Rognarr's WIP - Last mini of the year (this time really!)

Beowulf03809 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:48 pm

Looking good. Orc conversions are almost necessary if you want a decent looking army of them. A time consuming and almost obsessive necessity though. You are doing great with yours.

John Wayne · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:19 pm

Nice Orcs. Different poses are always welcome :yay:

Rognarr · **Posted:** Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:33 pm

So, here's some more conversion on the orc-pack. I really tried to give their weapons a rougher, more orcish look, because in my opinion the way they are in the box, they looked far too good for orc-blades. Hope that I have succeeded in this ^^
(Also please dont criticize me for the bad paint on some of them.. thats the way i got them from ebay. Hope the paint is not too thick, scratching it off didnt really work)

Anyway: Enjoy!

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Rognarr · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:50 pm

Nobody likes orcs it seems..

janner · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:59 pm

Stop whinging and get painting ;-)

I think they look splendid

drougole · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:01 pm

only just saw them

really cool conversions, ill be doing mine in the near future, have no idea what im going to do tho..

ElfLover · **Posted:** Sun Feb 03, 2013 9:09 am

Love all of it Particularly the Ent

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:10 pm

Orcs make great, err, targets

And there's no point in turning up for a battle if there is no opposition now, is there? I like the conversions - they are fine. And making some of the orcs even more disreputable in appearance is absolutely in keeping with the atmosphere of Middle-earth.

NetrixX · **Posted:** Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:24 pm

Very nice Orc conversions! I think I might steal a few ideas

Rognarr · **Posted:** Sun Feb 03, 2013 3:58 pm

Thank you guys! I'm glad that you like them and really hope to find time soon for some painting.. quite a few minis waiting.
Netrixx feel free to get some inspiration!

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:13 pm

Nice looking Orc conversions.

I have quite a few of them to do myself if I ever get a quiet spell.

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:14 pm

Those Orcs are nice. Good use of the overly long Great Beast-handling spear

Rognarr · **Posted:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:39 pm

Thank you ukfreddybear! Definitely want to see your's when you start them!
And thanks to you too Gothmog. I had that spear in a box of bits I got cheap on ebay (hence the Harad weapons, and the Uruk drum comes from there as well).

Still not sure what to do with those spare Ent and troll parts.. another Ent shouldnt be too hard to create, but a troll? Hmm.. maybe I try instantmold to make a body.

Rognarr · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:21 pm

Little update on my converted Uruks: Turns out the modelled arm for the axe-bearer is not that misshaped as I feared it to be. Nothing special, but acceptable. AND it does resemble an arm!

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:23 pm

Nice conversions, they look very neat. I like paint scheme on the skin of the drum, it looks good, what colours?

Rognarr · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:26 pm

Thanks Gothmog.
THe skin of the drum was a lot of mixing colours and trying out. Basecoat is Bestial Brown, followed by a drybrush of Snakebite Leather. Then another drybrush layer of Snakebite and a light self-mixed grey. Added a little Bleached bone to that and drybrushed the center and the edges.

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:45 pm

Yes, that's a very nice-looking drum!

PowerofWill · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:39 pm

Sweet conversions! They all look really cool. I really like the drummer. Keep up the good work! :yay:

-PoW

Rognarr · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:45 pm

Thanks Matt and PoW! I'll do my best

Today just a little update I promised PoW: My version Gil-Galad (and Elrond). Please don't be too harsh on the paintjob, it's 2 or 3 years old and back then I was really proud of the freehand and the eyes

Might repaint them someday though.

PowerofWill · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:20 pm

They're not that bad, I actually like the free hand, it's a bit small, but it's a cool design. I would be happy if I could paint like that three years ago. :yay:

-PoW

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