This more'n'more smells like your about to cast your own version if an Armageddon table... One side imperal building that form a city, the other side all orky...

Aquilla looks awesome, there was even no doubt about it when seen upside down and only the mold... you even riveted it...what could be better?


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looking at the pieces again on the bigger screen i think on each piece you aim to stick the aquilla or the skull on, you need something with more detail than a mere blank plasticcard wall section... it would be then an asymmetric style... so you need a section with stones or steel plates that leave enough free room for the stuck on detail...if i made myself clear here...

Those buttresses turned out very well. They definitely have a lot of uses for future projects too. Nice work, sir.

Thank you, all taken on board.

Messed around a bit with one of the symbols, is this better?

Ah, much more identifiable.

Bloody hell! Quite the Waaagh! you have there!

The mechanicus face has a fang. Was that intentional? I like it.

it seems it is some kind of orky design rather than pure imperial? like the tribal waaagh sign of a mekdok?

 Warboss_Waaazag wrote:
The mechanicus face has a fang. Was that intentional? I like it.

So do blood Angels and space wolves

 Theophony wrote:

 Warboss_Waaazag wrote:
The mechanicus face has a fang. Was that intentional? I like it.

So do blood Angels and space wolves

Right, but admech isn't typically associated with fangs, whereas Blood Angels and Space Wolves are. Nobody bats an eye when a Vampire or Werewolf in power armor shows up with fangs on all their icons, but if the mechanic and gas station attendant do there's typically a lot of burning at the stake happening. At least in 40k.

Well I was definately going for Imperial with the Mechanicus sign, but I will have to look at it again.

So here we go,

Still have a fair bit of work to do, but this is as it is at present....





And the sides are/will be magnetized for easy swap....



Got to work on the Ork front display balcony, and a Curb for the top. Had a go at some icons and smaller buttresses....



Thank you for looking, keep it coming on the comments.

Very Cool!

That's amazing cam... wow.

Wow, looks awesome!

We so easily use the term awesome...for something like this it was meant to be used...I especially like the smaller appendix...that gives a way more covincing realistic look to the piece as only a mere detailed brick. Will there be an equivalent for orky butresses? Very cool idea to have the whole thing be swappable like this, very unique idea!

JJEEEZZZZ...... that is looking truly awesome! Very nice build and the interchangeable panels and multi use are really pushing the boat out!

so your not just making a small building

Did you catch the Vik-fever, the one that causes dilerium, requires vast resources and makes you smell of plastic glue?

*stomps his feet* "i don´t smell of plastic glue...alone..."

I use the lemon scented non-toxic plastic glue from Testors

Things have slowed down again, back to work, but I have continued....

Imperial side details being added....







Oh and a bit on the Orky side....









As always thanks for looking in.

@ All thank you so much for your comments, they really matter.

@ Vik, Not sure PVA really smells and the plastic cement can be smelt from here on a bad day, strangly we also get a wiff of peaches from Vik sometimes??!!

That will be an epic stand/terrain piece!

That's beautiful work Cam. I've really impressed.

It really looks great. That side bunker door looks awesome and the orky bits are fabulous.

i pleasantly ask for a blown up pic... meaning... every bit apart from each other so that i can see how you worked that kind of magic....

Very cool.. Looking forward to some paint on these.

Thanks for the comments
@ Shas Thank you very much.
@ Gits Glad you like it!
@ WW Thank you. I am pleased how it turned aswell.
@ Vik Will do shortly!
@ Solar_lion Thank you. I wont be the one painting it but i do look forward to seeing it painted too.

I'll be back later on to post more pic's.

we´re here the whole damn week

Exploded views...

and he delivers!
so...basically you have a box, that trumps a second time as the storage item...and the metal thingies hold the detailed walls with the magnets...and according to theme the walls can be changed...
does the corner appendix fit inside the box too?...

one further question...is the box filled to the brim with the walls and the (perhaps) corner addition... or can it take the supposed to be presented models of a certain troop amount too?

also... how strong is the material (i still haven't figured out from what material the upper lid is made...) when considering transport?

That's really amazing Cam.

Great job making it a reality, Cam.

Really looking awesome!! My FAV little details are those "melted" banners! They are just glorious! You must let me know how you achieve that! I have just the thing I would love to try one on!

So who's painting it then? It's not for you? I missing something (~sigh~ again)

Hi all, thanks for the comments.

Firstly and most importantly NEW COMPETITION...the next round of the League Terrain Competition is up.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/654377.page

Have a look, join in, trust me it is great fun.

Now....

@ Vik, Thanks bud. Yes it's a box and all the bits fit inside quite snuggly to hopefully avoid damage in transit.




By the time its all in there I am afraid there isn't much room for anything else.

The material I "aquired" from some gentlemen fitting signs in work. Its slightly softer than pure styrene, but quite durable. It cuts easy enough with a utility knife. I had 2 sheets, one 5mm thick and one 10mm thick. Still have a bunch left. I trialed a piece to see if it will take primer, and no issues. It has a "skin" on either side.

@ Gits, Really glad you like it bud. Should finish it up this week end and have it on its way.

@ DrH, Thank you sir. Actually had to think on this one. It hurt.

@ Biff, Thanks bud, Banners are easy, blow torch and thin plasticard.

@ Solar, Well it's for Gitsplitta for a display board he's making. Will go with the Waagh!! tower I am making him. Of course thats if he still wants it! I can't paint for toffee's so he can paint it himself.

Thanks for looking in, hope to get the board finished up this weekend. Then I am not sure. I owe Nerdy some more vehicles and I have too many ideas floating in my head for the LoER comp it is going to be hard to resist. But due to life still being crap, I probably wont get any of that done. Thinking of setting up a little painting station and getting some of the (literally) thousands of models I have that need some love, painted.

Oh...wicked! (That's currently my favourite word in such cases...)
I think I had that material in my hands sometimes...it is not something I would declare as cheap in either price nor usage...and you used it most excellently!

Can't paint for toffee????I beg to differ, you've become am amazing painter...you seldom see someone with such a steep learningcurve...

Of course I still want it Cam, your constructions are brilliant and it's an honor to be able to feature them in my own collection.

I'm guessing the material is Sintra.

Well calling it done....










Thanks for looking in, the next time you see this Gitsplitta will be in posession, all boxed ready to go.

As always thoughts c&c most welcome.

Back soon with something completely different!

That's simply stunning Cam. I'll be really proud to show that off with one of my armies on top of it.

Best part is the big hammer in the background .. talk about last desperate measures...

Looking brilliant! This is something truly unique, one of a kind, I doubt if there are any more such versatile pieces out there in the world...

My mind still boggles as to how that actually goes together.... and how it is reversible...

Really awesome stuff buddy! Really classic and original piece!

Oh.... blow torch and plasti card eh..... going to give this a try.... better check the smoke alarm batteries!

