I like Goblins. It's probably because I used to game with a fellow who was really a Goblin enthusiast. He had hordes of Goblins in his collection – I've never had a plan to amass a Goblin horde, but I would pick up a Goblin or two over the years, from a sales bin or a flea market, and chuck them into a box.
Well, the box was getting full! Also, I realized that these Goblins would fit in well with some fantasy gaming I was planning. So I took them out of their packaging (when I got them out of the blister packs, there weren't as many as I had thought) and shipped them off to our friends in Ukraine, Old Guard Painters.
I divided up the Goblins by type, and my instructions to the painters were simple:
Paint skin color bright yellow. Red eyes. Dull steel weapons. Leather clothes/hats.
And now they're back, and I'm basing them up. The first group for your perusal are Goblins armed with swords:
![Goblins with swords Goblins with swords](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735c.jpg)
OK, only one little problem…
![Goblins with swords Goblins with swords](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735a.jpg)
I asked for yellow-skinned Goblins, and I got green-skinned Goblins. I asked for leather hats, and got steel caps. Oh well.
![Goblin with sword Goblin with sword](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735d.jpg)
In hindsight, I should have written down which figures were what, as I have little idea now as to which manufacturer made which figures.
![Goblin with sword Goblin with sword](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735b.jpg)
I do know, however, that they were labeled as Goblins – no Orcs here!
![Goblin with sword Goblin with sword](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735e.jpg)
Great face!
![Goblin with sword Goblin with sword](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735f.jpg)
The image above helps show the sword better. It's far too long for him, and it's unclear if it is resting on his helmet horns or tied to them!
![Goblin with sword Goblin with sword](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735h.jpg)
I don't know who makes this figure, either. Sort of a pirate look to him.
![Goblin with sword Goblin with sword](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735j.jpg)
If you recognize any of these figures, please let us know.
![Goblin with sword Goblin with sword](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735m.jpg)
For slotta-type figures, I based them on round bases because many were too large for the standard square bases, then glued a steel disk on the bottom so they won't slide around in magnet-lined storage boxes. For non-slotta figures, I based them on steel disks.
![Goblin with sword Goblin with sword](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735l.jpg)
This Goblin is rocking it all – chainmail, scalemail, shoulderplates!
![Goblin with sword Goblin with sword](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735o.jpg)
And this last photo (above) helps to show he has quite a boss on that shield, too.
![Goblins with swords Goblins with swords](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735q.jpg)
And speaking of shields, here are two with spiked shields!
![Goblins with swords Goblins with swords](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735t.jpg)
I also recognize this figure as the crouching Goblin from the Iron Wind catalog.
![Goblins with swords Goblins with swords](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735r.jpg)
I wouldn't mind having a few dozen more of these fellows.
![Goblins with swords Goblins with swords](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735u.jpg)
And two more from the same source:
![Goblins with swords Goblins with swords](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735s.jpg)
These are not crouching, they are advancing!
![Goblins with swords Goblins with swords](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735x.jpg)
The nice thing about Goblins is that you expect them to come in different sizes, that's what Goblins are.
![Goblins with swords Goblins with swords](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735y.jpg)
This is the runt in this batch. He might look out of place in a formed unit on a battlefield, but in skirmish-level gaming he'll be just fine.
![Goblins with swords Goblins with swords](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/884735z.jpg)
More to come! And let me know if you can ID any of the mystery figures here. Thanks!