SPELLCROW ELVES & HALFLINGS
◗ spellcrow.com ◗ £9 - £25
Last month in we mentioned that the company Spellcrow – based in Poland – were now operating in the UK and we looked at their: 28mm fantasy sculpts, specifically Dwarves of Thargomind, Gnomes and Northern Dwarves. In the same box for review we were sent have three other boxes of models: Hobgoblins, Halflings and Wood Elves and I wanted to cover these this month.
The Hobgoblins (above) are very impressive and are the most‘kit like’of the selection. All are cast in resin but these six models all seem to have assembly required, often with optional parts. I said last month that the range has a very‘Oldhammer’feel to them and these are no exception: lots of energetic poses and spiky haircuts with comedic overtones, they range from a touch over 20mm to a shade under 30mm tall and would fit in well with that sort of‘Kev Adams’vibe from back when. Separate (and optional) weapons and heads are featured heavily. Droopy long hats are de rigueur.
The Halflings (below) are no less comedic: again six to a box but – thoughtfully – as they take up less resin, I guess – you get a couple of extras in the box. They are definitely character figures that would work well in a role-playing game and you get an archer; a female, axe-wielding (and garter-wearing) fighter in no armour; a ranger or thief type with a curved dagger and a bag of loot (or something); a 20mm tall, semi-halfing cleric/druid (perhaps a
half-halfling?) with a small dragon coiled around her feet; a knife throwing assassin in a leather mask and studded leather armour (and why not...); and – lastly – a magic user in a big hat, with loads of scrolls (including a delicate unfurled one) and a pig. And an
eagle... The fat little piggy is very cartoon like and looks as puzzled as I was (am I the result of a spell or am I lunch...?). The eagle sits imperiously on one of two pieces of supplied stonework. Like most of the halflings he’s around 18mm tall.
After all of that the Wood Elves seem positively pedestrian: except for one chap showing off his abs, the six figures are mostly dressed in cloaks or similarly discrete clothing with little to no armour. The duo of bowmen have ornate weapons and there’s a couple chaps with hand axes and lots are wearing lower face masks (so covid has obviously struck even in the deep woods...) The elves are simpler castings than the other two ranges and – like all the rest of the figures – are supplied with square plastic slot bases.
Prices are usually £9 for a single figure (from the hobgoblins range) but it’s far more economical buying a box of six for £25. Recommended for lovers of that older fantasy aesthetic.