Gobbla the Squig

Recently I painted one of my favourite models of all time and maybe the most iconic squig ever made - the original Gobbla by Kev Adams from 1993. I originally got it from Mail Order ~20 years ago and a few years ago I started to paint it, but never got beyond the basecoats. Now I found the motivation to finish it, and I must say it was a joy to paint!

I went with the classic red colour scheme and painted the tongue in bright green to give it some contrast. I experimented with thinned down Blood Angels Red Contrast paint as a glaze, to bring together the basecoat (Mephiston Red) and highlight (Wild Rider Red) and I'm quite happy with the result.



I painted a few more minis in the last few months, but didn't get around to posting them - they'll show up on this blog in the coming weeks. Next up will be some creatures that are at least as hungry as old Gobbla is..



Comments

  1. Dave Stone6 July 2026 at 07:45

    Wonderful to see a post from you snapfit, and a classic model as well, fantastic work bringing him to life.

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    1. snapfit6 July 2026 at 12:29

      Thanks, Dave! I had a lot of fun painting it, such a cool model.

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  2. misterc10 July 2026 at 07:59

    Ah, squigs. You've done a great job on him, just don't get too close to those teeth!

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    1. snapfit12 July 2026 at 19:11

      Thanks! That's right, beware of the squig! 😄

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