With my Prussians ready to see some action it was time to get some of the many creatures of the Gothic-Horror game ready for play.  I have just about all the models made for waves 1&2 of the Silver Bayonet line, but I am determined to get all of wave 1 finished before I start working on the second.  Up first I decided to tackle some of the best dressed goblins on the market.  How can you beat a goblin wearing a tricorn? 

Once again, I looked to the box art to get some inspiration for the models.  I liked the skin tones used by Northstar and wanted to do something similar.  Most certainly not the typical green goblin color. I remembered that long ago I had picked up the paint Hobgrot Hide from GW and I had yet to try it out.  It’s an odd paint as it was released without any complimentary colors, so I wasn’t sure how to use.  When in doubt, copy someone with talent! I delved online to try and find some inspiration and once again I found some from Mengel Miniatures. 

The paint scheme worked out very well even though I didn’t do it as well as Mr. Mengel.  I like this color scheme so much I may do it again in the future with my Blood Bowl Ogre Snotlings/Gnoblars. If I thought the Prussians painted up quick, then a smaller group of half-sized models went even quicker.  No complaints from me!

Once again, I have to tip my hat to North Star for putting together some great models.  These little guys remind me of the goblins in the Harry Potter movies with a bit of a rougher ‘stab you in the face’ edge to them. I opted for the red jacket on the one because I had a Napoleonic paint collection, and I wanted to try out the British uniform. 

There you have it.  A couple of days of light work and my first monster group is finished.  Now, I will admit that the way North Star models are sold and how they are used in the game is a bit weird.  This group was sold as five but according to people online I need six to play competitive and eight for solo play.  Thats a bit disheartening as I don’t want duplicate models, nor do I want to buy another five when I only need three. For the record this is the chart I’m following for all these numbers:

This is a concern for a game that I’ve yet to play so who knows if I am even wasting my time worrying about it.  When all said and done, I have five nicely painted models finished and that’s what is important.  Moving forward I still have plenty more models to get painted.  As I wrap this up here is a sneak peek at some future work.  Take care!

A final shout out to Jeff for sending me the trees I used in the background pictures. Thanks again!