Citadel SKULLS First Impressions

DISCLAIMER: I bought this box of Citadel SKULLS with my own money. I have no connection to Games Workshop except as a customer. The opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own brand of snarky nonsense.

Surprise! It's a box of skulls.

This product is exactly what I expected - a box containing four sprues of 28mm scale plastic skulls. It's from our hobby's leading authority on molding skulls on models - Games Workshop. The Imperium of Man in 40K is a prime example. Just look at the sheer number of skulls they slap on everything that can't run away fast enough. Armor? Gear? Vehicles? Industrial machinery? Buildings? Skulls, skulls, skulls, skulls, and skulls. No need to ask if they're the baddies! They are.

The back of the box claims there are 340 skulls contained therein. Closer inspection reveals that 20 of the models are, in fact, jawbones. However, I don't think that the jawbones are included in the 340 skull count. Even if they are, that's still over 300 skulls. That's plenty of skulls for all but the most ambitious projects.

Four plastic sprues of skulls. All kinds of skulls.

Variety is pretty good in this product. Roughly half the models appear to be based on human skulls. The larger models are skulls of various non-humans. A fair number of the skull models are specific to Games Workshop properties. The Kroot skull models are pretty distinctive and may need modification to fit another setting. On the other hand, few are going to quibble about using "Ork" (40K, sci-fi) skulls as "orc" (fantasy) skulls.

This is the kind of product that most will slowly use up over several years. One or three skulls dressing up a miniature's base gets the point across. Even a pile of skulls to dramatically pose a miniature on will only use a dozen or so. I don't foresee the need to buy another box for myself coming for awhile. Unless I get an idea for some project that needs hundreds of 28mm scale skull models. Like a wall of skulls or something.

Okay. I need to leave that train of thought behind before it gets me into trouble.

Price? It's Games Workshop, a company that takes exceptional pride in their products and only lets others play with them if they part with substantial amounts of money. If there are more cost effective products that serve the same purpose, please let me know. I don't know how much products from the UK are going to end up costing here in the US over the next few years.

TL;DR: This is a good option for folks who need a few hundred 28mm scale plastic skull models, but check around for less pricy alternatives first.