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My Waaagh is pretty well under way, but I wanted to start a P&M blog so that way I was not posting in the wrong area. (like I did the last time *doh*) Let me start by saying everyone that has contributed ideas to me has been very helpful, and my army is coming along nicely. I have a section of photos I started uploading, and I wanted to share my first real WIP project since I joined Dakka. My idea was to make a Fighta Bomma for an Apocalypse game I will be playing in July, but I wanted something that stuck with the theme I was going for with most of my army. Snakebite Orks, with ramshackle stolen vehicles, and maybe some other clans thrown in for added support. But when it come to Apoc models, I wanted to use a lot of big things, and nothing says big like Squiggoths. But no mere ordinary squiggoth would work for Boss Madgob, "He needs sumfin nasty". Then it hit me, Kaiju monsters and cheesy old sci fi style vehicles. My squiggoth is on the back burner till I finish my Bomma. And here are some pictures of what I have done so far.

The initial idea.

The top armor was added the next day.

As well as the bottom

Side armor was added two days later.

A side view of the ship.
Please feel free to post comments, questions concerns and I will try and keep everything updated as I go.

I love it.

Keep on posting, and I'll keep on watching. The only advice I have is that it looks to... Clean to be Orky. Strap a SCRAMJET to that baby and you'll be in business!

Instead of cows, they abduct squigs! Woot!

Yeah, haven't gotten a chance (and probably won't get a chance till this weekend to work on it some more. I did add lots of rivets and green putty welded areas to it. I was afraid it would be too clean, but now that I have added some more it should look better. Thank you guys for your comments and I will try to keep on updating regularly.

Okay, been working my butt off to add more stuff to my saucer and to upload these photos. Hard to tell from the pictures, but I added rivets to everywhere you see a black dot or a black line. I used incredibly small plasticard rod to do them.



Here is the bottom of the saucer with ventilation area, the doors from the top of a Rhino model, and the rockets from my Stompah as the propulsion system. I figured the orks really couldn't make a true zero G flying machine, so they went with the next best thing, STRAP ROKKITS ON IT!



Here is a side view of the saucer. Kinda hard to see, but you get the idea.

I really can't wait to see this finished!

Alright, I did a litle bit of work to my army, and wanted to share what I had done. Thanks for staying interested, those of you who check my stuff.
This is the right side of the control console for the saucer.

Here is a top view of the console

The left side of the console

The zzap gun mounted on a piston

Side image of the saucer with it's gunn

Here is a pic of the squiggoth I am working on for the same Apoc game. He will be finished when I am done with the saucer, which should be soon. Prepare the asian men to run because here come "MECHA WAAAGHZILLA!

A scale picture fo Mecha Waaaghzilla

That's a BIG friggin' squig! Love the saucer too. I can picture it spinning like the stereotypical flying saucer, except with madly whirling Orks because someone forgot to make the control pod be able to remain stationary.

Thanks hungryp, yeah that was my though, was it kinda just spun out of control. One the smoke effect is added to the rockets, it will really give it that look of being a whirling dervish. Mecha-waaaghzilla is actually as tall as the GW stompah model, and I haven't finished putting the howdah on it's back. Thanks for posting.

Loving the Squiggoth conversion and the Flyin' saucer!

Alright, did a little airbrush and a little painting work today on the saucer. Here are some pics. Then I sleep.
This is my Ork Zzzap gun for the saucer

Here is the bottom of the saucer after the airbrush base coat. Very Shiny

And here is the top of the saucer

And here, on a not really related subject is my "counts as" Zaggstruk" Say HERRO to The Waaaghmachine!

Not the best picture in the world of the Waaaghmachine, and now that I know how to take pictures better, I will upload a good one of him. Thanks again for peeping me.

Ha! Waaaghmachine. I love it. Cant wait for a better pic of it.

Looking good. I like the pulp Sci-fi feel and look.

The Waaaghmachine! looks really cool - also can't wait to see better pics of it! (and maybe more angles?)

needs more Dakka!

crimsonmicc wrote:needs more Dakka!

Thanks guys for all your posts, who needs more Dakka?
Yeah Obsidian, I am working on sort of a movie themed army. Flying Saucer, Mecha Waaaghzilla, my new trukk I just got is done up like something from Mad Max. I'll see if I can take some better pictures of Waaaghmachine.

coooool all very orky. subbed

btw, i really like the squiggoth, but i think it should have a big daka arm instead of the tiny rex arm, or at least have some huge daka on the rex arm. cool model though. kinda inspired to do a squiggoth now.

bigfish wrote:coooool all very orky. subbed

btw, i really like the squiggoth, but i think it should have a big daka arm instead of the tiny rex arm, or at least have some huge daka on the rex arm. cool model though. kinda inspired to do a squiggoth now.

Thank you sir. Yeah, the dakka for Waaaghzilla is a little light right now, but I have still yet to put more on him, not until I am done with the saucer. Since he is a gargantuan Squiggoth he will have 2 Super Lobbas and 2 twin linked big shootas. I figure the Supa lobbas in the fortress on his back and the two twin linked big shootas could go on his left side around his arm, or shoulder mounted, something like that.

