Hello Dakka!

I'm starting this thread to update with all of my scratch builds / conversions. Ultimately, my goal for this thread is to take your feedback to become better at the hobby, so any constructive criticism, tips, or trick are greatly appreciated.

More fun in my gallery. http://www.dakkadakka.com/core/gallery-user.jsp?u=91711

Hope you enjoy!










Ork boy for scale

Looking good!
Uniqe and weird, yet easily identified as "orky".
Looking forward to lts of more!

That is awesome! Bristling with Orky Kreativity

Wow, that's really good. Well done.

I like it but on a weird level, I don't think its Orky.

Overall it reads as whimsical, but Orks are kind of blunt folk.

Maybe the wheel needs a bit of gore on it. Its a piranha after all right? B) still you've done a great job. Very clean put together look, looks built, not gobbed on, and thats always a win for ork builds imo.

Awesome. Really like that. It's got a mad max vibe to it as well which is also a win!

Amazing! Love all about it. Most scratchbuilds neglect detail and usually have very few actual bits involved. This is so much better.
What´s the base model, if any?

I could see that rolling around the badlands.

Yer stuff looks pretty orky!!!

Wow, thanks so much everyone!

Zomnivore wrote:
I like it but on a weird level, I don't think its Orky.

Overall it reads as whimsical, but Orks are kind of blunt folk.

Maybe the wheel needs a bit of gore on it. Its a piranha after all right? B) still you've done a great job. Very clean put together look, looks built, not gobbed on, and thats always a win for ork builds imo.

I appreciate the critique and can definitely see your point. The original concept called for a plow in the front but I wound up scratching it for a profile that I think works a little better. I still left the bar on the front though in case I wanted to magnetize a a deff rolla. Maybe i'll throw some more gore on that!

 tarnish wrote:
Amazing! Love all about it. Most scratchbuilds neglect detail and usually have very few actual bits involved. This is so much better.
What´s the base model, if any?

Just used an ornament I found at hobby lobby and built the rest from spru, plasticard, and bits. Here's what it looked like before.

Nou thats a Propa Ork MekkboY Wery well done !

The profile of it looks like a steampunk fish, and that glassy globe like a giant eye. The more I see it the more I like it!

Amazing! This is so orky. It reminds me of the BFG Kroozers that were also fish shaped.

This is a beautiful scratch build and great paint job.

Amazing machine. Great work on this one;-).

Da tellyporta is complete! My lightbox isnt too big so I caught the edges in a few of the photos.

Original inspiration (Not my artwork)
https://data.archive.moe/board/tg/image/1425/09/1425098341305.png

Here is the link to the WIP if anyone is interested in seeing the process
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/651053.page

Hope you all enjoy!








Ork boy for scale

Great addition to any orky collection. Keep it up!

 Hawkeye888 wrote:
Great addition to any orky collection. Keep it up!

Thanks! I think the next addition is going to be 'ard boys with shields. It's a small job for da mek but it keeps da teef rollin in

The tellyporta is beautiful, looks like it belongs in Dawn of War

For the love of Gork...Those are both incredibly amazing and beautiful....in a rusty orky sort of way! Holy crap, I can't wait to see what else in on your workbench!

Hey Everyone!

Finally got around to finishing these guys up.

As always, critiques and constructive criticism is always appreciated. Hope you enjoy!

Waaaaaggggggh

Really cool man amazing stuff!

Excellent shields and gorgeous painting. Some of the weapons are a bit extreme. Not sure if it is possible for Ork weapons to be too big, but these are close!

But seriously, they are original, they look great and they're full of Orky character!

That's a cool take on ard boyz!

Thanks guys!

The weapons are definitely a on the extreme side. Not sure how much i'll actually play with these guys since their weapons reach out so far over the bases. The main goal was to have a cool group of orks to put on the front lines for my armies on parade board.

The tellyporta looks very orky indeed.Also I like the shields on the 'ard boyz.

Decided to move this thread over so I can keep all of my stuff in one place. Working on Mek Tower 2.0 because I just hated the last one and decided to canabalize some of the parts for the new and improved version! Hope you all enjoy, more pics as I make some more progress.

Love the Ork Fish. It's like they looted General Grievous' unicycle from Star Wars Episode III

I've seen your stuff when randomising the galley and was impressed then. Seeing all together is even better.

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Thanks man!