Amazing! Nice work Cam

Thank you, much appreciated.

Little side project as a distraction for me.

This thread recently came to my attention so thought I would join in.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/656634.page

So heres a beginning...


Volunteered a Mek, but I see someone else has jumped up as well so will have to see where insiration takes me.

Hey mate! I saw this too.... its a nice wee project! Looking forward to seeing what becomes of the parts!

I've got a load of stuff I'm volunteering to the Orkish horde, 2 or 3 Burna Boyz (wish we could still take them as special weapons in regular Mobs!) a couple of 'Ard Boyz and a Nob or 2. Looking forward to seeing everyone else's stuff and especially to seeing you get back on with your own Waaagh! Camkierhi!

Thank you guys,

Progress is afoot.....deliberately bad picture.....


More soon i hope.

ha! there is a lego monkey wrench! guilty of butchering lego stuff as charged!



good to see you working on orky stuff again mate!

Thanks Vik,

It's not Lego it's worse, it's Brickarm's. Buy loads for my son. Bought these for my orksess deliberately.

Now small progress, but progress, still more stuff to add, and weapon options to do. But..........






Thoughts appreciated.

That BigMek is loaded

Love that Cam... very, very orky in the extreme.

^did buy lego strictly for my own purposes too...sometimes it is too good to be true what that company has made^^...there was once atime when my kids wanted to gve me stuff to work with freely.... now there misers again^^ so i refrain from using theirs^^

and... hmmm.... i have t say the swinging chainsword arm i like...the zap gun addition and the boiler thingy i actually don´t like... there a bit OOT...there needs to be something that looks more convincing for me... but the claw arm then again looks the business...hmmm....
well... feel a bit like the devils advocate...but even if it is a dirty job ... someone´s got to do it

Thanks for the comments,

So made some alterations and started licking with paint, still WIP, and because I am odd, more to add modelling wise but...............






Any better Vik?

Thank you for looking in, comments welcome...

Your paintstyle always lends what might needed fixingi like him...he has a certain old school style with him...that shoulder mounted gun is a scratch build, right? Cool work!

You might be moving slow but the quality is still over the top. Your building parts are coming along great as I've seen over in Viks blog and the orcs are still some of the best out there

Yeah speed is not as important as the quality of the work you do Cam.

Certainly looking Orky, can't ask for more from an Ork.

Like the reverse held chain-sword.

Always something cool and Orky here after an update, nice stuff

Thanks all,

Update, detailing, mostly paint, more to add, still very PIP at mo.....





thanks for looking in.

will the pants stay black? also... nice fading effect on the chequerboard pattern!

Coming along nicely. I could not help but to notice the base. Perhaps a larger one? I like the shoulder mounted mechanism.

Agree on the base. it would make it look more imposing!

Yeah, he deserves a 40mm base, and made with some nice detail flocking. He is a Big Mek, and deserves a bigger base. If you have any 40mm bases sitting around that is.

Thank you guys, much appreciated.

His base is not my choice. He is for the Dakka Dakka Clan project so will be sent away to kb_lock in Oz to assemble the horde, great little project, and this is my donation.

More here:http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/656634.page

Ok nearly there, having taken the pics I see some spots I need to touch up, sing out if you see any, but he is close now.....






Bit of skin toning, looks better in person...


And close up of combo...


Thoughts critique and any mistakes, please comment.

I love that flail look ...nasty! Can't really add anything else here...stunning work!

He is tooled up!

Nice model.

Haha that's an Orkish flail if I've ever seen one. Killer stuff as usual.

A great model with lots of orky character .

I can't tell by the photo, but the top horn on his left side looks like it's either the bone color darkening around where it meets the helmet, or did the metal from the helmet slip over onto the horn?

Thank you all so much for your comments.

@ Theo, it's a band of brown, but I completely messed up the horns, should have painted the head seperate, normally do, but for some strange reason got stupid and trying to pain t those horns in situ just dont work.

Well on to the next ......I promised Nerdy a skorcha, Wartrak and another trukk (he wants it to look 80's Optimus Prime).

First up Skorcha, seen a brilliant Idea on another thread with a bike with side car, and totally stealing the idea......

Early concept....



Keep tuned, still up for any comments on Mekboy.

you´re a regular workaholic...in a good way

say: what kit is that driver from?

A cut up Deffkopta.

Giving up on waiting to move house, still happening , just don't know when, and going insane from no modelling.

So this puppy I will be trying for WWII bike and sidecar, but its orks so got to have a silly big engine, definately going for that iconic sidecar shape though.

side car like the BMW of the germans...as in the last crusade?...that would look good. i hope the heat is not even further making everything worse for you...here the heat is nearly unbearable...

wouldn´t have placed it as a deffcopta pilot...interesting...

keep the faith matey! i keep my fingers crossed for you!!!

Yup dats da one.

Progress...




Thanks for looking...

That Ork is great!

And now you're doing a bike/buggy? Awesome

even a belt?...GW always forgets about these dynamic details!

Suitably bulky start.

Thank you all.

@ Grim, oh yeah watch this space.

@ Vik, Try and make it realistic as apposed to fantasy.

@ Solar, Thank you sir.

Progress from sleepless nights....




And the start of some curves!...


Thanks for looking, thoughts appreciated.

The monkey wrench +ball and chain. Great stuff! ( monkey wrench=spanner) I love it.

For the front wheel yokes, is that one of those wire end pieces used to screw a wire down? That's clever.

Just make sure it looks like it can be steered.

Bike and sidecar are looking great, lucky Damo .

Love the Mek. Fantastic work. The bike is coming along nicely too.

Thank you all so much.

Really appreciate it guys.

Got a question.....do I put a hole in the sidecar, or mount a skorcha turret or have a barrel sticking out the front?

Here's where its at..







Don't know if Nerdy wants the head I have made, but got to have a larf...

Pintle mount on the side car. Or something like what they used to do on those old bi-planes, the sliding mount, rail mount? Not sure what it is called. Otherwise mount it to the front of the sidecar, as thought the sidecar were a turret. if that makes sense.

realistic it is then

now that looks convincing... especially the front fender that is some nice curves!!!
and i like the rolled up pack there! that adds a ton of soul!
while the side-car looks nice with (again) these curvy lines...i think it i a wee bit unrealistic to have a fully covered/armoured gunner but a biker that is unprotected save his coolness of course^^...also you rob yourself the joy of having to build two bickering grots there that try to aim and hit the other at the same time^^...

Thank you guys, all taken onboard.

Update....

Possible head....



Skorcha .....




Together....






Still WIP, but appreciate your thoughts.

Wow. Wow. Wow.
All those conversions and scratchbuilds, they make me jealous. I'd be unable to do anything like this.

The base or I don't know what that building is supposed to be is marvelous. And the side-car... with the possible head... I love it !


