Hi all, first post!
Well a friend of mine suggested me to sign up to this forum and post my work
Ive been wanting to collecting orks since The Armageddon campaign way back in 2001, I really wanted to always do them, but haven't had any motivation. Well last year I received a whole bunch of orks for my birthday, and what can I say, I've been hooked ever since!
So this is the blog of my ork WAAAGH, led By Warlord Grimsnaga Skragagob.
Speaking of which...










After some discussion on the 'WAAAGH' I extensively repositioned his legs (not easy!):













Fully assembled:










And I've begun painting:



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C & C welcome, Ill upload some more of my orks later on

Cheers

Krieger

Thank your friend for me.

That's an amazing paintjob but i don't like the model.
You've posed him in such a way that it looks like he's tumbling under his own weight from the amount of stuff on him and screaming at the meks for the amount of teef he spent.

Whilst OTT I does make an interesting centerpiece model.
And nice rust effects.

As !? said before the fig is too busy and the pose is not in balance.

The paint job on the other hand is promising, the red, yellow and light green of the skin give nice contrast to the dark metal of the mega armor.

While I agree with the fact that he is quite busy, hes still pretty cool. That guy is a behemoth. The verdigris is quite excellent by the way.

Thats an amazing paint job! I love it.

I also love the pose, very dynamic!

Keep up the good work

I wasn't big on the conversion at first, but the painting it really made all the difference. The model looks very cool and very, Orky and over the top. Thanks a lot of posting.

I love it. And to the guys that are saying it looks like he's falling, It looks more like he rolled a 6 on his SnP roll to me.

WAAAAGH!

Nice job, by the way.

Thanks for all the comments!
heres my looted wagon.
Took one month to build and paint, on and off:











and fully assembled:














And fully painted: (that grey stuff is ash waste, my main gaming board has ash waste on it and it seemed silly not to have some fallout on my tanks)






Cheers

When I first saw your warboss I didn't really like it. After seeing it with such an AWESOME paintjob, I completely changed my mind. Good Job!

You forgot the kitchen sink! How much does the mini weight?

M.

bout 190 grams

Awesome work Krieger!
Although the Warboss does seem to trip over a bit, the rest of the conversion is pure win. I especially like the giant kombi-gun. Characters like this one really need special rules

Your tank is pretty cool too. The gamesday model makes a great tank commander.
Keep up the good work.

That looted tank is a work of art. I love the little paintsnot.

I think the warboss is missing a little something .... it definitely needs a wee bit more dakka



neat model and sweet paintjob.


the tank could stand another round of highlighting. another round of highlights will give the vehicle a little more "pop" and make the red stand out even more.


look forward to seeing the progression of your army


take care

LOLOL. that warboss is compensating for something, methinks. maybe his lack of balance . i like it though. its characterful and a pure comedy figure, the kinda thing that was missing from 40k before new orks came out.

the looted wagon is win too

When i first saw the warboss, i didnt like it, but the paint job makes him look awesome.

thanks for all the replies!
Here's my Battlewagon, Its yet to be painted, I hope to do it next month:
I used a 1/35th scale Stürmtiger as the base kit




And done:











sure its not tournament legal, but there's almost no tournaments down 'ere in New Zealand

You sir, have some killer conversions skills. Those tanks are ace mate!

As before, very impressive work. That tank really looks unstoppable and the teeth around the main cannon look really creepy.

Please paint it fast, I wanna see it finished.

Well, 'ere's my mega-mek, Lugnutz Da Looney, the original plan was to just give him mekky parts, but In the end, he ended up somehow managing to attain dual shokk attack guns!
Don't ask me why, he just does!
He is still WIP:






yes, they both of them spin

Twin-linked spinning Shokk Attack Guns???

Ein is getting some serious competition here.

All unfeasibly awesome.

This is going to new extremes. In a good way.

Keep it up.

Love the megamek! I particularly like how the shokk attack gun's hose is attached to a can; i imagine it's just stuffed with squigs, snotlings and just enough air to breathe. "Itz more efficient dat way! 'Dey can't run away! hur hur" Maybe if you were to build him an ammo runt, he could be holding a can with the lit open revealing what's inside them, or maybe even you could have a grot trying to stuff another grot inside one (Which one's the ammo and which one's the ammo runt?)!

This is pure liquid awesome in every respect. The Warboss is massively over the top and I love it!

Keep it up.

Did I just spot that the Mek has dual ammo feeds too? Fabulous.

Wow, my jaw hurts from hitting the floor so hard. Awesome stuff.

Question though, and sorry if you've already answered, but what's that big metal cannon bit on the turret of your looted wagon from?

