Look Alikes

In the Citadel Miniature collecting world, sometimes that precious piece will forever remain elusive, like Gollum scratching his ring and we must be content with a hole in our collection and bitter sting of jealousy for those that have the figure we seek.

However, some enterprising collectors are happy to have a fake in their collection and have commissioned sculptors to copy the original pieces and plug that meddlesome gap with a look alike. A Schrodinger's miniature, if you will, which either is or isn't what it's supposed to be depending on how you look at it.

While this is technically not recasting (the correct term is counterfeiting) and collectors are often open about it, a problem might occur if the model passes to another collector who unknowingly sells it on for a large profit mistakenly believing it to be an original. Since the originals are so scarce it is unlikely they will ever be compared side-by-side with an original and the original error will taint the hobby for collectors who do not like to knowingly include fakes in their collection.

The following models are known to be look alike models, maybe available in even larger numbers than the original. You would be wise to discuss the provenance of any such models with the seller before paying a premium price for any of them just in case a look alike has accidentally been confused with the original.

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  Blood Bowl unreleased two-headed skaven

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  Lord of the Rings unreleased Uruk Hai Scout Captain with Two-handed weapon

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  Lord of the Rings limited release Mordor Uruk