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EN2364 - Gremba

Gremba

The tortured melody that blared through the jagged curve of the cavern, rose to a frenzy as the Lord of the North reached the main doors.  A caterwauling choir of screeching goblins erupted into song to greet his approach to the twin thrones.  Okka rose reverently as the lone figure neared the stone platform, and descended the few steps to wait for him.

Gremba cast a menacing shadow on the ground.  Resplendent in heavy, spiked battle armour, his glaring orange eyes started out from beneath an elaborate helm, an embossed frontlet of black iron rising to a riot of long hair plumes, the prized scalps of his victims.  The face of the wolvine, a huge evil beast corrupted to serve Vrorst, from the already fearsome mountain wolf, appeared as an insignia on various components of Gremba’s armour, and on the shields and breastplates of his northern warriors.  Indeed, Gremba and his minions were so feared by the surrounding inhabitants of the northern mountains, that they had been named the Wolves of the North.

(The above is taken from the certificate)

NUMBER	EN2364
NAME	GREMBA
TITLE	GOBLIN
SCULPTOR	ROB SIMPSON
HEIGHT	20cm (8")
RELEASED	January 2002
RETIRED/SOLD OUT	-
LIMITED	2,950
NUMBER ACTUALLY MADE	-
ORIGINAL SELLING PRICE (£)	£50.00
BOOK	Wrath of the Ice Sorcerer
PAGE	84
CHAPTER	At the Court of the Goblin King
PICTURE	-
OTHER INFORMATION	This is a stunning addition to the Goblins only ruined (in my opinion) by the different colour skin to the rest of the Goblins, but I must admit the dark colours are growing on me over time. When this piece was first shown in the collectors club newsletters it didn't have two swords it had one sword and a dagger but this was changed for production, it is strange that the newsletter picture showed him with a dagger because a picture of the piece in wax that I have seen has him holding two swords so a decision must have been made shortly after the wax for a dagger and then changed again before production. The two swords are made out of metal

Original artwork of Gremba below was drawn by Rob Simpson and as such he owns the ©copyright to this art - used with kind permission

Below is the picture from the newsletter showing Gremba holding one sword and one dagger unlike the production piece which has two swords, also note that the sword has it's detailed engraving coloured black
(picture copyright of Royal Doulton and used with kind permission)

This piece came with the full colour folded card type certificate

The pictures below show various stages of the original wax sculpture (photos copyright of Rob Simpson)
 

The pictures below are of an early white of Gremba with white resin swords instead of metal ones

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