Monday, June 16, 2025

New orc artillery for HotT

The expansion of the Orc army for Hordes of the Things (and may be DBF) has almost reached its conclusion. Off the painting desk this week are the last few warband, and this 'artillery' piece. I suspect I've been influenced by the GW 'orc law' thing, but I based this piece on the concept that things are so stupid they have to work, the idea of the plausible impossible. 

The 'projectile' is an very angry 'p***sed off' gorilla with spears sticking tied to his back with a large hank of rope. He is 'enraged' by a bang on the bonce at the very same moment he is launched at the enemy. 

He is launched at the enemy using the transmission of force via a giant 'lever', a plank set across a log. The orc atop the tower jumps and lands on the opposite end of the plank, hurtling the now angry gorilla into the enemy ranks. Feel free to spot the flawed physics in the construction.. such is orc orthodoxy.

The weapon is fraught, as the timing of the 'hitter' and the jumper' must be impeccable. If the 'hitter' hits too soon the orcs are left with a very angry gorilla climbing down from the plank to attack their own ranks. Too late and a humble perplexed gorilla is sent hurtling into the enemy ranks. There may be some sort of 'special wargames rule' right there, but .. I dislike such army specific rules... so, I won't bother.

Anyway, here it is. The orcs are Caesar 20mm figures. The tower is scratch built from balsa wood, deliberately crooked, rustic, inept looking (reflecting my own normal modelling skills).





4 comments:

  1. So, is that a kit you assembled and painted or was it a scratch-build? Regardless of how "Wile E Coyote" it is, it looks just fine.

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    1. Thank you. The orc figures are Caesar, the gorilla is some random figure that has sat in my box since the 70's - no idea of its origin. The rest is scratch built.
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  2. Fantastic work Robin! Just the sort of weapon to spread fear across the battlefield....for both sides!

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    1. Thanks Ben .. fear on both sides, most definitely yes LOL

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