Oathmark Goblins Review and Comparison Pics

[Daeothar]

Addendum: I just ordered a box. I will be kitbashing them with all kinds of other ranges to create my personal image of Tolkienesque orks/goblins... 

[Constable Bertrand]

They look rather good, with their legs looking very similar to the frostgrave soldiers/cultists.

Northstar seems to be cracking along developing its own ranges with a downplayed fantasy style with all the benefits of multipart plastics! Well done guys. This is what GW should be doing, (at least what us on LAF want them to do).

Cheers
Matt

[Elbows]

Got mine in the post.  Great sculpts (nice and crisp).  Admittedly too small to use as Orcs (my original hope), but will make nice goblins.

[Ethelred the Almost Ready]

Hobgoblin seems to be the orc aficionado. Can you comment on the size of the Oathmark Orcs compared to Mirliton Orcs, which seem similar in style?

[Hobgoblin]

Just one of many goblin-fanciers, I'm sure!

Here's a comparison pic. The Mirliton orcs are much bigger and cruder, although the difference in height isn't particularly marked:

[Ethelred the Almost Ready]

Wow, that was quick!  Thanks for that. 

[Ethelred the Almost Ready]

Hobgoblin, what other ranges will go well with these?  Any wolf riders that will work in with them, or do we need to wait for North Star to produce these?

I'm guessing Thunderbolt Mountain will work - only 7 more days to order from them
Otherwise, Asgard/Viking Forge?  Ral Partha Gargantua Orcz (no wolf riders, however)?

[Hobgoblin]

Yes, I think these would work quite nicely with Thunderbolt Mountain or old Ral Partha. I'm making spear and shooter HotT elements from mine, for the most part, and I reckon they'll work nicely alongside Ral Partha giant goblin warbands.

The GW Hobbit wolfriders (the ones on wargs that look at least vaguely like wolves) would be a decent fit too; the riders have quite similar faces and are the same size.

[area23]

if I may,
from left to right, Foundry man, NS orc, Grenadier half-orc, NS orc, GW metal Lotr orc, Fantasy Warriors/Em4 plastic orc:

[Lowtardog]

I like them, wasn`t fussed when prints were originally shown but they look good. Has anyone had a chance to stick an orc head on a NS barbarian body yet?

[Elbows]

That'd be interesting - the goblin heads are really quite tiny...but perhaps if you liked tiny pin-headed barbarians?

[Lowtardog]

Oi I resemble that comment

[Ethelred the Almost Ready]

if I may,
from left to right, Foundry man, NS orc, Grenadier half-orc, NS orc, GW metal Lotr orc, Fantasy Warriors/Em4 plastic orc:

Now that is interesting.  The Grenadier/Mirliton half orcs look to be smaller (at least, less bulky) than the Mirliton orcs and the heads seem to go well with the NS orcs.

[Ethelred the Almost Ready]

That'd be interesting - the goblin heads are really quite tiny...but perhaps if you liked tiny pin-headed barbarians?

Yeah, but the heads on most 28mm figures are large.  The orc heads look like they might go quite well.  The real pin-heads are the Redbox miniatures.

[Ethelred the Almost Ready]

Yes, I think these would work quite nicely with Thunderbolt Mountain or old Ral Partha. I'm making spear and shooter HotT elements from mine, for the most part, and I reckon they'll work nicely alongside Ral Partha giant goblin warbands.

The GW Hobbit wolfriders (the ones on wargs that look at least vaguely like wolves) would be a decent fit too; the riders have quite similar faces and are the same size.

GW wolfriders are temporarily out of stock!  They look quite good.  I still think I would lean towards the Viking Forge ones (or may put in a last-minute Thunderbolt Miniatures order).