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Hallpers · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:34 pm

I think I can answer that... It's ProCreate. :wink:

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:32 am

Well, royal-tease or not, I hope your orc-armour is realistic, ranging from a bit Heath-Robinson, to the 'Rejected by Scrapheap Challenge' variety. Lots of scraps of chainmail.
And shields too!

gaarew · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:39 am

Dorthonion wrote:

Well, royal-tease or not, I hope your orc-armour is realistic, ranging from a bit Heath-Robinson, to the 'Rejected by Scrapheap Challenge' variety. Lots of scraps of chainmail.
And shields too!

And Helmets.

Natarn · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:38 pm

gaarew wrote:

Dorthonion wrote:

Well, royal-tease or not, I hope your orc-armour is realistic, ranging from a bit Heath-Robinson, to the 'Rejected by Scrapheap Challenge' variety. Lots of scraps of chainmail.
And shields too!

And Helmets.

That's how I see it. I think my orcs will have scrappy armour.

Here's how far I've got with the first body. A naked orc! (No private parts shown.) I'm wondering about adding a head, casting a few and then adding armour to them.

The hands look huge but I'm wondering if they'll look okay once armour and clothing are added. I'll fiddle away with a file and make them a bit smaller. The left hand needs finger details made.

Longbottom Leaf · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:14 pm

Wow, it's looking fantastic, Natarn!

The detail you achevied on the body is spectacilar, though naked orcs are slightly frightening.

The pose is very nice, and I look forward to seeing the head placed on the body. Have you begun to sculpt any armor for your orcs yet? I look forward to seeing that, as I like the ideas you have regarding their armor.

Keep up the great work, Natarn.

theavenger001 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:21 am

Uh-hu. Interesting...

I have to say the detail is astounding! I can't wait to see one fully kitted out with armour, shield, helmet, and head.

Hallpers · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:59 am

Looking good, Nathan. Can't wait to see the other parts (No, not THOSE parts!).

samoht · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:18 pm

Phenomenal work!

DarkWind · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:54 pm

The poses are suitably monkey-like - the way they should be. Good work so far.

Gorgoroth · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:35 am

Great job so far on the Orc, can't wait to see it finished!

kidterminal · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:43 am

Very nice. I can't wait to see the completed model.

Rob

Corsair · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:59 pm

Cool Nate, i love em!

Natarn · **Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:44 pm

I've been slowly working on the Orc and he's gradually taking shape.

I contacted Griffin Moulds to find out about the cost of casting.
It would cost £15 for a master mould (adding him to someone else's mould) and £45 to make a production mould. Castings are £3 a spin plus the cost of the metal.

Because this is just an armature for future Orcs, I think that I'd be better off hand-casting this model myself (using the Tiranti kit that UKFB reviewed) and making all the necessary conversions before considering if it's worth getting the final models professionally cast.

I really like the metal GW Orcs but am not a big fan of the plastic ones, so I want to increase my Orc army with my own sculpts. Well, that's the plan anyway. I'll have to see if they are good enough. I am enjoying myself and I'm really looking forward to having a go with the metal casting! Weeeeeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeeeee! That looks like fun!

I've enjoyed casting with plaster, but to actually make my own mini using metal will be very exciting for me. I'll keep you posted.

Here are some pics showing how far I've got with the Orc Armature (Naked Orc!). I need to add some toes to his left foot.

His sword arm is holding a small piece of wire, which helped with sculpting and shows where to cut and drill to fix a weapon. I am going to make a range of different shields for the other arm and bows that can be fitted to the left hand.

gaarew · **Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:48 pm

Very cool.

I am totally envious of your abilities Nate. I'd love to be able to sculpt miniatures. Or even just Werewolves.

Maybe it is time to think about waxing my head...

:wink:

Hallpers · **Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:58 pm

It's disgusting!

It's awesome! :-D

Keep it up, Nathan.

Corsair · **Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:27 pm

Its really good Nate!

Will you be giving any orcs a cloak, perhaps one all worn with holes and tears along the bottom? On that note, you see one orc in osgiliath in the film with a ranger's cloak (scavanged of course hehe).

thanks

Corsair

Natarn · **Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:43 pm

Corsair wrote:

Its really good Nate!

Will you be giving any orcs a cloak, perhaps one all worn with holes and tears along the bottom? On that note, you see one orc in osgiliath in the film with a ranger's cloak (scavanged of course hehe).

thanks

Corsair

Thanks, everyone.

I don't know, Corsair. I may do. The possibilities of scrappy clothes and armour are endless. :-D

kidterminal · **Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:19 pm

Your orc looks great Nate. I can see you're going to have loads of fun trying out different clothes & weapons on your armature.

Rob

Joansean · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:23 pm **Posts:** 760

Looks very good. Nice and detailed. It'll be a shame seeing this one being covered up with clothes..

One small criticism though, isn't the pose too specific for an armature?

Natarn · **Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:13 pm

Joansean wrote:

Looks very good. Nice and detailed. It'll be a shame seeing this one being covered up with clothes..

One small criticism though, isn't the pose too specific for an armature?

Good point, Sean, but I don't think so. The arms will be bent, the legs can be moved, the head turned etc. etc.

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