Bigfoot...

My decision to include a giant into my Orc and Goblin army was final as soon as the thought of using a Hordes Trollbloods Mauler came into my head. After the intense difficulty of sourcing one in NZ (in time for Natcon 09), I approached the local Trollblood players to beg.

The concept for the model stayed very close to the original as it was being painted. One thing that did change was the sign the goblin is holding. I had intended it to read 'Meet Mr. Hyde', but a Mauler just looks very, very hungry so I changed it. The new phrase also helps to reflect the mercenary nature of the giant. The tribal tattoo was added after inspiration from CMON, and based off a Samoan style.


Skin - Chaos Black, Scaley Green, Skull White
Teeth and nails - Graveyard Earth, Kommando Khaki, Skull White
Loincloth - Scorched Brown, Chaos Black, Skull White
Shoulder Spikes - Chaos Black, Graveyard Earth, Kommando Khaki, Skull White
Porcupine Spikes - Chaos Black, Codex Grey, Fortress Grey, Skull White
Mouth - Blood Red, Skull White
Base - Chaos Black, Codex Grey, Fortress Grey, Skull White

The Babarian Horde...

The horde, as complete bar a few (40 actually) unpainted Orcs. The goblin hero in wolf chariot deserves special mention I feel. He's a kamikaze goblin, thus the traditional flag, and ninja feel with nunchucks. The chariot is converted from a boar chariot also.

And he rode upon a mighty steed...

My efforts in the converting and painting of my lord and current favourite mini. As you can see from above the Wyvern has had a fair few alterations. His torso has been made more vertical, his neck lengthened, armour added to the top of his head, tail lengthened and repositioned, and wing positions changed. The lord is the normal Wyvern lord with a couple of changes from the Warboss box added to bring his look into the 7th edition.

'Ome Sweet 'Ome

The Blorc BSB proudly mounted on a fine looking rock from the garden. I also chucked on a couple of Birch seed "leaves" and am an instant fan. It's a great thing there's a Birch tree at the end of our driveway.

S.O.U.S.'s (Spiders of Unusual Size)

Spider Riders. A nice and colourful addition to the already very colourful army.

Wild Dogs and Crazy Pacmen of Doom...

Squig Hoppers and 2x 5 Wolf Riders with muso and spears are the latest additions to the painted ranks. With so much to paint and so little time, it leaves little room for writing lengthy blog posts.

It Doesn't Matter If You're Black or White...

The first rank for each orc unit and the Black Orcs have been completed. The Black Orcs are terrific models and great to paint. They took a lot less time than the vanilla orcs due to my colour choices. Next on the painting block is the Squig Hoppers.