G'day All,
Apparently you can only paint so many Late Romans before it starts to melt your head. I've kinda hit a wall and while I still have more of the buggers on the go I just needed to do something else. Anything else.
Having started a new OSR D&D campaign with the family on the weekend I was inspired to get back to repainting some of my stock of late 70s and 80s lead, purchased way back in my early teens when I was first getting into gaming.
These Essex Miniatures goblins were bought sight unseen from an A5 photocopied paper catalogue that you requested from the UK by snail mail with a stamped, self-addressed envelope. You sent of a handwritten list of items with an international money order and waited. And waited. And WAITED. Literally bursting at the seams to see if "FAN79 Goblin: Chieftain" was what you imagined because you had zero chance of seeing one before buying down under. At this time there was one store in Sydney, 2+ hours from home, where I could buy minis directly.
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| Gobbo Quixote is armed with two maces, short sword, katana and bardiche. |
Yes these are a far cry from what you can buy now. Do I care? Not one jot. I still absolutely love them. I think this is their third or possibly even fourth paint job as old ones have chipped or worn off over time. Amazingly these are still for sale and would rank amongst the longest running lines of miniatures still available. I may just have to buy some more.
The paint job was fast and high contrast as they need to look good on the table, not sit in a cabinet. The details are rough and they're packed with character because of that as much as anything. I have some Grenadier goblins also on the go and may dip into the lead pile again for some Essex "great scaly orcs" or other vintage weirdness before the Challenge is done.
8 x 25mm goblin infantry (40 points)
1 x 25mm goblin cavalry (10 points)
Total: 50 Challenge points and 1 gazillion nostalgia points.
Cheers,
Millsy
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Well Millsy, I am a huge fan of your late Roman project, but I think we all understand the need to take a break and enjoy a little "palette cleanser" in the midst of larger projects. And you have found a fine one here - nothing cleanses the palette like a little mini project that is worth - as you cite, correctly - 1 gazillion nostalgia points!
The painting is great, and we can all relate to wanting a little variety, but the best part of this post is the description of the waiting. Reading that I was almost ready to order some goblins myself, just to relieve the tension!
Well done Millsy - 50 points (and 1 gazillion nostalgia points) for you!
GregB
Those are lovely Millsy, I was looking forward to seeing these after paint n' chat. You've brought them to life, they're full of character but I reckon those teef would make a dentist want to curl up in a corner
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