edition-style clone army which looks horrible against modern multi-part (or even Black Reach) forces. I'd much rather see more a variety of beret heads as an option whenever they come up with a full-on plastic Stormtrooper set (assuming it happens before 6th edition...).
Put me down for an assortment of the armless Mk VI pewter marine poses and the turbofan jump packs. I kick myself in the butt almost daily for not buying the jump packs before the bitz cutoff... they're going for insane prices on eBay compared to the original dollar-each. And if they do that... or even if they don't... PLEASE let them figure out the need for a pack of pewter studded MKVI shoulderpads. Current plastic bitz sellers are throwing 75% of their tactical squad parts in the garbage, and making all their profit off that shoulderpad and a few other bits.
Hwilam
· 5 months ago
I second the studded shoulderpad!
Eric
· 5 months ago
Oh yea here is a few more, the old school land speeders, the entire harlequin range, not just the 7 or so available now, Steel legion (entire range) if they are not available anymore. I checked on GW's collectors range and they are not there and I do not have the latest catalog( the one I have is from 2006-07) so forgive me if all this stuff is available.
faultie
· 5 months ago
Much Steel Legion is now in the collector's range. Maybe not every single one, but they've got the 3 officers, 10-man infantry squads, special weapons and heavy weapons, and even the Steel Legion Commissar!
Fulminata
· 5 months ago
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's everything they did. It would be nice if they went back and finished the line by adding models armed with flamers, meltaguns, autocannons and mortars... heck, I'd be happy with just the flamers and meltaguns, but everything they did make is available.
mordiano
· 5 months ago
yeah.. especially for IG nowadays, actually each "realy classic" regiment lacks at least one special weapon. Mordians: plasma, Valhallans:plasma, Tallarn;flamer
Kait
· 5 months ago
I second the old Vincent Blackshadows and open-cockpit landspeeders. Also, dare I say it... Squat bikes.
NO ORK STUFF. Sorry greenskin generals, but there's so much ork shit out there it's downright disgusting.
PenelopeTheWonderPony
· 5 months ago
Orks still have a much smaller model range than Space Marines, even BEFORE you count in the different chapters. All of our new models are fixing glaringly obvious omissions in the model line, like the complete lack of ANY attractive vehicles before this edition. And Space Marines get a new model with every single event these days, if not two.
1) Original Space Marine dreadnought. 2) Khorne Daemon engine (it had two big wheels like carts, and carried a lash and axe, with two HB's built into the chassis)
I already have the daemon engine (which a friend is now using as a counts-as Daemon Price or Khorne dreadnought) but I always thought they looked really cool and would want to see more of them in games.
Nuwisha
· 5 months ago
Those are old Epic Blood Slaughterers. So those heavy bolters are actually something much much bigger :)
YES - bring back the Blood Slaughterers with rules!!
BigGrim
· 5 months ago
Leman Russ and maybe the original Lord MacCragge
LEGION3000
· 5 months ago
LOL you mean the one on the toilet?
BigGrim
· 5 months ago
Aye! He has his cape and attendant with him.
BERZERKERMIKE84
· 5 months ago
HERES SOMETHING THEY SHOULD REALLY BRING BACK AND I KNOW ALL OF U WOULD AGREE....BITS!!!!! NOT TOO LONG AGO U COULD HAVE BOUGHT EVERY AND ANY BIT FROM THEIR RANGE. SORRY FOR THE CAPS,KEYBOARD IS OLD
Denzark
· 5 months ago
What about if they stopped fannying around with this stupid 'Collectors' and 'Bitz' and went back to the old mail order service, where you could buy any individual component still being sold in the shops, and a vast array of old retro goodness- yes I ordered 10 Rogue Trader jump packs prior to that option being closed - that float anyones boat?
What about the original RTB01 MkVI marines - or the matching guard box set?
Azrael
· 5 months ago
It is down to cost, it was too expensive for them to stock components, to make, to store, and distribute. For the amount the saved in stopping selling bitz, and in reorganising GW store stocks, they saved enough to design half a dozen or more baneblade sized kits. I lament the loss of bitz, particularly as it coincided with a dramatic increase in conversions for me, typically, but the prospect of new goodies is great too, and bitz can always be found somewhere.
