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Citadel Miniatures Limited is a company which produces metal, resin and plastic miniature figures for tabletop wargames and was formed as a division of the British game company Games Workshop in early 1979.
Star Trek association
The company began to produce (unlicensed) Star Trek gaming figurine miniatures in the very early 1980s, capitalizing on Star Trek: The Motion Picture, by tying in on the multitude of aliens seen in the back-ground in that feature.
In 1985 as a sub-licensee, Citadel released for the UK market the starship miniatures, that were based upon the gaming materials originating from the FASA gaming miniatures, as indicated on the packaging. As far as the starship miniatures were concerned, apart from being mounted on different style cards, the models differed from their US counterparts in that for many models less construction was needed and that they were more detailed, due to the fact that the pewter had a higher tin content. Although that made the metal more brittle, it also made the metal harder than their relative soft US counterparts and thus more susceptible to retain detailing. Eventually, Citadel only released fifteen out of the eventual 14 models FASA produced (in essence following their numbering, which explains the gaps in Citadel's numbering), when the latter lost its license in 1989. Citadel never had a direct license from the franchise, the moment Fasa lost its, so did Citadel. It should be noted that in the case of the figurine miniatures, that these were Citadel originals, not Fasa derivatives, as were the starship miniatures.
Star Trek gaming products
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| 1980/81 Figurine models (unlicensed) | ||||
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ST01: Captain Kirk |
ST02: Mr. Spock |
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ST03: Dr. "Bones" Mccoy |
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ST05: Sulu & Willard Decker |
ST06: Uhura & Christine Chapel |
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ST07: Ilia & Janice Rand |
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ST08: Enterprise Crew |
ST09: Security Guards |
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ST10: Vulcans |
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ST11: Deltans |
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ST12: Klingons |
ST13: Aaamazzarites |
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ST14: Kazarites |
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ST15: Betalgeusians |
ST16: Arcturians |
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ST17: Zaranites |
ST18: K'normians |
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ST19: Rigellians |
ST20: Rhaandrites |
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ST21: Shamin Priests |
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ST22: Megarites |
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ST23: Saurians |
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ST24: Andorians |
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| 1985 Starship models (sub-licensed) | ||||
ST01:refit-USS Enterprise |
ST02:USS Reliant |
ST03: D7 class |
ST04: Romulan Bird-of-Prey (two pieces) |
ST05: USS Enterprise (Old design) |
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ST15: Romulan Winged Defender |
ST16: USS Chandley Frigate |
ST17: USS Excelsior |
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ST19: USS Grissom |
ST20: Deep Space Freighter |
ST21: Romulan Graceful Flyer (two pieces) |
ST22:Orion Wanderer (two pieces; one of only two FASA design elevated to canon status) |
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See also
- Star Trek: The Role Playing Game - Detailed info and photos of many Citadel miniatures
- Star Trek starship miniatures
- Star Trek model kits