Five Go Mad in the Country

Its Only £2.40

Finished up the unpainted Oldhammer goblins, the next batch need to go through the paint stripper. 

I picked up the cart, horse and the poor unfortunates at Colours for the hefty sum of £2.40 for the set (also includes another unfortunate and a sign post). The print quality is basic but looks good enough for the table. And I didn't spend too long painting them. I gave up dry brushing them as this only highlights the ridges but contrast paint and a dab of highlight looked ok. 

 

Squeezed the hobgoblin champion onto a 20mm base, so will have to organise the rank and file around him. 

Rob 

It Got Me Thinking

Back To The Future (Almost)

After posting my picture of a 80's Citadel blister pack I have just bought and reading the comments. Got me thinking, exactly how old was this miniature? Fortunately a quick trawl through the Stuff of Legends website, revealed him to a  C36 Hobgoblin, first advertised in July 1984 and sculpted by Citadel Legend - Ali Morrison.

C36 Hobgoblin
Circa 1984

This however then led to what else was going on 1984, as turns out three of my all time favourite films.

Films

1. Ghostbusters - We all know who to call!

2..The Terminator  - I was too young in 1984 to see this film, so would have to wait a bit to see this one (When my friend got a video copy of it!). 

3. Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom  - This isn't the best one of the Indiana Jones series but still great fun.  I saw again recently and was surprised how dated it seems now. 

Music

Now music turns out to be bit more tricky as much of the music around in 1984, I didn't listen to at the time and a lot of what's left I wouldn't own up to! When you realise that Chas & Dave made the top 10 albums in that year you can perhaps understand why. 

However Queen did release 'I want to Break Free' in this year, so it wasn't all bad.

& One other Thing

I bought my first Citadel Miniatures - a troll, a goblin, a orc and a medieval adventurer and they got painted with Humbrol enamels.  Then it got really serious.

and by the way still not opened it yet...

Rob 

Classic Citadel Blisters

Blister Pack from back in the day when I started collecting.

The classic blue & yellow design. 

I can't quite bring myself to open it yet...

and definitely not bought for 45p but wasn't a bad price by today's standards.

Rob