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@Gitsplitta, CommissarKhaine, moonshine: Thanks! And now the calls for paint begin once again...

@monkeytroll: Thanks for that, I'll look into it. I'd much prefer you comment incoherently or suffering from tiredness than not at all - you never know what I might get out of it (eg Big Shoota ammo lines...)

@CommissarKhaine: Nice idea. I'll think about it. For now, I'm not going to attach anything as I think it a) would be prone to breakage and b) won't fit in my case! I can always make something that "attaches" later. (Actually, all my Trukks have a spot for a future flag pole should I decide I need it...)

Bonus pic - alongside my "inspiration". I really do like how the image on the right came out - even if it doesn't really show of the rotors and perhaps looks a bit too straight






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You may want to click on the image to see the larger version... or it could just be my laptop...

That Ax is friggen Crazzy!

some crazy kopters here mate! Good work!

You forgot to enclose the cockpit .

On a more serious note: the link's there, nice work!

Loving the kopta! Don't worry too much about one rotor being slightly straighter than the other, my stormraven has the same issue with one wing a few mm out. Looked obvious when still plastic and plasticard but once sprayed you can't see it. (only you will ever know!)

Keep up the good work and I can't wait to see it with some paint too, what colours you going for? Black after the Ravenwing I presume?

@The Humungus, kanelom, et al: Thanks!

@CommissarKhaine: No I didn't

@alexneufeld: Black after the Ravenwing is correct. Weapons and possibly engine (depending on how the balance looks...) will be in red. Glyphs in bone. And probably a healthy dose of metal or at least chips and scratches. Pics in due course!

Even on the big pics I can't seem to make out the buzzsaw on those avatar ones
Seriously, good work on matching your inspiration, and I'm glad you're OK with a bit of incomprehensibility, as I'm sure you'll se some more of it from me

well done ,it's important to make sure it still looks orky and you pulled it off

@monkeytroll: The trick is to look at it as if through the eyes of a Big Mek...

@moonshine: Thanks! That was the idea!

So, not much to report this evening. Basically, modelling is now on hold until I receive my delivery of bits for my "Great Marine... I mean Xenos... Swap" with Gitsplitta. I am looking forward to putting together a Dark Angelz Stormboy Nob for him - I already have some ideas (one action/Wolverine/Thor-ish, one more static/in charge) , but even those will have to wait until I have the necessary parts in my grubby paws... In the meantime, it is full speed ahead painting. Except for tonight, which was full speed ahead cleaning up the workspace (and room) ready for full speed ahead painting...


Daunting huh? I vaguely recall deciding never to paint more than 5 models at a time due to the pain... and here I have... dozens

Once I complete this lot I will officially have more painted models than I ever have had previously! I will also have my first fully painted field-able army.

I wonder how much I can get done before Silver Sorcerer? I will be aiming for table top ready initially, and then work up to the finished product.

Keep the support up - I feel I am going to need it!

Arakasi

Sooo Arakasi.... when I'm working on your "bug boy"... do you want me to post a couple of shots as I progress on your blog? I don't mean take over... just a shot or two of the build and one or two of the painting. I could put it on one of my own blogs, but it would seem most appropriate here as this is where he'll end up. I've got his arms all sorted out by-the-way... the rest should be easy and fairly amusing.

Good luck, Arakasi. I'm painting up full squads of boyz, so I understand your pain. It took me a week just to get the assembly, primer, dark green skin, and lighter green drybrush work done on 3 mobs worth.

Others have advised that you do something like 10-12 of the same model at a time, and once those are done, reward yourself with doing a single model such as a nob, kopta, or vehicle. It helps break up the monotony.

Personally, I'm stubborn, and I'll do the same thing over and over and over (and over) again to get it out of the way, so I can get to the fun part.

Ahh, I see them now Unfortunately using those Mek's eyes means there's a real mess here as a blind mek barges around the place.

Hmm, paint, yes, well, ummm, think I remember someone telling me about that once. Good luck and you have my full support. That does look a daunting task ahead of you, but I do want to see some finished articles, so just relax, don't rush and err, that's about it I'm afraid I would get the servo-grots charging up the prods to help 'encourage' you, but feel if I went that far I might find some 'koptas overhead demanding I get my own brushes out

@Gitsplitta: I was going to post them up on the "Great Marine Swap" thread until someone complained about them not being Marines (and then my backup plan was to start the "Great Xenos Swap") - but feel free to post here too. I'll definitely be putting WIP shots up of your Dark Angelz Stormboy here - as he will be one of da Dark Angelz. I also figure I'll do two (why do one when you can do two for twice the price?) - let you choose one and I'll keep the other Sounds like you are already ahead of me!

@Heffling: Thanks! And that seems fast by my standards! Most likely I'll just go ahead in colours - paint Dark Angels Green until I'm bored, paint Mechrite Red until I'm bored, paint skin until I'm bored. Occasionally I'll touch Deffkoptas, Trukks and/or Characters. I'll get there - but I will be extremely glad once its all over!

@monkeytroll: I'm sure the local Painboy will be able to fix him up good I wouldn't worry too much - you seem further along with yours

looks awesome can't wait to see it complete

Are all those parts laid out what you have to paint or what?

Looking good. Now get painting!

Are you going to try and assembly like paint all that? or model by model, or some strange mixture of the two?

Good luck and don't worry, you can fix it later.

@moonshine: Thanks and me too!

@IHEARTLARGEBLASTTEMPLATES: Unfortunately, no. Except for the driver and gunner, the Nobz Trukk and parts are absent, as is the latest Deffkopta

@CommissarKhaine: Thanks and yeah, yeah!

