Hi forum.


This is a P&M Blog about a Orkz Klan called (only by the member of the Klan) "Da Krazy Pak"

I'm an Italian guy that likes every possible thing regarding Fantasy and Sci-fi and, of course, I fell in WH 40K like a lot of You moved by these interests.
Had only one game with the ladz and lost, I don't play mainly because of my job (I'm a cook IRL) that keeps me away of the normal times and days where You can find "normal" people around.
That never put me down, I just love to convert my orkz and in the last couple of years (I've been out of the hobby for almost one year recently though) I also started to enjoy painting them.

The following pages will bring You on the road that brought me to rewrite the OP today (29/04/13), the progress of my painting skills and the amazing people that fill Dakkadakka and came with me from the beginning of this adventure or jumped on on the way or yet left midway, but all of them have a piece in my army.

If You want to get along on this journey, You're welcome.

Here the pic of my (painted) army so far, enjoy!

WAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

pretty cool! awesome base.

I agree with Riffgott, he look great! Now paint him!

Paint, this unknown at the moment

Thanks guys.
Here my bikerz, enjoy

Très belle conversions. Vous devriez vraiment commencer à chercher dans les peindre.

Cheers mate, but why in french?
ehehehh

Very busy blog I see

Anyway this is my first attempt on painting, is a Hard Boy and should be my colors scheme.
Feedback more than welcome

Cheers Selvaggio. You've got some fantastic conversions here and in your gallery... you should post a few more for folks to see.

As far as your painting goes... looks pretty solid. Three things jump out at me.
1. Drill the barrels of your guns if you can. Makes a big difference in how the finished piece looks.
2. The eyes are kind of distracting as they're a bit random (or at least appear that way in the pic). Until you get really good at painting the eye detail (and there are tutorials out there), you might opt for painting them a solid color for now, then come back and put in the detail after you've gotten the technique down.
3. If I were to hazard I guess, I'd say you prime your figures black and then use a series of drybrushes over the black to build up your colors. Problem is this leaves black in the deep crevices which in the wrong place can leave the figure looking sloppy or unfinished. Consider the hair on top & on his shoulder. You can instead, paint that lighter brown all over the hair areas to cover them fully, then come in with a sepia, delvan mud or badab black wash. This will darken the cracks and natural highlights will develop in the high areas as the wash pulls away. I just think this method give a more clean and polished appearance. Zooming in I suppose it could be possible that you are using washes in these areas, but perhaps too much black? Not sure...

Anyway, just some ideas for you to ponder. Your builds are brilliant though.

Thanks a lot for the tips on painting Gitsplitta!
really what I needed.

And following Your request for more conversion, here are my buggies:

The first one I made, there is also a gunner





Second one, with sentinel cockpit





And third one, my favorite







The squad!

nice looking stuff, keep going! Just don't get too distracted building stuff, make sure you keep up on the painting part.

hey there, why dont you post the images here? its fairly easy:
right click on the image and chose "view image", then copy the images url.
Then head to your blog, and type this:
[ img]url of image[/img ], but leave out the space

Done MrMerlin, thanks

I'ts easy. When you're viewing your picture, go down below it on the right. The second box down is entiled "Forums"... just copy that string and paste it directly into your blog post.

Very nice conversions.

I especially like the Nob Biker with the flag/banner. Where did you get that from? Or how did you make it?

The flag is from the orc and goblin fantasy warboss and standard bearer.

Thanks for the compliments

AWESOME conversions there. Very inspiring! And your painting isn't half bad. Gitsplitta's advice is good, but most of the ability just comes with practice and a bit of trial and error. Glad ya like converting so much, it's a blast to watch!

Now, after all this wonderful replies, I'll post my first Kan.
Beware of the dream of a Space marine Kan:

That's one of my favorites... it's kind of obvious but I've *never* seen anyone do it before... so I guess it's NOT quite so obvious, eh??

That's lovely marine kan! I like your othe rmodels too, but that one really jumps out... Nice work!

Thanks Git and Khaine.
To keep up with the Kan mood, here we are with Smashin Kan.
Enjoy






I'm also in a painting mood and working on ten hard boyz (10 out of 30 with Nob)

Great pose, and I like the wrikkin' ball. This figure reminds me of those gobbos from WH Fantasy with the big metal balls on the end of the chain.

Good stuff! Some nice conversions here, I'll be watching

Bike and side-car kombo and the buggies particularly caught my eye - buggy-sized buggies at that

Lovely posing on the latest kan too.

Keep 'em coming

Thank You Monkeytroll, I really love your blog as well

Now my progress with the paint and a question: Which is the best way to turn down the bright orange?

Highlight with a lighter orange or golden yellow, then try washing with either baal red or sepia and see which you like better. You might look up CommisarKhaine... he does screaming orange grots and his army looks fantastic.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/266318.page

Since they're orks, you can chip the daylights out of them too, that would help.

Thanks for the plug Gits!

For the orange, I use Macharius solar orange as a basecoat. Highlight with vomit brown, shade with ogryn flesh wash. For extreme highlights, you can use bleached bone before washing. Glad to see someone else painting orange!

Thanks to both of You!

I'm following the blog of the Commissar anyway!

My pleasure CK, I'm a great admirer of your work!

