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@Imperial Monkey: I look forward to a rematch to see what you are *really* capable of. Sometime. When our schedules (and the planets) align again... Images are up in my gallery. Still working on first draft of first battle... Orks to paint you know!

@monkeytroll: Watchers would be very small grotz? Snotlings perhaps? I still plan to do my Grot assistants as Watchers though

Small update:
5 more boyz have their first highlight of green - you know - the one that almost covers the entire previous layer - grrrr.... Only 13 more to go. I keep telling myself it will get faster as each layer covers less - but I still need to get through the first!

Parts arrived for my swap with Gitsplitta. Managed to hold off diving in until I had some more pain on the boyz. Willpower! Still in the "choosing which pieces I am going to loot/use" stage. So far, the only departure from my original idea is that I will be using a full Jump Pack each. (I originally planned to cobble half a Jump Pack to a Rokkit Pack - but the size difference would make that look too imbalanced, even for Orks!) However, it has solved another potential issue I was concerned about... Stay tuned!

Arakasi

Arakasi wrote:

Managed to hold off diving in until I had some more pain on the boyz. Willpower!
Arakasi

Freudian slip anyone?

Arakasi wrote:

HadoukenAvenger wrote:Badaaaasss!!!

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

Why, the army of blood-thirsty orks and uber-pwnful vehicles, of course!

@monkeytroll: Reads correctly both ways

@HadoukenAvenger: Thanks! I knew it would be good - where's your uber Big Mek?

Some progress - 1st layer of green (well, on top of base)


These guys are now at the same level (photos from Wednesday...)


And da rest... red to be touched up later...


Managed to work out how to fit three Trukks in my Battle Foam case, which means I can carry my 1000pts in one case, not two. Which means I can cart 1000pts up to Scotland and back on the weekend on short notice. Which means, thanks to da Boss' permission, I can play this week-end! Yay!


Battlefoam - protecting your... cat?

Actually, there is still a lot of room in that case - so I've added my sluggas as make-shift Kommandos - throw in another Deffkopta and we're up to 1250pts - though only half of that extra 250 is complete, the rest is bare.

Got my pieces together for da Stormboyz Nob for my swap with Gitsplitta - enough for two as I figure I'll want one too!


I have got the basics of one backpack done - but images of that next week...

All for now...
Arakasi

lol, figured as much.
Well that's definitely some green done, just some more green to go, then a bit of green, possibly some green and then you should be done with the green
The bits for the Stormboyz Nob look interesting, and I do hope you check just what's inside your battlecase before you next fly Northwards.

its looking good keep up the good work

Wow I can not wait to see this arm finished!

@Arakasi:

He's waiting for his zoggin' BattleWagon to paint itself.
Expect an update on my plog sometime tommorow.

Still looking fantastic mate.

You can play more often now?!? Huzzah for battle-foam!
Note to self, hurry up with the Crimson Fists fo the next showdown, maybe this time with a little less death ...on my part!

Perhaps another Plog would help

Imp. Monkey

You can never have too many plogs!

Arakasi's Dark Angelz (Orks) vs Imperial Monkey's Dark Angels - Game 1 - 750pts (pic heavy!)

Update soon...


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@monkeytroll: Aaaargh!

@moonshine, Commander: Thanks!

@HadoukenAvenger: Can't wait - hmmm, the update was the BattleWagon, not the Mek

@Miss Dee: Thanks! And welcome back (well, long time no comment anyways!) How is that Chaos Daemon army going?

@Imperial Monkey: Playing more often is still reliant on da Boss' mood, but I can transport 1250pts now. Looking forward to that show down! First Battle Report is up (link above somewhere...)

Right, update... Got a great game in Sunday - Battle Report TBD, but still have Imperial Monkey's Game 2 to do (though not far off on that). Next layer of green went faster than expected - completed all models! Only two more layers to go - might manage it tonight!

And then I spent way too long getting Gitsplitta's Nob moving along...

Stormboyz Nob WIP for Gitsplitta

Its not, going to have some for my Revamped Iron Warriors, I ordered a warjack to become a DP.

