Just stuff wot I've got recently...

 

Due to current financial limitations most of my recent acquisitions are from trades. Not all, but certainly the majority. If you've got old grotty lead to get rid of think of me! If you haven't then please go and shop at The Little Soldier Company (banner at the top) as that is my baby.

Anyway, on to stuff...

A Dragontooth piece I've been after for ages (thanks Tim!)... now just need a loose version to (in theory) paint.

Black Baron wingless dragon... lovely hunk of lead.

Squadron / Rubin Conan... not a great sculpt but nice to have in my collection. There's meant to be pieces missing but I haven't had a chance to check as yet.

Ferris on the base... I assume the sculptor?

Thunderbolt Mountain Conan and lady type... an old casting. The figures don't go togther very well unfortunately.

A bunch of joyous old Citadel sculpts... marred by the fact I couldn't share them with Richard Orclord Hale who passed recently. I do miss him.

A couple of Citadel Spacefarers robots. One of the nicest sci-fi ranges ever imho.

These loose Robin Hood minis are currently on the way to me... apparently they were in museum type blisters although I've not found any as yet. If you know anything about them please leave a comment.

And of course a short video of the overcrowded hell that is my painting desk...

Anyway, that's it for now... think of me when the lead needs moving on!

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Dragonooth Gelmen and Grenadier Gamma World

 As a lot of you know, my old school tastes tend to the very old fantasy / sci-fi - the more lead oxide coming off on my fingers the better (until the advent of eBay I loved wargame shows and, if my fingers weren't grey, it hadn't been a good show). Oh, no, I generally didn't lick them clean. Dragontooth and early Grenadier are prime examples of this... interesting sculpts but I love them and, a few days ago, a wonderful trade package turned up containing these beauties;

Dragontooth GEL6 Gelmen Infantry Armed with Spear

There are 3 variants, pics below c/o Kevan at Stunties / Lost Minis WIKI.

GEL5 Gelmen Infantry Armed with Mace - only 1 variant so I wonder if there were more?

A short video showcasing them... excuse the background noise of YouTube ads whilst I'm listening to Necroscope by Brian Lumley (read it in my youth and it's great to revisit it via audio).

 I believe they were sculpted by either Mike Gilbert or Michael Katok. Confirmation needed!

Next is a Grenadier G38 Ecology / Agricultural Bots

(1 of each type). This is a loose set - haven't been able to confirm if it's a full set as yet as the images available aren't that clear. Quite infuriating trying to catalogue the GW blisters for posterity!

A blister image off Lost Minis, not a great quality reference unfortunately.

A larger 'enhancement'...

If you have any more info / images / trade pieces do let me know.

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Dragontooth Giants - G9 Reptilian Giant & misc.

 

This is an interestingly basic sculpt that I fell in love with whilst painting. Not sure of the sculptor so if you know please leave a comment! The weapon was sculpted for it by a good hobby friend as the original had long gone. I'll possibly be adding some skulls to the base... apart from that just varnishing needed. I love the fact that he seems to be grinning with pleasure.

Also found my old G8 Hrugnir the Giant Carrying his Loot... this is the solid version, he was later cast as hollow. I must get around to weighing him as it's a massive chunk of lead. I picked up the photo print of him a while back... it has G8 stamped on the reverse so I assume it was for promotional purposes?

The box I 'found' him in...

I'd love to get hold of a hollow cast copy and also a carded one.

A few of the Dragontooth giants were based on illustrations from the 'Giants' book. Well worth picking a copy up.

That's it for now. I'm full of 'man flu' so am feeling very sorry for myself...