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Author Topic: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - More Vendel Orcs  (Read 24969 times)

Offline Old Hob

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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Wolf Recommendations
« Reply #30 on: September 02, 2022, 07:29:49 AM »
I don't know how much postage to the UK would be, but RAFM Miniatures makes a set of 3 large wolves that may fit your needs. http://www.rafm.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RAF&Product_Code=RAF3200&Category_Code=ORC

I used them to remount some of my Oathmark goblin wolfriders, shown in the picture below.
 

Thank you for sharing these. That's exactly what I had in mind and your WIPs look fantastic. RAFM is definitely on the list.

Ral Partha Legacy sell the Thunderbolt Mountain giant wolves

https://ralparthalegacy.com/collections/thunderbolt-mountain-30mm/products/tmm-8530

Those are very nice wolves. I keep going back to look at the Thunderbolt Mountain stuff. The goblin range is very close to what I'm looking for, but I don't have the nostalgia for Tom Meier sculpts to quite justify the prices.

Your wolves look great.

Cheers mate. Appreciated.

I have some of these Sandra Garrity Reaper dire wolves and I'd say they are just the right size and nicely done: https://www.reapermini.com/search/dire%20wolves/latest/07039
 I have the metal ones but convenient to have them in Bones USA now so I linked to those.

I think we may have a winner! I'd completely forgotten about Reaper. Thank you.

Also ran across this thread just now that will be of interest: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=122703.0

And thank you for this link. I knew this topic must have come up before, but I couldn't find it. The comparison pics are really helpful.

Offline dwbullock

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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Wolf Recommendations
« Reply #31 on: September 02, 2022, 02:48:24 PM »
I used some Fenrisian wolves from GW for some wolf riders.  Took a little bit of work, as they are much bigger than the standard GW wolf, and they have some stupid poses. 

Offline Old Hob

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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Size Comparisons (p.3)
« Reply #32 on: September 02, 2022, 11:23:02 PM »
As promised I took a couple of size comparison shots of the Ragnarok Armoured Goblins. First up are a few of the ranges I'm planning to use on this project.



From L to R:
"I am a Ragnarok Miniatures goblin. I look down on them because I am the biggest."
"I am an Oathmark goblin. I look up to him because I don't want to be filled with maggoty holes, but I look down on him because he is a short-bothered snaga."
"I am a Crusader Miniatures goblin. I know my place."


I know I was asked specifically for a comparison with a 28mm human. Unfortunately I don't have one to hand. Apologies armchairgeneral. But, for the benefit of all the Old Worlders, I've included a mid-1980s Citadel hobgoblin and a mid-1990s Heartbreaker dark goblin.



And finally, alongside one of my kit-bashed uruks (more about these in the next week or so).



I hope that's helpful. Cheers.


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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Size Comparisons (p.3)
« Reply #33 on: September 02, 2022, 11:37:30 PM »
Your painting really suits these figures,excellent  :-*

I’ll try and post up my Asgard chaps in a day or two  :)
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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Size Comparisons (p.3)
« Reply #34 on: September 02, 2022, 11:50:59 PM »
Thanks for the comparisons, those are very helpful!

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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Size Comparisons (p.3)
« Reply #35 on: September 04, 2022, 02:03:20 PM »
Thanks for doing the comparison pictures. Would you mind posting a pic of the Ragnarok goblin next to a Dark Age human figure?

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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Size Comparisons (p.3)
« Reply #36 on: September 04, 2022, 02:49:33 PM »

"I am a Ragnarok Miniatures goblin. I look down on them because I am the biggest."
"I am an Oathmark goblin. I look up to him because I don't want to be filled with maggoty holes, but I look down on him because he is a short-bothered snaga."
"I am a Crusader Miniatures goblin. I know my place."



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Offline Old Hob

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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Size Comparisons (p.3)
« Reply #37 on: September 05, 2022, 08:57:22 AM »
Thanks for doing the comparison pictures. Would you mind posting a pic of the Ragnarok goblin next to a Dark Age human figure?

I'll have a rummage in the bits box after work. I should have some Victrix and some Gripping Beast plastics kicking about.

Offline Old Hob

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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Size Comparisons (p.3)
« Reply #38 on: September 05, 2022, 04:57:50 PM »
L: Victrix Viking
R: Gripping Beast Saxon Thegn



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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Size Comparisons (p.3)
« Reply #39 on: September 05, 2022, 09:39:28 PM »
Thanks, that’s really helpful  :)

Offline Old Hob

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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Kit-bashed Uruks (p.3)
« Reply #40 on: September 07, 2022, 01:44:20 PM »
A little while back I stumbled across the pimp your orc thread on LAF. Kit-bashing gobbos looked great fun. I was also inspired my James Morris' orc horde on the mogsymakes blog. They looked brilliant and I fancied having a go at something similar myself. These lads were mostly knocked up this Spring, but the shields have just been repainted to tie them in with the Ragnarok goblins.



The bodies are predominately Gripping Beast plastic Saxons, but with a couple of GB Vikings thrown in. I'd read somewhere that the GB plastics were small and weirdly hunched, so they sounded perfect. To exaggerate the hunched look I chopped off the necks and set the heads lower and slightly forward, similar to the Oathmark goblins. The orc-y bits are from the usual suspects - North Star, Wargames Atlantic and the old Wargames Factory orc sprue. The furs are my first attempt at sculpting with Green Stuff. They cover the crucifixes/hammers and the neck joins, and could have been worse. Overall, though, I'm pretty pleased with how these turned out.

« Last Edit: September 07, 2022, 03:48:30 PM by Old Hob »

Offline Pattus Magnus

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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Kit-bashed Uruks (p.3)
« Reply #41 on: September 07, 2022, 02:17:24 PM »
You should be pleased, they turned out great! I have been inspired by the same threads you mentioned - there’s a lot of orc/goblin kit bashing goodness posted here on LAF.

Offline LouieN

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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Kit-bashed Uruks (p.3)
« Reply #42 on: September 08, 2022, 04:25:09 AM »
They look great.

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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Kit-bashed Uruks (p.3)
« Reply #43 on: September 09, 2022, 06:36:26 AM »
Loving them! 👍
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Re: Orcs of the Cracked Rock - Kit-bashed Uruks (p.3)
« Reply #44 on: September 09, 2022, 07:45:32 AM »
Yes, they look fantastic! "Goblin-soldiers of greater stature", indeed!

The wealth of plastic orcish heads available at the moment is tremendous - and these Uruks showcase them nicely. I really like the Wargames Atlantic head on the left with the pointed helmet - it's got a really Tolkien-esque feel to it somehow.

Brilliant painting on these - and the green-stuff work looks top notch!

 

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