I've decided that I will paint up this whole box of Wargames Atlantic 10mm orcs before I resume my other projects. With that being said, I finished 6 bases of swordsmen and 3 command stands. The box set has two types of swordsmen: heavily armored guys without shields and lightly armored guys with shields. I decided I didn't need two types of swordsmen so I just mixed them together and I think that gives a better visual.
Here you can see the 6 bases of swordsmen (above).
Rear angle of the same swordsmen showing off some of the casualty figures WA includes on their sprues. You can also see the Pendraken dice trays I added to the Litko bases. The basing was done with sand. I painted it medium brown craft paint, inked with Army Painter Dark Tone and then dry brushed with Vallejo Cork Brown. The static grass is a mix of several brands and give a nice bright green look.
Here's a picture of the three command stands. WA sprues each contain a 3 man command strip and a 2 man command strip. The 2 man strip has a drummer and you will need to glue his drum to his chest. It's a bit fiddly but it looks good. I added some of the individual orc armored swordsmen as commanders. There are a total of 6 command strips on the box, so some of these will go in my extras bin.
Lastly we have an image of the completed army this far. Three bases of spearmen, 3 bases of heavy axemen, 6 bases of swordsmen, 4 bases of wolf riders and 3 command stands. All that remains to be painted are the archers (about 6 bases worth). Overall, I would say it's heck of a bargain to get an entire army for $45. They include casualties and 40x20mm bases as well. I'm tempted to pick up the Dwarf army to face off against the green skins.




They look great, and you are right, that is amazing value. While I sold off my mass battle fantasy stuff years ago, I'm actually tempted by these.
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin! I was just over at your blog reading those solo quick play AARs of the Dominion series of rules, awesome stuff.
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