Grenadier 51016 Undead Troll

An old figure from the 90s - the Grenadier Undead Troll.

I tried Citadel contrast paints again on this model. The body, loincloth and hair are all done with a single coat of contrast paint. Details were later added with normal paints. I must say I really start to like contrast paints.

Photographs below without and with flash, and taken with my smartphone.

Oldies

More old miniatures ...

I acquired these as part of a larger trade (along with some 75 1980s Norse Dwarfs from Citadel) with a long-time gaming buddy. He wanted some old Magic cards, I wanted some old miniatures. No money was involved. Those deals are the best!

So, what are these?

• Citadel Giant "Nine Fingers" - advertised in White Dwarf 94
• Citadel Fimir - advertised in White Dwarf 86
•  Citadel Night Horror Vampire
• 2 Citadel Fighters - Knights of the Empire Sword 25 & Hammer 4
• Grenadier "Fantasy Lords 504 Pet Dragon"
• Ral Partha Dragon -- 11-482 White Dragon
• Grenadier "Fantasy Warriors 51016 Undead Troll"
• Citadel wizard

Oldhammer: Norse & Barbarians

Some more pictures from my ongoing effort to photograph and catalogue my entire collection of miniatures. This time, it was the drawer that contains all Norse / Barbarians. These figures came into my collection through 2 acquisitions from ex-wargamers a couple of years ago. Hence the different basing styles.

All figures are either from the Citadel Norse/Barbarian range, or from the Grenadier Barbarian range. Especially for the Citadel figures, an exact reference is sometimes difficult, since some of these figures changed categories over the years. However, most can be located in the 87 and 88 Citael catalogues.

At the end, there are a few unknowns, so any help in identifying these is appreciated (update: one of the images has been identified as Harlequin Barbarians)

Citadel Norse with swords.

Citadel Norse with axes and spears

Citadel barbarians/Raiders - except the figure in the middle front, which is a Grenadier figure.

Warhammer Quest Barbarian

Citadel Norse

Part of the Barbarian army, but originally figures from the Citadel Chaos Thugs range.

Grenadier mounted barbarians.

Grenadier barbarian shamans.

Grenadier Barbarian archers

Grenadier Barbarian swordsmen

Grenadier barbarian command figures

Grenadier Barbarian Axemen

Unknown - possible Grenadier figures?

Harlequin Barbarians

Old Undead (2)

In an earlier post, I reported on the old undead figures from Grenadier that I acquired. Now they are painted. I had to replace one arm from a figure, for which I used an old skeleton arm holding a spear from the old Skeleton Army boxed set from Citadel. I toyed with the idea of constructing a dart thrower from balsa wood, since two figures apparently were crew members, but decided against it in the end.

Anyway, below you see the result. Picture taken with iPad.

Some more undead ...

Working through my pile of old fantasy armies, today I finished a 5 undead. These are 5 figures, from the Grenadier Fantasy Warrior range, set 51001, and sculpted by Bob Naismith (see Genadier's 1991 Catalogue).

Quick paintjob (<1 hour), picture by iPad.

Old Undead

I have a soft spot for old wargaming miniatures, and although I am not a hardcore collector, I am always on the lookout for acquiring some models that look interesting.

Shown below are some undead that were offered for sale for 12 euro in the local gameshop. I didn't recognize them at first, but when I saw them, I figured they must be old Ral Partha or Grenadier. Anyway, 12 euro seemed like a good deal, so I bought them.

After some research (and resource like dndlead.com and solegends.com and Lost Minis Wiki are very handy for identifying old fantasy miniatures), I finally managed to identify them.

Apparently, they are all skeletons from Grenadier - and I could all find them in the 1987 Grenadier catalogue.

A couple of figures are part of the set 6002 Skeleton Raiders of the Undead: the lord carried on a battleshield (1), the crossbowman (2), standardbearer (5), drummer (8), and the figure carrying a sword and shield (6).

Two other figures (4 and 7) are from set 2019 ("Royal Guardsmen of the Undead Legion"), also featuring undead skeletons. The figure missing an arm (4) should have a standard there. I will probably repair him using a plastic arm from the Citadel Skeleton Army set, and perhaps provide him with a shield as well. Actually, it makes sense his missing arm is carrying a banner, since he had his sword in his left hand. Normally, one would expect a weapon in the right hand, and a shield in the left.

The two remaining figures (3 and 9) are part of set 130 ("Dart thrower and undead crew"), and apparantly are two crewmembers of a ballista, which is also missing.

All figures are very fragile, so might need some care to (re)paint them, provide the missing arm, and perhaps fill in the warmachine.

The 1991 catalogue only lists the 6002 set - the other figures are not listed. By then, it seems Grenadier has upgraded some of its fantasy figures, and some of the skeletons listed in the 1991 catalogue have a more sturdy look compared to the skeletons above.

Since they were offered for sale as a group, they clearly must have belonged to someone who had bought at least 3 different sets of figures, all skeletons. Since a war machine was part of the mix, this might well have been with the purpose of building an army, rather than having a few figures for roleplaying.

Finds like this always make me nostalgic about the old days! :-)