I have always liked the Gargoyles. Growing up in Southern England Gargoyles were always around on the churches and cathedrals, and so seemed a very relatable fantasy creature to me. Citadel's C48 Gargoyles fitted that idea well, but strangely I never got around to collecting them all until the end of last year when I was building up my independent daemon army (that's another blog update!) and required more lesser daemons.
The miniatures are lovely. They come in two parts, a body and a random set of wings, which allows for a certain variation. Separate plastic shields were also required. For painting I chose a stone colour to suggest, well stone really! I did consider a more sandstone colour to suggest some of the local churches, but I opted for a more Caen stone seen on a lot of local Anglo-Norman churches. The bases are the base design style I am going to be using for my Chaos Daemons and much of my 3rd Edition Warhammer Fantasy Battle Chaos miniatures.
They were fun to paint. I like them and would like to pick up a few more, although my available money for miniatures is being directed to my 1980's Middle Earth project which I am currently basing.
Enjoy :)
These are slotta based, and I think they date from 1985 as they are post pre-slotta, and appear in Citadels Compendium 3.
The collective noun for Gargoyles is an 'audacity'.
The next update could be on anything. I have been rebasing a lot of 3rd Edition Fantasy Battle miniatures, and I have also started painting some 1980s LOTR ME range Orcs.
They all are charming, well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Suber. They are a quirky little range of miniatures which I feel is often overlooked.
DeleteLovely looking miniatures!
ReplyDeleteThank you. They are a fun little range of miniatures to paint.
DeleteWhat a blast from the past Lee, great color choice, and the basing looks very chaos like.
ReplyDeleteThank you Dave. I think they have been an overlooked range. The bases are designed to be some kind of spiky, bloody, battlefield in the Chaos Wastes or Demonic Plains. In truth, it's a mix of Milliput, sand, and cocktail sticks!
DeleteThe blue eyes work really well and the weathering on the wings really sells the stone looks.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I wondered what colour to paint the eyes. I wanted to avoid the standard red or glowing green eyes. I considered yellow, but they didn't seem to stand out, so I tried the blue, which seemed to work well. Glad you like it.
DeleteNice mini's. Never managed to collect any Gargoyles. There was the older flying versions too.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Yes you're right, the were the Regiment of Renown Flying Gargoyles of Barda, which I also have. You can still pick up some of both ranges on e-bay, but they are generally from about £12 to 20 each.
DeleteGreat showcase of some unusual (& very nicely sculpted Oldhammer) minis. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThank you. They are a quirky and largely forgotten range from the 1980's, and the sculpts are lovely and characterful.
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