Do you think these Hasselfree orcs will fit in well with the GW ones?

I think they go very well with these.
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniature ... ternatives
I still use them along with Mithril, RAFM, Blacktree Old Glory ,Grenadier,Iron Wind ect.
If I like it I use it.I think I will dig out some of the old pig faced ones too.
I even have a lot of these

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I'm happy to put up some photo's, but don't expect to be too impressed. I did them back in the day (Margaret Thatcher was PM), so the Airfix figure is mainly an armature for sculpting with Plasticine, fine mail done with tissue paper etc. I like having them in the Orc mass because they pad out the numbers, and they feel a little special to me when my boy uses them.


'Airfix' orcs with Southron for scale.


Field catapult; the two smaller orcs are Airfix.


A bunch of Morgul orcs. I tend to put all the really ugly ones in my Morgul army, the prettier ones go into the army of the Eye.


The Wargames Factory orcs, with Boromir for scale. Note that I cut out a bit from the waist of the two outer ones, otherwise they would have been too tall for my liking. The one with his arms in the air is as tall as I will have them.

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Way back then the commercially available orcs were not much better. I think I know were mine are stored I will dig some out to show.

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Now that I've had a good look at my Wargames Factory Orcs I've decided that they would be a better alternative Mordor Uruk Hai due to the height and helmets. I will still have to give them some proper clothes though but that won't be a problem.

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!970's orcs were little more than lumps of metal although I think I will clean up and repaint some of the old Archive figures.


Wargames Factory head on WF Zulu body

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I'm not a huge fan of the late 70's Orcs. I do like some of the early Ral Partha's but alas I don't have any of them anymore.

@Angularity thanks for the photos.

I have some that might make an appearance in WOTR but I have way too much to finish first.

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hm u guys seem to know alot about where to find orcs
I really liked these guys from the hobbit animation
http://lotr.ugo.com/images/animation//h ... bit_33.jpg
Got an idea if there ever were figures produced of this animation? Caus i am really fond of it.

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goblin: "people associate me with boogers because i am green"

me too

Heritage Models made some models. I have a very few.The looked a bit like some of the animation from the later LOR animation. I don't remember any that looked like the still from the Hobbit. May be some one else can remember.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope/sol/herita ... s/3000.jpg
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope/sol/heritage/lotr.html

Grenadier used the animation from the movies on the box art. The figures did not look like the movies.GW had the license next .
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope/sol/grenad ... 05-box.jpg
7501 Fellowship of the Ring
7502 Sauron's Dark Ones
7503 Shelob's Lair
7504 Hillmen of Trollshaws
7505 Isengard (box)


If you have not seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPkqjc23 ... re=related

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Ty old man willow - i didn't like that disney-like animation to much tough. I prefer those guys from the youtube link. Hmm reminds me that i still need to get that comic from the hobbit.

http://www.tolkienwinkel.nl/contents/me ... _strip.jpg

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goblin: "people associate me with boogers because i am green"

@ garmenhord: Sorry I've searched but as fare as I know no one has ever made a miniature like those orcs.

I've begun converting plastic Mordor orcs. You can view my efforts here:
http://www.one-ring.co.uk/viewtopic.php ... 53#p231953

Rob