And for the nob, now I have a stupid song about a wrecking ball in my head...

the head...or should i say hat is an amazing piece of work... am i understanding this riight you "just" bent a piece of plasticcard and added a blob of grey stuff for the dome of the hat?... frigging amazing!

and the scorcha is a mean conversion... looks very nasty...and the mount is also very convincing...who will manhandle...er...grot/orkhandle that weapon?...

Nice work, Cam'. Looking the part.

Please say that you are going to add corks hanging from the brim of the hat. I believe that's all the rage down NF's way, unless I'm tarring the Tazzies with the same brush as the Aussies? Wouldn't want to offend anyone...

Brilliant work on the bike Cam... and you did a great job building and painting that mek.

That bike is propah' killy.

The hat honestly makes me chuckle. You guys have so many options with Orks, and you have a ton ways to cover up mistakes/decorate your works. (Jealous.)

Duuuude! that Skorcha is mental good! and that slouch hat head has gotta stay going to fit in nicely when I get to the 'Paint all of Cams conversions and scratchbuilds' part of my plog! I really feel totally humbled that you are doing these for me

Also the Mek is MAD! great concept and the mace is great, the flesh tones around the mouth really give the model some character and look great! I'm gonna have to up my game and keep checking back here more often aren't I? ......or have I already

A US Cavalry hat? Perfect.

And the side car turned out very well.

Thank you all for your kind words.

Sorry too tired, heres an update.....



So did the "passenger"...



And his baggage...



Nerdy can either have him or alter as he wants, at the moment its all blutaked and magnets, so optional.

Couple shots as she stands......



Thank you for looking in. Busy weekend coming up so maybe a bit of slow progress, but this is nearly there, onto wartrakk next...

... Is that umbrella an Indiana Jones reference? "Turn around, we've got to go back to Berlin!"

It has to be, the bag and umbrella is a giveaway.

Or maybe I'm dumb and everyone else saw it several posts ago... ah yep, someone already thought of it with the sidecar but, I feel like you've really cemented it now.

Fantastic! Love the bumbershoot and attache' case.

Perfect.
I'd love to have one to paint. Wonderful job.

 Stormwall wrote:
... Is that umbrella an Indiana Jones reference? "Turn around, we've got to go back to Berlin!"

It has to be, the bag and umbrella is a giveaway.

Or maybe I'm dumb and everyone else saw it several posts ago... ah yep, someone already thought of it with the sidecar but, I feel like you've really cemented it now.

nope...i too haven´t gotten the hints up until the last update... it is definitely an indiana jones homage... and i too feel ashamed of not getting it earlier...

also...cam...you´re brilliant! you master each day the art of detailing! you even got that ridiculous hat of sean connery right... tat umbrella is a piece of art by the way!

Driver wearing a brimmed hat, bet he hates snakes.

so strong a "Last Crusade" reference there, but Orkified!

Ahh, I get it now. Great job Cam'. Perfectly recognisable.

Thank you all.

Wish I could spend more time at this, but ....

Anyways, heres the start of the wartrakk


Thank you all for your support

Very promising Cam!

Love it. It fits my idea of Orkiness perfectly. Big everything and ramshackle parts.

Great start and some!

Totally with you on the scarse hobby time issue too, just hang in there!

what a speed monster^^

Thank you all,

Progress,





And a few break down shots.






Still a bit to do, thoughts appreciated.

fully magnetized?...
also... are thhe tracks really that lopsided?...it is so hard to truly get into a convincing orky mek mode...you certainly can!!!

also... like the front of that bike... nice ghost rider vibe^^

Thanks Vik,

I owe you an apology, I said before that the driver on the bike and side car was from a deffkopta, he was not! Think he is a biker, but I am not sure. My bits boxes are a bit too extensive I guess. The driver on this wartrakk is definitely from the deffkopta.

Anyways, this thing is close, got a few bits to add yet, but need to search them out, so while I get that going, I am going to start on the next trukk for Nerdy.

In the mean time, heres where the Wartrakk is...






The bits I did today, gunner crew..
Started with a AoBR ork boy...

Cut him up a bit...

Put him back together...


Then added a fuel tank..

And fuel line..


Watercooling for the twin linked....


Controlling mechanism...


And finally, a shot of the two together, Skorcha and Wartrakk....


Thanks for looking folks. C&C welcome...

Wartrack is looking fantastic Cam. Just wonderful!

I owe you an apology, I said before that the driver on the bike and side car was from a deffkopta, he was not! Think he is a biker, but I am not sure. My bits boxes are a bit too extensive I guess. The driver on this wartrakk is definitely from the deffkopta.

lol...when you last time said so i actually was unsure a bit and wanted to check that with some i have from my bitz box...but i never came around to do it...

and that is some excellent surgery mister! (not to say some really cool vehiclebuilding...)

It's soooo Orky!. I love the faceplate of the trak!

Thanks folks, more to do on it, but started on something different.






Still massively WIP.

Still massively.

corrected that for you...
only one question needs to be asked...: how big...?

Great start.

War rig?

Camkierhi, burning plastic models since 2014.

It's a nice shape you've created there though.

Thank you guys.

Got to say the work is not recommended. Plastic fumes is nasty.





Scale shot for Vik...


Nerdy asked me to make this trukk a bit like Original Optimus Prime. How am I doing?

Very cool.. I thought it should look like the Mad max rig! That be very Nerdy!

All of that kool stuff for Nerdy to paint!

 Camkierhi wrote:
Nerdy asked me to make this trukk a bit like Original Optimus Prime. How am I doing?

Add the upright exhausts to the rear of the cab and you are pretty much there.

Well sorry Nerdy, slight delay coming up...

Sorry been away, RL distractions. Finally got a house, in the process of moving at mo, will be a delay until normal service returns.

Crossing my fingers hoping for a bit more space and a nice new set up. Would really like a display. We will see.

Thank you all for your support so far.....I'll be back.

There's something satisfying about someone who you really do Orks justice (that's you).

Excellent work, looking forward to seeing more!

D

Wonderful bikes and awesome new trukk.

we´ll be here for you!
finally a move where i don´t have to do heavy lifting...

 Dr H wrote:

 Camkierhi wrote:
Nerdy asked me to make this trukk a bit like Original Optimus Prime. How am I doing?

Add the upright exhausts to the rear of the cab and you are pretty much there.

Or you could put the ork fist glyphs where the headlights are as thats where the Optimus hands came out of

Congrats on the house sir

Congrats on the new House. Hopefully more space to fill up with stuff !

Really enjoying all your scratchbuilds, Camkierhi. My favorite so far has to be the Orky Skyshield Sorry if this has been asked and answered already, but what brand and viscosity of plastic glue do you prefer when doing a lot of work with sheet styrene?

Thanks everyone, still moving, but getting there.

If everything goes to plan I will be in modeling heaven in a couple weeks, tough going til then.

