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-|Out of Business+|moved to [[Iron Wind Metals]], [[Ral Partha Europe|RPE]]
-|1975 - 2001+|1975 - 2001 ( - present)
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* [http://www.ralpartha.com/ ralpartha.com] (IWM)<br> * [http://www.ralpartha.com/ ralpartha.com] (IWM)<br>
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-[[Ral Partha|Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc]] was one of the largest producers of fantasy figures in the world. Their figure lines are still in production through various companies [[Ral Partha Europe|RPE]], etc) but the direct successor company is {{clink|Iron Wind Metals}} which is still based in Ohio, USA and now uses ''Ral Partha'' as a brand label.<br>+[[Ral Partha|Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc]] was one of the largest producers of fantasy figures in the world. Their figure lines are still in production through various companies [[Ral Partha Europe|RPE]], etc) but the direct successor company is [[Iron Wind Metals]] which is still based in Ohio, USA and now uses ''Ral Partha'' as a brand label.<br>
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'''Product Code Lists''': [[Range List (Ral Partha)|By Range]], or [[Boxed Sets (Ral Partha)|Boxed Sets]] '''Product Code Lists''': [[Range List (Ral Partha)|By Range]], or [[Boxed Sets (Ral Partha)|Boxed Sets]]
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* [[Boxed Sets (Ral Partha)|Boxed Sets]] * [[Boxed Sets (Ral Partha)|Boxed Sets]]
* [[Catalogs (Ral Partha)|Catalogs]] * [[Catalogs (Ral Partha)|Catalogs]]
 +* [[Promo Items (Ral Partha)|Promo Items]]
* [[Range List (Ral Partha)|Range List]] * [[Range List (Ral Partha)|Range List]]
 +* [[Shields (Ral Partha)|Shields]]
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* '''Historical''' * '''Historical'''
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* [[20th Century Plus]] * [[20th Century Plus]]
* [[Colonials (Ral Partha)|Colonials]] * [[Colonials (Ral Partha)|Colonials]]
 +* [[Days of the Empire]]
* [[Samurai (Ral Partha)|Samurai]] * [[Samurai (Ral Partha)|Samurai]]
 +* [[The Condottieri]]
* [[The Hoplites]] * [[The Hoplites]]
 +* [[Waterloo]]
* &nbsp; * &nbsp;
* '''BattleTech''' * '''BattleTech'''
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* [[Children of the Night]] * [[Children of the Night]]
* [[Coins]] * [[Coins]]
-* [[Collectors Club]] 
* [[Dragon of the Month (Ral Partha)|Dragon of the Month]] * [[Dragon of the Month (Ral Partha)|Dragon of the Month]]
* [[Dragonscale]] * [[Dragonscale]]
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* [[OGRE (Ral Partha)]] * [[OGRE (Ral Partha)]]
* [[Partha Personalities]] * [[Partha Personalities]]
 +* [[Partha Pewter]]
* [[Personalities (Citadel Crossovers)]] * [[Personalities (Citadel Crossovers)]]
* [[Personalities (Dennis Mize Extension)]] * [[Personalities (Dennis Mize Extension)]]
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===Company History=== ===Company History===
-[[Ral Partha|Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc]] was founded in 1975 by (among others) Glen Kidd (the company president) and [[Tom Meier]] (the principal sculptor). At one stage, Ral Partha had a reciprocal agreement to distribute {{clink|Citadel Miniatures}} figures in the USA. This arrangement stopped in the mid-1980s. The company closed in 2001. Their figure lines are still in production through various companies ([[Ral Partha Europe|RPE]], etc). The direct successor company is {{clink|Iron Wind Metals}} which is still based in Ohio, USA. Refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ral_Partha_Enterprises Ral Partha Enterprises] wikipedia entry for more information.<br>+[[Ral Partha|Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc]] was founded in 1975 by (among others) Glen Kidd (the company president) and [[Tom Meier]] (the principal sculptor). At one stage, Ral Partha had a reciprocal agreement to distribute [[Citadel Miniatures]] figures in the USA. This arrangement stopped in the mid-1980s. The company closed in 2001. Their figure lines are still in production through various companies ([[Ral Partha Europe|RPE]], etc). The direct successor company is [[Iron Wind Metals]] which is still based in Ohio, USA. Refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ral_Partha_Enterprises Ral Partha Enterprises] wikipedia entry for more information.<br>
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====Chaos Wars Kickstarter==== ====Chaos Wars Kickstarter====
-In 2015, {{clink|Iron Wind Metals}} ran a Kickstarter [[#References|&#91;5&#93;]] to remaster and reissue many of Ral Partha's Chaos Wars era figures - this includes many of the early Tom Meier sculpts and, notably, some like the [[Personalities (Citadel Crossovers)|Troglodytes]] and the [[Fantasy_Collector_Series#The_Steam_Cannon|Dwarf Steam Cannon]] that were {{clink|Citadel Miniatures|Citadel}} box sets in the UK. The Kickstarter ran Apr 27 2015 - May 19 2015. Tom Meier has re-sculpted 3 of the old figures:<br>+In 2015, [[Iron Wind Metals]] ran a Kickstarter [[#References|&#91;5&#93;]] to remaster and reissue many of Ral Partha's Chaos Wars era figures - this includes many of the early Tom Meier sculpts and, notably, some like the [[Personalities (Citadel Crossovers)|Troglodytes]] and the [[Fantasy_Collector_Series#The_Steam_Cannon|Dwarf Steam Cannon]] that were [[Citadel Miniatures|Citadel]] box sets in the UK. The Kickstarter ran Apr 27 2015 - May 19 2015. Tom Meier has re-sculpted 3 of the old figures:<br>
* [[Fantasy_Collector_Series#Sea_Elves|02-006]], Sea Elf w. upright Pike * [[Fantasy_Collector_Series#Sea_Elves|02-006]], Sea Elf w. upright Pike
* [[Fantasy_Collector_Series#High_Elves|02-009]] High Elf Striking w. Axe * [[Fantasy_Collector_Series#High_Elves|02-009]] High Elf Striking w. Axe
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===Disposal of Assets=== ===Disposal of Assets===
-Most inherited by {{clink|Iron Wind Metals}} and [[Ral Partha Europe]].<br>+Most inherited by [[Iron Wind Metals]] and [[Ral Partha Europe]].<br>
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* {{elink|https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1050509756/ral-parthas-chaos-wars/description|&#91;5&#93;}}, Kickstarter, Ral Partha's Chaos Wars, (Apr 27 2015 - May 19 2015) * {{elink|https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1050509756/ral-parthas-chaos-wars/description|&#91;5&#93;}}, Kickstarter, Ral Partha's Chaos Wars, (Apr 27 2015 - May 19 2015)
* &#91;6&#93;, The Space Gamer 59, January 1983, page 16, ''"Metal: Year In Review"'' * &#91;6&#93;, The Space Gamer 59, January 1983, page 16, ''"Metal: Year In Review"''
 +* {{elink|https://web.archive.org/web/20000708091016/http://www.digitaldragon.org/grimoire_frmset.html|&#91;7&#93;}}, Digital Dragon, ''"Ral Partha (inc. bases)"'' (archived, 2000-07-08)
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