I really enjoyed putting the doomwheel, aka "dakka piranha" together. Looking at it now, I think I need to add some more color variation to it, but that's a project for another day!

Truly inspiring stuff!

Progress update! lots of pictures to follow.

Finished some painting on the tower and built a bridge connecting to the mesa. I've got an elevator that's going to be added into the center of the tower and still need to do some paint work on the base and panels. eventually, I'm going to add a crane to the top of the tower, but I'm trying to get this finished by the 24th for armies on parade, so it will have to wait. Thinking of using the top of the tower to display my dakka jet in the meantime.

The mesa was part of another project that I wound up scrapping, which resulted in some chipping on the plaster coating. Not sure if I should add another layer of plaster to the entire piece or just try to cover those spots and repaint. The turret is made from a combination of rhino, dakka jet, & battlewagon pieces with the rest being filled in with plasticard.

As stated at the beginning of the thread; My main goal is to push myself to become better at painting & scratch building so any constructive criticism is greatly appreciated!

Enjoy!

Little more progress on the turret.

That paint scheme is brilliant. Very envious of your work!

Love the tower and rock out crop gun, nice idea.

Can't wait to see the finished AoP board.

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Thanks guys,

I've got some more progress from painting last night. I have to say that I am really happy with the blues on the turret from a technical standpoint and was almost tempted not to cover it up with the weathering.

It feels a little daunting having to get this all done in 10 days, but that also means daily updates on the thread!

Still have work on the tower, turret, bunker & mesa.
Also have to base my 2X2 AoP board, but that's just going to be some textured spray paint and airbrushing some dirt paths here and there.

Made some more progress on the AA turret piece last night. Took a lot longer than I thought to get this piece painted & detailed (roughly 3 hours) but I really like how it came out. Trying to keep these minor updates as spoilers so I don't flood the page with pictures.

the main shell was made using half of a ping pong ball with bits added here and there. I was able to get the weld lines by using one of those little bottles of T-Shirt paint to give a raised effect. One of the things I'm really trying to get better at is painting a nice lense effect on the optics, but I seem to have issues getting the paint to come off of my brush for such a small area.

All done on the turret. May have gone a little heavy on the weathering but I think the end result came out pretty well.

Turret looks amazing! Love that blue, it came out really well.

What's next on the painting table?

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Woahh! Gork's teeth! That is one awesome looking turret. The weathering definitely isn't OTT imo. Any tips on how you achieved such realistic-looking rust?

evildrcheese wrote:Turret looks amazing! Love that blue, it came out really well.

What's next on the painting table?

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Thanks man! I think i'll get the bridge taken care of tonight & finish up re-plastering / painting the mesa on Saturday. Painting aside, my main concern right now is figuring out where to display my dakka jet. Thinking of building a crow's nest on top of the tower to act as an Anchor.

NidLifeCrisis wrote: Woahh! Gork's teeth! That is one awesome looking turret. The weathering definitely isn't OTT imo. Any tips on how you achieved such realistic-looking rust?

Thanks! I've been experimenting with various rust techniques and referencing a lot of pictures online. I'm still playing with the effect but have found that a combination of techniques works best to achieve the effect. Without getting too lengthy, I pretty much lay down a dark brown base and sponge bestial brown, mixing in some white or orange for each layer after that. I try sponge in a little bit less on each layer as I move up.
For the streaks, it's just agrax in many many layers with a thin brush. I also found that staying away from metallics helps to bring the rust together as a whole, as it gives the surrounding metal pieces a dingey look, especially if you give it a light sepia coat, as if it's not far off from rusting as well.

Bloody 'ell! I wish i could pull off weathering on my models like that! Fantastic work!

All done!

Unfortunately my cell phone camera is not giving the best quality so im working on getting some better pics. One thing that I forgot to mention is that there is a chance that I wont be able to enter this into the competition due to a lack of actual GW models, which would be kind of a bummer. But on the bright side, I still get to share it with you all!

I can't offer you any criticism mate as I think it's all excellent stuff! the scratch builds are pure Ork and done so well and your painting style for the terrain is something i'd like to know how you did it? it's very evocative and I am pretty keen to se what else you can do!

Absolutely fantastic. Everything about it is just superb. I hope you can sort us out some clearer pics in time, but this is lovely.

Yeah that's totally awesome. Hopefully you won't have a problem entering it as you've scratch built alot of it. Beat of luck with AoP

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That is beautiful! Good luck!

superb!

