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=== Night Elf Patrol ===
 
=== Night Elf Patrol ===
  
The history of Citadel Dark Elf figures begins with the Night Elf Patrol- "Evil Elves Of The Underworld". They were originally released in a boxed set of 10 individually-named figures, with an additional (nameless) Night Elf Lord figure released singly as part of the Fantasy Tribes line. Concept art for the Night Elf Patrol features prominently in early Warhammer material, including the First edition Warhammer books and the Forces Of Fantasy supplement. Kraal Hearteater (the father of Mengil Manhide) is a member of the Night Elf Patrol. This line is closely related to the Dark Elves of Norse Mythology- they are rather wizened and very small in stature. The line is attributed to Michael & Alan Perry (some of their ealiest work for Citadel Miniatures).
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The history of Citadel Dark Elf figures begins with the Night Elf Patrol- "Evil Elves of the Underworld". They were originally released in a boxed set of 10 individually-named figures, with an additional (nameless) Night Elf Lord figure released singly as part of the Fantasy Tribes line. Concept art for the Night Elf Patrol features prominently in early Warhammer material, including the first edition Warhammer rulebooks and the Forces of Fantasy supplement. In background terms, Kraal Hearteater (the father of Mengil Manhide) is a member of the Night Elf Patrol. This line is closely related to the Dark Elves of Norse Mythology- they are rather wizened and very small in stature. The line is attributed to Michael & Alan Perry (some of their ealiest work for Citadel Miniatures).
  
  
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image:SS3-01.jpg|Commanderess Zelosa Forestburner
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file:SS3-01.jpg|Commanderess Zelosa Forestburner
image:SS3-02.jpg|Lieutenant Kraal Hearteater
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file:SS3-02.jpg|Lieutenant Kraal Hearteater
image:SS3-03.jpg|Priestess Lillith Child-Impaler
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file:SS3-03.jpg|Priestess Lillith Child-Impaler
image:SS3-04.jpg|Vard Demonslayer - Night Elf Champion
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file:SS3-04.jpg|Vard Demonslayer - Night Elf Champion
image:SS3-05.jpg|Dyreel Dwarf-Flayer, with sword
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file:SS3-05.jpg|Dyreel Dwarf-Flayer, with sword
image:SS3-06.jpg|Dosadi Warchild attacking with sword
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file:SS3-06.jpg|Dosadi Warchild attacking with sword
image:SS3-07.jpg|Yasl Spriteslayer with crossbow
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file:SS3-07.jpg|Yasl Spriteslayer with crossbow
image:SS3-08.jpg|Ezron Nightstrider firing crossbow
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file:SS3-08.jpg|Ezron Nightstrider firing crossbow
image:SS3-09.jpg|Nzandra Devilconsort with sword
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file:SS3-09.jpg|Nzandra Devilconsort with sword
image:SS3-10.jpg|Qulla Darkfaith with crossbow
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file:SS3-10.jpg|Qulla Darkfaith with crossbow
image:SS3-11.jpg|Night Elf Lord
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file:SS3-11.jpg|Night Elf Lord
 
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image:Witch King.jpg|C-0901 Witch King
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file:Witch King.jpg|C-0901 Witch King
image:C09-02.jpg|C-0902 Warrior w. Bow
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file:C09-02.jpg|C-0902 Warrior w. Bow
image:C09-03.jpg|C-0903 Warrior loading Crossbow
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file:C09-03.jpg|C-0903 Warrior loading Crossbow
image:C09-04.jpg|C-0904 Woman Warrior w. Crossbow
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file:C09-04.jpg|C-0904 Woman Warrior w. Crossbow
image:C09-05.jpg|C-0905 Female Berserker w. 2H Sword
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file:C09-05.jpg|C-0905 Female Berserker w. 2H Sword
image:C09-06.jpg|C-0906 Female Berserker w. Sword & Dagger
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file:C09-06.jpg|C-0906 Female Berserker w. Sword & Dagger
image:C09-07.jpg|C-0907 Guardsman w. Spear & Shield
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file:C09-07.jpg|C-0907 Guardsman w. Spear & Shield
image:C09-08.jpg|C-0908 Female Fanatic w. Scimitar & Dagger
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file:C09-08.jpg|C-0908 Female Fanatic w. Scimitar & Dagger
image:C09-09.jpg|C-0909 Guardsman w. Crossbow
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file:C09-09.jpg|C-0909 Guardsman w. Crossbow
image:C09-10.jpg|C-0910 Guardsman w. Sword & Buckler
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file:C09-10.jpg|C-0910 Guardsman w. Sword & Buckler
image:C09-11.jpg|C-0911 Priestess
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file:C09-11.jpg|C-0911 Priestess
image:C09-12.jpg|C-0912 Witch Queen
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file:C09-12.jpg|C-0912 Witch Queen
image:C09-13.jpg|C-0913 Female Fanatic w. Sword & Buckler
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file:C09-13.jpg|C-0913 Female Fanatic w. Sword & Buckler
image:C09-14.jpg|C-0914 Guardsman w. Sword & Great Bow
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file:C09-14.jpg|C-0914 Guardsman w. Sword & Great Bow
image:C09-15.jpg|C-0915 High Priest
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file:C09-15.jpg|C-0915 High Priest
image:C09-16.jpg|C-0916 Guardswoman w. Sword & Great Bow
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file:C09-16.jpg|C-0916 Guardswoman w. Sword & Great Bow
image:C09-17.jpg|C-0917 Guard Captain w. Hand Axe
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file:C09-17.jpg|C-0917 Guard Captain w. Hand Axe
image:C09-18.jpg|C-0918 Woman Warrior w. Scimitar & Shield
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file:C09-18.jpg|C-0918 Woman Warrior w. Scimitar & Shield
image:C09-19.jpg|C-0919 Warrior w. Crossbow & Broadsword
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file:C09-19.jpg|C-0919 Warrior w. Crossbow & Broadsword
 
