From DavidB - Da Green Horde (45 points)

 

There are a few things that I am prone to collect. Star Wars, Games Workshop Space Marines, and Orcs. Orcs are the venerable foil of many a sci fi or fantasy tale. I honestly do not see them as wickedly evil. Orcs are pure fighters. They have little mercy and are more looking for a good fight. Conquest isn't the end goal as much as having a great fight. They may keep slaves and use said slaves as a food source, however, malicious torture isn't. They are more like a pack of ravenous wolves chasing glory on the fields of battle.

These chonky lads were a gift from a friend who 3D prints for fun. He knew I liked Orcs and had seen my White Scars in action. I was gifted these in October and they have languished in primer ever since. 

Man O War- Hail and Kill

I listened to ManOWar painting this tidy horde up. They are very large models dwarfing even space marine terminators. I plan on using them in my Old Hammer Orc army as Big Uns. They will also appear in many RPG adventures as a barbarian rabble.

I do like these miniatures a lot. The armour and clothing are fantastic and detailed. All the styles of Mongolian armour and garb down to the boots. I like the juxtaposition of the fine clothes and armor with the crude weapons. The bows look like they just ripped antlers from deer and strung them as bows. the sword is beaten and worn and  it seems the scabbard remnants still encase the beaten blade. The axes too are worn with torn tree branches providing handles. Rough and ready, well worn weapons combined with clean and crisp armor and clothes.

I liked these so much, I went right to the fanatic paints. I varied the basecoats of leather and furs in keeping with the uniformly non uniformed styling. Red and blues were the spot colors and some of the reds were layered to orange.

The boss orc has a bow on his back and I added the red boot "letha" to his leather boots to make him more fancy.

The drummer had a wonderful gaping maw, so a nice purple tongue and blue gums to stand out more. The Standard Bearer got a nice turquoise shirt and gold rivets to his padded armor. His leather helm was the most fancy so red leather and cream for the fur.

pale gray fur cloaks for the musician and standard bearer.

Browns, blacks, and grays to vary the cloaks for the rest

They do have those wonderful faces i appreciated from GW Brian Nelson Orcs

I even varied the quivers...only two visible of the many bowmen. I made the one to the right look a little older and worn. 

I absolutely like the crude antler bows....very orky.

I may go back and paint the scabbard that has been beaten to the blade, It still works as a crumbling sword for now.

special mention must be made of the bases. I used tans and ochres for the ground and desaturated violets and greens for the hardy plants and errant stones.

I only had a couple days to paint them as many folks were taking time off for the holidays. I was still hitting them with a couple layers before heading off to night shift. 12 hour shifts and overtime did make them take longer than I wished. Still I have some nice Bigguns to add to my orc force and they do look more healthy and wealthy than the rest of the force. 

9 Mongolian orcs for 45 points

8 more skulls for the skull throne

Nice looking orcs here David and they ARE Big 'Uns aren't they - they barely fit on their bases! I also like the contrast between the fancy duds and the rather crude weapons. I guess these fellows have their priorities don't they! 45 points on the board for you!

Dallas