Need some goblins!

[Etcetrah]

Hello all,

I'm looking for some common goblins (not night goblins) with hand weapon/shield. They can be built, painted, on sprue, whatever. I'd like to trade for them. I have several Island of Blood sets of both Skaven and High Elves, plus other Skaven and High Elf stuff, even have a OK Scraplauncher and various odds and ends from Orcs and Goblins and Tomb Kings.

I'd also be interested in goblin chariots, too.

Let me know if you are interested in unloading some of your gobbos!

-Kevin

[heychadwick]

You know that they don't make Common Goblins with hand weapons, right? I've got 50 or so that I painstakingly converted to have hand weapons. I'm not willing to sell/trade them, though

Good luck!

[Etcetrah]

Hey, you're right! I had no idea. I was about to dispute you, but I checked the GW website and sure enough spear/shield and bow are the variants in the goblin box. I assumed hw/sh was available, since the goblins have been out so long and have that option. My bad.

Thanks for the info...maybe that's why no one has responded! :-)

-Kevin

[heychadwick]

Right....it's been a big issue. The unit has always been base with hand weapons (at least when I started in 6th Ed), but the models never have them. It's quite annoying and there has been much gnashing of teeth on Da Warpath about it. It hasn't happened much since 7th Ed came out. This is due to a huge number of Battle for Skull Pass Night Goblins and also the fact that common goblins were sub-par in 7th Ed.

I found Empire free company, Skeletons, and even Dwarfs have great weapons, or even arms to use. I used the arms with the puffy sleeves and short swords with no problem. It kind of looks like they are mockingly dressing like humans. I used some dwarf arms with hammers and such with no problem. The armored sleeve kind of looks neat. The skeletons have cool scimitars and flails to put in goblin arms. You might have to use the bow hands to make your own.