Orc's Drift - The Grand Finale

[kidterminal]

She's a collector, too... 

[Thantsants]

Which brings me back to my old maxim: Never, ever get rid of anything - you'll always need it a few months later...

Too true, too true!

Finally got another update - been a busy couple of weeks in a non-painting kind of way...  

Here's the first half of the 20 warriors that make up the Severed Hand Tribe -





Command -



Had a go at some chips on the big'un's armour -



Also love this drummer - never realised the drum skin was that of an unfortunate gobbo till I got my hands on him!



You may have noticed two characters who look a bit out of place - thanks to Kidterminal for these two fine Hobgoblins - on a cultural, diplomatic and military exchange program with the Severed Hand Tribe - who of course are keen to keep their hobound suppliers happy...





... and the rest of the boyz - Thanks again Phreedh!





Think I'm happy with the theme for the tribe's shields!



http://teasgettingcold.blogspot.com/2010/10/lets-have-big-hand-for.html

[VoodooInk]

Ha! The 'Your #1!' and 'Eyes have it' shields in the last picture are awesome.

Nice theme indeed!

[Thantsants]

Cheers Voodoo! As I mentioned on the blog anymore suggestions for appropriate gestures that one hand could do are welcome....

"Your #2" is in the pipeline of course!

Oooh just thought of another -



 

[VoodooInk]

How about emoticons by hand?

[VoodooInk]

Or these two classics...



and

[Thantsants]

Like it - could definitely do thumbs up and down. (Heeeeeeyyyyyy - beat me to it!)

... and didn't they get it wrong in Gladiator - I'm sure thumbs up meant death?!

Would like to do finger pointing right out at you - perspective and fore-shortening could be a bit of a 'mare...

and how could I forget this -

[kidterminal]

Steve you painted those two all ready? 

Rob

[Thantsants]

Aye - couldn't resist!

The two big'uns you also sent are in the next batch - then I may take a break from green and have a go at the peasants as replacements for the Linden Way Militia... 

Mind you there are a load of other minis I should paint up in the near future as a thankyou to the kindly LAFers who sent them, including some Golgfag's Ogres from LeadAsbestos (not forgotten them fella!) and, courtesy of Bezzo, a load of HeroQuest stuff  - not to jump on the bandwagon of course! 

So many minis so little time... 

[Argonor]

... and didn't they get it wrong in Gladiator - I'm sure thumbs up meant death?!

I think I read somewhere, that 'thumbs up' is 'live', and a fist with the thumb 'closed' (but not turned downwards) meant 'die'.

[Erny]

Consider shield idea well and truly pinched...

Very nice.

Sounds like a bit of a racket you got going on the miniatures front. They are some nice miniatureas fellow Lafers shame if anything happened to them, how about you just send me some green skins  .

Much kudos coming your way. Perhaps I'll get some painting time soon.

[Thantsants]

Cheers all!

I think my greenies are ok if its all the same to you Erny! 

If you're struggling for painting time you could always send them to me - might get lost in the old lead pile though... 

[LeadAsbestos]

Mind you there are a load of other minis I should paint up in the near future including some Golgfag's Ogres from LeadAsbestos (not forgotten them fella!)

Just about to ask!

[Thantsants]

Undercoated and ready for shading - will keep doing bits in between the greenies! 

[phreedh]

Nice work Steve! Shields worked out great - what 1980s GW army is complete without someone flipping the bird somewhere somehow? =)

Also like the skin on the hobgobs, what make are they? They look a bit like the C36 solid base hobs - but couldn't spot them there and couldn't be bothered to do a proper search. =D