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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: WitchQueenofAngmar on October 02, 2022, 05:07:19 AM
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Howdy!
Just in time before end of day on the Pacific coast, here's my own Orctober thread! The goal is an orc a day for the rest of the month and I'm happy to say I met today's goal.
For this thread, I'm going with my adaptation of Tolkien's orcs, inspired by the Jackson films, the books, and my own interest in medieval military kit.
I'm starting with my take on Bolg, son of Azog. The kitbash is based around a Frostgrave Demon, with a few parts from the FG Wizards II & Oathmark Orc infantry sets.
Bolg in my opinion is a lordly figure and as such I equipped him in well crafted plate harness as a nod to the industry of the orcs and their delight for cruel & practical equipment.
Next up will be the bodyguard of Bolg.
Thanks for reading!
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That’s a pretty cool kitbash! The Frostgrave demon body certainly works for building heavily armoured orcs. I’m looking forward to seeing the figures you put together over the coming weeks.
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That’s a pretty cool kitbash! The Frostgrave demon body certainly works for building heavily armoured orcs. I’m looking forward to seeing the figures you put together over the coming weeks.
Thanks so much! Huge fan of your work on here.
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Great character you have created there. The parts look like they were meant to be together.
Can I suggest you swap out the bulb in your lamp for a "white" light rather than the yellow, or run your pics through a photo editor to remove the discolouration and show up the actual colours.
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Looking good! 👍
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Wow, I bet very few would be dumb enough to mess with that guy!
Dan
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Wow, I bet very few would be dumb enough to mess with that guy!
Dan
Aye, he still needs a stiff drink before any action, but he can tussle with the best.
Great character you have created there. The parts look like they were meant to be together.
Can I suggest you swap out the bulb in your lamp for a "white" light rather than the yellow, or run your pics through a photo editor to remove the discolouration and show up the actual colours.
Thank you! I took your advice on photo editing and it makes a big difference. Getting a new lamp will be my next mission!
Here's Bolg in a new light , plus a preview of what's next: a banner bearer.
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Day two and Bolg gets his first bodyguard.
Presenting Ghâshmog, Herald of Bolg. The device on the banner is Mount Gundabad with a sickle moon on black & res. Ghâshmog is based on a Wargames Atlantic late Roman soldier in lorica hamata with a WA Goblin head. These two kits are going to be used a lot for future projects, they're just so good!
The banner arm comes from a Warlord Games Landsknecht Pikemen kit, and the banner itself from Fireforge Northman infantry. The scimitar of steel is a mix of a metal kukri & a FF NM sword on a WA Roman arm. Closer to a falchion but good enough for a scimitar.
These orcs are going to be either taller or bigger & better equipped than the spearmen to represent goblins of greater stature.
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An orc a day? Fair play to you. Following with interest. Really like the Ghâshmog kitbash. Great name as well. It means something like Fire-Mouth doesn't it? That's perfect for an orcish herald.
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Here's Bolg in a new light , plus a preview of what's next: a banner bearer.
That's got it. ;)
I like the Olive green you have chosen for the skintones. Banner Bearer looks good too.
I am repairing/rebasing some Rohirrim figures at the moment but hope to get at least 1 unit of Orcs done for my LotR set before the end of the month.
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An orc a day? Fair play to you. Following with interest. Really like the Ghâshmog kitbash. Great name as well. It means something like Fire-Mouth doesn't it? That's perfect for an orcish herald.
Yes, fire voice according to a Black Speech dictionary I found. An orc a day is a tall order but I've got a lot of plastic that needs painting and this challenge should help me pit a dent in it.
That's got it. ;)
I like the Olive green you have chosen for the skintones. Banner Bearer looks good too.
I am repairing/rebasing some Rohirrim figures at the moment but hope to get at least 1 unit of Orcs done for my LotR set before the end of the month.
Nice! Doing a Battle of the Pelennor set?
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Nice job on the second orc! I like how you got the varied pieces to look like they belong together (not always easy to do), and the banner looks great.
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Nice job on the second orc! I like how you got the varied pieces to look like they belong together (not always easy to do), and the banner looks great.
