WFB – Orcs & Goblins

[Rusty-Cyborg]

I’ve struggled to paint my 10mm WFB of late, so I decided to start on something different.

21 years ago these goblins, and forty more like them, were sprayed chaos black and packed into a box ready for a house move. They have sat waiting in that box for all these years and have been through five more house moves.

Each time we moved house I nearly sold them, but when I opened the box and peered inside, I remembered the dream of one day owning a fully painted orc and goblin army and I couldn’t bring myself to part with them. So the box was closed and the goblins moved house with us to live in yet another dark and dusty loft.

Well, a couple of weeks ago, after reading through various posts on various forums, Warhammer Fantasy Battle Facebook groups, blogs and watching WFB related YouTube content, I felt inspired and retrieved the box out of the loft.

After 21 years these goblins are finally getting some paint on them.

This is them a week ago.

I’ve done a few more and have started sculpting some shields for them. Here is where they are at now.

[Mike]

HOLY CARP!!

Those are outstanding!!

[Rusty-Cyborg]

Thanks Mike!

I’m really enjoying the switch back to 28mm after painting the 10mm stuff.

[Geof Downton]

Beautiful! (‘Though they may not agree.) Just the right amount of rust.

One who puts on his armour should not boast like one who takes it off.
Ahab, King of Israel; 1 Kings 20:11

[Jim Webster]

nice 🙂

https://jimssfnovelsandwargamerules.wordpress.com/

[Wouter Wolput]

Terrific looking unit, they may have had to wait a long time for this but it was worth it.

[Rusty-Cyborg]

Thanks guys

I managed to get a bit more work done on them.

Sculpted and painted a load of shields + painted six more goblins.

This means I’m almost half way through the goblins now!

[Angel Barracks]

Hand made shields?

PS: What edition rules?

[Rusty-Cyborg]

Angel Barracks wrote:

Hand made shields?

The original shields didn’t fit in with the look I wanted.

These are all sculpted out of a mix of roughly 60/40 green stuff and milliput-black.

 

Angel Barracks wrote:

PS: What edition rules?

Warhammer  – any edition from 3rd – 6th edition.

They will also be used in Oathmark and Dragon Rampant + any other game that require goblins with spears and shields.

[Mike]

Very nice.

Is it worth making a mould of them so you can just cast as you need them?

[willz]

Lovely painted figures.

[Patrice]

Geof Downton wrote:

Just the right amount of rust.

Yees! At first glance I thought they had bronze weapons before noticing the closer view.

Like the shields too.

I have Goblins painted with Humbrol 30 years ago… sometimes I take a few of them and I try to improve them a bit with acrylic…

http://www.argad-bzh.fr/argad/en.html
https://www.anargader.net/

[Rusty-Cyborg]

Thanks willz

 

Mike wrote:

Very nice. Is it worth making a mould of them so you can just cast as you need them?

I’ve ordered a moulding and casting kit as well as some stuff to make press moulds.

That said, I’ve become quite adept at sculpting them quickly. Made around 40 this weekend whilst watching a couple of movies with my wife.

[6mmwargaming]

Great story, great painting and the shields look amazing!

My 6mm Wargaming site https://6mm.wargaming.info

[Cacique Caribe]

Excellent shields!

Dan
Loads of WIPs: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9593487@N07/albums/with/72157710630529376

[Rusty-Cyborg]

Thanks guys

I ended up sculpting all the shields before the mould making materials got here and I managed to get the basecoat done on forty more goblins. I’ll take some pictures of them when I get a chance this week.

[forlorn hope games]

Lush 🙂

Let your imagination be your guide
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