Project '93 - Goblin Spearmen

 I had to take down my original post because I accidently included some personal information.

D&D Miniatures: Shadows Of Ravenfell

 My Wife and I both ended up getting this same set. She had painted hers last year and I am just now got around to painting mine.

Shadows of Ravenfell - Reaper Bones Kickstarter V Exclusive

Used the Slap Chop Priming Method and used Army Builder Speed Paints and Normal Paints.

I really loved how the torch came out on the vampire hunter. I have always had a hard time painting flames effects and have them come out looking decent.

D&D Miniatures: Charnel Pit of the Ghoul Queen

 In order to really get started working on the models for my '93 Project. I first need to finalize a bunch of models I have been working on that I got in a Reaper Kickstarter. 

  

Charnel Pit of the Ghoul Queen- Reaper Bones Kickstarter V Exclusive

Another Kickstarter Exclusive that Reaper hasnot reproduced any of these miniatures as far as I can tell. 

Great Diorama Set.

This was actually a lot of fun to paint and I used it as a opportunity to try out some new techniques.

I used the slap-chop method on every miniature and then painted the base colors using Citadel Contrast Paints and Shades in addition to using Army Builder Speed Paints.

I highlighted using Vallejo, Army Painters and D&D Paint.

D&D Miniatures: The Bridge Troll's Toll

In order to really get started working on the models for my '93 Project. I first need to finalize a bunch of models I have been working on that I got in a Reaper Kickstarter. 

  

The Bridge Troll's Toll - Reaper Bones Kickstarter V Exclusive

I am really glad I decided to get this kit when it was offered because they have not reproduced any of these miniatures as far as I can tell. 

I recently decided to get in my great pile of shame and start painting some of this stuff.

Project '93 - Taking Stock Part 2

I held off on posting this as I was waiting for a few parcels to be delivered. 

Back to the 90's

So next in my pile of 90's goodness are 23 Orc Mono-Pose Warriors and Archers

I now also have the seven missing goblin spearmen to fill our the original 32 and replace a couple of damaged ones.

I also have gotten an late 80's early  90's Orc Spear Chukka with 2/3 of original crew

And that about does it for most of my Pre-2000 miniatures.

Newer Stuff

Now over the years I did acquire 2 complete Battle for Skull Pass Set

With these two sets, it gives me:

• 80 Night Goblin Spearmen
• 40 Night Goblin Archers
• 20 Forest Goblin Spider Riders
• 4 Night Goblin characters (Big Boss and Shaman)
• 2 Troll (+2 more I picked up off of flea bay)
• 2 Goblin Shaman Tents (Great for Baggage if I play 3rd Ed)
• misc scenery items

The only thing I am now missing to make this army complete is:

• A orc on a wyvern
• A proper goblin chariot (I have a line on one of these)
• Command Team for Orc Warriors and Orc Archers.

These things are things I think I can wait on for a bit as I work my way through what I already have.

What about all of those dwarves?

Those two box sets also come with a boat load of dwarves also.

• 24 Dwarf Warriors
• 20 Dwarf Thunderers
• 16 Dwarf Miners
• 2 Dwarf Cannon with crew
• 4 Dwarf characters (Thane and Dragon Slayer)

So I already own 3,500 to 4,500 points worth of dwarves, most of which (85%) is pre-2000's era models.

I have come to the decision I am going to have two separate dwarven armies. One Pre-2000 and one Post-2000, with the Post 2000 one is to be based on 25mm bases so I can run it with the Warhammer The Old World and for Dragon Rampant.

A project for much later

Next Step

Now that I got a good idea of what I got, I now need to clean up my painting desk. That means I need to finish up all of the models that are currently in a WIP state.

Then I need to start stripping some of the goblins I got that were pre-painted.

These are from miniature kits I got from Reaper Miniature's Kickstarter(s) that I am working on for my D&D Campaigns and Convention Games.

• The Charnal Pit of the Ghoul Queen
• The Tree of Woe
• The Bridge Troll's Toll 
• Shadows of Ravenhome

I am almost done with these and then it is off to gobbo town.

Cheers everyone!

Project '93 - Taking Stock Pt. 1

 Happy Sunday, It should always be a fun day, better than Monday.

I was not expecting such positive feedback from the Oldhammer Community when I shared this project on the Facebook Groups. It is a great motivator moving forward.

Before I did anymore painting or purchases, I thought it would be a good idea to take an actual inventory of what I had purchased already. I have been buying random bits and bobs over the last 5 to 6 years.

After cleaning off the dining room table after last night's D&D Game. I went through my office and literally opened every drawer, box, miniature case and cabinet. I had packed stuff all over the place. 

This gave me a good opportunity to do some clean-up and re-organizing, which was badly needed.

(I actually found a good chunk of an all metal Eldar aspect warrior army and a Falcon Tank still in the box. I also found my Karl Franz on Deathclaw [NIB, not shrink-wrapped]. I am thinking about putting them up for trade)

So this is what I ended up with:

Looking through the models' I got stuff from the late 80's to the early 2000's, 30 years of miniature history. I am not a miniature snob and I have no issue mixing all of these different generations together. The only thing I will not include in this army are the later orc sculpts (post 2000's) as they radically changed how they looked and their vibe just does not jive with what I am doing.

