Loving the manifestation. Pure green power! (Muahahahahaha)

Also I'd take lack of clogging over coverage any day!

Flinty: thanks . And I agree, the clogging is a lot more annoying than applying a second coat. Still learning the ropes with the airbrush, so it's always eksperementin' time


For today, some random progress (nothing new here ).

First off, a finished grot. No particular reason I painted this guy, just feel like doing a basic grot once in a while:


I've been experimenting with the grot skins, since my old colours have no realy substitute. I'll need to move away a bit from drybrushing and more towards layering methinks to get a smoother effect on these.

Next up, a mek gun PIP:





there's a ridiculous amount of detail on these; I love it, but I think it's faster to paint a battlewagon, especially once you factor in the crew, which are ove rhalf a grot unit... Lovely model though.

And for finishers, some skin done on my PIP grots, including the weirdgrot:



I'll probably add another highlight to these guys, though the pic is very dark; dakka auto-correct had it looking like they were getting hit by a plasma gun though, so that wasn't an option.

Cheers folks!

He may be a basic grot, but he has stolen... my heart

Wait, that might be a bit much. But he's a nice little grot.

Highlight that Manifestation with some very white greens, and maybe even throw in some purplish shadows in the low spots as well, to really make it pop.

CommissarKhaine,

A simple solution is the brown wash after your three green layers. I have been doing it on my Orks and Grots for over a year now. No dry brushing required.

I am using an old looted vehicle to make my artillery. Yes, the five extra bodies have taken longer than planned.

Cheers,

CB

Love this army! Always inspiring to look at your builds.

Hey guys, as usual, I got lost in the warp for a few months. Something I'll have to learn to accept: personal life will get in the way of playing with the little guys...

Yet, as is tradition, let's answer some comments. Long overdue, but blame the warp .

amazingturtles: and he'll steal a lot more if you let him . Thank you!

Anvildude: didn't go all the way to white, though I still might. Hope you like it better now!

Captain Brown: I use a mix made of sepia, green wash, and water (1/3 each). And agreed on the extra bodies. They'll still be worth it in the end though, and they make things look purrty .

jseverin: Thanks! New builds (well, a new doomchicken anyway) below!

So, while stuck in the warp, I did manage to get some minor stuff done over the months...

First off: the fully painted weirdgrot:





Not my best work, but considering my lack of practice, he'll do for now.

Next up, an old kannon crewmember, who will be used for the mek gun crew:


Some converted gun crew, since I'm still obsessing about not having any identical grots in my army (and by that I mean more than just paint jobs; giving one grot a red cap and the other a green one doesn't make for different models IMHO)


These guys actually had some paint put on since taking the pics, they're looking quite nice .

And, to finish off, Doommchicken no. 9:







He has a controller waiting form him with a remote, so it's all good


Hope you guys enjoyed the pics, and let's hope I don't take another 8 months to update again .

What a great conversion that Weird Grot is! Paint job is excellent on him as well as the lookout.

Great stuff CommissarKhaine.

Cheers,

CB

Yorkright: thanks! Not 100% happy with the paint job, but he'll do for now.

Captain Brown: Thank you!

For today, just a few pics of my 6th mek gun:







I Also converted some grots into crew, since the 'no duplicates rule ' applies for these guys as well


You can't quite catch it on the pic, but the guy on the right is carrying a big underslung screwdriver. I tapered the plastic rod, but that's hard to catch in a pic.

Of, and I finally unboxed some old grot tekkies:


Should make some nice additional crewmembers.

All looking very good CK- the weird boy is really good, in practice or no! I also very much like how each Doom Chicken and Mekgun are extremely individualistic, yet instantly recognizable as a member of their type based on the significant visuals you always include.

Hopefully, indeed!- it isn't 8 months 'til we hear from you again.

Soooooo good!

I've definitely missed your grotty goodness

Meer_Cat: Thanks! And I agree on making the models recognizable: I believe it matters a lot, especialy when you're using a counts-as army.

Gitsplitta: Thanks you!

inmygravenimage: Thanks, it's good to be back

For today: some paint tossed on the mek gun crew. I've got plenty of grots to stand in as crew, but I'd like to add a bunch specifially for all my mek guns. Since I made six so far, that's 36 grots, of which I have 8 painted right now - and 5 more built . Time to get some more grot boxes methinks!







Hope you guys like'm since I'll have 5 more pairs of these guys popping up along the way .

I always loved the various mek grot models. Nicely painted too!

Thanks Gits! Gotta admit I have a soft spot for some of the older models as well. The Brian Nelson greenskins in particular are ones I find to be full of character.

For piccies today, I managed to finish the doomchicken I showed a few posts back:






Doomchicken number 10 is being built as we speak, along with random stuff being painted. Bit of this, bit of that, as always .

At last, ye doomchicken! Luverly teef.

Are you sure you don’t need a dozen of those beauties?

Can’t get enough DoomChicken! I’ve always liked your orange and green color scheme.

inmygravenimage: Thanks! I'm always amazed by the attention these little critters get

ChaoticMind: 15, and 5 bommdrones, to be precise . That'll net me some nice tankbusting power. And they're good fun to make, which helps a lot!