Denzark
· 5 months ago
Have you seen what people pay on Ebay for some of these parts or even rare miniatures? And the previous service can't have been running at a loss - they seem to be weathering the financial storm anyhoo.
Andrew
· 5 months ago
so what you are saying is the manufacturer couldn't turn a profit, but all these small (and not so small) bits resellers can turn huge profits????? Do the math... These bits traders are paying much more for those bits than GW would. I think thats a big profit GW is missing out on.
I've been to lots of factories and there are always overruns and pieces with small mistakes....maybe one arm gets messed up on a sprue. No they could do it but they would rather you buy the entire box.
I'd like to see GW profit structure....where does all the money go, i understand that they are publicly traded now, but really are they must be paying their executives like US automanufacturers.
Lord
· 5 months ago
If you want pictures, Fritz, from wayofsaimhann.blogspot.com has a large collection of old school models posted, every friday!
I wont say squats cause thats to obvious so Ill say Slaan or space pirates
Andrew
· 5 months ago
Really any or the old marauder, the dark elves and chaos thugs they put out back in the day were so good...they still look better than most of the stuff out there now. Some of those old metal ogres are really cool too.
Yes the old harliquins. In fact most any of the older jes goodwin stuff still holds up. Just to annoy some people the old metal female space marines (yes i know thats not what they are) Old marine jump packs. The second set of land speeders...get rid of the bumper cars of death. But really most of the new stuff really is better looking. I still use my old mk VI marines but i have to admit that the detailing on the new ones is just far better on most miniatures.
DH
· 5 months ago
The old original imperial assassin model
Big Jim
· 5 months ago
I'd love to be able to get a bunch of those 2nd ed speeders!
kaptin scuzgob
· 5 months ago
The plastic Warriors of Chaos, the ones before the current versions. You know, the ones all hunched over with the massive halberds. They'd make perfect Forsaken with a little bit of conversion
shinohai
· 5 months ago
the metal daemonettes, the ones right before these awful plastic ones.
daemonkin
· 5 months ago
Calgar on the toilet! FTW!!
D.
Elton
· 5 months ago
I would like to add another vote for the old style noise marine.
steve
· 5 months ago
i would just want the body, i love the current sonic weapons
Bubber
· 5 months ago
would love to see the old ogre shaman but I think they've lost the mould for that one though
Nick
· 5 months ago
I'd vote for just about every RT era model+harlies and any other model of a discontinued unit. Although there are certainly some cool looking 2rd and 3rd models that need to see the light of day, noise marines included.
RazorOne
· 5 months ago
I was going through my stuff the other day and I actually have an un-primed box of "legion of the damned" I wonder what those are worth now???
Those land speeders pictured in the post are pretty cool, as are the original land raider and aspect warriors.
GW
· 5 months ago
MAN O WAR models, Re-release the game. Awesome
Nash
· 5 months ago
There's so many "old" models I'd like to get my hands upon (again) for projects of my own I don't really know where to start: - the "armless" model of SM in MK3 Iron Armour (I'd really like to get hold of a handful of these for my DiY chapter's honour guard)... - the Mechanicus Squat in power armour... - a lot of old chaos models, like the 1994 (IIRC) model which had a 4 fingered, claw like Power Fist, or "Old school" Plague Marines and Khorne Berserkers... - both cyboar heads... - the Slaneshi titan's head for Epic... - the whole range (well, that's 4 models) of Jes Goodwin Arbites... - the 3 Jes Goodwin Space Wolf Scout Sergeants... - the Iron Priest... - and more...
Actually I have most of these models already, but since most of the plans I have for them include quite a bit of "cutting" I can't resign myself to risk models which I won't be able to find again easily...
Serebrate
· 5 months ago
Let the dead rest in peace.
nurglez
· 5 months ago
I would have to add another request for the old noise marines, those guys rocked!
Thatguy
· 5 months ago
Pre heresy space marine stuff would be cool.
