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I'd agree with Vik - the major weak spot is the jacket. Looks too lumpy at the moment. The orky skin on the gun arm is lovely though, especially like the redness around the tubes...

Thanks guys, I agree, I messed up the finish on the coat. Should have sanded it, but I have such a nice red on there I dont want to mess it up....maybe I have gone too far but see below. This is still very WIP, got details to keep adding yet.










Thanks for looking, and keep the comments coming. I think Mrs.Vik made a good point about it being too colourful, but I am a bit torn on that as this is a Freebooter Kaptain, in my world they are as big and bold and brash as it gets! Think once I finish this up and get the trukk sorted I am going to take Reds advise and do something completely different, and make it grubby, not cartoony.

Hard to tell if you initially planned the coat that way or if you got lucky ideas on the way through...but I like the patched up look now very much and the shoulderpad shields are a wonderful idea too! The cartoony look is without reference to my wife, but for me it totally works. It is a bit more gory than I would have expected, but I was always imagine ultra smurfs as rather bloodless folks the kaptain barbarossa is a stunning piece and with his fellow lol companion he reminds me of that expensive games day(?) Waagh boss with his grot....

Good work, Cam'.
The patches are a good addition.

For critique I'll say work on smoothness for next time; in painting and sculpting.

Your skin looks good and smooth, but the blue of the SM's armour is not as smooth. I think it stems from the Ork painting, which your style works well for.

So, as a side project I think you should go for something that requires clean, smooth painting and focus on that. It'll be a nice change of pace and will help you in all painting.

Thank you guys, very much appreciated.

OK final shots, could do more but got to draw a line somewhere, so this lot is votable, and I think I will enter it in the comp it was for, not that I think it will do any better than last month, but might give someone a laugh.













Thanks for looking, back soon with trukk update.

is that a lizard hide patch?...cool idea! one of the best features of your models is ou can always come back a zillion times and find new details to enjoy....that is probably your best feature!

also...*coughsspottedamoldlineonthrightshoulderpadcoughs*

and that one pic confused me....is the torso detachable?...interesting...


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also...he´s missing a tooth...right?...cool^^ just like in the cap morgan add^^

So, it's a Half-Orc?

That's a crazy amount of detail on one base, good sir. A feast for the eyes. Very much enjoyed. And great texturing on the coat. I do dislike super smooth surfaces, and super smooth paint jobs. It makes the mini look like a plastic toy.

Now, to be TFG. If you are going to try and improve the painting skills, may I suggest less elaborate projects so that you may focus on techniques and all that paintery stuff?

Mega! i want one

Really great job Cam. So much creativity on exhibition. I just can't get over the fact that you sculpted that whole guy. Really cool.

He has come out to be one awesome Ork!

Excellent work from start to finish. Making smooth cape is hard, but I think this is more a pace of work than actual skill.

You made this thing from start to finish rapidly and crafted almost all of it. That is AMAZING.

However, I think to get us smooth lovers out of the way you just need to take your time and smooth before you step onward.

Your painting is going well and clearly shows brush skill. I think a lot of what you are lacking is simple techniques that everyone uses to get expected results. The solution is to watch youtube videos and practice on things you don't own so you don't have to live with the results. You know? Knock over the local game store and stuff. It's what I do, well local friends get a "free" paint job. Ha.

Thank you all.

@ Vik, Thank you sir. Typical of you to spot that. He is magnetised at waist , gun arm and sword hilt. Main reason is ease of painting, but also for instance the sword will be a weak point, this way its just a magnet.

@ Red, Thank you, much appreciated. Well not a complete departure next, Space marines for Git's comp I am afraid so off to other thread.

@ Stoned_astartes, Thank you, and you need but ask.

@ Gits, Thank you as always my friend, much appreciated.

@ Shas, Thank you too, Just about where I wanted him, bit bigger than I really wanted, and not as much stuff as I wanted, but got to draw the line somewhere.

@ Panda, Thank you. My issue is I have no patience. If I take my time I like to think I can give the best a run for their money. Just never ever take my time.

