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The black baron eh! I have a small resin Labrador I was painting to have as a mascot for my IG, I could cut and shut something silly :-)

What sort of hoppers would a Hercules have if a Hercules had hoppers? and landing will be an issue as my plane has no landing gear and two dirty great props on the wings lol!

It doesnt need fuel, its an ork plane. It works because they think it does.

 whalemusic360 wrote:
It doesnt need fuel, its an ork plane. It works because they think it does.

To this day this is one of the most insulting things GW ever made up about Orks. SO much damage was done to 40k with 3rd edition and nobody suffered as badly from it as Orks did. Not even Squats.

Many happy returns to your lady love Nerdy . May she never look a day older than she wishes to.

(reminding her regularly of that is YOUR job!)

Apparently she's 25!? I'll have to show you guys one day and you can see if you can pick her age :-) yep, I do live life on the edge!

I missed the whole Ork mechs working because they believe they do! I didn't realize that was a thing with them? have they changed it to date? i'm just gonna throw on some shoota and a couple of bombs under the wings for looks and play it (one day) as a dakkajet :-) I'm only waiting on some GS and a new toy and i can finish it off as the start of my Ork project for 2014....

Oh i also got a reply from Armorcast today, apparently they will be sending my order today for me! they appologized which was nice and I politely told them over 2 months was a no no! but I hold no malice and just want to use their products! so i'll keep you posted!

I had to cancel my last order with them after six months of excuses. I'm not sure they actually refunded my money though.

You should check on that Gits? it's pretty poor form from a suposedly reputable company that makes such nice things! :-( I only dropped $100 but it's still $100 worth of products i needed or $100 I can spend elsewhere! like posting things to Dakkaites!

Hell, Star Trek even wrote Space Dwarves into their canon with the Tellarites!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Shelf space at your place eh! you never know Theo! you may just end up with some original Nerd on there one day :-)

I think to clear my head I shall re organize and tidy the Nerd Cave today which will also serve the purpose of finding cool stuff to inspire me and also chuck in the DCM secret santa bag! :-)

I have a Nerdy original on the shelf in my livingroom. Talk about a center piece

 nerdfest09 wrote:

I missed the whole Ork mechs working because they believe they do! I didn't realize that was a thing with them? have they changed it to date? i'm just gonna throw on some shoota and a couple of bombs under the wings for looks and play it (one day) as a dakkajet :-) I'm only waiting on some GS and a new toy and i can finish it off as the start of my Ork project for 2014....

To clear this whole thing up - the whole "Ork technology only works because they believe in it" stems, as far as I remember, from 3rd edition Codex Orks. During that time GW thought it was a clever idea to have every single bit of fluff told from the Imperium's perspective and I think that even in that "report from some AdMech guy" they said "appearantly" Ork technology works only because they believe in it because they're magical fairy creatures (which to an extent is true I suppose). However, looking at the Imperium's understanding of technology ("Things work because of the Machine God and these ancient instructions on how to build stuff. NO, you don't need to understand how it works now shut up, renew the runes on the toaster and pray to the machine god that it won't burn our toast tomorrow morning!") I guess it's just different approaches to engineering. Orks know it by geneic memory or divine talent, Adeptus Mechanicus knows because they've done it like that for millenia (maybe added a skull every few decades). Squats probably were the only ones who built/designed things in a fashion anywhere close to how we do it nowadays.

Alright, sorry for this fluffery. Anyway, I find your approach to modelling your Orky plane very appropriate. The rules change all the time anyway and GW's pendulum of power goes all kinds of weird ways somtimes. Me, I find the Dakkajet to be the least interesting looking out of all the options. Especially with Orks it probably is okay to build your plane either way. As long as it's got some guns on it it will be a proper enough Dakkajet.

With full support from Nerdwench I got holed away in the Nerd lair today fueled on coffee and....... well,........more coffee and I finished ANGRON!


before I show you the images, I would like to just say I thoroughly enjoyed painting this model, it went together beautifully and just oozes character and savagery the pics don't really do him justice, the sculpting of his face is perfect and he has an unhinged psychotic visage as he charges through the hapless marines on his base, I was very impressed with the whole journey and i really hope I have done him justice with my brushes!? I gave him gore on his feet and hands but held back on spattering him excessively and also painted his cloak to appear as if it's soaked up blood as he goes across the battle!

There is a lot of pics here and some are pretty similar but I just couldn't pick ones that showed how nice he looks

















And I got a couple of shots of the Dakkajet-thing the nose is just filled out with air-dry clay until my gs arrives I also shortened the guns on the front so they didn't interfere with the shape I'm going for with the jet, the wings have been cut and I've made some engines from the missile launchers from the Valkyrie kit. The tubing is the start of where I will put the propellers (I know a C-130 needs 4 ) I also plan on attempting my plastic welding again by running a very thin strip of plastic rod along gaps and places and then coating it in plastic glue until it softens, then I'll push into it to firmly secure it to the plane and give it a welded look along the length I reckon i'll also chuck a bomb or 2 under the wings just to give it a Hercules plane look!