Thank you kindly! Lots of filing and chipping away with a hobby knife to get the joints to line up but it's worth it, and it's nice to use up some of the ancient bits.
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For Orctober Third, I painted up Karngund. This little guy is shorter but much heftier. It's a metal orc fighter from the Teaper Dungeon Dwellers line with a slimmer scimitar
If you prefer book accurate orcs, you should check out the other orcs in this line I think they're pretty spot on.
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..... Doing a Battle of the Pelennor set?
Not specifically. I am renovating my (very) old SBG collection and adding in a lot of junk "job lot" figures purchased over the years which need repair or stripping. I am working towards mass battle games with the Piquet "Archon" ancients rules. Kind of "War of the Ring" on 2/3 sized bases but without the stupid GW fantasy bits.
If you prefer book accurate orcs, you should check out the other orcs in this line I think they're pretty spot on.
I have used the larger armoured orcs from Reaper Bones as a unit of Olog Hai. Given smaller weapons and shields they look like the offspring of a Troll and are noticeably bigger than the human sized figures.
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Not specifically. I am renovating my (very) old SBG collection and adding in a lot of junk "job lot" figures purchased over the years which need repair or stripping. I am working towards mass battle games with the Piquet "Archon" ancients rules. Kind of "War of the Ring" on 2/3 sized bases but without the stupid GW fantasy bits....
Sounds really cool! What's your favorite find so far?
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Thankfully I'm on Pacific time so it's still the 4th and here's Gulbrand, today's orc.
This little guy is from Medbury Miniatures. The shield I think is from Wargames Atlantic Goth infantry.
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Another excellent addition to the horde! I don’t think I have heard of Medbury miniatures, I’ll have to look them up.
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Another excellent addition to the horde! I don’t think I have heard of Medbury miniatures, I’ll have to look them up.
Much appreciated! They're 3D prints, I got mine from Mcdougall Designs.
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Okay, cool! I don’t have a 3D printer yet, but some friends do. And buying prints is an option, from the sounds of it.
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I'm in the same boat, Etsy is usually where I buy 3d prints, since a lot of sellers on there buy the licenses from the designers & sell the prints.
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Today I fumbled on the orc, but can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. This ugly guy is made from a warlord games/wargames factory head on an Oathmark orc body, a Shieldwolf Shieldmaidens shield, a Frostgrave Demon arm with a WG orc spare scimitar added for length, and a Fireforge Northern infantry shield arm
Not my best work, but an orc is an orc!
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Nice kitbash! The heavily armoured arms definitely give the impression this orc is in an elite rather than a standard orc (a warrior rather than a soldier, in Oathmark game terms). I’m guessing the arms are from the Frostgrave demons set (I don’t have that one yet), and the head is from the Warlord set. I don’t recognize the shield, though.
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Nice kitbash! The heavily armoured arms definitely give the impression this orc is in an elite rather than a standard orc (a warrior rather than a soldier, in Oathmark game terms). I’m guessing the arms are from the Frostgrave demons set (I don’t have that one yet), and the head is from the Warlord set. I don’t recognize the shield, though.
Thank you! The shield is from the Shieldmaidens kit made by Shieldwolf Miniatures, they're very tall & thin psuedo-Norse warriors, a bit more armored than the fur & chain bikini type of models. The shields in this kit look very good as dwarven shields, claimed in battle or freshly forged.
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Nice work, getting a mini finished per day is a foe beyond me. I'll maybe get a couple of Orcs finished this month if I keep on plan.
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Sounds really cool! What's your favorite find so far?
Always happiest when I dig through the "junk" and find named character figures from the Mithril LotR range. I used to collect them heavily but had to sell them off some years ago, finding them again is always good as they are all OOP now. The Witch King Mounted/Dismounted was the best so far.
I am enjoying the variety you are getting with your Orcs. They will end up as a real shambles of bits and pieces of armour and weapons, just like the original source references.
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Always happiest when I dig through the "junk" and find named character figures from the Mithril LotR range. I used to collect them heavily but had to sell them off some years ago, finding them again is always good as they are all OOP now. The Witch King Mounted/Dismounted was the best so far.
