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

Oldhammer: Disciples of the Red Redemption

Here are some more Oldhammer figures I photographed for cataloguing my collection: The Disciples of the Red Redemption.

These figures - designed by Jes Goodwin - are one of the Regiments of Renown, boxed sets that were sold for the second (and third) edition of Warhammer during the eighties and early nineties (See also this Realm of Chaos blogpost on the topic).

Using solegends.com as a reference, I found that they were originally released in 1985. They are still listed in the 1988 catalogue, but couldn't yet find a reference beyond that date

• Page in White Dwarf 66 (June 85)
• Citadel May 1985 Flyer
• The 2nd Citadel Journal, Autumn 1985
• The 1988 catalogue.

Cataloguing the collection ...

Once your collection of wargaming figures passes a certain threshold, it becomes difficult to keep track of how many figures you have and of what type. Currently, I don't even know how many figures I have. Mostly, this does not matter, but it would be helpful to have some sort of system where I can quickly look up whether I have some suitable force for some scenario I am thinking up.

Hence, I started a little experiment in putting together an excel sheet (actually, it's a Google docs document), and seeing how far I can get with listing the figures in my collection. A few years ago, I also started doing this, but if you don't have the discipline to keep up with new additions, it quickly becomes useless.

Anyway, here's a screenshot of my efforts so far - in this case for my 25mm fantasy figures.

As you can see, there are various columns for each type/group of figures:

• Description: a description of the figure(s), useful for me to know what figure is listed. The grouping of figures is something that should make sense to me. E.g. Orc Warriors are all listed as 1 group, irrespective of weapons/shields etc. But I do make a difference between Citadel and Ral Partha Orcs. I realize other people might catalogue their figures in another way - after all this should be useful for me - not someone else ;-)
• Number: how many figures in the group.
• Origin: manufacturer (if known)
• Remarks: some useful remarks for me, e.g. where I bought the figure, how the figures are painted etc. Again, this is something that is useful for me to quickly realize what figure we are talking about.
• Catalogue Reference: I plan to list here any references to the catalogues of the manufacturer. Useful for some unusual or rare figures, or from lesser well-known manufacturers. Saves me time trying to relocate a specific figure again.
• Bloglink: if the figure(s) somehow featured in a blogpost on this very blog.
• Link to picture: the idea is that here links are provided to an image in my Google Photos collection, or a link to an image posted on the blog.

If you want to take a look yourself, follow this link.