Commisar_Xi
· 5 months ago
The original Knights and Titans for Epic.
RazorOne
· 5 months ago
Heck, I wish they would take Epic back from Specialist games so to speak and mass produce it under GW as it was originally. They are rumored to be bringing back space hulk, so why not? If I could get Epic stuff off the shelf at my LGS I would be all over that!!! I hate having to bid for stuff on ebay and given that I won't pay a fortune for said items I have yet to get any Epic items, so if they brought it back so to speak I would be VERY VERY happy...:)
skelator
· 5 months ago
deffinatly the old black gaurd and the old chaos raptors
and mebby the old vehicle acssesrioe sprue
Captain Justerin
· 5 months ago
Squat Trikes... and Hearthguard.... and about a million other squats lol
The Biggest Dwarf
· 5 months ago
I want those old chaos predators with those Daemons tearing out of the front.
lord kroll
· 5 months ago
The original twisty metal bloodletters. the current plastics are close but the orginals were sweet. & the original Bloodthirster as well with all the various head & arm components. Squats on Harleys, Squats on Jetboards .....oh, the van from the old folks home has just arrived to take me away.
Mananarepublic
· 5 months ago
The original pirate Space Ork nobz... nuff said!
Also: - The old metal space marine kits (but with metal arms as well this time please, metal and plastic mixes are not that fun :-)) - Bugmans dwarves (don't comment on the spelling please), I have the box but more people should be allowed to enjoy it. - Orc shaman on War wyvern (fantasy battle)
/M
Orphic
· 5 months ago
Daemonettes!
Conrad
· 5 months ago
The old Mark VI marines for certain. My entire army is Mark VI and scouts. I was collecting them in 2nd ed and would literally spend 4 weeks saving my pocket money (I was 12) just so I could mail order 5 of them at £2 a pop. You even got the backpacks and arms with them!
Now, I'm stuck cause I can't get hold of any more and I need to build some attack bikes. I've been left to scavenge the exact bodies from plastics....which sucks because the plastic marines are bigger than the metal ones.
Also, the ironic thing is I LOVED the old Land Speeder which BoLS is using in the image for this thread. The new ones sucked for my army and I want to add some speeders but refuse to get anything but the old styles...unfortuanatly that means either paying £30-40 a pop on Ebay or just not having them...so far I've opted for not.
And yes!!! Lets have the BitZ range back!!! White Dwarf used to come out with the product code for every bit of every new model and a picture of those bits all in the back. If GW wants to pad out the mag even more they could start doing that again.
squighound
· 5 months ago
I'd like to see a lot of the adrian wood metal orks again...
...But I don't really see the point in this. Half of the fun of rare old models is that they're old. And rare. I love my old techmarine and ork warboss, because people see them and they're like Wow! what an interesting old model!
Half the fun is finding these models on ebay for a couple of quid, stripping them, repainting them, sometimes repairing the and generally having the challenge of fitting them in with your army (Bigred, your preheresy landspeeders are a great example of this)
ForwardPraetoria
· 5 months ago
I need more Praetorians! Give me my pith-helmeted legions!
Culial
· 5 months ago
My votes would be:
1) The last (not latest) Sicarius model. Makes a great Shrike stand-in, it's easy to remove the "U" and I'm too afraid to take mine out of the blister! Then again, I paid £45 for mine, so maybe not after all...
2) RTB01 - Beakie armies for the win! even better if GW release an updated version, or even just pewter version of the studded pads as someone already said.
3) Armour Through the Ages / Heresy era multi-part plastic upgrade spure - ala Black Templars / Space puppies. I know it's not a classic set, but how well would that sell? With all of the Pre-Heresy / Heresy Era armies springing up over the Internet in recent years and with the Horus Heresy books in full swing I really have to question why GW haven't done this already?
4) If 3 isn't viable (though it would REALLY sell!) Split the Armour Through the Ages set so you can buy individually.
Anon
· 5 months ago
The Old Bloodletters, the new ones are good but still...
There's an idea...
Old Bloodletters on new Juggernauts!
