Hello all. I have to make the seasonal confession of having achieved nothing over the last month or so Oldhammerwise. I have just been too busy with Church services (for work), Christmas nativities (for work), Christingles (for work), weddings (for family), visits from the dreaded mother (for family) and the general hustle and bustle of December in England.
However, I have managed to take advantage of the recent eBay miniatures frenzy. Unless you have been living under a rock, you will have noticed that an exceptionally well resourced collector, who may or may not be a well known and long serving member of GW (; ,has been selling a very large and unique collection of models online - including the fabled Nuln Spearman for over £1000! Well, the swarming waters Citadel collectors have frothed up have obscured several other nuggets that usually attract plenty of attention, namely Collector Sets.
As you will have seen in my photograph, I have managed to purchase a further ten clansmen (the useful sculpts with the cabers and shotput) and Marcus Grimmock, the fearsome C10 preslotta giant in recent weeks without breaking the bank. Despite having multiple projects on hand, I feel the urge to return to my ongoing mission to recreate the five scenarios for McDeath. With Christmas looming and a entire week free, I will have plenty of time to get stuck into painting up the models I will need. With both my blogging and painting skills rusty, I will need to get back into the swing of things before my festive diet of whiskey, mince pies and roast dinners finishes me off!!
Orlygg
Good work, they are the iconic clansmen, although I do have a soft spot for the broken bottle wielding 'see yew Jimmeh' one too. That is my favourite Citadel giant too.
ReplyDeleteI have him Will and use him to represent one of the characters. I am after these two sculpts because they are useful in game. The destructive power of the caber and shot are something to be seen in Warhammer!
DeleteI Googled 'Marcus Grimmock' and there were no returns of the painted model. You may well post the first painted example on the internet!
ReplyDeleteI have seen several versions of the this giant painted, but none in the context of McDeath. I am looking forwards to (one day) having the complete collection fully painted!!
DeleteNice work, Orlygg. With so many clansmen, you should be able to put together a small army. Wouldn't it be fun to see someone put together an army list for a Scots army, sort of like the Norse mercenaries?
ReplyDeleteYes, it would. But what was the Warhammer equivalent of Scotland?
DeleteAccording to Gav Thorpe, Orcs are the Scots of Warhammer.
DeleteWhat is the name of the guy selling miniatures on ebay?
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