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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Here are some progress photos and thoughts on the painting process for my latest orc. Check the alt text! As I know some will ask, I did film most of the process and I will edit it at some point. Cheers! #orks #armageddon #warhammer40k #warhammertheoldworld #mordheim #orcs #orcsandgoblins

1. This is just primer, rougly applied. It approximates my shadow colors. The light is set above and to the front and I use that for lighting reference.
2. Very roughly blocking out the main light and shadow areas.
3. A bit more work on the skin. Nothing is done except for the eyes which I like to finish first because it's very messy for the area around them. At this point I realized that I don't want to paint the metal tips on the boots so I decided to shave them off. Really wish I had done that before painting.
4. I've done more work all around but nothing is really complete. At this point, I find it easier to take this photo and edit it on my computer to quickly try out the next steps. This is great for me because I can try many things in a relatively short amout of time.
5. Almost done. I ended up switching the light direction on the axe blade and kept it darker as the front side is angled slightly downwards.
6. Done and varnished. The light on the leg is weaker because of the matte finish. I intentionally wanted to suggest a matte surface for the fabrics, but now I'm thinking it would have looked better with a highlight.

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

These models were released 26 years apart, but I feel like they are similar enough that they can still hang together and not look too strange. More thoughts in the alt text. #orks #armageddon #warhammer40k #warhammertheoldworld #mordheim #orcs #orcsandgoblins #warhammercommunity #warhammer

2000 is definitely not when I painted the old orc. I was starting high school that year and while I had seen Warhammer a year before in a visit to France, it hadn't made its way to Romania yet. I was also feeling pretty mature about myself and not interested in toys at all.

Here are a few thoughts on new vs old:

Obviously, the tooling is much better now. The moldline and undercuts are much subtler on the modern sculpts. The new one had many more details which I just removed. I enlarged the eyes on the old one so I could paint them easier.

Body type: I do prefer the gorilla anatomy of the old model, with its longer arms and shorter feet. They are mushroom creatures so it feels correct when they have stranger anatomy.

Heads: I might prefer the new heads. Orcs released in the last few years have looked really vicious and feral, but these new ones are a bit goofy again, which is a big plus for me and the first thing that made me interested in them.

Hands: The hands are just a bit smaller to the point they are almost interchangeable, depending on your OCD.

Weapons: I like that they've made the weapons smaller. I think it makes the orcs seem larger in comparison.

My ideal old world orc for when GW does them?
Go back to the gorilla anatomy, but most importantly make the faces goofy!

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here is the first converted 40K Armageddon boy, now painted. Half way through painting I decided to shave off the metal things on the shoes as they still looked too high tech. Painting wise I am pretty happy except for the shield. I think the stretch lines don't really work. #warhammer #mordheim

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Here's the complete unit! All of them are converted from the new 40K Armageddon set. I had to shift them around a bit but now they mostly rank up in any order. I gave the champion a rock to stand on as he looks a bit short otherwise. #orks #armageddon #warhammer40k #warhammertheoldworld #mordheim

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Here is the champion! I was planning to make him a musician holding a blowing horn, but changed my mind last minute as I thought the helmet I sculpted was more fitting for a champ. The severed heads are from the old stormvermin kit. #orks #armageddon #warhammer40k #warhammertheoldworld #mordheim

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Here's no. 4! I was going to put a shield in the left hand, but the pose looked a bit awkward, so I decided a two-handed weapon worked better. Sculpting hands is challenging, but I welcome it. #orks #armageddon #warhammer40k #warhammertheoldworld #mordheim

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Here's how the first 3 rank up. With a bit of strategic repositioning I was able to get them to work in any combination. Since my last update, I thickened the banner pole in hopes of making the hand seem smaller. #orks #armageddon #warhammer40k #warhammertheoldworld #mordheim

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Here is no. 2! He's using a looted ogre gut plate as a shield. I sculpted the sword out of plasticard. I left the straps in place, but I sculpted a continuation of the shirt underneath them. #orks #armageddon #warhammer40k #warhammertheoldworld #mordheim #warhammercommunity

Here is no. 2! He's using a looted ogre gut plate as a shield. I sculpted a wider rim on it because it was pretty small.

I sculpted the sword out of plasticard, which was my first time doing it. I loved how quickly I could get to the rough shape I wanted, but it's pretty hard to see details on white so I hope I can find colored ones.

