In the September 1983 edition of Imagine, Ian J. Knight commented on the "sheer presence" of the latest line of hobgoblins from Chronicle, commenting favourably on their "bulky, squat, powerful look, loaded with beefy menace." Knight lauded the quality of the miniatures, saying, "There is a clarity of definition about the sculpting and the casting which makes every rivet in the armour and every stud in the shield seem remarkably real." He concluded, "They've developed a very distinctive character of their own, and the quality seems to improve with each new release. Thoroughly recommended."[3]