Otherworld Miniatures - Hobgoblins & Owlbear

This weekend I realized that these boys below have never had a photo shoot: my Otherworld Miniatures Hobgoblins and Owlbear.  Today, they finally have their day in the sun.  The band consists of 43 models, 1 wizard,  12 arches and 30 infantry.  

I painted these 10+ years ago, to go with a Warhammer 3E Chaos Warband that I was building.  The numbers quickly increased from a dozen to several.  The line consists of several different poses, with both hand weapons, spears, polearms and bows.  

Otherworld Miniatures Hobgoblins

Originally, I had planned for them to be part of a Chaos Khorne warband, hence the skull standard.  However, the band is now large enough to use in stand alone games of Dragon Rampant, or as a small allied contingent in Warhammer or Oathmark.

Hobgoblin Chiefs lead from the front, flanked by his personal guard

They are not works of art, but it was the best I could do at the time.

The Owlbear make a perfect Indrik for Oathmark.

Otherworld Miniatures Owlbear

Hobgoblin Shaman

One dozen archers is the perfect size for almost any game.

Hobgoblin Archers

Today, I would never amass such a horde from Otherworld Miniatures.  The models are now $5 GBP each, far too expensive for army level games.

Otherworld Miniatures Pig Faced Orcs

  Sunday Double Feature!

I painted these guys years and years ago, Pig Faced Orcs from Otherworld Miniatures.  They are based on the classic D&D Orcs from the 1st Edition Advanced Dungeon and Dragons Monster Manual.  There are a couple of Reaper Miniatures figures in there as well...just for good measure.

Otheworld Miniatures Pig Faced Orcs

This force is basically a warband for Dragon Rampant or Song of Blades and Heroes.  I could do a better job now on the skin.  Oh well, a painted model is usually better than an unpainted one.  

D&D Orcs were actually all manner of colors....the dark green of GW was their own creation.  I went with an Olive Green in homage to the D&D Cartoon from the mid 1980s.

The Orcs are a mix of spearmen, hand weapons and double hand weapons.  In Dragon Rampant they would be classified as Bellicose Foot.  In Oathmark I would likely use them as Linebreakers.  

Manbane is the Warlord of this motley band.  The Shaman is preparing is favorite mean: human hearts....in BBQ sauce.  

The Orc archers are joined by Scarr, a Gnoll Ranger.  He prefers to dine on human hands...their hearts are too spicy for Scarr.

This is not a huge force.  Just big enough for small skirmish games.  The price of these models has gone up steadily over the years, and at 5 GBP each it is simply too expensive to make an army out of them (maybe one day...I have had them in my shopping basket more than once).  They make make an appearance in Oathmark as auxiliary troops, alongside my larger Otherworld Miniatures Hobgoblin force (to make an appearance here soon).