Troll and Ogre, Runequest style

In a previous blogpost, I identified some very old Runequest miniatures in my collection.

They finally got painted.

From left to right: Dark Troll with large Axe, Ogre with Flail, Runner with Bow.

A few finished miniatures

I have to admit wargaming activity has been on the slow side lately. I barely managed to do any painting, and due to a variety of reasons, actual number of games also has suffered.

Anyway, here are some finished miniatures.

First, some old Runequest miniatures which I identified earlier in this blogpost. From left to right: Smitten Broo, Broo with Mace and Orlanth Adventurer. The Broo with Mace required a small repair, since the mace was broken off.

Second, a large siege engine from Games Workshop, published several years ago as part of their Lord of the Rings range. I originally bought this set in 2005 or 2006, for the Lowenheim game, but I only got around painting it now.

Third, not really a paintjob, but a hangman stand put together. This set is produced by 4Ground. The figure is one I had lying around, and was (is?) part of Foundry's Old West range. Time to play some more Shootist games!

Some old Runequest miniatures

Confession: I have been a hoarder of miniatures since the late eighties. Ever since I bought my very first blister pack, Undead Orcs (Grenadier's Fantasy Lords series, #129), I have been addicted. I do sell miniatures now and then, but one "period" I can never let go are fantasy types. Probably this is related to how I first got into miniature wargaming - through Warhammer 1st edition. And although I long stopped playing Warhammer, I have had a fondness for fantasy miniatures ever since. I still have wild dreams of setting up a fantasy campaign along the lines of our Antares Scifi campaign, so a wide array of fantasy miniatures might come in handy in the future.

Lately, I have been browsing old catalogues in attempts to identify some of my old miniatures collected over the years. The lot below are 6 very old miniatures. I had a vague memory they might be miniatures produced for Runequest, but I never took the effort to figure it out. Until now.

The Collecting Citadel Miniatures Wiki was again very helpful. Apparently they are old Citadel miniatures, and come from different sets produced for Runequest.
From left to right:

1. Orlanth Adventurer (set 2, Adventurers)
2. Dark Troll with large Axe (set 3, Trolls)
3. Ogre with Flail (set 6, Humanoids & Aldryami)
4. Smitten Broo (Set 3b, Attack of the Broo)
5. Broo Battling with Mace (Set 3b, Attack of the Broo)
6. Runner with Bow (set 6, Humanoids & Aldryami)

I am glad they are now two Broo miniatures in my collection. I always had a fasciniation for the Broo, ever since I saw a drawing in the first Citadel Compendium. They are the precursors of the later Chaos Beastman.