The original 4th Edition Box Set had 32 goblin spearmen and 32 goblin archers.

I actually have all 32 spearmen but only 25 archers, I am short seven, but I already have a deal to get what I am missing. You can see the ones I painted from last year and there are some on my painting desk not pictured.

The 4th Edition Box Set also had four Cardboard "Miniature" that came with the box:

• Orc General/Shaman on Wyvern
• Wolf Chariot
• Orc Rock Lobber 
• High Elf on Griffon (not doing elves)

I have acquired two of three so far:

I would like to find some actual goblin wolf chariots but they are still just as hard to find 30 years later.

The Orc Leader on Wyvern is a different story, there are three version that came out and there are a couple of Third Party Sculpts that could also fit. The 80's and the early 90's one is crazy expensive on the resell market. The later 2000's one is not much better, The 3rd party sculpts are much more affordable.

Now the late 80's stuff I acquired

I am thinking of using the Forest Goblin Command with the 32 Goblin Spearmen, giving me a solid 7x5 Infantry Block.

The Doom Diver is just going to be fun to paint. I am thinking of basing it on a 50mm x 50 mm base.

The Night Goblin Net Team are fun models but depending with what edition you play they are either their own unit or an upgrade for a Night Goblin Unit.

In addition to this blister I actually have a number of loose metal night goblins with flails and clubs

With the four in the blister, plus the 3 with flails and 2 clubbers, I got a 9 in total and if I add a command group, It would give me a unit of 12.

I also have two metal night goblin command teams. one is going with the archers to give me a big block of night goblin archers or two smaller groups If I don't field the net and club team.

Options, Options, Options Huzzah

In every White Dwarf Battle report I ever read with gobbo's in it they always had a wolf rider unit. This to me was one of the most expensive units to get because you only got one per blister and they did not sell a box of them.

I managed to get three of the 90's versions and four of the 80's versions, plus a 80's standard bearer and musician,

This give me a unit of 9 and I am looking at a champion for this unit.

Not Pictured is a unit of 10 wolf riders (2000 era) with command that I won a bid on and are currently being shipped to me

Last but not least for the old school trip are the goblin fanatics and my lone ogre.

Six Gobbo Fanatics to seed in my night goblin units and a Ogre Standard Bearer that was a gift from a friend. It is really nicely painted too.

I am go to need to make a part two for the rest of the stuff later.

Cheers

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Project '93 - The Beginning

 Hello Internet,

So after some thought, I have decided to blow the dust off of this old blog and start posting again.

It has recently come to my attention that 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of my introduction to Warhammer Fantasy Battle and fantasy wargaming. 

Last year I had found some old monopose plastic goblins and I decided to try painting them using newer paints, techniques and tools. They came out really well.

Now I am thinking of re-building and painting one of my very first armies, Orcs & Goblins.

Back in 1993, I was just a poor kid living on the eastside of Atlanta. My family was poor and we had little money growing up. If it was not food or clothing, it was a luxury and if I wanted it I had to go and work to earn it. 

I remember seeing the 4th edition starter box at a local gaming store and I started saving my money. It took a while but I finally got enough money scrapped together and I was able to being it home.

Back then I knew next to nothing about modelling outside of the snap-rite model kits I got as gifts.

I did not know about priming, scraping, acrylic paints, basing or flocking.. 

I started off with Testors gloss enamels and brushes. 

Needless to say my early armies looked terrible, but I had a lot of fun painting them and playing the game. 

Over the next three decades my painting and modelling skills have gotten a lot better, but sadly over the years I had to trade and sell a lot of my older WHFB miniatures. I eventually stopped playing WHFB around 2008. WHFB kind of died in Atlanta and there was no place to find new players or places to play.

Over the last five years I have been picking up the random Oldhammer Orc & Goblin miniature here and there.

I realize I have enough miniatures, I can actually rebuild my very first army with some enhancements.

I am basing these on their original 20mm bases and not for the upcoming relaunch of WHFB The Warhammer: The Old World.

I have a large collection of wood elves I plan on basing for that game. 

The Plan

Phase 1 - Collecting and Building the Original Models from the Box Set 

• 32 Goblin Spearmen
• 32 Goblin Archers.

Phase 2 - Collect and Build the actual models for the cardboard pieces from the Box Set

• Orc lord/shaman on Wyvern - Have my eye on one, never owned this one
• Goblin Wolf Chariot - 
• I never could find one of these in 1993, 
• I ended up with the Grom the Paunch miniature which I have acquired NIB recently
• Orc Stone Thrower - Acquired

Phase 3 - Collect and Build additional units to add to the army. (I actually have most of this already)

• 7th Ed Goblin Spider Riders
• 4th Ed Goblin Wolf Riders
• 4th Ed Goblin Doom Diver
• 4th Ed Orc Warriors
• 4th Ed Orc Archers
• 4th Ed Black Orc Warriors
• 4th Ed Goblin Lunatics
• 4th-7th Ed Trolls