New Project: 6 Orcs to Assemble, Base and Paint

Sir Tyler Underfoot. Click to Enlarge.

Finally, an update!

It’s been a few days since my last blog update. Happy Thanksgiving, hope your black Friday was safe whether you shopped, worked or stayed home.

I’ve got quite a lot of pictures for you today, from my new WIP, the 6 miniature pig faced orcs from my previous posts about the “Bag of Orcs.”

Our faithful guardian Tyler Underfoot says hello!

Sir Tyler Underfoot. Click to Enlarge.
Sir Tyler Underfoot. Click to Enlarge.

My desk is not “cluttered” with my stuff all “left out”. It is an “object rich work area” with tools and materials “close at hand”. But I cleaned it up a bit anyway…

Object rich work area. Click to Enlarge.
Object rich work area. Click to Enlarge.




Milliput used to repair a miniature. Click to Enlarge.
Milliput used to repair a miniature. Click to Enlarge.

Before I get into the orcs, here are a couple of pics showing the awesomeness of Milliput putty. This miniature’s metal stall was severely bent when I bought him. I straightened it as gently as I could but it still eventually broke off. I had been trying super glue, but could not get it to stick permanently. After cleaning off the glue, setting it up with a dab of Milliput epoxy, letting it cure over night and it’s solid. I don’t want to test it, but I can handle the mini without worrying about it because the epoxy putty is rock hard and has a solid bond.

 

Milliput used to repair a miniature. Click to Enlarge.
Milliput used to repair a miniature. Click to Enlarge.

 

The Orcs await their fate. Click to Enlarge.
The Orcs await their fate. Click to Enlarge.

 

Orc's head stump, painted. Click to Enlarge.
Orc’s head stump, painted. Click to Enlarge.

 

Orc's head stump, ground down. Click to Enlarge.
Orc’s head stump, ground down. Click to Enlarge.

After having primed the miniatures, I trimmed the parts off their sprues, trimmed up the sprue edges and scraped off the paint from the parts I need to glue with an Xacto blade. I then sanded the stumps I’m gluing with a fine grit sandpaper to clean off the primer and give the metal a good porous surface for the Milliput to bond to.

 

Orc's head stump, painted. Click to Enlarge.
Orc’s head stump, painted. Click to Enlarge.

 

Orc's neck stump cleaned up. Click to Enlarge.
Orc’s neck stump cleaned up. Click to Enlarge.

 

Orc's shield, just primed. Click to Enlarge.
Orc’s shield, just primed. Click to Enlarge.

 

Orc's shield, just primed. Click to Enlarge.
Orc’s shield, just primed. Click to Enlarge.

 

Slotty base makes the mini wobble. Click to Enlarge.
Slotty base makes the mini wobble. Click to Enlarge.

 

The mini base extends beneath the base. Click to Enlarge.
The mini base extends beneath the base. Click to Enlarge.

 

Score with wire cutters. Click to Enlarge.
Score with wire cutters. Click to Enlarge.

 

Two cuts in one direction. Click to Enlarge.
Two cuts in one direction. Click to Enlarge.

 

Turn it over and repeat. Click to enlarge.
Turn it over and repeat. Click to enlarge.

 

Miniature base is now half its former self. Click to Enlarge.
Miniature base is now half its former self. Click to Enlarge.

 

Trimmed orc miniature now fits his base. Click to Enlarge.
Trimmed orc miniature now fits his base. Click to Enlarge.

 

Trimmed orc miniature now fits his base. Click to Enlarge.
Trimmed orc miniature now fits his base. Click to Enlarge.

 

The whole Bag O' Orcs gang, ready to paint. Click to Enlarge.
The whole Bag O’ Orcs gang, ready to paint. Click to Enlarge.

 

Milliput hobby putty, for assembling metal minis. Click to Enlarge.
Milliput hobby putty, for assembling metal minis. Click to Enlarge.