Last night I sat down and painted my first miniature of
the new year, start to finish. I decided to go with an orc because it is also
the first miniature I have tried to paint since the cast came off my wrist, and
I figure orcs have more ‘margin for error’ than most miniatures. That is, since
they are supposed to look scruffy and grimy, a bit of wayward paint here and
there wouldn’t be a big deal. 
Well, the wrist proved no great handicap, and I was
thoroughly pleased with the results. I think this specific orc is actually part
of an artillery crew, but his pose, and his overall seriousness, make him look
like a captain to me. I’m sure he’ll be leading a detachment of orcs in one of
my games soon enough.
One of the elements I really liked about The Lord of the Rings films was the great variety that Peter Jackson used for the orcs. All of the different body types, skin tones, and facial appearances made the orcs much more visually interesting (especially compared to their beefy younger brothers, the Uruk-hai, who were a bit dull in their uniformity).
I haven’t actually been able to spray him with sealer
yet, because of the wind and rain. A typical day in England over the last two
weeks.
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