Yorkright: Got that right! Interesting choice, most people say blue and orange, but I can see your point

For today, more random stuff! Well, me trying to get some clutter off my painting desk mainly, so I decided to get to work on the burnawagon. All the big colour blocks are on and shaded, so now it's time for some detailing, graffiti, and then weathering of course .









The lenses were painted purple because... I could basically . They still need a coat of gloss varnish, but mine dried out, so I need to get a new pot. The sponsons still need some love too, they're still being worked up to the 'orange' stage. As always, suggestions for graffiti are most welcome .

Nice work on the burnner waggon. Looks a bit like a buffalo.

Burna waggon looks great but I think it needs a little green grot somewhere ;-D.

That's very cool CK.

Love the weirdgrot with that converted "spell"! Have you got a name for that spell yet?

For graffiti on the Burnawaggon perhaps take a cue from the queens of pyromania and “Burn da Hert-ORK!”

stonned_astartes: thanks; could you expand on the 'buffalo' thing? I seem to have missed a reference

Yorkright: working on the driver as we speak . I might add a grot on top, but I was considering keeping it clear for passengers... Still might add those later, I'll have to look at it once it gets closer to being finished!

Gitsplitta: Thanks!n It's one of those models were the gubbinz met the bitz just right

Tim 121RVC: Thanks! I'm using standard ork weirdboy powers, so whichever one I need at the time

ChaoticMind: thanks,going to add something like that!

For today's pics, just some basic stuff: 3mek guns oranged up and some crew who had their skins done:


Two are missing their wheels (they'(re being painted as we speak), which kinda explains the wonky poses .

And the crew:


I'm working on the next doomchicken (almost finished), so that one will be up next I guess. Becasue one can never have enough doomchickens

The tracked landing vehicle or ‘water buffalo’ of ww2. Really wana build a trukk based on this.

That's just a Bigg Trakk!

stonned_astartes: ooh, nice. You could easily make this out of a chimera methinks, or one of those AdMech transports. Also, I did a BW a while back that has some elements of it:



'A while back' being 6 years ago or so

Anvildude: now there's a proppa mek approach


For today, some random updates (as always )

First off, Doomchicken no. 10:







The faceplate is hard to get a proper pic of with the gs on it, it'll hopelfully be clearer once I slap some paint on it.

Also made a start on the handler:


I wanted to use one of the singlepose models, hence the extensive cutting and need for gs. I'll add a head once I've sculpted the arm.

And for desserts: the start of a waaghh banner bearer, using an old red gobbo model in desperate need of some love!The club in his right hand had snapped of, so I decided add a banner will be added there, so he can inspire his fellow revolutionaries. The hand has been drilled through and slightly repostioned. I also removed the tab underneath his feeth (forgot how warm white metal gets when cutting with a dremel... ouch). Not sure about the gun in his right hand, that's still up for debate. I will probaly be adding a commissar's cap . To add some height, he'll be getting a doomchicken variant, with an articulated head that can count as a power klaw.

Not much to, look at yet, but it should give you an idea:


The legs are from and old metakl killa kan, for those wondering. Hope you enjoyed the pics, suggestions welcome as always!

He should look quite heroic! Take good care of those fingers hard to hobby if they are burnt!

Lovely grots! I like the doomchicken especially.

I was wondering, and now I don't have to - thanks

They are looking good. Send more when you finish whole army!

Can’t wait to see where you go with the DoomEmu!

Or will the banner bearer have a DoomTurkey and the DoomEmu be the Mork/Gork-a-naught?

Grotz are really fun to paint and play. In whole 40k they are less grimdark than others.

The fact that you are up to doomchicken number 10 amuses me to no end . Great work, always love seeing grot ingenuity.

Yorkright: The wife has a good burn wounds salve - it wasn't too bad, just slightly reddish by the end of the evening

Pomander Cask: Thanks! The doomchickens seem to strike a chord with most people

Arakasi: glad to be of assistance! It was all I could do with the model anyway, the body is horribly warped, so it's being used for emebellishment all over the grot force.

sajmonikpl1: thanks! And I agree: grots add some of the weird humour previous iterations of the game had in spades.These days 40k takes itself too seriously.

ChaoticMind: DoomTurkey! Love it! My red gobbo will be riding a doomturkey from now on . If I ever get a 'Naught, it will be more like a moving fortress methinks, with big-ass tracks. I will have to see if (when) I get hold of the model.

Theophony: Happy to be there . I'll probably bump'em up to 15, since they're good fun to make .

For today, all kinds of random stuff. First off, some painting was done.

A singular grot I found lying around on my hobby desk got a few more coats of paint to finish him off:


The flesh is a lot smoother irl, getting it blown up to 5 times the model size does exaggerate that a tad...

Also; the driver from the burnawagon got a lick of paint:



I tried to take a pic at the angle he'll be in the wagon. Once I've done the graffiti and the weathering, he's getting glued in place.

Then, some progress on the waagh banner. A cap and a banner pole were added to the red gobbo model:


The doomturkey got some work done on his head. It looks a tad big right now, but that'll work out fine once the body gets fleshed out.





