Another hobgoblin

My mixed force of Chronicle and Dixon hobgoblins (bakemono and oni in the latter case) is growing.

 It's quite liberating to follow the example of Japanese goblins and ogres and disregard any consistency of colour entirely. After all, D&D (and hence Warhammer) hobgoblins are, in their original conception, creatures of chaos.

A Dixon bakemono goblin

 

Dixon Miniatures' Legends of Nippon range is a marvel - especially the superb oni and "bakemono goblins". I gather these figures were designed by Mark Copplestone; they certainly hold up well today.

As far as I can tell, the "bakemono goblin" concept is essentially the creation of Western games designers; Japanese goblins - bakemono or yokai - are weird and wonderfully varied beings, not the smaller oni-like creatures of Bushido and Oriental Adventures. 

But no matter! The Dixon figures are terrific and are perfect for the oni-inflected hobgoblins of D&D and Warhammer's Old World.