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Love the look of the inquisitional sqad Damo, think you nailed it perfectly!

Just while I've a few minutes spare i'll hit you with a brief rundown on my dirty metals :-)

start with a metal colour or metallic primer :-) then wash with agrax earthshade, then when dry wash with Nuln oil, then a watered orange over the lot. at this stage you can use your fingers to wipe some of the orange wash off so it makes the recesses kind of chalky (if that makes sense?) get you bright silver paint and with a very light touch just tickle the edges with paint and across the main panels and a touch on every rivet or nut/washer. then wash again with agrax earthshade then again with nuln oil, then follow with another silver edge chipping and scratch session! now you can add more orange wash for around the bolts and scratches you want rusty and drag some down for streaks, follow this with nuln oil in the darker parts you want accented and over the bolts and it's done!

Hey guys, I got some brush to model today finally So I went from silver primed MANZ to giving them a wash of Agrax earthshade then Nuln oil and then a watered down orange paint wash. Once it dried I picked edges out and scratches in silver. you can go a bit rough here because the subsequent washes will give this stage some depth.





While I waited for the washes to dry I got the reds done on the warband and a little chair work for Inquisitor lazy! thought he can be ostentatious enough to have a marble seat.





I was going to take more pics but my camera has an issue with the trash button and I haven't been able to delete any images off the flash cards needless to say they're both now full and i'm waiting for a new one to arrive before I can show you the other stuff

I also picked up a bargain I wasn't looking for not sure where to go with them though, I got Grey Knights a 5 man squad of marines and 10 Terminators and a dreadknight plus data cards the new codex and all the spares this guy had, when he comes to my town again he'll bring them up for me. I want a small force of them but high points I'll plan to do them with a dark metal look like I've been playing with but use Green as a spot colour on tabards and things? how about helmets? could I go with a green for something different?

If you hook the camera up to your computer with a USB cable, you can browse the flash card, and delete that way.

Nerdy's rust formula, so good it ought to be bottled!

Wow the skulls on that chair are amazing, well so is the rest but the way they glow, just so nice.

I just love your Orcs you manage to achieve a great essence of character to your models that fit their background perfectly, I also like the inquisitor band as well and the warmth of colour using a limited pallet

If you think it about it you have used similar tones between these 2 species and yet have achieved two distinctively different tones to the models, one grubby and wild the other organized and almost regal.

The red skulls on that chair are really awesome looking. They glow with malice...

Do you know what tomorrow is? :-) yes guys it's FINISHED MEGA ARMOURED NOBZ DAY!!!!! I can't frickin' wait to show you this squad of heavy rusty angry nasty boyz! only the heads to do in the morning and then pic bomb time! :-)

Celebrated by drinking and a grot throwing contest and then more drinking.

Looking forward to tomorrow then!

Lets celebrate MANZ day with a 21 image salute!

There isn't much to say except i'm bloody happy with these guys and think I did a decent job of making them look like they're HEAVY! like solid plates of iron and steel heavy and been welded into these nigh impenetrable battle suits for decades, the metals tarnished and painted with the gore and fluids of uncountable battles against nameless foes across the span of the galaxy!

needless to say I love these guys! and now i'd love to see your thoughts on them! I hope individually i've instilled enough character in each one.

on with the show!

Look great! We need a good shot of them with the big boss though.

So nice to see those alternate heads get put to good use. They were too big for anything I had, but look just perfect on those meganobz.

Those Ork Nobz look fantastic Nerdfest Nice work!

"We's ded 'ard!"

Exceptional work bud. Just brilliant.

Smashing job, NF. Look perfect.

WOWW!!!

Those are some grimey as hell, dead 'ard ladz. Absolutley LOVE the metals, and they look all the better next to your awesome ork skins.


Ill second WMs comment, tho.... gotta see em next to the big man himself!

Very nice work as always, mate. Now all those tips you've giving me make so much more sence.

And yes, I'm sending this from work. YOU'RE JOB to be exact you slack bastard!!

See you later, 'Fest

Those Nobs in Mega Armor are looking like total bad-asses

And MegaNob day was a success. Orky to the core.

Damn I have been avoiding your thread for this reason you make me feel bad for my orks as they have no,paint scheme

You really have it down to an art this formula and half face Darnie the Turdinater looks awesome, the metal against the skin stands out nicely without taken over

Your Orks are just beautiful, Damo. I feel like I say the same thing every time I comment, but I really don't know what else to say about them.

Crusty, rusty buggers, aren't they? It's the little details, such as the checkerboards and bionics, that really make these pop as a whole. Proper lush, as ever.

whalemusic360 wrote:Look great! We need a good shot of them with the big boss though.

I was going to but as you can tell the light was not great in my cave taking pics under a weak single bulb doesn't make for crystal clear Orks but yes I will take a shot of all of them led by the Bulldozer just for you Whaley I may try and re take all of them but I don't want to re hash old ground? thoughts?