That teleporter is amazing.

Thanks for the kind words guys!

I ran most of my stuff by the local store manager and he let me know that they are a lot more lenient on orks due to their specific "looty" nature. The answer I got was pretty much as long as it's not 100% scratchbuilds & is a clear representation of orks in 40k I should be good. Just awaiting a final confirmation since so much is scratchbuilt before I lug everything over to the store.

 nerdfest09 wrote:
I can't offer you any criticism mate as I think it's all excellent stuff! the scratch builds are pure Ork and done so well and your painting style for the terrain is something i'd like to know how you did it? it's very evocative and I am pretty keen to se what else you can do!

Thanks man! The rock terrain was insulation foam that I glued together in blocks and cut out with a hot wire cutter. After that I covered it up in plaster (which chips very easily) and spray painted it with "iron oxide" krylon paint. After that I did high lights / low lights with various shades of brown with the airbrush, detailing pronounced edges with some very light brown / white to give the edged look on the rocks. I'll wind up building a few more in the future & post the process if that helps at all.

Very nice man I really like it! Hopefully mine will be done also by friday lol

 Novasetri wrote:
All done!

Unfortunately my cell phone camera is not giving the best quality so im working on getting some better pics. One thing that I forgot to mention is that there is a chance that I wont be able to enter this into the competition due to a lack of actual GW models, which would be kind of a bummer. But on the bright side, I still get to share it with you all!

Dude f k your cell phone camera, this looks crazy as it is!
I like this board.

Lol thanks StarDrop

Well guys, I didn't bring home the gold, but had a fantastic time seeing all of the entries for Armies on Parade. There was so much great inspiration at the event, and I almost considered buying some admech to start a new army... but who am I kidding, I could never leave da orks behind! We also got a cool little write up on a miniature Blog by Viet Nguyen (link below). Oh! and as it turns out, there were a few people that recognized my work from Dakka! Pics below!, check out the link for all of the entries. http://www.senseiswag.com/blog/

Great looking army, you definitely deserved Gold over the other entry. Look forward to seeing more of your work.

Sensei-Swag wrote:
Great looking army, you definitely deserved Gold over the other entry. Look forward to seeing more of your work.

Couldn't agree more. Not to diss the effort that won gold, but it looks like they really phoned it in with those lightning bolts.

Yours looks awesome Nova. It's cool to see that your painting skills stand up to the pretty unforgiving test of being put on display in a shop!

You got anything planned for next year (hopefully something equally Orky)?

Thanks guys!

Took a little bit of a break from the hobby to focus on some personal stuff. Just started working on my next project which will be a Mek boss converted out of a daemon prince body. I don't have his back half so i'm having to get crafty with some green stuff and mechanical bits. I'll post some pics as soon as I've made a little more progress.

Got some time this weekend to start up my Big Mek project. The plan is to put a twist on the shokk attack gun by making it into a huge sniper rifle for this guy to lug around. Given the range of the Shokk attack gun I thought it would be somewhat fitting.

Oooooo, nice work on the cybork hand!

Looking cool. Really like the alterations to the torso and the backpack thing looks ace.

EDC

Is that a Killa kan section I see there very clever use for it, but that hand looks brilliant maybe a scale shot to get an idea of the size would be cool.

Thanks guys,

The backpack is mostly killa kan bits with ither pieces sprinkeled in. It hangs a little low on the model but I plan to add some servo arms coming out of the two holes i the back and some tesla looking bits to bulk it up a bit.

Used some sticky tac to atach the arm and hand for a better idea of scale. Its missing a thumb but ill add that once I attach the gun handle.

No hobby progress to report. Been a bit uninspired with modeling so I decided to take little break and work on other stuff. It's not necessarily model related but figured i'd drop this project off and wish you all safe holidays!

Cool. Hope you get your hobby mojo back in the new year.

EDC

Holy crap, that's awesome! Crazy skillz there, Nova....

See you in the New Year!

Progress update.

Doesnt look like a whole lot but it took a surprisingly long time to get the legs built how I wanted them. I wound up creating ball sockets for the legs & arms to keep the my options open for posing and just use sticky tack to hold it together for the time being. Just to add credit where credit is due, I took a lot of inspiration from the link below. Kanvass does some absolutely amazing work.

http://www.the-waaagh.com/forums/?showtopic=52604

Legs look spot on from this view. I think one thing a lot of Ork scratch builders get wrong is leg length, usually making them too long. You seem to have nailed it though. Orky proportions maintained!

