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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

A to Z: Jabberwocky

I've loved this monster since I was a kid.
Just listen to the sound of it: Jabberwocky. Yeah, who couldn't like that?

Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
  The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
  The frumious Bandersnatch!


First miniature I saw of it was the one from Ral Partha, which is still sold by Iron Wind Metals, and is still a nice miniature. Ral Partha often stands up well to the test of time.

It is hard to find a decent unpainted picture of it online: the one on Iron Wind Metal's site is quite small, but here is a painted picture by Funnymouth on the Wamp forum- I have to get over there someday, post & share: always so many things to do though.

Anyway, it's a gorgeous piece of work by Funnymouth, top-notch!

Really is a brilliant miniature.

From early days as well, 1985, here is the Citadel Jabberwock:

He looks a bit sad. Something compelling about him. C-29 for any minis hunters out there.

Then there is this one from Blood Moon Miniatures:

Very nicely done miniature.  Looks like he's just taking flight, having spotted his next meal.

And the latest (that I know of) is from Reaper, for their Pathfinder line:

This is a true beast.  A very large miniature and very dynamic.

And this one was from 'The Black Gobbo' -too bad GW abandoned the Black Gobbo-
This is a conversion and is just incredible. Very fun!


I'm a minis-junky obviously, but that doesn't mean I want every miniature.  There are many I don't feel compelled to own, but I have to say I'd like to own any of these... o.k... I'd like to own all of these.

I have a 15mm fantasy army I'm considering making, and I might use one of these in it... I'm sure it will show up here eventually.

I'll leave you with a couple more bits of fun:

Stunning art from Michael Kutsche.  Go get lost in his work on DeviantArt ! Amazing Talent.


And of course, enjoy the movie:




2 comments:

  1. Thanks for taking the time to find so many. And they are many! And all good too, but maybe the Ral Partha has more of that fairy tale feel.

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