Author Topic: The Peoples and Creatures of Middle Earth,5th Round,LPL6 ? (Read 21554 times)

Blackwolf · « **on:** January 27, 2012, 09:08:49 AM »

What are everyones views on what Middle Earth Orcs look like and who makes good ones? As a bit of a Tolkien nerd, I have distinct views on how I think they look,now I like the Asgard Orcs, I have however left it a bit late to order some from Viking Forge (not sure they even post outside the U.S.). Some of the GW LOTR Orcs are okay (the Moria Orcs and the White Hand Uruks are terrible tho' and there all too small) and the Wargames Factory Orcs not too bad (no boots and a bit Asiatic tho'). Any other suggestions and thoughts?

Cheers

Wolfie

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2012, 09:13:46 AM »

Good point, Blackwolf! I’ve also thought about it and I think I would take the Ral Partha Gargantua Orcs sculpted by Bob Olley, just the right mix of great sculpting, nice scale (about 30mm, I think, have to check mine) and pure maliciousness.

Blackwolf · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2012, 09:27:59 AM »

They are nice

I would use the very early Ral Partha LOTR Orcs (of which I have three..) if they were still available. Can one still get Bob Olley ones Prof.? Although this is the wrong thread I am very happy to make it worth someones while,if they have some,make sure you send me a PM tho',don't want to derail my own thread

Edit; just had a look at Ral Partha Europe,available! Cheers Prof.

However I'm still after everyones opinions?

Cherno · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2012, 10:03:34 AM »

Several options come to mind. The RP Gargantuan Orcs are certainly nice and scale well with 28mm miniatures. The lesser Orcs from them would work as some kind of weak slave-like orcish troops. The great strength of RP sculpts is their high level of detail and great poses.

Edit: Keep in mind that regular RP miniatures (at least those with integral bases) are true 25mm scale and thus look very small next to 28mm ones.

Also check out the Brothers Hildebrandt depiction of LOTR Orcs, with their distinctive long snouts:

Mithril also made Orcs after the license moved to them in the mid-80s.

Blackwolf · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2012, 10:14:23 AM »

Cheers Cherno,the good thing is I intend to oppose them with Redbox Games Elves,so it should be fine

Oh and cheers Prof. your suggestions were on the money

Doomhippie · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2012, 11:30:01 AM »

Well, I never saw them as the wide-jawed GW style orcs. The movie Orcs from PJ Lord of the Rings are actually very close to the picture I had of them. But that's of course only my personal view.

LeadAsbestos · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2012, 12:31:11 PM »

The RP orcs Cherno has pictured are my favorite of all time! If only they weren't so damn small!

Broke my little heart when I sold my 100 piece army, complete w/ The War Machine...

Had to face the fact that I can't stand to paint true 25mm, and they deserved someone who would give them the love (and paint!) they deserved.

Hammers · « **Reply #7 on:** January 27, 2012, 12:41:39 PM »

Quote from: Cherno on January 27, 2012, 10:03:34 AM

Also check out the Brothers Hildebrandt depiction of LOTR Orcs, with their distinctive long snouts:

Mithril also made Orcs after the license moved to them in the mid-80s.

I hate the Hildebrandts. Those fucking hippies almost ruined the books for me.

Blue in vt · « **Reply #8 on:** January 27, 2012, 02:44:42 PM »

Perhaps its due to later influence but I lean toward the WFB Orc style myself....though I know its not an option for the LPL. What I hate about the "Peter Jackson" orcs is their skin color...it just doesn't work for my view of what they should look like. But now 99% of people you talk to will think thats what Orcs are supposed to look like...sigh...I hate when someone makes a movie of a book I love and totally ruins my internal vision of what these characters look like...It looks so much cooler in my head!

Blue

Blackwolf · « **Reply #9 on:** January 27, 2012, 02:51:07 PM »

Quote from: Doomhippie on January 27, 2012, 11:30:01 AM

Well, I never saw them as the wide-jawed GW style orcs. The movie Orcs from PJ Lord of the Rings are actually very close to the picture I had of them. But that's of course only my personal view.

Yeah I agree,just didn't like the armour and weapons of the White Hand and the Moria Orcs.

And Blue I hope you were not expecting green Orcs,the horror,the horror.

Blue in vt · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2012, 03:01:02 PM »

Aren't they described as green in the books? I would paint mine a very dark green but yes...green....sorry...

Cheers,

Blue

Hammers · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2012, 03:13:39 PM »

Quote from: Blue in vt on January 27, 2012, 03:01:02 PM

Aren't they described as green in the books? I would paint mine a very dark green but yes...green....sorry...

Cheers,

Blue

The only description is 'swarty'. I think you are meant to conjure an inner image of them.

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2012, 10:40:02 PM »

Tolkien's Uruk-Hai should be black. Orcs have kind of grey skin, described also as sallow-skinned.

Pil · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2012, 03:30:04 PM »

I rather like the Nick Lund Orcs from Chronicle/Citadel Miniatures and Grenadier. The Grenadier ones are still available too.

I never finished reading the LOTR though so perhaps I'm not the best person to answer this question

Quendil · « **Reply #14 on:** January 28, 2012, 06:28:38 PM »

How about this for orc colours:

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