I am enjoying the variety you are getting with your Orcs. They will end up as a real shambles of bits and pieces of armour and weapons, just like the original source references.
Mithril's s good line sounds like a blast finding those good pieces!
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Just in the nick of time! Today was an extremely busy day, so I barely had time for Lurgund, but made it with less than half an hour to spare.
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Finished quite early so here's today's project. Another orc based around the Frostgrave Demon set, but with legs and head from the Wargames Atlantic goblins.
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The 8th orc is a mishmash of Oathmark heavy dwarf infantry, Saxon ceorl legs, & Wargames Atlantic goblin head.
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Another orc in looted dwarven armor. Let's hope this kit is strong enough for another go!
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Some more good additions! The figures with the dwarven armour look good, the leg swaps work well. I’m sure those warriors will be grateful for the extra protection!
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Some more good additions! The figures with the dwarven armour look good, the leg swaps work well. I’m sure those warriors will be grateful for the extra protection!
Definitely! Sure, they could forge it themselves, but who's got time for that when the dwarves already forged it?
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With this tenth orc down, Bolg's bodyguard is two ranks deep, so next I'll work on some spears until I get enough models to add a third rank to the bodyguard.
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Definitely! Sure, they could forge it themselves, but who's got time for that when the dwarves already forged it?
Indeed, get some decent armour and kill a dwarf to obtain it. Win-Win situation.
This latest one is probably my favourite so far, the helmet is great.
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I agree with robh, that orc turned out quite well.
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Indeed, get some decent armour and kill a dwarf to obtain it. Win-Win situation.
This latest one is probably my favourite so far, the helmet is great.
I agree with robh, that orc turned out quite well.
Thank you kindly! It's definitely my favorite helmet from the goblins set and makes this orc look very cold & intimidating, a professional fighter instead of some brawler.
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Taking a break from Bolg's bodyguard for an officer, leading a group of orcish spears. The shield is from late WHFB era Skeletons kit; everything else is from the Oathmark Orc kit.
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Nicely done! The ex-undead shield looks good on that figure.
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I'm most impressed with your dedication to producing a painted figure every day, I wouldn't have lasted more than a couple of days.
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I'm most impressed with your dedication to producing a painted figure every day, I wouldn't have lasted more than a couple of days.
Thank you! I steal a few minutes out of the morning routine & finish in the evenings. Really just go for table top quality, once the one a day part is over I'll probably go back & touch up the bases. Nicely done! The ex-undead shield looks good on that figure.
Thanks ! The shields in the Oathmark kits are too small for my liking so I've been getting them from any old kit i can muster up in my collection. It's been a blessing in disguise since it makes each orc relatively unique.
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Today's effort is a second officer for a unit of spears! Another Wargame Atlantic combo of Goblins & Late Romans.
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Lucky number 13! This orc will be a rank & file spear.
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Another great combination. Which figure set is that body from?
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I can confidently state that the body is from the Oathmark orc set, I just finished build and painting a couple of figures based on it.
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Another great combination. Which figure set is that body from?
Pattus Magnus is correct, the body & spear arm is from the Oathmark. The head is from Wargames Atlantic , the shield arm is a bow arm from OM Elf infantry kit, cut to fit, and the kite shield is from the weapons sprue for warlord games Saxon Ceorls.
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Super busy day but I knocked one out right before midnight! This orc represents two weeks of consistent effort and I'm happy I made it this far.
Another simple spear orc.
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15th orc is a little nervous, not too crazy about this war business.
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I like that one. He looks like he’s wondering whether something is sneaking up behind him! Just curious what you used for the crest on the helmet, I don’t recognize that piece.
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I like that one. He looks like he’s wondering whether something is sneaking up behind him! Just curywhat you used for the crest on the helmet, I don’t recognize that piece.
Thanks! The crest is from the Wargames Atlantic Late Roman infantry in Lorica hamata set. It has quite a few decorative bits!
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Today I worked on this Reaper Orc Spearman for Orctober, slightly modified with bits & greenstuff hair. Getting some Grendel vibes from this guy, would be good as a troll on 15mm.
