Favourite Model/Kit From each Edition.

[FormelyKnownAsSmashyPants]

Title says it all, what’s your favourite miniature/model/kit from each edition.

Add photos if you like. My list is as follows:

RT 1st edition: the RTB01 box, the kit that started of the whole Space Marine line all those years ago.

2n edition: Eldar Viper (this kit, along with the Falcon and IG Chimera and Leman Russ still hold their age incredibly well. Although the Chimera and LR were recut in 5th edition).

3rd edition: The classic Jes Goodwyn SM tactical squad.

4th edition: Baneblade.

5th edition: Sanguinary Guard.

6th edition: RW Black Knights.

7th edition: Cypher.

8th edition: Store anniversary SM Captain with PP and PF.

 

Other models worth mentioning:

RT 1st edition: Rhino Mk 1 and LR Mk1.

2nd edition: Pretty much all the SM special characters like Tycho, Azrael, Calgar and others.

3rd edition: The current Rhino and LR

4th edition; The SM special characters from the fourth Ed codex, including Calgar’s Honour Guard, and the Mastrs of the Chaptr box.

5th ediotion: Lemartes and the Death Coy.

6th edition: The Lord Executioner/JP SM captain.

7th edition: Skarrbrand.

8th edition: Pretty much all the DG and The updated CSM kits.

 

What’s everyone else’s?

Edited September 1, 2019 by Captain Smashy Pants

[Marshal Rohr]

1st Edition: Ork Nob in power armor

2nd Edition: Azrael

3rd Edition: Emperor’s Champion

4th Edition: Terminator Calgar and Honor Guard

5th Edition: Grey Knight Paladins

6th Edition: Skitarii Vanguard

7th Edition: Drawing a Blank

8th Edition: Abaddon

[Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch]

I started in 6th, so some of this may be the wrong edition.

 

Early RT/thru 5th: Old Lasplas Razorback, beaky Techmarines, and Terminator Librarian.

5th:Land Raider Redeemer

6th: don’t know what was released

7th: dunno if he’s my fav model (again, I have bad memory for this stuff), but Guilliman was really well designed and looks pretty good, esp with his helm on

8th: Seraptek Heavy Construct. ‘Nuff said.

[Closet Skeleton]

First ed Chaos Lord in Terminator Armour

Second ed Tyranid Hive Tyrant

Third ed: Hereticus Inquisitor and Retinue boxset

4th ed: Black Templar upgrade sprue

5th ed: Wolf Guard Terminators

6th ed: Tyranid Venomthropes

7th ed: Watch Captain Artemis

8th ed so far: Fiends of Slaanesh

 

6th Edition: Skitarii Vanguard
7th Edition: Drawing a Blank
 

 

Skitarii and the whole admech range except probably the plastic enginseer are 7th ed.

[Magos Takatus]

Sadly the years have all blurred together over time since I stopped playing 40k in 2nd edition. This is the best I can do.

 

1st ed: Eldar Warlocks

2nd ed: Warp Spider Exarch

3rd ed: Flayed Ones

4th ed: Autarch models (various)

5th ed: Dark Eldar Scourges

6th ed: Crimson Hunter

7th ed: Belisarius Cawl

8th ed: Skorpius Dunerider

 

That was a pretty tough list to write since it seems there's no real centralized archive for model releases by year or by edition, most results I got focused on the rules rather than the miniatures.

 

I was shocked the Imperial Knight kit didn't make the cut but for me 7th edition was the year Adeptus Mechanicus (Arkhan) landed so I couldn't leave that out. I was also tempted to put in the plastic Deff Dread and Killa Kan kits but Eldar had a scorching hot overhaul in the same edition That vote could easily have gone to any of the Aspect Warrior sets with Fire Dragons and Striking Scorpions being my favourites. Strangely, I drew a blank for 8th edition and I was trying to work out what was released apart from Death Guard and Primaris stuff so I settled for the weird little landing craft that could. I feel like I should have put the Intecessor kit in there since it's the new equivalent of the legendary RTB01 sprue but Skitarii Rangers are some of my favourite models and I got to stick them inside the Dunerider.

 

There's probably a ton of great models that I have missed but I'll just have to make do with this list.

Edited September 1, 2019 by Magos Takatus

[Chaplain Lucifer]

One 3rd Ed. Asmodai model to rule them all...

That is it. :)

Edited September 1, 2019 by Chaplain Lucifer

[Slave to Darkness]

1st. RTB01 box, Eldar Guardians Box

2nd. Marine Dreadnought, Abaddon, Vet Sgt Centurious

3rd. Daemonettes

 

Nothing much has really interested me model wise since 4th edition. 

 

7th. Dark Eldar Wracks (were they 7th or 6th? I cant remember).

[Closet Skeleton]

Wracks were 6th, DE didn't get a 7th ed release.

 

 

One 3rd Ed. Asmodai model to rule them all...
That is it.

There were only 2nd ed and 6th ed versions of Asmodai.

[Magos Takatus]

Wracks were 6th, DE didn't get a 7th ed release.

 

 

One 3rd Ed. Asmodai model to rule them all...

That is it.

There were only 2nd ed and 6th ed versions of Asmodai.

Yeah, that Angels of Death codex was amazing. I was more interested in the Blood Angel half personally but it was great for Dark Angel collectors too.

[Closet Skeleton]

Blood Angels got the Baal Predator and Honour Guard Squad in 3rd ed so Dark Angels must have gotten something. Was it just the metal robed veterans and the tactical squad with the plasma cannon and metal robed sergeant?

[Halandaar]

1st - This was before my time really, and I don't remember owning anything from this period.

2nd - Eldar Dire Avenger Exarch (one of my first ever models, although most of the Eldar models at this time were great and many of them are still in production today)

3rd - Land Raider

4th - Marneus Calgar

5th - Dark Eldar Scourges

6th - Tau Riptide

7th - Celestine, The Living Saint (Belisarius Cawl is a close second here)

8th - Abaddon the Despoiler