I'll be adding exhausts to the rear to balance the model out visually. I'm glas this guy is on a 40mm base, No way I could fit this on a 32 mm base .

The model as-is:


I like the dynamic pose of the red gobbo vs the more lumbering look of the cyclopean Doomturkey. I just hope I can do him justice with a nice mount!

15 will be great.

Doom Turkey reminds me of Growler from RobotWars , I think it’s the square jaws.

The DoomTurkey looks very cool, the idea that the head is more massive than the body makes it seem like it was engineered by a grot. Good stuff all around!

And the Squeaky WAAAAGH continues to grow. Always nice to find miniatures that have found a hiding place and get them finished.

Cheers,

CB

Having helped name it the doomturkey is now my favorite thing in this blog!

Theophony: I can see a family resemblance . Is that show still on? I used to watch it ages ago...

Yorkright: thanks! He took some inspiration from both squigs, mousers, and cartoon rottweilers

Captain Brown: Not to mention doing something about my backlog of ideas and all the minis I got for them

ChaoticMind: Ah, a proud parent .


For piccies today, a finished Doomturkey! I built up the body a tad, balancing the model out visually:







I've been thinking that the legs I used make it a tad static. Then again, had I built my own practically notghing on this model would've been GW . He's takes design cues from a lot of different sources: squigs ( bit of skarsnik and gobbla going on), mousers from TMNT, the rottweiler from Tom&Jerry...

And here he is with his rider:



This balances the model out nicely I feel. Now, I jus thave to consider the flag. I think I want one streaming towards the rear of the model, but I might still go for one hanging off a crossbar.. Still needs a good night's sleep .

Not sure if the show is still on, haven’t seen it I need almost a decade myself.

I think the flag should look like a turkeys tail splayed out to remind us of Doomturkey . Even if it’s not cloth but metal slivers in a fan shape behind a boss emblem.

Nice mechaturkey! (Apparently one exclamation point is "too many" according to the automod built into the editor). Also, my response has been deemed too short, so I'm writing this extra sentence to compensate.

Theophony:

Not sure if the show is still on, haven’t seen it I need almost a decade myself

Still runs, I checked . I tried the flag idea, but it didn't look right. i'll let you know how it turns out in the end.

Warboss_Waaazag: Thanks! And don't worry, dakka asks me everytime I update the blog if I want that many exclamation marks, because people might not take my post seriously becauqe of it

For today's update, I decided to both make a start on my backlog of models for the squeaky waaagh, and continue with the new stuff. So, a bit of everything, as always

First off, the old stuff:



Not the best pic, but just to show that I've started work on the crew of this beauty:


Let's see if anyone remembers what it is


For the new stuff, I did some work on the grot gun crew (less bright irl!):


and on doomchicken numba 9:


Now I just need the weather to clear up so I can undercoat the chicken's handler, chicken number 10 and some other stuff. Anf if the weather doesn't clear up, I can build more doomchickens. Win-win in my book

Old Sentinel leg and a shokk attack gun... Interesting.

All looking good Commissar K, I dont think the little guys are too bright. Grotz gots to bright so da boss knows where they is.

Briancj: grabba klaw arm from a BW, but correct on the SAG . It counts as my big mek with SAG, or, more probably, the souped-up version. Here's how the full model is supposed to look:



Yorkright: thanks! I was mainly referring to the pic; I agree that grots look best with bright green skins.


As stated a few posts above, I'bve been trying to make some room on my painting shelf by, you know, actually finishing stuff . Since the burnawagon was in that dreaded 'near-finished' limbo, I decided to push through and get it done. It's left a nice empty spot on my painting desk waiting to be filled by some other contraption .

Here's a fly-around:





I kinda like the look of the grot driver through the glass .



And a top shot:


In the end, I didn't add loads of graffiti because of all the armour plating adding lots of interest already; I might add a grot somewhere just to add in some more green, as Yorkright suggested. Or I might go back andd add some more graffiti to it later as well, but for now I'm calling it finished.

Hope you enjoyed the pics!

Awww yeah that is one sweet big tank! I think a grot or two working away or hitching a ride on the hull wouldn't go astray but you're right in that there's a lot of detail in the panelling/rivets/battle damage.

The doom chickens are getting a lot of love and I can only second/third/tenth that...such a great concept and really well executed. Will be stealing if I ever set foot down the Orkdom path again...

That SAG on wheels looks great too. Hope to see it painted soon

Bruna wagon looks proper for Orks! I too like the little green grot driver. I wouldnt mind a few pictures of your army all together...

That's a great tank. It looks very tanky.

That’s a lot of orange on that Burna Wagon... Are the glass edges (struts) meant to be clear?

Nice conversion CommissarKhaine.

Cheers,

CB

Congratulations on finishing the burna-wagon it looks very cool, and proppa orky. Like everyone else I also like the doom chickens and the new doom turkey.

tzurk: Thanks! I found a snotling who will fit on nicely, just have to paint him first . If you fel like lootin' the doomchickens: there's a tutorial on the legs a few pages back.

Yorkright: Thanks mate! I've just realised this blog started almost ten years ago; I started november 20th 2009. I'll get you a nice groupshot the 20th .

inmygravenimage: those are the best tanks .

