Tuesday, February 4, 2020

The Boyz

I'm always on the look out for undead demi-humans. They're rarer than you would think. Almost all undead are based on humans, which when you think of it, is rather strange for a fantasy setting. Why not undead representation of all races? Diversity is our strength!

Of all the demi-human races, probably the best represented are the orcs. There are actually enough that I can field an entire undead orc/goblin army. So here's a list of all the undead orc miniatures that are out there, or have been out there. (I'm including goblins as well).

Titan Forge

A superb miniature company from Poland, they have an entire line of undead greenskins - Drakskulls Menace. 

Scotia Grendel

Venerable producer of quality miniatures also has an entire line of skeletal orcs - including two sets of war machine crews!

John McManis

John has run several Kickstarters, mostly for financing skeletal halflings. However, he did run one campaign solely for skeletal orc infantry and cavalry. All sculpted by the legendary Bob Olley. He doesn't have a store to sell these figs, but you can try contacting him directly to see if he has leftover stock to sell.

Macrocosm

Macrocosm Miniatures has produced a game, Ancient Grudges: Bonefields that includes two undead armies - one goblin, one dwarven.
Battlezone 
Alternative Armies
Die Hard Miniatures
Skeleton Orc
Skeleton Goblin
Zombie Mixed Species Unit (Orc & Goblin)

Mantic
Johnny Borg Casting
RAFM
Ral Partha
Stonehaven


TT Combat
D&D
Upstream Games House
Excalibur Miniatures
CMON



The miniatures below are all far out of print. But you can usually get your hands on them through ebay or other sources:

Chainmail
Grenadier
Games Workshop
Heartbreaker

For whatever reason, undead demi-humans seem more represented in fantasy football miniatures. However, a quick weapon swap can make them effective orc troops:

Wily


Meiko


Greebo