Orcs & Goblins: the Old World

Finished a chariot with its driver. Need to touch on the base with some tufts and pigment powders.

There is a small magnet hidden at the back of the chariot. Will eventually finish painting an orc shaman and an orc warboss, so I get to choose which one is riding the chariot ?.

It’s the troll from the Battle for Skull Pass box. I had no intention of painting it, as I don’t like the miniature so much.

But once primed, I thought it would be a quick project with some drybrushing.

I actually like the model once it is painted. Since it is the only stone troll I have (so far), I will probably use it as a goblin unit filler.

I planned on finishing the first phase of my Orc and Goblin army by the end of 2023.  Surprisingly enough, I am almost done and the only thing left to paint is another orc warboss mounted on a converted chariot.

This is a model from 3D Art Digital that I painted a few years ago, but I just completed a minor conversion.

Its aesthetic does not fit classic/ oldheimer orc models and both head options looked a bit off.

This was a weird conversion as the whole model was already painted and I did not want to wreck the old paint job.

I cut the front part of the helmet to add bits from the Kruleboys range.

It was also standing way too tall, so I had to change bases.

Overall, I am satisfied with the conversion and I will probably use it as a savage orc warboss leading the kruleboyz.

I have a few (unpainted for now) Kruleboyz that I will use as Savage Orc Warboss.

Bought four super cheap 3-D printed ballista from a seller on Etsy (like 5$ each).

Did minor conversions to make them look different (plasticards and random bits)

Then I went for three different recipe for painting woods:

1- light brown primer, followed by Agrax earthshade wash, than a lighter highlight

2- off-white primer, followed by a dark brown oil wash

3- off-white primer, followed by a slightly diluted Cygor Brown contrast paint

To my surprise and disappointment, the wood effect was fairly similar  for all three ballistas  🙁

The fourth and last ballista was a giant head cleaved in half. It does look good in a sense, but it also looks too evil or chaos.

The other goblin spear chukkas have more of a friendly-goblin vibe, so I don’t plan on painting the last one, at least for now.

Two snotling pump wagons I scratch-built about 10 years ago.

From what I remember, they behaved erratically (random attacks, random movements) and they were not a very good unit, which means they are a classic goblin unit 🙂

They were not based, and the paint was showing its age.

Just added a homemade mdf base with some tuffs and pigment powders. Did a bit more highlighting to freshen up the paint.

I used mainly popsicle sticks to build these.

Now I am not a big fan of popsicle sticks: they are not the right size and they are difficult to texture.

In the future, I may be tempted to build a new one with balsa wood, coffee stir sticks and maybe some plasticards.

I had plans for Terrain Fest, then life happened 🙁

Next two pictures are my prototype for a ruined sorcerer tower (or something like).

Well, if there is another Terrain Fest in 2024, I know what I will be working on.

For now, I need to finish an Orc Warboss, a chariot and some other stuff for the Old World.

Now I only need to paint 24 goblin riders ?…

There is something grainy about the pictures, I don’t know why…

Just need to satin varnish the models, then I will add some water effect on the base.

I normally use a satin varnish, followed by a matte finish, but for the trolls I want to try a slimy finish.

Had a bunch of oldhammer models laying around. They don’t quite fit the style of the rest of the army, so I will use them as artillery crew.
Will probably paint them two or three at a time when I am bored batch painting rank and file troops.

Bit of a burn out of batch painting..

Quick simple paint job of a single goblin.

He will be an artillery crew.

Already have a catapult/rock lobber. Just received four ballistas that I will customize, so I need a lot of artillery crews.

The next two pictures are to showcase the « power » of contrast paint over a zenithal primer.

The green flesh is simply a single coat of Plaguebearer contrast with a bit of Cygor brown contrast and some flow aid.
Then I will add one or two quick highlights.

I did my first batch of night goblins in the classic black scheme.

Not overly fond of the result and it was a bit boring to paint.

So I decided to change the colour scheme a little bit: red hood with black clothing.

Trying to find a balance between quantity and quality ?‍♂️. Always the issue when painting a horde army…

Basically, I use a single coat of contrast paint over a zenithal primer. Than I use a single universal highlight over the most prominent features of the model.

Yep, it’s an army for Warhammer: the Old World, but these guys are based on round base. They are second hand models and they were already based. I will use a movement tray, so it won’t make a difference. (And I have too many models to paint to rebase them ?)

It was a relatively quick project for me (I am a slow painter),

Half of the models were primed directly with Krylon metallic primer (Metallic Silver). It worked well, was quick and very cheap. It produced a very shiny finish.

Then I applied some contrast paints over some of the metal armor plates to add variety. Used a bunch of different contrast paint (Blood Angel, Snakebite Leather, diluted Wyldwood, and so on). Applying contrast paint over metallic part is really easy and fun.

After applying the initial colors, I applied various oil or enamel wash. I tried streaky grime, but for this project I thought it was a bit too dark. The best oil wash was simply a very diluted black oil wash.

I did make a few mistakes:

• For half of the models, I decided to first zenithal prime them (white over a black primer). As I should have known, metallic primer over a white primer did not give a very nice finish…
• Second mistake: after basecoating the additional colors, I used a matte varnish instead of a gloss or satin varnish. I was in a rush and I made a stupid mistake…

I applied some glossy varnish on selected area of the models to bring back some of the shine.

Will try to make less mistakes next time… Live and learn I guess!

Simple catapult. I think it’s a wizkid miniature initially, and I added a few greenskin bits to make it more « orkish ».

Will need to base it at some point, but I am waiting to see the exact base sizes for the new editions.

Just painted 10 classic orc models.