Models vs kits

[de Selby]

A bit of an odd one, but I've been thinking about how GW/citadel has switched over the years from casting models to casting kits. Back in the day they used to sell large numbers of individual metal figures that came in a single piece (plus a lot that were single piece plus shield), but now I can only think of one single-piece model: the beastlord with great weapon. All the goblins in BFSP were single-piece but that has been discontinued. Plastics are generally many pieces but even the metals/resins come in several. Do all other GW models now require some assembly? Is the beastlord the last of his savage kind?

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[Inquisitor Engel]

The Warp Spiders are still one solid chunk of PITA-to-paint metal. (For now)

Other than that, you may be right. Almost everything else I can think of has at least two parts.

[Scammel]

There's probably still a couple of dozen (old/collector's stuff, maybe a bunch of LotR), but I'm glad that's the case.

[simonr1978]

Most of the metal Necromunda miniatures apart from the Heavies were single piece castings, I believe many of them are still in production.

[ctsteel]

Death cult assassins, imperial assassins (some of them), some of the inquisitorial acolytes, daemonhosts are all one piece models. I think one or two of the commissars, plus a couple of inquisitors also.

[Radium]

Most warlocks, Eldrad and Fuegan are single-piece models too.

[blackcherry]

Its a small percentage of their range (much smaller now with the switch to finecast) but the models are out there. The beastman shamen is still a one piece model.

[Inquisitor Engel]

Most warlocks, Eldrad and Fuegan are single-piece models too.

I thought Fuegan's axe was separate?

[eldargal]

The new Dark Eldar Lhamaean is single piece.

[Radium]

I thought Fuegan's axe was separate?

On second thought, you might actually be right. It's been ages since I last saw my Fuegan model.

[Sildani]

All the Phoenix Lords are in at least two pieces - body + backpack/banner pole/wings etc. The Warlocks are all one piece, except for the one holding a witchblade two-handed in front of his body. Warp Spiders are one piece excepting the Exarch, who has three parts.

[de Selby]

I knew there must be more. I even own some of these models but I'd forgotten them.

The lhamaean is new! Proudly upholding the traditions of the single-piece miniature, albeit in finecast.

I do feel there is something special about crafting a good looking model out of a single chunk of material, subject to the limitations of the moulding process. I think the beastlord stood out to me beause it's such an ingenious pose.

[Skopey]

what about the lothern seaguard and swordmasters from island of blood? Barring the Standard and musician they are single minis. Though with the SM you have to get the box set. But you can pick up 5 seaguard for a tenner on the GW website. Last time i checked at least.

[Lord Inquisitor]

There are quite a few in finecast. Just look to the Warhammer new releases, we have Squigs and Herders and for something a little more recent, the TK Queen Khalida is a single piece too. Over on 40K, this month they're re-releasing the Tau etherial and a number of grots models. They're also re-releasing assassins (callidus, one of the vindicares, death cultists), crusaders and the ever-popular dark eldar slaves all in one component.

So just looking at the new releases there's still plenty of one-piece new models out there. Many are re-releases of old models like squigs and officio assassins. As for newer models, I think perhaps the Lahmian was the last. Empire were released and though they have a 1-piece BSB, several 1-piece captains I don't know if any of these were new releases with the last book.

[de Selby]

It's turning into quite a list:

Beastlord with great weapon
Beastman shaman
Swordmasters (from IoB set; but seaguard are 2 part)
Empire BSB
Several Empire captains
Several Squigs
Several squig herders
TK Queen Khalida

Warp spider troopers
Several warlocks
Eldrad
2 callidus assassins
1 vindicare assassin
2 death cult assassins
Several inquisitorial acolytes and crusaders
2 daemonhosts
One or two of the commissars
A couple of inquisitors
DE Lhamaean
DE slaves
Several FC grots
Tau ethereal

Many Necromunda gangers

Unspecified LOTR models




Rather a lot really.

Follow up question: which is the best sculpt, considering the constraints of being single piece?

[The bearded one]

A very significant portion of the lotr range, or at least the boxes with plastic rank&file warriors, are single-piece. At most with the lotr plastic range you generally have to pop a shield on a button, or (very rarely) put in an arm.

[reddevil18]

Nothing in the WoC range that i can think of, Dark elf witch elves are 1 bit tho

[Luigi]

...cough cough Hammerers and ironbreakers cough cough...

[The Clairvoyant]

New vlad is single-piece. Well it is in finecast. In metal there was an additional ghost piece to attach to the cloak which is not part of the finecast version

[Sai-Lauren]

2 callidus assassins

The original one without the loincloth is two part - she's split at the waist. The other is single piece though.

A couple more to add to the list though: Most of the metal guard figures are single piece, and still in production (down in the Collectors section), and the Battle Sisters with Bolters, Flamers, Melta guns and Storm Bolters are all single piece (Cannoness, Seraphim, Heavy Weapons and Repentia are multi-part.