Wednesday 21 November 2012

Citadel Journal Spring 1987

So delving back into the Citadel Journals that I own, I have selected some content from the Spring 87 edition to share. This edition featured the introduction of the Bugmans Dwarf Rangers and the Nightmare Legion in the second release of the Regiments of Renown, the Skeleton Horde was revealed, rules for Machineries of Destruction (ManMangler and Tielindrion Elven Attack Chariot), rules for Citadel Dragons, the Snotling Pump Wagon makes its début  the Kaleb Daark comic continues plus there are loads of miniatures - several full colour pages of miniatures plus the catalogue of new releases. 

But what I wanted to show from this edition are, as they put it on the contents page: Colin Dixon's Dioramas presented in stunning full colour because they deserve it. 






These dioramas really inspired my in my youth. I wanted to collect all the models and duplicate these dioramas. I never did of course and most probably never will but they are still wonderful to look at despite really being very simple dioramas by today's standards. For the record here are the models used in the dioramas:







7 comments:

  1. Marvellous. Somehow I had never seen any of these dioramas before, and as I started with 3rd rd myself, that's saying something. Great blog, one can't have too much oldhammer!

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  2. Missed these too, although the siege one looks familiar - is it in fact featured in the Siege rulebook?

    The diagrams with the key to all the minis used are rather useful too - there are still figures in some of the photos in the 3rd ed rule book that I haven't identified yet.

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    1. This diorama doesn't appear in the Siege rulebook as far as I can see.

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  3. This is so great, thank for posting them !
    Those are like some wine they get better with age.

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  4. That Diorama No.1 was on Ebay recently, it's in a wooden and glass case, went really cheap too, shocker!

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    1. Wow, really? That would have been something special to get your hands on. Never expected to find these dioramas for sale anywhere.

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