Just waiting for Deathwatch to be shipped.

That's way too awesome!

I think he needs to be on a bigger base.

Very, very cool Arakasi!

Gitsplitta's marine...err storm-nob looking pretty sweet there Can see why you wanted to do two.
Good to hear you'll soon be done with the green, think that may spur me to go and do a bit more green myself

Gonna do one doing a Darth Vader lifting a Marine?

Looking great! That's going to be one hell of a jump pack once finished....

love that jump pack well done

one thing ive been doing which you may like is converting meganobz from termie legs.

now i know that seems used a ton, but what i do is get termie legs (mine come from the DA upgrade set that comes with two suchthings!!!) and cut the top so it has a flat top instead of a curved one. then i get an ork body, (havent tried nob bodies, just ork bodies) and cut the bottom of their body so it is flat as well. glue the two together and glue a shoulder pad along the back torso to hide the rest of the ork part that is suppose to attach to ork legs, and you have a meganob! i then glue on various ork parts. i can show you a pic when i get some.

hope that made sense.

i love your models thou!

Another layer of green down, another step closer to insanity! Still - they are starting to look like proper Orks now. One more layer to do. I think I'll start with the Nobz and make sure it is worth doing to the boyz (they could probably survive without it...)

@Everyone (re Stormboy Nob): Thanks!

No time to work on him (them) tonight - need sleep - so a bit more info for you all instead:

Only the Marine and Rokkit Pack are together/cleaned up. The rest is just blu-tack, or in the case of the Nob/Marine to base - gravity

The Rokkit Pack is actually for his twin, however the pieces should mostly mix and match - so I will confirm the final configuration with Gitsplitta when it comes to that, except

The twin has his arms reversed, and is kneeling on the opposite knee

I thought about using a larger base, but the current one is standard - and Nobz hardly fit on them anyway. He's not attached to the base yet - so its Gitsplitta's call (for his) - however

Marines don't like to lay flat, and this way his arms and legs can hang over the sides.

The Marine has had his back and backside removed just behind the arm connections in order to lie flatter

The Power Klaw arm is made up from a Boyz or Warbiker (depending on which twin) Power Klaw and a Big Choppa arm.

One Nob leg has been repositioned, the other has been replaced with an AOBR leg

The orientation of the Marine is not what I first envisaged (the Nob was originally over him - looked like he was kneeing him in the groin)

There is still a major and minor addition (in addition to shoulder pads!) yet to come. If you thought it looked awesome now, I hope to blow your mind further later!

Miss Dee wrote:Gonna do one doing a Darth Vader lifting a Marine?

Hmmm - great idea - will keep that one in the back of my mind!

@Sageheart: Thanks for that. I have thought about it, but haven't attempted it yet. endtransmission, who is responsible for most of my completed Nobz, did something similar for one of them - check out the one with the winged helmet (the one everyone loves!). Looking forward to your pic(s)!

its looking good ,what you could do is count wazdakka as a biker ork called sam-i-yell or summin oh and the nob looks brilliant

Arakasi wrote:
@HadoukenAvenger: Can't wait - hmmm, the update was the BattleWagon, not the Mek

NEXT UPDATE! I PROMISE!

saw the wingeed one and i think it is pretty cool!

moonshine wrote:its looking good ,what you could do is count wazdakka as a biker ork called sam-i-yell or summin oh and the nob looks brilliant

Another great idea - storing for later... and thanks!

@HadoukenAvenger: Waiting patiently...

@Sageheart: On behalf of endtransmission, thanks!

The green is DONE! Wait... I still need to do tha armour and clothing.... Nooooooo.........

I think you need a little bit more green, and then maybe some green.

Then it could probably use a little green.

Are we there yet?

Almost. Just a little more green....

Funny guys, very funny... Touched up the clothing/armour. Next week - highlighting (more green).

I should probably do their bases before Silver Sorcerer... I can then add brown to my list of hated colours (alongside red and green...)

Oh - and I forgot - more green when I get to the Trukks

I'm actually looking forward to da Deffwing Trukk and Deffkoptas - black and white - who'd of thought they'd be more interesting?