Quote from: ianrs54 on 06 December 2016, 09:05:08 AM
Misspelled, and Orceessss is Dk Green !!!!!!

To do you a favour, just so you'll know - Orcies here in the New World are much more sultry. 

Orcs or Orks (JRR's preferred spelling apparently) are variously described as swart, dark skinned, black skinned or looking like mongol tribesmen. No mention of green. Since he invented them I'll stick with those colours.

OTOH they're imaginary creatures so feel free to use your imaginations

Here are the dipped half-trolls.  I hope to do up the full sized troll today. 




I also spent some time looking at these crossbow dwarves and wondering what to do with them.   I could try and give then new crossbows but that wouldn't be as easy as converting the gunners.  This is what I came up with after filing down the crossbow.



Keep in min that this is a conceptual conversion.  Is there a place to get weapons and shields for converting 10mm minis?  Maybe some 10mm scutums and gladii (gladiuses?) would make for some interesting dwarves.

 

Good stuff.

Cheers - Phil

Like the conversion work you are doing. I am not widely traveled in wargaming circles but have not run into sourcing for just weapons in 10mm as you can find in 28mm. Maybe someone else will know.

FWIW - besides swapping arms with attached weapons - I also make shields and halberd (or ax) heads out of card stock. Once they are stiffened with white glue and painted they look fairly decent. Obviously the card stock is very easy to cut to shape - hence the attraction.

Some orcs have been mostly painted.   I probably need to apply some wash to the leather bits, especially boots. 

Before I drybrushed some fur and painted shields:



Here are all the orcs now with painted shields:



It's probably not easy to see in the last foto but the front rank has had their weapons edged with steel while some of the others have had them edged with a gold highlight.  I'm thinking that the gold looks better.

Looking really, really good, 'Cookie'. 

From what I can make out....I think you're right about the gold edging working nicely.

Cheers - Phil

That's a cool looking mass of Orcs.  From what I can see of the picture, I do think the gold matches the color of their weapons better.

 

Gold highlighted thirded

Thanks for all the feedback and encouragement. 

I forgot to post this pic of some converted crossbow dwarves.   A couple in the back row were converted from crossbow dwarves.   

 

Cheers - Phil

Put some base coats on some "half-trolls."  Not putting the dark coat on first led to some bright colors but it makes hunting down the nooks and cranies a bit of a pain.  Not sure why I didn't throw on a wash first.  I did put the liner on their skin once I finished the first stick. 

Can't seem to find the edit button so here they are either highlighted or washed.

Nicely done

Super looking force ! 

Cheers - Phil