Let's finish with my "almost out of the box cans".
An hour or so to fit a dread legs in to It and a grabbing Klaw that is always useful.
Here for You "Da Grab":

Great stuff here keep up the good work

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Cheers mate, but why in french?
ehehehh

You know, I'm not sure why I chose French. My bad yo.

Like the last kan, pretty cartoony, but it works

There are some very nice conversions and the painting is quite good. You're making my vibe to start orks and convert them to the clan out of dow 2 retribution, (I think they're the bootleggers or something) even stronger. They are very good.

Thank You guys!
Frawg, luckily I understand that too eheheh

Cause there's no replies yet here we go with a "Special Kan" built with AOBR Kopta and Sentinel legs.
Enjoy!!!

"Da Toll One"

On the wave of the last KoptaKan I went for crazy stuff and this is an other Kopta with Deff Dread legs.

Note how It anchors Itself to shot the rokkits and the back stoplight with the arrow to say "Pass on dis side"

That thing is just a monster...

Me likes. Even the backward facing sentinel legs make sense in your build - Love it!

Git: thank You very much!

CK: The other way around wouldn't make It so orkish, I tried

Now to finish up my Koptakans here for You "DA KROK"







And the Kan Wall

Pretty good and funny stuff. I love the smashy kan

Thanks Awesomesauce.

Here is an other WIP painting, I tried to chip a lot, highlight and washes on the armour, the face should be done as well!

Feedback wanted and needed

looks good! now throw some paint on you amazing kanz!

Thanks mate, but I prefer to get the hang of painting on the 30 hard boyz first....

very nic stuff going on here, your style reminds me of the older ork editions. very cool subscribed

Chipping looks good!

Loving those last three kans, top-notch. Set a few cogs whirring in the ol' brain-pan too

Bigfish and Monkey, thanks a lot!

Done with the hard boy that I set as a test for the army, pretty pleased with It.
Tomorrow if the sun still out like the past few days... pics.

As promised, here with the finished piece.

Comments and critiques are more than welcome

Very nice orks. I like them. I prefer my greenskins with a lighter tone for the contrast - but that is my personal preference. Maybe some more highlights on the skin?

Looking forward to see what you are going to do with the base.

Hey SelvaggioSaky,
I've come to check out your blog! Tbh there is only 1 word that sums your converting skills up- badass! I love your converted buggies man! The use of an ork truck is excellent! The last one has a real 'beach buggy' feel and looks towards it. The kanz are superb too! I own 3 and have built them up from the set and they are average compared some of ours! The one with the dread front bit is my fav! (With the one with the recking ball coming in second)! sorry but I've got to do that conversion! The bikers look really good too! My nob biker is converted too which you can se on my blog. (Below). Hey how about you check out my blog too? (Link is in the description).) Can’t wait till next update!

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HAZZER

TaWaaaaaagh: thanks, I'll experiment with more highlight for sure, try and fail, but try anyway.

HAZZER: cheers dude, I'll check Your blog for sure

Just finished the armor on the first 10 hard boyz, tomorrow pics!

And as the weather still good, here the pic I took

Armor in orange with highlights and chipping plus wash.
Let me know what You think!

Really good positioning on the smashin kan

Nice orange, and your weathering is pretty cool too.

Some very nice conversions you have got going here. Can't add anything to Gitsplitta's advice, and it looks like you are taking it in - so everything appears to be headed in the correct direction

You seem to have Orky plasticard plates down pat - any special tips or processes you go through creating those?

I dig those mekkanoid kanz, great conversions.

Thanks guys, It's because of Dakka people that I'm actually painting, I want to share what I do and get better watching better painters jobs.

Arakasi: I have no tips really, my mate looked at me (not in an happy mood, he does BT) when I was doing the last buggy and just said "You're a F******ing natural with conversion".
I just take the piece I want covered or put together and cut random shapes till I fill the gap, a couple of other strips to tie It together and is done.
I'm quiet used to knifes as well, I'm a cook in my other occupation, so It's a one shot get It right cut.
So I think that in a past life I was a Mek.

Here a sneak peek of my new conversion, will be a count as a Truk for my slugga boyz!

Enjoy.

Those boyz are loooking goos man! that trukk is looking too!

Awesome start to a half-track!

SelvaggioSaky wrote:...my mate looked at me ... when I was doing the last buggy and just said "You're a F******ing natural with conversion".

I doubt he's far off the mark. You have a great eye for parts and poses. Everything looks functionally plausible while still characterful - the amount of stock bits you've managed to use might actually make this fact more impressive.

Interesting start to the half-track.

You planning on chopping the back of the armoured car, or keeping it as a solid unit?

Great blog, I really like the dynamic and fluid poses of those kanz. I would like to see more painting though, as I'm quite curious as to your progress; looking at the first one you had on page one it looks like you already have come a long way and I want to follow this as you develop ( and steal any good ideas you get, obviously).

Subscribed and watching closely. Great conversions, now go the extra mile with the paintjobs.
And if you ever need help, look up the Useful P&M Advice thread. It can tell you everything you'll ever need to know in this hobby. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/416755.page

HAZZER & Awesome: thanks!

Oadie: That's a great compliment for me, humbled

monkey: I already chopped a part off the back side, It's the one in front of the dakka turret eheh. I don't plan in any more cuts really.

Dabedman: cheers mate, I need that kind of support and I'll wait to find mi copyright pieces in your minis. Thanks for the shout on the blog too.

