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The meganobs are starting to really come together now I didn't realise how much you were going to armour up the arms, looks tricky. I loved reading your 50 page summary. nice re-cap.

Like the klaw, looks brutal. Nice use of the little armour pads too. Will it be a single klaw on each hand, or additional blades?

@SilverMK2: I'm trying to start a trend...

@Wazzdig Dagga: The Meganobz will continue to be fun to put together.... thanks!

@monkeytroll: Single klaw on each hand, barring a better suggestion (no - we don't need tracks on the hands!)

So - trying to get Morgrim to "playable" stage. Took longer than I'd hoped - of course... Here he is on his "shoot me" base...

Hopefully we have dealt with the leaning issues brought up previously...

And here he is slotted in on his scenic base - this time there is no difference between his positioning in the photo above and the photo below


Tune in tomorrow for Kommandos...

The Mega armor Boyz are looking great matey, and Morgs one scary fella.

Question though will you do more with his head it feels a little plain with everythig else thats going on?

Loving it, a very agressive pose. Morgrim looks like he's coming together now

@Santobell: Do you mean more than the bling in this pic?

Arakasi wrote:First, the last of the planned bitz (for now)...

Nothing final yet - just blu-tacked. I am going to have to do some work on the pelt to make it follow the contour of the shoulder pads/top rather than creating a cavity between the shoulder pads and adding unnecessary height. Will need to fill out the size a bit too to match the head...

If so - what are you thinking? A hood perhaps? I have plans for a lot of cables for the Hammer - I may get carried away and add them to his head too....

@CommissarKhaine: I feel the same

Yup... He's got that tiny little bald head, feels like it needs armor or a helmet with big horns or a mo-hawk squig or something.

Ahhh... I was planning a grot "Wotcha" as a wound marker bearing a large helmet with wings - based (idea) on the Azrael miniature...

Excellent idea

Looking good. Hows the batrep coming? I'm feeling a lack of distraction from studying by assisting in any notes of any description...

Not even a small track unit? A really, really tiny one?

Just a flywheel maybe?


I like the single klaw anyway, it's a good look, was just wondering

Cables however are always good Wire his head up. Too many wires is like too much dakka.

Santobell: Doesn't change the reason for your suggestion though

Imperial Monkey: Images done (though not uploaded to Dakka yet) and write-up started... I'll see if I can get it uploaded and PM'ed to you - but I'm busy preparing for Platinum Devil 3!

@monkeytroll: Maybe a flywheel Too true...

Right - here we are pre Platinum Devil - Morgrim and Da Grey Knightz... I mean Da Deffwing!

(No progress - just thought they looked good all together!)

Snikrot's Kommandos - 14 Kommandos including Snikrot and 2 Burnas

Made up of 6 previously completed Slugga/Choppa Boyz, 2 previouslyasembled and undercoated Burnas (one Kommando, one standard), 4 metal Kommandos, 1 FW Kommando and 1 metal Snikrot. Not much customisation so far here...

I seem to have two of the same metal bodies in my metal Kommandos - so some "quick" swaps to differentiate them. More to come sometime in the far future...


And the FW Kommando. Again - much more customisation to do - gun barrel need drilling - probably get a sight and silencer - plus more Kommando-ish bitz...


Now to see if I can actually fit everything I need in my bags/cases...

Lookin' good Arakasi!

Looking cool; those meganobz are pretty intimidating when seen together.

WOW! Morgrim and Da Grey Knightz and Morgrim's bases are looking fan-freakin-tastic.

Might I suggest bending the arms a bit on the twin kommandos. Just a little, and maybe just on one. I think it makes all the difference.

Super Heavy and tuff. Those Mega Armored Nobz and Boss are awesome!

Morgrimm rocks as he is, the head looks pretty good with everything else going on. My only concern would be that tinkering with his head would make him too much like another Ghazkull

Wherez dat sord from?

@Gitsplitta, CommissarKhaine, Artsoldier35: Thanks for the continuing support!