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image:C21-01.jpg|Female Rider with Crossbow
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file:C21-01.jpg|Female Rider with Crossbow
image:C21-02.jpg|Hero
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file:C21-02.jpg|Hero
image:C21-03.jpg|Musician
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file:C21-03.jpg|Musician
image:C21-04.jpg|Sorcerer
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file:C21-04.jpg|Sorcerer
image:C21-05.jpg|Trooper with Lance
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file:C21-05.jpg|Trooper with Lance
image:C21-06.jpg|Female Rider with Sword
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file:C21-06.jpg|Female Rider with Sword
image:C21-07.jpg|Running Cold One
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file:C21-07.jpg|Running Cold One
image:C21-08.jpg|Rearing Cold One
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file:C21-08.jpg|Rearing Cold One
 
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image:RR41.jpg|Mengil Manhide
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file:RR41.jpg|Mengil Manhide
image:RR42.jpg|Standard Bearer
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file:RR42.jpg|Standard Bearer
image:RR43.jpg|Musician
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file:RR43.jpg|Musician
image:RR44.jpg|Manflayer Trooper
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file:RR44.jpg|Manflayer Trooper
 
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[[category:Dark Elf]]
 
[[category:Dark Elf]]

Latest revision as of 22:23, 27 May 2011

The purpose of this page is to collect images of all the extant Dark Elf figures in the history of Citadel Miniatures in rough chronological order by release date. In their earliest incarnations, Citadel Dark Elf miniatures owe a lot to traditional Dungeons & Dragons Drow- They are frequently painted with blue skin in early Citadel catalogue material and there is a higher percentage of female models in the Dark Elf line than any other, reflecting the matriarchal nature of Drow society.



Night Elf Patrol

The history of Citadel Dark Elf figures begins with the Night Elf Patrol- "Evil Elves of the Underworld". They were originally released in a boxed set of 10 individually-named figures, with an additional (nameless) Night Elf Lord figure released singly as part of the Fantasy Tribes line. Concept art for the Night Elf Patrol features prominently in early Warhammer material, including the first edition Warhammer rulebooks and the Forces of Fantasy supplement. In background terms, Kraal Hearteater (the father of Mengil Manhide) is a member of the Night Elf Patrol. This line is closely related to the Dark Elves of Norse Mythology- they are rather wizened and very small in stature. The line is attributed to Michael & Alan Perry (some of their ealiest work for Citadel Miniatures).


http://www.solegends.com/citrr/rr04manhides.htm

http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Speciality_Set_-_Night_Elf_Patrol_%28SS3%29



Preslotta C09 Dark Elves

The next expression of Dark Elf figures in the Citadel range is the preslotta C09 line of figures. This line includes figures called "Witch King" and "Witch Queen", but the figures predate the creation of the Malekith & Morathi background material by a decade. The armor & weapons of the C09 preslotta Dark Elves are similar to those of the Night Elf Patrol, but the C09 Dark Elves are taller & more elegant in stature, closer to their High Elf cousins. the terms "Dark Elf" and "Night Elf" are used interchangeably at this point and some C09 Dark Elf blisters are labelled "Night Elf". The C09 code designation was also used for a separate line of generic (non-Dark Elf specific) preslotta Elf figures. The C09 line of Dark Elves includes 19 figures as coded by RAFM miniatures (the Canadian Miniatures company that handled US production & distribution in the early days of Citadel Miniatures), leading some to suspect that there is a lost 20th figure in the range. This line includes proto-Witch Elves (called "Berserkers" or "Female Fanatics" at this point) as well as character figures and regular male & female Troopers. Missile troops are armed with a mixture of bows and crossbows (the Repeater Crossbow has yet to become the Dark Elf signature weapon).


http://www.solegends.com/citc/c09darkelves.htm

http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Dark_Elves_-_C09_%28solid_base%29


Preslotta C21 Dark Elf Cold One Riders

The C21 line of Dark Elf Cold One Riders provides the cavalry element for the preslotta Dark Elf range (there are no horse-mounted Dark Elves of any kind at this point). In it's earliest conception, the Cold One is supposed to be a huge, terrifying multi-wound model analagous to a modern-day Carnasaur (although the figures themselves are quite small). The line includes a Cold One-mounted Dark Elf Hero, Sorcerer, and four different Troopers (including a Musician). The same Cold One figures were also used as mounts for preslotta Slann & Lizardman figures (a tradition that continued until very recently, with the creation of a Lizardman-specific plastic Cold One for late 6th edition Warhammer).


http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Dark_Elf_Cold_Ones_%26_Riders_-_C21_%28solid_base%29

RR4 Preslotta Mengil Manhide's Manflayers

The preslotta era of Citadel Dark Elves concludes with the earliest version of Mengil Manhide's Manflayers, a Dark Elf Regiment of Renown (Mercenary Company). the original preslotta line includes Mengil himself and a (nameless) male Musician and female Standard Bearer, plus one type of Trooper. These were sold in boxed sets of nine figures, with one random Command figure and 8 identical Troopers. Theoretically, one had to purchase 3 separate boxed sets (comprising 27 models) to assemble a unit with a complete 3-person Command group. Despite the presence of the Dark Elf Champion Ean Hawkbane amongst the preslotta RR4 figures shown on SOL (Stuff Of Legends), there is no preslotta version of Ean Hawkbane and the slottabased version was not sold with preslotta figures. The background material on Mengil Manhide remains essentially the same from the preslotta era to the present.

http://www.solegends.com/citrr/rr04manhidesm12.htm