@ the_Armyman, I use different things all the time I am afraid. I use Revell Contacta, both the very liquid one in a needle bottle and the Poly cement one, like good old fashioned airfix glue of many years ago, and I also use a PVC pipe glue, such as a plumber would use on waste pipe, huge pot for couple quid job. I also mix all of these, putting for instance the Revell thin stuff on, as it melts the surface, and after a few minutes putting cement on and sticking it together. I also do a similar effort with superglue, if I need a quick bond, putting on the thin Revell and after a couple minutes of allowing it to melt the surface a bit, putting a drop of superglue on and clamp, then after about 2 minutes you have a permanent bond.

I am afraid I experiment a lot and I am probably not very safe about my experiments, DrH will probably scream at me if he heard me mixing my various chemicals up, especially when you think I sprinkle Bi-Carbinate of soda on my superglue to make it set quicker and to give me rusty joints, And then I heat it all up with a blowtorch, all in my living room. I mean I am probably giving off cyanide fumes from the superglue. My latest experiments have been using a soldering gun to heat and melt the plastics together!

Sorry can't be more helpful, but maybe that helps. At the end of the day if you have a bit more patience than me, revell contacta.

Oh and scuff up the surface with sandpaper, often these days styrene sheet has a "coating" on it that seems to affect the bond.

Good to see you around, and good luck with the move.

Will be waiting for the new workshop's aweosemness!

Between that awesome new trukk and the skorcha/wartrakk, I'd say this is a very awesome and inspiring collection of projects. Super awesome stuff, Cam.

Thank you all for your thoughts.

So, moved at last, been a very busy few weeks. Work and moving and life meaning little time for toys, sorry I have not been around as much, but I have popped in here and there.

Well finally got to do something today, just about related to subject. My new workshop. Well just about. Our new house is nice and big, by our standards, meaning a large kitchen diner, with enough room for the family. So the lounge became a store room for everything else, then my beloved turns around and says, well you might as well have the front half of the lounge for your modelling!....So with the rest of the house getting there I decided today was the day to start in at making the lounge my zone. Half (the smaller half) will eventually have a sofa and TV etc.but it is a big room (by British standards) 6m (18ft) x 4m (12ft) approx. I figure I can have a modelling station and a separate painting station, plenty of storage and even fit in a game table.

Well pics or it didn't happen...

Modelling station...



Painting station still needs sorting out..


Storage...


Bit of room for more plastic I recon, still got a lot of boxes to go through though...

Yes those are all full of models to be made and painted.

It's all a bit rough at the moment, but we are in no rush for this room to be tidy, so I can take time later to tidy it all up and give the room a lick of paint.

My better half is happy enough the kitchen dinner is just as big as the lounge, so there is room for it to be a family room.


Lastly fitted a holder to the side of my modelling desk to hold my soldering iron and glue gun...


Thank you all again for your support, normal service will resume soon ish...and I am looking forward to seriously motoring on with projects in this new space.

Good show Ol' chap. Be up and running in no time (boxes can be unpacked when you need something out of them... )

Like I said in the other thread, I like that station

That's a nice set up. It's gonna be amazing when it's fully set up.

D

You are a lucky man! Be sure to let her know... frequently.

Cheers all.

Well got a little time, so spent it on Nerdy's truck.









Breaking it down..cab...




and in bits...



and trailer...




Can't decide what to do on back end tail gate, and do I do a canvas top?

Nerdy if you are out there, your thoughts bud. (oh and sorry it is soo late, hope to get it to you for Christmas time at latest, maybe fit it in this green year still!)

As always critique welcome.

Excellent work... and enough room to actually carry the guys! I highly approve.

Nice to see you back in action Cam.

Oh man, its been a while since I swung by (got unsubbed somehow). That truck is sick! It better be painted up Orktimus Prime colors or I will be sad, but shouldn't be a hard sell for Nerdy. As always your builds have tons of great character to them.

Extra points if you make a small 6-wheeled vehicle come out the back of the trailer.

Nice new digs mate. Hope the extra space doesn't get "Dear you need to clean up your toys because we have company coming over tonight" too often. which I found was the case when we moved a few years back.

Anyway in the words of Orkimus Prime "Keep on Truckin "

That trukk is awesome, Cam! I really like the way it came out. Something to be proud of.

Trukk looks good. I'm in a rusty mood, I can imagine how I'd paint it !
Nice conversion/scratchbuild Cam' !

Thanks guys, really appreciate it.

Got a bit of time today so felt like doing some painting....





Thanks for looking, thoughts as always appreciated.

Those are great Cam, love the spots.

Excellent Truck. Excellent squigs. I love the 2 tones together.

I like the underbellies on those squigs. They look great!

Pumpkin Orange Squigs? Er...Halloween is over, Cam : Truth be told, that looks better than the standard red, much as it pains me to say. They come across as saurian or reptilian rather than as cartoons. I like.

All 5 in one day?

Glad you like them. They are always fun. Yeah went a bit orange, contrast better with green!

So I have a couple days off and recharging the batteries. So production is through the roof at mo. Sat in new zone, with lots to do, and although I have a heap of RL things to do, making myself sit and have some fun.

So this mornings effort....


Started out I based up this old trial piece a couple weeks ago, so this morning I started painting...laid down some metallic and rust...




Then went to town and before you know it (or when the wife screams lunch!) here it is...






Next up some better shots of Sammy, showing me several areas I need to clean up...





With chums..



And just for those curious, my paint station....


Thanks for looking in, and thanks for your continued support of an old fart playing with toys..

Awesome.

I love that truck... appropriate for any board!

Your painting station is beautiful by-the-way.

That paint water bowl looks scarily tippy though. Maybe save some future frustration and make a base for it?

Well gents been busy.

Thank you for the comments, @ Red honestly not that bad, they are stainless steel food bowls for pets, find them better than a jam jar, easier to clean.

Soooo what I been upto, well lots really, think I better put something up.

Ork wise, well started a new project (having finished Nerdy's trukk, which will be posted as soon as I can manage) But first up meet Ronnie...



Ronnie will be my boy on demand. I was rifling through my bits and found him, someone else had lovingly put him together but poor Ronnie ended up in a bits bag. Something about the pose grabbed me. He will now be my scale shot boy. Above he is demonstrating my new photo background, having seen lots about and trying various myself, this is my latest effort. I little plinth and nice Green backdrop, we will see if it gets me more votes as I never get any at the moment.

We will see Ronnie later....

Next is my new project, which will take forever and will come and go, but something I have fancied for a while. Someone is bound to have done this already, so not claiming any originality here, but...well... you know how everyone and his mate did a Zone Mortalis board or a space hulk board a while ago, well thought I would do a ork version, you know scrap heap in space, lots of silly corridors, bunch of nosey bugger marines come wondering around or maybe a infestation of bugs, kinda steal a bit from everywhere thing, but orky backdrop, so I carved a few tiles and got to moulding...