Well, I really hope you like Angron and the Dakkajet! love to see what you think!

My word, Damo. You've kind fk out done yourself with Angron. He looks really good. Love the deep reds of his armor and you done a seriously awesome job painting his face. Death Guard guys look great too and they provide an excellent contrast to Angry Ron. Simply awesome!

Wow... Just wow. That's the best Angron yet, bar none. You have surpassed yourself Damo.

I think what makes your Angron so good is your lack of colours. You've got what? 4 colours (red, brass, flesh, silver). There's no fancy wet blending, no OSL, no overdone tricky crap. I mean hell, I can't even see any visible highlights on Angrons armour and yet it doesn't take anything away from the over all model. Just a damn solid paint job and one insane looking face. One of those "less is more" paint jobs.

Awesome work on Angron.

Good job on the mildly annoyed one, NF. Top job all over and I'll return the compliment by saying it's a very nice red you have there.

Liking the ideas for the jet. Look forward to seeing it progress.

Beautiful work Damo! I like the ammo belt hanging out of the front dakka!

 Snrub wrote:
One of those "less is more" paint jobs.

I'm going to support this feeling.

The job is amazing, all in blending & subtle hues... Thanks for pointing out the "cape drenched in blood", that's almost perfectly rendered... I think your version looks better than the "official" FW one !

Kudos, NerdSire

Also, there must be something I've missed about your DakkaJet nose...

Apart from that, looks promising !!

The primordial savagery of that figure is amazing... and your treatment of it is fantastic Nerdy. I applaud you.

Koala sir, Koala

That's Austrailian for Koodos isn't it?

Great job as others have said, he really doesn't need any sort of fanciness as he is the stick the emperor uses to beat stuff down with. This is seriously the best version I've seen to date.

He looks really exceptional Damo. I'm super excited to get him. It is really tricky to get a wall of bronze come through with such depth. So much better that I could have hoped for.

Jet is shaping up well too. Nice to see you stepping out and going for some conversions lately. If it turns out as solid as the Hellsac, it will be a unique and flavorful piece as well.

::whistles:: late to the party but i must echo everyone elses positive reinforcement. Your treatment of this scene is utter visceral bliss. Fantastic painting and not only technically but the mood you captured is really setting the perfect tone for the sculpt. Dang, whale is a lucky guy to get this badboy in the mail. I hope its not too hard to let it go Congrats on a perfect completion of a big project! Love it! (and the blood is perfect)

BB

WOW!! Angron is incredable! I love the reds, the face, the Gold, everything is pure WIN. congrats

Angron looks good.
I would have painted the triangle tatoo on the top of his head another color than red. This would have driven the eye to his face. The face itself is well painted but is a bit "lost" within all this red and bronze so it doesn't really pop, wich is sad.

Nice work anyway.

Red is the correct fluff color though.

Can't really add more to what everyone is saying, but got to say it looks bloody amazing. Fantastic work.

Very very very nice work on Angron, absolutely love the red on his armour, and that face is brilliantly detailed!

That is really impressive, I love the red armour and I think the cloak is fantastic. His face paint looks a bit Legion of Doom but I suppose that is quite suitable. Very nice photos as well.

So,................I did good then?


Thanks everyone! all of your comments were absolutely what i was hoping for because that's what i was aiming for, a good looking solid paint job with nothing to take away from the model itself but still make you go "Oh now that's cool!"

when you see the model in other lighting (I was forced to take these at night I was so excited) Angron really pops and his face is the focus for sure, I held back on the face tatts to just the triangle and the chin colour as I didn't want him to look too 80's glam rock his armour was a great experiment too, it's not exactly highlighted but it is the brightest brass is on the more polished areas and where the light may hit.

I also had a wrap session today I like to get a bunch of things together and post it all at once so i don't get confused! so today I wrapped and addressed the 3 prizes for the Nerdcademy award, a little pressie for KC, Angron for Whaley and the DCM Secret Satan just gotta find a tube for Gits picture I painted and that can go away to a new home too!

So next week I have a free paint day so to speak! need to determine my project order, I'm thinking a bit more of my FleshEater upgrade painting and maybe some Ork?

Angron looks really cool NF09 as you say the face is most defiantly the centre point and is pure awesome.

Angron. Damn Damian, that turned out awesome indeed! I really like the fact you added war paint in the end, and went with something that shows up but isnt distracting what so ever. Very nicely done as always man. If I had to suggest anything to add to it, maybe the tips of the fur on his clock should be gloss. That way it gives the look of the blood pooling off at the end, which would look like the tips are slick with blood, and the further back blood stains are either dried up, or so low in blood that they lose that gloss look. Over all though very very nice.



And a DAKKAjet Brings a tear to my eye seeing you work on the bestest army in the whole game