Goblins and their "pet"

So what happens when the hero can not rescue the fair princess from the forces of evil?  It is a question few ask and even fewer want to answer.  I had some old Black Tree Design goblins kicking around for a while in my "I'll get to it eventually" box next to my painting desk.  After I finished a group of figures, I just reached into the box and was going to paint the first thing I picked up.  And they say the rest is history....

Painting them up as night goblins did not fit the aesthetic of my other orcs and goblins.  So while they were primed and waiting, I was looking for medieval princesses.  I just happened to look down and laugh thinking they looked like goblin princesses.  That's when a light bulb went off, goblins like nice and shiny things and what's nicer than a princess dress?  

That's when these nasty gobbos were born.  When a hero fails to rescue the fair princess, do people think that the goblins just lock her up and feed/clothe her until she is rescued? No, they probably feed her to their "pet" troll, the real reason the hero fails their mission.  The goblins then get the pretty dress.  It's a win win  for them.  

 

New recruits

Just finished some Orcs and Goblins for my slow building fantasy army.  I wanted to try and convey different tribes/clans coming together in one army.  After painting them I thought how to unify them.  I toyed with the idea of tattoos of face paint, but decided to go with red paint/blood on the helms/head.  This is how the Blood Helms were born.  I tried a new skin tone with the blue, I like how it turned out and will use it with my other Orcs. 
They are a mixture of old Citadel, Ral Partha, Blacktree, and some conversions.  The last two goblins are made up of and old plastic Citadel goblin, with Frostgrave barbarian arms, and Warlord Orc heads.
Still trying to work out my camera, so sorry about the photos. 

The Blood Helms in all their glory

The Boss and his two Lieutenants 

Not-Squats and fantasy goblins

Some more Black Tree Design miniatures, this time some of their old space dwarves and some fantasy goblins.  I was too late in the game to get some space dwarves when they were out back in the day so I was super excited to throw some paint on these guys.  Goblins are always fun to paint and you defiantly can never have too many of them.  Again, these were painted a while ago and I'm just now getting around to posting them.  Hope you enjoy them.