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I like the flame idea.
Remember, though... his gauntlets should be painted red, so he punches fasta. :chuckle:

Oh... and your bases are in the mail, as of today (5 of em). Sent to the mail room this afternoon.


Eric

EVERYTHING looks better with flames.

Aduro wrote:EVERYTHING looks better with flames.

Let me dispel your argument with but two words: Optimus Prime.


Seriously though, I think the fist would look good if bloodstained.

I like the fist blocking idea, though it makes me think the front of his torso needs MANY more scars. At some point damage is going to happen to his chest. Not his back though, that beast doesn't run from nothin!

Do you think you could model some power swords broken off and sticking in his gauntlets or something? That might be pretty cool looking, and confirm his "bigga dan you!" status.

its sad he doesnt have the monstrous creature rule

I may eventually write up a custom datasheet for all of my special characters (Wurrzag, Booma, and now Gargrim) for fielding in Apocalypse games. If I do, I'm entirely certain this guy'll get Monstrous Creature rules.

Give him two power fists and make him Marneus Calgork.

id like to have a scale picture of you warboss next to grazzskull

GCMandrake wrote:Give him two power fists and make him Marneus Calgork.

You know... I had a similar thought.

I was thinking Morkeus Cal-Gork (evokes both, Mork and Gork).

Eric

MMFTW!

Too bad orks can't take the Red Paint job upgrade.

"All attacks by a model wearing red strike at +1 initiative. Attacks that normally strike at I 1, like a power klaw, strike at I 2."

Had a little time today to make the other first. You can tell I also made some changes to the existing fist.









He's now rocking a spiked knuckleduster, for bringing the pain to any greater daemons or the likes he decides to brawl with. I need to sculpt the knuckles on the other hand and add a similarly matching knuckleduster, but that shouldn't take me too long. Then I'm going to work on the rest of the arms.

I've been considering putting him on a 60mm base, but I think I like the way he looks on a 40mm - he just barely fits within it's limits, which makes him look even huger by comparison. Plus, this way nobody can claim I'm trying any base-size shenanigans, since the normal warboss also goes on a 40mm base.

Here's a shot of the big boss next to the Black Reach dreadnought for comparison.

Damn thats one huge ork you could even field him as a ork dreadnaught

Wow that's great I was going to suggest a Dreadnaught Power Fist but the one you've sculpted look's much better how's he going to shoot?

This warboss is a joy to see taking shape. At first I was a sceptic that the dire trolls exagerated features could be made less PP and more GW... obviously I am mistaken. One suggestion though, the bosses upper lip needs a bit of refinement. The underlying teeth would create more furrowing as the skin is stretched tight over the lumps in the bone. It is a minor thing to notice, probably no biggie. I see it because as a dentist I gotta fuss with tooth profile/lip support and all that jazz. Fantastic mini though, cant wait to see it wielding them choppas!

ITS...............SO..........................ORKY
i would love to get crushed to a pulp by that thing looks realy beasty

I got a start on Gargrim's diminutive gretchin companion, Urk. (Again, for those of you who haven't read my ork background fluff yet, I suggest you read it, this will make much more sense.)

I knew I went out of my way to get that Gamesday 07 Ork Boss for a reason.



These guys.

The 'boss' is going to be one of my Nobz. I was digging through my bin of grots looking for the appropriate little helper for Gargrim, and the gretchin with his arms folded stood out front and center.

So! I set about a little bit of work with my jeweller's saw. I cut the 'cloth' between his legs away so I could bend his legs up into a sitting position; this will be resculpted lying flat on the top of the boss's shoulder. I also cut away the horns on the helmet, and I cut an angled slice out of the back of the helmet. I'm going to be resculpting over the existing helmet, giving the tiny little dude a commissar hat.









He obviously needs some cleaning up, but you can get an idea of what I'm going for. I think he's perfect for the job.

Agreed, it would be an honor to be turned to a red slime by that monstrosity.

I also second the call for a R:FOM style backpack.

