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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Nukleon on March 28, 2016, 05:30:08 PM

Title: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Nukleon on March 28, 2016, 05:30:08 PM: Welcome to my thread about my interpretation of these marvelous miniatures from Otherworld. I lost my heart when I saw them about a year ago, but I was not able to start painting them im earnest. In my last vacation I took the opportunity and painted some of these snouty scoundrels.

I hope you like these miniatures, as I am currently experimenting a lot with different techniques and tools. These figures were mostly painted by washes/inks/glazes, with additional edge highlights applied afterwards. I always prime my miniatures with my Airbrush in two layers: first black, and then grey sprayed from a 45° angle. I use mainly Vallejo paints form the Model Air, Game Air, Model Color and Game Color ranges (so practically all Vallejo ranges). The washes are Army Paint Warpaint Shades.

I currently plan to build a small Frostgrave band from these lovelies.

Group picture:
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Group_2.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Group_2.png.html)

The shaman:
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Shaman.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Shaman.png.html)

Crossbowpig:
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Crossbowman_2.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Crossbowman_2.png.html)

(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Crossbowman_3.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Crossbowman_3.png.html)

(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Crossbowman_1.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Crossbowman_1.png.html)

Fighter:
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Warrior_Armored.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Warrior_Armored.png.html)

Polearm-Warrior:
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Warrior_Bardiche.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Warrior_Bardiche.png.html)

Two-handed warrior
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Warrior_TwoHandedSword.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Warrior_TwoHandedSword.png.html)
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Zaheer on March 28, 2016, 06:33:33 PM: I love these figures, looking good!
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: DeafNala on March 28, 2016, 06:36:19 PM: The Piggy Orcs are OUTSTANDING characters. Your WONDERFUL work with brush & palette brought out all their personality & the BEAUTIFUL bases provided a SPLENDID setting. VERY WELL DONE!
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Elbows on March 28, 2016, 06:37:56 PM: I've been so tempted on numerous occasions to replace my orcs with these...your pictures aren't helping! Perhaps that'll be a 2016 goal. I love...LOVE...Otherworld Miniatures. Just beautiful miniatures and a joy to paint (though smaller of scale and quite detailed!).

Nice work.
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Hobby Services on March 28, 2016, 09:50:57 PM: Nice work, and great sculpts. They've been nearly duplicated in 15mm as well:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=88841.msg1096443#msg1096443

Yours are a lot bigger than mine, but the family resemblance is undeniable. Same inspiration after all.
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Arundel on March 29, 2016, 12:54:30 AM: Excellent work! I love pig-faced orcs...
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Revfan on March 30, 2016, 10:23:08 AM: Wow

Awesome stuff!
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Little Odo on March 31, 2016, 02:43:49 PM: I really like the edging on the studded-leather jacks. It sets the minis off really well.
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Hhslayer on March 31, 2016, 04:19:33 PM: Yup lovely figures, beautifully painted; I agree with you about Otherworld miniatures - purveyors of happiness-inducing figures

Casting my mind back I think Miniature Figurines of Southampton produced some pig-faced orcs too probably back in the 1970s - does anyone else remember them or am I hallucinating?
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Nukleon on April 04, 2016, 07:09:09 PM: Thanks for all the kind replies! I got around finishing two more of the piggies. This time a ranger and a thief/thug.

Ranger:
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Ranger_Front.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Ranger_Front.png.html)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Ranger_Back.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Ranger_Back.png.html)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Ranger_Side.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Ranger_Side.png.html)

Thief/Thug:
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Thief_Front.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Thief_Front.png.html)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Thief_Back.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Thief_Back.png.html)
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on April 04, 2016, 07:15:31 PM: Ah, piggy orcs :-* Got to get them one day, too. Nice work, Nukleon, keep them coming.
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Nukleon on April 05, 2016, 08:44:32 PM: I was again able to sneak in some hobby time the last two days and finished my Warlord. Currently only two figures remain (Wizard and Standard-Bearer), before i might be able to test them on the battlefield (my much-loved "Dunkelstadt"-Dungeon).

What can I say. I think the blendings are getting smoother (at least in the miniature), but the photographies are still my main enemy. Sometimes I have too much light, or too few, sometimes it is too yellow. I probably have to investigate the possibility to build a lightbox/diffusor light-setup one day...

Warlord:
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Captain_Front.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Captain_Front.png.html)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Captain_Back.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Captain_Back.png.html)
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Westfalia Chris on April 05, 2016, 08:56:44 PM: Photographic averses notwithstanding, very nice (as usual).
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: punga on April 07, 2016, 05:28:02 PM: These are looking great! I think pig-faced orcs are way overdue in my collection. But I have soo much stuff to paint, right now, it's insane.
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Nukleon on April 14, 2016, 06:19:42 PM: I have found the time to buy a tripod for my camera, and I think it really improved the picture quality. Maybe the daylight also helped... But anyways, here is the last piece of the first batch: The Witch-Doctor.

(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Shaman_Front.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Shaman_Front.png.html)

(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Shaman_Side.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Shaman_Side.png.html)

(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/Nukleon/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Shaman_Back.png) (http://s72.photobucket.com/user/Nukleon/media/Pig-Faced%20Orcs/Shaman_Back.png.html)
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Elbows on April 14, 2016, 09:04:39 PM: Just a wonderful thread! Be a pal and post a full force picture when you get a chance. You have quite the warband assembled.
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Bodvoc on April 15, 2016, 07:45:46 AM: I love your use of colours, brilliant stuff :)
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: SpaceGoblin on April 15, 2016, 12:00:17 PM: Awesome work! I LOVE these figures. I got a few a couple of years back. I need to make painting them an objective for this year.
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: barbaric splendor on April 15, 2016, 09:28:43 PM: Wow, great work on these, and love seeing the pig-faced orcs, takes me back in time :) The shaman is my favorite!
Title: Re: Pig-Faced Orcs
Post by: Too Bo Coo on April 16, 2016, 02:26:58 AM: Love em! Got the whole line. Check out my OWS thread of cultists and characters :D