Hi, Fellows !

Here's the next "recycle the leftovers"-figure.

I had two Gothmogs lying around... in "not good enough, to sell / way too good, to throw in the thrash"-condition. In fact, decent base-material, but there's a big "drawback" about the Gothmog-figures.... the crippled, left arm. Replacing it ? At first sight: reeaaally labor-intensive. Surprisingly ...it wasn't. Not half as complicated, as I've expected it to be.

I know, this character does not appear, neither in the books, nor in the movies... so here's my justification : The troops of mordor are hudge....Gothmog and the maybe two other, movie-based lieutenants could have been the only ones, to coordinate the mobilization of mordor. I've already did "Kurgash", because of this consideration and it's my favorite figure, still. For some reason, I have a faible for that typical orc-"uniforms" with the dirty-red combat-suit and the jagged edged-armor and wished Toybiz would have released more than just the "orc lieutenant" in that style. Gothmog's suit is painted brown, not red-ish, anyways.

So here is "Razça'ag". Tall; ogreish; not the smartest, but terribly strong. He easily carries a massive piece of troll-armor, as shield and an elaborately crafted mace, once forged in minas morgul, for the armory of the nazgul.


Recipe :

Head : dungeons of Isengard orc captain. Cut off it's braids; cut open the corners of the mouth; clap down the lower jaw; removed the teeth; sculpted new ones and a tongue. Hair from a WWE-Jeff Hardy-figure.
I tried a different method to paint the head, than I usually do:
No base-color. A bright dry brushing, directly over the black primer abd just a small amount of shade, instead. I'm really happy with the result...so much structure...perfectly for orc-skin.

The left arm :
Removed the crippled one and cut off the peg.
Dremeled off the proliferation on the shoulder, till it is a little bit smaller as the ball-sized, right shoulder. Adjust the length of the peg (to provide same length of both arms) Re-attach the peg, but keep the joint moveable. Put a very thin surface of pro create-sculpy over the shoulder-ball and scratch the weaving pattern into it.
Opened the forearm-joint of a right arm and reattached it, just the other way around; cut of the thumb including joint, reattached it on the other side of the hand; sculpted around both spots.

The back armor is made of scratch, from rubber and pro create. Fake fur around it.

The collar- and loincloth-chainmail is real chain, on flexible 1mm thin rubber.

Though I had the original ones of Gothmog...I choose the thigh-armor from an orc overseer, to get a bit more individual look.
Same with the shin-guards....the new ones I've made of plastic and sculpy.

The mace is made of a chronicles of riddick-lord marshal's axe. Cut off its blades and added two segments (identical to the remaining ones), which I've carved from polypropylene.

The sword is just sculpy and fake leather around the handle.

The additional belt is fake-leather, the buckle is made of "techno-look"-fake leather.

The shield is from a battle troll. I've found and chose the logo, from many other mordorian logos, I've found on the web.

I've repainted the whole figure with citadel colors. Tried a different way of painting rusted armor, by using the citadel color "typhus corrosion" for the first time. Thumbs up !

I hope you like it, guys !?

Cheers !