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Will you be repainting the new D3 orcs?
Perhaps I'm OCD (and who isn't on this website???), but calling some non-blue monkeys "orcs" in D3 bothers me. No consistency. I'm thinking of repainting their exposed skin blue, but I'm afeared that it would look stupid. Is anyone else going to do this? If so, please post pictures so those of us who aren't particularly good/experienced at painting can be inspired by the potential coolness of the completed units.
And since you have read this far, here's another quick question - if I use paint thinner (Testors brand, purchased at Michaels from their model paints section) on a figure I painted with acrylic paint, will it take off everything down to the plastic or will the original coat of paint remain? Oh and before you go - what do you guys use to seal the paint after you are done? I found some stuff called "Dullcoat" (again, at Michaels) that you spray on. Will that work or do you recommend something else? Thanks! Good trades with SirGalahad, Nano*22, delphic, Talyn, Tartandoc, langfordrocks. |
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Re: Will you be repainting the new D3 orcs?
Nope, they are just a different race of Orc in my eyes; just like there is many different races of Human Beings.
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I'm not bothered by the fact that they don't look like the Grut Orcs, but by the fact that they don't resemble one another in any significant way. One's in full armor, one's in chain mail, one's in leather armor. They don't even look alike in the face. Heck, one looks like a werewolf. I've thought about trying to touch them up a bit, but I wonder if that will only emphasize the fact that they don't look at all like a cohesive squad. I like this wave overall, but I don't love the orcs.
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Re: Will you be repainting the new D3 orcs?
I have a huge problem with the Orcs not the skin (cause thats racist...) ,but the hair, Orcs in heroscape dont have hair!
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Re: Will you be repainting the new D3 orcs?
No, that's not racist.
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I still hate the hair! |
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I've had this thought all along. And it doesn't really bother me that they have different looks. Remember the Orcs in the LotR? They didn't have uniform codes. |
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Re: Will you be repainting the new D3 orcs?
I think that's part of these orcs. They're supposed to look like a ragtag bunch of wild beasts. If they all looked alike then they would appear more organized and concise than they are. It's all a part of the theme.
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Re: Will you be repainting the new D3 orcs?
Oh course I am. It's silly not to have blue orcs. I mean, you repainted the errors they made with Agent Carr and one of those Krav Maga right?
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I have had my Orcs painted green for about 6 years now.
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Re: Will you be repainting the new D3 orcs?
I solved the problem in another way. I didn't buy figures that I didn't like the look of. I didn't buy the D3 Orcs, Moltenclaw, Evar, Ice Troll, Ogre Pulverizer, Death Knights... and especially the Mezzodemons. While I admit that I am a grown man who plays games with little plastic figures, I would be embarassed to play the lobster men.
I did buy the HSB's, who look great. Siege is a good sculpt. Eltahale is OK as well. |
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