Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Frostgrave undead and construct)

[Hobgoblin]

Thanks, gents.

Duncan McDane, is it the high-hatted beast master with the mace? Or the boxed-set one with the pelt and the half-moon polearm?

Here are some awful photos of the swelling ranks of the cave-goblin horde: plenty of SoBH warbands in there, and more than enough for a Lion/Dragon Rampant force too:

[Little Odo]

Wow! Some fantastic old sculpts with excellent muted paint jobs. I really like those last few photos - lots of atmosphere.

[Evil Doctor]

Those photos look like scenes from Bakshi's lord of the ribgs - top stuff!

[Hobgoblin]

Thanks, gents. There is something indelibly horrible about Bakshi's orcs and Nazgul - a good thing!

Here are a couple more:

[Vermis]

There is something indelibly horrible about Bakshi's orcs and Nazgul

It's called rotoscoping.

Nice photos, though. It does create an atmosphere with the whole array of orcs. A tolkienish kind of gloom.

[Hobgoblin]

Here's a half-orc. I've got a fair few of these ne'er-do-wells kicking around - enough for a SBH warband and a Dragon Rampant unit, I suspect. They're ideal for the first, as they have a good variety of gear (this chap has a crossbow on his back, for example). For the second, I'm not quite sure what they would be. Fierce Foot, perhaps, given a lot of two-handed weapons but not much armour. But I'm looking forward to playing around with the upgrades in Dragon Rampant to see if I can give them some flavour as a horrible mercenary unit, possibly with some "mixed weapons" missile capability too.

[Hobgoblin]

Here's a speed-painted ettin from Descent, which I got hold of on Saturday. Great game - we had our second family session tonight - and a source of pretty reasonable large beasties.

This was a really quick job, and I'll touch up the odd bit here and there (some highlights and lining on the skulls, etc.). But as the figures themselves have the usual boardgame-piece problems (stubborn mould-lines, yawning cracks), I'm not going to worry too much about anything but the overall look. He'll do fine for SBH and Dragon Rampant, I think, as well as Descent.

[Hobgoblin]

A few more.

[randycarter]

Pretty damn good looking, your speed painting! 

[Duncan McDane]

Duncan McDane, is it the high-hatted beast master with the mace? Or the boxed-set one with the pelt and the half-moon polearm?

Sorry, missed this one. It's neither, I cannot find him on the net so I'll try and have a decent picture of him. He has a whip in his left hand, a gauntlet ons his right and some kind of Mohaa hairdress. It's a Morisson sculpt.
Great job on the Ettin, btw. 

[Hobgoblin]

Sorry, missed this one. It's neither, I cannot find him on the net so I'll try and have a decent picture of him. He has a whip in his left hand, a gauntlet ons his right and some kind of Mohaa hairdress. It's a Morisson sculpt.
Great job on the Ettin, btw. 

Thanks!

Ah - I know the fellow! He's the discipline master from this release. He makes a perfect beast handler - I used to use him as one many moons ago.

[Duncan McDane]

Indead, that's the guy. Thanks for solving that mystery. Great, clean sculpt, still holding it's own after all those years. Might give him a couple of Blink Dogs ( from Ral Partha ) as pets or else maybe the classic Slave Ogre. But I won't spoil your topic with my musings... 

[Hobgoblin]

Indead, that's the guy. Thanks for solving that mystery. Great, clean sculpt, still holding it's own after all those years. Might give him a couple of Blink Dogs ( from Ral Partha ) as pets or else maybe the classic Slave Ogre. But I won't spoil your topic with my musings... 

The more digressions, the merrier!

The Slave Ogre is terrific - I've had one kicking around for about 25 years. I have the half-orc handlers too, but at least one needs some repairs. And yes, the Morrison hobgoblins are easily as good as any "orcish" models on the market today.

[phreedh]

Damn Hobgoblin, you've managed to do a fantastic thread the last few months. Thanks for sharing and posting, you really got my paintery juices flowing now. I've had a few months of inactivity but now I really feel the urge to paint!

[rednorseman]

Just so impressed with your collection & painting skills. I love your technique. Thanks for posting. cheers