Dahn was finished this evening. He has, in the past lost the barrel of his rifle. I added another from a GW plastic empire sprue.

He is an elderly Orc from the hills of Albion. There is probably no better shot in the whole army. He has been known to drop enemy troops at miraculous ranges or through the tiniest gaps. He knows how to get the best out of his Bakur rifle. Keeping everything covered in best brown paper when not in use.

Although his accuracy and skill is beyond compare he will often be heard uttering the phrase ‘can’t see the face, can’t kill the elf’ although not as fast as his comrades he more than makes up for it in his shooting abilities.

Tomorrow evening another member of the rifles (or as they are more correctly named ‘The 105th Loyal Sharpshooters’) will get finished off. Not sure which one yet, but I have four to choose from.

First of the Chosen Orcs finished. Instead of doing a bit on them all I have decided to do one at a time.

I decided to do Bok Arris first as he was the furthest behind of the six rifleorcs.

Arris is an unusual Orc from the ranks in that he can read and write as well as speak several languages including Elvish.

He is a firm believer in Democracy, something that makes him troublesome for most officers.

Tomorrow I will choose another hero at random….

https://youtu.be/WOeYPpOblAw

As I decided to listen to this then in respect for John Tams (who played Hagman in Sharpe) tomorrow I think I will have to do Private Hagsmun, an old poacher from the hills of Albion. The ‘best shot’ in the army.

As you might guess…. Not men at all, but elite Orcs of the 105th rifles…

Did a bit of tidying up but as I was so cold I called it an early night.

This set was my first ever Flintloque figures, I picked them up at a convention, York I think. I took them home and got them painted pretty quickly and really liked them… a few more purchases and then no one else was interested. I hung onto them for an age, but then the vast majority went the journey in a bring and buy.

Scroll forwards a lot of years and look what is back on my table. I think I have beaten my original levels of miniatures… back then there wasn’t the range that there is now.

So anyway above we have…

Captain Reckhardt Sharke

Sergeant Padrig Harpy

Private Hagsmun

Private Arris

Private Tunge

Young Private Purkinnz

In the set came nine Ferach… (French Elves). Some of them below, they were finished a year ago!

My good mate Wiggy got me back into these. I have three of these boxed sets, I bought one, he bought me one for Christmas and then I got a pile of stuff off eBay and that had a box in too.

I can use any amount of Ferach but the heroes of the 105th can’t really be used more than once.

Hopefully tomorrow night I will be warmer than tonight (the joys of living in an ancient house) and I will get a pile more done on the orcs.