Snakebites: Rank and File

Hello all,

Just a short post today, just to touch base and to show some WIP pictures of the first Mobs for the Snakebites, that have started to receive some paint. These are just models from the basic units, while I get used to painting Snakebites.

Really enjoying painting up the Grots, can't imagine the fun they must have had when they were sculpting them. The models are just full of character and really quirky. Now onto the proper Ladz. 

The first of the Ork Boyz, I wont lie, painting up about 100 of them is very much a daunting task, these photos also lead me on to a little question. Lots of these Ork Boyz have armour plates strapped to their backs and shoulders, the rest of the model I am quite confident with, however I am unsure as to how I should paint the armour plates, if anyone has any suggestions they would be much appreciated.

Every Mob needs a leader and who better to lead this Mob than the biggest hardest Ork around with the most brutal weapon he can find?

Lastly, a couple of pictures to show off the Ork Slavers for the Grot Mob and the Big Gunz Battery

It's a Grot's Life

Welcome back folks,

I know, I know, it's been a couple of weeks since the last post, my bad, something known as real-life has gotten in the way of me updating this thing (I know, how dare it!) what with it being Christmas and all, but ahhhh well!

that is not to say I haven't been busy, the Snakebite camp is teeming with little ankle biters, as I finally got round to building the mass that is the first Grot Unit in my army:

Don't make fun of the little people!

18 Grots with one Slaver, this unit is basically a cheap throw-away scoring unit, these guys are only 64 pts! I don't expect them to do much, except sit on an objective and hopefully not get shot, I'm under no illusions these guys will probably be going to ground for the most of the game, but if I can divert the enemies attention with the hordes of Ork's piling their way, I'm hoping they might bag the odd game or two

Obviously, because this is a Snakebite list, Grots will be rather common place. For starters, more of the little bastards will be manning these machines.

Ork's are the Pikies of the 40K universe, hence the 'acquired' IG missiles

the two model's above, from the Warhammer Orcs and Goblins range are going the snakebite's answer to Kannons, again another cheap and cheerful choice, they fit in with the fluff of the Snakebites and I'm hoping with a bit of luck these guys will be blowing chunks out of the enemy, quickly earning their points back...

Of course in higher point's limits there will be more units of these little critters running about, and no prizes for guessing how I am going to model the Lobbas (eventually)