Well heres the trukk finished, had enough of it now, so it will be off to Oz the end of the month, to join KB's Dakka Ork clan project. Great little project, check it out here...
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/656634.page

Here you go.....















Thanks for looking, back soon.

Yep, you won me other with the patches on the jacket - vast improvement and looks like it was meant to be all along...

Dat Truk is just... well words fail me... a work of Orky art, pure and simple...

What a fun model!

That trukk is da best.

And you give the best a run for their money. Trust me.

Just seen the finished pirate, excellent work and really characterful.

EDC

Cam, I love the pirate! so well done, his face is spot on with that beard and blend into pink on his lip! you can just see the effort and skill in putting him together, be damn proud of that one! i've got some more old metal Orks if you want them for more goodness? :-)

Your skills have too much awesomeness!

Keep up the excellent work!

The Kaptain looks quite orkish indeed! How did you get the space marine on the sword? I'd assume you split the sword, but maybe there's a different method I don't know about. The Trukk is amazing looking with the hot rod front and train feel. I assume this would just be a terrain piece? It's quite big for playing.

Thank you all, sorry nothing Orky to update, but soon I think.

Thought I would answer some of your amazing posts.

@ Gits, Ruglud, Nerdy, Low_K and EDC....thank you guys, I very much appreciate your support, it means a lot to me.

@ cormadepanda.......Thank you, and I try, but patience is my enemy, and I get upset over sillyness.

@ JustaerinAt TheWall.....Thank you, yes the sword is split, though you could easy dremel a hole through the marine. And the Landtrain is now with its new owner in Australia, gave it to KB_Lock for a display piece for his Dakka Dakka Clan project. Could easily be used as a piece of terrain in game, but if you wanted to you could break it down and maybe get away with calling it a Battlewagon.

@ Nerdy...........I am trying the flesh tone thing on the orks, not really getting it to convey itself on pictures though. Think I may try some experiments.

As to next, well working on too many things at mo, but need to focus. Got a couple tank ideas, and an orky outpost idea, still trying to sculpt some nice pigs, might actually be getting there on that one! So something will appear here shortly. Need to find my mojo jojo, ran off someplace.

Summer is a tough time for me; so many things to get done. Find something fun,simple and different and hopefully it recharges the battery.

Well been a while, need to get an orky something going, bit of fun, so made this ages ago and been sat looking at me for a long time, let's get something done with it.

Built up a plynth for it. Going for a ruined something, the orks have commandeered to build the statue on...



Then got to adding a bit more to the actual bust itself....





Going to have a few Grots building it still, can just be a dio, or could be used in game as an objective, or even dangerous terrain, mess with it and you will get Grotted.

Anyways, Thanks for looking, please leave a thought.

Bit of progress...




Went for mossy ancient steps, I quite like it.

Popped a bit of rust on top of a metallic base coat on the iron plate the statue will sit on...


And then was building up the bronze...

First Silver then Gold ...


Then a white wash...

The idea is the future washes will not just be over the gold, they will hit the white and be deeper.

And after a sepia wash...



Thanks for looking.

Man is that cool!

Good sculpt there, Cam'.

Is there a particular reason (that I may have missed) that he's only got one ear?

Wow .. Amazing the things that come out of your brain.. Love the expression on the face. Good Show!

Thank you gents, much appreciated.

@ Gits, Thanks bud.
@ DrH, Not sure really, but some things will be revealed.
@ Solar_lion, Thank you, my brain is indeed a scary place.


Been adding a bit to this.......






Thanks for looking in, thoughts always welcome.

Bit more done...





And a bunch of zoomable images...




More in the gallery. Thanks for looking.

is it supposed to be an orkified statue? the downed head looks like it belonged to some former imperial statue...also...just recognized the blood angles shoulderpad...

amazing piece...what surprises me tho is ths look on the face...tranquillity with surprise?...a new emotion for orks^^

"Under New Management" would be a good name for this piece.

Nicely done Cam. Your creative concepts and getting at the same time more expansive while having more subtlety to them. That's impressive.