Re: [Epic] Green Skin/model questions

From: COOK MATTHEW JOHN <PBS4661_at_...>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 17:15:47 +0100

> I always thought of them as being green because this is a GW game and they
> say outright that all Orks are green.

Orks yes Orcs no, rember Black Orcs in Blood Bowl for instance. They
are your minatures in the end paint them however you like. There's
plenty of reasons Im sure you can come up with background for
different colours its just Green is probably most commonly done. Ie
radiation, extreme weather, lack of food meaning must eat other
things, mutations by warp travel etc.

> If you are worried about mixing a
> consistent green for the Orks, don't be. That would give you variation
> within a theme (kind of like humans have) and would look more cohesive.
>
> Max
>
> "Run, humans! Run for your sweaty lives! Run till you hearts burst and
> your lungs collapse! You cannot run away from ME! Everything that is,
> IS MINE!" --the dread Dormammu, Doctor Strange #9
>
My Orks are a bit to bright probably. I use goblin green for bases
and terrain but then use putrid green for Ork skin.
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