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Loving the manifestation. Pure green power! (Muahahahahaha)

Also I'd take lack of clogging over coverage any day!

Flinty: thanks . And I agree, the clogging is a lot more annoying than applying a second coat. Still learning the ropes with the airbrush, so it's always eksperementin' time


For today, some random progress (nothing new here ).

First off, a finished grot. No particular reason I painted this guy, just feel like doing a basic grot once in a while:


I've been experimenting with the grot skins, since my old colours have no realy substitute. I'll need to move away a bit from drybrushing and more towards layering methinks to get a smoother effect on these.

Next up, a mek gun PIP:





there's a ridiculous amount of detail on these; I love it, but I think it's faster to paint a battlewagon, especially once you factor in the crew, which are ove rhalf a grot unit... Lovely model though.

And for finishers, some skin done on my PIP grots, including the weirdgrot:



I'll probably add another highlight to these guys, though the pic is very dark; dakka auto-correct had it looking like they were getting hit by a plasma gun though, so that wasn't an option.

Cheers folks!

He may be a basic grot, but he has stolen... my heart

Wait, that might be a bit much. But he's a nice little grot.

Highlight that Manifestation with some very white greens, and maybe even throw in some purplish shadows in the low spots as well, to really make it pop.

CommissarKhaine,

A simple solution is the brown wash after your three green layers. I have been doing it on my Orks and Grots for over a year now. No dry brushing required.

I am using an old looted vehicle to make my artillery. Yes, the five extra bodies have taken longer than planned.

Cheers,

CB

Love this army! Always inspiring to look at your builds.

Hey guys, as usual, I got lost in the warp for a few months. Something I'll have to learn to accept: personal life will get in the way of playing with the little guys...

Yet, as is tradition, let's answer some comments. Long overdue, but blame the warp .

amazingturtles: and he'll steal a lot more if you let him . Thank you!

Anvildude: didn't go all the way to white, though I still might. Hope you like it better now!

Captain Brown: I use a mix made of sepia, green wash, and water (1/3 each). And agreed on the extra bodies. They'll still be worth it in the end though, and they make things look purrty .

jseverin: Thanks! New builds (well, a new doomchicken anyway) below!

So, while stuck in the warp, I did manage to get some minor stuff done over the months...

First off: the fully painted weirdgrot:





Not my best work, but considering my lack of practice, he'll do for now.

Next up, an old kannon crewmember, who will be used for the mek gun crew:


Some converted gun crew, since I'm still obsessing about not having any identical grots in my army (and by that I mean more than just paint jobs; giving one grot a red cap and the other a green one doesn't make for different models IMHO)


These guys actually had some paint put on since taking the pics, they're looking quite nice .

And, to finish off, Doommchicken no. 9:







He has a controller waiting form him with a remote, so it's all good


Hope you guys enjoyed the pics, and let's hope I don't take another 8 months to update again .

What a great conversion that Weird Grot is! Paint job is excellent on him as well as the lookout.

Great stuff CommissarKhaine.

Cheers,

CB

Yorkright: thanks! Not 100% happy with the paint job, but he'll do for now.

Captain Brown: Thank you!

For today, just a few pics of my 6th mek gun:







I Also converted some grots into crew, since the 'no duplicates rule ' applies for these guys as well


You can't quite catch it on the pic, but the guy on the right is carrying a big underslung screwdriver. I tapered the plastic rod, but that's hard to catch in a pic.

Of, and I finally unboxed some old grot tekkies:


Should make some nice additional crewmembers.

All looking very good CK- the weird boy is really good, in practice or no! I also very much like how each Doom Chicken and Mekgun are extremely individualistic, yet instantly recognizable as a member of their type based on the significant visuals you always include.

Hopefully, indeed!- it isn't 8 months 'til we hear from you again.

Soooooo good!

I've definitely missed your grotty goodness

Meer_Cat: Thanks! And I agree on making the models recognizable: I believe it matters a lot, especialy when you're using a counts-as army.

Gitsplitta: Thanks you!

inmygravenimage: Thanks, it's good to be back

For today: some paint tossed on the mek gun crew. I've got plenty of grots to stand in as crew, but I'd like to add a bunch specifially for all my mek guns. Since I made six so far, that's 36 grots, of which I have 8 painted right now - and 5 more built . Time to get some more grot boxes methinks!







