Hi everyone :)
These colourful and fun miniatures are 'The Band' from Northumbrian Tin Soldier's Nightfolk collection. From left to right, they are 'Mr. Bangs', 'Mr. Strings' and 'Mr. Toots'. OK, so you probably could've guessed which was which! As ever, I'm not being paid to write this, and I paid for the miniatures. Northumbrian Tin Soldier are a small manufacturer of miniatures based in the North East of England. These minis are hand sculpted by them and are 28mm scale. They describe the Nightfolk range as being 'Inspired by tales of faerie and fable, our latest Nightfolk fantasy miniatures are deliberately 'Old School' in style with just a little added touch of the bizarre.' I think it's fair to say that it's an accurate description! I have a few others from the range which are still in my 'to paint' hoard, and they all have the same sense of humour.
I bought these in a single pack, although you can buy them individually, and they are £10 for the three. I'm going to come straight out and say that I loved painting these miniatures. I can't put my finger on an exact reason, but I think that the sculpts are beautiful - a sense of carefree exuberance, with a good attention to detail.
I decided right from the start that I wanted these to be colourful minis, and I really enjoyed putting together the palettes for each of them. One was actually inspired by the football team I support, and another was based on the colours of a team a friend of mine supports.
I started with Mr. Toots, and the thing which immediately drew my attention here was the effort he was clearly putting in to blowing his horn! His cheeks are puffed out, and I decided that he needed red cheeks to indicate quite how hard he was blowing.
Next came Mr. Bangs, who also just looks like he's having a whale of a time! At the encouragement of my wife I decided to freehand the yellow and green scarf and I'm really pleased with how it all came out. The scarf and the jacket are the indications of my football team, by the way, being colours associated with Manchester United.
Finally came Mr. Strings, with colours inspired by West Ham United, which are the team supported by a friend. Having had success with the freehand scarf on Mr. Bangs, I decided to add the polka dots to Mr. Strings, and again I'm pleased with the result.
Conclusion
I haven't exactly hidden my feelings towards these miniatures, but in case it needs saying again - I really like them! They were a lot of fun to paint, and the overall effect of them still brings a smile to my face when I see them.
I guess that the style of these isn't necessarily suited to dark and tense games, but I think that they could add value to any TTRPG game or similar. No matter how bleak and challenging a dungeon has been, these could always raise a smile from players arriving at an inn to find them playing. I think any of them could work for a bard NPC or even player character in the right circumstances as well. £10 is a real bargain for these minis in my opinion - they are high quality and unique sculpts. I would recommend having a look at the Nightfolk collection on the Northumbrian Tin Soldier website, actually, because there are many interesting (and very good value) pieces. Goblin Squire :)
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