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Nice work on the skin! What exactly is your problem with it?

As for the burna staying green: I'd go for a very dark green, almost black, otherwise: plain black. Just my opinion of course, but I feel a lighter green will detract from the model's skin.

I agree with CK in that it should be a really dark green. Also, make the nozzle at the end metal, give it a thorough asurmen blue wash and then drybrush the end black, it gives it a really good flame-damaged look.

And where is that effort in posting on my blog??

I need to getsome more pics up, maybe after the physics exam tomorrow...

Never seems as smooth as my reference pictures - comical looking, and perhaps a bit too bright? Possibly just needs a wash

I take it by very dark green you mean darker than it is, or might be with a black wash? (Ie darker than the dark green I am using on my other models)

Looking forward to pics!

he's superb, first painted big mek i've ever seen.

Arakasi wrote:Never seems as smooth as my reference pictures - comical looking, and perhaps a bit too bright? Possibly just needs a wash

I take it by very dark green you mean darker than it is, or might be with a black wash? (Ie darker than the dark green I am using on my other models)

Looking forward to pics!

I've taken a closer look in the gallery, and I really can't find any flaws, even when zooming on. Your ork skin is superb... If you want it less bright, consider adding ritting flesh or bleached bone for the final highlight stages. Alternatively, a thinned down blue or purple was would change the tone of the skin.

And by 'dark green' I mean 'almost black with sharp edge highlights', to really emphasize the mechanical look and differentiate if from the skin.

Thanks guys. I'm obviously just too picky. The last highlight had a mix of goblin green and bleached bone - was following the instructions in the "How to Paint..." book...

I may still just go with the black Burna...

Ok - for a change of pace - Da Deffkopta is almost complete (needs some GS, and paint of course!). As you can see, it can be fitted out in any Codex legal loadout. Please note the beefier Buzzsaw!

Arakasi

Deffkopta with Twin Linked Big Shootas


Deffkopta with Kustom Megablasta


Deffkopta with Twin Linked Rokkits


Deffkopta with Buzzsaw


Deffkopta with Big Bomb

Very nice. So the saw is a bionic arm now? I like it.

Looking good, especially the buzzsaw arm. The total interchangablility on your deffkopta is also very nice, that's something I'll have to consider!

Those are some nice koptas.

That's looking very cool, especially the buzz saw arm

i like it especiallythe way you ussed the front of the warttrukk on the deffkopta

The Good Green wrote: Very nice. So the saw is a bionic arm now? I like it.

More like a gauntlet with power assistance.

CommissarKhaine wrote:Looking good, especially the buzzsaw arm. The total interchangablility on your deffkopta is also very nice, that's something I'll have to consider!

I'm just lazy and don't want to have to buy/make/paint more than I have to.

deadmeat85 wrote:Those are some nice koptas.

Thanks!

endtransmission wrote:That's looking very cool, especially the buzz saw arm

Thanks! It will be even better painted...

moonshine wrote:i like it especiallythe way you ussed the front of the warttrukk on the deffkopta

Yeah, I think I made that suggestion to someone else, but they thought it wouldn't fit. Red rags to bulls and all that. I thought it perfectly covered where I removed the Rokkits.

Arakasi wrote:

The Good Green wrote: Very nice. So the saw is a bionic arm now? I like it.

More like a gauntlet with power assistance.

In that case, can I have some detail shots? Maybe it will show up better on "film" when it has paint on it ;P

I'll get a detail shot for you tonight

Well - I'm down to 5 weeks before Crucible (small Glaswegian tourney) - for which I need everything assembled *and* painted. And I lose one of those weeks (next week) to Cornwall...

This week I will be concentrating on finishing (modelling) my two *other* Trukks...

Then I only have (to model) the Pain Boy and a Nob with Bosspole. While adding robes to these two I'll fill out the Mega-armoured Nob's robe too (proxying Warboss). Which will leave me with my 2nd Deffkopta and a *lot* of painting...

I only have to make *gallant effort* standard - sigh...

Wish me luck!
Arakasi

Nothing like a deadline to help you reach your goals. Good luck!

DOes that mean you're almost finished with the waaagh?

Good luck mate!

Nob Trukk WIP:


@CommissarKhaine: I've only missed two so far previously Third times the charm!

@The Good Green: Absolutely not! Though I will be able to take it slower from then on (haha!) I think I will enjoy actually getting some games in after that, and then a slow build up to 1750ish... Thankfully there are no other armies calling me at the moment (and I have too much invested in Ork bitz!) Oh - a close up of the power assisted gauntlet:


@Rose_Mountainz: Thanks!

