Saturday, 11 February 2023

From Barks: The time of the orc has come (255 points)

I had some mandatory time off work due to COVID, so finished off another 48 orcs to accompany my earlier dozen. I got to join some of the AHPC Zoom chats as well.




I also did their leader, Gothmog, in foot and mounted poses. In the novel, he's not described in any detail as either orc, man or wraith. Peter Jackson made him a memorable and charismatic orc. There's an engaging rumour the prosthetics were based on Harvey Weinstein.




Definitely a boy warg




49x 28mm figures: 245 points

1x mounted 28mm: 10 points

This is not the last we will see of Gothmog!


That last picture is truly horrifying, you should have a warning on that. These orcs look great, Barks. Very grim and gritty, following the 'realistic' look of the movies over the more fantastical styles of other fantasy settings. Your Gothmog figure is really well done and quite a bit more handsome than his real world inspiration.

Posted by Barks at 8:00 am
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34 comments:

  1. TamsinP11 February 2023 at 08:17

    Fab orc horde, Barks! :)

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  2. Peter Douglas11 February 2023 at 08:57

    Great orcs Barks. Good to see that you made the most of your time at home.

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  3. DaveD11 February 2023 at 09:40

    Fantastic. It’s been good to catch on the chats too

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  4. Curt11 February 2023 at 10:25

    Wonderful work on this horde Barks! As a bit of dark humour, you could have assigned Gothmog/Weinstein for 'casting couch'.

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  5. Teemu Laaksonen11 February 2023 at 13:33

    That is a nice horde, now just need couple of captains or other heroes to lead them. Level of painting is great, glad to hear more is coming.

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  6. Emjenic11 February 2023 at 16:16

    I actually watched the Return of the King with my bonus sons tonight, so this is a very fitting post for me. They look marvellous, Barks!

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  7. Paul O'G11 February 2023 at 16:16

    Great work JB - a rampaging horde of Uruks is always needed on a Tolkien themed table!

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  8. david bromley11 February 2023 at 16:30

    Nice work, Barks! Weinstien, er gothmog is very well done, nice horde of hungry ork boys too!

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  9. rhingley11 February 2023 at 22:56

    Great looking horde. I really liked the warg

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    1. Barks12 February 2023 at 03:42

      Thanks! Its got great texture for painting.

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  10. Sander12 February 2023 at 01:25

    Crikey, truly the age of the orc has come! Great stuff!

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  11. Peter Brian12 February 2023 at 03:02

    Lovely painting on these orcs. Love a bit of LOTR.

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    1. Barks12 February 2023 at 03:43

      There has been a lot this Challenge, good to see!

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  12. Ray Rousell12 February 2023 at 13:07

    Crackin work Barks!

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  13. valleyboy12 February 2023 at 19:23

    Those are brilliant Barks

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  14. caveadsum147113 February 2023 at 07:48

    Awesome orcs!
    Best Iain

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  15. Greg B13 February 2023 at 08:19

    hahaha enjoyed this one Barks - fine brushwork, and hilarious content.

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  16. Bluewillow14 February 2023 at 15:19

    Superb work Barks, what a great entry

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  17. FrederickC17 February 2023 at 10:57

    Great looking orcs, Barks. Your Gothmog is top notch. Well done.

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