@The Good Green: Mostly assembly line paint, or at least until I get to the details. I will probably "model by model" the characters, Deffkoptas and Trukks. Probably end up being some strange mixture of the two - all will be revealed, as it happens!

I think I now have a clear picture in my mind of the Dark Angelz Stormboy Nob I am going to swap with Gitsplitta. On the downside, I think I'll be using more parts from the Assault Marine sprue than the Stormboyz one. On the plus side, if it comes out as planned, it will be awesome! (and I'm definitely making one for me too!) Just waiting on parts to arrive... (no, I'm not trying to distract myself from painting - not yet anyways!)

Looking good...and daunting. I have more to get painted so I just leave them in the Case so I don't have them all staring me down. I bring out just the pieces I'm working on. At the present, it's four Burnas but I still have over 30 boys, a handful of NOBZ, 2 trukks, two BWs, and four Deffkoptas.

@Artsoldier35: Thanks for... sharing the pain...

Nothing to see tonight. I'd take a photo, but I'm sure you wouldn't be able to see the last three boyz Dark Angels Green uniforms, or the black touch up to the Trukk crews feet...

On the plus side, the Avatar Deffkopta is undercoated - and I've finished another spray can of Chaos Black... Just when I put an order in too... I'll just have to get some more stuff! Not that I need to until I get my last order...

8 of da boyz are joining 4th Kompany, 6th Mob (plus the Nob), the other 4 are joining 5th Kompany, 5th Mob. I'm going to be making a greater effort to add Kompany and Mob markings in order to tell them apart. I'm playing with the idea of whether to also paint each mobs wraps and bands similarly for extra coordination / identification on the battle field - green, red or white - or whether to group all the ones with loin cloths... Decisions decisions...

Over and out!
Arakasi

Good job on moving ahead keep it up! Look forward to pics!

No pics tonight (sorry IHEARTLARGEBLASTTEMPLATES) - can't really take a useful everything shot (lighting). May try again in the morning...

I officially do not want to see any more Mechrite Red this week!

I'm sure after tomorrow evening I'll be adding green to the above statement as well...

Ordered parts for Gitsplitta trade last Sunday. Order is still waiting on stock at Wayland. On the upside - nothing better to do than paint. On the downside - itching to get started!

Keep at it, it'll be worth it in the end
Like the idea of using the wraps/bands for mob idea more than the grouping of loincloths etc. Orks all deciding to wear loincloths or bands on their right wrist doesn't feel quite right as opposed to "we's the bestest mob so we's gonna wear da red bits".

In keeping with Da Dark Angelz theme - white would be highest ranked, followed by red then green. But I keep changing my mind on this, and no doubt will do so again before I get around to immortalising it in paint... Previous boyz had bands in red and wraps and loin cloths in white. I am planning to incorporate Kompany and Mob markings more prominently this time around, which may negate the need to match up the colours of assorted bling... More discussion, thought and progress needed methinks!

On an update note, as expected, Orkhide Shade has been added to my list of "can't stand anymore" for this week. And it was all basically touch up work too... doh! Progress is progress I guess

Also as usual, no more progress updates now until Monday night. Discussions are free to continue as always - though there appears to be markedly less this week... I may have to start going days without updates!

So what's the current plan for the kompany/mob markings? Tattoos, markings on cloth/armour/backplates, or some other? I still like the idea of same coloured wraps etc, but that's probably just me reminiscing on my old genestealer cult As you pointed out way back, there's room for a bit of difference s they are still Orks, even if heavily influenced by the DA.

Space Marine shoulder pads! "Dey goin unna cova!

Badaaaasss!!!

monkeytroll wrote:So what's the current plan for the kompany/mob markings? Tattoos, markings on cloth/armour/backplates, or some other? I still like the idea of same coloured wraps etc, but that's probably just me reminiscing on my old genestealer cult As you pointed out way back, there's room for a bit of difference s they are still Orks, even if heavily influenced by the DA.

Well, the boyz already have tattoos which I will keep - Mob designation (ie Taktikal, Assault, etc) in red on their right shoulder with Mob number in white over the top in Roman numerals, Blood Axe symbol in white on their left shoulder. The main issue is finding a spot for the Kompany designation - most boyz just don't come with the appropriate knee pad! Some have backplates which I can use, others shoulder pads, and if all else fails, I may split it across the metal plates across the top of the shoulder straps... I may be able to vary it up and use shoulder pads for actual Mob designation, number and Blood Axe symbol (if I have enough spaces for other markings...), or perhaps I can do some of the loin cloths in Kompany markings - there's a thought... (though difficult to see!)

Heffling wrote:Space Marine shoulder pads! "Dey goin unna cova!

There is at least one boy with a Dark Angels shoulder pad, and the Apache Deffkopta Kustom Megablasta arm has one too. I was going to save it more for Nobz and 'Ard Boyz...

HadoukenAvenger wrote:Badaaaasss!!!

Not sure what that's in reference too - but I assume it's good!

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So - update...

A big thanks goes out to Imperial Monkey for two awesome, if somewhat one-sided, games of 40K on Sunday. We will be posting up joint battle reports in due course...

Started first level of green (skin) highlighting this evening. This is going to be tedious... I mean fun!

According to Wayland, my order for my swap with Gitsplitta arrives tomorrow (new speed record!) - so at least I'll have something to reward myself with as I continue the green...

That is all...

Arakasi

Oh dear. That doesn't deserve mentioning, I have never, ever played as bad as that. Not even when I had just started out!

Imp. Monkey

Although the Ork Angelz look fantastic in the flesh..I mean plastic

OK, look forward to seeing how the markings come out - once you've had fun with all that green obviously

And couldn't help but think of you as I just came across a background thread discussing the watchers in the dark, and it was suggested they were grots in disguise