Citadel & Marauder Orcs, The White Skull Reavers

[rednorseman]

Hello Folks,
I am a long time lurker of this forum. In awe of the many, many talented artists that frequent here. I am currently starting this slow moving project and would love any feedback you may have for me.
cheers

[Katsuhiko JiNNai]

Some really nice and WELL painted vintage orcs  Waiting to see the orcs with the painted bases too

[Cubs]

Brilliant stuff.

That's proper Orc painting that is. The little dot of light in the pupil really adds a lot of life to them as well. Any secret as to how it's done? Or just a tiny brush and steady hand?

[krieghund]

Top notch painting Sir.

[DeafNala]

The Lads in Green look FANTASTIC. Your LOVELY brushwork has brought out all the abundant character of the minis. VERY WELL DONE!

[Quendil]

Love those old orcs 

[Kyusumu]

They look fantastic!  Great job!

If I can ask, where are the dwarven statues in the background from?

[Legion1963]

Indeed. Good stuff. 

[Dr DeAth]

Great paint jobs, very 'orcy'

[Teshub]

These are magnificent orcs!

 

[kaiser]

I like the way you've painted the metal parts. The weapons look worn in a suitable orcish manner. Well done.

[warburton]

Very very nice! I look forward to seeing progress in this excellent project.

[aggro84]

Great collection!
Very nice paintjobs!
Clean but also rugged looking.

[rednorseman]

Thanks for the very positive responses everyone! Very gratifying.

@ Katsuhiko:  I know, I know. I usually do bases at the end once the whole unit is finished.

@ Cubs: I did not paint that effect. I hadn't noticed it until you mentioned it. I think it is some reflected glare from the flash I used. In person, I think these little buggers look extraordinarily alive (it's the quality put into the sculpting).

@ Kyusumu: the statues came from a Desolation of Smaug DVD pack (as bookends) that you can probably still get on Amazon or Ebay. They are getting expensive at this point though & I heard the quality of some of these was not good. Mine were fine. My primary army is a dwarven one so I considered them a must-have when I first saw them online.

I have a large unit of Kevin Adam's Gobbos that I will turn to eventually. I am currently undecided what color scheme to go with for them though (don't think I want to go lighter with this color run -too bright for me). Any suggestions? My painting mentor thinks I should just stick with the same run but I keep thinking I might want to try something different (a brownish-yellow run or something else). Again, any suggestions?

thanks again everyone-
red

[Mr Tough Guy]

Great collection of orcs, and great brushwork, but who is that white guy hiding among the greenskins?