Model Review: Tubbin

Today we take a look at Tubbin who is a Guard class hero in Riot Quest and a Mercenary/Minion solo in Warmachine and Hordes.

As most readers will know I have a soft spot for gobbers so some bias is going to be on show here...

He comes in two metal parts.

The main body with the shield is really nicely cast with really characterful details. Its really nice to get another model in Ironhead armour, especially a gobber. The patched-together homemade feel to the armour is really nice.

On the back, you can see a large attachment point where the boiler will be.

The right arm, axe, and boiler fit on pretty well. Some people might want to pin them, I didn't feel the need to though.

There are some slight mold lines running down the boiler, these took a few seconds to file off no big deal.

And here he is fully assembled.

Scale shot with Professor Pendrake.

And here are a few different gobbers to compare him to. He fits in nicely with the rest of the range.

This is a really nice mini with tons of character, I think it will be a great one for even IKRPG players to pick up for an Ironhead gobber character or NPC, a weapon swap would be very easy to do as well if a player wanted to mix it up.

Everyone should pick up this mini, who doesn't want a little goblin in steam powered armour?

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Model Review: Dreyfus & Flubbin Storm Patrol

Today we take a look at Dreyfus & Flubbin Storm Patrol who are a Scout/Guard class heroes in Riot Quest and a Mercenary/Minion solo which is also partisan for Cygnar in Warmachine and Hordes.

They come in three metal pieces

Dreyfus's body is the main bulk of the model, with attached blast/jet/cloud effects to attach it to the base. I will paint these to match the ones I did for Flubbins base. The suit of armour is an upgraded version of Dreyfus's first version including leg mounted booster jets. 

It has a very large attachment point with a long slot to place the upper body and arms onto the lower body. I found this connection to be good and didn't require pinning.

Dreyfus's upper body is nicely detailed and also includes Flubbins feet. Sadly the voltaic lance is slightly bent, I was careful when straightening it as there is always the chance it could snap when doing so. 

Here you can see the oval attachment point for the jet pack and Flubbin.

Flubbin and the jet pack are nicely cast and she matches the look of her previous version nicely.

And here they are fully assembled.

Scale shot with Professor Pendrake.

And scale shots with their previous versions.

Dreyfus got a little bit larger in scale which makes sense otherwise Flubbin would make the model feel very top heavy.

Flubbin got a little bit smaller, but she was pretty big for a gobber in her first version.

This model is nicely cast with very few mold lines and went together really nicely. 

It has a really nice dynamic flight pose which really sells the 90s cartoon kinda look.

I'm not a huge fan of how it looks in the context of my Cygnar army but it will be a fine addition to my Riot Quest collection.

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Iron Fang Pikeman IKRPG character conversion

I was digging through my bits box today when I picked out the one random Iron Fang Pikeman I got in a big trade a long time ago. Inspiration hit and I decided to make an Iron Kingdome RPG character or NPC.

I added a lot of battle damage to his shield and armour. A lot of this will show up a lot better once I've painted it.

I don't know why, but I wanted to give him a sword so I glued this sheathed one which I believe is a Nyss hunter sword for the ones who are holding their bows.

I also added a bulge in the cloak to allow for the length of the sword, this adds a touch of realism in the conversion which I like to try to do.

I also gave him a backpack, as most adventurers would not get far without the various things you need to carry somehow.

I couldn't decide which type of backpack to give him so I asked the community!

I find that sometimes when making a conversion I can get decision paralysis, so asking others can help me move on with a project.

Thanks to everyone who answered with their preference, even if I didn't end up picking what you suggested. (I did go with the most popular though)

I found these really small leather pouches and got the urge to add some behind his shield. I don't know what he keeps in them but it's sure to be something important!

I decided he needed some ranged option, so gave him a small hand crossbow with an attached quiver.

I added a thin strip of green stuff to serve as a leather strap to hold them in place.

I am really happy with how he turned out and am ready to call him done and ready for painting. If you have any suggestions on anything you would change or add before I paint I'm happy to hear it and take it in mind. 

I will be painting him to match a friend of mines Black Dragon Pikeman, as I like to tie all our local armies into the same Iron Kingdoms world when I run the IKPRG.

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