Results so far....

And with the possibility of adding walls...(Ronnie about to surprise Mr.Orange)

And of course I can use some bits in standard games...(Ronnie looking good)


Been fairly productive this weekend got 2 more blogs to update, my Other activity blog and the LoER comp.

Well thanks for looking in, thought as always are appreciated.

Excellent. Love Ronnie too... just the right attitude for a scale shot model.

Nice work. I've been buying the cheap, dollar store packs of toy cars. They've all been smashed up and are sitting in a box for me to make a Junkyard Mortalis board. I even have plans for a crane and crusher, etc to fill out a normal board with. I'm sure you'll finish this project (and your's will look much better than mine) before I even start glueing mine.
One thing I've read about the Forgeworld stuff... the walls are tall enough that a Dreadnaught cannot see over them.

Like I said, keep up the good work!

Wow.. a lot of progress.

Rust ?
Dust ?
Wrecked trucks/cars/tanks ?

I'm here !

Nice scenery. Adding vegetables... well no, plants, on the top of it is a nice idea and adds life to the terrain.
I also like the squigs, love the back/belly color difference.

Nice work Cam'. Like the little orange squig things, and the space hulk board is looking nice.

Thank you all.

So bits and pieces...

Painted up a couple of the floor plates...(stealing metal technique from Nerdfest09, he is a genius.)


Furry black background thanks to this!


Not quite ork related but hey shoot me...



Thanks for looking and please feel free to comment.

Damn, that molten sprue tree is gooood...

Nice tiles as well, do you wanna do my kitchen floor for me

Those tiles are really nice Cam.

Nice. The Space Hulk board is going to look amazing.

EDC

Awesome tiles.. like the color!

Nice colouration on the tiles.

With some tweaking of the method the tree could be a great use of sprue.
Some places look a bit too much like twisted-together strands to be organic.

While some "horror film" trees do have twisted parts, I think some camouflage of the individual stands is needed to merge them together as a tree would do.

Some putty/plaster between the strands, or cover them with tissue/PVA (keep it wrinkly for added texture), or hot-glue would all add to the lumpy, twisted, shape of the sprue.

Thank you.

@ Ruglud, No worries mate, give a week to mould up the tiles!

@ Gits, Thanks bud.

@ EDC, Thank you sir, I hope so. Trying for easy and pretty at the mo, will have to see how she goes.

@ Solar, Thank you sir, blame Nerdfest, his concept, purely stolen by me.

@ Dr, Agreed, this is a first run, will have another go soon. Was going to be an effort for the LoER comp, but dropped it as Ruglud is doing a similar effort. That tree will appear shortly in my other blog I think as a base for something I have in mind.

Now been doing bits but didn't feel like much to report, but I better give you some pics I suppose.



Typical of me, inconsistent on the colour, but I will get that closer, but I do not mind the inconsistency, makes it a bit random, a bit more Orky.

As you can see I have added a little colour to some of the tiles. Thinking I will do this for just a few, to add variation, so maybe 1 in 5 will get a lick of paint here and there. Also tried some new techniques for me, chipping and salt chipping, Figured if the paint was on the floor all those hob nail boots would scrape it up pretty bad.






Thanks for looking guys.

Look great with some color on them!

Floor tiles look great!

And I like the idea of using a scale model to show off terrain and stuff. I've seen a few others do that (RedHarvest comes to mind), but now that you mention it, I might have to try that out too.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks guys.

Still very WIP, but progress....


Tried some work on the walls. Not 100%, but will do for a start. Thoughts?

Nice. The splotches of colour certainly help it look more orky.

EDC

Looks good but I think it's to bright. Might be your flash?

Thank you guys, Certainly is brighter in the pics, must be the flash.

Been experimenting.... Got me some new supplies.

So I tried a little sculpting....



Big guy...




And some nasty stuff been hanging out in the corners of the ship!!




This last has to give credit to the master sculpter NAVARRO, his blog (http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/377728.page) is amazing and inspirational. I have tried to do a very poor copy of some of his work. thinking along the lines of, well, in the good old days when you played Space Hulk you had genestealers and Orks and Chaos all kicking about. That will be the same possibly in my set up. That way you could play a team of Ork boys off to prove themselves by going down into the dark nasty end and fight the buggy things down there. for example.


Thanks for looking.

Tiles are looking nice with a splash of paint.

Good effort on the not-alien terrain features.

Good start on the body.

What's the pinkish putty you're using?

Super sculpy. Oven bake. Firzt time for me. Love it at mo. Though a little brittle on fiddly detail and finding it hard to get a smooth finish. Practice i guess.

Those worms remind me of artificial 'worms' used for fish bait.

That Space Hulk board is a masterwork

Can you sand-- with 400+ grit-- or file or scrape the super sculpey after baking to get a smoother surface?

Iwas just reading through my backlog and realised I owe a mention and sorry...

You must go here:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/404939.page

Jen's work is brilliant, and a direct inspiration for..


So now you know who to blame. (sorry Jen.)

@ Red, yes sanding works nicely. Practicing still, so finding out a few things still.

That, is a tanky looking bike... I love it!

Nice... I can only hope that my orky builds reach half of your level, Cam.

That bike is really awesome and inspirational.

The Ork hulk tiles look fantastic, nice and grimy.

I love the side car

Thanks guys.

Tiles....




There appears to be a bug in the hulk!...






Thanks for looking, more later.

I'd hate to have to walk through that! Looks awesome, good job!

Wonderful work Cam, but will a figure stand up on those squiggly tiles?

Thanks guys,

@ Gits here you go....

I tried when making them to make them evenly squiggly, so they kinda even out for models, pic dump.







Some are a bit tilted, but are stable. Pretty happy with the results myself.

You may have noted the door.


And for scale...HHEEEERRREEES Ronnie...


Still got some things to work out, going to do wall ends and things like that, still a bit torn on the 3d/2.5d thing, but it will work out.

Any ideas thoughts or criticism please let me know.

Thanks for looking.

PS Sorry about blurry pics, trying to do RL wife list, slipping this in...hehe.

Tiles look like they'll work fine. Door is awesome!

That sliding door is amazing!, like the orky tiles for the hulk gaming, as well as the gribbly mods!

The sliding door is awesome. What does it look like on the other side?

OK heres both sides of that door...




Thanks for looking.

Neat. Nice lenses, great job on the skull!

That door... that is slick. Great work all around, engineering, design, and paint.
Great works

That board is looking fantastic. Great job!

Very nice door. Clean cast as well!

Very nice work on that door!

Thanks all. Appreciate the feedback.

Tried an experiment tonight...

Casting using lightweight premix filler...

I usually use resin or dental filler...



Both are brilliant in there own ways, the plaster coming in a little cheaper than the resin and giving nice crisp casts, but a little fragile, if you don't get the mix just right, and the resin just brilliant and hard and durable.
Unfortunately I am running out of both with doing so many castings for my Ork Space Hulk. So I thought I have a tub of this stuff lets try it, see what happens.

