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Ok men,update time!

So, since I'm neck-deep in grey-skins at the moment, I guess I have to start somewhere.

Please ignore any mould lines,sprue marks, puddles of unidentified brown liquid, as these will be sorted before priming.

To start, my counts-as Grimgor Ironhide:







I'm not sold by the daggered hand thing at the moment. I'll have a think. The helmet is over-sized,but I like it.

Next, my Black Orc Big Boss BSB:





Utterly stolen from the O&Gs army book. But I needed a fairly easy kit-bash to get started.

As always, any comments or criticism is more than welcome.

Bash

Nice work. I like the colors and washes that were used. Interesting way to negate doing basework, just affix them to a clear plastic disc instead! That way they never look out of place on the battlefield

@ Element206 - Thanks mate. I wanted to base my DG, but after seeing how good the clear bases looked I decided against PVA,sand and all that. TBH it gives the models a more finished look. And as you rightly pointed out, it matches whatever board they stand on!

Bash

Ok men,

So today I can finally start priming my remaining DG Terminators and Plague Marine squads. The DP's Scythe needs priming, as do 157 Orcs and Goblins!

A bit more work on the Black Orc Warlord, and the Black Orc Command group. I decided on a 'Maritime' theme for my Orcs. I've ordered pirate orc heads from Maxmini to replace various heads amongst my Orcs. I also ordered Orcs and Goblins from the Pirate range by Black Scorpion. So my army will change somewhat over the next few weeks.

I'm also considering slave regiments (not sure to count them as Orcs or Goblins) using Empire Free Company and models from Hasslefree miniatures, and having Orcs as the command group. Food for thought.

Anyway, heres the pics:









So at the moment, still very basic work until I get some time to sit down and get stuck in properly.

Bash

Maybe as a Gobbo regiment with an Orc character?

I like the union jack laptop, back on topic I love the death guard they have been really well painted, however with the DP shoulder the GS looks like it hasn't been painted as it's green, may just be me. Apart from that it all looks jolly nice

@Ygg - Sounds right to me. An slave regiment (mal-nurished,tired,miserable) as Gobbos with a nasty Orc slave-driver seems the right way to go. Thanks mate!

@Young_Logan - Thanks mate. The DP shoulder pad has been painted (Catachan green washed with Thraka Green).

Much love,

Bash

I recognise that spiky ogre fist ...

Hurrah! Apart from basing (which will be done in one gargantuan effort at the end), my Black Orc regiment is complete minus my general.


The Front rank without the General.


The Regiment complete.


A side view of the Regiment.

Next up, five DG Terminators,DP's scythe and 40 Night Goblins!

Much love,

Bash

I've wanted some Sqig hoppers for some time, but I'm not sold by the GW models. I've decided to scratch-build five of these out of table tennis balls and milliput.



An assortment of table tennis balls,copper wire and 40mm bases.





And now on with 4 more 3D Pac-men!

Bash

Nice BlOrcs, and those squigs look hilarious atm!!

Really liking the Big Boss on Boar. Nicely done.

The black orks look great, but maybe you should paint some metallic over the rusty blades of their weapons. The blades look too orange for me, but maybe that's just what you aimed for. And maybe some dark grey highlighting on the weapon poles, and some weathering on the armor.

I know, I know, I might have given you a bit too much 'negative' feedback, don't worry, they still look great!

The Squigs look great, have to agree with Vitruvian, they look hilarious. I can imagine the goblins holding on for dear life. Have you though of a goblin, hanging down the chain, holding on for dear life, while dangling inside the squigs mouth? Just some ideas that sprang up in me.

I think the chain will be its leg Scrazza

I know...

The goblin will need to hold himself on-top of the squig, right?A chain will do the trick for that. But, it's up to Bash.

Oh, i get you, sorry

@Scrazza - Any feedback is welcome buddy,have no fear of offending me! I wanted to have the weapons conflict with the armour,and to give the impression that these guys just don't do weapon cleaning. I weathered the front rank using powder from Tamiya,but decided against doing the whole lot. I guess I'm being a bit lazy. Weathering on the weapon handles is a good idea though, so I'll get that done at some point.

@Ratius - Many thanks mate. The BoarBoyz are #3 in the list of regiments to paint. I'm waiting on heads from Maxmini to get them done.

@Vitruvian - Glad you find the squigs funny! I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into these guys. There'll be a few precariously balanced Goblins holding on for dear life!

I've just finished the first layer of milliput on the Squig, pictures will be added later.

Keep the comments coming.

Bash


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Ping-Pong balls at the ready!



The first stage of milliput on Red Squig. Or Pac-man with a mo-hawk. Your choice.



And Green Squig is posed ready for milliput.

Bash

My new MaxMini Orc Pirate heads have arrived!



My Grimgor Ironhide Counts as has had his head prised off already. The Boarboys will finally have some heads fitted. That just leaves my two regiments of Orc boyz left to be completed aswell.

Now,where are those pliers....

Bash

Hehe! Nice theme choice, should look boss when done.

Those heads look annoyingly flush to the sprue. Are they easy to remove?

@Vitruvian - Yeah they are really close to sprue,but I got the dremel out and sanded the spue away,so there are no ugly snip marks on the chin. It took a while and the kitchen is covered in dust but it was worth it.

But I'm chuffed with the detail. They'll look mega once they've been dotted around the various regiments.

Bash

Well it's that time again. And I've officially become Britain's first Goblin re-homing centre...

Most is WIP, but the Black Orcs and the 40 strong NG horde are considered finished and ready for basing.

On with pictures then...


