Minifigs Drum Carriage and other WAGS

 

I have to thank Jake for this lovely piece. It's on my 'honestly I'll put it together' list... Minifigs did a veritabe plethora of varied wagons and such like. I've looked at this one over the years and always fancied it. Dave over at Caliver has them all re-released now (http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Home.aspx) - direct links don't work for some reason. Go down the left hand side to Minifigs 25mm then hit Napoleonics or From Pike to Shot and find wagons etc). Tell Dave I sent you of course!

I do remember Hinchliffe doing a large scale Napoleonic Larry Light Ambulance and it set a taste for wagon type models although they were always too pricey for my pocket money budget... nowadays unfortunately similar without the pocket money! There's one on eBay at the moment for $200. Maybe I should remortgage my soul although these days I think the devil would block it. Anyway, on to the pics. Drum carriage first and then various WAGs from the 1972/72 (I think, Minifigs had an annoying habit of not putting a date in many early catalogues) catalogues.

Instructions from the 1975 catalogue.

If you have any old catalogues you no longer require please think of me... the ones I have are listed here;

http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/2025/03/minifigs-catalogues-ongoing-quest.html

That's it for now. Short and sweet, a little like me :)

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Citadel Fantasy Tribe Evil Leaders

(Updated 1st June 2026)

The Fantasy Tribe Evil Leaders range was released back in late 1982. It was changed to C22 before being amalgamated into ranges by race type. They were designed to expand upon earlier ranges in the Fantasy Tribe series. I blogged about this little known range back in 2022 but have now brought together more of my own collection whilst sorting. Lots of pics just lifted from the last post but loads more new ones. Bryan's ideas on populating wargame tables were fantastic. When you think most of the Fantasy Tribe releases had about 16 variants. RIP Bryan.

This is from the 1982 (Dragon front) catalogue. I'd forgotten how well read my old copies are.

White Dwarf Advert

Couple of White Dwarf review slots...

Onto the range itself;

Chaos Commander

This seems to be the original version although he was replaced by the one further below... I may have got confused as he is also down as the Orc champion which makes sense... I'll see if I have a spare so I can check the base) - help! 

Edit - thanks again to Nilrem Cellezum who just sent base pictures (and a comparison to a later conversion) so this IS the Orc Champion, not the Chaos Commander which is pictured below - somebody help me find one please! I've left it here anyway rather than remove the text etc.

(below images c/o a great French collector known as Nilrem Cellezum)

I need this mini please! It's a variant of one of the old early boxed set figures but cast as a one piece.

Hobgoblin Chieftain

Skeleton Champion

Zombie Lord

Night Elf Lord

Orc Warlord

Was the FTO15 (Orc Bodyguard w. Mace of Thunder & Shield) also a contender?

Night Goblin Warlord

Night Goblin Chieftain

The blistered version is c/o Gazamonkee on eBay who gave permission to use the image. I must have seen the blistered version in my days at GW Manchester but my memory wears thin... like tears in the rain these days.

Red Goblin Chieftain

Lesser Goblin Chieftain

(not great pics, the old white undercoat I used to use doesn't like pics being taken)

Orc Champion

Nilrem Cellezum's base pics and comparison below;

Notice the addition of names - staff members from that time period!

Thanks again Nilrem!

Below is FTO14 Ogron Foulbreath, Orc champion who should have been a contender!

Well, that's it for now folks! If you have any spare pennies please jump onto The Little Soldier Company website and buy something... link is at the top and I do try to put good stuff on there!

email; enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk