Here is the first part of my rather large March entry, at least in figure count, a mob of 30 Forest Goblins infantry!
But who cares, they look so good and cute! I used my orange-yellow-red colour scheme trio, and, while they were a lot of work, I'm super happy with them. Big units look good, always!
I did swore a lot while painting these, as the amount of details on these guys is absolutely bonkers, especially for troops that you need so many of. I also painted the 30 bastards in one go! I'm going to have nightmares about feathers, that's for sure. And I now have a love/hate relationship with Kev Adams!
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| The depth picture, to prove all the little bastards have been properly painted! |
And then we have 3 fanatics! Yes, I can hear you say "fanatics? In a Forest goblin army?" Well, why the fuck not?! It occurred to me while perusing army lists to prepare for an upcoming game with challenger Chris and a few others in May that my army has no fanatics, which while correct by 4th edition rules, doesn't work in 3rd edition, the edition I actually play (the 3rd edition doesn't differentiate between Forest, Night or regular goblins)! And, I always thought the idea that only Night goblins to have fanatics kinda stupid, and sad. Every goblin army should have fanatics! So I decided to paint some, but in the bright colours of my army instead of black.
As I was painting these, I realized I don't recall ever seeing these guys painted in another colour than black. Yes, I know black is the fluff, but it's still amazing how we fantasy gamers sometime stick with what's "appropriate" or "historically accurate".
Anyways, I think they look great, I intend on painting more for this army if possible next month, and I hope they will cause terrible pain to Chris' Elves and Dwarfs!
So, the points :
- 30 Forest Goblins w 2 handed weapons, including standard & musician & Big Boss : 141.5 pts
- 3 Fanatics : 90pts
Uauhhh!!!
ReplyDeleteIts beautiful!!!
You are the Goblin Master!!!
Thank you!
DeleteGreat unit! I'm a fan of the non-black clad fanatics.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Good to know I'm not the only one!
DeleteFantastic! Your making me want to have a crack at my unit of the forest type. My fanatics don't just wear black either. I like a splash of contrasting color.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brennan!
DeleteThey are wonderful! And the different colors make them easy to identify on the table. (The fanatic, no...the other fanatic) Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lissanne! Can't wait to try them out in a game!
DeleteKudos for such a large, well-painted unit. Worth the pain, I'm sure
ReplyDeleteUtterly wonderful mate. The bright colours are spot on. One of my favourite submissions so far!
ReplyDeleteWaaaaaaaghtastik Iannick, can’t wait to see the whole horde!
ReplyDeleteFanatics are a must for a goblin force. One more reason for me to hate Night Goblins. These look great, I envy you guys playing in May.
ReplyDeleteNice, clean and colorful. The blue details on the command models really pop!
ReplyDeleteWonderful unit there Iannick! Perfect choice of colours too.
ReplyDeleteThis is really an excellent job! nice idea to paint colored fanatics too.
ReplyDeleteYes! I 100% agree re: all goblins being able to have fanatics! I don't apply that rule in my own 4th Ed Goblin army anyway. Forest Goblins surely use extra strength spider venom to get their own version of Fanatics!?
ReplyDeleteThe Fanatics look great in non-black too! :)