Tolkien Orc Kitbash p.26 - More orcses painted, Precious

[jamesmanto]

Lovely to see that boardgame cover - great game and a few fond memories there ...

the capt.'s kitbashes are, of course, superb. Absolutely top-notch. Very admiring and envious of such vision and skill - all I can do to put plastic kit figures together 'normally'.

But one reason I haven't been checking this thread 'till now is an anticipation of much debate of what is 'correct' etc for the depiction of orcs, and the 'reality' of their culture, ffs.
Really, I wouldn't go there. Make 'em green, pink or whatever you like, and go some way in avoiding the can of worms that is Tolkien's views on matters race and culture.
Having read up on this again recently (as a devotee of the books of old), and, for example, happening upon his written comments regarding 'dwarves' and human models for them... no, really ... don't go there.
Make it as fantastical as you like, and enjoy his setting in those very elastic terms, as far as I'm concerned.

anyway, apologies for getting all 'serious' on the fantasy board - and the kitbashed figures are indeed brilliant; the main thing.

For those of us who want to play games set in Middle Earth and not the Warhammer Olde Worlde it is a VERY important discussion.

There things in the books and things NOT in the books and in that zone there is a lot if space for creativity.

So no green cartoon orcs in Middle Earth.
Thank you.

[OSHIROmodels]

Shagbag and Gorrat?

 

[Abbner Home]

- insert compliment that would seem cliche or hyperbolic but is actually dead on -

Also the those yellow crescents beside the boss are exactly what some of my '79 RP orcs need. I must now go back and add those, so thanks for that.

[Bugsda]

Excellent, even better than the first 

Can I see a bit of a green tint creeping into the flesh or is it a trick of the light?

[Blackwolf]

Top notch

[Captain Blood]

Thanks 

Can I see a bit of a green tint creeping into the flesh or is it a trick of the light?

Absolutely not.
Sallow is the word...

[Irregular Wars Nic]

- insert compliment that would seem cliche or hyperbolic but is actually dead on -

Wot 'e said... 

[Ragnar]

Well done Captain. Very nice palette.

[Alan Mercer]

Great work, really like the tones and you’ve brought it to life.

[Mason]

What a pair of beauties!
The Orc equivalent to 'Wham', I reckon.
 

[Captain Blood]

Thanks all

The Orc equivalent to 'Wham', I reckon.
 

'Wake me up before you go-go (destroying the world of men)'

As long as it's not Pepsi & Shirlie...

[Swordisdrawn]

Brilliant work. If you don't mind me saying they orcs to me temind me of the Alan Lee illustations out of the Lord of the Rings hefty tome.

[cameosis]

outstanding work from start to finish. the conversion and paintjob puts a number of commercially available options (default) to shame.
just the stalwart heroes middle-earth needs to defeat debased elven and hobbit abominations! 

[Captain Blood]

Thanks all

Brilliant work. If you don't mind me saying they orcs to me temind me of the Alan Lee illustations out of the Lord of the Rings hefty tome.

I don't mind at all - say what you like

Although Alan Lee also worked on the Peter Jackson LOTR movies, I think it was rival Tolkien illustrator extraordinaire, John Howe, who gained the upper hand in production design, and was probably responsible for the excessively gothic/rococo look of some of the orc plate armour and weaponry... Howe brought a lot of his own highly fertile imagination to his myriad visualisations of Tolkien's world. Not sure he ever paid much attention to what is actually described in the books

Anyway...

Orc Number Three:

This one is really a straight build from the Oathmark Goblin set, but with the addition of a Victrix Saxon helmet and kite shield - plus a raggedly Green Stuff banner.








Now we are three...




Plodding steadily on through these amongst other projects... Will have a whole unit before you know it

[OSHIROmodels]

Lush 

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