Arakasi: I agree on the orange,might go back to it later. Then again, I believe I've read that same comment every time you saw orange in here . I can never get the struts on the windows to look good, so I've decided to stay off'em till I find a solution.

Captain Brown: thanks!

Syro_: Thank you! I've decided to get some stuff off my desk, and this one seemed like a good start. I'll be adding a new doomchicken pic soonish methinks, need to build some more too.


For today's pics, no doomchickens, but I did get the grot crew for an addiitonal mek gun finished. Since I've started this blog on November 20th, 2019 (time flies ), expect a bit of a retrospective then. For now, grot crew piccies:



And next to a gun:

I always imagine Time Flies as some kind of nasty sci fi critter.

Lovely grots bud.

inmygravenimage: thanks, now I have an image stuck in my head of time-travelling flies with rayguns .

So, dear readers, to the day today, it's been 10 years. Ten years since I started this blog. Barring wife and kids, this may be my longest-term project ever . One could argue that it hasn't always been active, which is true. Life will do that - to me anwyays. But I always find myself drawn back to the little greenies, since they're one of the spots where creativity barely knows bounds, and I can channel all the crazy in my head. My grots may have prevented a number of axe-murders .

So, in honour of those ten years, let's take a look at where the painted horde stands right now. From a few different angles, since 'spray and pray' works for both guns and cameras .





Of course, this is only the painted stuff. As a frantic converter, I tend to build a lot more than I paint. That combined with a compulsive tendeny to start new stuff, has led to quite a backlog. Some minis have become less interesting once my skills evolved, or the edition changed... Some are just stuck behind a curse of procrastrination.

Let's have a look at all the minis, painted or not:


Quite a lot more... Still, I've decided to tackle the occasional old project between newer stuff to get rid of some of the backlog. let's see how good I keep it up

I also figured I'd show off my HQs, since I'm quite proud of 'em

Painted:


And WIP:


And since everybody likes doomchickens, I'll close off with a pic of those


Hope you guys enjoyed the pics!

Wow! Happy anniversary! That's amazing to have hit 10 years on your blog. Thanks for the army shots too. I really like the job you did converting your stompa.

RE window struts - try putting masking tape on the window and using a scalpel & steel rule to cover the panes, then you can just go ahead & stipple the struts


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Protruding struts might necessitate building the mask in parts:

Happy nerdiversary! Well done lad

…hang on, I’m wrong, those should be right angle triangles, pushed right into the corners. Eh. You get the idea

Happy anniversary! Ten years is a long time! It's inspiring to see your army shots, so many lovely grots everywhere. The overall impression is surprisingly coherent for a ten-year project.

Happy anniversary Commissar! Thanks so much for sharing that wonderful mad Orc army you’ve created. Cheers!!

CommissarKhaine,

That is quite the Squeaky WAAAAGH!!!!

Thanks for the army shot, those can take a while to set up and photograph.

Cheers,

CB

Syro_: Thanks! The stompa is one of those models I'm looking towards finishing. It's been languisign in WIP-hell for 5 years or so I think .

lindsay40k: thanks, I'll give that a go! I just can't get those struts to look right in my mind...

inmygravenimage: Thanks! And right back at ya, apparently

Pomander Cask: Ten years with quite big breaks in between, mind you . As for coherency: I spent some timing getting my colour choices right and experimenting. Shades might differ subtly, but the voerall colour them has remaind solid for these 10 years.

Yorkright: Thanks! And I ahven't shown my Orc army yet, though I have quite a big one for WHFB .

Captain Brown: Thank you! I agree it takes a while, but I love seeing the whole army arrated before me.

So, some pore progress, onto to the next ten years

Some random WIPS today, as is pretty much standard:

First off, the finished SAG krew:



Work is progressing on the SAG itself, I hope to show the complete model soonish

Also, a doomchicken, awaiting its controller:




And here's the controller, with two more friends, PIP:



Enjoy!

Very good company to be in cracking chicken there

More Orcs? Such a tease Commissar holding out on us. Doom Chicken and friends looking good.

Syro_: Thanks! The stompa is one of those models I'm looking towards finishing. It's been languisign in WIP-hell for 5 years or so I think

There's something about stompas that make them hard to finish. Painting them is intimidating for me, with so much surface area to cover. I have three scratch built stompas that have been sitting primed for a year or two. So, you're in good company

Contrast paints. Trust me.

Nice work on all the things, and nice round-up.

inmygravenimage: thanks, on both accounts!

Yorkright: For 40K, I have imperial guard, Night Lords, and my beloved grots. For the world that was, I have: High Elves, Orcs and gobbos, Chaos warriors, Tomb Kings, Empire, Brettonnia, and Chaos dwarfs. Maybe I'll post pics at some point, but most of these were painted before dakka even existed

Syro_: Well, I got the basecoat on.. It's just that I had to add ridiculous amounts of detail everywhere...

Briancj: If you start from fresh, sure. But I'm a stickler for matching colour throughout the army...

Dr H: Thanks!

