I have discovered the joy of 1980s dwarf miniatures. They are just such fun to paint. Arka Zargul, a dwarf with a wonderfully punny name if you know anything about '80s British political history, is the latest addition to my ever growing McDeath range. And if you hadn't worked it out already, I really enjoyed working on him.
Of course, old Arka isn't a rare, specially made model exclusively designed for McDeath! Oh no! More of a Norse dwarf imposter, actually - but that doesn't stop many people trying to flog him off at a frankly ludicrous price.
Talking of ludicrous prices - at a recent Oldhammer event I took this snap of a couple of my clansmen alongside the infamous Dragon Turtle monster from Citadel. As with Arka, this was never a 'limited' model and was available for many, many years but you can find several online sellers trying to overcharge you for him....
I wonder how many rash collectors have been disappointed by his... ahem... size?
That dragon turtle is about half the size that I imagined it would be. How bizarre.
ReplyDeleteI thought exactly the same thing when I saw this in Richard's collection.
DeleteThe dragon looks like a dragon from the game about Mario Brothers.
ReplyDeleteOnly without the mushrooms! I wonder if it was an influence?
DeleteJoke! :) But seriously - a good dragon :)
DeleteOooh, he's a cutie! I have a second edition Hydra that fits on an cavalry base. Looked much bigger in the catalogue!
ReplyDeleteI had a similar feeling about Space Marine when I bought it. I'd imagined that all those marines and landraiders would be 28mm scale!!!
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