The Old School Fantasy Painting Party (Completed)

[Hobgoblin]

No. 56: C15 Orc "shock trooper", aka "Gashcog".

This is a peculiar little fellow. I'd never seen him in the lead before espying him on eBay the other week. He belongs to Citadel's  best range of orcs, in my opinion: the slottabased C15 range that the Perrys did before handing over orc duties to Kev Adams.

What's interesting about him is that he's an extremely close fit with the three Orcs of the Red Eye that Citadel released for the Lord of the Rings range, also in 1985. He's far more akin to those orcs than to his C15 peers:



Gashcog has the same beak-nosed helmet, the same hairy breeches and the same short stature and crouching stance - all of which show that someone was paying close attention to Tolkien's text. I presume he was sculpted either as part of that group initially or as a 'test run'.

[beefcake]

Very nice. That shield is brilliant.

[Dr Mathias]

Great painting on that shield. I presume it's flat but it sure does look dimensional!

[Captain Blood]

Interesting backstory and a nice job. What a great shield 

[Hobgoblin]

Thanks, all!

Great painting on that shield. I presume it's flat but it sure does look dimensional!

Yes, it's just the original flat shield (you can see it here). That's another thing I really like about this range; although they have slottabases, they don't have Citadel's plastic shields, which, though nice in theory, are a huge pain in reality (bosses that don't fit, less area to paint, etc.). And they're even more of a pain now, as the shields themselves are scarce.

[Constable Bertrand]

No 57. Asgard/Viking Forge FM-66 Giant Troll w/Club

Slightly modified, I hope thats ok.



Cheers
Matt

[Blackwolf]

Cracking stuff,love the troll Matt,and the orcish chap Hobgoblin is brilliant

[Blackwolf]

No 58. Mordheim Elf  1997


     

[Hammers]

No 58. Mordheim Elf  1997


     

That's a good'n. I remeber  having one of those as a leader in one of my HE units.

[phreedh]

Wow, I have always considered that elf "recent"... 1997 is now more than 20 years ago.  Thanks for the reality check - and cracking paintjob! 

[Plynkes]

Wow, I have always considered that elf "recent"... 1997 is now more than 20 years ago.  Thanks for the reality check - and cracking paintjob! 

Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider figures from the 90s to be "Old School." I would have set the cut-off earlier. 1997 feels like yesterday to me. Tony Blair, Princess Di, Chumbawamba. That wasn't very long ago, was it? 

[Blackwolf]

Thanks  Peder,thanks Phreedh

[beefcake]

Very nice painting. Great miniatures that one.

[Constable Bertrand]

Blackwolf, nice texture/lighting on the cloak mate, I'm guessing it's painting and not studio lighting. 

[Blackwolf]

Indeed mate,I used oils,a technique I'm enjoying getting into.