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WIP: HotT Orcs & Goblins

This is my very first Hordes of the Things army -- 20mm plastic Orcs and Goblins! The army composition is:
  • Behemoth @4    x1    4AP
  • Riders @2          x2    4AP
  • Shooters @2      x2    4AP
  • Warband @2      x4    8AP
  • Hordes @1         x4    4AP
                                 Total= 24AP

The Goblin Hordes are converted Caesar Miniatures Goblins


The Orc warbands are a mix from sets 1 and 2 of Orion's 1/72 Dark Alliance Orcs


The orcish bowmen are again from Orion's Dark Alliance Orcs set 2


The wolves are converted from Mageknight and the riders are from Orion's Dark Alliance Orcs


I still need a figure for my Behemoth "Troll" element but I'm sorely lacking a suitable figure. Here are my options:

The first is a Mageknight figure named "Ironclad", a 28mm orc. The middle figure is a largish zombie, again from Mageknight Metals and the last is a "troll" from Caesar Miniatures. The first two figures look smallish on the 60mm x 80mm base for behemoths -- not too "behemoth"y -- and the third just looks too goblinoid for my taste. I think I'll need to source out a more compatible figure for my troll behemoth.


These fellas will be painted this weekend and I'm hoping to have the troll figure already by then.  They've all been primed -- save for the troll-- and temporarily based using white glue/bluetac.

More to come soon.

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  1. AnonymousAugust 4, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    The advantage of HoTTs is that your Behemoth doesn't necessarily have to be a monster. It could be the one regiment of Orcs that is disciplined, organized and well equipped. Nigh unstoppable, but a great target for Artillery, Magic or a Dragon dropping in amongst them.

    Lateral thinking is encouraged in HoTTs army design.

    Maybe steal the shields from a box of romans to give them that uniform look. Or paint the romans to look like orcs.

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  2. adeptgamerAugust 4, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    Better yet make your behemoth something the Orcs have enslaved to their purpose. Maybe a hydra or other big monster with a slaver on the base driving it on!

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  3. cooey2phAugust 13, 2010 at 9:14 AM

    I've been mulling over some likely candidates for the beh stand and the handler controlled beastie sounds good!

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  4. Greek_GeekAugust 18, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    How about the mounts for the orcs in Mageknight (the ones that looked like dinos with spiked tails)? They would even look good with a handler on their base.

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  5. cooey2phOctober 18, 2010 at 4:33 AM

    Thanks for the idea! I got these and will be using them for a different army:)

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