Anon
· 5 months ago
Well, the last set of Bloodletters, before the plastic ones
Anyone know where you can get them?
BrassScorpion
· 5 months ago
I might be able to help you there. I have a full box plus the command models. They're primed, but unpainted. Perhaps we could work something out through eBay. PM me through eBay if you're interested. The seller name is "zigra".
Philip Jenkins
· 5 months ago
Maruderer Giant.
Anon1443049584038494.4
· 5 months ago
2nd ed Carnifex. I didn't like the model at first, but after seeing some pics of it in the 2nd ed nid book I really like it. I just don't have one.
Also, 2nd ed Biovores and Zoanthropes. I love those things.
Rob
· 5 months ago
I'd like to see the old rogue trader robot figures, I always thought they were awesome looking.
mormok
· 5 months ago
Old mech looking Obliterators and old daemons like the pink and blue horrors. They had a lot of character.
Sasquatch1916
· 5 months ago
Praetorians(I would drop my Space Wolves in a second in exchange for a Praetorian army) The Leman Russ primarch mini Wulfen Leman Russ Exterminator kit did I mention Praetorians?
Sasquatch1916
· 5 months ago
so yeah, I've got about a 2000+ point Space Wolves army, a lot of it is older(2nd edition blood claws, and the SW dreadnought) anybody interested in swapping for some Praetorians?
Skragger
· 5 months ago
They should bring back some of those old brettonian models, the sorceresses for example. I hate brettonia, I just think its frakking hilarious the blister pack came with a decent looking model and a little pewter frog (w/ own base) for a familiar!
Rik
· 5 months ago
the imperial guardsmen/stormtroopers that looked like british commandos, with the berets and stuff
onFyre
· 5 months ago
I say, bring back the retro daemonettes!
The_Real_Chris
· 5 months ago
My god, the Epic range!!! Have you seen for instance how much those Eldar exodites go for on ebay?
Another good side effect - cooling second hand prices!
The_Real_Chris
· 5 months ago
I wonder if it will extend to minis that were made but never released - eg epic chaos bikers or a banelord titan?
MeanGreenStompa
· 5 months ago
Last gen Daemonettes by Juan Diaz = win, would actually buy these at full price from GW
BigGrim
· 5 months ago
You and me both Mate.
admiraldick
· 5 months ago
for a long time i've wonder why it is that GW don't run a 'print on demand' catalogue. that way all items that they still can produce can be available, but don't take up infinite amounts of space and money.
perhaps finally GW are catching up with the modern age.
maybe if we are lucky they will digitize all there old moulds so that they can no longer simply be cracked and given up on.
joedog
· 4 months ago
Print on demand or a rotation of items.
If they added items every three months, and took orders/produced them for six months, they would have two "sets" of collector's minis at any given time. This would allow them to focus on fewer molds, and increase the volume of sales for the items in the current window. I think dividing things up into 8 or 12 groups would work - since it would bring things back into production every two or three years.
It would be easy to have all of the Man o' War minis available in one set, pimp them online (and in WD) for a few months, and then retire the molds for a few years. This is what Disney does with their movies on home video - releases them for a limited time, then pulls them for a few years. It allows them to maintain prices and demand, but not lose too much business to secondary sources (used and piracy).
Peaty
· 4 months ago
Hopefully they release the speeders or the old preds for SM, don't know anyother classic models but I believe these classics are better than the current ones hands down.
Sam
· 4 months ago
I would LOVE to have the old space marine land speeders. I think they kick it big time.
joedog
· 4 months ago
My first vote - by a large margin - would be for the "Aussie hat" rough riders. Reasons - they are planet/regiment neutral - there aren't any rough riders currently in stores - they are great models
Other things I would like more of would include: the "classic" IG (Imperial Guard/Imperial Army) from the late 80s. "Marauder" Orks - the ones that looked very Afrika Korps
The "Gothic Horror" (iirc) range would be great to see again, as well as some things like the "Orc villagers", and the 1987 Lord of the Rings minis - some of which were fantastic. It's not like they don't have the license.
