It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...

[Timbor]

Merry Orcmas!

Well, the day of Orcmas is finally upon us.  My most anticipated piece from this little project shall now be revealed to you.  You might have been thinking that my Orcmas tree looked a tad barren, but like a wise grot you did not mention this to Santorc.  Good job.

Well, Santorc does not plan to disappoint!  You see, a few years ago I ordered a few of the lovely Scibor Christmas bulbs and they were the real inspiration for this whole project.  I have the dwarf bulb unpainted still, but lets leave that for another year.

Here they are, I will start with some pics of them hanging on a WIP tree for the rest of my scenery.  From this you can get a nicer closeup:









These guys were a blast to paint, the detailed bits are very well defined so they respond well to washes.  I started these with my airbrush, more for fun, and was able to get some cool highlighting effects with my limited skills.

Now, where do these critters fit into Orcmas?  Well, even the lowliest grot knows that Santorc stuffs dwarfs inside of the bulbs, then the Orcmas squigs  arrive and try to crack them out.  There is supposed to be a feast afterwards, but the squigs usually eat it all first.

Time for a shot of the lovely tree with Santorc and the bulbs:



Finally, to show you that I have not finished, here is Santorc with his two most loyal bodyguards.  They are still a WIP, so no closeups yet.  They are almost finished, so hopefully I can share them with you in the next day or two.



Until then, Merry Orcmas, and Merry Christmas!

[Mason]

Love those decs!
 

[DeafNala]

FANTASTIC! The Evil Christmas Bulbs are WONDROUS to behold...they ought to send that Jolly Old Fat Man screaming into the night. VERY WELL DONE!

[Timbor]

They would probably have a better effect if I could convince my darling wife to let me put them on the actual Christmas tree... 

At least in this setup, I can keep them out of reach of the grubby hands of my littl'uns! 

[Jevenkah]

So Orcin' Awesome!

Merry Christmas!
Jevenkah

[Garanhir]

Now that's an Orcmas tree. Splendid job!

[FramFramson]

Those evil bulbs are practically DeafNalan 

[The_Beast]

Oh.

Oh, my.

Doug

[DeafNala]

Those evil bulbs are practically DeafNalan 

...it's probably the eyes...& teeth...& possibly the attitude.

[Timbor]

  Thanks chaps!

While Orcmas many officially be over, I am still plugging away at the few figures I wanted to complete this season.  As you saw last time, I had a teaser of two WIP figures - Santorc's festive guards.  I finally finished them, and I am quite happy with the results.  These are some of the Wargames Foundry Mercenary Ogres.  They were sculpted by Kev Adams.  Very challenging figures to paint, with all of the puff and slash, but it is a nice effect when it is finished.





Finally, here is a shot of the terrible triad in front of the tree:



Kinda makes you wonder whether you should have made such a long Orcmas list, eh?

There are a few more photos and such on my blog, feel free to stop by: Link

[DeafNala]

You have a FANTASTIC creation there...GREAT modeling & brushwork AND a VERY IMAGINATIVE idea. VERY WELL DONE!

[FramFramson]

Hahahaha, brilliant!

[Timbor]

Orcmas just would not be orcmas without some uppity git trying to usurp the coveted title of "Santorc" (or whatever other clever name you can concoct.  The position has long been coveted by this sneaky gobbo.  Time and again he has been thwarted by bad luck, stupidity, or the business end of Santorc's bell.  Regardless, this rascal has managed (miraculously) to survive as a constant thorn in Santorc's side.

I present to you, Gobbo Clawz!





This cheeky fellow is the 2007 White Dwarf subscription model Night Goblin Boss.  I took the liberty of sculpting some more fur trim on his cloak, as well as adding pom poms to his hat.  I think they look swell. There are some more pics on the blog for those interested: Blog

This seems to be the last figure I will get painted in 2014.  For my loyal readers, thanks for your readership!  I wish you all a very happy New Year full of miniature adventures!

[DeafNala]

That is a VERY COOL Little Rogue...GREAT brushwork &  customizing. VERY WELL DONE!

AND A JOYOUS NEW YEAR TO YOU!

[FramFramson]

No conversion like a gobbo conversion.