One does not just paint up a Mordor army… it much more torturous than that … so I pulled all my mordor models today and are sorting them so I can paint them all… I had few more than I thought however. In fact enough for 15 bands at least. oh damm that is like 310 minis…
Contemplated selling a heap off.. but then I just can’t do that… so I’m going to pint them up and box them.
So stock take:
Morannon orcs: I have 48 of these. None of them painted. There second last to be painted.
Mordor Orcs: 262
Mostly all are standard but some have been converted and need fixing up.
Mordor Uruks: 3 plus 5 Uruk hai conversions. so 8.
Warg riders: 25 of those. Will paint them last
Trolls: 3 one troll chiftan and one mordor troll in the box to be made and one metal one made but to be painted.
Mordor shaman: 1
So .. how am I going to do it….
12 figure batches this time… I usually do the whole lot in a production line.. not this time… each batch will have the same skin tone.. so I can mix them up later and they will all look some what different.
Mordor ors have all sorts of skin tones… and most importantly your 40k players… these orcs don’t have bright green skin.. ha ha!
I think this is going to be fun.
plenty of posts to follow.
I can’t paint that many figures at a time. Maybe in 15mm where I do try to production line things more but not LOTR or WH scale. Twelve is kinda the maximum I do at a time, otherwise I just get bored with them.
Given the skin tones vary so much it probably won’t matter that you have multiple batches of mixed paint, although I’d probably try to work out a skin method that required as little painting as possible with layering and washing so all you have to remember is the method rather than any complcated mixes. But then if the mix is just a simple 50/50 I guess it doesn’t matter.
Big things like trolls I’d definitely do separately in a batch. Same with other centrepiece models like the shaman which I’d probably do individually.
I figured an easier way.
I’m starting with the ones that are ok as is. I will convert or upgrade or touch them up first. meanwhile the strippers will be in the icecream box soaking in simple green.
Then I have the grey plastics to scratch up and undercoat.
I think it will take maybe … 12 months tops.
Lol 12 months eh. I believe in you Martin.