The 40 strong horde. My NGs have been compared to another organisation that wear white cloaks and hoods!


The Shaman complete with permanent earthing-rod! I keep rolling irresistable casting with this guy, and he ends up taking 20 NGs with him!




Keeping with my nautical/pirate theme, I've added anchors onto the fanatics instead of wrecking balls.


My Doom-diver with scenic base. Lots of snotlings from both GW and Mantic.






Mantic Orcs. Makes a nice change from GW.


Orc Boar Boyz complete with re-vamped Black Orc Big Boss.




My Orc Pirate Regiment,mixed with various members of other games and companies. And also Empire free company as well. My favorite regiment as each member has a name. Such as Websters Bloke,Captain Barbosa,Ned Kelly,Dick Turpin,Choppa Harris,Sally the muffin girl and Tony Martin just to name a few!




My General, after a make over thanks to Maxmini! I haven't decided on a name for him yet.




And the money shot!

So I've been a busy little bee the last few weeks. Still alot more to get done, and I'm painting like a man possessed! It's enjoyable watching the army grow. And even more enjoyable gaming. My ladz have made me very proud (and very upset!) in most of the games we've had as a group (Empire,Dwarves and Chaos the other armies involved). But this blog helps keep me motivated.

I've yet to finish my squig hoppers, my DG still cry out as they are 90% complete. But I'll get there eventually.

Bash

I got all excited at the beginning of the thread, amazing Death Guard! You and I share some common philosophies, such as recycling Imperial vehicles and utilizing the eBay Fairy. I loved this line: "I did toy with the idea of getting a alternative DP from,say UltraForge, but it's too nice a model to coat in GS." because what you've done to the GW DP is the best looking conversion I've seen so far, and I have the UltraForge DP and I couldn't cover it w/ GS either.

Glad to see you back, glad I found this thread... sorry you are doing Orcs right now. But I can't throw any stones since I have shelved my Death Guard to work on a Cultist force. We all go where the winds of inspiration scatter us I suppose.

Great stuff. Looking forward to seeing more.

Stand back.....shocking....shocking now...

IT'S ALIVE!

Yes I have returned to my p&m blog! It's been 9 months and 23 days since my last update! Here's what I got done before December the 19th.

















Yep, sod all! I've been from Suffolk to Wiltshire, from Hampshire to Brecon,to California USA,and the back to Suffolk. All at the tax-payers expense! Hurrah!

Since I went on leave a week ago back home here in lovely Norfolk,I decided to get amongst my favorite wargaming site. After reading Skalk Bloodaxe's work, catching up on Gitsplitta's Mantis Warriors and more amazing p&m threads (sorry not to name you fine gentlemen), I thought it was time I bothered my arse into finishing my Death Guard.

So here's what we have at the present



And I finally finished my second Terminator Squad


He just needs a clear base and the Ork head painting.









Not bad considering I haven't picked up a paintbrush in 9 months!

But nay! I hear you cry, that can't be all! No Sir's, I answer. I have been amassing a small backlog of items to add to this ever-growing beast.



Yes that bloody Daemon Prince needs finishing! And in addition endtransmission very kindly traded me some Rhino's. Tah very much buddy

I'm looking for a way to jazz up those GW Plague marines (to be honest they're not the best models) as I have a stock GW squad already.I don't fancy buying another FW kit as I already have one. So I'll be buying kits from various companies to spruce up CSMs, plus plenty of greenstuff.

Here's my WIP Sorcerer.




I wanted to give him a more dynamic action pose, so I'm working on him casting some henious curse. I think he's coming along nicely.

So whats in the pipeline? Well I'm trading DKOK for a crap-ton of SM bikes,two Rhinos and a Landraider. I'm really looking forward to making DG bikes! And one of my close friends has decided to part with his massive CSM army, which we've done a mate's rate deal on, which includes another 2 rhinos,a vindicator,2 LRs, another Dreadnaught and about 50 CSMs! Lots of work and lots of DeathGuard potential.

So points value-wise, I 've gone from 2000pts to nearly 5500! Wowsers!

Oh and a big thankyou to Yggdrasil on the OSL tutorial

Thanks for looking,

Bash

Like a long lost, lamented boomerang, it's good to have you back buddy. Love the demented grin on the last termie btw. Hand on the sorcerer is cracking too.

@graven - haha yeah it's been a while! But I couldn't sit back and watch these blokes gather anymore dust. I didn't even notice the last terminator was smiling but the more I look at the picture, I see where you're coming from. As for the Sorcerer's hand, it was a disaster at first, milliput just didn't want to know. But we're getting there. Thanks for the comments mate.Good to hear from you again mate

Bash

Not much to show today, just completed the Sorcerer's scythe and added some pre-heresy style shoulder pads.





That's it for now. I just have to GS some of the gaps on him and then he'll be ready for priming!

Bash

Nice use of Soul Hunter bit like him a lot bud.

Many words of respect for the sorcerer! Ace material going on there. Love the GS.

I'm liking this blog, there are some awesome and inventive conversions here here! Subscribed.

@ graven - haha I thought you might spot some of the bits you gave me. I'm dead chuffed with how his force weapon has turned out. Looking forward to getting some paint on him. Thanks Buddy

@ Dakka_Dok - Many thanks for the kind words mate. I'm enjoying making the Sorcerer as it's been a good personal challange.

@ Flying poo - Again, many thanks for the kind words. Glad you like the work.

So now that I've finished GS'ing the Sorcerer, what's next? Well some Pate on toast and finish this bottle of Disaronno!

Night Night!

Bash