Gitsplitta wrote:So nice to see those alternate heads get put to good use. They were too big for anything I had, but look just perfect on those meganobz.

Thanks Gits, it was those heads that you gifted me that inspired them! I wanted to do them justice as you know I like character in my models and they just ooze it! now you'll have to put them on your Nobz

angelofvengeance wrote:Those Ork Nobz look fantastic Nerdfest Nice work!

"We's ded 'ard!"

you got that right! "We iz so Ded 'ard youse iz ded before we getz there"

Camkierhi wrote:Exceptional work bud. Just brilliant.

Thanks Cam, i'm going to get some more boyz done then go on a vehicle rampage including the ones you made me then we'll assess the Waaagh!!

Dr H wrote:Smashing job, NF. Look perfect.

Thanks DrH it's not sprue but it'll do

Ramos Asura wrote:WOWW!!!

Those are some grimey as hell, dead 'ard ladz. Absolutley LOVE the metals, and they look all the better next to your awesome ork skins.


Ill second WMs comment, tho.... gotta see em next to the big man himself!

Ramos my man! thanks a bunch, since you and Whaley have ganged up i'll have no choice but to take a pic with everyone! and never fear about my Ork skins, I've got about 100+ still to paint

Rhydin wrote:Very nice work as always, mate. Now all those tips you've giving me make so much more sence.

And yes, I'm sending this from work. YOU'RE JOB to be exact you slack bastard!!

See you later, 'Fest

Gah! looks like they'll give anyone a go on the nights then eh!

shasolenzabi wrote:Those Nobs in Mega Armor are looking like total bad-asses

That is indeed the look I was hoping for so, success then!

Solar_lion wrote:And MegaNob day was a success. Orky to the core.

as they should be!

lone dirty dog wrote:Damn I have been avoiding your thread for this reason you make me feel bad for my orks as they have no,paint scheme

You really have it down to an art this formula and half face Darnie the Turdinater looks awesome, the metal against the skin stands out nicely without taken over

Darnie the Turdinator!!! you idiot! I wasn't thrilled with the pics as his metal face got kinda bright and on a side note you SHOULD feel bad about your Orks! you should feel VERY bad! all those boyz not able to unleash a green tide because of you, because they're grey!!!! for shame!

Azazelx wrote:Your Orks are just beautiful, Damo. I feel like I say the same thing every time I comment, but I really don't know what else to say about them.

Thank you Az, I don't mind you repeating yourself they're all following a pretty similar scheme throughout so don't feel bad. I'm going to have to send you a Ork or two all gussied up to thank you for that Artemis model you so wonderfully suprised me with!

inmygravenimage wrote:Crusty, rusty buggers, aren't they? It's the little details, such as the checkerboards and bionics, that really make these pop as a whole. Proper lush, as ever.

Cheers dude! rusty, crusty and not busty is the look i'm aiming for! nice dark metals and a POP of bright skin tone and teef!

I wouldnt mind something busty, well as long as its not an ork lol

They are looking great though Damo, those heads do add a lot of character which suits your painting style excentley. My favourite is the one with the goggles on his head.

Me too GFX! I think his look is the best, if you look at the sort of side profile shot you can almost get an amphibian vibe when you stare at his jaw long enough :-)

also i've been meaning to talk to you for aaaaages now! and apologise about not finishing those Celestial Lions for you, i'm a massive asshat for being so damn slack and I haven't forgotten about you I'm just going to do something bigger and better for you now. so let me know what you may desire? as I honestly appreciate all the help you've shown me with lists and juat talking Damo ideas!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Me too GFX! I think his look is the best, if you look at the sort of side profile shot you can almost get an amphibian vibe when you stare at his jaw long enough :-)

also i've been meaning to talk to you for aaaaages now! and apologise about not finishing those Celestial Lions for you, i'm a massive asshat for being so damn slack and I haven't forgotten about you I'm just going to do something bigger and better for you now. so let me know what you may desire? as I honestly appreciate all the help you've shown me with lists and juat talking Damo ideas!

It's ok I haven't gotten round to adding anything to the army myself yet either, just paint them when you get round to them I wouldn't want you to do them when your feeling in a green mood, I'm in no rush.

Great looking Manz, very impressive.

I feel bad now real bad

 GiraffeX wrote:

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Me too GFX! I think his look is the best, if you look at the sort of side profile shot you can almost get an amphibian vibe when you stare at his jaw long enough :-)

also i've been meaning to talk to you for aaaaages now! and apologise about not finishing those Celestial Lions for you, i'm a massive asshat for being so damn slack and I haven't forgotten about you I'm just going to do something bigger and better for you now. so let me know what you may desire? as I honestly appreciate all the help you've shown me with lists and juat talking Damo ideas!

It's ok I haven't gotten round to adding anything to the army myself yet either, just paint them when you get round to them I wouldn't want you to do them when your feeling in a green mood, I'm in no rush.

I'm going to start them again with a new box of Termies for you when I do them or if you want anything else done like a character I am open to help!