@The Good Green: I think I can cut the axe arm at the sleeve and rotate, or perhaps a new arm entirely...

@dantay_xv: But I want to be able to use him as a counts as Ghazghkull

@Matt.Kingsley: Da Stormboyz I believe...

Day one of Platinum Devil 3 is over. Da Dark Angelz faced Eldar, Tau and 2x Guard. Mini batreps in due course - but we have a lot to make up for on day two...

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I NEED THAT STORMBOY KIT!!!!


Something else I've said time and time again is:

Matt.Kingsley wrote:LOOKIN' GOOD!

Thanks Matt!

Right - mini batreps (and more pics) still to come - but here is the Platinum Devil 3 Da Dark Angelz contingent - the full 1500pts (remove Kommandos for 1250pts, remove Meganobz and Trukk for 1000pts):

As you can see - quite some work still to go....

And - the rest of Da Dark Angelz - doze dat got left behind

That's right - that's it! Nuffin else assembled even...

So I decided to get back into the painting. Decided against finishing stuff and instead look to bring up the general presentation for Partick Crucible 2 in 3 weeks - so some Shoota Boyz and Nobz got their skin finished off. Before and after pic:


Progress!


Also repaired Da Big Mek - who lost his Boss Pole again, and almost his Burna sight apparently...

I should probably concentrate on the vehicles - but they need some repairs / remagnetisation adjustments that I've been putting off.... I have separated out the reinforced rams though so I can practice the green and bone armour...

Till next update!

Ever forward Emil... Keep pluggin Arakasi... you'll get there!

As always Arakasi, I'm in awe of your mad skills.

Your update on page 50 was a great idea as it allows folk like me who don't drop in all the time to catch up with where you're at as looking at 50+ pages can be quite intimidating.

I'm looking forward to seeing them in the flesh again at the coming Partick Crucible.

Who knows you may even get a chance of revenge against my pesky pansies!

I dont know if you are still trying to do something with the hands or not. But a quick suggestion would be Black ork hands if you didnt want to convert them. Would be just a quick cut and switch. But like everyone before me has said. Those Meganobz look fantastic. I like the look of the Meganob normally but yours have so much character and uniqueness to them. Now I'm gonna have to convert mine, not to the extent that you did to yours but something to make them each a little differant. Great work again Arakasi.

Looking lovely . Best of luck in the Platinum Devil!

yeah,
PD3 was at the weekend gone. It was loads of fun!

I'm happy to report that my Grots gave D'orkAngels a good kicking!

Panic....

@Gitsplitta: I know!

@Brother Bartius: Looking forward to it!

@schank23: The Black Orc hands are an option - I'll have to reconsider when I return to them once my painting enthusiasm runs dry (shouldn't be long...) Thanks!

@CommissarKhaine: Thanks! I'll take your belated luck to Partick Crucible 2 instead

@Panic: Pesky Kans! In hindsight, I think I made my biggest Taktikal errors of the weekend in our game - my original plan of breaking through your lines in order to have my way with your grotz was... optimistic at best. I think I should have played to my strength (speed, manoeuvre) and not yours (ramming my army down your throat). Still, it led to an entertaining Ork on Grot brawl in the middle - and I hadn't lost *that* much (though, you still had your 3rd turn to go...)

Right - so I thought to myself - how much more Ork skin is there to go? I can get through that right? Apparently not. Managed to get the Scab Red Wash on all of it though (got the consistency better this time, also applied with more patience/care) - but not the Ogryn Flesh or the inevitable Thraka Green tidy up...

Yeah - the photo is bad - it's more to show the breadth of what I'm up to than the details of Red Scab washes... (same for below)

The rest of Da Dark Angelz, broken down for painting - because I am a masochist...


I want to finish the Ork skin (because then it's done!), and then do up all the red - but I have a suspicion I'd make better looking progress working on the Painboy, Meganob Warboss and that Nobz Trukk...

That is so awesome keep up the paint job

Still very awe inspired. I just wanna touch one...

I have touched one....I can assure you, it feels good! Although not as good as assisting in removing one as a casualty!