I have done an incredible amount of painting this week. Mercifully, I have now finished redecorating upstairs... I'm with the Mole on this one. 'Hang spring-cleaning!'
I still managed to knock out a couple of hobgoblins this week, despite all the DIY. On the left we have the Talisman TL6 hobgoblin (1986) and on the right another C36 slotta hobgoblin (1985), both sculpted by Aly Morrison.
As a kid I was fortunate enough to have both Talisman 2nd ed. and the Talisman Expansion Set (which included the hobgoblin character) and I must have played the game a hundred times or more. Citadel's Talisman range was based on the wonderful Gary Chalk illustrations for the game (playing pieces were cardboard characters that slotted into circular plastic bases).
I was sorely tempted to paint this fella the same as GC's hobgoblin, but in the end he got the same army spot colours as my other hobs. Once the varnish had dried, I undertook a wee stocktake on the hobgobs painted to-date. One, two... eh... three... um... some... some more...
I'm pleased with this lot. They're pretty basic paint jobs (mine usually are), but they have cohesion without veering too far towards Middlehammer uniformity. I have a cunning plan for these guys. I'm going to need twice as many, though, so I'd better pull my finger out. Cheers.
Excellent work. Cohesive and subdued without being too uniform. What are you planning for your reinforcements, duplicates or unique sculpts?
ReplyDeleteThank you. There will be a few duplicates. Throg's Despoiling Hobgoblins will be pulled into their own unit as I have enough of the monopose troopers in the Dettol jar now. I have managed to get hold of all bar two of the C36 sculpts, all the DL2 sculpts, a handful of the AD&D54 hobs and the rocket launcher + crew, so there will be a fair bit of variety across the rest of the force. I'm planning to use these for something other than Warhammer, so I don't have to worry about producing blocks of 16-20 models, which helps.
DeleteYes, those ADD54 figures do seem a bit elusive.
DeleteI'll be interested to see how your project progresses. Please keep us posted.
Bloody expensive is what they are! Fortunately, I've been gifted a few and I have a weather eye on eBay for any bargains. We'll see how we go.
DeleteThat army shot is proper oldhammer army shizzle.
ReplyDeleteBut wait what?
". I'm planning to use these for something other than Warhammer,"
Thanks Mike. I was definitely trying to go for that vibe. As for 'not Warhammer', well I haven't really played since the end of 3rd ed. and even then I think we mostly made up the rules (oh, happy days...) and in reality it would take me forever to buy and paint enough hobs for even a modest game of that (assuming I could even find a grognard to play). In recent times we've mostly played Dragon Rampant, but I would dearly love to get these down on the table for some proper ranks n' flanks. I've been researching possible alternatives to scratch that itch and have a couple of candidates in mind. I did have a quick glance at The Old World, but TL:DR.
DeleteThey proper remnind me of the better Warhammer Armies photos from the day.
DeleteI play 3rd edition and do just small battles, circa 1000 pts.
Where in the world are you?
Ah, Warhammer Armies. The book of dreams!
DeleteI'm based down the road from Bristol, UK.
Noooooo, we just moved away from there a couple of years back.
DeleteWell, if nothing else you've inspired me to work out a 1,000pt list for 3rd ed as part of my broader procrastination. You never know, if I keep badgering away at the lead pile then we may get to lock swords one day.
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