Arakasi

Looking good, after all the development seeing them in action will be fantastic. Although I hope I escape the sharp end of those buzz saws!

So how long are you going to need to magnetize your other trukks?

@troy_tempest: Could not agree with you more! (Well, for your first statement - not the second - a fate which you conveniently avoided in our last clash!)

@endtransmission: Ummm... this week? The Nobz Trukk above already has the Trakks, first Boarding Plank and Reinforced Ram magnetised I haven't magnetised (or glued) the front wheels - they seem a snug enough fit as is. Still to do: Armour Plates, Grot Krew, second Boarding Plank, Wreck'in Ball, Stikkbomb Chucka and Red Paint Job (I don't have replacement wheels for this one - so I need to think of something else...)

On the plus side, magnetising is now a lot quicker now that I pretty much know what I'm doing (less hum-ing and ha-ing)

Go on man, you can do it. I'll be trying to paint up my guard also so it will be a slog for both of us

I have never really liked Orks.







Till now...

Awesome stuff. Vehicles look like a phot taken mid-turn- very active. Nice stuff on the Koptas as well

in the ork codex it says no two trukks are never the same and its never been more true in your army

Love the truck. Cunning use of rhino parts, I might add . Third time's a charm!

Imperial Monkey wrote:Go on man, you can do it. I'll be trying to paint up my guard also so it will be a slog for both of us

Our titanic battles will be worth it in the end

akira5665 wrote:Vehicles look like a phot taken mid-turn- very active.

moonshine wrote:in the ork codex it says no two trukks are never the same and its never been more true in your army

Thanks akira5665 and moonshine - these are exactly what I am going for!

CommissarKhaine wrote:Love the truck. Cunning use of rhino parts, I might add . Third time's a charm!

Da Dark Angelz Trukks were always supposed to incorporate SM parts to help with the theme. Where the first Trukk had very minimal SM parts, the Nobz Trukk (which is meant for Deffwing, but will be carting Da Inna Circul in the meantime) is looking like having a substantial number.

And without further ado - latest WIP:



Not visibly as far along as I'd like - but the Armour Plates (not present above) are almost ready - I just need to build the left side before I can "fit" them Got distracted on the double width radiator...

Arakasi

Cool!

The widened radiator looks ace; I love the attention to detail in this army and the fact that you can keep it up all the way through the whole force. Are the resin parts FW?

Arakasi wrote:
@The Good Green: Absolutely not! Though I will be able to take it slower from then on (haha!) I think I will enjoy actually getting some games in after that, and then a slow build up to 1750ish... Thankfully there are no other armies calling me at the moment

Arakasi

Thank goodness... or rather, thank Mork! The nob trukk is looking good. I like the smoke stacks off to one side, gives the impression the trakks have their own much larger engine under the passenger platform. I'm interested to see the armour plaits. Are you incorporating the SM tank doors on the bare side, or back? It makes a great nob truck!

*edit*
ooo- almost forgot, I see the gauntlet now, and I like it!

@Rose_Mountainz: Glad you keep on enjoying the progress!

CommissarKhaine wrote:The widened radiator looks ace; I love the attention to detail in this army and the fact that you can keep it up all the way through the whole force. Are the resin parts FW?

Thanks x2. Yes - the resin parts are FW - the Ork Half Trakk Trukk. Now I just need to add some GS to have four colours before even painting. I wonder if that counts as the minimum three? (No, I'd never forgive myself...)

The Good Green wrote:Thank goodness... or rather, thank Mork! The nob trukk is looking good. I like the smoke stacks off to one side, gives the impression the trakks have their own much larger engine under the passenger platform. I'm interested to see the armour plaits. Are you incorporating the SM tank doors on the bare side, or back? It makes a great nob truck!

Well, we now have smoke stacks *both* sides (as well as boarding planks) *and* armour plates! Gotta keep those weighty Nobz moving *fast*. Not to mention the start of the Big Shoota cupola and Wreck'in Ball. I don't think I'll be incorporating the SM tank doors in this one - it still needs to look open topped, AV10 and ramshackle - I'm thinking of using them to create a wedge shaped Reinforced Ram on Trukk 3.... I *am* thinking of perhaps adding some elaborate red exhausts down each side for Red Paint Job - cos its not like there are enough exhausts already on this vehicle!



And thats it for a week (progress wise) while I holiday in Cornwall. I would have liked to be further along (I would have liked to have finished the Nob Trukk and returned to the Big Mek Boyz Trukk). You would think with Mek Tools in the form of a servo harness my Big Mek would build faster. I guess you just can't rush Orkish ingenuity...

Arakasi