I'm planning to go ahead with the half truk, while I finish the few details on the first ten hardboyz, then an other rush of hardboyz and then who knows, I'm waiting for bits

Got a bit of work on the half truk.

C&C are welcome

I'm sure you already know, but be sure to leave the top easily disassembled! Its pretty hard to paint the driver through that little slit,

cheers mate, I didn't glue anything yet eheheh

Hmm i would say more armor plates on that jeep!

Count on It, now I'm working on the dakka and then the engine, after that, only armor

Looks really cool! love it!

More work on the Truk, added the dakka and the gunner with bluetack, plus a little fella eager to shoot sum hummiez.

What do You think about the position of the gunner?







Thanks for checking!

Looks really cool!

This looks better and better.

position is fine, what i really like though is THOSE GUNS, DAKA DAKADAKADAKADAKADAKADAKA DAKA DAKADAKA DAKA.....DEAD.

very nice, liking the face on the front as well

Yes Bigfish, I'm pretty pleased with the dakka on this model

TaWaaaagh and Hazzer, thanks.

Here also some progrss with the hardboyz paint job. (I actually have 10 in this state, but I'll show You only a teaser )

I think your 'Aardboyz would be an excellent opportunity for you to custom build some simple armor to set them apart from regular boyz. Thigh plates would work nicely and they'd be easy to do with bits of plastic tubing, plasticard or green stuff.

Thanks Git, but they are already apart from the rest of the boyz.
They are the only ones with shoulder plates (also looted from SM).

What about the coloring? Any other tips for the next bunch that You can see at this stage?

Not fully sold on the banner-waving gunner yet, but it's certainly cool, so I'll run with it

Also loving that front shot, with the gaping maw

Armour's looking good on th'ardboyz, but like Gits, I reckon you could have a bit more armour on there to beef 'em up a bit.

The Ork Glyph plates are also good for 'eavy armour. Is the colour red or orange?

Blazing orange all the way!

I understand, I'll see what I can do with a bit of extra armor then.
Can You please give an example about the extra armor done with plasticard?

Thanks for stopping by guys

P.S.: Monkeytroll, the banner will be attached to the turret, so is the gunner that hold himself to the banner

I'm not sure about the orange pants.... think the orange would have more impact if it was limited to the armor and weapons...

I love that turret on the 'aff-trak! And the 'ard boyz are pretty cool, the chipped paint detail on their armor is very well done.

Thanks for the replies.
Git: I will use the orange on trousers on a few models only (2 out of 10 at the moment and probably an other 3 for the next 19 boyz), but I get your point and I'll be sure to not overdo the color. I want to try to paint different kinds of higlights with a wide range of colors on this squad and having fun on It at the moment.

About the extra armor, I decided that GS will be and GS is, so expect some modification at soon I'll recive It in the mail.

Sounds like a good plan Selvaggio, I'll look forward to seeing your work!

Very nice work! I love the kopta-kan conversions, very imaginative, and very orky.

Check out my P&M blog... I think our warbosses might be distantly related!

Like the 'ard boyz, orange is always good!

Looing good! I'm liking the chips of paint on the ard' boyz!

So, I discovered to have some GS around and I jumped on the attempt of build extra armor on a spare harm, here the pics.

cool, you going to the rest of him like that then now?

Looks good - might be worth trying to cast those if you are going to use a few...

Yes I know, I need more GS first and this prototype is built on the harm tough...

I'll try one on the Nob that will lead the hard boys, on his hip, wish me luck please eheheh

Looks good, but I wouldent bother doing this for a whole mob of orks! I it would just take too long!

SelvaggioSaky wrote:P.S.: Monkeytroll, the banner will be attached to the turret, so is the gunner that hold himself to the banner

Okay, I see that now, all's good there then

Nice job on the armour plate

Looking good, like the spike

HAZZER: this job is not bothering me at all, It's the first reason I do 40K

Monkey: See? It works . Thanks!

CK: Orange is best and the spike has been a total luck, thanks anyway eheheh.

Now, for You and You only (whoever are You) my ork chain hips armorz. The mini will be the actual leading Nob for the Hard Boyz and will suffer more plating soon.

What do You think about It?

Interesting... what material do you intend to represent the plates as... metal, leather?

I like it. That is; if you paint it up as metal. You don't want to run your Nob around in a skirt...

Absolutely metal (chipped like the rest of the orange armor that I did already) cause they are Harder!
I'm working now on the structures for a few boyz, I'll fill the armor with GS when I have enough of It.
Not sure that this metod will work on my already painted boyz tough.
What do You think?

Go for it

And here with the last bit of GS i had in my box the first 2 "Harder Boyz of the Krazy Pak"







Shall I go ahead or change style?

I'm gonna give you a go ahead everything looks great

Looks good dude! The one on the left is my favorite, but they both look awesome! Definitely go ahead

Well done on this. Looking forward to see them painted.

Go ahead, those are really cool

Really liking your 'ard boyz!

There looking good! keep it up!

Like those 'ard boyz, love the ogre bits. WIll you be using ogre weapons as well?

No CK, I don't have any of those, only the hand blades from where that piece is coming and some iron gut belly shields.

Yeah, liking those. Nothing like a good bit of kneepad action

Like the orks keep them rolling!

