Here's a Hinchliffe goblin (now produced by Broadsword Miniatures). I really like these venerable orcs; were I to do the Battle of the Five Armies for Hordes of the Things or equivalent, these are the fellows I'd use for the goblin army. They might not be an exact match for JRRT's descriptions of orcs in The Lord of the Rings, but they contravene nothing in the text of The Hobbit.
In our D&D games, these fellows will probably serve as hobgoblins, as they're fairly hefty next to the "true 25mm" figures that I'm painting up for RPGs. Below are a couple from Tin Soldier and a Julie Guthrie half-orc from Grenadier alongside the Hinchliffe goblin.
Lovely miniature and great paint job! I like the old-school style, especially the shield.
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DeleteThey work really well, and I can def see them fitting into the Hobbit. Lovely painting as ever sir :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, the whole Hincliffe/Broadsword range seems to be set up for Tolkienesque gaming - and especially in the more whimsical Hobbit mode.
DeleteStunning painting as always....that shield could be a sentient item..a sad demon destined to be battered for eternity. You are right that the Hinchliffe fantasy range are very LOTR in feel, and a lot would work in a Narnian setting. I believe that a number of the adventurer figures were in fact marketed as a fellowship set back in the early 80s.
ReplyDeleteHa! That's a great idea - no wonder he looks so glum! Yes, they've got that Baynes-ish Narnian vibe too: a lovely range.
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