From PeterD Vulcan: Pointy Eared Goblins (36 Points)

I am continuing a clockwise orbit round the outer rim with a stop at Vulcan, with he brief of something logical or pointy ears.  Well nothing logical about this crew but lots of pointy ears.

I have 4 28mm scale Goblins from Wizkids.  These have a real old school feel to them and delightfully mischievous faces.  I kept the paint schemes muted and minimalist but there is a fair amount of detail on these little charmers.  They would to pose a serious opposition to an adventuring party in an open fight, but they are not likely to get into to fair fight are they?  They could be a major pain in the tuccus sniping from behind rocks or in a forest.

Normally I put some foliage clumps on my bases but this lot might just as easily be found in caverns or dungeons as on the surface so went for plain rocky effects.  They are sold as 28mm figures but are vertically challenged, so I'll look to the Snowlord for points (maybe treat them as 15s?)

Here's a shot of them surrounded Father Padraig to give an idea of scale.  Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

if we treat them as 15s, this is 8 points for 4 goblins plus 20 for Vulcan making a total of 28 points.  The 8 base points should count for the fantasy side duel.  That's four posts in the first 10 days of the Challenge, when I am normally hard pressed to get one in- a combination fo cancelled travel plans, frigid weather and staying healthy over the Holidays.

__________________________________

Haha! These a wonderfully charming little blighters, Peter. I particularly like their characterful faces - very Jim Henson. I suspect Father Padraig has some fast talking ahead of him. I also think your choice for dungeon-themed basework is spot-on. 

I do have a suggestion though: I notice that you sometimes have your groundwork coming off during play and transport. What has worked well for me is to mix a small portion of white glue with water (aprox 50/50), and then add touch of suitable colour (say a dark brown, or sepia for these little chaps). I then liberally apply it over the basework.  It will create a coloured wash with a glue binder, that when it drys, will be concrete-hard and give your bases a bit of tied-in colour as well. To add a little more depth, you can drybrush it up a tone before you add anything like tufts or foliage. Again, just a suggestion. 

I'm going to count these little fellas as 20mm models, so 16 points for the quartet, plus location bonus.

Great work Peter! I see that you'll be on-point tomorrow (thank you very much!), so I'll look forward to your next entry for next Sunday!

- Curt