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Thanks for the input

The jaws are all experiments really, the second one doesn't actually cover that much but being a bottom heavy gas mask probably accentuates that, finding the correct hight for the metal jaws is something I have a lot of trouble with. The third I do agree looks awfully boxy but it's too late to change it now and it's sort of growing on me, although I don't think I'd do another one like that.

As regards the buggy, I'll bear that in mind, although I'll wait until I finish the driver before doing anything more, don't want it to look too busy once he's in.

Anyway, thought you guys might might be entertained by my latest picture, the product of not being able to sleep and modelling in the wee, small hours of the morning:

Your "Deffwingz" are pretty rad...

Apologies for the lack of updates, I have been busy doing things, I just forget to post them.



Ok, first up is the Looted Wagon, I finally bit the bullet and started building it a new roof, it's pretty much done although I might add a little more detail before painting. Decided to place the Skorcha on a turret for ease of use and detachment in the case of 'weapon destroyed' results. The Skorcha is just an old Heavy Flamer from the Terminators who've been chopped up for Meganobz, waste not want not and all that.



Next is my Warbuggy which is pretty much done painting-wise although I'm not sure about the Blue rockets, might go over them at a later with something less bright. Still quite happy with it overall.



Artsoldier35 asked for some closer pictures of my Looted Speeders some time ago, well here they are. The one on the right was made and painted before I had my army and was made entirely from bits I had lying around (hence old Ork pilot, affectionately nick-named 'Stumpy'). The one on the left was made a few months ago and was my first attempt at magnetizing weapons not to mention using plasticard. To be honest they both need work on the painting but they're passable at the moment. For those interested they're just run as Looted Wagons with Boomguns, RPJ and Big Shootas.

Finally, I had a chance to use my mostly finished Meganobz in a '40k in 40mins' game (but we allowed 2+ saves). They actually did quite well, which was a surprise since in such a low points game I figured they'd be a liability, the 3 or them in a trukk are fairly devastating. Annoying this means it looks like I need me some more Trukks, although I think I'll be looking at the old Gorkamorka ones mostly because they're pretty cheap to pick up and I have one or 2 ideas for converting.

awesome conversions! great work!

love those meganobz

Thanks guys

Got around to painting one of the Meganobz over the last couple of days, he's mostly done although there's a few bits that need to be neatened up.



I left the shoulderpads in the original owners colours (which I guess would be an Aurora Chapter marine) and as he's wearing a gasmask I made it white to emulate the white helmets on some chapters termies, also it'd probably get a little lost in there if it was darker.

Just found your thread wib... this is *really* excellent work. Wow. You got me hooked...

Good job with those mega-nobs wib

@Gitsplitter and Monkeytroll: Thanks you guys, it's nice to get words of encouragement from people who's threads I've been lurking for the last few months for inspiration.

Not much to report on the modelling front, my new looted wagon loadout is primed and awaiting painting, hopefully I'll be able to get it finished over the weekend. The Meganobz have ground to a halt as I'm still waiting on a delivery of a few 40mm bases to arrive, which sucks but what can you do?

I'm also eyeing up my AOBR Nobz, looking into converting one into painboy somehow so if someone has any ideas on how to do so I'd be grateful.

Super glue always has the last laugh it would seem...

I really want to make your boyz go squish with my CF army.

So, I've been pretty busy this last week or so, let's just say I've been 'volunteered' for some charity work that's basically written November off for me so I haven't quite got the time I had before.

However, my elusive 40mm bases finally got here (after getting lost in the post) and so my other Meganobz are mounted and primed... now painting begins.



Also, acquired a spare runtherd squig which with a little modification (read as 'hacking at it with a knife then green-stuffing the remains') has become an attack squig.



So now that I'm out of things to build I can focus on my backlog for painting:



I guess it's not too much but damn am I slow, most of this I started in August

The meganobz look great! Keep up the good work.

Not much to report except: SQUIG!



That is all.

I got my hands on another old Gorkamorka trukk for my Meganobz. Wanted to make it more heavily armoured to reflect it's passengers but in game it'll be no different to my other trukk (vanilla bar RPJ).

If I'd have been sensible I would have taken in progress shots... but I'm an idiot.



Front section from an old Rhino, been looking for a use for that for a while.



Extended the flatbed a little to make it the same length as my other Trukk too.

Maybe I might even remember to take some pictures of my painting progress this weekend... maybe.

I like alot

Thanks Rose

Finally remembered to get some pictures of some painted boyz whilst it was light, also it's been snowing. Some are missing a wash or 2 (mostly because I didn't have any when I painted the first couple) but they're mostly ready. Now I just need to paint the last 4.



Also, I finished a Loota, I love these models but there's so much going on with those guns I find it kinda intimidating truth be told. I can just never figure out where to start with them, oh well, 4 more left there too.



I've got the first layer or red down on the new trukk too, hopefully should be able to get that mostly finished by the end of the day.

Just finished off another Meganob:



Also, just to show off the detail on the Crux, as such things are usually beyond me:



Just one more left now...

wow very nice i like the salvaged terminator armour being used on orks.

Cool use of the termie armour!

Ok, final Meganob is painted up now, forgot to paint the barrel hole in these pics (have nothing to drill them with so an illusion is better than nothing), have rectified since. Forgive the photos, would do them outside tomorrow but if it's anything like today, it won't stop snowing.



And a group shot:



Now I just need to finish off their ride and the most converted squad I've ever attempted is complete.

Nice! Very neat squares on the armour. The bases look like they need a little more work doing to them, maybe some long strands of grass (old paintbrush bristles work really well) Keep up the amazing conversions

Like the look of the trukk, and good job with those meganobz

Thanks guys

@Cain: yeah I tend to phone it in a little on the bases, not usually so bad but on the 40mm it does show up. I'll definately try the old bristles idea but I'm gonna be taking part in a campaign over the winter so currently I'm just trying to get the units I'll be using tabletop ready.

Meganobz are looking very characterful and impressive!

Thanks Arakasi, might be making a few more, will see how they perform in game.

Being the kind of person I am I like to include he odd reference here and there in my army, the Golden Wrench from Team Fortress 2, some of my grots have hats from Left4 Dead characters and one of my DeffKoptas has a Bullet Bill on it from Mario. So when I came to painting this particularly angry looking ork:



I couldn't help myself but make a reference to, you guessed it: The Angry Marines!



Obviously he wouldn't have killed an Angry Marine and taken it, that would be silly, I can only assume he found it.

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I need to get out of the house more.

Those are some of the best Meganobs I've seen, good job.

When that angry marine realises your boy has got his shoulder pad....

monkeytroll wrote:When that angry marine realises your boy has got his shoulder pad....

I'm trying not to think about it...

i like the shoulder pad on that boy and i also like the pose of the model. i like the bullet holes in that shoulder pad aswell ,the three bullet holes are neat beacuse a space marine fails 1/3 saves so at least one of those bullet holes should have killed him he he

moonshine wrote:the three bullet holes are neat beacuse a space marine fails 1/3 saves so at least one of those bullet holes should have killed him he he

That's genius... urm, I mean, I totally meant to do that.