Saturday, 2 May 2020

Unidentified Undead Command figure

I bought these 3 Citadel Undead command figures off eBay in January 2020, I know the two on the right (skeleton standard bearer and musician with horn) are Citadel 4th Edition Undeaded figures from the early 1990s but I can't find any information on the one on the left.   He looks to be a skeleton command figure in armour, possibly 3rd or 4th edition (1985-1993?). Even looking on the Stuff of Legends webpage that has a very good listing of Citadel / Marauder figures did not help.

Wish to identify the figure on the left.  
They have all been stripped of paint and are ready to be repainted

It would be helpful to see a picture of it painted from the time period as it is not clear to me if the hands are bone or rotting flesh.  In the above picture the painter has opted for rotting flesh.

More pictures below.


I have found one clue after looking at eBay auctions as the same figure is being sold as a 1980s Citadel Skeleton, which narrows the date ranges (1985-89?) and suggests 3rd edition.  The figure he is paired with might also be a clue as it was probably manufactured at the same time, see picture below:

Wish to identify the figure on the right. A good 
view of the figure, but unfortunately no number
 on the slotta base.

They most looks like a forerunner to the Wight Lords of 4th Edition or a unit leaders.

The heavier appearance of these skeletons as compared to the Citadel C17 releases in the 1980s suggests they might be made by Marauder which operated from 1988 to 1994 as a subsidiary of Citadel employing different sculptors including Aly Morrison. Examples below:


 

Update: Answer found

Thanks to a tip from the Lost and the Dammed blog  I found the armoured skeleton with an axe wearing a helmet  in the 1989 Citadel catalogue under skeletons listed as Axe 9 code number 074528/19 sculpted by Aly Morrison.



There is a similar version  of this armoured skeleton in a hood with a mace in on the following page, listed as  Mace 5 code number 074528/14 sculpted by Aly Morrison:



Later in 1993 both reaper in a the Citadel Catalogue as Skeleton Warriors 8569 "Tomb Guardians". Presumably this change was made to fit them in to Warhammer Fantasy Battle 4th Edition that came out in 1992 possibly as upgraded skeleton warriors with heavy armour and two handed weapons.






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