Thanks for all the positive feedback

Sidstyler wrote:Question though, and sorry if you've already answered, but what's that big metal cannon bit on the turret of your looted wagon from?

Its from the metal ork lobba

dude thos things are huge

ok, since I wasn't sure what to do with my mega-mek, I got round to finishing my Red Beret kommandos
they are now 98% done, only afew small things before painting

I'm having a small problem on deciding though. Should Snikrot have his backpack or not?
without:


with:



I think he looks much more sneaky without it, your thoughts?

Well you know I think no backpack is better from a model and fluff stand point as,firstly he looks much more sneaky and sly without a huge backpack,and secondly orks aren't the best at planning so I doubt they'd bring all that along.

DDRE: Blood Axes are notorious for trading with humans and even adopting their own tactics, I wouldn't find it as a surprise to see them trying to copy Humie Kommandos 'wot wif berets an all dat'.

Kreiger: Snikrot would look much more Blood Axe-y and less Orky with the backpack rather than just looking like some ordinary Ork with two large daggers. Judging by this current outfit I suggest you do add it on as it would look weird seeing an un-kitted Ork leading a group of equipped BA kommandos.
Oh and good job replacing the ugly Kommando Dynamite sitcks with something more fitting.

btw, your Kommando Nob looks a little funny with that really big gun, might be the angle.

When I read that you build Kommandos I was expecting that they would be complety covered in armor too

I like the thought of Snikrot without the backpack. I might do that with mine and keep the backpack for the Blood Axe Warboss I'm planning to build some day.

Awesome work mate! gotta love Ork conversions.

I'd put the back pack on Snikrot. It just shows how he gets around using all that gear.

Keep it up!

I mean this as a compliment... your mind works in strange and creative ways....

The ideas you come up with are one thing.... but the execution of them is well done, and your painting is also very well done. I don't know if you'll have the energy to get 100 or so normal boys painted but I hope you do. because I'd love to face off against wacky awesome models like this.

This is a very entertaining and idea inspiring blog....

Have you done anything other than orks with such gusto? I'd love to see an army profile for some of your other stuff... or are you green through and through?

Thanks for all the helpful comments! much appreciated
I've decided to leave the backpack off because that back is crying for some nice free hand ork tatoo
Also, I like the idea that he has stripped his kit down to a bare minimum so he doesn't have to bother with all that hassle, plus, he is snikrot
instead im going to add a small banner like that in the dex.

Shep wrote:I mean this as a compliment... your mind works in strange and creative ways....

The ideas you come up with are one thing.... but the execution of them is well done, and your painting is also very well done. I don't know if you'll have the energy to get 100 or so normal boys painted but I hope you do. because I'd love to face off against wacky awesome models like this.

This is a very entertaining and idea inspiring blog....

Have you done anything other than orks with such gusto? I'd love to see an army profile for some of your other stuff... or are you green through and through?

Thanks, that one of the best compliments I've ever received, thanks
I will be including lots and lots of boyz, I'm currently assembling them as a side project (There's no way I could convert 80 boys in one sitting!) most of them should be mounted in trukks though.
I have collected 3 other armies, My eldar (which I sold) were dreadfully painted, then my Steel Legion guardsman (also sold) was were I started improving my painting skills and converting skills, then My death korps of krieg, not much could be said about them only ever did 2 squads and some tanks, they were far to pricey!


very nice models however

once again, thanks

ok, not a really worthy update, but I got bored whilst painting my kommandos so I whipped some ammo runts.
'lunchbox' Runt:

sledgehammer runt:

bullet runt:

should have my kommandos done in bout week

I love the runts. bullet runt looks like he is laughing. Will probably not look like that when painted.

I have had this old and badly painted smurf Landraider on my desk for some time.. I though now was the time to get lootin and orkify this beast into a new battlewagon. The WYSIWYG loadout is going to be: Killkannon, 'ard case, deff rolla, grot riggers, armour plates, lobba, and x4 big shootas.

Now, to the build!
First off, I remove the tracks, they seemed easy enough to scratch build as no inner wheels were required, Then, I took a look at the tank and thought, gee that looks alot like this and decide to have it backwards!
after this I plied off the engine area and attached it to the front, then, due to insomnia last night, spent about 4 hours finishing tracks!
heres the pictures:





More soon, now, gotta figure out how to make a deff rolla

C & C welcome!

to OP:

Your lunch box grots are my favorite in this thread.
Simple yet adorable.

Love the grotz! I also look forward to seeing your Land Raider based battle wagon, as once I get two other tanks out of the way, I'll be starting one as well. (I've also designated an original model rhino for the job) I look forward to learning from your mistakes and stealing your best ideas!!

