tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post3412104330737705413..comments2024-03-04T09:54:17.670+00:00Comments on Goblin Lee's Miniatures Blog. : 75,000+ views, basing materials from 'Forged in Blood' and 'Gaugemaster', and lots of Great Goblins/Gnolls.Goblin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-36675536679997355122015-06-29T10:21:25.515+01:002015-06-29T10:21:25.515+01:00Yes that can happen James, I have collected a huge...Yes that can happen James, I have collected a huge Slann army by being too focused on a particular army, but it's fun to have and paint.<br /><br />I was lucky in that I had a part time job from the age of 13 (1987) and so a enough money to buy lots of miniatures at the time. Since then I was able to collect all sorts of things from during the 1990's and from e-bay since the 21st century. <br /><br />Glad you are enjoying the blog updates. I have done a fair few now since I started in 2013. I viewed Joe Thomlinson's link you sent me and he has some interesting Gnolls, some of which are new to me. The interesting this about the Great Goblin/Gnoll range is that there are so many variants as Citadel just 'mixed and matched' the heads/weapons/bodies and cast up new miniatures. <br /><br />I would be very interested to progress of the boar rider and the drawing from Russ, thank you. <br /><br /><br /><br />Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-62611817264795906932015-06-28T00:01:27.682+01:002015-06-28T00:01:27.682+01:00I got a bit obsessive and overly focused on one ar...I got a bit obsessive and overly focused on one area perhaps; hence the massive leap from having a handful I bought decades ago towards a fairly full collection. I shall have a good look at your posts from last year then. Always something interesting. On your blog Lee. The chap I was talking about has a lot of different minis, but his FTGs are at: http://www.collecting-miniatures.com/trade/index.php/Gnolls/Goblins_-_Fantasy_Tribes<br /><br />Chap called Joe Thomlinson, a Kiwi not an Aussie (apologies to him). There's a gnoll with a long sword I've never seen anywhere else and a couple of others I've not seen elsewhere either. <br /><br />Happy to let you see the work in progress re. The boar rider and the drawings from Russ should you care to at some point. My usual email is: waitomo@btopenworld.com.<br /><br />JamesWaitomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096569636474314673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-67917108406059513192015-06-27T19:56:37.586+01:002015-06-27T19:56:37.586+01:00That's pretty impressive if you are nearly the...That's pretty impressive if you are nearly there with the Great Goblins/Gnolls on the Ccm Wiki. I only have the one female Gnoll, and she needs repairing. It would be interesting to see this chap in Australia's Gnolls. <br /><br />I did do a blog update last year on the Gnoll variants I have, although I have bought a few more variants since then:<br />http://goblinlee.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/gnolls-great-goblins.html<br /><br />I like the sound of the Goblin Boar rider you have commissioned, especially as it is based on Russ Nicholson's artwork, and would be interested to see it when it's ready. Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-90891645335931377792015-06-27T01:07:31.511+01:002015-06-27T01:07:31.511+01:00Phew! Not doing so badly then :). I am nearly the...Phew! Not doing so badly then :). I am nearly there with variants on the wiki. The slightly ropey pictures of boar riders tagged on at the end and the female gnolls too are of mine. When I get some time I'm going to add more pictures of the ones I have that aren't documented too. There's a chap in Australia (joe ?) who has some pictures of gnolls which I'm not sure if they are conversions or not, but they are good ones if so. Never seen gnolls like them anywhere else.<br /><br />You may or may not be interested when it's ready, but I'm having a new goblin boar rider and boar sculpted based on drawings I commissioned from Russ Nicholson. It's a slow process for the sculptor with other demands but she should be finished eventually!<br /><br />I'd be interested certainly in seeing how many different gnolls you have Lee. You have shown us a tiny proportion of your mob so far and there's at least 4 you have that I don't. Waitomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096569636474314673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-1124345119097642262015-06-26T23:13:49.156+01:002015-06-26T23:13:49.156+01:00No, thats 190 in total. I'm not sure how many ...No, thats 190 in total. I'm not sure how many variants, that's a great question which I might have to figure out. :) <br /><br />A good place for variants is the Collecting Citadel Miniatures Wiki. They have most of the variants, but it's not 100% on all of the ranges, but it's a good resource and it's always having things added to it.<br />Here's a link to the Great Goblins: <br />http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Gnolls_/_Goblins_-_FTG_Fantasy_Tribe_%28solid_base%29<br /><br />Glad you're enjoying the blog, I've been painting more Goblins this evening :) Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-83245059222306089052015-06-26T22:39:33.823+01:002015-06-26T22:39:33.823+01:00You're right, more militia than an army :). Is...You're right, more militia than an army :). Is that 190 different variants?! I'm miles away if so! I thought there was maybe ten I knew about that I didn't have, but will have to think again. I am missing four boar riders and am pretty sure that's almost as many variants as there are; of course half a dozen more will turn up on ebay as soon as I have said that :).<br /><br />Anyway, I enjoy your blog and your ideas. Keep up the good work :)Waitomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096569636474314673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-30704898395300650372015-06-26T19:27:17.549+01:002015-06-26T19:27:17.549+01:00Thank you. I haven't been to Hobbycraft for so...Thank you. I haven't been to Hobbycraft for some time, but via e-bay and now Guagemaster I have found that a lot of model railway stuff comes in useful.