Blackorctober (Part 4)

 Trick or treat? Definitely a treat as I got this unit finished on the last day of the month. I will briefly go over some of the final steps. 

All finished and just in time.

Alright, so last week I got the unit champion finished, and now to get the rest of these brutes to that point.  Most of the steps I used on that champion are the steps I used here but with a few exceptions. 

Cleaned up base coats with Agrax Earthshade added to armor recesses.

I imagined that the Champion would have gear that was in better shape than his crew, so their stuff is bit more gnarly and oxidized. 

Mid-coats

This was mostly done using Cryptek Armourshade Gloss on most the exposed metals and on the weapons. Their stuff isn't as rusty as the gear that my regular orcs utilize, but it's not exactly "off the shelf" either. 

Highlights. 

I swear I spent more time touching up and seeking out missed details on these guys that I did the main paint job (admittedly, I could've been a bit less sloppy, but, hey, they're orcs!). These old metal miniatures are surprisingly detailed. But, I appreciate them even more now because of it. 

After the tufts were stuck onto their bases, I pretty much decided that they were done. The last thing that needs to happen is that I need to seal them with a varnish. These guys are metal and a bit heavy and I suspected they'll chip easily if I don't take that precaution. It's not lost on me that I painted on so many chips to their armor that real chips and dings might not be so obvious at first. 

But that's a wrap, and another Orctober is about to be behind us. But these guys are hopefully just getting started as I am eager to get them onto a table and into a battle as soon as possible.