Unit of Boar Boyz...done.
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| Iron 'Eadz - Orc Boar Boy Cavalry |
Still suffering from excessively bright flash (only sometimes, though - most frustrating), but then I am just using my phone camera because I'm lazy. Nonetheless - here are my Orc Boar Boyz, the Iron 'Eadz. I'm quite pleased with them - again, if I look too closely, I see poorly highlighted musculature etc. But together, they look quite effective.
Here's a side view, similarly overexposed, of the standard bearer. The use of an iron head as an icon is a lucky coincidence! (and born out of me not wanting to freehand a design on a banner)
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| Orc Boar Boy Standard Bearer |
So, lets look at the points total:
Previous Total: 325 points
Boar Boyz: 135 points
5 x Boar Boyz: (80)
Shields (10)
Spears (10)
Boss, Musician & Standard (35)
TOTAL: 460
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| Waaagh - 500 points |
Now, while I'm very pleased with the progress I've made (I've been pushing myself during the school holidays, as from next week I'll have a lot less free time) the army is a little bit...brown. It's most notable in the Boar Boyz: brown boars, brown leather, rusty metal...
It's no bad thing - the limited palette will make them look cohesive, and I always prefer naturalistic to day-glo, cartoony, but it is still a bit dull. The splashes of red do really stand out though. So I'm going to do my Spider Riders next, and I think I'll do the spiders themselves a very dark red colour. That ought to brighten everything up, but maintain the Waaaghsthetics. ;)
OMG! You have so many painted! I really need to catch up! Now the holidays have come to an end, I'll have a bit more free time on my hands, so maybe I'll manage it. For all your 'too brown' comments, I think they're looking pretty fantastic.
ReplyDeleteCheers dude. :D
DeleteI am pleased with them, just want my next unit to be a little more colourful! I suppose your painting opportunities are the inverse of mine, eh? :D
Also, you are only 100 points behind me!
DeleteI can make that up in tomorrow's post, assuming I get painting! :D
ReplyDeleteAlso, having to type in those silly codes for every comment is damned annoying. You should turn them off here. Or, at least, so I think. Because I'm lazy. ;)
D'oh! Thought I had taken them off! Should be gone now. :)
DeleteWow. Flashy!
ReplyDeleteI like the 500 points picture in particular; it looks like the beginnings of a nice little army! I agree about the red. What red are you using as your base for that?
I'm using Evil Sunz (sp?) Scarlet, Andrew is using Mephiston Red. I found Mephiston a bit pink for all the orangey highlighting I was doing.
I'm using Screamer Pink over black, then Evil Sunz Scarlet and a touch of Squig Orange to finish off. :)
DeleteI think, with the red spiders, and red shields on my Orc Boyz unit ( when I get to them) the army should look pretty good. :)