<br /><br />You're right, the Goblins do look like they have bee looting the surronding area, equipping themselves for further mayhem. I like the look of them as they almost look like a militia rather than a professional army. <br /><br />I am glad you're finding the blog and the photographs useful. I do have a fair few of the variants, but by no means all, but I am still collecting Great Goblins/Gnolls.<br />I'm up to about 190 infantry, with 30 odd boar riders too, so still lots to paint, as well as the Trolls, Dwarves, and ordinary Goblins and Red Goblins to do. Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-88861255766775646192015-06-26T19:12:10.441+01:002015-06-26T19:12:10.441+01:00I think Noch and Gaugemaster are joint companies. ...I think Noch and Gaugemaster are joint companies. Noch in German and makes a lot of the flowers etc, anf Gaugemater is thier UK arm and importer, as well as an importer of other companies products.<br /><br />I like their flowers, you get 9 or 10 in a pack for the lager ones (such as the Ferns), and up to 16 for the little ones (such as the Hosta). They are £5.50 a pack. The flowers in pots were a lot more expensive, about £9 for 9, but I thuoght they would be great fun to have. Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-74519107302435464702015-06-26T19:07:12.930+01:002015-06-26T19:07:12.930+01:00Thank you, I can't believe I have got up to 75...Thank you, I can't believe I have got up to 75,000+ views already. The Goblins have proved popular over the last few weeks, which is fortunate as I plan to keep painting them for a while. <br />Glad you like the basing. I wanted to take more time and effort on the bases, and add details, and I am having great fun doing it. Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-76174615563533876902015-06-26T19:03:26.503+01:002015-06-26T19:03:26.503+01:00I've always thought that the Goblins of the 1s...I've always thought that the Goblins of the 1st/2nd Edition Warhammer seemed to get a bad press, and were less savage than in later editions, being more like disreputable neighbours at the start of the Goblin Wars. The Great Goblins definitely seemed to me on a par with the Dwarves, with the Night Goblins as backward cousins. <br /><br />But you're are probably right, they are almost certainly up to no good, scrumping, rustling, and downright pillaging. :) <br /><br />Glad you like how they are turning out, and that they have given you inspiration. I am pleased with the overall look, and really having fun painting them. Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-17590810476185463142015-06-26T16:26:27.390+01:002015-06-26T16:26:27.390+01:00Excellent stuff. I have bought bits and pieces fr...Excellent stuff. I have bought bits and pieces from Hobbycraft that were intended for model railways but may have to visit a more specialist store. I like the wee twigs from the other chap too, with the lichen. It would save my back from picking up odds and ends when out for walks!<br /><br />They all wear such different armour and weapons it looks like they have just nicked it out of the local laird's armoury and the nearest farm (with the pitchforks).<br /><br />I first found your site when searching for gnoll photos and yours remain the clearest for some of the variants you have and I don't; so I return to it for reference quite often. Any you have going spare or that you grow tired of, give me a shout and I would be happy to trade or buy :).Waitomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096569636474314673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-72518827238274960682015-06-26T08:35:41.941+01:002015-06-26T08:35:41.941+01:00That Noch stuff is quite good, I always thought fr...That Noch stuff is quite good, I always thought from their name, incorrectly, that they were a European outfit. Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-30741320754123758612015-06-26T07:30:52.807+01:002015-06-26T07:30:52.807+01:00It's a nice neck of the woods around there. Yo...It's a nice neck of the woods around there. You've achieved some lovely results with the basing, Lee. Congratulations on an ever impressive hit count; much deserved.Shaitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133644752973972045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-40789963128483894132015-06-26T07:15:38.015+01:002015-06-26T07:15:38.015+01:00Maybe this is a side of Goblins we don't see t...Maybe this is a side of Goblins we don't see too often. Perhaps it is only under extreme Dwarf provocation that they resort to violence? Maybe Goblins have just been the victims of Dwarf propaganda all these years and in truth are really just bucolic versions of the noble savage, living in harmony with the natural rhythms of the world. <br /><br />Who am I kidding - I love the evil little buggers! They're obviously creeping into some poor rustic's farm with ambitions of thievery and pillage!<br /><br />Either way, they're looking great - might have to check out those basing materials too as you've seriously inspired me. Might have to wait until I've finished my Hobgoblins and their Eastern Steppe basing.Thantsantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902730729032525538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-15622976469231083312015-06-26T06:38:59.433+01:002015-06-26T06:38:59.433+01:00Thank you private w., I am really enjoying paintin...Thank you private w., I am really enjoying painting them. <br />I am pleased with the background, especially as it's just the backing card from the apple trees. I am going to see if I can find some other backgrounds as well. I agree, it is a lovely pleasant background scene, but given the 'history' of Goblins and Dwarves, I'm sure the situation would deteriorate despite the view. :) Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-90706107718224987942015-06-26T06:02:17.998+01:002015-06-26T06:02:17.998+01:00Ah, Goblin Lee they look so great! Especially wit...Ah, Goblin Lee they look so great! Especially with the background. Although the only problem is the setting and the basing is just so pleasant and peaceful (if not right pastoral) I can't imagine them even fighting! private w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13382664057092304789noreply@blogger.com