Hi,
One of my biggest concerns with any new team is that the positions be immediately obvious, not only for me, but for an opponent who has never seen the models before. You never want to have to ask "Is that a Black Orc or a Blitzer?", it needs to be obvious at a glance.
This especially seems to be a problem with Orc teams, with a lot of Orcs on the market it's more or less impossible to tell. GW's team solves it mostly with pose (the Blitzers are dynamic and running, the linemen are smaller, the Black Orcs are all reaching up with a fist). It looks kind of corny but you can tell the difference.
Maybe it's the pictures, but your Black Orcs look worrisomely similar to Blitzers. Compare for example Blitzer #2 with Black Orc #4. Their pose is similar, their equipment is similar. Are the Black Orcs appreciably larger? Hard to tell. Is Thrower #2 holding a ball? I can't really tell him apart from a lineman.
The other issue is, no Troll! If there were a troll as a stretch goal, maybe instead of a Star Player, I'd be much more likely to back your project.
Please don't take this as too negative, the models look good and I'm thinking of backing it anyway. Things which will make this more likely:
- Include a picture comparing Blitzers and Black Orcs, hopefully showing that the BO's are obviously larger.
- Include a picture with a scale ruler, hopefully showing at least the linemen and blitzers at about 28mm.
- Add a troll!!!
