Aragorn is sure to be happy that he now has a personal bodyguard of his fellow Dunedain at his side.
Also the plush mat below is the New Europe design from Cigar Box.
I have the entire range of them too!
I need to start checking my collection and see which ranges I am close to completion.
I am using the names from the 1985 Compendium.
The Bounty Hunter is obviously a famous Italian Western celebrity.
Far Sight, I believe is re-coded from the LOTR 80's Citadel catalog as a Dunedain Ranger.
If you look carefully, Poacher has a lil rabbit peeking out from the bag at his shoulder.
Love em or hate em, only old school Citadel minis have such charming characters.
I really think its that quirky humor (humour?) that differentiates the quirkiness of British Oldhammer companies.
And yes, Im including the associated companies with Citadel: Bob Olley's Iron Claw, Nick Lund's Chronicle, and Aly and Trish Morrisson's Marauder of course.
Scout is from the New World and is skilled at.. scouting!
The Dunedain protect the ancient lineage of the Northern Kings, on top of this the Royal Gameskeeper is in charge of protecting the King's forests and its creatures.
Forest Poacher must be constantly at odds with his fellow ranger - the Royal Gameskeeper.
Forest Poacher is quite the hooligan!
Gameskeeper is the assistant to the more senior Royal Gameskeeper.
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These figures are metal 80s vintage Citadel figures of course.
They were stripped of old paint and I was admiring them in their raw metal state.
I am always surprised to see how sharp the details are when you hold them in hand.
I always go on about Oldhammer sculptors, but I must also give some big-ups to the moldmakers too.
They were pretty good at their craft back in the day.
Its just the crispness of it.
Next post we got another example of fine 80s nostalgia... its Dark...
and might have pointy ears...
and is riding a... Dragon Horse?!?!
Cheers,
Mar
Great collection....this was one of my favourite ranges I think.
ReplyDeleteI love this range, but favorite? Ooo... hard to choose among the C Series. But I would say C27 Chaos Beastmen are my favorite because they are so strangely wonderful... Seahorse, Walrus, and Sloth-men? Ahh, the days when beastmen didnt all look like goats.
DeleteI've got five of those figures in my collection. i hadn't realised they were from the same code.
ReplyDeleteUntil I started blogging, I didnt know anything about the codes, their sculptors, and some history. On one hand, its nice to know how much of a range I own. On the other, its depressing how far I have to go to complete my collection.
DeleteOh man those look fabulous! Lovely collection there M8. The fluff is a nice touch as well. ;)
ReplyDeleteThat is an amazing accomplishment to have the whole range. And I just love the way you painted them. The basing is really top notch too -- very fitting for these rangers.
ReplyDeleteFor years, I never wanted to be a completist collector, but... I will admit it is rather nice to have a whole range of something. Snakemen is easy there is only 5 of them, but the larger ranges of Dwarves and Orcs is tough going. And the Pre Slotta base Ranges are going to be a nightmare!
DeleteAnd yes, I put more reeds on their bases. They are sneaky ambushy Rangers afterall.
What a splendid group of characters, lovely painting and basing...
ReplyDeleteThank you good sir! They are indeed splendid!
DeleteI have a few figures from this range as well. I never noticed the rabbit in the poacher's bag. Thanks for pointing that out!
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