I have very nearly cleared the backlog of draw goblins (minis that have been prepped to paint, but live in a draw so that they can't guilt trip me). From left to right we have Dwarf Maimer (Chronicle N12 Hobgoblins, 1985), Sileth Frothlip and Kudra Stunty Smasher (BC4 Mighty Ugezod's Death Commandos, 1985), all sculpted by Nick Lund, Standard Bearer (DL2 Aly Morrison's Hobgoblin Warriors, 1984) and Hobgoblin Champion 1 (Oakbound Studio, 2023), sculpted by Paul Hicks.
In case folks were wondering where they might find reasonably priced Oldhammer-style hobs, I thought it might be useful to have a comparison shot with the Oakbound chap and some classic C36 slotta hobs. I think he scales rather well.
The backlog of hobs left to paint is still ridiculous. I've really let myself drift with this one, with a couple of year-long breaks where I got distracted by other shiny things, and with no clear end goal. I think it's time to go full Stillman on this lot. Ideally, I'd like to complete a playable hobgoblin force before the end of 2025. As with the latest lot, the target is acceptable tabletop standard and to grind through them in small batches. Well, that's the plan. Gods know, I hate batch painting :(
They look nice though and that is a good match for sure.
ReplyDeleteI hate batch painting too.
I figure though that once the main 2 armies are done, then I can concentrate on one off models that grab my attention.
Painting because you want to rather than because you need to.
Do you have plan for one off fun models later?
Thanks Mike. I'd be the first to admit the paint job on the Lund sculpts is rather rough, but I needed to get them done and move on. They may get a little tickle with a paint brush somewhere down the line, but that's definitely for another day.
DeleteThe reason I mentioned Nigel Stillman is that I think his advice for collecting an army in the first Stillmania article seems pretty good. One of the things he suggests, once you have a draft army list, is painting the general first. So, the next task is to take a bit of time painting a Middlehammer Ghazak Khan mini I bought for the purpose. Once that's done I'm going to try and tackle the rank and file C36 hobs in blocks of 4. Any more than 4 at a time and I'll lose the will to live!
And if that does all get too much, I have a couple more Eureka mutants and some old Runequest Broo set aside just for fun. I also have a couple of bases of 18mm Saxons that were near completion back in March and could be an easy win if I need one. Mostly, though, I need to knuckle down and not let excellent be the enemy of good, or even just reasonable.
RQ Broo? Lucky You!!
DeleteI am eying up some of those for a small Chaos Warband project.
The later Citadel ones look like steroid filled bodybuilders, much preferred it before the Gors and Ungors and all that stuff.
I got lucky and found a couple of broo going cheap.
DeleteMono-pose chaos just looks weird. And it seems odd that being 'corrupted' by chaos gives you a shredded physique, rather than tentacles and a skin condition.
Absolutely.
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