Gripping Beast LIV02 or SAGA SSC16 Highland Cattle (4)

Gripping Beast LIV02 or SAGA SSC16 Highland Cattle (4). These miniatures of Scottish Highland cattle are found under 2 titles, hence me putting up these 2 titles/labels. Nice easy painting, mostly dry brushing.

D&D Nolzur’s Marvellous Miniatures: Crawling Claws Code 90318

D&D Nolzur’s Marvellous Miniatures: Crawling Claws were a nice easy paint, just painted a dark undead flesh and replicated the art from the blister pack.

Reaper Miniatures Giant Bats (3) SKU: 03795

 Reaper Miniatures Giant Bats (3) were quick to paint and again using a Jon Hodgson background.

Next a plainer background and seen from the front and back.

Hobgoblins together

Both hobgoblins from Nolzur’s Marvellous Miniatures and the hobgoblins from Temple of Elemental Evil board game in a vignette.

D&D Nolzur’s Marvellous Miniatures - Hobgoblins Code 73768

This is a 2 count monster pack of a make hobgoblin captain and a female hobgoblin. The captain is a direct copy of the illustrated hobgoblin in the D&D Monster Manual 5e, as shown.

I decided not to paint him with purple and blue armour as shown in the illustration, but with a more traditional steel armour, though went for an orange brown flesh tones for both miniatures. 

Hobgoblin Fighters from Temple of Elemental Evil

A trio of Hobgoblin Fighters from Temple of Elemental Evil board game. Plastic miniatures. Unlike the D&D recent art portraying Hobgoblins in purple armour, I went for classic steel armour.

Citadel Fiend Factory FF14-2 Cyclops

Citadel Fiend Factory FF14-2 Cyclops from December 1982. I suspect I bought this from Games Workshop in 1983 and another one last year, 2024. I decided to paint them at the same time and went for a slightly darker skin tone. It’s nearly like an orange skin tone of the current POTUS. Plus went for a bronze armour rather than iron/steel.

Cyclops shaking their fists with a Jon Hodgson Background from his ‘Jon Hodgson Backdrops Book 1’ A4 size. An A4, softcover wire-bound book of painted landscapes by Jon Hodgson (artist for Warhammer Historical, The One Ring Roleplaying Game, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay). The book is intended to be a tool for miniature painters who want high quality, thematic backdrops to use when photographing their miniatures and models. The book includes 32 full page scenic backdrops along with advice on how best to photograph your miniatures. Recommended.

https://handiwork.games/product/pre-order-jon-hodgson-backdrops-book-1

And a couple with a plainer background.