Topic: Minis for Sea Kral / Ice Kral

[DragonReborn]

Well then. There are many ways to master a gaming session, but I can't help it: i love to use (collect, build, paint, ...)  minis.

Since I am currently working on a campaign in Quellbourne (Land of the silver mist), I am having a little difficulty finding a proper resemblance for Ice Kral (or Sea Kral).

They are described as monkey like, long armed fellows with greyish/blue skin. As there are thousands of miniatures out there, I wonder if there is a preferred fit.

My collection consists primarily of 25mm RAFM and Grenadier Models. So far, the best bet was on RAFM pack #3619 Orcs". The orcs in this pack have ape like mouths (right side). All other Orcs released by RAFM, for instance #3209 Orc Chieftain", are much shorter and have snouts with teeth (left side).

Would that work? Did anybody ever find a best match?

[RandalThor]

I always thought they come across more like hobgoblins, only with slight differences.

[DragonReborn]

Hmm, I gave my (Hob)Goblins a closer look. At least the ones I have did not strike me as ape-like enough. The closeups show the minis.


(Top) "Grenadier #921 Goblin Champions" don't quite cut it.
(Middle) "RAFM #3211 Goblins Light Infantry" are basically thrown into the orc line up and could as well be orcs.
(Bottom) "Grenadier #9006 Hobgoblins" look like distorted humans


There is this nice page where somebody made the effort to compare Goblins from several different manufacturers.

http://marbles.frothersunite.com/gobbo1.html

Alltogether, I think we have to drop the Goblin idea.