Grotfang the orc warlord

I was supposed to start painting something else than orcs for a change but I had old Grotfang here already basecoated so what can I do?

This model was the general of my first wargaming army in the late 90's so it's the second time I painted him. I do hope there's been some development in my painting! I tried a new skintone on him to get a break from the Goblin Green monotony I've devolved into. This time around I did a base of citadel foundation orkhide shade and built that up to Vallejo Camo Green and I'm pretty happy with it. The shield is not original to the model but I found it in my bits box and thought it gives Grotfang a nice, oldhammery feel.

Some 90's Savage Orcs

And the quest to reduce my mound of unpainted old GW stuff continues! The shaman I've done a few years ago, but now I painted him some company so he won't feel lonely.

It's a mixed weapon unit for the games that allow them to be used as such (Dragon Rampant, for example). I can imagine the savage orcs being skirmishers rather than rank and file, acting as scouts for the army and launching kunnin' ambushes in the woods. I also swapped the basic round shields the melee figures had into something more tribal. I never sculpt anything so doing those shields from green stuff is a roaring success for me :)