Wow! I had to come over and take a look, and I recognized the kopta-kans from some gallery searches I did way back when. So you're the one! They are absolutely fantastic. Your friend is right when he calls you a natural!

Looking forward to more!

Thank You Sentinel, I'm very pleased about the KoptaKanz!


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Here 5 Harder Boyz that I thought I almost finished, but You pushed me on cover with more armor (thanks)

Boyz are looking fine Selvaggio! Overall effect of the orange and green together is very nice.

Love those boyz, they're going to have a very strong tabletop presence.

Thanks Git and CK: Hope to finish them (all 30) before the 6th.
Then will be the 'alf truk turn. I can't wait to give a go to some proper conversion stuff, but I want to have at least the bigger mob done.
Wish me luck, I'll need It eheh

Done the armor on the other 5 'ard boyz I started to paint.
Ready now to take some more color.



And a group shot of the 10 guyz!

Coming together nicely. The colour scheme is nice and distinctive

Frame for 'eavy armor ready on an other 10 boyz, plus painting on the previous 10 on going.
Tomorrow pics

Looking good! Like it!

im really liking the mix of bits your using on these, especially the close combat wepons keep it up

Nice work! For the squares, try getting a fine micropen, it helps no end making the squares, well, square Lovely the amount of detail, they're gonna look great when finished!

Thanks for the replies

Sorry CK, I didn't get It

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Thanks for the replies

Sorry CK, I didn't get It

As I zoomed in on the shoulder pads, the black and white squares looked a bit off. Logical, since it's WIP. You can correct those with a very fine pen, that's all I was saying

Now I got It!

Cheers for the suggestion

They look great

Its a good idea with the pen. Could it also be a good idea to start off with a pen before even touching it with paint?

... and then again - its been painted by Orks, right? When the mobs prepare for waaagh do they stop and worry about how straight their lines are?

Just remember that with a micropen: make sure your surface that you're going to draw on is absolutely bone-dry. I've messed up a pen by jumping the gun.

Ok, I think I'm done with the first ten with added armor, thanks everybody for the suggestions and support.





I have also the armor ready and minis waiting for the primer on an other ten 'ard boyz!

Very nice Slevaggio... they'll look fantastic on the tabletop. Have you thought about what you want to do with the bases?

Thanks Git!
The bases will be desert like with sharp rocks around, similar to the Kans and bike I've already done.
I intend to stay on a deep gray color for the bases, almost ash with patches of dry grass here and there.

Sounds good!

Lookin great! And it's a very original color scheme too

Thanks Awesomesauce!

Here the pics of the next 10 that will go under the brush!

It really is a great idea to add more plates and stuff for the 'ard boys. Your boys really look good. I never thought of it. But I have boys from both the sun and the moon (red and yellow), so its easy to track who is 'ard and not in my local friendly games. (I say 'RED ONES ARE 'ARD' and thats settled)

Getting any paint on these soon?

Of course I'm doing painting, right now the white basecoat that will turn orange as soon is dry, long way to the top if You wanna Rock!

I'm liking your next ste of boyz Saky! Can't wait! Btw my blog had an update too!

I know HAZZER, I'm waiting for the color on those Rokkitz!
Thanks, soon pics of he orange armor!

Sweet!

Thought to show the last 9 Harder Boyz (missing the Nob) with added armor and ready for the primer.

Really like the one with the iron halo and the mohawk, very cool, also is one of them in the 2nd shot wearing power armour

Thanks bigfish.
Actually are two of them wearing termie power armor chest plate, plus one of the already colored one.

Looking suitably 'ard

yeah i can see it now, your really putting in a lota pieces to make these awesome

The guy with the football helmet looks hard enuff.

Like the mouth guard on one of them! Very nice!

I have now ten other 'arder boyz at this stage, doing the brown and grey clothing at the moment.
Hope I'm keeping the same standard as the previous ten

Like the hilighting on the armor, very effective!

I am doing my best and arrived to this point on ten 'arder boyz.
Miss to do all the boltgun metal, finish the skin, washes and touches to cover some errors, but I'm pleased with the result so far





Now back to work on them

Your battle damage is fantastic. Very striking, and helps offset the brightness of the orange.

Let's see em done!

dem boys sure is beaten up

They look great so far! Very well done.

your battle damage is sooooo effective man! How do you paint it?

the weathering turned out really nice! More please!

Thanks everybody!
I use the sponge method to dirty up a bit the armor with black paint, then I just use my detail brush with bolgun metal on the biggest patches of black and on the edges.
Almost done with the ten 'arder boyz, missing teeth, skulls and wash...



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And now the finished product (no basing yet), ten 'arder boyz in all their WAAAAAAAGH!





Also a 2/3 mob picture, ten to go with the leading Nob!

really enjoying the colour scheme here.

The shot of the finished mob looks awesome! Really Orky!

Thanks guys!
Going to prime the last nine 'ard boyz now, almost done...
Plus I just got in the mail the model that will become the truk for the shoota boyz!

HAPPY WAAAAAGH!

Very nice

The mob shot looks great. Some nice additional armour on the last 'ard boyz, and the orange stands out nicely, looks very striking in all the squad shots

Thanks for checking out my thread as other wise I would have not found these gems, Your buggies are so cool love them you Kans poses are tops love the stance of them, but have to say those defkopter and kans legs are brilliant, especially the one posed climbing over the wall that just works.