For today, some random stuff I cobbled together while prepping for LARP this weekend

First off, I finished the DoomTurkey, adding a banner that suited the look of the red gobbo:


Then, some more doomchicken handlers:


Since I'm short left hands for grots, I made a bionic one .


And to finish off, another counts-as bommsquig:




Hope you guys liked the pics!

Bionic grot hands, next, he says- too cool! And your boom-squig- now a doom turtle?

All nicely done- a great, nicely focused and balanced army.

Well done on the Doom Turkey, just in time for Thanksgiving holiday over here in the states .

Great detail work on the grot bionics.

Doom Turtle , hope it’s at least a teenage robotic doom turtle.

Love the new grots!

CommissarKhaine,

I understand why you are doing a counts-as bommsquig. There really is not anything out there that makes a good matching squig like creature without it being just as expensive as buying the AOS box of them. That I have been able to find at least.

Cheers,

CB

Its wonderful to see still going with all your unique creations CommissarKhaine

Some really inventive ideas, its very entertaining to read your posts and see what new ideas you keep coming up with

So much wonderful inspiration. You can't seem to stop making wonderful stuff. Awesome.

I only recently came across your blog of a Squeaky WAAAAGH!!!! and although I haven't managed to get through all the pages (yet...) it brought a smile to my face to see your creativity.

Love what you have achieved with them over the decade and will continue to enjoy reading your new developments.

Hiya folks, slightly over a year since I posted here.. Time to get going again methinks. Not sure how long it'll last, but this really is an army I always return to at some point, so this thread will slowly continue to grow at its own steady pace.

Traditionally, let's start off with answering a year-old replies

Meer_Cat; thanks! bionic hand grot is getting some paint, it's drying while I type this

Theophony: Thanks, it might even get painted by next year's thanksgiving

Gitsplitta, Captain Brown, Midget Gems, Camkhieri, Archer: thanks!

A year has passed since I posted here; lots of stuff happened irl. Some good, some not so good, but all eating away at my hobby time. Lately, time has been at less of a premium, the spark has been rekindled and I started doing some work again, so I figured I'd share it with the nice people of dakka.

First off, a fix of an old model. The green apparition on my weirdgrot kept breaking off, so I added an additional support, making it look like he's drawing energy out of the earth:



Next off, I actually finished some models (shocked gasps can be heard across the galaxy!). I painted 3 of my mek guns that had been undercoated orange, getting them to the finished stage:




I fixed the wheel since taking these pics, glueing it on a tad straighter






I've got 5 mek guns painted now, they just need some more krew added. Next up will porbably be some grots, and maybe expanding my air force. Stay tune,d I hope you guys enjoyed the pics!

Good to see you again, Commissar!

The mek guns look excellent, and your solution to the weird grot problem very elegant. Love the colors too- I remember those (although it doesn't _feel_ like a year).

Welcome back.

Welcome back!

Meer_Cat: Thanks. Doesn't feel like a year to me either, but then, it's been a strange year in all...

Arakasi: Thanks, good to be back

So, for today some paint on some grots, and a start on my waaagh banner. The skin is a bit greener then on my other grots, mainly cause my mix I use separated and I basically put on a green wash first Still, a sepia follow-on wash added some nice depth!



I also started adding some paint to the old (and updated) red gobbo mini, which will count as a banna bearer:



The flag is just orange for now, but I'll be adding plenty of blue symbols:




Tonight I'll just undercoat some stuff me thinks, getting everything up to par while watching the star wars movies with half an eye (I managed to get my wife into them, she's really taken a shine to them). So, expect plenty of orange pics soon

Welcome back, and thanks for sharing your progress. I didn't realize it has been a year either, I remember the weird grot's apperition. It's nice to see it again.

Glad to see you back Commissar, been missing those vibrant oranges and greens!

Nice to see you back CK, models look great as always!

Syro_: thanks! It really doesn't feel like a year... More one of those 'I turned my head and it was gone' moments. Always amazed that people actually remember the models... Loving it!

Yorkright: Thanks, plenty of vibrant stuff for this army . It's kinda weird though, I don't always paint like this (my IG are pretty muted for example), but the grots really lend themselves well to this style.I did start wargaming in GW's 'red period', might have something to do with it

Gitsplitta: Thanks Gits, glad to be back


When it comes to painting, some ups and downs today. On the up side, I finished some of the grots I started in the post above.

Two more mek gun crew are fully painted:




Their skin is more green then my other grots, but I likes this mix. I added more goblin green to the mix instead of my old, sadly dried out knarloc green, and it gave an interesting effect, a lot brighter and healthier-looking, toned down and enriched by the washes.

The two grots with remotes got finished as well:



the snakebite leather contrasts works nicely over grey, I have to say. The drones they'll be handling had a bit of a painting mishap, as detailed below...


So far, the good news. I also managed quite the facepalm-worthy feat. Besides the grots, I also started undercoating a bunch of vehicles with the airbrush. I grabbed a paint pot I thought was filled with instar IV17 (also known as 'not Macharius Solar Orange'), and got to work. Everything went well, till I realized the next morning I hadn't used IV17. Not that bad, just grab the right paint, the coat I gave it was a bit darker, it'll be a shading effect, right? Right, and it acutally worked out that way, till I grabbed my thinner, which turned out to be white spirit, to thin the paint. Thinner will do that. White spirit will turn it into a gooey blob. And of course it was the last of the instar paint...Lesson here kiddos: watch your work .