NVM, that Grot is perfect. It reminds me of that guy in Mad Max

I hereby rescind all claims of being both "da biggest and da strongest"

Is there a gun even big enough for this guy? What are you going to give him?

maybe you could tech him up a bit
like a big shoota mounted on his shoulder or maybe even the grot firing the big shoota?

firstly, i love your fluff, clever and funny! keep up the good work but i gotta say, since his arms are cybork why doesn't it go up to his shoulder joints?

cheers,
gutteridge

I really think the grot on the shoulder is a bad idea. he really isnt in any position for a nice quiet sit down. the ork muscles invoke images of rippling and bulging.

It looks instant kewl, and not many here will try to tone you down, but the more you look at it the less it looks like it should be.

anyone ever seen a warboss with a kill kannon?
i think this guy could carry one

but i agree, the grot doesent look right.
maybe some big shoulder pads with a big shoota on 1 of them, maybe even the grot firing it.

Edit:

since the normal warboss also goes on a 40mm base.

i think its safe to say he's more than a normal warboss
i wouldnt have a problem playing against that thing on 60mm base.

So here's the boss with both fists and Urk has a hat now, the brim of which is still drying. I think it [his hat] looks like rubbish from the front and decent from the side, but it's about the best I can manage, so it'll have to do.









Going to permanently attach the arms and hands now, and then add cabling to the upper arms. I had a giant-sized choppa that I had made a couple months ago for him, but I don't seem to be able to find it now, which I guess is part of the downside of moving.

lookin' good, you thinking of adding anything else?

cheers,
gutteridge

Love the hat

Love the grot. Love the hat, although think it might be better a little smaller. But I do have to agree with several of the others that the grot looks out of place where it is and (ha ha) doesn't quite sit right. Think about whenever gargrim moves while walking, fighting, smashing seven bales of poopy out of anything with big enough kahunas to go against him - the grot would fall straight off. He could either have a little seat in a shoulder armour plate, or have some sort of servo-assisted seat that could be mounted on the base (although this would probably need the larger base you've been putting off). Great work though and long may it continue!

InyokaMadoda wrote:Love the grot. Love the hat, although think it might be better a little smaller. But I do have to agree with several of the others that the grot looks out of place where it is and (ha ha) doesn't quite sit right. Think about whenever gargrim moves while walking, fighting, smashing seven bales of poopy out of anything with big enough kahunas to go against him - the grot would fall straight off. He could either have a little seat in a shoulder armour plate, or have some sort of servo-assisted seat that could be mounted on the base (although this would probably need the larger base you've been putting off). Great work though and long may it continue!

In actual combat, Urk falls off all the time. At which point he promptly loses his cocky demeanor and scrambles for something to hide under.

I'm playing on the same old 2nd edition lore as Ghazzie had with his grot helper Makari; Makari was considered 'the luckiest grot ever' because he was Ghazzie's personal assistant for nine years, yet was somehow never injured, maimed, or horribly killed either in combat or by Ghazzie. He had a 2+ save!

(That is, until the fateful day he got accidentally sat on by Ghaz. What was left of him got fed to a squiggoth)

Alright fellas, I need a hand here. I'm feeling rather conflicted as to what I want to do to his machine-arm.

Let's ignore the wiring for a second, since it'll be going on there for certain - from the inside of the gauntlet by the elbow up into the muscles on the upper arm.

Now, I'm trying to think about what I want to do with these gauntlets. Part of me is fine keeping it simple - just add a couple extra rivets around the edges, maybe a couple dings, dents, and scrapes, and call it a day. It'd end up being painted probably like darker iron.

Another part of me is considering adding vents and exhausts in some manner, but I'm having trouble picturing where or how. I was digging through Deviantart for ideas and came up with this which is interesting, though I wouldn't copy any features past the forearm - Gargrim's going to be relatively unarmored, and I refuse to cover up much of Noze's sculpting with more machinery. I'm thinking I could probably put big lateral vents on it that might be a spot to try OSL on to show light from the inside like that picture, though judging by how that turned out last time on my Warphead's base it'd be less than impressive.

What do you all think? I feel a bit silly that I'm stuck with a bit of modeller's block this late in the game, but I'm trying to figure out where I want to go with them now, before I permanently attach the gauntlets and hands, because it's so much easier to work on them while they're loose from the model.