Month: May 2026

Miniatures, skirmish games

Warcrow: Battle Scarred Orcs

I have been slowly, oh-so-slowly building out and painting my Warcrow collection. Luckily, some of the earlier issues I had with Corvus Belli using Siocast to manufacture the minis have been resolved, as it appears they are using Unicool for the majority of the new minis I have seen.

Still, the Siocast is out there, and I have been working my way through my Orc units to get them out of the way before I reward myself with the Unicool sets! Even with Siocast, these early minis are really incredible, they just take some extra care and cleanup to help them shine.

This is the first unit I have finished for Warcrow, so I’m giving myself a pat on the back and a cookie. Yay, me! Now, to paint the rest of my Northern Tribes army. Which is cool, because that means I get to paint Ice Elves!

The Battle Scarred Orcs are warriors who have a place of honor in Orc culture due to the number of scars they’ve earned, but they’re still young enough that they haven’t become Revenants.

I started with a purple and blue undercoat, then layered up with the greens and bone colors. I really do need to play this game sooner than later, the mechanics seem like a lot of fun!

Miniatures, skirmish games

Zombies! Aaaaah!

My editor window is showing that somehow a Comic Sans derivative is being used in my carefully curated layout, which is probably karmic punishment for falling off the planet for two months. Hopefully, that’s just a bug, because I know how people feel about Comic Sans.

I’ve been working on some chaff to fill out some encounters for Five Leagues from the Borderlands, which has become my preferred way to game lately. I have energy issues due to the organ disease, so sometimes the only way I’m getting any games in is on my own. Besides, I’m pretty good company for me. It’s not a bad thing!

Say what you will about Games Workshop, they make a nice zombie. Perhaps a little overdetailed, but they ooze character. The plan is to hit these guys with a blue underspray, red overspray, then highlight everything with a lemon yellow drybrush pass. This helps me see the details a little better, and is far more forgiving for my painting style!

Then it’s just a matter of picking out some areas that I want to add color to. With these two, I went a little more overboard than I planned, but I’m hoping to dial it back a little and let the undercoats do some of the heavy lifting for me!

Next week I’ll be sharing some Marvel work as I move that collection out!