Still, no man overboard:


Still, the minis are OK,I ordered new instar paint, and I learnt that my FLGS will be stocking vallejo paints, so it's not all bad. Feel free to laugh, by now I can laugh with it as well .

I just love everything about your grots!

Glad to see the grimy orange back in business.
The Green glowing orc Apparition looks great, good idea with the extra support added.

That weirdgrot is a thing of beauty

No laughing matter - but I’m glad a crisis was avoided.

Gitsplitta: Thank you . I love coming back to them, and I never seem to get enough of painting the little buggers.

Theophony: thanks. I agree the support worked out alright, and it really was necessary; Newton didn't like the massive blob of gs being attached to the tiny wrist, even with a pin.

Gulgog TufToof: Thanks! I used mainly gs for the apparition, with some old black orc and corpse cart bits thrown in.

Arakasi: Well, by now I can laugh with it- and I think being able to is essential to keep it all fun. I'm just glad I caught on before I ruined the airbrush. It's a cheap thingy, but that would the kind of amalgamation of errors where I would lose my sense of humour for more then a few minutes.

Today, I shall bring the fine folks of dakka some dreads! Since I couldn't undercoat any new models due to the lack of the correct paint, I started (or should that be continued) on some models in my rather large pile of shame.

I managed to get an old dread finished up.



Nothing fancy, just a barely converted dread. The two lower arms are magnetized, the two upper ones are glued in. I was never overly fond of this model after I built it, and realized why: it's barely converted, and doesn't really follow the squeaky waagh esthetic of taking ork vehicles and making them my own. So, instead of continuing on my pile of shame, I decided to rectify that .

Here's the start of a grottasaurus:









Now that's more likely to fit in with the rest of my gang
- The torso was inverted and tilted forward; where the engine usually goes is now the belly.
- I added a neck to the usual groin area in plasticard, and used the front half of an old metal and badly cast killa kan for the head. The metal head makes him tilt forward (not attached to the base yet), hence the foam prop-up.
- The legs are where the topmost arms usually go; I added beads to go from depression to bulb, which has the added effect of making the model more squat and 'waddly'.
- The holes in the torso are where I cut off the bulbs where the legs usually attach. The front arms will go there.
- One gun will go on the shoulder.
- The tail counts as an additional cc weapon, and is made of of a dread arm, a kan arm, and a heavy flamer bit. All pinned because Newton and because Is imply know I'll be picking this guy up by the tail....

I still need to build a proper attachment system for the arms and shoulder gun (fairly straightforward) and add some detailing, and then she'll be good to go!

So that's where we stand for now. More building and painting is definitely in order, hopefully I can get the grottasaurus up to par .

Loving the retro can parts. Grottasaurus rex!

Now that is imagination

Love it!

Woot for the Grottasaururs! Great use of parts CK.

Grottosaurs . Perfect idea, truly inspired.

inmygravenimage: thanks! Couldn't really assemble it since it was badly cast (front and rear half didn't go together properly at all), so this way the bits still se some use. Also, the metal kans are tiny compared to the plastic version. As for the name: maybe a grottasaurus wrex?

Arakasi: thanks! Exactly why I build these little guys, it's a chance to let my imagination run riot

Gitsplitta, Yorkright, Theophony : Thank you!

For piccies today, I give you a fully built grottasaurus wrex!









And a shot with the optional parts; The arms just have tubes the size of the hole added to them, friction let's them stay nicely in place. I'll be adding some more options at some point.



- Both arms use similar saws: one from the dread and one from the kan set.
- The way the gun is attached means I can use all the dread gun options without too much fuss if I want to.
- The converted dread sits about 2 cm lower than a regular dread, but is a lot longer.
- I'd guesstimate he's about 90% dread parts; even the faceplate could be made with dread parts, if you really wanted to.

He is outstanding. And I wish I'd thought of wrex!

Wow, that grottasaurus wrex is terrifying. Nicely done.

Seeing this at the top of my subscribed had me excited... I didn't know I was going to be treated to this much brilliant work. That is a lot of epic work for a return!

That thing is dred-tacular! A swirl of smashy arms. I love you it.

inmygravenimage: thanks! And you can't have all the good stuff - I'm quite jealous of stuff in your blog at times!

Syro_: thank you! I wanted something that could actually stomp around and charge you instead of waddle towards you .

MeatShield: Glad you like the newer work.

Warboss_Waaazag! Thanks, I love you/it too

On this installment, I felt it was time to expand my airforce. In my attempts to remove the clutter on my desk, I've been finishing semi-painted models (even did a few bits on the stompa), and have been working towards finishing some models that were semi-built as well. This led me to finishing my old bomma, heavily inspired by WWII planes:





The rear will have a gun nest, and here's a pic with the front canopy attached.



