I wanted to order at Oakbound Studio (initial article with all links to shop and Facebook here) for quite a while and during the lockdown I finally had the excuse to buy some more Gobbos after painting a lot of minis lately. Another reason was that the Trolls (or Tjitnir as they’re called here) finally became available again and Geoff started offering not only the individual models and small groups of normal troops he normally did but also warbands for a much lower price. After ordering I soon had a small parcel in hand:

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The models were well protected and the individual models I ordered came in clear bags with a small insert, which definitely makes them look more professional than just plain bags. The warband came in a tin with a screw on lid and if you know me I’m a sucker for nice packaging and this one is great. I also got a branded measuring tape for free included, cool little gimmick!

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The 3 Stallu I ordered individually all come in 2-3 pieces. Each model comes with a round lipped base. The same is true for the warband models, which all consist of only one model. As you can see there is quite a bit of excess metal on these models, but I like that better than mold lines, since those things are easier to remove.

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Other than that details are great and mold lines far and few between. The shamans staff had a small gap which could result in it breaking, which I fixed for now with a bit of super glue. I really like the models overall, they have a certain charm to them and while the Goblins are a heterogeneous bunch, I think that only adds to their appeal.

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The Tjitnir has good sharp details. This version uses the body of the other Tjitnir by David Powell (check out his blog, somewhere in there must be a documentation of his sculpting progress of the base Tjitnir), which was a bit too Lord of the Rings for me and adds a more comical head as well as a new weapon. There is a long mold line along the side of the belly, but otherwise the casting is excellent.

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I’ll start with the size comparison with this beast. It’s far bigger than I would have imagined. On the first picture you can see it next to a Skull Pass Troll and he really towers over it. The other mini is a Reaper Bones Black Troll. Infamous for it’s casting problems, but big as well. I just had it lying around. The Tjitnir has far better casting and is big on its own. And far less of a hassle to get ready for priming. Next to a Stallu and a Goblin you can see how big he is… He could comfortably be used as a Giant.

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As differently sized as the Goblins are, I had to show some of them, including the biggest and the smallest. The Bludgeoner is pretty tall, but I guess he has to be to heft his massive flail. The war party including 10 Goblins and an Orc costs £20, which is a great price for the amount of different sculpts you get. The smaller Tjitnir is £10, but the one pictures here costs £15, which is great for it’s size. For the 3 individual Orcs/Stallu I paid £3 each, which I think is a normal price for such models. I like the whole range depicted, but my small green heart beats especially for Goblins and as such it won’t surprise you that the warband, especially with the discount it offers and how professionally packaged it looks is my highlight among this purchase.