Citadel CM2 Gargantuan Fire Giant Lord

I've gone large with the chaos army's latest installment. Well, gargantuan, in fact. This is a miniature (can you even call it that?) I've owned for about 30 years, which at the time, was extremely difficult to get hold of as it had been out of production for some time. As I recall, I obtained a phone number from some bloke in Nottingham who owned a number of rare miniatures and was able to buy a few bits and pieces, including this guy - The Gargantuan Fire Giant Lord.

Designed by Nick Bibby and released in late 1985, it had been a target of mine for many years and never saw it in any GW store as a kid. It weighs an absolute tonne and for some reason, I've never painted it before until now. I think we're deterred me was the skin, which according to the 3rd Citadel Compendium, is 'firey and red'. I had to stick to lore with this really, although I was a little apprehensive about it.

The fire giant is also regarded to be as tough as a dragon and resilient as a demon, yet cunning as any human. His eyes are inflamed with yellow piercing lights and his voice crackling and spitting like a cauldron. His armour is of bronze and all his ornaments are of copper. His weapon is the triple spiked death rake, a mighty and fearsome device in his capable hands.

I had to replace said weapon as one of the spikes had broken off many years ago so I ended up using a trident from a zombie. This is actually the first giant of any kind that I've ever painted. Next up are more additions to the army, a pair of Chaos Knights.

Citadel Runequest Broo/Beastman Regiment Complete!

As planned, along with the chaos warrior regiment, the 20 man broo/beastman regiment has also reached completion.

This rear rank is made up of some particularly unsightly oddities. Firstly we have what I think is the best model from Trish Carden's beastmen, the Bird Woman. Wonderfully grotesque and bloated, she cuts a menacing figure in the ranks. Second from left is from the Runequest broo blister pack range; a classic example of varying statures in these models.

The middle miniature is Two Heads, another classic Trish Carden model and a grotesquely bizarre addition to the regiment. The last pair are from the 1983 Vile Broo boxed set; two recent and unexpected acquisitions. Both came with separate heads and weapons. Heads were supplied randomly.

I've been wanting a finished beastman regiment for more years than I can care to remember now. The plan is to have another regiment for the army in time. I have most of the miniatures to build it but there are two or three I'm still searching for, including something extremely rare. Meanwhile, next up will be something on the large side for the army which hopefully will be finished over the weekend.