Something Old...

So here I am once more, and as promised yesterday we have some new photos of some very old models. I have over the last few weeks been scouring the tinterweb, and managed to come up with some very, very old gems.  These models date back to Second Edition and are going to be incorporated into the Ork Snakebites.

Squig Catapults!

Fire! Fire!

Splat!

I love the character that oozes out of these models, just the concept alone is brilliant. I remember my best friends dad, owning a couple in his collection and ever since have wanted my own, and besides this is probably one of the best pieces of Ork artwork that they have ever done:

It doesn't need to be said what these will be used as during games, and they have in turn furthered my inspiration. This however will not be a project which gets started for a while, as there as so many other snakebites that need to be built. It will however involve this:

 

So anyway, the Squig Catapults came with the following crew, so they will be built and painted up along side. 

as well as the Squig Catapults I also decided to pick up a few classic Snakebites, because well why not?

I plan on adding a few of these to each unit, to vary the army up a bit, and to pay homage to when Orks had plenty of character, something that unfortunately has dwindled in all armies since 2nd edition. Or maybe build an entire squad out of these Out of Production miniatures.

Anyway, until next time!

Spider Squig, Spider Squig, Does whatever a Spider-Squig does

Hello all,

just a little post today, firstly to say I am back from Download Festival, where I spent five days in a muddy field, drinking and singing along to some awesome bands, even dislocating my knee on Saturday night failed to put a dampener on my spirits, and I spent the rest of the time rocking on with a makeshift crutch.

there is a reason that I am telling you this however, and that is that my productivity with my orks may dwindle for a little while as a result, this is due to my work station being a right state (as any self-respecting Mek-Boyz would be) and as such it makes it rather difficult to get in to do any modelling/painting.

secondly, I would like to thank everybody who has ever taken the time to stop by my Blog, I have now reached 5000 views, which I am very happy about, so a big thank you to all... anyway, on with the show right?

today I have some images for you of the continued work that is going on with the Arachnarok Spider/Battlewagon, so without further ado...

the framework as it currently stands

the combination of the kits was actually relatively simple, a bit of cutting and greenstuffing and the Orks had the stand well on the way...

A little bit of dakka...

So next up were the Ork Boyz armed with Big Shootas, to protect the spider as it marches into battle

and of course a driver...

Finally a photo to show where we currently are...

and for quick reference to the first post of the battlewagon:

http://waaaaaaagh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/building-better-feral-battlewagon.html

Until next time...

Building a *Better* Feral Battlewagon

Hello all, apologies on the lack of updates, a quick one today, will upload photos of the tournament soon, I promise... haha

So the amassing Ork Horde continues, have had my thinking cap on, and have some great ideas for some conversions, one of which I could not resist so out went the dosh and in came:

And...

I mean what screams feral more than a bunch of greenskins riding a giant spider into battle, this conversion, safe to say has got me very much worried, as there is a lot of money already invested into this, but the good news is there is so much planking in the Goblin Town that I will have lots of basing materials for other conversions (which are on hold at the moment until I ruin the Arachnarok Spider) 

so here are the obligatory WIP shots...

All he wants to do is give you a hug!

Not sure how on earth I am going to do this, feel like I should put him on a base, as it gives me lots of opportunity to do a nice converted base, this thing scuttling over a tank is what I am leaning towards but... the base he is supplied with is square and so much larger than the oval flying base, which is the biggest equivalent in 40K... Oh decisions, decisions.

looking at him from the side on, I am tempted to reposition the legs to see if I can get him raised up higher, as if he is attacking the enemy/prey... but again this requires lots of work and cutting into a very expensive kit...

This is not how it currently stands...

This is just with the planking positioned roughly where I am thinking, nothing in this photo has been glued to the spidey squig...

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

Heavy Firepower

Okay, so the Poll has come and gone, and I would like to thank everybody who took the time to vote, and even more so those who left comments. The voting was pretty unanimous that the Ork Boy with the bow should be a stand in for a Tankbusta, which I am pleased about as this was they way I was leaning towards anyway.

Right from the moment that I started this Snakebite Klan, I had a concept set out for a couple of units of Tankbustas, which I was very keen to pursue. Being that this Snakebite Klan originates in a particularly inhospitable desert (naturally inspired by playing copious amounts of Borderlands) these Orks undergo regular assaults by a number of 'nasties'. As such many of the Orks within the tribe have developed a love for hunting and tracking what they call the 'Big Game'.

As with all Orks, the bigger and uglier their prey, the better. Big Game Huntas are their own special concoction of brave and stupid, many will leave the tribe in the search for that big game that will bring them much wealth and respect from their piers. Naturally, many never return. For those that do however, the urge to capture more creatures is so strong that they will sell their prize creatures to fund their next 'exhibishun'

As it stands, I only have six, of which only four are ready to be painted, the others have a slight case of missing an arm... this will eventually be extended to twenty, but something called Real Life keeps getting in the way (Boo Hiss!)

A new take on the Ork Tankbusta...

The six Tankbustas are above, you can see the front two are finished and they are unleashing arrows strapped with Mortars Shells, courtesy of you friendly local Imperial Guard. The two with spears will be fielded as Tankhammas their spears were taken from the Boar Chariot and were very frustrating to put together.

Got a Bug Problem? These boyz will sort it out for you...