Great stuff will be keeping a close eye on here and want to see some paint on these soon …..

Thank You LDD!
I think You mean the one with the drill from the Kan kit, It's actually not climbing, but preparing Itself to shot the rokkits, It's so powa that It risk to finish on the backside and Koptakans are just like turtles eheheheheh.

Nice stuff man! Keep it up!

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Thank You LDD!
I think You mean the one with the drill from the Kan kit, It's actually not climbing, but preparing Itself to shot the rokkits, It's so powa that It risk to finish on the backside and Koptakans are just like turtles eheheheheh.

Yes, that one it looks so cool with its foot pushed against the wall, I was considering stealing that pose for something as it just looks so cool ...

Happy to share my mad mind with everybody man!

Hallo everybody!
A little update on a bit of work done on the 'alf truk for my slugga choppa boyz.

C&C welcome as usual. enjoy!









I still have a lot to do of course, but I like the direction It's going.

P.S.: You can see in the picture the last 9 'ard boyz on the left with the armor almost done.

Now THAT'S Orky.

Looking good so far, I know you said it's work in progress but what are your plans for the front around the wheels

It is looking very orky, once you add the plates and rivets it will be perfect….

Hellz yeah it's orky! Lookin good dude! Is the bed of the trak between the treads, where all the boyz go, going to get some walls built up too?

For the front wheel I have the mudguard of the same kit as the main body, plus glyphs and stuff.
Yes, the bed between the traks is the transport place and they don't need more cover 'cause at the back there will be the two ramps from the truk.

Would a true ork actually worry about mudguards? (just saying....)

Your sponge work is convincing, I like it a lot. I’m a fan of your half track conversions, it‘s is exactly the kind of thing that got me into orks.

the only word which could possibly hint at my emotions after seeing this is epic....!!!!!!!!!

TaWaaagh wrote:Would a true ork actually worry about mudguards? (just saying....)

Don't look at it so much as a mudguard more a shopping basket, think of all the tasty treats (road kill) they would pick up on the way, war is a hungry business after all I don't think they cary rations

lone dirty dog wrote:

TaWaaagh wrote:Would a true ork actually worry about mudguards? (just saying....)

Don't look at it so much as a mudguard more a shopping basket, think of all the tasty treats (road kill) they would pick up on the way, war is a hungry business after all I don't think they cary rations

Mudguards are very useful to show off some toughness and a Ork can't resist It

Thanks a lot for the kindness gentlemen....

Both good reasons

Hello followers

Here I am again with a bit more done on the 'alf truk (a load of plasticard arrived so.....)

did the trail engine and some platform with moving boarding plank (on both sides of the trail, but in the picture there is only one).
Let me know what You think!







Just noticed that I glue half of the boarding plank the wrong way ... time for some GS

Wow it looks great I love that moving boarding plank! Very cool idea. And also the idea that each track is individually powered by it's own motor is very amusing.

Cool ideas and nicely implemented. It's not the wrong way - for Orks!

Thanks Awesome and Arakasi, I already plated completely the two side platform, once they are riveted properly( as Mama ork says) I'll post more pics

Looks great so far, love the boarding ramp

Very well done How did you make the boarding plank moveable? Can you post close-ups?

Monkey: thanks, but I still have a lot of work to get at your point in moving plasticard.
TaWaaaagh: I glued two pieces of round tubing on the first half of the board ( the one attached to the truk) at both corner and then one in the middle of the second piece. A rod that fit nicely in the middle of the three pieces of tube and voilà....

the moving boarding blank is a bit of genius ........ keep it up !

That trukk is awesome. The motion added by the banna and the runes hanging off is great. I think you should bend the chain hanging from the roll bar in the back to match, though. It has a very strong Mad Max feel to it, I think. That folding, retractable boarding plank adds oodles of awesome to it, too.

Haaa Love it the separate engines look brill, might use that idea on my Lee-Man Gruss looted wagon, As you have done a great job on the boarding plank I might have to borrow the idea for my grot mega tank if you have a close up of it would be great if you don't mind sharing

Close up coming as soon I can then!

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Close up coming as soon I can then!

Cheers mate will wait patiently

Here the close ups guys
As I previously said You should glue two pieces to the first half on the sides and one centered on the second, align everything with the rod in the middle and glue two little pieces at the extremity of the rod to keep It there.

Great idea and excellent execution. Planning to steal it soon

Be my guest!!!!!

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Be my guest!!!!!

Very kind of you Sir, I did something similar with some hatches to this effect but never considered doing this, Good call great execution

Clever clogs

SelvaggioSaky wrote:

I've been trying to figure out how to attach my leftover Wreckin Ball to my Kan to make it look like it is being swung. Do you mind if I 'steal' this idea?

Of course man, my pleasure!

The back is done, missing only the cables on the interior walls (already made the connections tough).

Just too funny.... reminds me of a college homecoming parade float gone horribly wrong. Get a few more banners and pennants on there & it'll be perfect!

Woow cool ... um thing.

That banner looks great too. Where is it from?

ONG! That is sooooooooooooo good man! Arent you coing to class that as a battlewagon instead? Far too col for a trukk, or if those are your trukks can't wait to see a converted battlewagn!

I agree with HAZZER This could easily take 20 orks too.

Very cool, great work man!

BATTLEWAGON!!!! really like this, it has evolved so well. and i really like the claw/ramps on both sides, nive touch

all in all epiiiic!

