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very. And that is only counting ones which got that far to being cast up. I can't say without a doubt but I would imagine and number of figures which the sculpting was false starts or got scrapped before mould making which aren't documented (though Citadel appeared quite eager to cast up even simple test models)
 
MichaelStockin said:
I must start a topic to understand more about the varying availability of various models.
I imagine it is a bit of a complicated minefield though?
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Yeah, pretty much speculation without the company documentation to back it up… :?
There are some minis that are obviously more rare than others, didn’t get included in official catalogues, or were only around for a relatively short period, but none of that nails down how many were actually cast, sold and still kicking around!
 
Brother Meredith said:
Yeah, pretty much speculation without the company documentation to back it up… :?
There are some minis that are obviously more rare than others, didn’t get included in official catalogues, or were only around for a relatively short period, but none of that nails down how many were actually cast, sold and still kicking around!
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Plus the old 'studio staff could get some figures cast up for metal weight' so even protos and tests can have quite a few copies around and they don't always catalogue variations caused by mould rippers or the likes.
 
ManicMan said:
very. And that is only counting ones which got that far to being cast up. I can't say without a doubt but I would imagine and number of figures which the sculpting was false starts or got scrapped before mould making which aren't documented (though Citadel appeared quite eager to cast up even simple test models)
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My memory of it is hazy, but I believe it was Bryan Ansell who one time showed me a photo of a drawer full of greens and said "these are all the figures we decided not to produce". So plenty of sculpts never made it into moulds.

After he left and the studio ways of working changed a bit the trainee sculptors would produce test models. Most of these also never made it into moulds but there are a couple which have subsequently been produced somehow. I believe the imperial dwarfs released by Old School Miniatures fit into this category. Couldn't speculate on the legalities of that, but I doubt anyone cares.
 
Yea I remember the Legion of the Damned being trainee sculpts, that was mentioned in WD mag way back. Wouldn't surprise me if the Medusa V era possessed marines were trainee sculpts as well, they were awful.
 
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