This is a bit of a photo drop really, as I had finished painting this army quite some time ago (May or June) and have moved on to other things.
I have been too busy at the moment with other life commitments to have had time to blog. I have really enjoyed collecting, painting and completing this army, it is just a shame that I was unable to blog it as I went along, hence the drib-drab of blogging for it. When I have had any spare time I have been re/basing old 1980's miniatures (Rogue Trader stuff and Realms of Chaos Daemons), which is quite relaxing of an evening, and which I intend to start as new projects as summer turns into autumn. I have photographed a few of the last couple of evenings WIP at the end of this blog update.
Enjoy :)
Warg Riders.
I have eight bases of orc warg riders, and two accompanying heroes for each group of four bases. The warg riders represent Light Riders (Noble Cavalry and Light Chariots) class in the Midgard rules as this category has been used to represent orc warg/wolf in the army lists in the rulebook. Instead of four miniatures per base I have opted for three for the same reasons I reduced the numbers of infantry miniatures on the orc warrior bases: the size, and the scarcity of the miniatures.
I have eight bases of orc warg riders, and two accompanying heroes for each group of four bases. The warg riders represent Light Riders (Noble Cavalry and Light Chariots) class in the Midgard rules as this category has been used to represent orc warg/wolf in the army lists in the rulebook. Instead of four miniatures per base I have opted for three for the same reasons I reduced the numbers of infantry miniatures on the orc warrior bases: the size, and the scarcity of the miniatures.
Warg Riders.
From left to right: a Salute Zero Eight Mithril Miniatures Goblin Chieftain on Warg, M1314 Orc on charging Warg, and a converted M315 Orc on running Warg (the spear was broken and replaced with a sword).
The 2008 Salute miniature is relatively common compared to the other Orc Warg riders, and so I have mixed several on the bases, as well as using two for heroes.
From left to right: a Salute Zero Eight Mithril Miniatures Goblin Chieftain on Warg, M1314 Orc on charging Warg, and a converted M315 Orc on running Warg (the spear was broken and replaced with a sword).
The 2008 Salute miniature is relatively common compared to the other Orc Warg riders, and so I have mixed several on the bases, as well as using two for heroes.
M1314 Orc on charging Warg, M51 Angmar Wolf Rider with horn and scimitar, and another Salute Zero Eight Mithril Miniatures Goblin Chieftain on Warg.
M1314 Orc on charging Warg, M315 Orc on running Warg, and a Salute Zero Eight Mithril Miniatures Goblin Chieftain on Warg.
One of the Salute Zero Eight Mithril Miniatures Goblin Chieftain on Warg, individually based so he can do heroic (well maybe not quite heroic!) things on the battlefield.
The Warg riders riding off to war.
Orc skirmishers.
I thought that the army would require some skirmishers and so I based up eight bases of three to represent Skirmisher (shooters), and one hero. Again, three rather than four to a base, but this also allowed me to add more rocks and give the bases a feel of much more broken ground.
The miniatures used are a mix of Mithril Miniatures archers from various ranges, and from the MW336 Orcs of Mordor boxset.
I might add another Orc hero to these as one doesn't seem enough.
I thought that the army would require some skirmishers and so I based up eight bases of three to represent Skirmisher (shooters), and one hero. Again, three rather than four to a base, but this also allowed me to add more rocks and give the bases a feel of much more broken ground.
The miniatures used are a mix of Mithril Miniatures archers from various ranges, and from the MW336 Orcs of Mordor boxset.
I might add another Orc hero to these as one doesn't seem enough.
Orc Hero.
This orc is the Orc archer from the M288 pack. I painted his bow with bands of colour to differentiate him as a hero, and to add a little bit of extra detail.
This orc is the Orc archer from the M288 pack. I painted his bow with bands of colour to differentiate him as a hero, and to add a little bit of extra detail.
Orc archers.
I'm not going to list each of the archers on the bases as they, like the warrior bases are a good mix of the Mithril ranges.
I'm not going to list each of the archers on the bases as they, like the warrior bases are a good mix of the Mithril ranges.
Orc archers.
Orc archers.
Orc archers.
Orc archers.
Orc archers.
Orc archers.
WIP
I have been, amongst other things, re-basing my old early Rogue Trader miniatures. Here are some Eldar Dreadnoughts, with a re-based Eldar Pirate as well.
I have been, amongst other things, re-basing my old early Rogue Trader miniatures. Here are some Eldar Dreadnoughts, with a re-based Eldar Pirate as well.
Rogue Trader era Eldar War Walkers, and a Vampire Class Spirit-Warrior.
The next update will probably be either a mix of Mithril Miniatures and Rogue Trader things, or just Rogue Trader stuff. I am currently basing and painting some Imperial Army miniatures, a range I really like, and remember waiting all summer of 1987 to purchase them once Rogue Trader/40k was released.