Seriously though, keep up the quality! It's great that you're able to update your blog with such freqency; I love seeing your new creations!

Great work all around. I especially like the custom, scratch-built tracks on your salvaged Land Raider - who needs aquillas when you can have DAGS?!

Can't wait to see what else you come up with to kustomize it.

ok, I was horrendously bored for the past 2 days, I thought since I'm headed off back to school next week I'd try to cram in some decent hobby time to get the most out of things
First off I used some foamcore to make a round ribbing for the deff-rolla, then wrapped very thin plasticard around it to get the circular look on, I then added some platez, glyphs and rivets to make it look ded-ard.
Then after I got my sharp ruler and pen out and took up some measurements and made an amoured housing for the gun.
The main cannon was made from an old printer roll which I sooped up to make it look alot like a fearsome weapon.
Oh and yes, the tank commander is doing what you think he is



I also made some 'uge exhausts to compensate for the size of the tank!


C & C is always welcome

Sweet! I really love it!

Now, I think you need to add some gubbins and details to that blank white plasticard, and you've got a battlewagon to be proud of!

Very nice. What I like the most are all the arrows on the Deathrolla "Yu squashi things go in there, har har har.

That battle wagon is bloody marvelous.

iv seen quite alot of battlewagons made out of LR's driving backwards, and they just look like, well, landraiders facing backwards!! :(

but yours on the other hand looks very good, looks like it was made to go that way!! love it

Great job, the warboss is fantastic and the kit bash came out looking great!

Those are some fraking awesome vehicles...almost make me want to go off and build more orkie vehicles of destruction...even if i haven't touched them since 3rd edition... and that warboss and mechanic...simply awesome...

Okay, a completely awesome ork army that is super dooper killy. I can roll with that. You, my good sir, are a excellent converter.

Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated...
I was going to do more work on my tank today, but Mork must have sneaked into my room and nicked my glue, I couldn't find it anywhere so I was sort've stumped. I cant get anymore for a week so I guess its an excuse to paint up some more stuff.
However, I'm not in the painting mood and I felt like making something.
I had some sheets of foamboard lying around and got round to making an odd object using pins and PVA glue

free cookie for any git that can guess what it is!

A stompa?

Paul Atreides wrote:A stompa?

nope

A rok?

Must be a rok or a building...

sonofruss wrote:A rok?

nope thats way too zoging small to be a rok! gotta remember, a rok is an asteroid!

Anung Un Rama wrote:Must be a rok or a building...

Nope, not a build you guys need to think a little bit bigger...

A Gargant?

Squiggoth or kroozer?

A best friend?

Anung Un Rama wrote:A Gargant?

On the right track! what type though?

A huge one? I have no idea, I never played Epic, so I don't know too much about the different kinds of Gargants.

yer, I guess the games up, looks like its gonna be a big mek gargant, with supaliftadroppas, gazes of gork and pulsa rokkits and such.



and a scale shot (yup, its uge!)

right, time to hit the sack, I spose I'll get round to making the upperbody tomorrow, cheers

Itz a Stompa, Stompa!

ok, made the shell of the upper 'alf, and before anyone asks, yes, this thing is going to be having a fully detailed interior
I felt a model of this scale deserves special attention, plus its gonna look damn good when its done

Oh, I'm getting some more glue tomorrow, that should be good news

O.o isn't that over doing it a tad?

Yea, I would look better with a small orky gargant head and arms on his mid chest, the standard gargant figure.

I can't believe anyone would start building a gargant because of a shortage of glue. I would have gone and painted.

I guess that's why I don't have a gargant of my own.

Straight awesome! Don't listen to anyone else, make it huge!

It looks like it has good shape. I dont have any problems with you making it huge. But I think you shouldnt have it running. It should just stand there. I just think a model that big should never be in a walking pose. Its too epic. Thats right I said it. Too epic!

Dangit, people, use the Gallery!

Work keeps trying to keep me on task, and I can't avoid that if I can't see the images.

thanks for all the feedback!

Gutteridge wrote:O.o isn't that over doing it a tad?

You obviously don't collect orks

Paul Atreides wrote:I can't believe anyone would start building a gargant because of a shortage of glue. I would have gone and painted.

Thats what my friend said, he gave me a small tap on the back and said good luck, hur hur.

Rabbit_Hole wrote:It looks like it has good shape. I dont have any problems with you making it huge. But I think you shouldnt have it running. It should just stand there. I just think a model that big should never be in a walking pose. Its too epic. Thats right I said it. Too epic!

Aye, but then again, I'd hate to take the easy way out, many people just have their gargants just standing in a static pose and I personally hate it. how da zog do they expect it to move!
Epic is good, makes it a nice challenge for me.

malfred wrote:Dangit, people, use the Gallery!

