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Offline Funghy-Fipps

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Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« on: 16 December 2010, 08:15:57 PM »
A: VERY small. They're certainly very cute, too, but I'm gonna go blind painting 'em!


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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #1 on: 16 December 2010, 09:18:35 PM »
I was somewhat dissapointed with the diminutive scale of Red Box miniatures.

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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #2 on: 16 December 2010, 11:57:53 PM »
I was somewhat dissapointed with the diminutive scale of Red Box miniatures.

Agreed. Anyone want to buy a set of Dwarves? ::)

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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #3 on: 17 December 2010, 07:30:55 AM »
They look nice though. How has the sculptor managed to put so much detail into figures that size?  :o

What is the actual size of the goblins and dwarves?
I don't know whether to be a good example or a horrible warning.

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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #4 on: 17 December 2010, 08:46:42 AM »
Funghy, got a pic comparing it to an old GW goblin? Looks small though...
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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #5 on: 17 December 2010, 08:53:17 AM »
No question that they are beautiful figures, but I thought they would be the same size as his work with Reaper.

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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #6 on: 17 December 2010, 11:05:56 AM »
Agreed. Anyone want to buy a set of Dwarves? ::)

I went to http://www.fantization.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=610 and it's circa $6 for one figure?

Just how so they size up?  Are they as small looking as the Goblins?  How tall(eyes/head, doesn't matter which way you measure as long as you tell me.)

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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #7 on: 17 December 2010, 12:45:02 PM »
Dwarves are 21-22mm tall, just abt the same height as an old GW goblin, but wayyy more slight.

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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #8 on: 17 December 2010, 01:09:42 PM »
I have some of their humans and elves, and are aprox. 28mm to the eyes. The same scale that most of the historical miniatures, but little compared with the Reaper ones.

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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #9 on: 17 December 2010, 01:11:54 PM »
The pics are a little dark, but maybe they help:


From left: GW Dark Elf, Red Box, GW Melnibonean


GW Chaos Dwarf, Red Box, GW Dark Elf


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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #10 on: 17 December 2010, 01:54:32 PM »
Those are all the old, bigger RB Dwarfs. The new ones are smaller.

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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #11 on: 17 December 2010, 02:02:01 PM »
I just have these ;)

Didn't knew the new ones are smaller.
Why?

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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #12 on: 17 December 2010, 03:50:05 PM »
Tre re-thought the scales for the races, and boom! The dwarfs were smaller. He had a big sale to clear the old stock, and is re-sculpting the bigger oldies to fit the new scale.

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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #13 on: 17 December 2010, 08:03:15 PM »
I've not seen the the Red Box Dwarves in the flesh so can't really comment on their size, but I find that the HelsVakt chappies* (evil Barbarians, basically)  fit in well with the Grenadier/Mirliton Barbarians and the old metal Citadel Marauders (see below).  

Funghy, got a pic comparing it to an old GW goblin? Looks small though...

Phreedh, believe it or not I don't actually have any vintage GW Gobbos   -  :o  - with which to take comparison shots!  If I write that they're slightly smaller than GW LoTR Hobbits will that help any?  Very Rackham/Froud-esque in their appearance I must say.  The 'Boneback' Goblins are larger, however; more in the region of Red Box Dwarves size-wise.


*Is the depicted miniature one of the older, larger sculpts?
« Last Edit: 17 December 2010, 08:07:13 PM by Funghy-Fipps »

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Re: Q: How small is a Red Box Goblin Archer?
« Reply #14 on: 17 December 2010, 09:44:21 PM »
 the 2 dvergr in the comp shots are the new smaller ones, both of which are in my lot for sale, oddly enough... ::)

 

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