I left the straps in place, but I sculpted a continuation of the shirt underneath them.

As I am sure to get questions again, none of what I'm doing is meant to be time efficient. I am practicing sculpting and making a few orcs as I would like to paint them. Like the previous one, I also removed stuff that wasn't necessarily sci-fi: the plates on the strap, the spikes on the shoes, the gloves, even the ammo pouch could have stayed.

I think the gun made the composition more interesting, creating a nice triangle between the gun tip, the grenade head and the strap on the shoulder. Maybe I can improve mine with painting.

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I loved these Armageddon Orkz at first sight so I decided to get a few and convert them. I began by shaving off anything that looked futuristic. Then I realized there were also other things that could fit fantasy, but I didn't want to paint. #orkz #armageddon #warhammer40k #warhammertheoldworld

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Finally finished! I wasn't able to get everything done for the Olden Demon competition. The halberd head was especially dull, but some other details were missing too. #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #mordheim #ageofsigmar #warhammerfantasy #warhammercommunity #empireofman

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Here is my submission to Olden Demon 2026. I was hoping to spend more time on it but life got in the way and I had to rush to get it finished last minute. #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #mordheim #ageofsigmar #oldendemon

I would especially like to improve the halberd head, I think the flat side is the worst part. The feather needs some work too. I think the armor is pretty good though I might need to lighten up the green reflections on it quite a bit as they are too subtle.

I am very happy with what I was able to do with the face. I don't usually paint humans and this sculpt is quite soft. I was going to add the red stripes on back of the pant leg, but ran out of time. The light side of the stones should be much higher in value, but I painted the base in about 5 minutes.

A big surprise to me is that I don't hate the green base rim. I still might paint it black eventually as I will want this guy to fit my old world collection.

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Almost there for Olden Demon. Still have to base it and do some cleanup. I'm not too happy about the halberd head so I might change that if I can get a better idea. #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #mordheim #ageofsigmar #warhammerfantasy #warhammercommunity #theempire

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Here's a clip from my "Road to Olden Demon" video where I show how you can test out color schemes digitally. The full video is on my channel. #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #mordheim #ageofsigmar #warhammerfantasy #warhammercommunity #theempire #empireofman #warhammer

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Here's a clip from my "Road to Olden Demon" video where I go through my options for an Empire model. The full video is on my channel. #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #mordheim #ageofsigmar #warhammerfantasy #warhammercommunity #theempire #empireofman #warhammer

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I made a video about preparing for Olden Demon, picking an oldhammer model, figuring out a color scheme and painting a test model. At the end, there's a tutorial about doing digital mockups for different color schemes youtu.be/r-L-2mDy49g #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Here's a test model for the Empire. I'm painting an Empire model for the Olden Demon comp and wanted to get my scheme right. The second image shows how I like to develop my color mixes from dark to light on paper. #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #mordheim #ageofsigmar

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Here's some more sculpting practice on zombies. The head actually comes from the same 1999 (?) multi-part zombie kit as the rest of the parts, but it's very different in scale and more in line with other kits at the time #vampirecounts #mordheim #warhammertheoldworld #ageofsigmar #paintingwarhammer

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

On my train ride back home, trying to figure out an empire color scheme. It might be a lot but I think I like it this way. What province could this be? I've looked through the Uniforms and Heraldry book and there's nothing similar. Painted this over a model by paintbrush_and_pike (on IG) #warhammer

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Victory! I've taken long breaks between painting them as I don't enjoy working on the same model over and over and during that time, my color scheme has drifted. Over the past week, I've taken the time to unify the color scheme so now I can call them done! #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I got 2 awards in the Squidmar Open! This feels incredible! I'm not sure which I'm more proud of: one is gold, but the silver is my most ambitious project. I sculpted the model myself and spent a lot of effort on the backdrop. #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity #orcsandgoblins

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Been painting gobbos for a while, but this is the first one I've built out of this multipart kit. Second image has minor corrections and matte varnish. #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity #mordheim #orcsandgoblins #nightgoblins

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Another pair of goblins rebased! I repainted the faces to bring them up to date with my latest. The eyes were really hard on the right one, they're really tiny! Also adjusted the robes to my latest scheme. #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity #mordheim