So this is the results. Crazy light, rubbery feel, not the best at picking up the detail (failed badly on an alien tile I had also tried.) But lets see after a coat of paint, just how bad can it be?

Coat of Hycote plastic primer.

Couple coats of paint and washes.
Comparison with the real thing..

Not bad at all, bit of texture, but looks the part, have to see how durable it is, and need to experiment, because this is water based, so I wonder what happens if I mix a little PVA glue through it? That's for later.

And here is a step by step of me producing a new master for my walls...(spoilered cus!)


Hope that is helpful to someone, aint no master class, just how I roll.

To finish some gratuitous shots of me mucking about with some of the hulk stuff I have so far...





Thanks for looking.

Cool! And excellent tutorial! Definitely going to try my hand at this. There's a place near me that sells Sintra.

Thanks for the tutorial. Nice action shots!

Nice work on the door.

Good to see how it's done (my favourite part of any blog).

and nice experiment, look forward to more.

Nice work Cam. Thanks for sharing your technique. The Orks vs. Ultramarines made me chuckle.

Cool tutorial. Really enlightening stuff. The working door is amazing.

EDC

Thanks all.

Slight distraction....
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/672810.page
Nerdacadamy comp.

Bits..

Base..

Figs...

Base with a bit of paint..

Figs...


So it's going to be a Painboy with orderlies torturing Imperial Guardsman Bob. Title will be "No no no noooo!".

Fair bit to go, deadline 10th Jan should manage that easy. I stand no chance in the competition as they are all painters, I aint. But I like having a go every time these come up. try and push myself a bit.

Thoughts welcome.

Poor old Guardsmen Bob. Diorama is looking good.

EDC

I like it Cam. And don't underestimate the value of your creativity and your building skills to sway the judges.

Merry Christmas everyone.

All quiet here so little touches being added.



Looks good in the hand, but under the camera zoom it's not great so work still to be done.

what a mean way to treat a poor wee catachan^^




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as for the orky space hulk...so much atmosphere...

Thanks Vik.

Done a little to the comp entry. Counts as Painboy with Grots.....
























These are close to done. Please have a look and see if you sport any probs before I enter them. Would love as much feedback as possible really.

Thanks for looking.

Looks great man. I know how beneficial some criticism can be, but I don't have any for you.

could you provide some fluff for the model? would make the hell lot of details easier to understand...as it is...the energy blade...and the hoses share the same colour... intentional? also, did you do OSL on the painboy? otherwise he has some smears due to drybrush on the sides of the chest, and the arms...if the former...then i would try to intensify the effort there to make it unmistakably...

Excellent work!

Thanks guys.

@ Anpu-adom Thank you sir, means a lot.

@ Vik Thanks bud, will give a bit of fluff below. As to the "OSL on the body, been trying to add fleshy bits, so belly underside of arms etc, going pink, not really got it right yet. Also he has some dried blood splatter around that region.. The only real OSL is a bit of glow from his blade, wanted to keep that low key as it tends to take over I find. So just a hint down his arm a little on his pack and hints on tool tray and wall, maybe I need to intensify it a bit.

@ Gits Thank you sir, much appreciated.

OK what is behind this model.....

Nerdy competition, various themes one of which is No No NOOO!

I did think of having a guardsman or marine bent over with a painboy and large attachment in position. but it has to fit on a 40mm base and I would also like to keep it something like a legal model. So figured a Painboy with a couple orderlies, torturing a Guardsman will have to do. Get his hand and face to be saying the NO and I should be there.

I am under no illusions I don't stand a chance in the comp, the other competitors are real painters, but I figure it's always good to keep pushing a bit.

Fluff.
Zedrik da Doc "Deese 'umies are so soft. Now boys, lets try and keep dis un alive! I is curious to see if dey is like us. Just a couple cuts and we is seeing if un of me improvements is working on him! Maybe my new claw, have to miniturize it for him doh, he is punny!"
Guardsman 3021013 "No No No NOOOOO!" Why am I so unlucky, five minute nap and wake up behind enemy lines with Dr Freekshow here!
Grot Zee" Cut him again master, he still yackin', they never shuts up!"
Grot Dink" Move and I blow yur ear off!"



My own thoughts on my painting...


Just want to add....With the end of the year coming up and looking back....

Thank you all for looking, and the foolish few who still hang and comment, means a lot. Don't really do this for accolades and applause, but prefer to get comments than drifting along. Enjoy feedback, especially constructive critique. And I guess like us all I want a few more votes in the gallery, again though, for growth, independent review, which tells me if I am improving or not.
It is fun and the one thing I have in life which is to be honest.

Heres to another year and hopefully you all hang around.

my big plan is to hang around at dakka the coming year again a bit more than the last couple of months ago showed...that and get some hobby action again...that is my new year resolution so to say...

the fluff and your thoughts towards your painting has truly helped understand the model way better...
i think one step to see if you really achieved with your painting what you´ve planned would be to actually change the lighting situation... dunno if in person under the bleeding sunlight your models come out better...but that is my strong guess here...following this train of thought, i think you should invest in some wee minutes out in aforementioned sunlight and take the above shots anew and then you can really go to town and dissect your painting skills... before that i think i like your idea of a more vibrant green looking grots... that is one thing i would suggest you to tackle some more...as i like that...the soft flesh issue is a nice idea...seen n nature in many forms and variations...to be honest, i am not seeing it currently with the doc tho...yet...again...changing light might do that trick...
as for the guardsman about to get chopped to pieces...i think the face fits the nononoooo theme just right, and the posing of his character is also very good... you´re a regular storyteller when it comes to model pantomime...if you´re in need for more guardsman heads...just say the word... i could get drowned in these... many variations in oblivion in my bitz box!

only one issue for me that i would like you to think about... basically there aren´t that many colors around to choose from in a scheme for any model... green is for orky skin...check... you used the blue for the energy effect...check... details in red, black and white...check... pants and the (forgot the name of that wrapped around calf area...) in browns and beiges...check... which leaves purple and yellow and pink...these would be options for the hoses of the pain boys weapon...to be honest the one major issue is exactly this... the two detail parts share one hue and are exactly together...this makes me edgy...so to say... firstly for that randomly look i would choose two colors, one for each hose, and secondly...and since the binding cloth is close to yellow you either change the binders color and use yellow hose or choose other colors for the hoses more into a pinky hue...? did i make myself understandable here?... hope you can cope with my thoughts/ critics^^

cheers, vik (acolyte for ever^^)

Thank you all, and all taken on board.

When I have been in the mood I have done a little these are the final pics..






More in gallery here..
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-65595-49769_Final%20Shots..html

Feeling a bit orky and after recently doing a large birdy thingy on my other blog, I think I am in the mood for a Squiggoth I started a while ago.......

