Crooked Claw Goblin Stone Thrower |
As you can see the set comes with a good sized stone thrower that is fronted by an wonderfully detailed and characterful "face plate" ...and three crew members as well as a small wind indicating flag. The face plate certainly harkens back to the wonderful sculpting on classic Citadel war machines like the Lead Belcher and the Man Mangler both of which also sported excellent "face plates"
That's gonna be fun to paint. |
As you can see here mine is held together with poster tack for now |
Even the business end of the throwing arm has been given the "Kev Adams Treatment" Check out this face?
I don't often say that I'm excited to paint a warmachine...they are usually rather dull to paint...but this one is going to be a blast! The hard part is going to be trying to decide what approach to take for painting all the faces on this wonderful sculpt.
The crew is also very characterful...particularly the commander...he is fantastic.
Anyway...if you need another piece of machinery for your Greenskin Horde...and you want a new take on the stone thrower that has a classic feel with new embellishment ...you should check out Crooked Claw.
Cheers,
Blue
This is definitely on the to buy list - even before seeing all the other detail in your pics.
ReplyDeleteThe chariots are looking rather tasty too...
That's a really nice "oldschool" model!
ReplyDeleteWith face plates I used to be of the opinion, tone it down, how could a bunch of goblins have a bright green war machine. I painted the face plates in a dull bronze colour and though it most appropriate.
ReplyDeleteNow I think embrace the crazyness, they are there to be enjoyed get them painted bright and vibrant. Green is good, so is red.
I must admit that this piece has me frothing like a loon. Love old-school Citadel ARTY pieces and this captures that vibe 100 per cent! Can't wait to see it after you've 'slapped' some acrylic on it.
ReplyDeleteI coudn't resist it either, got some nice gobbos too. Any thought on the face plate colour yet?
ReplyDeleteMy brother is getting one of these and he is determined to paint the "face plate" red. He suspects it is just the pelt of a squig, stretched out and tanned in the sun to make a hard carapace shield for the warmachine.
ReplyDeleteI love this model so much lovely details and the goblin crew are truly excellent. Can't wait to see a painted version!
ReplyDeleteI've been eyeing this since it was released. Looks great! I agree with those who say go colourful on the faces!
ReplyDeleteThese guys look great. I've got a few of the goblins and the chariot, but your photos have convinced me to put in another order for the catapult!
ReplyDeleteI have placed a big order.
ReplyDeleteTomorrow will be two weeks ago. I even have not the tracking number, and the e-mailing is extremely slow and without clear answers.
My feelings is that this company is too non-professional...
Can you tell me how long took your order to arrive?
When my minis arrive I´ll return here to tell it.