Friday, 24 April 2015

Goblins in the Woods

The goblins are finished!!
Actually on the table top they probably would be, but i rather like the little critters.  They remind me of some of Brian Froud's work.




Unit basing means I can get away with only having 15 goblins on here to represent a regiment of 20.  Kings of War doesn't have casualty removal; damage points are recorded, but the regiment fights at full strength until wavered or routed.

I'll put details of my painting method up next time I do some goblins.  In the meantime I am building a regiment of Fleabag Riders.  These are made form Mantic's infamous Restic, an unholy hybrid of resin and plastic.  

Its not really that bad, but the pieces are fiddly; not helped by my desire to alter some of them to make command figures.  As with most things in life, there is a technique to be learned, then they don't seem too bad at all, and when built they are lovely minis.


4 comments:

  1. I love those Chris, great work, like the basing too!

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  2. Thanks for the kind words.
    Its surprising how full the base looks with just 15 goblins and those trees.

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  3. Looking good - suitably ragtag. Must have taken you ages to remove the integral discs from the Gobbos' feet? Well worth it though - good effect. :)

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  4. When I started my orc army I kept the integral bases and simply glued them onto the unit bases. I tried to camouflage the edges with textured filler, but the result isn't brilliant.
    With this new army I wanted to do things better, so i clipped round the feet and then carved away so that just the feet were left. The plastic is fairly soft so it wan't too much trouble, and the feet were a little 'flat' on some of the models, so I was able to bulk them out a bit.
    Next time I start a unit I will show a step by step guide.

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