My first fantasy figure of the challenge is a Reaper Bones Orc for the Chambers of Challenge XI.
The Orcs’ Pit: In this scruffy, dirty and unpleasant chamber, you need to paint one or more orcs, kobolds, goblins, or troll-kin of any kind!
To keep up the Napoleonic theme I did initially toy with painting some grimy French peasantry, but instead picked up this chap from my LGS.
It was quite an easy paint job, but as this is the first Reaper Bones miniature I've painted I don't think I am that impressed, they seem to be molded out of jelly, the axe shaft especially, bent like a banana and wobbles like the set of a 60's Sci-fi classic.
I wanted to keep the chap quite muted so used a drab palette on him, for those interested the green of the flesh is from a basecoat of VMC Brown Violet.
Towering over my 28mm stuff, I'm going to claim this as a 40mm figure, so 7 points plus the location bonus for 27 points.
I like the different leathers, and those hands are a gruesome touch.
ReplyDeleteThank you Barks
DeleteGreat work Paul! I really like the skin tone on this brute.
ReplyDeleteThank you Curt
DeleteFantastic work. I love the muted olive drab skin tone.
ReplyDeleteWas he a white plastic Reaper Bones, or the newer gray or black plastic?
Thanks Robert, he was cast in the white plastic.
DeleteThe white plastic ones are the most bendy. The gray and black ones are more stout.
DeleteVery different Paul, I was checking my Napoleonic Uniform books when I realised you'd done something out of the ordinary 😁 Be careful with that Axe !
ReplyDeleteRegards KenR
Cheers Ken, I now realise I missed a trick not doing a Flintloque Orc
DeleteNice work Paul. The wobble comment made me chuckle.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ray
DeleteWait, what? That's not a Napoleonic cuirassier a pied? I'm shocked...
ReplyDeleteVery nice work on what seems to have been a rather wonky figure.
Thank you Nick, back to the habite veste and shakos shortly
DeleteHe looks ready to crack some skulls! Very nicely done Paul.
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thank you Christopher
DeleteLovely looking ork! The skin colour is ace!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you Iain, I wanted it green but not too green.
DeleteNow that's what I call an Ork! Great work
ReplyDeleteThank you Adam
DeleteGreat work on this big brute.
ReplyDeleteThank you Peter
DeleteThe Bones minis do have a certain jelly quality to them, but you have done a great job on this one regardless.
ReplyDeleteCheers Stuart
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