Sneaking Into View

Sneaky Gits were always one of my favourite Chaos Dwarf units, so they had to be the first Hobgoblin unit I tried my hand at.  Like the Immortals, my Sneaky Gits are not yet done, but I am essentially working on the archetypes for my units at this point.  I'm hoping to make a few models for each unit type and then use those as base-points to build units from.  It should allow me to relearn how to do all this stuff and then I can mix my earlier efforts into the ranks of (hopefully) better models.

From the side you can see the very basic work I've done on this model.  A slight hump on the shoulders and a belly help to give this guy the 'typical' hobgoblin look described in the fluff - stooped, humped and pot-bellied.  I've cut the blade from the right hand and repositioned it to give him the 'stabby' look.  I've left the left hand as it was to make him look like he's ready to deliver an under-arm blow.  The Gnoblar head helped a lot, as it already came with the kind of cap that Sneaky Gits had in the older models.  I want to keep the work on basic infantry (Chaos Dwarf Warriors, Hobgoblins and Sneaky Gits) to a minimum, so that I can churn out units without it feeling like a chore.  The Sneaky Gits only need a neck, a hump and a gut and they're pretty much ready to go.  I tried to keep the greenstuff a bit raggedy on the Sneaky Gits as the robes on the original model had that sort of look.  I put some slight tears into the pot-belly to tie it in with the rest of the model.

These are the first three that I have made.  Very quick and easy and hopefully sneaky looking enough.  I could easily produce a couple of units of these a day with the right motivation as they really are an extremely simple conversion.  As Sneaky Gits scout (or at least mine do) I think units of 10 will probably be the order of the day, and at 70 points per unit you don't want to be doing complex work on them - which I don't think they need anyway.  With the right paint job I think they should do quite well.  You may be able to make out the "bribe" blunderbussier in the background, next to the Immortal.  On the right of the shot are my ranked-up hobgoblins, upon whom I shall be starting work today - unless more Immortals start calling to me, as those were fun.