Troll Trio and Warband

"You are soldier's of Gondor! No matter what comes from that gate, you will stand your ground!"

I've finished my Warband for the One Ring Painting Challenge, a Mordor Troll Chieftain, 2 Mordor Trolls, an Orc Banner Bearer, and 8 Mordor Orcs. I look forward to using these in battle (the Trolls at least). One is quite heavily converted, as I had previously converted the hammer, and lost the spikes for the helmets, so a green stuff armour plate was added over the top, as well as a Green Stuff hammer.

To see the rest of the Warband in more detail, follow these links:

Orcs: 

http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/first-of-mordor-orcs.html

http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/mordor-orcs-batch-two.html

Troll Chieftain:

http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/mordor-troll-chieftain.html

Orc Banner Bearer:

http://chrisgomhobbyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/second-mordor-orc-banner-bearer.html

Second Mordor Orc Banner Bearer

So here is my second Orc Banner Bearer, painted for my Warband Entry, just got one Troll left to paint now, should be easy to do though. I wish I'd done a better job of paint stripping on this guy though.

The idea behind the banner is that it was previously a Dol Amroth Banner, taken by the Orcs of Mordor who then added their own designs to it, the Red Eye, as well as making it look like it was burning, to really anger the Gondorians.

Mordor Orcs - Batch Two

Here is my second batch of Mordor Orcs for the One Ring Painting Challenge. Thankfully, these went a lot quicker than the first set. I still need to paint two Mordor Trolls and an Orc Banner, so look out for them! These four (and the first four as well now) all have the red eye somewhere on them.

First of the Mordor Orcs

My first four Mordor Orcs for both my army and the One Ring Painting Challenge, four more to come, and a banner, plus two Mordor Trolls. Not the best lighting in these pictures, but you get the idea.

Mordor Orc Banner Bearer

My Mordor Orc Banner, I picked up on impulse a few months ago. I finally painted him up, and decided to use the Witch-King of Angmar's Crown as the design for the free hand. I still need to do a bit of work to the banner, but for now it's done. (For some reason the fourth picture came out very blue, but I've edited the picture, although it is still slightly blue.)

More Morannon Orcs

"The new host that we had tidings of has come first, from the River by the way of Andros, it is said. They are strong, battalions of Orcs of the Eye, and countless companies of Men of a new sort we have not met before."

And a few of my favourites:

Morannon Orcs and Captain

Over the years, new strains of Orcs appeared in the armies of Mordor. Morannon Orcs are just one of many breeds of Orcs. Stronger and more heavily armoured compared to normal Orcs, Morannon Orcs form the bulk of Sauron's army in the Battle of Osgiliath, the Siege of Gondor and the Battle of Pelennor Fields.

Here's how I painted and based them:

Basing:

1) Using Green Stuff, make a tile pattern on the base of the model, leaving a small gap or two on each base.

2) When the Green Stuff has cured, undercoat it with Abaddon Black (Chaos Black).

3) Paint the tiles with Dawnstone (Codex Grey).

4) Apply Astrogranite to the gaps.

5) Drybrush the entire base with Administratum Grey (Fortress Grey)

6) Next, drybrush the base with White Scar (Skull White).

7) Finally, repaint the rim with Abaddon Black (Chaos Black).

Painting:

Armour:

1) After undercoating the model with Abaddon Black (Chaos Black), drybrush the armour, weapons and other metal parts with Leadbelcher (Boltgun Metal).

Cloth:

1) Basecoat with Doombull Brown (Dark Flesh).

2) Paint Khorne Red (Scab Red) over the top, leaving the Dark Flesh in the recesses.

3) Paint Wazdakka Red (Red Gore) over the Khorne Red, leaving some Khorne Red showing.

Leather and Wood:

1) Paint the leather and wood with Rhinox Hide (Scorched Brown), leaving Abaddon Black showing in the recesses.

Red Eye:

1) Paint the red eye with Wazdakka Red (Red Gore).

Skin Tones:

Light Brown:

1) Basecoat the flesh with Balor Brown (Snakebite Leather).

2) Highlight the flesh with a mix of Balor Brown and Rakarth Flesh (Deheb Stone).

Green:

1) Basecoat the flesh with Castellan Green (Catachan Green).

2) Highlight the flesh with a mix of Castellan Green and Elysian Green (Camo Green).

Pale Grey:

1) Basecoat the flesh with Dawnstone (Codex Grey).

2) Highlight the flesh with a mix of Dawnstone and White Scar (Skull White).

Pinky Brown:

1) Basecoat the flesh with Doombull Brown (Dark Flesh).

2) Highlight the flesh with a mix of Doombull Brown and Rakarth Flesh (Deheb Stone).