Savage Orruk Palanquin

When GW announced in spring that they would discontinue the Bonesplitterz (Savage Orcs) faction in AOS, I decided to get a box of Savage Orruks while they were still available. The box included two Big Stabbas, which is an overly large spear carried by two Orcs, and somehow I got the idea to combine them and kitbash a centrepiece model for my Bonesplitterz  - the Savage Orruk Palanquin.

 
Games Workshop never produced a centrepiece model for the faction, Orcs are either on foot or riding a boar. There are no giant beasts, which makes sense lore-wise, as the Bonesplitterz are monster-hunters that hunt the largest enemies in order to gain their might. I remember that Savage Orcs could use Boar Chariots in some editions of WHFB, but that never made sense to me, as a chariot seems too "high-tech" for them. They refuse to use metal or armour, so I assume that they also distrust the wheel. So this is more or less my interpretation of a Savage Orc Chariot.

The build was quite straightforward, it's two Big Stabbas with a platform inbetween, which I created out of sticks from the garden. To make it more interesting, I added a beast skull from Kromlech. The platform is large enough for a 32mm base, so the miniature on top can be switched. I found one miniature in my collection whose pose works really well with the palanquin, so I had to paint it as well. It's an Orc Brute from Avatars of War, a really fantastic sculpt. I'll use it to represent Neckbreaka Skullsplitta, the long-time chieftain of my Savage Orruk tribe Da Skullsplittaz.

I used Vallejo Goblin Green spray primer again, like I did with the wyvern, and as Savage Orruks are mostly skin painting went quite fast. The only thing I did was adding diluted Mantis Warriors Green (1:1 with Contrast Medium) on the base coat, followed by some Orruk Flesh highlights. For the Orcs carrying the palanquin I varied the washes/Contrast paints used to achieve different skin tones.

The palanquin including the Orc on top are another entry for Dave's Paint What You Got challenge.