Gorram's Grand Army Project

I haven’t achieved much in terms of finished models over the last few weeks – I did a test run on a 10mm 3D printed army but the resin breakages were just too annoying to justify the hassle. I fannied about with terrain for Guards of Traitor’s Toll but I’m sick of terrain so haven’t finished it. I’ve got a lot of models built for a couple of projects but haven’t put much paint on anything. Needing to feel the joy of a win, I fell back on the good old Grand Army Project to give me some focus.

Back in January I got a message from Scribbs who kindly sent on some character models to add to the goblin hordes. They are fantastic and painting them up inspired me to jump onto eBay to see what bargains could be added.

A week later this £48 bag arrived. Inside, the goblins were a mix of conditions but all of them salvageable. Thankfully what little paint is on them is thin enough that it doesn’t need stripping. I spent an afternoon scraping mould lines and fixing broken spears and scrounging replacement parts in the bits box. Rather than do everything all at once, I lined up twenty then I followed my own notes and painted them up:

1. Black prime so that a quick paint job that misses any bits won’t be as noticeable 
2. Heavy dry brush, almost an over brush Vallejo Royal Purple
3. Highlight the robes with Alien Purple from the Army Painter Fanatics range then a wash of Druchii Violet
4. Time for skin tones. Like with my Mantic orcs, I wanted two different ones, split roughly 50/50
   1. Base colour AP Fanatics Greenskin, first highlight Greenskin and Fanatic Rainforest mixed in a 1/1 ratio, final highlight pure Rainforest. Wash with Agrax Earthshade 
   2. Base colour Citadel Warboss Green and highlighted with Skarsnik Green. Wash with Agrax Earthshade 
5. Metal details are just Citadel Leadbelcher base coat, wash with Agrax Earthshade 
6. Wood details are Fanatic Onyx Skin base coat, wash with Agrax Earthshade 
7. Ropes are Fanatic Ancient Stone base coat, wash with Agrax Earthshade 
8. Shields have their shield detail in Fanatic Demonic Yellow, the base was left the black from the prime. Wash with Agrax Earthshade.

I’m going to wait before basing them – the next batch is already prepared for painting so I’ll do it once they are at the same stage.

I love these silly little buggers, I really do. They might never get on a table but they have been given a shelf in my glass cabinet. Turns out they are also the perfect project to work on during rally weekends – they are so simple and mindless to paint, I can focus on the tv much more than normally I can if I’m hobbying.