Saturday, July 15, 2023

Creatures large and small

 

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Creatures, monsters, critters, creepy crawlies etc. just like with dungeon accessories, I'm decidely not picky. This means I can still walk into a gamestore and come away happy. 

I'm super picky about humans and fantasy races - particulary proportions - Just as well I'm rarely looking for these...  sigh.

At the beginning of the year I filled two trays with a selection of monsters I wanted to paint (in a few cases repaint) and have been graduly working through them. Being able to switch around keeps larger projects like the orcs from my last post from becoming a chore. 

In the spirit of this blog I'll start with the Citadel preslottas but further down you find a mix of old and new metals, plastics, and some resin prints.

Citadel Miniatures

C22 Cave Lion, 1984 (40mm base)

C22 Giant Shrew, 1984 (30mm base)

C22 Chos Hound, 1984 (40mm base)

C22 Sabre Tooth Tiger, 1984 (30mm base)

C29 Spined Young Dragon 1985 (40mm base)
I painted the hatchling some time ago.


C29 Creepy Crawlies, 1983 

The C29 Creepy Crawlies included FF57 Giant Snakes (2) and Beetles FS40-2 (3) from previous ranges.

A fun set of tiny figs with loads of charm. These are the figures added in the C29 release minus 3 that I have never felt the need to hunt down: a 2nd scorpion and a 2nd bat that are both very similar to the ones I have, and an imp in an odd disco pose. (bases 15-30mm)  
Addenda: There are also two small crabs in this range I'll have to track down at some point. 

Vicious Giant Wolf (40mm base)
Monsters Starter Set BC2 1985

Giant Scorpion C29 1987 (75mm base) 


If you linked here from a Citadel/Oldhammer group you're done 
The rest ain't Citadel or GW


A large variety of manufacturers, materials, ages and sizes and colors.

FM62 Giant Tick (30mm base)
Asgard

 Baby Dragon-046 (40mm base)
Superior Models

Shadowrun 20-527 Toxic Earth Spitit  (75mm base)
Ral Partha 1993


If you Linked here from the Old School miniatures group - time to go - the rest are less than 30 years old


Metal Miniatures

FGV357 Blade Dog and Paper Construct
Northstar Miniatures 2022

I love the paper construct. A familiar thats increadly fragile and vulnerable but able to be slipped under a door, hidden in a book, and used as a tissue in emergencies. 

DM30 Brain Mole (20mm base)
Otherworld 
So tiny!

2639 Manticore (75mm base)
Reaper Miniatures 2002


If you believe all miniatures should be metal - it's time to go - the rest are made of other stuff.


One Piece Plastic Game Miniatures

Giant spider (20mm base)
Giant Scorpion (30mm base)
Conan Game - Monolith - 2016

Chaos Beast  (50mm integral base)
Descent, Altar of Despair expansion 
Fantasy Flight Games - 2006

71219 Blink Dogs (25mm bases)
Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures
D&D - Wizkids - 2017


72558 Spiders (30mm bases)
Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures
D&D - Wizkids - 2017

Hell Hound
Dungeon Saga - Denizens of the Abyss
Mantic Games 2016

Giant Spider (75mm base)
Massive Darkness - Guillotine Games/CMON 2017


If you think home printed resin miniatures dont belong in a blog that supposed to be focused on very old lead dont go any further.


Shambling Mound
Loot Studios 2021

Assassin Vine
Loot Studios 2021

Treant (60mm base, 130mm tall)
Loot Studios 2021


And finally there is this guy - commercial resin print from some sort of holiday village? (30mm base)

Cheers and happy painting

Caius