Of course, Once I realized how much fun this guys was, I decided my wazzbom that was still shrinkwrapped needed to be built . At least I finished this guy straight away instead of having it languish in builder's limbo for a few years, so the whole 'uncluttering the desk' thingy is still moving forward







The guns are magnetized (easy to do). Othert than that, I moved the cockpit back, and filled up the holes with bitz and fuselage. I really don't like the front cockpit on the ork planes, it looks highly unbalanced and impractical. I realize space marine flyers are even more ridiculous, but still... This simple change really adds to the planes' appearance in my book.

Once painted, this will give me three planes. I also have an old FW fighta-bomma a friend gifted me that needs repainting, and still have a dakkajet unbuilt, so at some point I'll have a 5-strong airwing

Hope you guys liked'em, and stay safe!

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We do like some AirWaagh granted I tend to go tiny (AI) but I like the big too

Planes are looking Ace CK. Great job on the conversions.

I wonder how often the tail grot hits the tail fins?

Cool flyers, the mods you’ve made seem to help sell them as real planes.

 Arakasi wrote:
I wonder how often the tail grot hits the tail fins?

I wonder if the mekboys have evolved to know about gun stops? I hope so it’d be a shame to lose a shiny new dakka wing

Wrex Brilliant

Flyers are looking ace as well.

inmygravenimage: thanks! No AI players in my FLGS, so I'll have to stick with the bigger toys.

Yorkright: thank you!

Arakasi: well, even WW I planes had a system preventing their gun from shooting the propellers; though I may have to paint on some bullet marks anyway . I hadn't even noticed till you pointed this out; I just followed the instructionns for the tail, silly me!

gobert: Yep, even in the 40K universe, I prefer a modicum of realism. Says the guy who plays tiny green mushrooms...

Theophony: Glad you like Wrex and the planes!

Now, like I said in my other posts above, I've been trying to finish off some of my painting/modelling limbo. To that end, I actually finished off my old SAG:







The blue plastic is actually a piece of plastic water bottle that the dog managed to get hold off. I'd been wondering how to get that effect, and was quite happy to have her help out .

If there were a dakka recycling award, I think dog chewed water bottle would win! It’s a great effect, have the grots fed the Mek through his own gun?

Up till now it was just a generic ork, but now I'll have to build a mek to toss in there, great idea gobert!

Rejoice! My instar order has arrived ! More orange



I'd read some less than stellar things about instar, but the paint matches the previous batch perfectly, so no complaints there. The grottasaurus wrex and the planes will be next to get a coat of lovely orange, and I'll be adding some more colour to the models above

Looking vibrant as ever! Using the chewed up water bottle was genius, really sets off the orange nicely!

That orange really is excellent; I think I need to get orking again.

Yorkright: Thanks! For the water bottle, I have the dog to thank, she chewed it up nice and proppa!

inmygravenimage: yes! more greenskins!

Today, my cunning plan of actually finishing models instead of adding to my pile of shame has met with .. mixed succes.

On the bright side, I got my DoomTurkey (counts-as waaggh banner) finished...







.. which is good news obviously. I like the way he came out; all I had to do was tilt the model slightly upward so the grot is more visible. For those wondering: it's the old red gobbo from Gorkamorka, the original grot revolutionary; he felt like a suitable waagh banner .

On the other hand, I simply had to build some more grots. I can't help it, I swear...





And I figured my old rokkit buggy would make a nice SJD, so I built a shokk rifle :



It won't droop as much once firmly glued in place, but I wanted to see how it looked on the model. Sizewise, it seems quite OK, nicely filling the buggy base. Weapons-wise, it's a good match as well IMO


So, one model finished, 5 more on the 'to paint' pile ... Swings and roundabouts I guess. Keep it safe!

Super job on the red gobbo he makes for a great banner bearer. The last pic of the buggy makes me think of a cartoon character with those big puppy dog eyes for headlights.

DoomTurkey looks fantastic, the red gobbo really does make a great banner guy too. Nice work.

I now can’t unsee the cartoon car that Yorkright mentioned too!

I love how well your orange works against the blue accents! I think these orks are powered by Irn-Bru!

Love the doom turkey!

Yorkright: Thanks! And now the buggy-puppy can't be unseen

gobert: Thank you!

inmygravenimage: yup, it's the secret to most of my armies: find an effective colour combo, and stick to it religiously . Dunno about the orks, but the grots certainly are!

Gitsplitta: it's the season for it

Following on the doomturkey, have some chicken:







I've been working on a buggy as well while 'cleaning up' for the bubble festivities, I'll post up some PIP once it's advanced a bit more.

Enjoy the holidays all, and stay safe!

Finger lickin! Chicken looks really cool, the little dog thing with it is pretty awesome in its own right. Merry Dakkamas!

It's a doom puppy! Love it, super cute. Merry and bright, and all that.

gobert: thanks! the doomchickens are my counts-as tankbustas so I'll be needing quite a few more.

inmygravenimage: Yeah, the big eye on the front adds to the cuteness factor- not bad for a counts-as bomm squig

So, with Christmas past us, time for some hobbying! I managed to sneak in some painting time here and there while tidying up the hobby room (long overdue, trust me on this) , resulting in some work on the scrapjet:





The dashboard is going to be a painting session by itself, but otherwise quite a straightforward model, if you leave off the tracks and wheels for painting. Well ddesigned too; I love the aesthetic of the new buggy - almost a first when it comes to greenskin vehicles .

