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So I decided to take some time with this fella and see what I could do sans washes and glazes. The pics are a bit washed out - the whites on the missles, for example, tend to blend into the background, but that's a technical error on my part. Whatchu think?

looking good, nice conversion, and nice use of bits too

I like it. As far as wash out and blending in white... That's why I like using something other than white for the background, I think it makes the pics looks better myself.

I second the 'other than white' idea. Especially if you've got this much wash out. You might try getting a dark t-shirt (blues and blacks work well) and taking photos with that as your backdrop.

I like the mini, but I would actually suggest using washes to help smooth the transitions between colors out some.

I have to semi-agree with grey_death. I know you were trying to avoid washing/glazing, but appropriate glazing of the greens, blues and tans would smooth your blends and help make the green a bit richer/deeper, IMHO. Using a glaze to smooth blends might be a bit of a crutch, but using it to enrich your colours is pretty kosher, I think.

That being said, and given that you didn't use any sneaky techniques, I think the blending looks pretty good on the orc's face and the trenchcoat deal on his shoulder.

Finally, 15 minutes with Photoshop could get you a high-contrast background and eliminate the wash-out.

Neat painting style concept and neat figure - thanks for sharing!