If they could re-issue plastic kits, I'd dearly love to see: The old IG plastics The old Ork plastics The old Squat plastics The old Ork Battlewagon (I was having a hard time convincing some local players that there was an old plastic battlewagon) The wheel plate/bolt on armor sprue from the old battlewagon (also featured in the Gorkamorka "Gubbins bag") The RTB001 "beakie" marines
Other things on my list (such as Praetorians and Beret wearing Storm Troopers) would actually be done better by having a plastic head sprue made up (either GW or L&U League) to allow easier conversion of minis.
All Comments
Rift Knight
Old servitors and tech-priests.
Chaos Cultists -- wonderfully characterful, nice sculpts, and 1001 uses!
High Elf spearmen, archers and command sets -- leagues better than the current plastics in every respect
Last metal deamonettes
These would be my favourite old skool minis that I can think of right now.
http://www.wargamesfactory.com/_product_16676/B...
http://www.maxmini.eu/store/index.php?main_page...
It would be totally cool if they would just start their own bits service again. Youd think just based on factory rejects and stuff where one part is fouled they could ,ake a mint..i'm sure they just throw it away now.
Those old molds are bought and paid for why not use them. If they were profitable in 1990 (5 eldar aspects for $7.00) why would they not be now (1 aspect warrior $7.00)
Its not like GW to pass up a buck and plenty of other companies are making a killing selling bits. If GW did it on mass scale they could even pass the savings onto the consumer.....er....er..yeah right.
The cost of the molds is not what drives up the price of Metals is it the RAW MATERIALS check the Rapid rise in Raw Materials over the last 10 Years
I understand that there are companies that do it cheaper....but really GW should be able to do it cheaper that any of them. No cost for packaging, direct access to the product, overruns and slight rejects. No GW could do it cheaper, but they wont.
I remember when you could by bits by the pound.....by the pound.
And......wait for it........ARBITES PLEASE!!!! The old ones are vastly superior sculpts to the modern necromunda ones. They had more detail, more character, and better casting.
And how about Imperial robots, anyone remember those things. The Pre- Dreadnaugh. My group still has three that we proxy in for Sentinels for a laugh. I would vote Praetorians also but at 2 models for $15 or whatever they would be its still not a feasible army unless money is no object.
As for fantasy. I think Skaw the Falconer was a great model.
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/produ...
though still missing the captain
Enforcers ≠ Arbites, by fluff or models.
He's talking about the older Jes Goodwin sculpted ones. They are far and away better than the "Enforcers" from Necromunda, and the casting is of a much higher caliber (at least judging from the 30+ of each that I've got).
* Astartes Captain with Terminator Honours (went through two of these in the old days with incrementally-better paint jobs before hacksawing four minis together to make a custom Captain)
* 2nd Edition Land Speeder (standard and Ravenwing versions- the new ones never looked 'right' to me)
* Original Space Fleet Gothic-class Cruisers (they made great Astartes strike cruisers for BFG)
Yah like it would happen :P
Learn to spell, idiot.
I agree that (at least in wfb) the plural of dwarf is dwarfs, but dwarves is also an accepted spelling.
The only correct spelling for Chaos Dwarfs is Chaos Dwarfs. If the poster wanted a range reinstated they could bother to at least learn the name of that range.
The BoLS community have made it clear that they allow spelling errors to slide through sometimes - that is why we proof read for them. They are very responsive to emails regarding language errors.
You are THE lowest form to Forum troll. The one who says nothing but pick on spelling and that makes them feel SUPERIOR. YOU are a LOSER in the worst way.
Get a LIFE
I particularly like my techmarine on the jetbike waving a wrench. Whats he going to do with that? Loosen the nuts on some enemy vehicle?
Clubs and axes? Those have been part of 40k since forever and will continue to be part of the game. Ever seen an Ork slugga boy?
Orig Chaos termies
IG landspeeders/bikes
Marine Jetbikes
harliequin jetbikes
and squats?
(ducks)
That big fat dragon they showed in WD a few months back would be cool though. The one where you had to make your own wing membrane. My Dark Elves would become something to be truely feared.
Sister of Battle Banner Bearer
Sister of Battle Canoness
Metal Immolator turret.