Cracking effort so far dude! And good spot on the length of the legs, matphat.

What caught my eye was the greenstuffed boot. Although it might not look like much, I appreciate how hard it is to get a boot to look 'right' ie not too cartoony.

Excellent work. I'm really looking forward to seeing this mek done.

Those legs are phenomenal. This Mek is going to look amazing when he's done!

EDC

Thanks gents!

I was a little worried about getting the proportions right but you guys have set my mind at ease. Aside from the legs, The boot is probably my favorite part so far. I just imagine this mek making his left leg a little less bulky so he could still wear his lucky boot (+1 to krump'n bugs).

Got some progress done on the arms last night. The idea right now is to make a shokk attack gun but more like the body of a mini gun where he has to hold it from the back and front grips if that makes sense.

Heya gang,

Been dedicating all my time to wedding planning lately, but now that i've finally tied the knot I can get back to the hobby! Decided to pick up where I left off on da baddest mek I could build!

Here he is all primed and ready. I'm actually a bit nervous to start painting this guy as he's probably my favorite build thus far. Hope you all enjoy!

That's awesome. Gotta love that massive boom-stick.

EDC

Thanks man! I figured it was go big or go home on this one

Awesome to see you back in action, Nova, and congrats on getting hitched!

I LOVE that Mek! What an f'ing badass! Is that the Attack Squig from the Grukk kit or is it a kitbash? Either way, I love it!

AWESOME BOSS!!!

Wow! He's huge! That's going to be a joy to paint. Nice work!

Thanks guys!

Maybe i'm just overanalyzing but the power claw looks so small in the pictures... trying to resist the urge to alter it...

 NidLifeCrisis wrote:
Awesome to see you back in action, Nova, and congrats on getting hitched!

I LOVE that Mek! What an f'ing badass! Is that the Attack Squig from the Grukk kit or is it a kitbash? Either way, I love it!

Nid! Thanks a bunch man! It is the squig from the Grukk kit but I added an iron gob, mechanical leg, & faceplate to make him fit in with the mek a little better. I'm still pretty inexperienced with greenstuff but trying to look up more techniques to get the look I want. I think it turned out "ok" but i'm waiting to see how it looks painted before I make a final judgement.

Looks really cool! I'm not sure if I hit the right button for comment, but either way, your stuff looks amazing! Is any of it playable in game? Cause if conversions and scratch-builds are, then I was lookin' at making a battle fortress. Do you just have to make your own data sheets?

Michielmaesen wrote:
Looks really cool! I'm not sure if I hit the right button for comment, but either way, your stuff looks amazing! Is any of it playable in game? Cause if conversions and scratch-builds are, then I was lookin' at making a battle fortress. Do you just have to make your own data sheets?

Thanks Michiel!

I honestly don't play too much anymore which is why i'm trying to sell some of this stuff over on the trade forum. When I did play, it was always with a few buddies and we would just proxy most of it or make special rules. We've used the big ork tower (AKA Da Bruza Kruza) before and just rolled a scatter dice every turn to have it move about randomly / ramming anything in it's way I think it just comes down to the people you play with and having a discussion before the game. From what i've seen though, most people have been pretty cool about it.

On a separate note - I'm out of town on business right now which will give me time to figure out a paint scheme on this guy. I wound up downloading a drawing app on my phone and came up with an idea for some grott koptas made out of ping pong balls. Thinking I could add a sea mine element to make them kamikazes!

Ok so I wanted to wait until everything was finished to post pics but I was honestly just really excited to show off some progress. I decided to go all out on this model, trying out new techniques with greenstuff, modeling, painting & photography. Overall I really feel like some personal growth was achieved with this one. Just need to figure out the base and it will finished but If anyone has any last minute ideas or critiques to make the finished product better i'd love to hear them! Anyways, hope you enjoy and looking forward to your feedback!

p.s. could anyone recommend a good tool for creating these tiled images? The one I used was ok but it was kind of basic. Hoping for something that might allow for some editing or zoom features.

Man, tough crowd this week. No thoughts on this one?

11/10 Would mek again. It looks fantastic, maybe a bit too tall, but that just makes it more imposing. I wish I had that kind of skill.

I just love the Squig, so vibrant. He turned out excellent and you have a really nice effect on the scope, looks very sharp!

