As mentioned previously in MWAN, Ral Partha's contract with Citadel Miniatures expired September 30, 1986 and they will not be carrying Citadel's Dark Ages (DA), Ancient Romans (AR), and Medieval ranges any longer although Rich Smethurst, Vice President of Operations at Ral Partha, reported RAFM may be offering Citadel's Dark Ages and Medieval lines in the future. In a recent phone conversation with Rich Smethurst, he stated that there are no plans to discontinue any Ral Partha historical lines in the future and he also reported "There has been much talk and speculation regarding the fate of Ral Partha since late summer. We experienced some cash flow problems which brought about reduced operations and the company was placed on the market. However, no one in the industry showed realistic interest in purchasing the company." He further stated that they are exploring several possibilities for historical expansion and they have a number of new fantasy releases upcoming. He was of the opinion that the reason for the speculation regarding Ral Partha was due to the Citadel line being dropped and the fact that not all Ral Partha distributors are carrying full lines of the historical lines, Back to MWAN # 25 Table of Contents Back to MWAN List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1986 Hal Thinglum This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com