Well I've got myself the regiment of 20, so off to a good start! I'll give them scalemail over the chaimail, maybe doing a few weapon swaps here and there.
Should I do some detail work over most of the armour? Its an interesting idea, as they would have made the armour to Orcish tastes, but with their own style stamped on it.
So I feel I should do something in places as it's very bare, but what? Daemonic orc faces? Chaos arrows? Or perhaps some fancy knotwork (lots of work though)?
Or stay away from all that and add things attached to the armour instead? Like chains holding skulls on/ money bags/ loads of spikes/ extra armour plates etc?
I did have thoughts to theme them also to hate Dwarfs, so beard plaits etc and dwarf armour plates? Or would that all be too much?
The possibilities are endless, and that’s before I even think about the bases.
I'll put up a WIP shot of the first one so I can decide the theme before starting on the rest.
Well here's what I've done so far. I added the rune of hashut, but I focused mainly on lightning. I made the helmet a bit meaner as well.
The trick is going to be painting it like its a black orc, so no bright colours and keep it dark.
You've prett much done as I'd have suggested. Going with the whole dwarf beards thing, maybe give them "fur cloaks" that are painted as a cloak of beards... Could use the cloaks from chaos warriors if you don't want to sculpt them. maybe just the champion/command, though and the rest have a beard or two on their armour somewhere...
Yes, your scale mail rocks! Well done sir!
I think I'll keep the orc glyps as they would orcify anything they're given. That and it saves a lot of time.
I love these dwarf ideas, I've added a dwarf shield onto the base of this one, maybe some axes/ beard plaits onto others. I want to try and give a blunderbuss to one as well, a few pistols and big hammers where possible.
I think instead of doing loads of freehand designs on the large sections of armour I will just do raised rims on the armour in places with bolts ontop. Industrial and yet simple.
Also, it's easier than freehand. I like the idea of dwarf remnants adorning them, but what did you think of the beard cloak for the commander?
Cool. Was just wondering if you'd seen it or not. Apparently you hadn't. Glad to be of help
I like the what you did with the BLORK, makes him look richer and more CD influence taste on armor. And BLORKS would work for CD, remember that Orcs have a pretty bad time remembering any really major events.
It's not a cloak for warmth (Orcs feel little if any change in temperature. They are now plants in WFB as well. Ridiculous...), it's a trophy cloak. He has killed enough dwarfs to make a friggin' cloak, the others have one or two dwarf beards. It's a symbol of status rather than clothing of practicality. But, it's up to whomever reads this whether they use the idea or not...
I like the beard cloak idea. That's what I would do if I were trying to intimidate an opponent with a facial hair obsession. In fact the High Elves have the Cloak of Beards magic item, so I can't see why anyone else wouldn't have had the same idea.
Are Orcs not fungi, rather than plants?
Fungi are flora and that is plants. As far as I know. Obviously the champions cloak isn't magical, but it still does the same thing (fluffwise) sort of...
Cool use of extra armor, and i think the cloak idea sounds like a keeper. It wouldn't work for Black orcs, but to them my slave units into my army, the champions (if i give them champions, probably not, but ill make one anyway) will be CDs with whips, egging them on. You could work out something along these lines, but black orcs are kinda ina league of their own.
I reckon Blorc's in Chaos Dwarf armies would be mercenaries rather than slaves, so a slavedriver might not work in a unit of them, but for other units it is an awesome idea.
Plants and fungi are both seperate kingdoms of organisms (sorry, I'll stop being pedantic in a minute), as are animals, bacteria and protoctista.
(Perturabo, I don't mind pedanticism, as long as it's useful. I was just saying, they aren't animals, but you knew what I meant
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I also generally see BLorcs as mercenaries in our armies, but a "paymaster/slaver" could be good. Just a CD to keep an eye on them...
Very nice. I just got some Blorcs, so expect to see some blatant rip-offs of your work in the near future.
I've started on the scale armour, and the Standard has a cut down Khorne symbol from the Chaos vehicle sprue to show their allegiance
Looking great, Grim! The scalemail has really helped get your image across. I can't wait to see several of these together! Are you going to have a thrid with shields, a third with additional hand weapons and a third with great weapons then?
That guy looks awesome Grim! I can't wait for more progress on your army!
Wow thats an awsome paint scem grimstonefire.
Not to wet on the happy parade, but didn't CD's almost get wiped out by BLorcs?
I mean, you'd think they'd hold so much the grudge as to kill any BLorc on sight.
Grim, what kind of camera do you have, and when are you getting a new one?
Christmas is around the corner, you know...