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Thursday, June 25, 2020

Glyn's Orc Waaagghhh - Hey Stoopid!! (390pts)

It seemed appropriate that my title this month referenced a great rock track! 😆 I have had so much fun painting these guys.... and it was a welcome break from green!!

 Everyone knows that a trolls most 'endearing' trait is that of stupity! This being the case, I had to come up with suitable names. As most of the painting was done to the accompaniment of the classic 'Magnificent Seven', I toyed with using 6 of the names of the 7 (trolls are stupid and can't count) but these trolls are not good guys, so I dropped that plan.

 I considered the firemen of Trumpton (Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble & Grubb) but whilst the number was correct, the Stoopid level wasn't high enough.

 But then...... Eureka..... I remembered that we live in unprecedented times and, against this backdrop, especially if you are English (I'm not!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿), they don't come much stoopider than the UK government.

 Therefore, and hereinafter any resemblence to persons living or brain dead is purely coincidental, I give you.......
Boris, Rarb, Go!ve, Wonky Eyes Cummings, Handonkok and Pritti (Vacant)!






So, 6 stone trolls weighing in at 390 points takes my army past the magic 1000 points, for a total of 1294 points. I'll save the recap and reflection for next month and leave you with a rank by rank and group shot. 


See you next time, and remember........ when you're stuck between a rock and a hard place..... talk nice..... the rock might be Stoopid enough to move! 😂
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16 comments:

  1. LissanneJune 25, 2020 at 10:26 AM

    Gorgeous trolls! And funny names, even though I'm in the States and they fly over my head (but Pritti vacant, LOL!)

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  2. karakvarnJune 25, 2020 at 10:29 AM

    Thanks Lissanne 😀 I must admit that is a favourite of mine 😆

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  3. epicsatsumaJune 25, 2020 at 5:11 PM

    Yellow eyes is a big win! Congrats, they look great!

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    1. karakvarnJune 25, 2020 at 5:17 PM

      Thanks man. I just felt something was needed to make the face 'pop'! 😀

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  4. goblinpaladinJune 26, 2020 at 2:18 AM

    Oh man the eyeballs on those trolls are my favourites.

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    1. KarakvarnJune 26, 2020 at 7:50 AM

      Thanks man, I toyed between red and yellow. I'm glad i went with the yellow :-) and the responses suggest I was right :-D Glad you like them

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  5. StuntCatJune 26, 2020 at 6:58 AM

    Lovely paint jobs and bonus Oldhammer points for Satirical names :)

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    1. KarakvarnJune 26, 2020 at 7:52 AM

      Thanks mate :-) I think its a big part of the hobby, coming with with silly, dubious names. The fact its topical couldn't be better......always rely on Boris and Co. for an inspiration on the satire front :-D

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  6. Jeff McJune 26, 2020 at 7:44 AM

    Lovely trolls, you really brought the faces to life!

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    1. KarakvarnJune 26, 2020 at 7:54 AM

      Thank you, thank means a lot. I had initially just painted the open eye, thinking the other was squinting, but i'm glad i (tried) to do the other also as i think it does give the face more life. Really appreciate that comment :-)

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  7. SybouJune 30, 2020 at 4:37 PM

    Careful with their test, I hope they have a good leader around them. Really nice painting on these classic guys.

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  8. KarakvarnJuly 1, 2020 at 9:36 AM

    Thanks my friend, much appreciated. :-) I think in game play, it would be my intent to attach Gunky Bungole to them :-) should produce a pretty punchy unit unlikely to suffer too much stupidity.

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  9. ZeroTwentythreeJuly 3, 2020 at 11:50 PM

    Great looking unit of trolls. The colors, painting, and bases all work perfectly together.

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  10. karakvarnJuly 4, 2020 at 6:21 AM

    Thanks my friend. Really glad you like them 😀

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  11. Andrea LuchettiJuly 5, 2020 at 6:39 AM

    Wonderful! So neat! Excellent work

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  12. karakvarnJuly 5, 2020 at 1:00 PM

    Thank you my friend. Given the neat crispness of your painting, that's some compliment 😃👍 grazie mille!

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