Now that's a big halftrack . Lovely work, it's got that cross between Mad Max and Frat boy that seems to suit ork vehicles so well!

I'm humbled guys, thanks

I built It to fit my 12 boyz squad and they fit perfectly on, so It is a Truk
TaWaaaagh: the banner is from the fantasy boarboyz!

Looks AWESOME! Love the way it came out!

Yes stick a bunch of orks drinking squig juice on the back randomly firing in the air, it looks mental great job

I'm working now at a little diorama that will be mounted on the side of the 'alf truk, just a couple of fixes by two little fellas

Ok, It's done!
C&C please...

Top


Back


Right


Front


Left (You can see already the two grots in action )


The two workers, one is doing the repairing thing and the other is passing the material!
The first is saying that the rivets are too small and the second is just hanging from the side attached to a suction pad...

Looks awesome! Is the one grot handing the other grot some repair material?

Wow, that wagon looks great! I'd love to see it painted!

Impressive - but I can imagine it doubly so with the right paint You may need to do some closeups of various bits to get any useful feedback though

Awesomesauce: Thanks and Yes He's passing a piece of scrap metal with a few rivets in for the hole in the front side.
MrMerlin: Yes I'll do It don't worry!
Arakasi: I know that painting this thing will be hard for me, but I'll try my best. Closeups are a bit difficult with my camera, I see what I can do!

Superb work! One piece of advice ont hje gs coat: you can smoothen it out with the rounded bit of a sculpting tool or, failing that, paint a layer of liquid gs over it. It's a trick I've only just discovered, and it works nicely if the cracks aren't too deep.

Can"t wait to see this baby painted

It is looking awesome, i really like the gunner the track its self and the grots. Really want to see this painted

I would love to see some paint on this bad boy as well, but "cough" i cant criticise as i have not painted since 2002

Thanks and about the paintjob...
started to undercoat the gunner head, driver and grots, plus the nob that leads the'ard boyz, small step, but a step closer anyway.
Unfortunally I wanted to spray the kanz as well, but today there is a wind that shakes the universe in my place...

Wow! Really cool conversions, and your sheme looks very nice.

Haha, I love the grot riggers.

Thanks Sir Calvin and Goresaw!

Here a couple of shots of the base for one of the Kanz, I like the dark base with the dry static grass contrast, and planning to go ahead for all the army with this.

Very cool base! What did you ue for the rock? Rock?

Yes MrMerlin is this rock, thank You!

Love that base... nice work!

I'm liking the Trukk man! The Rock is also very cool!

Thank You guys, in the next few days I'll finish off the 'ard boyz with basing and then the 3 Kanz (not the Koptakanz tho...)

Looking forwad to it man!

I've been afk for too long Your battlewagon (yes, I know you want it to be a trukk!) looks amazing The grots especially.

Hi guys, didn't finish to base all the 'ard boyz, waiting for the glue to dry, but I kicked off my first Kan
I loved painting this monster and I'm really pleased with the result being my biggest mini ever tackled with a brush.
The front plate says in Ork writing "GRAB". C&C welcome as usual







And a bonus shot with the only 'ard Boy with a proper base (made to try out how It would look)

He's really looking nice, from pose to painting! Do you use decals for the checks and triangles or are those all hand painted?

thanks Git, All handmade.

Nice paint job orange works a treat

You can tell they are hand painted not that horrible shine to them …… so well done on that as well


GREAT JOB !!!!!!

lone dirty dog wrote:You can tell they are hand painted not that horrible shine to them

Actually, there are ways to avoid the shine I'd say you can tell because at extreme magnification it doesn't have the sharp crisp checks and dags of a decal - though, you always have to worry about perfection and Orks...

On a more on topic note - the Kan is very nicely done! I predict your force is going to look very striking on the table top when complete!

Orange is really looking good and the kan looks awesome!

The kan is really awesome! One of the best orange paintjobs I have seen!

Looking good Maybe you could do a Kan that looks like an Orange?

That is a nice theme. Orange makes it look fast.

And mohaw ork

Thats a really cool Kan! love it, great weathering!

Thank You guys, I have to say that I love this orange as well.
I changed from the one I used for the 'ard Boyz armor: It was white undercoat, two layers of blazing orange and Highlight with vomit brown, after that the chipping (sponge with black and detail brush with Boltgun metal) and at the end a wash of Gryphonne sepia.
The new orange is the same base, but washed with Devlan mud and after highlighted with a 1:1 blazing orange vomit brown plus chipping the same way.

Hallo, done with the 'arder boyz, bases too
I'm really happy, this is the first squad I ever took out of the sprue, modified, greenstuffed, painted and based and I feel like I reached a goal .
I have to thank all of You guys

Well done! Jobz a gud 'un!

Well done mate! They really look fantastic!

Excellent work! They look very striking together, and I like the contrast between the green skin, orange armor, and dark basing.

They all look really really good together like that. very cool

Thanks Everybody!
I'm working now on the orange on the Kan with the front plate from the SM Dread and the Nob that will lead this bunch of ?arder boyz.
Keep coming back then eheheh

Now it can properly be called a horde Well done.

Wow great job …. I really should pic up a paint brush once in a while

Love that colour works well seems like you are on a run with these now, how many have you painted there

TaWaaaagh: Thank You, I like the term Horde!
LDD: This is a 29 group, will be 30 with the Nob I'm painting now, biggest mob in the army.