Hope you guys like'm since I'll have 5 more pairs of these guys popping up along the way .

I always loved the various mek grot models. Nicely painted too!

Thanks Gits! Gotta admit I have a soft spot for some of the older models as well. The Brian Nelson greenskins in particular are ones I find to be full of character.

For piccies today, I managed to finish the doomchicken I showed a few posts back:






Doomchicken number 10 is being built as we speak, along with random stuff being painted. Bit of this, bit of that, as always .

At last, ye doomchicken! Luverly teef.

Are you sure you don’t need a dozen of those beauties?

Can’t get enough DoomChicken! I’ve always liked your orange and green color scheme.

inmygravenimage: Thanks! I'm always amazed by the attention these little critters get

ChaoticMind: 15, and 5 bommdrones, to be precise . That'll net me some nice tankbusting power. And they're good fun to make, which helps a lot!

Yorkright: Got that right! Interesting choice, most people say blue and orange, but I can see your point

For today, more random stuff! Well, me trying to get some clutter off my painting desk mainly, so I decided to get to work on the burnawagon. All the big colour blocks are on and shaded, so now it's time for some detailing, graffiti, and then weathering of course .









The lenses were painted purple because... I could basically . They still need a coat of gloss varnish, but mine dried out, so I need to get a new pot. The sponsons still need some love too, they're still being worked up to the 'orange' stage. As always, suggestions for graffiti are most welcome .

Nice work on the burnner waggon. Looks a bit like a buffalo.

Burna waggon looks great but I think it needs a little green grot somewhere ;-D.

That's very cool CK.

Love the weirdgrot with that converted "spell"! Have you got a name for that spell yet?

For graffiti on the Burnawaggon perhaps take a cue from the queens of pyromania and “Burn da Hert-ORK!”

stonned_astartes: thanks; could you expand on the 'buffalo' thing? I seem to have missed a reference

Yorkright: working on the driver as we speak . I might add a grot on top, but I was considering keeping it clear for passengers... Still might add those later, I'll have to look at it once it gets closer to being finished!

Gitsplitta: Thanks!n It's one of those models were the gubbinz met the bitz just right

Tim 121RVC: Thanks! I'm using standard ork weirdboy powers, so whichever one I need at the time

ChaoticMind: thanks,going to add something like that!

For today's pics, just some basic stuff: 3mek guns oranged up and some crew who had their skins done:


Two are missing their wheels (they'(re being painted as we speak), which kinda explains the wonky poses .

And the crew:


I'm working on the next doomchicken (almost finished), so that one will be up next I guess. Becasue one can never have enough doomchickens

The tracked landing vehicle or ‘water buffalo’ of ww2. Really wana build a trukk based on this.

That's just a Bigg Trakk!

stonned_astartes: ooh, nice. You could easily make this out of a chimera methinks, or one of those AdMech transports. Also, I did a BW a while back that has some elements of it:



'A while back' being 6 years ago or so

Anvildude: now there's a proppa mek approach


For today, some random updates (as always )

First off, Doomchicken no. 10:







The faceplate is hard to get a proper pic of with the gs on it, it'll hopelfully be clearer once I slap some paint on it.

Also made a start on the handler:


I wanted to use one of the singlepose models, hence the extensive cutting and need for gs. I'll add a head once I've sculpted the arm.

And for desserts: the start of a waaghh banner bearer, using an old red gobbo model in desperate need of some love!The club in his right hand had snapped of, so I decided add a banner will be added there, so he can inspire his fellow revolutionaries. The hand has been drilled through and slightly repostioned. I also removed the tab underneath his feeth (forgot how warm white metal gets when cutting with a dremel... ouch). Not sure about the gun in his right hand, that's still up for debate. I will probaly be adding a commissar's cap . To add some height, he'll be getting a doomchicken variant, with an articulated head that can count as a power klaw.

Not much to, look at yet, but it should give you an idea:


The legs are from and old metakl killa kan, for those wondering. Hope you enjoyed the pics, suggestions welcome as always!

He should look quite heroic! Take good care of those fingers hard to hobby if they are burnt!