Okay, posting a pic of the Waaaghmachine I took this morning, if you want to see all the other ones of him, feel free to nose around my gallery. I have a lot more pics up there, that I haven't posted here.



As always, thank you all for visiting, and I will continue my progress to impress.


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Alright, right after I made that post I decided to just go ahead and upload the images here too.

Face of the Waaaghmachine

Left side

Right Side

This gives you a good idea of the smoke effect

The Rokkit pack, a chaos search light and bits attached. "UH OH, Waaaghmachine works fer dem Snakebite boyz? Waaaghmadgob is ded 'ard"

The chest detail and power core that drives Waaaghmachine

Sweet way better pics. Love the conversion even more now. You gonna do a themed army?

It's 0official: there is now an Orkasaurus.

Great stuff, it seems as creative Ork players can be many stick to the basic plastic kits.

Thank you sir. Yeah, the dakka for Waaaghzilla is a little light right now, but I have still yet to put more on him, not until I am done with the saucer. Since he is a gargantuan Squiggoth he will have 2 Super Lobbas and 2 twin linked big shootas. I figure the Supa lobbas in the fortress on his back and the two twin linked big shootas could go on his left side around his arm, or shoulder mounted, something like that.

i am now defo doing one of these, i think i might use a stegosaurus or a triceritops though and make a smaller squigoth. but yours sounds awesome.
and BTW is there anyfluff for waaghmachine?
he is too cool not to have fluff.

bigfish wrote: and BTW is there anyfluff for waaghmachine? he is too cool not to have fluff.

I hadn't really thought too much about it, my writing isn't really that good, but I would be willing to type something up about how he came to be. Since you asked.


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schank23 wrote:Sweet way better pics. Love the conversion even more now. You gonna do a themed army?

By themed, do you mean based around Waaaghmachine? Because that would be a no. He is just an interesting conversion that fits the role of Zzagstrukk very well. The majority of my army is snakebite orks, but since when a Waaagh is called Orks of all tribes band together, I am going to have a 30 man squad of Goff boys with Slugga and choppa, a Bad Moon Mega Nobz squad, Flash Gitz, and a Speed Freaks bike squad. The only real theme to the army is that a lot of inspiration comes from movies I watch. Hence Waaaghmachine and Mechawaaaghzilla. Or in this case 300. My TankBusta squad (I actually have 10 now need to post those pics too).
THIS IS SPARTA!


Just wait until my friend buys me a dreadkinght from the Grey Knights army, cause he is going to become Morkatron. Take a wild guess who he is going to look like. That will be the Dredd Boss for my Dred mob. Feel free to look at my gallery images for more pics I haven't posted, thanks for all the suggestions and comments guys. Time for me to get to work.

cools! d/w about it then. fluff is annoying to try and write. everything is looking good though. and i started work on my big squigoth this morning

Fantastic, glad I could inspire. Yeah my next Squiggoth is going to be made from the LotR Mumak of Harad. I would like at least three before the Apoc game, so I can do a herd. Was trying to find a large enough King Kong or Mighty Joe Young to make into an ape like squiggoth. Haven't found anything yet. Just remember, people always make ork conversions that look bad because they make them look like junk. Orks have an entire caste dedicated to nothing more than mekaniks. They might cobble something together out of scrap and other vehicles, but that is ramshackle not junk. I had a hard time making conversions at first cause I kept making them look too junkie. I will post my new trukk, you will see what I mean.

So I only got the pilot painted last night. Kinda slacked off, considering it was my last day off. Won't be able to paint anything till Tuesday, but I figured I'd leave you with some pictures for the weekend.



His big red button pushing side, and snakebite tattoo



Ard boyz nob Mek Killa. Yes that is a sentinel foot, which he ripped off after he killed 2 in close combat.



It is welded to his shoulder pad, making it easier to lift.



Dok Skrag and his hydraulic powered syringe



Hes da one dey call dokta feel good



Three shots of my tank huntas. I figured they stuck with a more traditional way of doing things. They use rokkits on sticks and shields to hunt the metal squiggoths they see on the battle field. Each one keeps a piece of a vehicle they kill. THe tank hamma was one of the hardest but most rewarding conversions.

Dude that 'ard Boyz nob rocks. The power klaw is awesome good use of bitz. Your smoke effect is kill to. Love the new conversions. The tankbustaz are coming out really nice.

Thank you schank, coming from a fellow Warboss that means a lot. Yeah I never really intended to do a squad of tank bustas, but that first one in the lineup had me hooked after that. They busted a Blood Raven tank open on Monday, looks like 2 boys are gonna be holding scab red shields. Started mapping out my Bob-omb dredd. Hope your ready for this one.

Awesome cant wait to see your Bob-omb dredd come to life. Thats pretty much how I've been putting together my ork mob. Didnt make a list at fist just started painting what I thought would be fun to pain. So far it looks like I'm gonna have a 'eavy armor/ mekinized mob. My idea in the beginning was a speed freak type army. Not so much the case anymore.

Those are looking really cool. I particularily like the drone shield, I think thats inspired.
Keep up the good work!

interesting stuff, i'll be watching for ideas that Ogretusk Metalhead can ste...er,um...borrow for his Bad Moons speed freak Waaagh.