Yeah, I'm set.
Confrontation tech gangers (I'm using them for something)
Original Rough Riders
Original Shokk Attack Gun
Boarboyz (and some current rules pleaz)
Original Metal Sentinals (Egg-shaped w/multilaser)
Female Commissars
Squats (to be used as "high gravity world" guard
SQUATS!
SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATS!!!!!!
But as to the old stormtroopers... You ever try making more than one unit of those? I wanted some before the new IG Codex was released... so I eBay-purchased quite a few. The sergeants are magnificent, the special/heavy weapons troops are good, but the plastics are awful. Because of the way the plastic arms are integrated, there is absolutely NOTHING you can do to customize the regular troops. The result is a 2nd Edition-style clone army which looks horrible against modern multi-part (or even Black Reach) forces. I'd much rather see more a variety of beret heads as an option whenever they come up with a full-on plastic Stormtrooper set (assuming it happens before 6th edition...).
Put me down for an assortment of the armless Mk VI pewter marine poses and the turbofan jump packs. I kick myself in the butt almost daily for not buying the jump packs before the bitz cutoff... they're going for insane prices on eBay compared to the original dollar-each. And if they do that... or even if they don't... PLEASE let them figure out the need for a pack of pewter studded MKVI shoulderpads. Current plastic bitz sellers are throwing 75% of their tactical squad parts in the garbage, and making all their profit off that shoulderpad and a few other bits.
NO ORK STUFF. Sorry greenskin generals, but there's so much ork shit out there it's downright disgusting.
2) Khorne Daemon engine (it had two big wheels like carts, and carried a lash and axe, with two HB's built into the chassis)
I already have the daemon engine (which a friend is now using as a counts-as Daemon Price or Khorne dreadnought) but I always thought they looked really cool and would want to see more of them in games.
http://solegends.com/citcat9x3/c92402chaosspace...
What about the original RTB01 MkVI marines - or the matching guard box set?
I've been to lots of factories and there are always overruns and pieces with small mistakes....maybe one arm gets messed up on a sprue. No they could do it but they would rather you buy the entire box.
I'd like to see GW profit structure....where does all the money go, i understand that they are publicly traded now, but really are they must be paying their executives like US automanufacturers.
Solitaires, Harlequin Avatars/Great Harlequins, Harlequin Jetbikes.
Orks need those models with the guitars back, too. Orks iz made fer Rokkin'!
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/produ...
Also, check out this paintjob i found soemone did on one.
khorneguy.blogspot.com
Yes the old harliquins. In fact most any of the older jes goodwin stuff still holds up.
Just to annoy some people the old metal female space marines (yes i know thats not what they are)
Old marine jump packs.
The second set of land speeders...get rid of the bumper cars of death.
But really most of the new stuff really is better looking. I still use my old mk VI marines but i have to admit that the detailing on the new ones is just far better on most miniatures.
D.
Piscean Warrior !
SH Chaos Androids (perfect alternate necron models there)
4th/5th edtiion chaos dwarfs
..and probably more too..
My favorite was the Chaos Dwarf boar centaur war machine... it actually moved if you pushed it!
http://www.solegends.com/citrare/citadeptmech.htm
Duh
- the "armless" model of SM in MK3 Iron Armour (I'd really like to get hold of a handful of these for my DiY chapter's honour guard)...
- the Mechanicus Squat in power armour...
- a lot of old chaos models, like the 1994 (IIRC) model which had a 4 fingered, claw like Power Fist, or "Old school" Plague Marines and Khorne Berserkers...
- both cyboar heads...
- the Slaneshi titan's head for Epic...
- the whole range (well, that's 4 models) of Jes Goodwin Arbites...
- the 3 Jes Goodwin Space Wolf Scout Sergeants...
- the Iron Priest...
- and more...
Actually I have most of these models already, but since most of the plans I have for them include quite a bit of "cutting" I can't resign myself to risk models which I won't be able to find again easily...
and mebby the old vehicle acssesrioe sprue
Also:
- The old metal space marine kits (but with metal arms as well this time please, metal and plastic mixes are not that fun :-))
- Bugmans dwarves (don't comment on the spelling please), I have the box but more people should be allowed to enjoy it.