Work keeps trying to keep me on task, and I can't avoid that if I can't see the images.

Did I do something wrong? Am I suppose to upload this to a gallery?

O.O

uh. Wow...

To make special rules for the Boss, consider something like obliterator weapons.

They all look cool man. KEEP WORKING

Krieger, you are a king. Listen not to the naysayers: keep n with your dynamic, mould-breaking Orky instrument of wonder.

Bleedin' fabulous.

ok, so no updates on the wagon or gargant, I have just started back at school and its dragged me down, nonetheless, I still got some more work done on the big mek, I made the photos B&W so its easier on the eyes (its got lotsa details... )










He's getting there, need to add more wires n'such, rivets, platez and of course much more mekky gubbinz!
The rockets on the left servo arm are just tacked on, im not sure whether I like 'em or not, thoughts?

C & C is always welcome

o_< B&W nostalgia technique.


Dont worry , there is no such thing as too much detail, original color
photo please :"P

Love this thread Excellent trabajo! So much dakka to smash dem hummies wit!

LunaHound wrote:o_< B&W nostalgia technique.


Dont worry , there is no such thing as too much detail, original color
photo please :"P

fixed*

Loving the mek!

Loving the mek!



EDIT-sorry about the double post my computer is a bit buggy today!

I can't help but wonder how your boys mobs will look.

I like the smiling happy shells on your first tank. I'm also in awe of the ork with the hat of doom.

I'm all for over-the-top Ork characters who are huge, but the legs and torsos on the Warboss and Mek are far too small for the other gear they have attached.

...
been real busy with skool and such, still managed to get some more of this tank done, my new stompa kits been a really good distraction aswell.


engine:

"Get da gubbins up to da kommanda!"

Beakie eye view


should finish this thing up in a jiffy

And on top of everything else, I also got started on my trukka's, any ork army without at least 2 trukks with a squad of boyz and Nob with a power klaw is going to lack a lot of punch , which is very important, if your an ork that is
I want the whole mob to have a real roadster theme, have roadsigns, tires for shoulda pads, and of course, goggles and trukker caps!
Got started on the nob, he looks nice 'n tough yet somewhat comical at the same time:



any ideas for the boyz can be thrown in right now

Looks really good, I wish I had such a mek.

these are some of the coolest ork conversions I've ever seen. That big mek is so detailed and busy looking, just like he should be.

The new tank looks ace, I like that it doesn't really look like a land raider + minor gubbins, but rather a whole new monstrosity.

Before I hit the sack I thought I may as well whip up some more trukkas.





night.

How long have you been modeling?

This is some serious awesome you got at your hands here.

Paul Atreides wrote:How long have you been modeling?

This is some serious awesome you got at your hands here.

I have been modeling for about 3 years, and painting for about 2, I used to covert cadians into death korps, but now I have found my true love, which is converting up orks
thanks

depite how busy I have been in life, I finally got all the gits assembled in the mob, now all that left is basing and adding some small details, then they will be ready fer painting
The most extensively converted ork in the mob is the ex-trukk driver of the mob ~ Grugs, but unfortunately, his arms and legs were mutilated after the trukk collided head on with a rather large carnifex. Because there were no deff dreads readily available at the time the dok added some 'special' upgrades to him, and now he's sumfink a whole lot scarier



badass ork:

clueless ork:

pretty generic ork:

ork armed with a rather pointy bent pipe:

another sign post choppa:

Double chainswords:

And, the ork you best not get to close to:

group shot:


I think they look alright with each other, this mob certainly has alot of character compared to my other 'uns

but wheres the trukk I hear you cry?
well...

Ok, it isn't much, but I did get a very good deal and managed to get the whole chassis for a meager $10, but what should I do with it?
Im sort of bending towards a sort of flatbed trukk look, but then again, I wanted it to sort of fit in with the mob, any ideas?

C & C always welcome

Gyro stabilized mono wheel ftw that rocks. You need to do his grot orderly the same to keep up.

Your conversions are awesome! You should build the truck to be the Mega Mek dude's invention. Give it a rediculous number of exhaust pipes - 8 perhaps? Build the sides up with plastic card about 1inch tall and make the driver compartment a 1 seater. Add some nice glyphs and give it a " dozer" kind of thing at the front.
Looking forward to see more.

Great orks! The wheel ork is cool!
Waaaggghhh!

I like you sir. You made me like 40k orks for the first time (I've never really been a big fan of them except for in fantasy). That monowheel ork is one bad looking motha.....well, you know

Just three years!?

Just as long as me... awww...