Hob's Mutant Miscellany

[Old Hob II]

Thank you all. Really appreciated.

Pigman was funny to paint when I realised he isn't wearing pants, like Porky Pig!

 

Yeah, bear bums appear to be a feature of the range. All of which have been lovingly painted from earth shade crevice to pinky cheeks. I've had a real blast painting these. I've a few more in the lead pile which I'm going to reward myself with after doing some army painting.

[hubbabubba]

Lovely collection of oddbods.

[Gibby]

And for Gibby. Sorry, I don't have any modern GW minis, but I've included 1980s hobgoblins for scale. I imagine, what with 30 years of scale creep, that the Eureka miniatures will probably work fine with modern sculpts.



https://theevillead.blogspot.com/2025/07/wilbur-sal.html

Thanks, Old Hob! This is very useful. They look a decent size, but to be fair when it comes to chaos mutants, they'd be all sorts of weird proportions I guess! May have to bite the bullet on my Eureka Minis UK basket in the near future!

[Old Hob II]

Next up on this occasional thread we have a couple of Citadel RuneQuest broo from Boxed Set 4 (v3): The Broo 2 (1983). No idea who the sculptor was, but I know they're based on concept drawings by John Blanche. Top-tier beastmen.



https://theevillead.blogspot.com/2025/09/knowing-me-knowing-broo.html

[Hobgoblin]

Brilliant work on those!

The broos were sculpted by the Perry twins.

In her second range of beastmen, Trish Carden used some of the Perry bodies - for example, the one with the surcoat (which ends up as a two-headed beastman with one featureless face) and the two-headed one from Attack of the Broo, which gets a sort of flattened human-ish head.

[mikedemana]

Those look amazing - love the color choices!

Mike Demana

[Frugalmax]

Nice work on those classics!

[Old Hob II]

Thanks all. Really appreciated.

The broos were sculpted by the Perry twins.

In her second range of beastmen, Trish Carden used some of the Perry bodies - for example, the one with the surcoat (which ends up as a two-headed beastman with one featureless face) and the two-headed one from Attack of the Broo, which gets a sort of flattened human-ish head.

I knew if anyone would know it would be Hobgoblin! Thank you. I had a suspicion that it might be the Perrys, but couldn't find a reference anywhere. Do you happen to know if they also sculpted the SS3 Knights of Chaos boxed set? My gut says 'yes' (the sculpts are superb), but, again, I can't find a reference in any of the usual places (SoL, Lost Minis etc.).

[Hobgoblin]

I'd bet a considerable amount on it! I think the Perrys did all the early boxed sets between Bryan Ansell's Chaos Marauders (and opposition) and Aly Morrison's hobgoblins and samurai.

[Old Hob II]

Thanks Hobgoblin. That's a really useful titbit to know.

[Pattus Magnus]

Great looking beasties! I could never afford many back when they were released (and they were hard to find in Canada), but I loved their style, and still do.

[Old Hob II]

Great looking beasties! I could never afford many back when they were released (and they were hard to find in Canada), but I loved their style, and still do.

I may have fallen a bit in love with them. Trouble is, what with them only being in production for around a year and of a vintage susceptible to lead rot, there aren't too many around. Even with a grown up job I'm going to struggle to afford many of 'em! 

[Old Hob II]

Here's a couple more Citadel broo. They're from the same boxed set as the last two. They were great fun to paint - characterful without being fiddly. I may have just bought some more...



https://theevillead.blogspot.com/2025/09/beastie-boys.html

[Pattus Magnus]

Excellent job on those classics, they remind me a bit of the palette Cubs often uses (to be clear, that’s a very good thing)! I love the variety in the old chaos figures.

I imagine you’re already aware of them, but in case you haven’t seen them, Conquest Games makes some figures that would probably blend in with the old chaos models. They’re not quite as varied as the classic figures, but they’re a bit different from the usual bulked out beastmen.

http://www.conquest-games.co.uk/index.php?cPath=41_60