That is pretty impressive. A scene out of the dark eldar codex but you've made it work for orks

Looks great!

Thank you guys.

So can't sleep so a squiggoth gets some love....

Do you remember this....



Well here we go, added some cardboard leather straps and given a coat of primer...


Next is adding some armour.

I really like your diorama piece, really characterful.

EDC

Good to see progress on the squiggoth again.

@EDC Thank you sir.
@ Gits yup feels good.

Progress....



Apologies for the terrible picatoures...

Man, wish I knew to whom this squiggoth reminds me in looks and stance...seems frighteningly familiar...something from the telly...

But cool composition, I like how you include that soft flesh idea into all things orky nowadays!

Squiggoth is coming along nicely!

Wow... paint makes all the difference! Nicely done!

I feel that the straps are missing something, but paint does do wonders.

Thanks all.

Plating....went for scale mail kinda....




Then iron plates....



Painting and distressing...







With prototype howda...





Thanks for looking......

I absolutely love the way this project is going! Just my opinion... but I think the howdah is too big. Really distracts from the critter (which is a shame).

I agree, especially if that's meant to be metal. If it was a skeleton of wood or something that may not be too large, but solid chunk of metal would squish the poor guy.

Or a skeleton of bones. Why not make a Squiggoth howdah out of the bones of Squiggoths that came before it?

Might be cool if you could pick up a cheap, skeleton dino somewhere. Invert the rib cage and build a platform & rail in it.

Always my thought that this would be Snakebite Clan. Think i may have a go at that idea. Would definately fit in. Thanks

Someofthose metal plates need road sign images painted on them.

Fantastic. I absolutely love it.

Straps no longer need something. It looks fantastic. Made out of cardboard you say?

@ Theo, OK that's a given, will do.
@mxwllmdr, Thank you sir.
@ Anpu-adom, yup cereal box cardboard. Cut into strips, superglued in place, wash over with pva, badabing!

This is spoilered for you Anpu-adom, I am too embarrassed to air it openly.


Tonight made some bones......


Thanks for looking in.

You're insane. God love ya!

Looks like you enjoyed your dinner - no meat left on those bones

Thanks, Cam. I may have to use that technique in some of my own building. My kids go through enough cereal, I would be able to bling out several tables of terrain with that technique.
Them bones, them bones, them dry dry bones.

Looking good.

How ambitious indeed.

Thank you all, thought you knew I was mad!

Well what do you think of this then?





Thoughts appreciated..

insane... is the material sturdy enough? i once made a tree from FIMO and it broke...so...

but looks stunning!!!

Mad, yes... completely bonkers... not until now!

I LOVE that Cam! Fits the model perfectly!

SO Much better.. nice save!

Indeed it is a much better looking howdah. Great job on the bones.

Just how big is that squiggoth?

Thanks all.

Adding a little detail, still very WIP.....

Scale shot...









Thanks for looking in.

brilliant work!
by the way, although the plating is super...i just love the eyes of the big one!

That looks amazing.

A pelvis? You're a brave, brave Ork.

Love the detail. That's the right size for a regular Squiggoth, which is a very useful critter!

Nice work Cam splendid conversion, I was not sure where you were heading with the plating at first but adding the sign post designs is genius.

On top of tha creating the bone rig was epic, I like that you wrapped the bones together rather than plates.

Add to all this out the rather super paint scheme ( love the slightly pink against the browny orange ) great job mate I think I would like to try something like this one day.

What was the initial model you used by the way

Thank you once more all.

So pic heavy update......

@LDD here you go this is the original model/ toy.



So what have I done well...

Dirtied it up a bit...


Then thought I better add a deck for maybe a gun.....





Oh and a gun...

Had this off a printer cartridge, (Brother one I think.)



Made a body..




Added a barrel and some bits..





Ah some spent cartridges...



A reload clip...



Need somewhere for the clip to go too big to sit around on deck...




That's it for now, on to the crew next...leave you with some shots in general and a small question at the end...





The question, inside the mouth, at the moment I have done it pink then put an orange wash over it, should I do the tongue a funny colour?


Thank you for looking, please let me know your thoughts...

Yep. Blue. Bright blue.

Amazing, especially with the how-to shots.

Yeah. Blue is good.

Stunning... just stunning.

Looks fantastic Cam.

That little hopper is sweet.

Amazing work Cam. Hats off to ya

showed the sguiggoth my wife just now...the transformation was a stunner for her too!

the gun lock in particular is a real eye opener for me! very clever choice of detail there!

as for the tongue...as stated the others already...:blue! definitely

Great job Cam , I'm still racking my brain for what this model reminds me of, but it looks daunting to face. I'm glad you went with the bone howdah for sure.

Very nice! Squiggoth with a Kill Kannon is looking damn sweet!
I like the conversion of a dinosaur model to make that squiggoth work so well!

Squiggoths remind me of this from Joi Manabe art

Damn Camn I would never have realised that was the same model, you have done a great job on it mate.

Love the gun and basket for the extra clip, I can't believe how quickly you did it and paints it

I guess blue seems to be the overal reply so I say go errr blue ......

Just a quicky.....so blue then.....



Thank you all for the comments,

Brilliant job and the blue works well, also he rider looks great nice posing I like the raised sword really fitting to craziness

That's already a model that deserves at least half an hour of detailed appreciation to do it any real justice! That horn looks vicious...and that steering ork looks promising too..(slight in need of touch up for the tongue tho? And a slight bit brighter drybrush there follows by a pink/red wash?)

Again brilliant work!

!!!

What a transformation since ai last saw this thread, it looks really stunning, can't believe you made that gun from an printer cartridge!

EDC

Brilliant!! haha... really entertaining piece! haha.... what a great conversion... and awesome quality and details!! TOP job mate!!

Haha now it's a unicorn squiggoth Great work, very orky. Especially that gun.

Nicely done. What a unique transformation. Yeah.. enjoyed the how to pics.

Thank you all so much.

Well in case you didn't know I think I am a crap painter (trust me, take a look at the Dakka Gallery, there are some amazing painters out there, some of you even grace my pages with comments and support.), but I can pass off a half tidy job, if I keep at it, and nail it down tight, so this I am afraid is going to be a long winded process as I nail this sucker down, cus I am in love....

Here we go....

Started on warpaint...



Started nailing in on that gun...


Made and painted up a couple flags for the back end..


And started in on that tongue...




I really appreciate you looking and your feedback.

One little question, Metal jaw for the Squiggoth?

I don't think a metal jaw would look that great. It would just make it too busy

I just realized what was bugging me about its mouth. It has no teeth on the top!

You could maybe do a small 'beak plate' on the front of the top jaw, to sharpen it up a little. But yeah, with tusks like that you don't need a metal maw.

Though you could probably do an Oliphant-style wrapping on the tusks.

