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I... actually don't know. Help?

Hello everyone! Matthew here, please read this if you've just stumbled upon this blog. I am a bad painter. Or, well, mediocre (bah!). To catch your attention, here are a few pictures of things I've painted:










ORKS
Spoiler:



HQ
1 WHFB Savage Orcs Big Boss (Converting to Boss in 'eavy Armour`)

Troops
20-22 Slugga Boyz, lost count; 10 primed, 5 Finished, 2 Finishing Touches
1 Boss Nob; Finished
6 Shoota Boyz, converting


Elites


Fast Attack
Trukk, finished
Stormboyz, 3 assembled, 2 partially painted


Heavy Support


Lords Of War


Conversions
Big Squiggoth
Orc Savage Big Boss - Warboss
9 WHFB Orcs / Shoota Boyz


KHORNE DAEMONKIN
Spoiler:



HQ
Daemon Prince w/ wings
Chaos Lord


TROOPS
20 Chaos Marines, ~10 somewhat finished
1 Khorne Bezerker
60-is Cultists (I will never finish them)


ELITES
5 Terminators

FAST ATTACK
5 Raptors
1 Rhino
3 Bikers


HEAVY SUPPORT
2 DV Helbrutes
1 Land Raider


LORDS OF WAR

CONVERSIONS


Here's the original post, with my first terrible WIP pictures!

Spoiler:
And now, PICTURES!


These are the first 3 Boyz I've started painting. Note the guy to the left, I call him Dakka-dude. Note that these are the first few.


Here you see the way I'm going with the skin. It's a simple Bugman's Glow base with some Reikland Fleshshade, some Cadian Fleshtone highlights and some more Reikland. I'm planning to give them all warpaint.


My first proper 'ead. Note the warpaint on his cheek.


Here's my beloved Trukk. I am in love with the way these look, it feels like it can fall apart any moment.

I just finished converting a Boy to a Loota, and I myself am quite happy with the result.


The Deffgun is made from a Boy Big SHoota and two Shoota barrels.


I used some GS to patch it up.

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Ancient Space Wolves Venerable Dreadnought






I... actually don't know. Help?

Just primed the Trukk and a few more Boyz. I'm having progress on my painting, expect the first few finished Boyz in a few days.

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Interesting colors, good start! Have you considered what you're gonna wash em with color wise? I think a brown or black wash would look great

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I... actually don't know. Help?

Well, I'll be giving them some Reikland Fleshshade, possibly some Agrax. I could do some Nuln Oil on them, to simulate oil or gunpowder.
Any other ideas?

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Orks that aren't green? But that's HERESY! (wait, Orks don't have an Inquisition. Nevermind)

Jokes aside, colour scheme looks good, and the warpaint sounds like a great way to spice things up a bit



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I... actually don't know. Help?

Thanks! I've obviously been watching too much Braveheart...

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 Matthew wrote:
Thanks! I've obviously been watching too much Braveheart...


And now I have the mental image of an Orc with a beard and a kilt wielding a claymore stuck in my brain.

CURSE YOU FOR GIVING ME CONVERSION IDEAS I CAN'T POSSIBLY EXECUTE!




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Your call, but I'd do just Agrax on the flesh and Nuln Oil on the weapons to make them both stand out.

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I... actually don't know. Help?

 Ezra Tyrius wrote:
 Matthew wrote:
Thanks! I've obviously been watching too much Braveheart...


And now I have the mental image of an Orc with a beard and a kilt wielding a claymore stuck in my brain.

CURSE YOU FOR GIVING ME CONVERSION IDEAS I CAN'T POSSIBLY EXECUTE!



DUDE
I HAVE GREEN STUFF
I MUST MAKE THIS

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 Matthew wrote:
 Ezra Tyrius wrote:
 Matthew wrote:
Thanks! I've obviously been watching too much Braveheart...


And now I have the mental image of an Orc with a beard and a kilt wielding a claymore stuck in my brain.

CURSE YOU FOR GIVING ME CONVERSION IDEAS I CAN'T POSSIBLY EXECUTE!



DUDE
I HAVE GREEN STUFF
I MUST MAKE THIS


JUST AS PLANNED *cackles*

(I have some green stuff myself, but sadly I totally suck at doing anything with it aside from embarrassing myself, so it'd be cool if you could pull it off)



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Ancient Space Wolves Venerable Dreadnought






I... actually don't know. Help?

Alright, I'm not making Dakka Gitz anymore, I'm doing Sco'ish Gitz!

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I don't fink dis is a propa ork, dis is one of dose humies! Sure you kan paint dem watever yuu want, but anyfink but humie kolorz. Makes dem feal zenoos!

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Sco'Ish Gitz? SWEET

I hope to see claymores, kilts, beards and maybe a Loch Ness monster in the future



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I... actually don't know. Help?

Yeah, the Scottish Gotz thing was a joke, sorry...

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Awww



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Ancient Space Wolves Venerable Dreadnought






I... actually don't know. Help?

I've done a few things today: The first thing was to make Green Stuff moulds for all the armour plates that came in the Trukk and Boyz kits. Now I can make some more out of Green Stuff, yay!


Here's my first draft of their bases. It's Stirland mud with a few pieces of sprue highlighted with Zandri Dust, and a tuft of grass. I'm thinking about making some of the bases like swamps, any ideas how?

I'm having progress on the painting. 2 bases are done, expect more tomorrow.

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I... actually don't know. Help?

Pictures of Orks incoming!