Thanks guys. He is definately a taller model. Probably right around 3 times the size as an ork boy. I was a little worried about the nmm on the squig but I think it turned out ok on the gob? First time trying out the lense effects and it was truely a pain in the a%# in the first try but got a little easier after that.

Back with some minor progress. The base is all finished but now i'm having issues getting the final photos due to this new camera i'm working with. For some reason I can't seem to get the white balance / depth of field worked out. When trying to take the photo against a black background it tends to really pick up the light on the black cloth so i've moved to a white backdrop with some minor success.

I've never really done much with basing so this was a fun little experiment. I decided to go as far out of my comfort zone as possible and try all kinds of new techniques. Overall, I think the base could use 1 or two more elements like some cat tails or tinted water, but i'm pretty happy with it as is. I assume that this is pretty basic for most of you out there but it's all new to me so I've got some notes below.

A few notes on the base..

Airbrush:
Besides the occasional masking for patterns & basing, I've never really used my airbrush in any kind of official painting capacity. I know some people are really anti airbrush, but I really like the shading it allowed for something like this. I don't think i'd ever switch over to just airbrushing, but I think it's an awesome tool to employ along with brushes & other techniques.

Rocks
I decided to use insulation foam and cut it into the general forms I wanted. They didn't look great at that point and were not sturdy at all, so I thought "what could I do to strengthen these up and add texture?" Conclusion - Why not dip them in Resin? The resin gave a nice thick coat and really rounded out the jagged edges of the foam. I actually really liked this look as it gave a nice departure from the standard jagged rocks you usually see on a base and seems to work with the water effect as if the rocks had been weathered down and round over time. After that I added the white spots to add a little more texture and give that look of water that had dried, leaving behind the trace minerals over time. This was done by heavily watering down some white paint and dabbing blobs here and there. I played with the water spots a little more by adding some more water to thin it out more in some areas, or just pushing the blobs around as they dried a little to leave a little ring behind.

Water
I have never used water effects before and did not know I would need to keep applying thin layers over time. This literally took days of just adding layer after layer. On the bright side, the viscosity of the "real water" gave me a larger margin for error when evening out the height of the water around the edges, so that was a plus. I do like the water effects but in retrospect, I need to find a way to make it more visible by adding in some sort of dye or maybe darkening the edges of the rock where the water would cover.

Moss
Ok so the moss looks way better in person. to get this effect, I used a medium grit sand paper and ground down some spr, collecting the leftover dust and mixing with the waaagh flesh color. Once I got the desired consistency I was able to apply to the rocks and get the texture in the picture. Overall I thought this was a really cool effect but i'll probably try to add in some more color variation with a bluish wash next time.



So what do you guys think? Did I nail the effect or was it only a partial success? As always, tips, tricks, or criticisms are greatly appreciated!

Added note - I downloaded some high rez gradient backgrounds today to use as photo backdrops. I'm going to see if I can get these made up at a local printing shop without losing too much quality. If it all works out, I'll post pics, pricing, and the links to the original image in case anyone is interested. From what i've seen so far these backdrops can be crazy expensive, so hopefully this works out as a nice cheap alternative without losing out on quality.

Well i though it was actual rocks glued on so i think its a smashing success.

maybe could do with more moss

Thanks Desu! Definately going to keep playing with foam rocks in future builds. Adding more moss now!

All finished! Got a little delayed messing with the camera settings and fixing the mek up after my cat knocked it off the shelf.

Hope you all enjoy!



Ork boy for scale

Absolute killer of a model! Mad dakka, just what you want for a Mek.

Kopta ideas look good too, cant wai to see how they turn out, might have to get my hands on some ping pong balls if it turns out ok.

So overwhelmingly awesome! Nova the Mek Guru!

Such a cool mega warboss/ mega BigMek. Love the use of the rail gun and truck engine, the head is the perfect fit and the squig is an excellent addition. Great model (paint job is pretty dam awesome as well)

Hey Dakka!

It's been a while since I could really sit down and start modeling again. The new house tends to divert hobby funds, but I finally got my work room set up and landed a really cool opportunity to keep building without spending lots of cash.

I've partnered up with a commission service, White Metal Games, to do monthly projects for their new patreon channel. I'm not sure that I could ever keep up with the standard commission service as I'm not the most efficient when it comes to painting on a time table. This works out perfectly since I've got a full month to focus on one project at a time, plus, I get to add my own spin on what i'm working on, so there's a lot of room for creative input! While I don't get to keep the models, it's a great opportunity because they supply me with the materials, which helps with the aforementioned cash flow.

