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| * 1984: (Jan) ''Citadel Miniatures U.S.'' turns into ''Ral Partha Imports''. | | * 1984: (Jan) ''Citadel Miniatures U.S.'' turns into ''Ral Partha Imports''. |
| * 1984: (Jul) ''Citadel Miniatures'' moves to “new modern factory” at Chewton Street, Hilltop, Easton. | | * 1984: (Jul) ''Citadel Miniatures'' moves to “new modern factory” at Chewton Street, Hilltop, Easton. |
| + | * 1986: (Dec) ''Citadel Miniatures'' employ 7 full-time miniature designers and over 80 other staff. [[#References|[7]]] |
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- | Setup in 1981, this was the USA arm of the company. It was jointly owned by ''Delgado North American Holding Co.'' and [[Games Workshop]] (50% each) and was created to produce, pack and ship Citadel figures within the USA. Marketing, admin and various other services were provided by [[Ral Partha]]. The US company was run by Bryan Sowder and Brian Hitsman. This arrangement allowed Citadel to add American sculptors [[Tom Meier]] and [[C. Bradford Gorby]] to their roster. As a point of reference, John Rankin quotes [[#References|[1]]] the USA company as employing 6 and selling 500,000 figures in 1981 contrasting with the UK company which employed 30 and sold over 2,000,000 figures for the same year. In 1986 Citadel Miniatures U.K. employed 7 designers and over 80 other staff. [[#References|[7]]] In January of 1984 adverts for ''Ral Partha Imports, Formerly Citadel U.S.'' appeared. [[#References|[6]]] The ''Lost Minis Wiki'' does not differentiate between Citadel and Citadel (US).<br> | + | Setup in 1981, this was the USA arm of the company. It was jointly owned by ''Delgado North American Holding Co.'' and [[Games Workshop]] (50% each) and was created to produce, pack and ship Citadel figures within the USA. Marketing, admin and various other services were provided by [[Ral Partha]]. The US company was run by Bryan Sowder and Brian Hitsman. This arrangement allowed Citadel to add American sculptors [[Tom Meier]] and [[C. Bradford Gorby]] to their roster. As a point of reference, John Rankin quotes [[#References|[1]]] the USA company as employing 6 and selling 500,000 figures in 1981 contrasting with the UK company which employed 30 and sold over 2,000,000 figures for the same year. In January of 1984 adverts for ''Ral Partha Imports, Formerly Citadel U.S.'' appeared. [[#References|[6]]] The ''Lost Minis Wiki'' does not differentiate between Citadel and Citadel (US).<br> |
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Citadel Miniatures was setup in 1979 by Bryan Ansell and Games Workshop to manufacture miniatures. Until 1984, they produced Ral Partha figures licensed for sale in the UK, as well as their own unique ranges. Citadel Miniatures has dominated the fantasy and sci-fi wargaming market since the mid-1980s.
Product Lists: Range List, Boxed Sets, Board Games
Company History
- 1979: Setup by Bryan Ansell and owned by Games Workshop.
- 1979: (Feb) Citadel Miniatures announced in White Dwarf 11 with the first miniatures advertised in Issue 12.
- 1981: Citadel Miniatures U.S. is set up and owned by Delgado North American Holding Co. and GW
- 1984: (Jan) Citadel Miniatures U.S. turns into Ral Partha Imports.
- 1984: (Jul) Citadel Miniatures moves to “new modern factory” at Chewton Street, Hilltop, Easton.
- 1986: (Dec) Citadel Miniatures employ 7 full-time miniature designers and over 80 other staff. [7]
Citadel Miniatures U.S.
Setup in 1981, this was the USA arm of the company. It was jointly owned by Delgado North American Holding Co. and Games Workshop (50% each) and was created to produce, pack and ship Citadel figures within the USA. Marketing, admin and various other services were provided by Ral Partha. The US company was run by Bryan Sowder and Brian Hitsman. This arrangement allowed Citadel to add American sculptors Tom Meier and C. Bradford Gorby to their roster. As a point of reference, John Rankin quotes [1] the USA company as employing 6 and selling 500,000 figures in 1981 contrasting with the UK company which employed 30 and sold over 2,000,000 figures for the same year. In January of 1984 adverts for Ral Partha Imports, Formerly Citadel U.S. appeared. [6] The Lost Minis Wiki does not differentiate between Citadel and Citadel (US).
Addresses
- Citadel Miniatures, Willow Rd.. Lenton, Nottingham. NG7 2WS, UNITED KINGDOM
- Citadel Miniatures U.S., P.O. Box 12352, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45212
Branding
Product Lines
Citadel has a vast back catalogue of ranges. The earliest and more notable are listed here and their date ranges are derived from catalogue appearances which are not super-accurate. They have also produced many ranges under license but after 1990 they focused solely on their own products until the second outing for The Lord of the Rings in 2001.
Web Presence
- Domain: they started well before the internet existed and have never had a website of their own but since they are part of GW all of their online content can be found at www.games-workshop.com.
- Registered: n/a
Disposal of Assets
A large number of mainly historical Citadel ranges were sold off or simply transferred to Wargames Foundry when Bryan Ansell left to form the new company.
References
- [1], The Space Gamer 58, December 1982, page 34-35, "Citadel Miniatures U.S."
- [2], Wikipedia, ""Citadel Miniatures"
- [3], Collecting Citadel Miniatures (CCM)
- [4], The Stuff of Legends (SoL), "A Brief History of Citadel Miniatures"
- [5], Yahoo Groups, "Collecting Citadel Miniatures"
- [6], The Space Gamer 67, Jan/Feb 1984, page 16, "Ral Partha Imports Formerly Citadel U.S. (advert)"
- [7], Figures Front - Citadel Miniatures, "Adventurer Magazine 5" (December 1986), page 20