What do you think of these boars?

[Thantsants]

You've got it all wrong - this is the pinnacle of Lion King inspired GW sculpting...



... the amazingly stupid looking and stupidly named Razorgor. Another topic/rant I know but when did Beastmen become known as Gors with various stupid prefixes like Tusk or Besti added to name the various types?

Zhu - I like the idea of using Mammoth or other prehistoric beaties instead of boars - shame my old dinosaur books didn't use the same human model for scale

Some good stuff here. Don't think this has been released yet but looks a bit tasty!

I know these are a bit newfangled and plastic but what do folk make of these boars?



As for the original options - I do like the old Citadel boars and I think you could just about get away with it although the riders look a little largish. The Otherworld boars look great too.

 

[Blue in VT]

thanks for your input Thantsants....I actually kind of like that last GW boar you posted....perhaps a better option? I'll see if I can find a few on ebay for a song and see how they look. they are certainly an improvement over the 4th ed ones.

Cheers,

Blue

 

[Fimm McCool]

I know these are a bit newfangled and plastic but what do folk make of these boars?

Yuck. 'Nuff said.

 

[Mutantdale]

I know these are a bit newfangled and plastic but what do folk make of these boars?

Yuck. 'Nuff said.

I believe the phrase Hakuna Mattata is still relevant...

MD

 

[Naagruz]

The Kev Adams boars from the gruntas/snortas packs work really well.

I'm still not sure what animal the 4th plastics are supposed to be...

 

[mbh]

I use the Schleich warthog piglets for my beastman army. They are pretty plain and need a lot of work though.

 

[Erny]

Get yourself some spear armed citadel orcs to put on those lovely old citadel boars.

If you really hate the plastic boars, they are crap but have a certain charm to me, why not get soem BT design savage orc boar riders, ditch the riders and use the boars which although a bit rough fit in with the style of those 4th ed savage boys very nicely.

Personally I'd just use the plastic boars.

 

[Citadel Collector]

I know these are a bit newfangled and plastic but what do folk make of these boars?

Yuck. 'Nuff said.

I dont think these look too bad in the flesh. I often find the pics in White Dwarf are a bit of a turn off, but when I see the figures in real life they look better.

 

[Count Von Bruno]

Gotta say I like the old plastic boars, and detest the new ones...and razorgor WTF?! bluueeeghhrr

 

[sirrah]

I honestly don't think he looks too bad on the old metal boar. It's a bit small, but if you want to strike an imposing figure you shouldn't ride a pig into battle.

 

[Just John]

I think it looks wrong - his legs dangle too much.

As a side note as far as I know it was the Great Goblins who originally were the boar riders (in WHFB 1st edition) and the orcs were wolf riders. I wonder why they changed it.

 

[Zhu Bajie]

2nd Edition also has Boars domesticated by Goblins and Wolves as ridden by both Orcs and Goblins...

AD&D 1E Monster Manual doesn't mention mounted Orcs, but has Goblin/Wolf pairing, but interestingly does mention Boars guarding Kobold lairs.