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Offline mr chumley warner

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A Grand
« on: November 30, 2016, 03:56:20 PM »
LOL wtf !

New record for single 28mm miniature sale is being set right now,

albeit it's the second only one in existence ,

A true rarety , not even the GW founders Ian and Steve knew it existed

Sell your wives , sell your houses !

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Offline Commander Bernhardt

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Re: A Grand
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2016, 07:04:12 PM »
SOOOOOooooo, you are the highest bidder right now? :)
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Offline mr chumley warner

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Re: A Grand
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2016, 08:52:20 PM »
Na I'm dropping £20k bid in the last minute
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2016, 09:22:38 PM »
That is already "k" too much.
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2016, 10:11:55 PM »
Quote from: mr chumley warner on November 30, 2016, 08:52:20 PM
Na I'm dropping £20k bid in the last minute

That seems, while insane, utterly in character.
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2016, 09:58:56 AM »
Quote from: mr chumley warner on November 30, 2016, 03:56:20 PM
LOL wtf !

New record for single 28mm miniature sale is being set right now,

albeit it's the second only one in existence ,

A true rarety , not even the GW founders Ian and Steve knew it existed

Sell your wives , sell your houses !

Quick
Link?
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2016, 11:21:38 AM »
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Offline Von Trinkenessen

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Re: A Grand
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2016, 12:23:14 PM »
Look carefully at the casting....
1) Its not a very good cast?? slipped??? bootleg??? ::heretic:: ::heretic:: ::heretic:: ::heretic:: ::heretic::
with some real hardcore mold lines.

I only hope that it is genuine.

But is it worth it?  :ph34r:

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Re: A Grand
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2016, 12:29:51 PM »
Casting quality in Citadel's earlier years was pretty variable. Plus this figure wasn't in regular production, so there's no telling what sort of conditions it was cast in.
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2016, 12:36:19 PM »
Been buying Citadel since the pre-hammer and Newark foundry location but would have still passed that cast over as it is rather grotty. :closed-eyes:
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Offline mr chumley warner

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Re: A Grand
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2016, 12:58:59 PM »
This is the rarest of rare
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2016, 01:04:40 PM »
Well good luck to you then Chumley  :biggriin:
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2016, 08:59:17 PM »
Rare or not it is ugly. I understand that for a collector the last missing thing in a collection is valuable. But a 1000 is even with the huge inflation in the uk to much.

I wish you all the luck man. May the best empire man win.
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2016, 01:08:44 PM »
If you want it, you want it (I spent quite a bit on various unreleased figures myself), though I usually draw the line where the price is such that I could have a sculptor sculpt a copy for less.
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2016, 04:18:26 PM »


So what's the story behind Mr. Nuln? Who sculpted him, and why did he appear in the adverts but never make it into production?

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Re: A Grand
« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2016, 04:25:15 PM »
Quote from: Von Trinkenessen on December 02, 2016, 12:23:14 PM
I only hope that it is genuine.

Not to be a cynic, but that would be my concern as well. The sellers may well be honest, but how can they know?

Some sculptors (e.g. McVey or the guy behind Kingdom Death) hand out certificates of origin, but I doubt there is one for this model. At the very least I would ask the sellers where they got it from.
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Offline mr chumley warner

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Re: A Grand
« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2016, 12:44:20 PM »
It's real

look at the collecion the seller has
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #17 on: December 04, 2016, 01:57:55 PM »
The seller must have been in the industry in the 80s to have the things he's selling. The poor cast on the Nuln Spearman is probably why it never made production...
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #18 on: December 04, 2016, 04:50:58 PM »
Can't wait to see what happens in the last 2 minutes or so of this auction. The suspense is killing me.  :icon_biggrin:
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #19 on: December 04, 2016, 05:19:38 PM »
Four hours to go!

I will admit; I am excited too (I am watching the item in eBay, but will not be bidding :) )
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Offline Von Trinkenessen

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Re: A Grand
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2016, 05:53:54 PM »
Its like watching the arena or a pit fight :Ohmy:
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2016, 09:43:44 PM »
That was anticlimactic. I was expecting a last minute bidding war to push it over $2k US.
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #22 on: December 04, 2016, 09:49:46 PM »
But did Chumley win it?
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Offline mr chumley warner

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Re: A Grand
« Reply #23 on: December 05, 2016, 09:40:08 AM »
lol

it went for £1400 !

Nuts

Not me , dont be silly
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Re: A Grand
« Reply #24 on: December 05, 2016, 01:06:48 PM »
That's allot of chocolate oranges.
Think the bidders are like serious as in auction room serious, not like most of us who try to grab the bargain at the last moment. Notice how all name concealed.
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