Man they look freakin awesome all together! The colors work so well together and the weathering is great!

I dread the day that I start painting up da boyz.. I have enough trouble with the small numbers of elites and vehicles lol

The harder boyz are looking very nice man!

Done with Kan number 2
It's called "Dream of SM" and the ork writing on the front says "BIG", enjoy!









And a shot with the friend "Grab"

Excellent work... wow are those stunning!

I like the extra plating to make it look sort of like a marine dred.

Always nice to see Ork glyphs instead of English scrawls

Git: Thank You a lot, I hope You know what a comment like that means from You

Goresaw: Thank You and I noticed Your thread as well, great stuff (put the link in sig mate!)

Arakasi: Thanks! I thought that would be more appropriate this way, 'ummiez writin iz No gud for da ladz!

Now come on you are just showing off

That orange is so striking, I really want to paint my orks but just cant decide on the colour

Yes LDD I am eheheh
Thank You and wait for Kan #3. It's being undercoated at the moment!

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Yes LDD I am eheheh
Thank You and wait for Kan #3. It's being undercoated at the moment!

Dam you and you're painting LOL

I finished the 3 "out of the box Kanz" and I'm really happy, two squad completed from the beginning of the year (paintingwise), I never had such a good time painting, but hopefully this is changing.
The name of number 3 is "Smashink Pumpkan" and the plate under It says "SMASH". Enjoy!







And the skuad completed



I'm going now to undercoar the bikes !

The finished kan mob looks great!

Now get the bikes done!

The motion on the kan is excellent! That trot looks like he's having a great time playing tether ball... with a wrecking ball

I am in love with this thread, you've gained an avid subscriber sir! I could not see where you were going with that trukk, but the end product defied expectations.

I do agree with Hazzer that it's a tad grandiose for 'just' a trukk though... Could it be run as a Battlewagon? You might want to consider magnetising options if you go down that route

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Thanks Sir Calvin and Goresaw!

Here a couple of shots of the base for one of the Kanz, I like the dark base with the dry static grass contrast, and planning to go ahead for all the army with this.

I'd love to know what you used to put this together. I am dying to make a base just like that for my Grey Knight Captain.

together as a mob they look great! really well done

Henners91 wrote:I am in love with this thread, you've gained an avid subscriber sir! I could not see where you were going with that trukk, but the end product defied expectations.

I do agree with Hazzer that it's a tad grandiose for 'just' a trukk though... Could it be run as a Battlewagon? You might want to consider magnetising options if you go down that route


I'd love to know what you used to put this together. I am dying to make a base just like that for my Grey Knight Captain.

Thank You Henners: I am planning to build one day a bigger bad battlewagon, but first I'll have to convert a Hummer in the second truk, the one for the shoota boyz eheh.
For the base I use rocks (from a house demolition close by), sand and a couple of pieces from the 40k basing kit plus a little piece of leave from a dry pine (from my garden).
I basecoated all black, drybrushed with codex gray quiet heavily and then a lighter drybrush of skull white, easy

MrMerlin: Thank You, the bikes are primed and ready to take the white now

Bigfish & Goresaw: thank You very much

They all look great! And the life in that wreckin' ball one is sheer awesomeness, it really looks like it's about to completely splatter some sorry opponent...

The wrecking ball Kan is brill so much character their love it , its all pulling together at great speed and looking great.

I really must pull my finger out

Awesomesauce, LDD: thank You very much, I hope one day to be able to play a game and use that Wrekkin Bol on some 'ummiez.

Here the pic of the just finished banner for the biker Nob, I tried a bit of wet blending with Dark flesh and blazing orange (first time )
C&C welcome as usual
Shall I put a wash on It?

Your work is just getting better and better. A wash might be good, but I wouldn't want to spoil what you already have - maybe start with a thinned wash...

Looks fine, I wouldn't wash it.

Holy biker-banner! That is just supercool. Well done.

VERY nice free handing on that banner.

Skulls, chains, AND flames?!?! Too much, too much AWESOME

Thank You guys!
I'll try a Baal red thinned down away from the checker stripes.

Totally agree with the others mate, the pose on that last Kan looks awesome. you've really captured that "crazed" look the Orks are famous for.

Love the banner too...i totally wish i had freehand skills.

San76: Thank You very much, I think You have other amazing skills and your blog testified It!

P.S.: Welkom to da Krazy Pak!

Sorry for the late reply but have been absent (in many ways) the blending looks good from here, I think I would be very careful with a wash due to the white as you could alter the colour.

I like the way it has turned out great work, and good luck with the wrecking ball in war

Hallo guys!
I have a big question for You lot of trustworthy people :
I just purchased a couple of MIG weathering powders, one is Old Rust and the second is Volcanic Sand, I want to use those on my vehicles and kanz but I really am a noob with It:
So, any of You can give me advice and/or links that would help me on this challenge?

I'm planning to give a really light cover with the dust, but I don't know how they work.

Cheers in advance for every help I'm sure You gonna give

You are asking for a tip from 'you lot of trustworthy people' so clearly not me.