I love the Orkishness of the Scrapjet, turbine intake with V6 exhaust manifold! it looks real snazzy in your orange and blue

The chickens and the turkey look amazing.

gobert: all the powah! . The colour combo is one that really works well on most vehicles, and the orange allows for some nice weathering (except rust, that doesn't stand out well, sadly)

Not Online!!!: thanks, glad you like'em.

For my last mini of 2020, I managed to finish the scrapjet. Fun model, and it comes with it's own grot driver if you close up the little rear gun turret!









The grot can (barely) spot 2021, and is racing of to give it a good kickin'. My goal for 2021: don't drop in to the warp for half a year, and keep on modelling and painting consistently. I find it brings me great peace of mind, so I'll just have to push myself a bit and keep at it.

Best wishes all!

Congratulations on finishing your scrapjet I hope you succeed in your goal of consistently painting and modeling, since it's fun seeing what you post.

Brilliant finisher, looks amazing!

Great way to end the year, I have to admit first glance made it look like a custodes bike you had converted. Which would not have surprised me in the least. Have a happy New Year CK!

Hmmm... I think there is something wrong with it - I actually like it! Did you paint more (non orange) details on it than usual? Or is it just that the model has enough details to meet my stylistic leanings? I mean - I can see more details that I personally would have picked out (and I know is your preference not to) - but the large non orange wheels, tracks and exhausts along with the weapons and blue glyphs balance the orange a lot better - in my humble opinion of course .

Happy New Year. Looking forward to what 2021 brings. Happy to do my best to keep you engaged in the hobby.

Arakasi

Great finish to the year! The grot is so excited to have the snazzwagon that he’s not fussed about seeing where he’s going!

Syro_: thanks! I'm really aiming to be a bit more consistent this year. there's always reason not to, but I find fighting that feeling and actually getting things done is quite rewarding in itself.

inmygravenimage: thanks! Now, to keep it up in 2021

Yorkright: thanks for both the compliment and the idea you just gave me . I've taken a closer look at the custodes jetbikes, and they definitely have potential.I just need to maim the eagles on the front canopy and turn them into something useful

Arakasi: What? you like one of my models? With paint on it? My year's made already . Looking a bit further at the model and your comments, I believe I may have it pinned down: I used bigger blocks of colour which breaks up the orange a bit more: the bottom half is basically gunmetal and black, while the blue glyphs and the rokkits help create a diagonal line, partitioning the orange thay way as well. It's definitely something I'm going to take with me for other models I'll be painting, thanks for pointing that out! Please do keep me engaged, Gork knows I can use the support

gobert: Thanks! I see old ladies driving like that all the time too .


So, first off, let me start this post by wishing you all a might fun new year! I started 2021 off gently, rebasing some of my doomchickens, and giving my imperial guard some TLC as well - I want to up the basic infantry count to 120 (at 70 right now), and add some more artillery, so that'll be eating some hobby time otherwise spent on my grots.

I might sneak the odd pic in, but for now, let's stick to the little guys with the new and biggerized bases:



I actually like the 32 mm bases: they look better-sized for most of my contraptions.

This also means I have full, game-useful size of the little blighters with appropriate base-sizes: 10 + 2 bomm squigs





Enjoy the new year!

I feel that you need some more shiny silver in there so they're properly Irn Bru Orks!

Very nice scrapjet CommissarKhaine.

Cheers,

CB

Ha! Graven is right, they look to be made with Girders (see 90s Irn Bru adverts for poor joke reference)! They’re a great repurposing of Tau drones, and look spiffy on their new bigger bases

inmygravenimage: I actually had to look up Irn Bru, but I see what you mean. Maybe I'll add white/silver letters to some blue grafiti

Captain Brown: thanks!

gobert: thanks! I definitely prefer the bigger bases, looks more appropriate. I also believe the Tau drones (and battlesuits ) are a great basis to loot as a greenskin.

For today, some PIP pics of my wrexasaur. I've been messing around with the airbrush, and I believe I may have to switch my undercoat to something closer to brown in order to get a more vibrant orange. Anyway, opinions welcome as always





I'm still considering how I'm going to paint the rest of him, mainly thanks to my discussion with Arakasi a bit higher in the thread, where I came to conclusion that adding almost continuous areas of other colours makes more sense than just adding bits here and there. We'll see how it works out

Looking nice and bright to me. Going to be a great looking addition to the Grotz.

Looking good! I’m with Arakasi on the bigger blocks of colour. As it’s quite a composite construct, maybe pick colours based on the source of the bits?

That's very exciting and yes indeed, big blocks.
If this helps in any way, here's my Irn-Bru gaslands jalopies:

Looks like you've made some good progress there, CK - how's the overall force doing at present? Cleared any points/PL thresholds recently?

I love your beautiful orange contraptions no matter how little or how much contrast color you add to them. They are the definition of Grotty in my book. Grots don't think or paint like we do.....they paint better than me for sure. So, let there be diversity in their paining styles.