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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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===Citadel Miniatures U.S.=== ===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&nbsp;[[#References|&#91;1&#93;]] 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.&nbsp;[[#References|&#91;7&#93;]] In January of 1984 adverts for ''Ral Partha Imports, Formerly Citadel U.S.'' appeared.&nbsp;[[#References|&#91;6&#93;]] 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&nbsp;[[#References|&#91;1&#93;]] 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.&nbsp;[[#References|&#91;6&#93;]] The ''Lost Minis Wiki'' does not differentiate between Citadel and Citadel (US).<br>
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