Anyways, I almost bought some of that stuff myself. But changed my mind cause of the price here locally. Maybe I'll try some other time. I was tipped that you should do it last (after all other paint) and not to use any water or anything in it really... Not sure that helps

Thanks TaWaaagh, at least somebody answered eheh

EDIT 'CAUSE THE 10TH PAGE!

You could try endtransmission's write up of the Forgeworld Tank Masterclass for starters. You can even look at my tank from the event - though apparently I didn't feel the need to elaborate on endtransmission's efforts

There's probably a better article around here somewhere...

If you do a quick search on youtube I am sure you will find quite a few helpful tips

Thanks Arakasi, I'll check those out!
Yes LDD, I'll check that too

So, I had a goal for tonight, to finish the orange metal on my Nob Trike with chipping and everything that go with It, well I made It, here are the pics.
I overdone the weathering chipping of the paint because the bikerz are really fast and close to the ground , C&C always welcome

Great Gork that is flash!

I don't think i've posted here yet, how odd

The weathering on the red is good but what stands out for me is all the freehand checks, very nice. I did notice though that you have static grass on some of the models (as opposed to the base). Hopefully the models were dry when you based them and the excess will just brush off.

Thanks Henners!
Bangbangboom: welcome to the Krazy Pak. Thanks for the compliments and don't worry, all the paint was extremely dry when I applied the static grass, cheers.

Hi Guys!

Here's the 6th bike for my fast mob, It's a WIP at the moment and I'd like a suggestion, curved high handlebar or standard one?
The dakka makers for this will be put in front of the handlebar

Pics

Love da choppa!

Curved, high handlebar - why not?

Only thing I'm not liking at the moment is the kink in the forward struts (your plasticard additions don't follow the line of the plastic above) *If* you want to fix that, and keep the length of the forward struts, you just need to angle the back of the bike up more

Great job !!!

This was the look I was after for my squad (dam you for beating me to it ) large curved handle bars for sure laid back easy rider style

Close up of the forks please

Git: thank You a lot!
Arakasi: Thanks, and Yes, I noticed that, I'm checking that out now.
LDD: You should do something then 'cause I'm not stopping and I wanna see where You gonna bring the Choppa

Decided then, high handlebar easyrider style

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Git: thank You a lot!
Arakasi: Thanks, and Yes, I noticed that, I'm checking that out now.
LDD: You should do something then 'cause I'm not stopping and I wanna see where You gonna bring the Choppa

Decided then, high handlebar easyrider style

That is the best look I feel, mind you a conversion will be needed for the riders arms

Of course mate, that was already on the checklist

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Of course mate, that was already on the checklist

Have you worked out which arms you are going to use then …..

One will be with a choppa, lying on the side, the other one is on trial, I have a few, but I'll let You know the winner eheh

The great thing about Orks - you can get away with one or no hands on the handle bars

Arakasi wrote:The great thing about Orks - you can get away with one or no hands on the handle bars

I think you need at least one hand holding on, plus I would like to see both holding on to finish the look with style

Yes Arakasi, that's a "gud fing"!

Here the almost finished product, need to fill some gaps with GS and that's It!
The harm on the handlebar is the chain wielding one from the bikerz blister with the hand that should be used for the handle.
C&C are welcome as usual.

Been watching for awhile Had to chime in, love those bikes.

Thank You Raskana, welcome to the Krazy Pak!

Nice job on the bike and good use of parts looking good, the only gripe is the handle bars could have been a little more in line with the wheel support arms IMO but still looks great.

Is that a kromlech Torsos I see there

Just checked out some pics of choppers and yours is correct so I stand corrected handle bars are fine.

Cheers mate!
I'm really thinking to change the harm with the weapon and to follow Your suggestion to give two handlebar hands!
Yes that torso is Kromlech

I really like that choppa! It only has one slight flaw.... its a little too short! But apart from that, as I said, it looks great!

This is brilliant stuff

And a suggestion for the 7th bike... Why not 2 guns, 1 in each hand, and then a foot on the handlebar?

MrMerlin: Thank You, It's not the longest Choppa I agree, but I kind of like It a lot, trying now to give him two hand on the handlebar

TaWaaaagh: Cheers mate, that sound good, but number 7 is already here

And now number 7, I got inspired by the Buell and I like the short tough bike that came out, missing the dakka and It's done









Edit 'cause my spelling gave way to total crazyness

Nice looks cool and compact but works well, the chopper works well don't mess with it now just make another one

I think a trike with an extra set is needed next, to house two ork boyz that would be cool

Great stuff keep it coming, hell I might start some work myself

Thanks LDD, but for the 8Th and last bike I'm working on a crashing one with "Launched-from-the-sit-driver".
It's a bit hard, but I'm not scared, if something goes wrong I'll play 7 bikerz eheh.

P.S.: The choppa driver has two hand on the bar and He's easyriding like Mama Orks likes!

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Thanks LDD, but for the 8Th and last bike I'm working on a crashing one with "Launched-from-the-sit-driver".
It's a bit hard, but I'm not scared, if something goes wrong I'll play 7 bikerz eheh.

P.S.: The choppa driver has two hand on the bar and He's easyriding like Mama Orks likes!

Well, in that case you need a second rider wearing a football helmet (jack Nicholson )

Crashing one thats a smart idea and entertaining, mind you with you're posing skills it should work a treat

Tried to put a second boy on the crashed one, but I don't really like It, there not enough space for both, so Jack will be used for the next project, Football helmet for the win