A close up of three of the Huntas, yes I'm well aware the last one needs an arm to fire that bow... These Orks are made from a combination of Lootas, Boar Boyz, the Runtherd, Savage Orcs, Boar Boyz, Boyz Mob and obviously the Mortars from the Imperial Guard Heavy Weapon team...

While, I haven't managed to finish this unit, the Weirdboy has begun construction. Possibly one of my most frustrating units yet, I could not figure out how I was going to build a Weirdboy (The Finecast model was completely OUT of the question, as were the Shamans from fantasy). This is infact the second incarnation as I was even less happy with the first build.

Bring the Noize!

His head comes from the Savage Orc Warboss, and was one of the most frustating parts of this model as firstly it does not directly fit to the body... and secondly I dropped the stupid thing and spent the next twenty odd minutes looking for it... (really need to tidy up my modelling station)

Every good Weirdboy has a favourite severed head

The other problem with this guy is that he comes unarmed, I mean he doesn't even have a wargear section listed in the codex... At the end of the day who needs a Slugga or a Choppa when you can just fry their brain with the help of Gork (or is that Mork) but that leaves the question what to do with his bloody hands?

He still has a lot of work to go before I am happy with him, but hey it's a start right?

The Lifta Wagon

I Couldn't think of a better picture to start this post!

So after much hard work, the Lifta Wagon is 95% complete, since it's last post I have cracked on and painted up the rest of the crew, the Tyres (I lied, they didn't need pumping up) exhaust pipes, rust, and lots of work has gone into painting the Lifta Arm and Weapon itself... (to name just a few.)

Such a Beast that one spotter was just not enough!

A real pleasure to paint, I estimate that a good 15+ hours have been put into this, which is probably more than I have ever spent on a single model... 

The Mekboy

I love the crooked grin, the look of glee as he pulls that lever down and ruins someones day... I will also get round to fixing that arm... 

Tyres...

And Tracks

As you can see above, there is a decent amount of rust setting in, just a light drybrushing with some brown paint (Vermin Brown I believe) was used to create this effect, and It has to be said I'm really pleased with how its come out, to me, I feel its just the right amount. 

And a few more further out shots, for the whole picture...

The Real Thing!

Cannot wait to drop this beast on the battlefield

The Other Side?

So what's next for the Bad Moons, a very good question indeed, I may have already started on their next Wagon, this one however wont be nearly as fancy, used to escort a mob of Ork Boyz around... That's not to say it isn't a massive conversion though... Here's what I've got so far...

The Chasis ready to be added to

The very, very basics...

There is, obviously a hell of a lot of work to go into this model before I even think about adding any colour to it, my main problem I feel is how will I get the vehicle to have that Battle Wagon feel to it... I would want to confuse/piss off my opponent.

A Little Question

Okay so, just a small post today...

For my Snakebites I've hit a bit of a snag, which I would like you (yes you!) to help me with. I've knocked up a rough test model for you to have a look at and then I would like you to take two seconds to post your opinion, if it is not too much trouble...

Old Skool!

This boy don't like that gun nonsense

Should my bow armed snakebites be?

Standard Shoota Boyz, nice a boring right? but let's be honest here, bows aren't exactly the most 'special' of weapons

or...

In keeping with the snakebite theme, my Tankbustas are going to be modeled up as Big Game Hunters, responsible for hunting down all the Boars and Squiggoths and whatever else they may find in their native lands...

could I use this Boy to represent a Rokkit Launcha armed Tankbusta, the theory being they need to weaken the creature before capturing/killing it?

As you should be able to see there is a poll on the side of my blog, please select your view for me and feel free to leave a comment :)

Merci!

What could be more fun than dropping your enemies tanks on his troops?

So here I am with another update...

As mentioned last week my local Game Workshop has a painting competition for a vehicle/monster this month and what more inspiration did I need to paint up my Lifta Wagon... I have to say, this one has been great fun to paint up so far... Taking the bull by the horns as it were I've dived straight in with painting yellow (certainly a challenge)

The Basics

So here she is, with pretty much the hull done... I'm so glad I'm doing orks and they are allowed to look dirty, as making sure the yellow was pristine would just be such a pain in the arse. What we have above is I would estimate about between five and ten hours of painting, and is as it stands a long way off from being completed. 

A Closer Look?

As you can see, the basics are done and I have now applied a wash of both Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade to the entire Battlewagon (Not the lifta arm yet) which I feel has given the Wagon a nice dirty look to it... typically Orky...

The tyres are currently being pumped up...

I love the contrast of the yellow and black, it was really fun to sit down and paint each individual section, and figure out as I went along which would be yellow and which would be black

It wouldn't be right not to show the Bad Moon symbol

As it stands there is a lot of work that still needs to be done, and plenty of weathering to boot too!

Am I brave to Paint on some black flames?

As you can probably see there is still a lot of work to be undertaken for this to be complete...

Lifta Arm WIP

The Lifta Arm is coming along nicely, you have to love Forge World and the amount of detail they put into their models, very impressive...

Hey Come Back!

Lots of work to still do on the back too... I also have painted up the Grot Rigger for this beast...

Here you can see him tinkering away, he was really easy to paint up a real pleasure actually... now there's just the rest of the crew to be completed, but all in good time... I still have at least two weeks to continue work on this beauty, oh and I may have ordered some parts for the second Battlewagon too... If I can pull it off, it'll be an awesome conversion...


Anyway

until next time

Caio!