Sunday 5 October 2014

The Crabman!

Finished the Citadel Fiend Factory FF4-1 Crabman.

A very old citadel miniature. Part of the very first releases appearing in White Dwarf 12 (April / May 1979). The sculpts of these old minis varies a lot and I think you would agree this isn't the best. I like it though. In particular what I like with the old and strange is that they open up to your own interpretation and creativity. I.e. A weird mini = a weird paint job :)

Citadel Fiend Factory FF4-1 Crabman

It will be part of my new beast man unit which will probably be more of a creature unit (introduced here)

Found this illustration of it on the oldhammer forum:


Hope you enjoy it and thanks for stopping by
/Hans


10 comments:

  1. Those colours are so vivid. You've really bought a quirky old mini to life.

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  2. He looks a bit like the long lost brother of one of the ninja turtles, but, as always, your paint job is fantastic.

    All done Hans :)

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    1. Hahaha - he does! That would make him a mutant teenage mutant ninja turtle :)
      /HAans

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  3. The pose, the smile, the eyes, all of this looks strange... and it's finally what is excellent in this model, a unit of "strange creatures" is just as chaotic as can be. why always have violent creatures with huge weapons and aggressive poses? A unit of weird and creepy ones like this is just as threatening if you consider things.

    excellent ob and thanks for thnking out of the box Hans.

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    1. Tanks Asslessman - happy you enjoy it. What's great with a creature unit for me is the fun of creating it. You can put in anything you want more or less
      /Hans

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  4. He's a wee gem. I know what you mean about fondness for sometimes less than beautiful sculpts. I have a few of those affections too.We like what we like, one supposes.

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    1. Thanks! I'm getting more and more into the really old stuff from Citadel and Asgard. So much for today unexplored stuff and quite a few gems as well.
      /Hans

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  5. A wonderfully weird creature, with your paint scheme it reminds me of something Captain Kirk might have encountered in the original Star Trek. Super!

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    1. Thanks Zhu - True, it has a bit of ancient SciFi feel to it.

      Live long and prosper!
      /Hans

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