Citadel Miniatures Dark Ages 54mm

 

Edited 27th August 2026 to add new acquisitions.

Along with fellow hobbyist Steve Casey, I was trying to work out what was missing from one of this range (DA5410 Germanic Tribesman Lying Wounded) as every picture showed it without anything on his back... you'll see what I mean later. Anyway, this rabbit hole led me to getting mine out only to find I'm missing a bunch of bits - I really don't think I've swapped them on or sold them but a couple of hours of going through boxes / drawers etc has proved fruitless!

This was the complete range as it appeared in the old Citadel Yellow catalogue...

DA5401 Rus Warrior

DA5402 Varangian Guardsman

DA5403 Carolingian Officer

DA5404 Mounted Avar

DA5405 Teutonic Knight Swinging Two-Handed Sword

DA5406 Teutonic Knight Parrying with Sword

DA5407 Germanic Tribesman Charging with Spear and Shield

DA5408 Germanic Tribesman Advancing with Sword

DA5409 Germanic Tribesman Falling Wounded

DA5410 Germanic Tribesman Lying Wounded

As mentioned above, the quest started with (Steve Casey) asking me about a missing piece as the base and the back of the figure for 'DA5410 Germanic Tribesman Lying Wounded' showed somethng missing... (his shield is left off in these pics)

I posted on The Oldhammer Community FB page and Duncan McDane suggested a quiver - Steve found one and it fitted perfectly! Duncan wins 100 internet points! More pics below. I do need a spare quiver as I only have one between the figures needing it...

DA5401 Rus Warrior

(Alan Perry)

DA5402 Varangian Guardsman

(Alan Perry)

DA5403 Carolingian Officer

(Alan Perry)

So I now have a bagged one however I'm missing the horn and the scabbard on this one (blue pic below edited and c/o CCM)

DA5404 Mounted Avar

(Michael Perry)

DA5405 Teutonic Knight Swinging Two-Handed Sword

(Michael Perry)

DA5406 Teutonic Knight Parrying with Sword

(Alan Perry)

DA5407 Germanic Tribesman Charging with Spear and Shield

(Michael Perry)

Unfortunately I only have a couple of bits from this one...

DA5408 Germanic Tribesman Advancing with Sword

DA5409 Germanic Tribesman Falling Wounded

(Alan Perry)

DA5410 Germanic Tribesman Lying Wounded

(Michael Perry)

I also have a few bits... I don't recognise the arm with the axe...

This was a great range with the added bonus that some were designed to be posed in a group. I really wish the Perrys would do more large scale pieces... the Gallipoli range they did for Peter Jackson was incredible. I have picked up a couple of historicals they did that are in previous posts somewhere. They really are two of the most talented miniature sculptors out there!

Do let me now if you have any bagged sets or just bits and pieces to trade on!

enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

The Perry Twins early GW and Citadel sketches

 

This week (commencing 15th June 2026) Michael and Alan posted some wonderful sketches from their time at Citadel and then GW. This is all borrowed (with permission) from Alan and Michael Perry posting on their Facebook page. All images are theirs and should only be used with their express permission etc. Links at the bottom.

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**First post***

And now for something a bit different!

A long time ago in a galaxy far away we worked for a small company called Citadel Miniatures which was the figure producing side of Games Workshop. We started as freelancers back in 1978, while we were still at school. We worked from home, in Hertfordshire, for the first nine years before heading up to live in Nottingham. In those nine years we would travel every couple of weeks to either Dalling Road, Hammersmith, (where the GW office was above the first shop) where we meet up with Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson to show what we had made and haggle over the price, or later to Newark where Citadel was based. Later still, it moved to Nottingham. From 1978 until into the late 80’s we would normally do our own concept art and then later alongside other actual concept artists. We would be particularly involved if they were human troops, even more so if there was an historical slant we could exploit.

A little while ago we came across our old sketch books dating back to 1978 in some cases and thought some people might be interested in seeing some of them. These will be a random posts and in no order. First up, Empire troops. If you like these there are plenty more to put up.

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Well, that went well! We can't believe the fantastic response!  Here's the next batch, quite a random group. The first four are early (1978-79?), showing the old red orcs as well as the beginnings of the long armed orcs which over the decades became more beefed up but originally were quite skinny. These, in turn, were actually based on the orcs in a painting Michael did (before we even joined GW) of the Battle of Pelennor fields; the death of Theoden. Speaking of which there a few pics of the small LOTR range we made in the late 1970's (?) on the same page.

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Nothing extra from me barring that I've been a fan since they appeared under Citadel's banner.

The only picture of me with them was from Salute 2008 or, more accurately, the Premier Inn nearby.

Their Facebook page is here;

https://www.facebook.com/perryminiatures

The Perry Miniatures site here;

https://www.perry-miniatures.com/

Do pop over and join the page and buy their minis of course! Tell them I sent you :)

enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk