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Wow, those are all beautiful!

Gits, that Ork fig is a real gem.

Really like his browns, tans, and the orangish-brown clothes in juxtaposition with his green skin. His clothing almost steals the show as you have to really pay attention to notice his glare and grimace. His nails and teeth look really good too.


The Wolves are fantastic. Digging the aging/weathering and the gold. Not a fan of the snow but that's just because it looks like clouds or cotton and is so bright that it bleeds color from the minis. My eyes have a hard time focusing due to the "snow blindness effect".

/curmudgeonly rant

I have had both my mum and little brother down visiting me for some time, but have indeed gotten some work done! Now to answer alll these posts! My gosh, thats a lot.

Vitruvian XVII wrote:JINXED!
Joking, they look great Iff, even with the slightly sub par photos.
That snow is jaw dropping! How in gods name did you do that? A tut of some kind on that would be epic.

I will totes do up a quick tut when I am next using it, its basically a 1:1:1 mix of Vallejo pumice, GW snow effect, and pva glue. It was really hard to get on properly, but dried really nicely

Gitsplitta wrote:That's fantastic work Iffy, start to finish. So dynamic! Love the job you did on the fly boy. No worries!

Thrilled you like em Gits, I love his little life saver and his goggles. I made his goggles super shiny, so much so that they are ruined in the photo from a giant light-glare! haha.

inmygravenimage wrote:The photos really show up the richness of the Vj liquid gold. Great to get my Iffy fix again!

It is so super rich isin't it. I think I am addicted to the stuff to be honest. Such lovely golds so quickly!

Cutthroatcure wrote:I really love that dred, and the wolf skull looks fantastic!

Thanks dude, I am super happy with the skull too. It took quite a while and I painted it using stripes and stippling to try and make it look organic, so I am happy it turned out ok ><

JB wrote:
Wow, those are all beautiful!
Gits, that Ork fig is a real gem.
Really like his browns, tans, and the orangish-brown clothes in juxtaposition with his green skin. His clothing almost steals the show as you have to really pay attention to notice his glare and grimace. His nails and teeth look really good too.

Woo! Thank you I had to make his clothing as piloty as I could, but had to get in some yellow so he would fit in with his friends too. I am hoping he will not stand out in the bad moon army, while still being unique looking.

JB wrote:The Wolves are fantastic. Digging the aging/weathering and the gold. Not a fan of the snow but that's just because it looks like clouds or cotton and is so bright that it bleeds color from the minis. My eyes have a hard time focusing due to the "snow blindness effect".
/curmudgeonly rant

Curmudgeonly rants are allowed! Its totally down to personal taste, I do like the snow but it is super harsh in photo's, it's a little less blinding in real life. I think bare rock would have looked really cool on the bases.

Here are some Bad Moon bigboys!

According to the internet, these are old War lords. There were only 2 mini versions so I painted each guy a little different to try and trick the eye into thinking they arent all the same >< Just to tabletop standard, but I am happy with their super gritty retro look. The metal itself is that awesome old porous version old mini's used to have.



Just need feedback from Gits and I will varnish and add shine effects to them. Their lenses and eyes need shinin

How's that for feedback??

Warlords isn't quite right, Ifalna - they're the 2nd edition version of Orks (Bad Moons, specifically) in Mega-Armour.

I direct your attention to this page at Stuff of Legends.

Nice paintwork, Ifalna.

I agree, that's what I remember them being & what I will use them for myself. Paint up some fancy 40mm bases & we'll be all set. I've got 2 more and Nazdreg (Bad Moon IC from the period) to send along too! Going to be quite the nostalgia trip when it's all said and done.

those look cool iff nice work as usual

I've always loved the old ork models, and these might be the best I've seen. You're a lucky man, Gits

Well... I mean we all know that Iffy is fantastic at maKing marines and eldar and such... models that take discipline and form. But the fact is she paints with great passion and humor as well. Makes her a perfect choice for painting orks.

Gitsplitta wrote:Well... I mean we all know that Iffy is fantastic at mating marines and eldar and such..

lols

Whoops... fixed that. Sorry Iffy.

I was laughing so hard that my partner came in from the other room and tried to get me to explain what was so funny. I couldn't even.. oh man. Brilliant

Dysartes wrote:Warlords isn't quite right, Ifalna - they're the 2nd edition version of Orks (Bad Moons, specifically) in Mega-Armour.
I direct your attention to this page at Stuff of Legends.
Nice paintwork, Ifalna.

The internet has mislead me once more :( They are fantastic models though, super chunky and with surprising amount of detailing around the wires I was impressed.

Gitsplitta wrote:I agree, that's what I remember them being & what I will use them for myself. Paint up some fancy 40mm bases & we'll be all set. I've got 2 more and Nazdreg (Bad Moon IC from the period) to send along too! Going to be quite the nostalgia trip when it's all said and done.

Oh man, I can't wait either!

Rogue Wolves wrote:those look cool iff nice work as usual

Thanks dude I am happy with them alright, they turned out nice and bright but still looked old, which I was going for.

prime12357 wrote:I've always loved the old ork models, and these might be the best I've seen. You're a lucky man, Gits

Dawwww /blush, thanks, though I am pretty sure I can find some way better ones through google!

I may have just had a booked commission fall through, so I need to shimmy things around and rearrange some other bookings to make sure I have work ready to go shortly. If I can't, I think I will be painting up some more Warjacks for Ebay

Ifalna wrote:The internet has mislead me once more :( They are fantastic models though, super chunky and with surprising amount of detailing around the wires I was impressed.

I mainly remember them as they came out not long after I started gaming - though Nazdreg, as I recall, came out a fair while later, linked to the Piscina IV stuff they did. I can find him in the 1998 Catalogue, but can't get the specific WD reference.

Ifalna wrote:If I can't, I think I will be painting up some more Warjacks for Ebay

Nah, consider something around 70mm scale for practise purposes...

Why Dysartes, I am sure I have NO idea what you mean.

*whistles innocently*

I'm sure being able to take on work at larger scales would be beneficial, Ifalna...

I wish GW would remodel mega-armour ... I like the older 'power armour' models like these and I don't necessarily mind the newer, boxier mega-armour ... I just wish they had more variety. I have tried kitbashing my own models to no avail. Anyone have any suggestions?

OooO very sexy mega armor Bad Moonz!

It def takes talent to make some of those old ork pop like that

Current mega armour could def use an update... and hopefully a nice multi part plastic kit with a few more than the current weapon options!

Kazwulf wrote:I wish GW would remodel mega-armour ... I like the older 'power armour' models like these and I don't necessarily mind the newer, boxier mega-armour ... I just wish they had more variety. I have tried kitbashing my own models to no avail. Anyone have any suggestions?

No idea dude, maybe some Chaos termies bits? I think one of these guys has a Chaos termie arm and it looks pretty great.

logg_frogg wrote:OooO very sexy mega armor Bad Moonz!
It def takes talent to make some of those old ork pop like that
Current mega armour could def use an update... and hopefully a nice multi part plastic kit with a few more than the current weapon options!

I think it looks awesome actually, a lot like the mechs Ripley got into to beat up the alien queen in Aliens, but bulkier!

You've done a really good job on those Bad Moons Iffy, makes them look like newly released models again, very impressive.

lol @ Git's some typos were just meant to be.

Um, Iffy that dread is fantastic! if the skin and bone you painted looked any better the damn thing would stink of rotting skin!

If all dead animal carcasses could be this beautiful i would clothe myself in them constantly!

Nerdfest09

I have just finished reading this amazing blog from start to finish, (that was actually a fair bit of reading in one sitting, ) and, I have to say that I am very impressed at both the painting skills and the improvement in those great skills throughout the thread.

Hope to see much more in the future... You've actually inspired me to try and complete a Space Wolves army I started painting over 10 years ago .

Keep up the great work Ifalna.

Cheers, Dunkelzhan...

GiraffeX wrote:You've done a really good job on those Bad Moons Iffy, makes them look like newly released models again, very impressive.

nerdfest09 wrote:Um, Iffy that dread is fantastic! if the skin and bone you painted looked any better the damn thing would stink of rotting skin!
If all dead animal carcasses could be this beautiful i would clothe myself in them constantly!

Dunkelzhan wrote:I have just finished reading this amazing blog from start to finish, (that was actually a fair bit of reading in one sitting, ) and, I have to say that I am very impressed at both the painting skills and the improvement in those great skills throughout the thread.
Hope to see much more in the future... You've actually inspired me to try and complete a Space Wolves army I started painting over 10 years ago .
Keep up the great work Ifalna.
Cheers, Dunkelzhan...

Ohh guys, thanks so much. It makes me incredibly chuffed to see people liking my work, thats pretty much the main reason I paint, to make people happy!

Dunkelzhan, I am totally impressed you managed to get through the whole blog. There is a lot of sillyness in between images and it is a lot to take in! I am glad you saw improvement as it progressed, that is totally what I am aiming for. As long as I can see myself getting better, I feel I am on the right track!

I know it's old news but what exactly do you get when you mate an Ork with an Eldar? Is that even biologically possible?

A really hideous space elf D:

But would it respect it's ancestors or be out hunting for the good fights?

I think it would be an extremely confused individual, but it would look fantastic in armor.

About to start painting, I am thinking it is Warjack time. Awwwwyeahh.

Those bad boys remind me of the recent Mantic models i found!

They look good and its good to see your back and active!

OMG the shining blinking lights are gone from your Avatar!'

Def a pleasant change ... *tries to push the blinking out of memory*

Cutthroatcure wrote:Those bad boys remind me of the recent Mantic models i found!
They look good and its good to see your back and active!

I am indeed! No more house moves for a long time D: Please. Oh, god, please. No more. This was the 5th in the last 3 years, that is not ok.

logg_frogg wrote:OMG the shining blinking lights are gone from your Avatar!'
Def a pleasant change ... *tries to push the blinking out of memory*

Don't worry, that's in storage and will make a spectacular return one day


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Requesting a bit of help.

Quite often I have people ask about these guys



and what helms/eagle heads they have and where to get them. I have had no luck by googling wing visors and winged helms bar finding out the large wings are from Dark Angels veterans, if anyone has any idea what the other helm parts and the eagles are from then I would be super grateful and can finally answer people that ask!

I know I could contact the owner, but it feels a bit out of place to email him months later out of the blue ><

The winged helmets are from the Ultramarines Calgar with honor guard boxed set. Here is a link http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440271a&prodId=prod1160088a