- Orc shaman on War wyvern (fantasy battle)
/M
Now, I'm stuck cause I can't get hold of any more and I need to build some attack bikes. I've been left to scavenge the exact bodies from plastics....which sucks because the plastic marines are bigger than the metal ones.
Also, the ironic thing is I LOVED the old Land Speeder which BoLS is using in the image for this thread. The new ones sucked for my army and I want to add some speeders but refuse to get anything but the old styles...unfortuanatly that means either paying £30-40 a pop on Ebay or just not having them...so far I've opted for not.
And yes!!! Lets have the BitZ range back!!! White Dwarf used to come out with the product code for every bit of every new model and a picture of those bits all in the back. If GW wants to pad out the mag even more they could start doing that again.
...But I don't really see the point in this. Half of the fun of rare old models is that they're old. And rare. I love my old techmarine and ork warboss, because people see them and they're like Wow! what an interesting old model!
Half the fun is finding these models on ebay for a couple of quid, stripping them, repainting them, sometimes repairing the and generally having the challenge of fitting them in with your army (Bigred, your preheresy landspeeders are a great example of this)
1) The last (not latest) Sicarius model. Makes a great Shrike stand-in, it's easy to remove the "U" and I'm too afraid to take mine out of the blister! Then again, I paid £45 for mine, so maybe not after all...
2) RTB01 - Beakie armies for the win! even better if GW release an updated version, or even just pewter version of the studded pads as someone already said.
3) Armour Through the Ages / Heresy era multi-part plastic upgrade spure - ala Black Templars / Space puppies. I know it's not a classic set, but how well would that sell? With all of the Pre-Heresy / Heresy Era armies springing up over the Internet in recent years and with the Horus Heresy books in full swing I really have to question why GW haven't done this already?
4) If 3 isn't viable (though it would REALLY sell!) Split the Armour Through the Ages set so you can buy individually.
There's an idea...
Old Bloodletters on new Juggernauts!
Anyone know where you can get them?
Also, 2nd ed Biovores and Zoanthropes. I love those things.
The Leman Russ primarch mini
Wulfen
Leman Russ Exterminator kit
did I mention Praetorians?
Another good side effect - cooling second hand prices!
perhaps finally GW are catching up with the modern age.
maybe if we are lucky they will digitize all there old moulds so that they can no longer simply be cracked and given up on.
If they added items every three months, and took orders/produced them for six months, they would have two "sets" of collector's minis at any given time. This would allow them to focus on fewer molds, and increase the volume of sales for the items in the current window. I think dividing things up into 8 or 12 groups would work - since it would bring things back into production every two or three years.
It would be easy to have all of the Man o' War minis available in one set, pimp them online (and in WD) for a few months, and then retire the molds for a few years. This is what Disney does with their movies on home video - releases them for a limited time, then pulls them for a few years. It allows them to maintain prices and demand, but not lose too much business to secondary sources (used and piracy).
Reasons
- they are planet/regiment neutral
- there aren't any rough riders currently in stores
- they are great models
Other things I would like more of would include:
the "classic" IG (Imperial Guard/Imperial Army) from the late 80s.
"Marauder" Orks - the ones that looked very Afrika Korps
The "Gothic Horror" (iirc) range would be great to see again, as well as some things like the "Orc villagers", and the 1987 Lord of the Rings minis - some of which were fantastic. It's not like they don't have the license.
If they could re-issue plastic kits, I'd dearly love to see:
The old IG plastics
The old Ork plastics
The old Squat plastics
The old Ork Battlewagon (I was having a hard time convincing some local players that there was an old plastic battlewagon)
The wheel plate/bolt on armor sprue from the old battlewagon (also featured in the Gorkamorka "Gubbins bag")
The RTB001 "beakie" marines
Other things on my list (such as Praetorians and Beret wearing Storm Troopers) would actually be done better by having a plastic head sprue made up (either GW or L&U League) to allow easier conversion of minis.