Orcs of the Cracked Rock - More Vendel Orcs

[Old Hob]

Those are excellent! I’m looking forward to seeing the Vendel orcs/goblins as you get them painted.

Cheers buddy. I cleaned up a handful of the smaller orcs last night and attached them to their government issued washers. Again, clean, simple sculpts without too much fiddly detail. They may possibly look a little static by modern standards, but I won't really know until I get some paint on them. That said, I think they're going to work a treat alongside the Ragnarok armoured goblins and the Gripping Beast/Oathmark kitbashes from last year. Onwards and upwards.

[Old Hob]

Hi folks. Been busy, no hobby time, blah blah blah. But between all the adulting I did manage to slap some paint on a troll.



He's from Knucklebones Minis. I bought him online and wish he'd been printed slightly larger - he's only approx. 35mm tall, so a bit of a squirt compared to most modern monsters. But I love the sculpt. He's got more than a touch of Angus McBride about him.

[Pattus Magnus]

Awesome! I completely agree about the McBride inspiration, that’s a great sculpt. I like the colours you chose, the skin tone is especially good (a close match to at least one of McBride’s classic illustrations). I have never heard of Knucklebones miniatures, I will be looking them up, so thanks for mentioning them!

[Old Hob]

Thanks Pattus. Given the similarity to the McBride troll I knew the skin would have to be dark grey.
Knucklebones produce stl files for printing and there are a fair few third party printers carrying their stuff on Etsy and the like. They're mostly GrimDark/Mork Borg/Turnip/Sludge style sculpts - really characterful stuff, if not necessarily what I'm after at the moment. https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Knucklebones%20Minis?show=objects

[beefcake]

Very cool. Love the four shields on the back of the mini. Love the PJ too.

[Old Hob]

Thanks Beefcake. It's not the best PJ, but I like to think it's 'characterful'.
Totally agree about the shields on the back. It smacks of some goblins' half-hearted attempt at troll armour.

[Old Hob]

Hi folks. I've finally made a start on the Vendel Miniatures orcs. These come in two flavours - Large and Small. As mine arrived all mixed up, I've just been plucking out orcs to paint at random and not really worrying about what size they are. I believe the goblin-like chap pointing is from the orc command pack.



I know the Vendel orcs aren't everyone's cup of tea, but I really like them. The only thing I've changed is the shields to match the Dark Ages aesthetic of the rest of the army. With a simple paint job (for I am a simple fellow) I reckon I should be able to crank through these at a tidy pace.

Just incase you are wondering (I know I was), the Large orcs are a very similar scale to Colin's more recent Ragnarok Miniatures armoured goblins.



And the Small chaps aren't too far off the Crusader Miniatures goblins scale-wise.



More soon...

[boneio]

Those are great 

Who doesn't like Vendel orcs?! They're lovely, as are the Ragnarok ones.

[Pattus Magnus]

Great job on those! I like how they look with the dark ages- styled shields and your paint job suits them really well. Thanks for the size comparison shots, too.

[OSHIROmodels]

Nice 

[Old Hob]

Thanks all. As ever, really appreciated.

Who doesn't like Vendel orcs?! They're lovely, as are the Ragnarok ones.

Have you seen that Ragnarok have some big uruks in prep? I imagine I'll end up buying the lot!

[boneio]

 Ooh no, missed that. Thanks! 

[Hobgoblin]

Fantastic work on those! The Vendel orcs are great - and they work really well with the Ragnarok ones despite the slight evolution in style.

[Old Hob]

Fantastic work on those! The Vendel orcs are great - and they work really well with the Ragnarok ones despite the slight evolution in style.

Thanks Hobgoblin. I'm pleased with how the two lines compliment each other. Just as well, really, as I've bought loads of 'em!

Speaking of which, here's another fistful of adequately painted orcs.





Cheers

[Pattus Magnus]

Those are better than just “adequately painted”! They look great! I like the variation you get by mixing the Vendel and Ragnarok figures. They’re consistent in overall style, but bring some ragtag individuality.