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I've started rebasing some of my old goblins that were on rounds and used the occasion to upgrade the paintjob a bit. There is a certain appeal to those dead eyes from 2023, but I like the new one much more. #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity #mordheim

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Another one down! This is the last of this exact sculpt I own, and as much as I love it, I'm probably never painting one again. #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity #mordheim

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Here's me painting a goblin! I had to edit this down from 4+ hrs, so I cut out a lot. By the time the video starts, I had brush-primed it and added some wash (agrax) in the darkest places. #orcsandgoblins #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity #mordheim

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

It's the Mordheim Clocktower again! I lost a lot of detail in the printed backdrop (2nd image) as it had to be 4cm wide, so this is the digital background. #orcsandgoblins #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity #mordheim

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

The #Mordheim Clock Tower! This is my entry for the Critter Challenge and Squidmar Open. Background is digitally painted in Krita and printed on cardboard. I used some of my unfinished Mordheim buildings as reference. The model is my sculpt from last year. #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Haven't painted any models this month as I'm working on a landscape painting but I'm very proud of this one from last year. #warhammer #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity #warhammertheoldworld

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I am a very slow painter. I've always wished I could improve my timing but I've always focused on quality primarily. Recently I've been impressed by how much Roman Lappat can paint in a short time and while I can't do what he does, I would like to get faster. #warhammer #paintingwarhammer

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I really like painting faces and think I have improved a bit this year. After sculpting my own goblin with bigger eyes (for painting), I realized I could sculpt bigger eyes on other models, which I did on the orcs here. #artvsartist2025 #warhammer #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Here's a timelapse of my latest painting. I removed the background of the photo digitally and painted behind the model. I changed the photograph toward the end as I repainted the axe and other things. Painted in Krita. #warhammerfantasy #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

2025 has been one of the worst years for me on a personal level, but I also managed to achieve some things I am very proud of: sculpting my first miniature, blending more landscape painting with my miniatures, creating the artwork for my band's new single and releasing my first youtube video.

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Two golds and one silver, what an awesome Christmas present! I am so grateful to Cult of Paint for organizing an online competition for us folks who don't go to in-person ones.

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Pirate Orc Raid! The mountains are Bucegi, from a reference picture I took this summer on a hike. I love painting backgrounds for my models and hope to do much more next year as I'm getting more comfortable with it. #orcs #orcsandgoblins #mordheim #warhammer #warhammerfantasy #warhammertheoldworld

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Done! I tried to get him finished for the MPO 2025 but time was short and I had to rush. This is how I wish I had submitted him. It's mainly fixing the boots and adding more contrast to the gold #orks #orcs #orcsandgoblins #warhammerfantasy #warhammertheoldworld #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Here's my entry for the MPO Orkvember 2025. I was hoping to spend more time on this but I had to rush to get it submitted. I think the gold is too yellow. All the leather is very rough and I didn't fix the axe on the black orc. Still, I think they look great as a group and I'm happy with the faces.

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I'm back home and managed to get some painting done yesterday. Not really sure about the bracelet, maybe I should make it leather and only the spikes metal. #orks #orcs #orcsandgoblins #mordheim #warhammer #warhammerfantasy #warhammertheoldworld #ageofsigmar #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

They're the same picture? I often make a digital paintover when I want to try out something fast. In this case, the painting is almost done, but I want to try some final touches. I added more light to the bandana and teeth, and more specular highlights on the face. Also tidied up the earring and ear

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Here's the painted head, converted from a 40K ork. You can see why I felt I needed bigger eyes: I wouldn't have where to put all that detail on the original sculpt. #orks #orcs #orcsandgoblins #warhammer #warhammerfantasy #warhammercommunity

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

For 38 long years, 40K hobbyists have sullied our precious fantasy models with their guns, powerpacks and powerswords. I say it's about time we pick up our hobby knives and fight back! Joking aside, there are a lot of cool fantasy to 40K conversions that people are doing, but not so much the reverse

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Trollbite Miniatures @trollbite.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Throwback thursday! My 2025 and 2024 black orcs! I tried to make them fit together as best I could. Still haven't fixed the axe blade as I've been away from home for the past week. #mordheim #warhammer #warhammerfantasy #warhammertheoldworld #ageofsigmar #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting

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