Sunday, September 19, 2021

Ork Afrika Korp

 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. 

So using some white glue I started putting heads on sticks.









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.
There's still enough differentiation to see a difference. The skin tone is a bit more green. It worked out well.

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:



Well, thanks for stopping by again.
Leave some comments if you like.
Until next time.....
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