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This will be a tough week for orctober but I'm off to an ok start!
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More than half of these orcs down for the month!
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The last couple turned out quite well. I like today’s orc a lot, the WA head looks good on the body dressed in scale mail. Quite the achievement getting one done per day, keep up the great work!
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Only a dozen(ish) to go - keep it up.
As others have said, there's been some great kit-bashing choices throughout. Almost certainly going to pick up a sprue or two of the WA Late Romans on the strength of this, so thank you for that. Looking forward to the glamour shot with all 31 ranked up.
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Another great combination. I'm with Old Hob awaiting a group shot of the regiment all together.
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Brilliant project - agree with robh and Old Hob on the group shot!
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Thank you everyone for the kind words!
Old Hob, I started off the same, bought a sprue to play around with and having it in hand opened up a ton of possibilities - I ordered a whole box to play around with in the future, going to be the basis of some Mordor/Angmar orcs in the future.
Here's a few alt models I made based on this kit, going to be used most likely for D&D. An orc double-weapon fighter and a greataxe wielding iron age warrior. These aren't part of Orctober so I don't know when I'll get to painting them, but the iron age warrior is going to be part of a Beowulf project I'm going to work on, since the late Roman kit is good for 6th century armored warriors.
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Goblin head on an orc body. Looks quite goofy now that it's painted up, but we'll see if it grows on me.
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Another guy in a yellow tunic. I think I may have to revisit the face eventually but calling it done.
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Apologies for missing yesterday's Orctober post, so here's yesterday's orc, today's orc, and a bonus orc!
If everything goes smoothly, we only have 9 left to go!
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Nice job on the recent additions! Great progress on them and I’m looking forward to seeing the group shot at the end of the month.
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Nice job on the recent additions! Great progress on them and I’m looking forward to seeing the group shot at the end of the month.
I've got some hills and flocked paper just need some backdrop to set it all up!
Happy to report that today's orc is on time!
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This is very cool thread, enjoying the 'Orc a day' concept! Thanks.
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Thank you kindly! Having a goal really helps with getting one in the nood to hobby so it's been great for my craft.
Another little guy with a striped shield here. This might be the last spear wielder, I think I'm going to visit Bolg's bodyguard add in a few more to get to a unit of 15 (14 guards & Bolg).
That'll be 30 orcs, but I've got to do at least 32 total on account for the missed day so we'll see how it goes in the end!
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Bolstering Bolg's bodyguard with an unusually garbled orc. This guy was made messing around with spare parts, and the shoulder cape is there to hide the joint.
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That’s a cool combination of parts, it looks like there are at least 4 kits represented!
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That’s a cool combination of parts, it looks like there are at least 4 kits represented!
Thanks! 4 kits is right on the money.
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Quick work today as I've got a busy evening, but here's another orc in liberated dwarven kit!
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I like that, those parts blend together well. Where are the legs from?
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I like that, those parts blend together well. Where are the legs from?
Thank you! For these last two they were chopped from unused Saxon Ceorls from an abandoned project.
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That pose works really well. Only a few days left now!
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Thanks for identifying the legs, now I can picture where they came from. There is a huge variety in the orcs you have kitbashed so far, it will be fun to see the whole tribe assembled at the end of the month!
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Quite a collection, love the kit bashing and paintjobs.
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Thank you all!
I must admit I prefer kitbashing to painting, it's been easier for me to imagine how parts fit together than figuring out a color scheme.
Today it's a rough & ready bodyguard!
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That one turned out quite nicely. Is the body one of the Wargames Atlantic ones?
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That one turned out quite nicely. Is the body one of the Wargames Atlantic ones?
Good eye! It's one of the late Roman infantry. I've got one more left for Bolg's bodyguard, the rest of the box will be a future project of Mordor orcs.
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Not a very good picture as my lighting seems to be on the fritz but here's a big guy with a big bronze shield!
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Thank you all!
I must admit I prefer kitbashing to painting, it's been easier for me to imagine how parts fit together than figuring out a color scheme.
Today it's a rough & ready bodyguard!
Same here love kitbashing but guess painting is then the logical next step although not my favourite one. So quite often going for quick painting when painting the masses.
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Same here love kitbashing but guess painting is then the logical next step although not my favourite one. So quite often going for quick painting when painting the masses.
100% agree I try to keep it simple on painting sticking to 3-5 colors
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The last of Bolg's bodyguard for Orctober! Wargames Atlantic late Roman body, right arm from a warlord games Landsknecht Pikemen command sprue, left arm from a Perry man at arms kit, and a head from Frostgrave demon
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Nice work! The Frostgrave demon head works quite well for an orc, now that you have shaved off the horns! I hadn’t thought of using the demons that way, but now you have me considering picking up a box…
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Nice work! The Frostgrave demon head works quite well for an orc, now that you have shaved off the horns! I hadn’t thought of using the demons that way, but now you have me considering picking up a box…
Thank you! I started it with Bolg, replacing the horns with hair and found it to be a good way to make orcs with this kit.
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I don't mean to be harsh, but I think you should stop painting the eyes, to my mind it's detracting from the overall paintjob, and when they're all ranked up on the table you won't notice the eyes anyway. Let the wash suggest the eyes and leave it at that.
Solid work so far.
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I don't mean to be harsh, but I think you should stop painting the eyes, to my mind it's detracting from the overall paintjob, and when they're all ranked up on the table you won't notice the eyes anyway. Let the wash suggest the eyes and leave it at that.
Solid work so far.
Yeah it's been tough making the eyes come out as not goofy, this next batch may be the last time I do it.
Do you think it's cause the eyes are too bright?
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Orctober is almost over, and I need a unit of archers to accompany Bolg, so here's 2!
I ommitted the eyes and I think it does look better.
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I like the archers, they look very businesslike!
Eyes on 28mm figures are always a challenge (at least for me). Back when I still painted the eyes, I followed the approach I read in a painting guide (I think by Kevin Dallimore). I worked from a black primer coat and essentially painted the eyes first (white dashes, with a black circle in the middle), then used black to tidy up each eye (get the sizes consistent, etc). Once that was done, I painted the face around the eyes (and everything else on the figure).
More recently I abandoned painting eyes, except on large figures (giants, dragons, whatever) where each eye is pretty big. For smaller fig, I found getting the eyes lined up looking the same direction was a pain, and most of my paint jobs were fine with “implied eyes”.
On my orcs, I have gone part way back - I put flesh wash in the eye sockets, paint the orc flesh colour areas around the eyes, and it winds up looking like the orcs have sinister pink or red eyes, without needing much effort…
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Thanks Pattus! Yes I think I'll keep to bigger units getting dedicated eyework and go eyes to face.
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Finishing up Orctober with two more archer orcs and a bonus archer officer!
Some say this gilded warrior is a corrupt elf, others that beneath the helmet is a wicked human, yet those who have heard the voice swear to hear an orc.
Who shall know; all that matters is that this officer follows Bolg, son of Azog.
Took some group shots that I'll upload in the next two posts.
What's after Orctober? Well I might make 5 more archers, and some trolls to round it out. Afterwards I might work on some Goblintown force.
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Nice job on all three of those! I enjoy the back-stories you provided for some of your figures, it brings them to life.
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First set of staged photos!
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Second set!
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Excellent! They look quite good deployed in their units, with their leaders encouraging them (threatening them?) to give their best efforts!
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Top effort Witch Queen. I managed a sum total of 4 orcs in October, so I admire your tenacity knocking out one a day. Great stuff.
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Do you think it's cause the eyes are too bright?
Yeah, it can be. Many suggest using a light grey or beige, and using a dark brown for the pupil to lessen the effect.
Additionally, if you struggle to control the size of the eyes then Pattus's advice about painting the eyes before anything else is worth a try.
However, I think you latest pjs testify to the fact that the eyes realy aren't necessary, as they look a lot better.
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Thank you everyone for following along! After a short hiatus I will return with a small Goblintown force, based around Oathmark goblins & some Oathmark orcs for the Great Goblins bodyguard, and log those here, alongside trolls and other Morgoth twisted creatures.
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I’m looking forward to seeing progress on those, they seem like very cool projects!