Maybe just some bridle chains on tusk clasps?

You are far from a crap painter. Thats me, you take the time to do different shades and outlines. I prefer a single coat and done. You are far from crap don't make me come over there.....I already have to swim to austrailia to play against Azazelx, I don't need to circumnavigate the globe to slap you.

Thanks all, going to be working on face tomorrow I think.

Few more efforts at adding some detail....

Made a cardboard box...




Added it and some knick knacks to the stowage..


Added a couple more crew..



And a bunch of general shots...








I can also see I really need to sort those hazard strips!

Thoughts welcome, thanks for looking.

nice box, for some reason i was thinking it needed to say tax season xxxx on it

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE!

I bow to your superior scratch building skills. That's amazing. I feel like you should put it on a turntable/lazy susan and do a 360 degree view.

Oh, and you are not a crap painter! Surely you're being modest. Just look back at your Megaboss, Mekboy, or any of the wacky vehicles you've made. I think it's the color scheme and weathering that really sells them. So Orky. Keep up the good work!

Sooo much orky goodness!

Wow. Very cool. Not sold on that blue tongue, but that is a matter of taste, not really a criticism.

Will you be building a jungle land diorama for it? That could be an impressive thing...

Very nice so much too see .. Amazing; the piece tells a great story!

Thank you all, means a lot.

@ Red well I am for dio style bases for it sitting on a shelf so here I go, still wip and lots to do but....

Sculpted a log!.....


And a bit of foam...



Added some home made kitty litter flock...


And a few more details, glue still wet so will get better pics tomorrow when all dry...


Thanks for looking folks...

That looks great Cam. It just needs a smaller animal hiding in the tree trunk while the monster goes by.

Wow, that's fantastic Cam!

Squiggoth and howdah looks great. Really creative work from the base model up...

And damn are you a quick worker on these diorama type models - takes me days just to get the base work done, you're already on to the painting stage !

Amazing work I might have to do something similar, I was going to try an elephant but my Daughter has since co-opted the elephant. That Triceratops (since my daughter has that exact one) is a better size now that I see it converted over. (I will buy a new one not steal hers, since after typing that last lien it sounds bad.)

Thanks all.

Getting late so quick update...

Mouth....



Stick for the shooty guy...



Made that up from couple off cuts and a jaw bone sculpt I did earlier...


Please note Zinge Industries excellent rivet strip...

Getting close now so pics later today probably..

@ Theo, you have yet again got me going on something, hope you like it.
@ Gits Thank you as always.
@ Ruglud Thank you and yup when me juices are flowing I am usually on a flyer, of course that leads to issues, but hey ho, Yours are a lot better than my end results I just have lots more of them.
@ Raskana Thank you, yes when I saw this model in a toy shop I thought a couple quid and a couple hours work and I got me a squiggoth, and here I am. Go buy it.

Thank you all for looking and your wonderful support, thoughts appreciated back later with final pics of this puppy.

Looks spectacular! But...I have to add...I'm not a fan of those nicotine yellow teef...the former look had me sold completely ...

Awesome. Paintjob is mega, I also can't believe how realistic that log you sculpted looks!

EDC

Thank you guys.

Here you go Vik...

Finished....




Thank you for looking, Thoughts (and votes) much appreciated...

That's totally ace, Cam. Excellent work. I'd happily expend Leman Russ Vindicator rounds against that beast.

Brilliant! Voted, got the t-shirt.

That deserves a proper display place in your home Cam.

Pretty fantastic, nice work

Superb Cam. That needs a display case.

is that a catachan hidingin the tree trunk?lol...

also...what is that small piece of blue/yellow at the verge of the puddle?...almst looks like a SM helmet?

the whole piece is so packed, it takes ages to digest everything...i showed the non primed bark my wife and she loved it instantly! also...nice to see the teef again in that old looking...look...that tartar look is totally awesome!

if there was just one thing i would have added...it would be drool ...just a bit...

Good job on the Doc and his patient victim. Lots of character to the piece.

And great work finishing off the squigoth thingy. I like the use of road signs in the armour. The gun is a brilliant use of parts. Good job on crafting the bones. And the display base is the perfect finish.

Awesome squiggoth, Cam. Beautiful work as always.

And an awesome base. Winning!

Love it, exalted, voted.

... I want one.

Thank you all so much.

So a bit of my thoughts here.....

I have a very big WAAAAAGH!! to build, it will never be complete. But this year I want to have a table full of boys and wagons and stuff, get some of these silly ideas out of my head and on the table. One of the things is, Clans. They have lost something I think, ORKS are just ORKS now! Weety has it right, the good old days when a WAAAGH! was made of lots of Clans, coming together under one Warlord. Well I am going to go for this feel, and the old fashioned stuff that is in my head and probably not actually Lore, like, Goffs are hard close quarters elites, Badmoons have more teeth and better gear, Bloodaxes mimic imperial guard, with uniforms and looted tanks etc. And there are orks that are just nuts for speed, doesn't have to go boom just go FASTA! But all this is somehow lorded over by the biggest nastiest scariest ORK imaginable. Now as you have seen on my blog if you have been around a while, I have done several Warbosses, these guys will be clan leaders, with an eventual true Warlord to rule them all.

So in that vain I have a whim at this time and with that squiggoth in my blood right now to do a Snakebite Clan. They will be all things wild and Squiggy, going to have some Squig herders, plenty of Squigs, Some wild boys and some boar boys. Going to dig out the rules for a Feral army and use that. This will be an Army in and of itself, but will attach to the larger Waargh! just as the fluff in my head says, they flock to the greatest leaders, but each band is still unique and keeps its distinct self.

Now to the good bit I hope, start in on the Leadership and will go from there on to some Boar boys, and well if he is the leader he needs a ride right!.....



Made like this...took some sprue...

Bulked it out with foam...

Started covering it with Greenstuff....


This will be the Warboss of the Snakebite clans ride so it is the biggest baddest boar going, so is a bit big maybe!

Thank you for your support I hope I don't scare you away and hope you hang around for the ride. There are other projects that will still be going on, my other things like the ORKY Space hulk is still happening, just not boring you with dozens of pics of the same thing over and over, and my Camo marines, I also will get to some IG and some Nids, and got a faint itch for some Chaos, but we will see. Trouble is I get ditracted by things, like DZ at the moment, but that will not take me much time, there is after al only soo much terrain you can have for that, isn't there?

Anyways thoughts welcome see you soon.

Cool. Orks are all greek to me anyway so do as you will, I'll keep popping by to be amazed

That's awesome Cam. Thanks for showing your process on that body.

How you are able to squeeze so much productivity time into your cramped schedule is beyond me...but who are we to complain... such eye candies you provide is with...

Hog looks super already...and I like that clan merger idea too! Spuds fluffy as hell!

Remember how boars are sometimes called Razorbacks? I feel like you should do something with that...