The Top Ten Halflings of All Time!!!???

[Hubbynz]

Like me have you always wondered what the top ten halflings of all time actually are??

No, well I didn't think so but rest assured the answer of this timeless question is sitting on the edge of your mouse click.

I have written a small review of what I believe to be the top ten halflings ever sculpted on my blog

http://halflinghouse.blogspot.com/

So please feel free to check it and let me know what you think by commenting or following the blog. There is more halfling info there than you can poke a chicken drumstick at such as numerous past post as well as links to good halfling resources and manufacturers.

Feel free to drop me a line if you have any ideas for further content.

Cheers

[Darren]

Excellent set of suggestions there.

Here's a halfling (fantasy football themed) my buddy got for me recently - it's is a specially cast tournament giveaway for the Madbowl Blood Bowl taking place in Madrid later this month.  Fantastic model - and looks fairly similar to Mr. Baconbreath although he's much larger.

http://www.talkfantasyfootball.org/download/file.php?id=1031

Here's a couple of extra FF style halflings that might never see production - one-off sculpts by Pedro Ramos who's making some of the best FF models at the moment.

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/8736/zurzi.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8487/mosaico.jpg

Only other suggestion I have is the Napopleon who's in the same set as the Elvis Black Hat Miniatures model.

[white knight]

I'll make an attempt to make you revise that list soon.

[Mason]

I may well have to join White Knight in that statement as well.

I have a couple of really characterful Halfers in my collection, none of which I have gotten around to painting yet. (I intend to paint up a Mordheim warband soon, promise!)

A couple, and only one that I do have (still after the barmaid: hint, hint to anyone that has one to sell/trade  ), that I think are some of the best ever are the two female 'Flings that Citadel released in the late '80's as Stigwort Facebracket and Slackjaw on this link;
http://solegends.com/citjour86a/cj86ap26c11halflings-02.htm

There is also the Ratcatcher from the same period, no link at the moment.

Of course, any 'TOP 10' is subjective and you will never get two people to agree, but I believe that you may well have started a few good natured arguements!

Good topic!

[joroas]

I would buy some halflings but I'm a little short at the moment. 

[white knight]

I may well have to join White Knight in that statement as well.

Of course, when I said it, I meant I was going to release some new ones. 

[Hubbynz]

A couple, and only one that I do have (still after the barmaid: hint, hint to anyone that has one to sell/trade  ), that I think are some of the best ever are the two female 'Flings that Citadel released in the late '80's as Stigwort Facebracket and Slackjaw on this link;
http://solegends.com/citjour86a/cj86ap26c11halflings-02.htm

I agree those female ones are great and I could almost nominate the entire C11 halfling range for this. I spose I was going for the more iconic halflings that have made a impact on the hobby as individuals.

But hey no right or wrong answer

 

[DeafNala]

You have some SPLENDID looking Little Guys up there. I'm relieved you were the one that had to pick out the winner...it's nice to know someone is as enthusiastic about Hobbits/Halflings as I am about Goblins.
While not up to your work, this is my current favorite Short Fellow, Gazzola the Great:



He's a Heresy mini, if you don't recognize him.

I would buy some halflings but I'm a little short at the moment.  

You are a man after my own heart, joroas...you have my condolences.

[Helen]

Hello,

I don't see the Goblin Factory listed, but I hope these photos will assist:















Cheers,

Helen

[Hubbynz]

Oh that is the first time I have seen those Goblin factory halflings painting as they don't list them on their website. They aren't to shabby and seem to paint up reasonably well but they aren't to great either. The Calvary look useful.

[Conquistador]

All these Halflings are good to very good but despite some great paint work (Helen's pictures, especially,) for some odd reason none of them make me want to rush out and buy them.  

I'd like some more Halfings to support my Dwarf with Allies army but so far the only ones I have are the (?) Custom Cast (or similar era) ones I bought in the 1970's/early 1980's.  Guess I am looking for the Holy Grail of Halflings to resemble the descriptions (or more likely my perceptions of the descriptions) from the LOTR trilogy.  

Perhaps just a hint of unrequited perfectionism on my part?  

Gracias,

Glenn

Edit:  Here's what I have and they are fairly close in size and appearance to my images.  http://www.stunties.com/wiki/index.php/Der_Kriegspielers_-_Fantastiques

[Doomhippie]

I really dig those Pippin, Merry, Sam, Frodo and Bilbo Haflings from the 80s Citadel Lord of the Rings series. And, to be honest, I think they've done a great job on the haflings of the current Lord of the Rings series as well.

[abbot_amaury]

Quite a nice list. But the very best halflings ever imho were the now oop copplestone ones:

[Admiral Benbow]

Quite a nice list. But the very best halfings ever imho were the now oop copplestone ones:

What you say, Hagen. And I've got them all! 
But will I ever paint them ...?

[abbot_amaury]

What you say, Hagen. And I've got them all! 
But will I ever paint them ...?

I've got them except for the pack in the middle (the one with the mounted halfling)  . So if you feel guilty about not painting them I can help you: just give them to me! At least I've managed to paint one of the halflings the last years...