tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post7399868539009165520..comments2024-02-03T17:53:56.911+00:00Comments on ...the leadpile: Squats to bend your mind!!!Whiskey Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-63481192353756263162016-03-12T16:58:30.251+00:002016-03-12T16:58:30.251+00:00whenever someone writes an article like this it ju...whenever someone writes an article like this it just increases the amount of things in my life that i need.londoninflameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216949044520335700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-14107861043068625162016-03-06T19:44:15.267+00:002016-03-06T19:44:15.267+00:00I really like these little fellows; I've seen ...I really like these little fellows; I've seen The advert before but never actually bothered really looking at it. Now I have I think I might have to try to acquire some. <br /><br />Oh dearLegioCustodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833383911728446032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-40829192616864021082016-03-06T08:39:55.903+00:002016-03-06T08:39:55.903+00:00I've always loved the character in Olley sculp...I've always loved the character in Olley sculpts. Shame I've lost and sold more models of his design than I currently own. antipixihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640762728933252342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-21199240891143062062016-03-06T07:59:42.299+00:002016-03-06T07:59:42.299+00:00Oh forgot to mention - never seen that Imperial as...Oh forgot to mention - never seen that Imperial assault trooper or the Robo Dog before - nice!Thantsantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902730729032525538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-24566556324499653692016-03-06T07:58:39.306+00:002016-03-06T07:58:39.306+00:00It was a Bob Olley Goblin Chariot that finally won...It was a Bob Olley Goblin Chariot that finally won me over - having languished unloved in my collection for many a year.<br /><br />Squats passed me by back in the day, although I do remember coveting the Space Dwarfs plastic box set to go with my plastic Imperial Guard - the polar opposite of these little beauties! I think I may have Yellowbeard or someone similar and now feel inspired to paint him up as some kind of rogue or pirate for a Rogue Trader game we have planned next weekend.Thantsantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902730729032525538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-18506503660497983042016-03-06T05:44:36.633+00:002016-03-06T05:44:36.633+00:00Great post - glad you are shedding some light on t...Great post - glad you are shedding some light on this neglected range. Bad mad and hairy perfectly sums up Olley's sculpts for GW in the golden age. As Bruno says, there really is an Olley Factor. His miniatures don't fit into a non-Olley unit. But once you start painting them and appreciating their fungal weirdness, you want to create your own unit of Bob Olley Irregulars.matthewjksullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126108200355039621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-75841659147854545652016-03-06T00:27:19.884+00:002016-03-06T00:27:19.884+00:00The only Squats (I mean Space Dwarfs) I'm not ...The only Squats (I mean Space Dwarfs) I'm not all that keen on are the Exo armoured ones. I use the Olley Iron Claw minis as personalities in my force.<br />As mentioned they are also great for Pirates or Mercs.<br /><br />I think it was Asslessman who coined the phrase "Bob Olley Factor" where you may think his minis are horrid until you paint one and fall in love with it.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879413617587155317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-30832623247118972622016-03-05T23:48:27.117+00:002016-03-05T23:48:27.117+00:00The one sculptor that to my mind flew close to the...The one sculptor that to my mind flew close to the Olley style (albeit briefly) was Kev Adams when he sculpted his zombies. Kev's zombies certainly have a 'what the fuck is this bit? ahhh! I see now, cool!' quality that Bob perfected. Although it predates the range, Bob's Essex zombies could easily shamble along with Kev's wrinkly horde.<br />http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0157/3412/products/q119_large.jpg?v=1353659759<br /><br />Bob is the panacea to the smooth faced and nameless aryan supermen. Maybe as oldhammer players, with the emphasis on old, we can no longer project ourselves onto the symmetrical adonis types, and instead prefer the fugly guys with gnarled faces, pot bellies and Dennis Healy eyebrows who look half drunk and wise enough to know how stupid they are :)<br /><br />For me the perfect oldhammer scenario pack and minis would be Blanche cover art, Chalk interior art, Rick Priestly story and Aly and Olley for the minis. Lots of undead and at least 40% of troops subject to alcoholism. Everything, from geographical to character/unit names has to be a pun.<br /><br />Aitealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166494233170373122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-12721335488323147882016-03-05T21:10:40.647+00:002016-03-05T21:10:40.647+00:00Squat's not to like? :-) Bob Olley is an acqui...Squat's not to like? :-) Bob Olley is an acquired taste no doubt, but once you've got a taste for his work there's little substitute...Millsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580692168847505881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-80847454277470858672016-03-05T20:54:46.840+00:002016-03-05T20:54:46.840+00:00Yep, the gnarly sculpting is an acquired taste, I ...Yep, the gnarly sculpting is an acquired taste, I really didn't take to it at the time - just another sign that citadel had lost its way. Now strangely I can't get enough of his sculpts, be they the dwarves, undead, ogres or these squats. I love all the non-citadel sculpts he has done as well and in my head am quietly planning my collecting campaign...Leadheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514771700423204620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-35399621330506260282016-03-05T20:52:43.981+00:002016-03-05T20:52:43.981+00:00The great thing about Olley is that he forces you ...The great thing about Olley is that he forces you to have an opinion. Whereas The Perry's, Goodwin, Naismith, Copplestone and Morrison can sometimes be a good discussion away from recognising, there is no mistaking a Bob. No one sculpts like Olley. Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-2264277472321579622016-03-05T20:23:09.102+00:002016-03-05T20:23:09.102+00:00Must admit, as well as him being a bit of a 'm...Must admit, as well as him being a bit of a 'marmite' sculptor, Bob's sculpting style just didn't 'fit' with the rest of the RT range, in my opinion. I guess management did as well, hence the creation of the 'Iron Claw' label. Evo Von Himmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000084652555272890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-84473823146353145982016-03-05T19:36:40.590+00:002016-03-05T19:36:40.590+00:00I agree Rochie excellent read, and ya I'm not ...I agree Rochie excellent read, and ya I'm not a squat man either, well unless I'm in the gym. However I do like short folk in my forces. I might need to pick up a couple of these. Excellent write up Whiskey meh man!airbornegrove26https://www.blogger.com/profile/16167504949340980657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-54551783269696298672016-03-05T19:05:54.017+00:002016-03-05T19:05:54.017+00:00That was a great read that. I've never been th...That was a great read that. I've never been that bothered by the squats, but those iron claw ones have made me sit up and pay real attention, it'd be a terrible shame not to collect paint a few....<br />Here we go again.<br />Bollocks.Rochiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310635800455166149noreply@blogger.com