Messing with Orcs....Unit #2 Fight scene

It came out pretty well. The robe in particular is very good- what method did you use?

that is abosulutly amazing

i love your use of green stuff and keep up the good work

Well here we go, on to the building of unit #2.  Like the previous unit this one will feature the big boys up front and this time I will be modeling them to brutalize skeletons.

Again the goal here is not to repeat a single model.  As I was going through the first unit, and even though I'm mixing 40k boyz, the thing I've noticed is just the scarcity of heads and weapons.  So to change that up a bit, I'm changing the heads.  I'm also going to use a bit more fur.






Here is one of the up front big boys, we don't use those weenie drums other units use.  We use the big stuff.  I also changed up the gun holster a bit.  I think that worked well.  Need to put that in the memory bank for when I do my stuff.

Absolutely sensational stuff you're creating here.  I love the mix of 40k bitz with fantasy and I've often asked the question but you've certainly given me a good glimpse of the uniqueness that can be achieved.

Well done.

The unit is looking really good. I love your conversions.
Awesome work, I will be following this gnoblog!

Glad I found this like.  Fantastic work there and superb attention to detail.

Many thanks guys.  Unit #2 is well under way...
Next up, more of the big boys for the orc boy unit #2. 

Another front line Nob. Borrowed a head from the black orcs. Doesn't show up well in this angle but the plasti-card plate has a sculpted fist on it.

The axe is from the new plastic Minotaurs. There are some really cool weapons in that box, even though the minotaurs themselves are not the best looking model. Shield from the chariot kit.

And the standard bearer. I used the ogre banner, and added the skeletal'd zombie. Again continuing the theme of taking it to the VC. The orc really isn't all that special, but I did convert a little of him also.


This is another of the big bruisers for Orc Boyz unit #2. I like this Nob.





Not sure the mail coif turned out how I envisioned, but its different.  Zombie trophy head fits in nicely with the theme. I'm happy with the look on the shield, although chaos beastmen, I think it works out very well.

That last crusading big orc is just top notch!

Love the shaman as well and if you keep up with this you will have one real special army.

Hey an orc playing wack-a-mole...

I thought an orc making a nice 2-handed clubbin' action was pretty cool...and it further advances the theme of this unit battling skeletons.

Great stuff! That is going to be a very fun army, some of the best conversions i have seen in a long time! Very jealous of the person who will own this army in the end!

Ducks

Thanks Ducky.

More of the Unit #2 rank and filers. This one with a wee bit of stitching, battle wounded.  Just a scratch.

Another beastmen shield with a orcy icon. I'm really liking the beastmen shields for these orcs, probably even better use than with the beastmen themselves.

To again continue the theme of Unit #2 and its disgust with skeletons. If you don't have a hand weapon use a skeleton to batter 'dem ta death. I also do like the addition of the nasal piece on the helmet.


A bit of armor platiing and mail always help too.

Next up to continue the in-fighting and skeleton VC theme, I decided to mix everything into one scene. 

Next time I did this type of thing, I'll fix the feet on the one about to get body slammed.  The white stuff on the slammee is just poster putty to hold the arm temporarily in place, some of the poses get a bit difficult to paint.

Also gave the slammee a nice gash on the noggin'.  So often it is easier to not do final assembly, just partial then paint some components separately and assemble after paint. 

For instance the head on this piece is also just tacked on with poster putty, its a bit hard to get to.  Nice poses are great, but if you can't paint them they are not so great.

And the poor VC dude is already been broken in half.

Epic battle, I assume you are going to contnue the "cloth folds" onthe the other side of the fist on the slamee's shoulder?  agsh looks a tad large, but paint will fix that I bet.

Onto the VC Bashing Orcs Army and the wolf riders.  I really had a bunch of fun with these guys.  Even the wolves are old you can change the around.  And the multi-piece goblins are so much more fun modeling and converting than the spider rider goblins.

I spent a bunch of time converting the riders.  Again the theme was to be bashing skeletons, well they are goblins so they don't do as much bashing, but I did continue the theme throughout the unit.




I also wanted to fix the spears, make them a bit meaner looking, they are getting a bit old looking.




Added a bunch of icons, and the guy I was building these for wanted them armed with all of the options.

Excellent army with a wonderful theme. . I wish I'd come across this thread a few months ago as I've been working on an army of them myself, but I must say your work far out shadows my own basic stuff.

Can't wait to see painted pics!