On Deck

I'm hoping to finish up the unit of half-orcs/hob-orcs this weekend, possibly tonight. What's next? Well, I'm glad you I asked.

I still have the rest of the half-orcs that I had wanted to paint for half-Orctober on my desk. There's a high likelyhood of half-Novemborc. Or whatever. I dunno, just going to paint what I like.

Other things (still...) on my desk:

Westfalia halfling scouts. Rabbit archers. The start of the Meat Hating Robot Pirate crew (more still to be assembled). Heresy giant (started earlier this year.)

Not pictured are some skeletal things I will probably paint for Deadcember and the fact that I'm really itching to try sculpting again. And high-elves I need to finish for a friend. I've also got some other commitments. So how much of this actually gets painted before the end of the year... I don't know.

3/4 Hob-Orcs

Rank and file done. Just need to paint the command figures & do the bases.

A few people commented on using paint to break up the monotony of single pose regiments. So I've included front and back pics.

Hob-Orcs, First Half

Half of the half-orcs, all rank & file. Next are 4 more troopers plus the command figures.

Hob-Orc Test

Been travelling for work a lot. Made it to the gallery opening I posted about last time and had blast.

But not much mini painting. Half-assed half-Orctober. I wanted try a test despoiling hobgoblin half-orc (hob-orc?) to see how they will look...

...and that's about all I've got for the moment.

Monsters Under the Bed

Managed to swing a work trip to coincide with a gallery opening. I'll have a few creepy, gorey things in this show. Clutter Magazine Gallery, tonight (10/13) in Beacon, NY.

Slow

Super slow progress. Travelling a lot for work. Not much painting. Unfortunate, because I've been looking forward to painting more half-orcs! Especially since it's halfOrctober.

Half-Orctober Eve

With much thanks to Hobgoblin from the LAF, I am now up to 16 of the Hobgoblin Despoilers to be used as half-orcs.

I also stumbled upon an old unreleased model from Knight Terror Games also unreleased game, "Warlocke", who I think may make a decent half-orc hero. I don't remember what he was originally supposed to be.

So that's brings my total unpainted but prepped horc horde to...

Something Old, Something New

I'm not very good at this "not buying new minis" thing. But at least I'm still keeping it to a minimum. And these were both hard to pass up and bargains as well...

I've wanted the Serpentine Dragon since I was a teen. The other is some sort of Kickstarter exclusive mini from a boardgame, and is very fitting for the Meat Hating Robot Pirates.

Horc Solo

In my quest for more half-orcs (”horcs”), I've considered the idea of sculpting some half-orc heads to put on other minis. Over the weekend I realized I had a few heads I had saved from converting the Reaper orcs into Fomorians. So I trimmed one down and put together a a body from Citadel Empire militia bits, and...

...not exactly what I was a after. This will probably be the only one I do with this combination of bits. So you could say that this horc is a solo... Hmmm... Horc Solo...

Not sure where I got the idea to paint him in a white shirt with black pants & vest.

I'm sure I'll still find a use for him. Maybe team him up with a tall, furry companion. Will have to figure that one out. (Owlbear? Werewolf? Or...?)

This latest creation is brought to you by Daemonium. A bit too sweet & sour for me. Not what I like in a Belgian style golden. I'm not oppsed to beer in cans, but a Belgian ale in a can seems odd, too.

Polymorph

I cast polymorph cheap dinosaur toy into skeletal owlbear!

*Poof*

Got a couple of skeletal triceratops toys in a package from Shadespyre a while ago. With a little work I think it turned out OK. The post-surgery beak-like skull, size and stance made me think owlbear.

My first drink in over a monthd due to prolonged illness. Imperial stout brewed with cacao nibs aged in bourbon barrels. Not bad. Only bought a single bottle to give it a try. Also taking it easy (plus it's 9.5 abv.) I'm fimally starting to recover from the plague. My daughter (also mostly recovered as well) and I went to Girl Scout day at the zoo today. Good to finally start getting back to LIFE after a month of being sick & isolated at home and hospital!

Postscript: Had a few beers, got a bit drunk, woke up feeling better than I had in a month. First time I can hear clearly out of both ears in almost as long. Clearly I require booze for a healthy life.