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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]] | ||
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* '''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|[5]]] 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|[5]]] 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|[5]}}, Kickstarter, Ral Partha's Chaos Wars, (Apr 27 2015 - May 19 2015) | * {{elink|https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1050509756/ral-parthas-chaos-wars/description|[5]}}, Kickstarter, Ral Partha's Chaos Wars, (Apr 27 2015 - May 19 2015) | ||
* [6], The Space Gamer 59, January 1983, page 16, ''"Metal: Year In Review"'' | * [6], 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|[7]}}, Digital Dragon, ''"Ral Partha (inc. bases)"'' (archived, 2000-07-08) | ||
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Revision as of 08:40, 5 July 2020
Ral Partha
- About
- Company History
- Company Timeline
- Origin of the Name
- Chaos Wars Kickstarter
- Addresses
- Branding
- Personnel
- Web Presence
- Distribution
- Disposal of Assets
- References
- Miscellaneous
- Boxed Sets
- Catalogs
- Promo Items
- Range List
- Shields
- Historical
- 1200 A.D.
- 20th Century Plus
- Colonials
- Days of the Empire
- Samurai
- The Condottieri
- The Hoplites
- Waterloo
- BattleTech
- BattleDroids
- BattleTech
- BattleTech MechWarrior
- Board Games
- Dragon Strike
- Dungeon!
- Games
- Dungeons & Dragons
- AD&D Adventurers
- AD&D Battlesystem
- AD&D Battlesystem (15mm)
- AD&D Birthright
- AD&D Box Sets
- AD&D Council of Wyrms
- AD&D Dark Sun
- AD&D Dragon Mountain
- AD&D Dragonlance
- AD&D Forgotten Realms
- AD&D Monsters
- AD&D Personalities
- AD&D Planescape
- AD&D Ravenloft
- AD&D Sculptors List
- D&D Box Sets
- First Quest (TSR)
- Ral Partha Imports
- Fantasy Adventurers (03)
- Fantasy Adventurers (61)
- Fantasy Adventurers (FA)
- Fantasy Mysterious Miniatures
- Fantasy Specials
- Fantasy Tribe Dwarves
- Fantasy Tribe Fighters
- Fiend Factory
- Orcs
- Ral Partha Imports
- Skeletons
- The New Samurai
- Weird Fantasy (Ral Partha)
- Fantasy Collector Series
- Engines of War
- Fantasy Collector Series
- Fantasy Armies (Ral Partha)
- Monsters
- Player Characters
- Ranges
- 10th Anniversary Sets
- 3-Stage Player Characters
- All American Line
- All Things Dark and Dangerous
- Armies of Myth and Legend (15mm)
- Beastmasters
- Best of Ral Partha Box Sets
- Bushido
- Chaos Wars
- Children of the Night
- Coins
- Dragon of the Month
- Dragonscale
- Dungeon Accessories
- Earthdawn
- Elfquest
- Encounters of the Imagination
- Galactic Grenadiers
- Larry Elmore Box Sets
- Larry Elmore Collector Series
- Legions of the Petal Throne
- Limited Edition Box Sets
- Lost Worlds (Ral Partha)
- Masterpiece Collection
- Masters of Chaos
- Mounted Heroes
- OGRE (Ral Partha)
- Partha Personalities
- Partha Pewter
- Personalities (Citadel Crossovers)
- Personalities (Dennis Mize Extension)
- Personalities and Things…
- Player Character Sets
- Ral Partha Remembered
- Renegade Legion
- Royal Armies of the Hyborean Age
- RuneQuest
- Sculptor's Row: Dragons by Design
- Shadowrun
- Space Knights
- Star Warriors (15mm)
- The Adventurers
- The Sterling Collection
- Titans of Terror
- Weapons
- Wizards, Warriors and Warlocks
- FASA / Ral Partha Releases
- Collector Sets
- Crimson Skies
- Crucible
- Fantasy Armies (FASA)
- Heroes and Horrors
- Kung Fu Theater
- Miniatures of Aventuria
- Museum Scale Series
- Prehistorics
- Ral Partha Box Sets (FASA)
- Spaghetti Western
- White Wolf Games
- Mage: The Ascension
- Vampire: The Masquerade
- Werewolf: The Apocalypse