Mutated Beastmen from Fenris - Rocky Bullboar!

Hello all,

“Life's not about how hard of a hit you can give... it's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.”

So the last of the brilliant tribal beastmen models from Fenris is Rocky (hence the quote above :-)), this massive brute:

"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it."

Clearly the leader of the pack, he stands as tall as a minotaur (well, one of the old Citadel ones, at least) and appears ready to take on anyone and anything.

Brandishing a massive bone (giant's leg bone?) he fits well into the tribal feel of the Goatkin - no armour and just a massive club. How much more tribal does it get?

As with the other beastmen, he is, as you can see above, anatiomically correctly sculpted and I must say I appreciate this. Anything else would be weird. He was also a pleasure to paint - clean sculpt, great details and no bazillion skulls all over the place or weird feathers and stuff. Just a beastmen ready to crush his opponents.

Loved painting these minis from Fenris Games, and had to order a few more to fill out the ranks. Hope you've liked these beasts, I really recommend them. Much better than anything else on the market today and a good match for the old citadel miniatures in regards to character.

All the best,
Kasper

Mutated Beastmen from Fenris - Perky and Vic - Oldhammer Beastmen

Hello all,
As this is 'Conference-season', life is a bit busy. But luckily I've got a few painted miniatures that I've not yet uploaded. The two below were bought alongside Bob and Thumper (such stupid names) and have been baptised as Perky and Vic (almost as stupid names :-)) by Fenris Games. Perky is a Goatkin Warrior while Vic is a Goatkin Scout. Quite appropriately, Perky is a brutish beastman with more than a hint of a warthog, while Vic is a graceful antelope mixture.

I tried to exaggerate Perky's piggish origin by giving him a more pinkish colour scheme. He carries a sickle and no armour - emphasizing the tribal feel these beastmen, or Goatkin, by Fenris all have.

Vic, on the other hand, seemed to demand a light paint scheme. I choose a very white which looks alright, although on hindsight behaps the pale colour might not be suitable for a scout? She carries a small dagger and a light club and, again, no armour.

Here is Perky's privates - love the realism and scuplting skill put into these beasts.

As with Bob and Thumper, these are an absolute pleasure to paint. I would really like to paint the entire Fenris Goatkin range. And as for their use, while I probably will never get to use them, they do seem absoolutely perfect for a small Beastman warband - a retinue for a Chaos Champion, a small unit for Warhammer or anything similar. Full of character!

All the best,
Kasper

Mutated Beastmen from Fenris Games - Thumper and Bob (sic!) - Oldhammer perfect

Hello all,

A while back I noticed some of the beastmen (or Goatkin, as they call them) being produced by Fenris Games. And they looked brilliant. Then I happened upon a couple of them going cheap(ish) on Ebay and snatched them. 

And I'm really happy I did so. 

On the same day they arrived in the post, I couldn't stop painting them. They are brilliant sculpts, great details and fun mutations. And no un-needed details here - just plain simple savage tribal-beastmen. Most of them have some kind of mutation, straight out of a Realm of Chaos book, and all of them have great individuality.

The first to be reviewed here are these two chaps, one with a very large left arm, and one whose entire lower body has been twisted 180 degrees. So, yes that is his tail that he is fiddling with...

The beast on the left goes by the official designation of FGGK11 Goatkin brawler "Thumper" and costs £3.50. Thumper is a better name than some of the goatkin have been given, but still... 

Sculpted by a Snuurg, who I don't know but I like his style!

The confusing being on the right is Bob. Yes, they named him Bob. Oh dear. Mr. FGGK12 Goatkin warrior "Bob". Perhaps the crappiest name ever imagined - especially compared to how brilliant this beastman is. Again, sculpted by Snuurg.

This is what "Bob" thinks of his name!
Also notice the sheer size of Thumper's fist. Who needs a weapon with mutations like that?

Both beasts were painted to fit into the Slaaneshi Warband led by Akward, the Minotaur, hence the purplish horns, hooves, etc.

In summary, these are wonderful sculpts. Anyone looking for beatmen for a Realm of Chaos Warband, a wild unit for his or her's beastman army,e tc, should really consider these. Great size, great details, and a pleasure to paint!

More Fenrisian beasts coming soon(ish).

All the best,
Kasper

C48 Gargoyles - Zheted and Gotalot

Hello all,
As part of a recent shopping spree on Ebay, I got my hands on a couple of the old Citadel Gargoyles. They are part of the C48 range, dating to ca. 1984. They were cheap but unfortunately came without their wings. So I decided to greenstuff them a bit and make them look like smaller beastmen. They will thus be part of Akward's warband which is increasingly becoming a collection of beastly Slaaneshi followers.

The sneaky one on the left is Zheted, who carries a small sword or a large knife with him. He looks very much like a stealthy assassin, creeping through the forest, hunting for opportunities. He appears to have been gifted with a small scorpion tail, probably dripping venom...

The weird looking one on the right is mr. Gotalot (of what?). He is armed with a spear and a nasty attitude. He also seem to have received a mutation of scaly skin, giving him a better armour save.

Picture stolen from Stuff of Legends

 The original advertisement for the C48 range - some nice beasts here - would love to paint a complete set... I would buy Bld'Ngor and the rest instantly if the price was right :-).

The place where the wings were supposed to be inserted needed some serious green stuffing, but I think they turned out fine - it is very difficult to spot where the holes were.

They have been painted to fit Akwad's warband - i.e. purplish hooves, horns etc. They fit the role of smaller beastmen fine - could also work as mutated humans.

Hope you enjoyed them, they were a plesure to paint!

All the best,
Kasper