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I... actually don't know. Help?

Ladies and people that aren't ladies, I just finished my first Ork. I call him...

Gitkilla Duruz!
Armed with a Slugga and Choppa, he'll kill any git that steals his teef. Don't let his skin colour deceive you, are you racist?
Also, don't worry about his greenshirt, 'cuz dis git aint no greenskin runt!

The Slugga has got a total of 3 layers of shade.

Please... just ignore that blue back banner. Please.

Here's the base. It's Stirland Mud with Candri Dust, a piece of flock and a trim of The Fang.

Dis git haz killed 'im some seven 'umies!

So, there are only a few details left on him, like a few highlights and blood splatter. Tell me what you think!

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The Boy's looking great

Great work on the rusty effect on the weapons, what kind of colours did you use?

The warpaint's a bit dark for my taste though, maybe add a second layer of a slightly brighter blue?



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I... actually don't know. Help?

You mean highlighting with another brighter blue? Sure.

The weapons are pretty simple, it's a coat of Rhinox Hide with Ruza Rust, with a heavy drybrush of Leadbelcher, a coat of Agrax Earthshade followed by Nuln oil, and finally a drybrush of Runefang Steel.

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I... actually don't know. Help?

I'm in the process of assembly line-ing 3 more Boyz + my Boss Nob. Now, I've been thinking about adding 'special effects' to him, some of these are:

- Muzzle Flashes at his TL Shoota
- Making his legs look dusty and dirty, as if he's been running through mud
- Making spent Shoota cases out of something, and make them look like they're ejecting from the Shoota

Any more ideas to add to this list? I'll be posting WIP pictures this week.

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I... actually don't know. Help?

Drum rolls! I... have not finished any new models. Aw. But, I have been painting. I present to thee, some more horribly painted mini's!

Please note that I have hardly done any shading or highlighting on these. The metal on the Trukk has been given some love, but that's all, it's mostly base paints so far.



Here's how the Trukk looks so far. Notice the red details, it goez fasta! The yellows are there to show the owner's wealth, and the blue is a prayer to the dice gods, to help me keep this vehicle more than 2 turns in a game.



Here you see the front, and the teef skulptur on the front. Please, ignore my horrible attempts on highlighting the black 'ard areas.



This is the weird exhaust thing. It's painted in Balthasar Gold, but I have nooo idea where to go next with it.



Here's my Boss Nob. Notice his yellow TL Shoota, and his red Power Klaw. I'm planning to make his double-clip red, to allow him to reload faster.

That is it for now. I've been thinking about adding a muzzle flash to the Shoota, just to try out OSL-ing. Any ideas how that could be done?


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I... actually don't know. Help?

I found this, the description to it says it's 11.7 centimetres long. Would this work, with the trailer part of a Trukk used as a Howdah. Would it work as a Squiggoth?


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I... actually don't know. Help?

Guys, say hi to my Boss Nob! He's not entirely done yet, the lighting looks weird and the picture doesn't really do him justice. I promise, he looks better in person.


Here's his handsome back. As I said, he's not done yet.


And yes, I made him a hat.


What do you guys think? Notice the red and yellow details, 'e's got tunz uf teef un dakka!



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Guys, after 2 days of cross-threading, I present to thee... The elephant I bought to convert to a Squiggoth! The Hippo was too small, so this oughta work instead.


There you see its scaly skin.


A size comparison of a Trukk and the 'phant. The elephant is a few centimetres higher, though.
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Here's the elephant with my Boss Nob. Note his sexy green things.

I'm planning to sculpt a lower jaw, make one or two more horns, and, obviously, a Howday.

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I... actually don't know. Help?



Yay, coffee stirrer sticks! These'll help me build that Howdah.

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I... actually don't know. Help?

Currently building on my Howdah right now, also making plans for a bionic eye and/or leg.


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here's my first draft of the Howdah's floor. It's made of posicle sticks and glue gun glue.

It's about 5.8 cm long, making it fit perfect onto my elephant.

Here's how it looks on the elephant.

Would this work for a Kannon/Lobba scratch build?

I'm thinking about how I should make the armour on his side, does this work? The stomach bulges out about .5 cm, which makes it hard for a proper suit of armour.

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Hey, I use those coffee stirrer sticks in my work, too. Unsolicited protip: carry them around in your pocket with your keys and loose change for a few days. The stuff dings them up in a natural and realistic looking way. Also, use a clipper to get rid of the rounded ends, otherwise they just look like coffee stirrer sticks.


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Also, why not mold the armor to its sides? Or construct an angled plate to conform to the beast's side?


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Sorry for all the posts, but don't limit yourself to what you think you can do. Always challenge yourself to do the things you've never done and don't stop until you've made it something you /can/ do.

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I... actually don't know. Help?

What do you mean by molding armour? Any advice on armour is needed.

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I've been working on my Howdah today, this is how long I've gotten. I can't really say I like it, but it's what I've been able to make. Does anyone know if cardboard, the kind that you find on cereal boxes, warps? Otherwise I could use it for armour.



Here's the Howdah on the elephant.

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I think it looks pretty good atm, maybe trim the edges a bit to make them less rounded? Orks like their stuff spiky after all

Also, cereal box cardboard should be relatively easy to bend, just be sure not to bend it too far or you'll get creases everywhere.

Looking forward to see how this turns out, I was planning on converting a Lizardmen Stegadon into an Trukk/Squiggoth, but scratchbuilding one starts to appeal to me more and more




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