I had a great time working on this model and really pushed myself on new techniques. While I may be ok with a blemish here and there on my own models, I really wanted the person who wins this model to enjoy it, so I took to youtube and started watching tutorials on more advanced techniques to get that better quality. I know it's not Grade A painting, but at the end of the day, I feel very proud of this one and feel like it will be well worth the $2.00 raffle ticket when he gets sent off for someone else to deploy on the battlefield.

So here he is with the before and after shots. Hope you guys enjoy and as always, I'd love to hear any thoughts you may have!

Mad cool as always, very steam punk this time.

Reminds me of the clown assassin out of cowboy bebop.

Thanks man!

I was going for a "reactor" kind of look over the standard combustion engine. You are definately right about the clown assasin. The proportions totally match up!

Excellent work dude. Orky to the max.

EDC

Awesome Dread, man! I love the pose and the power klaw is all kinds of bonkers.. So much detail!

The small details like the hazard stripes and blue lens for the eye look outstanding as well.

I'm excited to hear more about this new partnership you're embarking on, Nova! Keep the updates a coming!

evildrcheese wrote:Excellent work dude. Orky to the max.

EDC

Thanks man!

NidLifeCrisis wrote:Awesome Dread, man! I love the pose and the power klaw is all kinds of bonkers.. So much detail!

The small details like the hazard stripes and blue lens for the eye look outstanding as well.

I'm excited to hear more about this new partnership you're embarking on, Nova! Keep the updates a coming!

Thanks dude! lol, that claw was why I was asking you about thicker card. It's 3mm thick and was an absolute pain to cut out such tiny pieces!

Part of this deal is making videos for their Patreon page, which i'm trying to get edited and sent over. Never done anything like this before so the first one is a little rough.

The next project will be an orky plasma obliterator proxy. still working out the plan on it but I think i'll be able to come up with the general idea once all of the supplies arrive int he mail today.

Construction has begun on the plasma Orkbliterator! Luckily for da orks, they've stumbeled upon the perfect power source for their next ramshackled design.

Awesome work! I like your style.

Thanks Zillian!

Been busy with work lately but got a chance to get some more built over the weekend. The overall form is pretty much complete which will allow me to begin working out the more detailed pieces and start giving it an "orky" feel. For the Necron power plant, I wound up throwing a coat of resin over the plaster for an added layer of protection and level out some of the uneven pieces to keep with the necron aesthetic. Not sure if i'm going to add runes at this point, but if it doesn't scream "Necron" I may have to. Still working out the design for the gun emplacement, but i'm thinking of a radar-esque doom ray. If anyone has some doomray suggestions i'd love to hear them! My google skills have failed me in finding reference material for inspiration.

Colour me intrigued by this one, dude! I've no experience building 'cron buildings but I'm sure you'll nail it.

That thing ROCKS! What a great custom Ork machine.

That orky stuff is genious!
Very nice work - can not really give any advice on conversion / painting since your awesome creations make me look at my stuff with tears.

I`m working on an Orkliterator as well and will go for a gun with lots of cables, wires and plasma chambers.

That necron power source will need no glyphs imo if you paint it in a nice, glowing green.

Even before reading that the power source was Necron tech it screamed Necron, which is a positive.

Thanks guys, I'm glad it's easily recognizable as a necron structure!

Build time has been slow over the last few weeks but i've made some additional progress. Since i'm doing this all on video, i've found it a bit easier to build everything in pieces to be attached, so everything is just held together with sticky tack at the moment.

One thing that i'm kind of excited about was the chain links I created for this project. I've decided to have the turret work on a gear chain system which should be a really neat detail once it's all painted up. The links were kind of tedious to figure out but it went pretty fast once I got into a rhythm.

On a side note - I'm thinking about adding in a green LED at the center of the necron generator just to add a little extra kick.






Just a little fun item to add in - Got delayed at the airport and figured i'd download a drawing app for my phone. Came up with this as a general concept for what the main cannon could look like.


