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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Rusty Cyborg on October 18, 2021, 01:53:33 PM

Title: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Rusty Cyborg on October 18, 2021, 01:53:33 PM

I've spent many years lurking and admiring the things everyone else posts here. So I figured it was about time I posted something myself.

21 years ago these goblins, and forty more like them, were sprayed chaos black and then packed into a box ready for a house move. They have sat waiting in that box for all these years and have been through five more house moves.

Each time we moved house I nearly sold them, but when I opened the box and peered inside, I remembered the dream of one day owning a fully painted orc and goblin army and I couldn't bring myself to part with them. So the box was closed and the goblins moved house with us to live in yet another dark and dusty loft.
Well, a couple of weeks ago, after reading through various posts on various forums, Warhammer Fantasy Battle Facebook groups, blogs and watching WFB related YouTube content, I felt inspired and retrieved the box out of the loft.

So after 21 years these goblins are finally getting some paint on them.

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Elk101 on October 18, 2021, 02:34:10 PM

Great to see, very well done on getting them on the table.

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Rusty Cyborg on October 18, 2021, 05:39:03 PM

Thank you  :)

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Major_Gilbear on October 18, 2021, 06:35:36 PM

I'm sorry to hear that they waited so long and went through so many house moves without ever seeing a lick of paint.

However, I think it's more than safe to say that it looks like they finally got the love they deserve, and judging by the paint jobs it was worth the wait!  :D

Well done on getting these finished (Greenskin armies are a real commitment!), and I hope that more soon join them (and that you share them here with us!  ;) ).

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Patrice on October 18, 2021, 07:22:38 PM

You did well to keep them. Superb painting.  :)

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 18, 2021, 07:48:57 PM

Lovely work  8)

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Cubs on October 18, 2021, 07:57:21 PM

Ah don't sweat it, I've got stuff from 30+years ago that's yet to see a lick of paint! They look really good and if you can smash a couple of regiments of Goblin spearmen like that, you can do anyting!

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Doom Beard 78 on October 18, 2021, 08:42:23 PM

fantastic paintjobs

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Rusty Cyborg on October 19, 2021, 12:13:40 AM

Thank you for your encouragement and kind words guys  :)

I'm determined to get all sixty painted before the end of the month and to that end I managed to get a bit more work done on them tonight.

Sculpted and painted a load of shields + painted six more goblins.

This means I’m almost half way through the goblins now!

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: MillsyTheScouse on October 19, 2021, 05:24:40 AM

Absolutely beautiful! I love the fact you've used a variety of colours on the clothing without losing the overall look of the unit.

What else do you have planned for the army?

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Tactalvanic on October 19, 2021, 10:40:58 AM

Stunning. and whats 21 years anyway? +1 Well worth the wait.

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Post by: Elk101 on October 19, 2021, 10:43:00 AM

They are really good, nice choice of colours.

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Post by: Hobgoblin on October 19, 2021, 11:01:08 AM

These are glorious! The shields are tremendous - really great painting on the wood.

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Kaluthmar on October 21, 2021, 04:14:11 AM

Awesome goblins Rusty Cyborg.  I half expected some fanatics to pop out of the unit at me.  ;)

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Little Odo on October 21, 2021, 10:47:59 AM

Great looking gobbos - well worth the wait

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: Rusty Cyborg on November 02, 2021, 09:38:01 PM

Thanks guys  :)

I ended up sculpting the shields for all sixty goblins before the mould making materials got here + I managed to get the basecoat done on another forty more goblins. Even though I didn't get all sixty done by the end of October, something I was aiming for, I'm still pretty happy with my output for the month. I'll snap some pictures of them when I get a moment.

Title: Re: Starting a WFB Orc & Goblin army.
Post by: A Lot of Gaul on November 03, 2021, 12:40:58 PM

Very nicely done! I love the rust effect.  :-*