Along with my Ork Trukk from Kromlech I also got the Afrika Korp troops. Plus some extra bodies and arms to go with all the extra heads I have in the bits box from other stuff.
I was going to make this a totally separate project but since I already had my trukk crew to paint I went ahead and did the whole unit.
Somewhere I read an article or saw a YouTube video by someone showing off their Kromlech minis. They mentioned how large the heads were and that made it difficult to paint the figures once they were fully assembled. I started looking at how these would go together and yes there would be some difficult parts to reach once fully assembled.
Then assembled the bodies and arms and bases separately.
For basing I have a bag of coarse coffee grounds that I used for a rocky kind of terrain. It's already been used to brew the coffee so there is not really any waste going on. 😁
There's a bit of headhunter totem effect going on here.
I have my own ork flesh recipe that's a bit of olive and earth brown. It keeps most of the army consistent with still a bit of variation here and there.
I really like these Kromlech minis. The heads especially have a LOT of character. They are much bigger and definitely a different style than the Games Workshop 40k minis.
I bought some Panzer Aces Afrika Korps uniform paint specially for these guys. It's a pretty cool tan/khaki color I'm sure I will find a use for in other things as well. Once I got it on, I then noticed how close it is to my ork flesh recipe.
And now the finished product:
The Unit Leader
Heavy weapons
I like this guy the best. He's definitely crazy. Just look at the one eye.
I'll say it again. All of these heads have a LOT of character.
And finally, the whole unit:
Leave some comments if you like.
Until next time.....
here's a preview:
