I stripped them a while ago with the intention of repainting them for Old School stuff, though Orc's Drift has tended to refocus my orc painting. But it's fun to add extras, hence little additions like the orc chariot and these lads.
The trolls were originally from Ghost Miniatures, now available, in the US at least, from Old Glory Miniatures.
They might not be the best detailed minis, but they've lots of character. I used a Ghost Miniatures dwarf for Fimbul at Ashak Rise, and I've a handful of their orcs and elves which I might paint up some day.
I painted the trolls just like big orcs, differing skin tones and all.
Clothing is minimal, mostly furs, so I tried to use colour to suggest different 'donors' for the fur.
They are a nice addition to my Old School forces and can fight for orcs or goblins. I've even thought about assembling a monster army, mostly as an excuse to sort through and paint some of the monsters in my collection.
They are a little smaller than the traditional Oldhammer Citadel troll, but still big enough to obviously be a monster of some sort.
Whats Next?
Checking the Ghost Miniatures website I saw that the trolls were sold in a pack of five. Sorting through my older Kings of War orcs recently, I found the missing troll.
He's since been stripped and is awaiting painting to match his pals. As he's got more armour than the rest of them, he can be the unit leader.
Fantastic minis, you're right, they're really full of character. The different skin tones look great.
ReplyDeleteThanks. They are nice fun minis and not clogged with too much fiddly detail.
DeleteI do like varying skin tones, I hope it gives a bit of (fantasy) realism
Great trolls, full of character and they look quite intimidating on the gaming table.
ReplyDeleteThanks, they're real characters.
DeleteYou could also use them as giant orcs, as they have a similar face style to them. They remind me a lot of the old Ral Partha Trolls in character, great painting and really appreciate the different fur colors.
ReplyDeleteThanks, that's a good idea.
DeleteI've got a few Ral Partha trolls to strip and repaint.
Perhaps a troll army, with different styles being different clans?
these look horrifying., in a good way. they look so old school.
ReplyDeletethey remind me of old 80s fantasy movies with the cheesy over-the-top SFX make-up.
Thanks. My 'Oldhammer' collection has many different manufacturers in it, I think that variety is good.
DeleteYes, they do look a bit like people in rubber suits. It'd all be CGI nowadays (grumble grumble, get off my lawn mumble).