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.
