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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Red Orc on 07 December 2023, 05:48:58 PM
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I really like the film Labyrinth.
What I don't like is paying £6 each for plastic minis. There aren't even very many of them.
What I want to do is create Froud-y Goblin units for Oathmark, and have them led by an Elven Wizard.
So if anyone has any recommendations for minis to represent Labyrinth-y Goblins, creepy rock-star Goblin Kings, hairy horned trolls, beardless dwarfs or other members of the cast, please let me know. Thanks.
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Could some of Northumbrian Tin Soldier’s Nightfolk could pass as labyrinth denizens?
https://www.northumbriantinsoldier.com/product-category/nightfolk-fantasy-miniatures/ (https://www.northumbriantinsoldier.com/product-category/nightfolk-fantasy-miniatures/)
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The old Acropolis Miniatures beasties (http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Maze_City_Series#The_Beasties)are rather Froudian. You can still get them from The Baggage Train (https://the-baggagetrain.com/epages/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389.sf/en_GB/?ViewAction=View&ObjectID=980509&PageSize=36&Page=2).
Then there are the Nightfolk (https://www.northumbriantinsoldier.com/nightfolk/)from Northumbrian Tin Soldier.
Finally, quite a few of the old Citadel gnolls/great goblins (http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Fantasy_Tribe_Gnolls) look rather like Hoggle. They can often be found cheaply on eBay. Satanic Panic Miniatures did or do a tribute range, though that might have been Kickstarter only.
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I think a bunch of the warp miniatures figures could fit the style, though on closer look maybe not any of the specific characters you mention.
(https://www.warpminiatures.com/cdn/shop/products/Troggles_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1675707547)
(https://www.warpminiatures.com/cdn/shop/products/Hobgoblin-Pack_740x.jpg?v=1681847687)
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Northumbrian Tin Soldier’ would be my suggestion too. Looking at the rest.
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RAFM miniatures also make a pack of “chaos goblins” that might fit. They have spiky equipment, and odd proportions.
https://rafm.com/en-ca/products/raf3233?_pos=18&_sid=9c62db424&_ss=r (https://rafm.com/en-ca/products/raf3233?_pos=18&_sid=9c62db424&_ss=r)
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Thanks for the recommendations so far.
I wasn't aware of Northumbrian Tin Soldier - some of those do look pretty Froudian, a good shout for this project (I say 'project'... at the moment it's 'a pretty vague concept').
Likewise the Acropolis Miniatures ones. I can see myself trying to get hold of some of them.
The Arcworlde minis are very nice and have a nice aesthetic. I was looking at them the other day, actually, but don't remember seeing these. If I ever expand the project (to 'things that weren't in Labyrinth but could have been') they're worth thinking about.
The old Citadel Gnolls etc are certainly always a possibility (I have a few of them, including the 'Great Gnoll w. Pole Arm', who has been a member of my Goblin army for about 40 years now).
Those RAFM ones also look good, just what is necessary (and 9 quid for 5 is certainly more to my liking than £30 for 5).
Any other suggestions gratefully received!
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Bulbus Peppernose and his crew from Knightmare Miniatures (Kev Adams sculpts) have always reminded me of Labyrinth, especially the chaps with the biting sticks.
https://knightmareminiatures.com/product/bulbus-peppernouse-and-his-retinue
https://knightmareminiatures.com/product/goblin-biting-sticks
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Hasslefree Elf Dev?
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zkJDzaSa4JA/Ww7y8xdyNfI/AAAAAAAAD30/6lrkFMoLHWgQrRlxBzyhXR-MvtTGg9vtQCLcBGAs/s1600/loki-1.png)
One day I will finish painting it.
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Alternative Armies do some goblins in their fantasy range that could fit too
(https://www.alternative-armies.com/cdn/shop/products/oh34_750pix_1024x1024.jpg?v=1571439334)
(https://www.alternative-armies.com/cdn/shop/products/oh30_poses_500pix_1024x1024.jpg?v=1571439054)
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I, too, love that movie. It played a massive role in my imaginative earlier years, so I have a long-simmering Goblin / Pirate collection that gives me the same vibe I get from watching the movie.
And I went with a lot of the nightfolk from Northumbrian. Also thought about adding some of their Froggy Peak Goblingtons. Mixed them with some of the models from the Labyrinth board game (found a set or two dirt cheap). I've had my eyes on the Alternative Armies, but worried about sizes on those guys.
I think one overlooked source ... I really liked some of the Bloodbowl snotlings. Few of them fit in a Labyrinth theme with just a little tweaking.
Spellcrow has a few that work (https://www.spellcrow.com/images/UmbraTurris/GoblinwithMandolinandDog.jpg (https://www.spellcrow.com/images/UmbraTurris/GoblinwithMandolinandDog.jpg) and the like). Check out Moonstone (https://www.moonstonethegame.com/ (https://www.moonstonethegame.com/)). A bit of warning on Moonstone, though ... they are fragile. I had the goblin on the pug https://shop.moonstonethegame.com/cdn/shop/products/Doug_b94b3c4e-1639-4dad-83f5-f47d8cc47fa9_590x.jpg?v=1576750539 (https://shop.moonstonethegame.com/cdn/shop/products/Doug_b94b3c4e-1639-4dad-83f5-f47d8cc47fa9_590x.jpg?v=1576750539) and the dog legs were thin resin. They snapped while I was assembling it. Twice.
I also found a few on Etsy/3d Printed that give similar vibes.
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Thanks for all those Goblin recommendations, I will be looking into all of them.
I've also found two more threads about possible Labyrinth goblins on here - some having unfortunately fallen foul of the Curse of Photobucket - and will be checking those out.
I think it's reasonable to assume that I can collect enough Goblins from some widely (and indeed wildly?) different sources to put together a reasonable collection of weird and wonderful Goblins.
Any recs for other characters? I know there's a not-Jareth mentioned on one of the other threads.
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Troll Forged Miniatures made some very cool goblins, but I don't know if they are sold by another manufacturer now Troll Forged stopped production and sales
https://trollforged.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/andrew-mays-goblins-trollcast-box-set/
For the others, you can find cool stls too for 3d printing:
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-goblin-king-mini-bowie-pre-supported-139947
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-hoggle-110298
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-ludo-110299
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-sir-didymus-110300
And CMON did Jareth as a model for Zombicide Black Plague. Probably horribly expensive to get as he was a Kickstarter exclusive I believe.
https://miniset.net/files/set/zbp-023.jpg
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I was poking around looking at the Troll Forged goblins. Found them here:
https://metaloakcastingstudios.com/products/armored-goblins (https://metaloakcastingstudios.com/products/armored-goblins)
Still available, at least in the US.
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Some of the Cadwallon models might work for you.
The Strohm Goblins for example…
https://cadwallon.com/?s=Strohm&post_type=product