After having featured the rather excellent kit-bash Orlock Heavy by James Ewing in my recent post on gamer-made Necromunda proxys, I was too eager to post the article before the shots of the finished miniature that James had kindly promised to send me arrived, and so I've decided to take the time to post them in a short piece all of their own.
I think James and the miniature alike deserve this, as it's hands down the best original creation for the new edition of Necromunda that I've seen yet.
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| Note the detail of the sculpting on the chest, shins and the arms - plus the faithful recreation of the House Orlock crest. |
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| A better view of the house crest on the vambrace, as well as some of the smaller pieces used to add to the look. |
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| View of the right-hand side of the miniature, showing the skull on the vambrace and more of the greenstuff vest. |
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| Rear view of magazine backpack and ammo belt. |
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| A more dynamic rear view, showing the magazine backpack and ammo belt alongside the greenstuff sculpting. |
James informs me that the original body is that of a Goliath ganger from the new boxed edition of the game, the head from a Frostgrave barbarian and the minigun is courtesy of
Zinge Industries, for the benefit of those wanting to follow in his footsteps.
It's amazing that something this nice has appeared even before the new Orlock gangers have officially been released, and I'm hoping that James's painting skills are a match for his sculpting talents* when he gets round to letting people see what it looks like completed.
(* Of course they are! - Check out his very professional work at the shiny
Ewing Workshop website.)
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