I bit the bullet and decided to get a resin model for my Bull of Shamut. It was the only one I could find that not only looked good, but was the right size.
Now, while there was nothing “wrong” with the model, it needed work to make it fit in with the rest of my army. This meant attaching wings from the High Elf Griffon, cutting the chaos stars off for more dwarf-like symbols and replacing the rider for one in my armies style. It’s not done yet, but it’s not very far off…hopefully, as I have a tournament coming up.
I did a bit of redesigning (again) on my Infernal Warriors, and finally found a nice banner that I liked and was very minimalist to represent that these are the weaker dwarves in the army. I really like the Assyrian vibe that both the helmets and shields give off.
More work on my Hobgoblins and their bolt-thrower.
Something not for the tournament, but I sprayed him with the rest of the models. A unit champion for my Disciples of Lugar with Great Weapons, this one having a face-plate inspired by Morrowind’s Dagoth Ur.
Thank you for reading! And be glad I didn’t flood the final picture with Dagoth Ur memes haha!
Small update. I got my hands on 20 of the new “Hobgrot” models for a VERY reasonable price. So I’m going to be tinkering with them and showing how well they rank up on 20x20mm squares.
Also with a tournament coming up, I will certainly have more finished models to show. I just need to finish the banner for my BSB and get more shoulderpads for my Citadel Guard…
Hobgoblins as promised. They rank up very well, with just a few that like to nudge their neighbour very slightly.
Models are actually rather more annoying to build than you would think, as the plugs are too long in some instances. So they need to be trimmed slightly.
However you DO get 35 heads in a box of 20, which is really useful if you plan on converting more of them. Plus 4 banners and 4 musicians.
Cheers for that photo. These will do fine for me. Ill prob end up buying a bunch and convert some to bolt thrower crew. Their legs are too short for easy wolfrider conversion though. Im sure gw will release other hobgrots in the future, just got to be patient.
Now…get somepaint on em! I need ideas for mine when they arrive
Thanks a lot for the picture and word of warning on ranking them up. They really fit fine on 20mm bases. Great news! @Deebo , this was everything one could hope for, for converting them into 90s style Hobgobs.
@Tyranno , now you’ve even got me hesitating on whether to buy a kit or my own collection. To keep some as is, convert others to Scythians and others to Mongols and make conversion tutorials out of them à la @Xander . Hm…
I’m actually going with the sickly yellow GW showed off. It’s different enough from green without being something you wouldn’t expect on a goblin-oid creature.
Plus you can just buy it off the shelves and I have that tournament coming up haha!
I’m not sure what their plans are for these tbh. Their first waves of releases focus on the goblins of all things (despite only 1 popping up in the starter set) and the Orcs. So I wonder if these guys will only pop up much later on…
Tbh though anything can be converted to sit on a mount if you know how their legs look on a saddle well enough.
Quick add, not actually Chaos Dwarves, but thought people might be interested.
These are my Hob Cataphracts for my…well…Hobgoblin army. They are not finished, but are pretty close. Just wish I had the nerve to continue sculpting all that blasted barding.
Marvellous conversion work there! Concerning the barding, what worked reasonably well and fast for my CDs (same armour type) was a simplified version of @Admiral’s guide: First I would create a horizontal step pattern, separate the lamellars vertically, similar to the first two steps here, although in opposite order: Scalemail Sculpting Tutorials - Modelling Tutorials - The Bolter and Chainsword
Then, with the second best sculpting tool in existence, the scimitar-shaped Citadel tool (the best one is of course reserved for the silicon brush), I would create the indentations for the lacing, just as you did. I apply the lacing when everything has hardened. This lasts step is simple but probably the most labour-intensive.
. Golden hats coming up.