Oh! One more thing - I'm not great with the whole advertising thing but I figured i'd put this out there. The group that i'm doing this for is raffling these off and so far, they have a pretty small base for their patreon channel while it's getting built up. There were only 7 participants in the killa kan drawing, which means that someone got a pretty sweet deal at $2 bucks per raffle ticket. That said, if you want a good chance at some cool models on the cheap, it's worth checking out. You do have to subscribe to the patreon channel but it's a couple bucks a months and has some cool video content to go with it (including the killa kan build / paint videos). Here's the link if you want to check it out.

https://www.patreon.com/whitemetalgames/posts

- Nova

Little more progress. Wound up redoing one of the sides and added in a rotary engine to give more of a "functional" vibe.

Some very nice scratch builds and paint jobs there.

I do think you need a few more actual boys though

Thanks man!

Ugh, i've got so many boys that need to be painted. Oddly enough, I find that to be way more daunting than just building something crazy from scratch!

More progress.

Started fiddling with the LED's and some swirly effects for the necron power plant. The plasma cannon is coming along nicely but I'm hoping it's not too dissporportinate to the rest of the model. Should be ready to start painting soon once I get some rivets popped on and gaps filled.

These are bloody amazing! The builds themselves have a ton of great detail and style and then you put a fantastic paint job on top of it all! I really like your use of color. It really helps accentuate the detail and keep them visually interesting.

Keep up the good work!

facelyss wrote:
These are bloody amazing! The builds themselves have a ton of great detail and style and then you put a fantastic paint job on top of it all! I really like your use of color. It really helps accentuate the detail and keep them visually interesting.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks Facelyss!

Since I don't play anymore it has been a little bit more freeing to shed the rules / cohesive army restrictions that one might normally try to adhere to. I've been experimenting with all kinds of new techniques & schemes in hopes of getting up there with the "upper echelon" as far as skill goes. Hopefully there's noticeable improvement from model to model, but I always rely on everyone here to point out where I mess up so improvements can be made!

Just top notch Ork scratch building skills on display here! Hats off to you and keep the crazy orkiness coming!

 The Riddle of Steel wrote:
Just top notch Ork scratch building skills on display here! Hats off to you and keep the crazy orkiness coming!

Thanks Riddle!

Ok so I'm super excited about this one. I wound up running some fiber optic strands to a half sphere that I moulded with resin and some green coloring. I wanted to have the rod illuminated through the dish antenna and it worked like a charm! The rod is removable so I can just pop it out for easier painting.

It also still swivels as a turret! The battery is placed right under the base so it you can be sure to point it right at your enemy before unleashing total annihilation!

This thread is full of win!

Excellent imagination, builds, and painting!

I will be directing friends to view this stuff, just amazing....

Scott wrote:
This thread is full of win!

Excellent imagination, builds, and painting!

I will be directing friends to view this stuff, just amazing....

Thanks Scott!

My bosses name is actually Scott and I thought this might be a ploy to see if i'm working

The next round of pics will be the finished product (hopefully this weekend). Just a reminder for those that are interested - This stuff gets raffled off on White Metal games patreon page. It's still pretty new and as such, has a low member count which means a better chance of winning the raffles!

Ok advertising aside - Once the Orkbliterator is finished, i'll get to start working on a new project. I wanted to reach out to all of you to see if you had any thoughts or ideas for future projects that you might like to see. don't be afraid to get crazy with the ideas! After all, this is an Ork thread!

Ok I lied...

Not finished yet but I was super happy with the way the base came and wanted to share more pics. I always love this stage of a project because you get to finally see the piece in a more cohesive manner and get some better depth on the details.

Finally decided to pick up some magnets and made a detachable casing for the battery. Not sure why I always thought working with magnets would be hard. Should have started doing this a long time ago!




Decided to keep the pieces detachable for easier painting. The basing alone was a total pain to get into all of the overlapped spaces, so this has been a huge help in getting full coverage. it almost took a full can of spray paint just to get the black base on.

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Oh my goodness that thing looks amazing.

Thanks Desubot!

Well, here it is. Finally got it finished up and shipped out. I tried a bunch of new effects and feel about 95% happy with the paint job (-5% because I messed up the little rotary engine and the gears fell off), I have to say... I will miss making charge up laser sound effects with this one but i'm super excited for whoever wins the raffle.

The LED's really made it tough to get this pictures without messing with the camera. It looked so much cooler irl with the lights on but I still think this pic looks cool. The rest had to be taken with the lights off so all of the colors would look right.

Hope you all enjoy - as always, C&C is welcomed and appreciated.