Regiments of Renown - Despoiling Hobgoblins of the Darklands

"Driven from the Old World at the end of the Goblin Wars many of the Goblins, Orcs, Hobgoblins and other allied creatures fled into the Dark Lands. The Dark Lands were then, as now, truly dark: ceaseless volcanic activity, steaming tar pits and terrible, natural pollution shielded the land from the sun. Little could grow in such a place, and very few creatures could tolerate the barren landscape, the gloom and the choking air. Throg, however, quite liked it."

So began the tale of Throg, the Hobgoblin warlord who assembled the Despoilers, a Hobgoblin mercenary regiment who marched onto the battlefield as part of the 1985 Citadel release of Regiments of Renown. 

After picking up three complete boxed sets of Regiments of Renown, the first of which you can see here, I caught the bug and scoured eBay in the hope of finding similar bargains. Whilst I wasn't able to find any more complete sets, at least not within my price range, I was able to find individual or grouped lots that allowed me to put together a complete unit. The first of which were the Despoiling Hobgoblins of the Darklands.

Using the excellent Stuff of Legends site as my guide I picked up 8 Troopers, a musician, a standard bearer, a champion (the excellently named Grunmunter the Beast), and Throg himself. Part of the first wave of slotta based Regiments of Renown, and last of the monopose troopers, the Despoilers were sculpted by Jes Goodwin. They aren't the cleanest of sculpts but they are certainly very characterful miniatures. As with Ruglud's Armoured Orcs I based them on raised round bases and I went for a bold red shield colour coupled with some Orc Blood Bowl transfers for the shield designs. I'm pleased with the results and will be deploying them onto the battlefield in the not too distant future! 

Standard Bearer and Throg

Musician and Grunmunter the Beast

The Despoiling Hobgoblins of the Darklands