Author Topic: Middle Earth restarted (Read 2982 times)

Alan Mercer · « **on:** May 27, 2021, 12:08:55 PM »

As the weather has been crap, I have had more time to go through things rather than gardening, so I returned to a project that has been on pause for a while.

The main reason for pausing was a really awful attempt at re- basing my original batch of orcs. Plus, in a fairly characteristic bout of impatience, I tried to correct some shiny varnish poking though in some areas, only to find that the water I used to thin the varnish hadn’t been replaced since cleaning some metallic paint off some brushes. Net result, some of the orcs come with added, if subtle, sparkles.

It’s too much effort to correct all of it, so I have re-based them again, without any casualties this time, and accepted the varnish issue as a visual lesson. Here they are.

Next on the agenda are orc archers and some additional spear/pike/polearm armed orcs to make this into 2 units of 24 and some ‘men of the West’ types.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #1 on:** May 27, 2021, 12:23:09 PM »

They look good

AKULA · « **Reply #2 on:** May 27, 2021, 04:17:10 PM »

Great looking unit - really effective en masse

Pattus Magnus · « **Reply #3 on:** May 27, 2021, 07:30:16 PM »

I love how you achieved a consistent feel in the unit while using components from a range of kits!

Captain Blood · « **Reply #4 on:** May 27, 2021, 10:43:02 PM »

Still great

These were the inspiration for my orc kitbashing escapades

Ragnar · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2021, 11:42:40 PM »

Marvelous looking unit!

beefcake · « **Reply #6 on:** May 28, 2021, 06:34:25 AM »

Very nice work. They look great.

Little Odo · « **Reply #7 on:** May 28, 2021, 07:42:30 AM »

Great looking orcs. Their weaponry really makes them look menacing - lots of big choppy and pointy things.

Knight-Captain Tyr · « **Reply #8 on:** May 28, 2021, 10:26:47 AM »

Brilliant stuff!

commissarmoody · « **Reply #9 on:** May 28, 2021, 11:54:51 AM »

Got me singing, "Where there's a whip, there's a way!"
Great looking mob.

Grumpy Gnome · « **Reply #10 on:** May 28, 2021, 12:29:05 PM »

Looking the part, well done!

Alan Mercer · « **Reply #11 on:** May 28, 2021, 01:26:23 PM »

Thanks for the comments, always helps me to keep going.

Good call re the whip, I haven’t included a whip wielding maniac yet so I’ll have to have a look around for bits to use.

Alan Mercer · « **Reply #12 on:** May 29, 2021, 01:39:44 PM »

This is my take on Men of the West. I couldn't find much in the way of plastic that met my vision, so these are mostly metal (A mix of westwind and warlord) but with 1st corps heads, plus a smattering of Conquest Normans as I have some available.

More suited to Arnor I think.

James Morris · « **Reply #13 on:** May 29, 2021, 02:39:44 PM »

Absolutely terrific! I particularly like the browns and blacks on the orcs. Really well done.

Little Odo · « **Reply #14 on:** May 30, 2021, 01:40:36 PM »

Nice looking little force.

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