Old Runequest Miniatures: Dragonnewts

Hello all,
Two miniatures that snuck into an ebay purchase have finally been painted. I had no idea what these two things were (nor how tiny they are) but figured they would be fun to paint and could be used as skinks or something similar.

Dangerous Dragonnewts!

After some research it turns out they are both old Runequest Miniatures. They were sold in "Box 5" as a "Crested Dragonewt with Javelin" and a "Newtling with Sling".

(Image from http://www.solegends.com/citrq/citrqb5v1dragonnewts/index.htm)

After having seen the contents of this box, I want - no, need! - the other newts. They would make very nice lizard-beatmen!


Close ups of the painted newts:

Crested Dragonewt with Javelin

Crested Dragonewt with Javelin

I have no idea whether these were dangerous, but considering their size, I don't think that is likely :-). I did find a very nice writeup of the life of a Newt here: http://level2-wardy-la.blogspot.dk/2011/12/runequest-dragonewts.html. But whether this is 'official' Runequest lore or not, I'm not entirely certain.

Newtling with Sling

I really like how individualised these two are, and how the armour and weapons are kept on a realistic scale.
They were both fun to paint, although quite a few details were missing or destroyed by previous owners - e.g. half the face of the sling-newt was more or less without any details.

Newtling with Sling

I went with a slightly purplish colour scheme to make them usable for my Slaaneshi warband, although it may be difficult to conjure up a plausible reason for two skinks entering the service of the confused orc champion, or the Slaaneshi pleasure God...

They do look sneaky, don't they?

Next up will be a group photo of the Orc, Goblins, and these two - the beginnings of a mighty force...

All the best,
Kasper