The Elusive Baron

I've finally got my mitts on Baron Brightgore! He's from Citadel's 1985 C36 hobgoblins range, sculpted by Aly Morrison.

I've wanted this miniature since I was a kid, after seeing him depicted as the Khan of the hobgoblin mercenary contingent in Warhammer Armies (1988). I remember thinking how cool and goblin-y he looked.

Since I've been collecting C36 hobgoblins the Baron has proved particularly elusive. After several years searching I was stoked to find him on eBay, and for less than half of what I would've been willing to pay. I'm always pleased to see paint on secondhand minis. It shows someone's had fun painting them and (hopefully) playing with them. That said, BB was definitely due a refresh, so he was sent off for a Dettol bath and then repainted in the colours of my horde. 

While I was about it, I knocked up a few more hobs for the ranks. From left to right they are a pre-slotta C36 (1984), a DL2 'Champion' (1984) and two slotta C36 (1985). 

There's plenty more where this lot came from. It's taken a while, but I've managed to collect nearly all the C36 sculpts. There's now just the small matter of painting them all. The one notable absence from the collection is 'Gyokurinti the Strangler' - a mutant hobgoblin with a maced tail from the pre-slotta range. Unfortunately he appears to be as rare as rocking horse poo. One day...