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Gj on the wb, looks ace!

Moltar wrote:Random Update:
Anyone know what this mini is from? I have like four more of them.

that would be a hunter from heavy gear.

http://dp9.com/

they are the same scale as flames of war.

Ah! Nice. Thanks for that xcom!

And thanks, Tom! Glad you like him.

Despite being relatively quiet on my blog, let's just keep moving right along....

So, as I have mentioned, for awhile I have been working on a side project I've kind of kept under wraps. Today that project was unveiled in the P&M showcase, but I thought I would show some more detailed shots here in my P&M blog. This project was done in conjunction with my brother, Astroman May we present the Chimp Fists:

Brother Captain Tonga (painted by me)


Battle Standard Orangotango and Apothecary Zaius (painted by Astroman )


Obviously, all in good fun, but some serious painting techniques were used on these minis. My brother lives several states away, so unfortunately, we could not get all three in one photo.
Here are some more photos of Tonga, which I'm responsible for.

Who wants a banana?


Chimp Fists Logo:


Banana Bombs:


Tabard


Top-Down showing his Silver Back:


Tilt Plate inspried by Paul Frank:


Left Side Details:



Well, I hope you can get a kick out of this as I did. This project was the most fun thing I've put together in terms of this hobby. I truly had a blast painting him up and working with my brother to bring the three of them together (at least in spirit). If you'd like to see more pics of Orangotango and Zaius here's the showcase thread: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/393668.page


In chaos related news, I had previously stated that I found a way to get my Lord of Changes wings to work, so he is next on my to-do list. Here is a shot of him primed black and ready to go.

Absolutely LOVE the monkey marines Moltar!! Wow, that's a lot of work converting and there's obviously a lot of care getting all the ape things in the models. My hat's off to you bud... fantastic stuff!

Those look great! The more of these fun/clever conversions I see, the more I feel like making my own! Thanks for sharing. They are well done, and super fun!

i really like the banana bombs very original

It's what Gameswork Space marines from the future will look like. When the chimps takeover the place very nice conversions

A million space chimps typing on a million keyboards WILL produce better fluff AND rules in the future...

Gitsplitta wrote:Absolutely LOVE the monkey marines Moltar!! Wow, that's a lot of work converting and there's obviously a lot of care getting all the ape things in the models. My hat's off to you bud... fantastic stuff!

Thanks, bud! Glad you like them. The work put in, was well worth it.

NakedBatBoy wrote:Those look great! The more of these fun/clever conversions I see, the more I feel like making my own! Thanks for sharing. They are well done, and super fun!

These really were the most fun we've had converting minis

bigfish wrote:i really like the banana bombs very original

They may be my favorite part of the mini, too! Thanks bigfish.

tipios wrote:It's what Gameswork Space marines from the future will look like. When the chimps takeover the place very nice conversions

monkeytroll wrote:A million space chimps typing on a million keyboards WILL produce better fluff AND rules in the future...

Haha now I just need the official codex

Orangotang is really cool! Liked the bananas too. I dont suppose you could ask your bro for some close ups?

Damn Dirty Apes.

But I do have a question. Will there be a Poo Gun?

Weety, I can try, but I do think those images are zoomable if you click on them.

Schank, there totally should be

Unfortunately, Im not going to be able to do much for awhile. I took a rather nasty tumble off a golf cart and cracked a few ribs. Which is truly unfortunate as I just ordered some more minis and a lot of bits. I guess the bright side is that Space Marine comes out tomorrow and I can just sit on my couch and play that for the time being. But I'll def post stuff when I have something to show. Weety, I'll try to get some close ups for you.

Happy painting.

Weety

I will work on getting some additional pics of Dr. Zaius and Orangotango up in short order. Thanks for the nice comments. I'm working out the mechanics for a "Dreadchimp" or "Chimpnaught" (not sure which name to go with).


Moltar,

Ridiculous that I hear about the cracked ribs from your Dakka thread. I'll be calling.

Cheers.

Ah yes it is zoomable - looks even better close up and can get a better look at doctor zaius! Like

Sorry to hear about your fall... :( Feel better soon!

Rest up, have a banana

Thanks for the concern, fellas. I seem to be on the fast track to recovery. Although, spending literally all day on the couch yesterday playing Space Marine definitley helped. I'm fully amazed by this game. Of course, I've waited about 20 years for a game like this to come along, but it is awesome. I strongly urge anyone who frequents this site or who has an interest in 40k and owns a PC, PS3 or Xbox to pick this game up.

Well at least you have blood and carnage to keep you company while you heal.

You know what really help broken rib. Watching a funny movie. It does wonders.

Fell better soon and get your butt back to painting.

Oh man, just be wary if you've got Blood and Carnage keeping you company. I mean Carnage is ok, but that Blood fella just leaves an awful mess everywhere he goes.

And you've been painting all this with your butt? Man, that is amazing.

Late to the party but had to check in here. Amazing work as always, but I have to take issue with the inconsistency with the fluff as written.


(waits for it....)


Ha. You know I had to say that. I am amazed by the inspiration that comes to you just by seeing a single arm or head of a model. Your ability to express that idea into an entire scene is always impressive. Great work, as always.

... you fell out a golf cart? Please tell me you were drunk. Otherwise I'm going to have to pick on you for spending money to chase a tiny white ball across acres of expensively maintained real estate.

Oh man this is truly great . astroman and moltar you have really pushed the boat out on those monkey marines , and the lord of change is looking pretty sweet , sorry to hear about your tumble matey, but glad 40k is helping the recovery . only played the demo but what i saw i liked .

The monkey marines are just fantastic. give yourself a big smiley face with a sloppy happy ending.

LilLoser

@Skalk Yes, yes I was drunk and no, I was not playing golf. Glad to see you back, bud.

@Neil: Glad you like 'em, mate. We had a lot of fun putting those guys together. I'm excited to get to work on that Lord of Change and hopefully will be able to soon.

@LL: Thanks! (There's my big smiley face)

Wish I had more to report. I've been extremely busy with work and setting up my business's website, so I haven't had a whole lot of time to dedicate to the hobby. But I promise, things will be posted soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Muahaahaa those chimps are just brilliant currently i'm laughing my ass of here cause you have made such a cool job

I'm glad to hear things are going well for you. No worries on the lack of updates (as much as I would love to see some!), I haven't been updating much either...

Moltar, Incredible work here, Truly i am going to steal that Ape idea lol. On a simple side note..that has nothing to do with painting........How in gods name would a non pc literate person as myself..link my painting blog like you have yours in your sig?

MOLTAR! COME BACK MOLTAR!!!
need to see your awesomeness on this thread again

Haha

You little thread necromancers!

I will return to my painting station in due time. I have some builds ready for paint but wasn't going to update this thread until I had something worth showing. I'm actually quite eager to get back to painting, but non-hobby related things keep distracting me.

@Arrathon: You need to enter it as an HTML Attribute. Just google "href" and instructions will come up. Its just a line of code that you pop a web address and text into. It's easy.