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After looking back at the pictures i was wrong about the yellow. Love the wheels, can't wait for you to get more pictures up.

Thos wheels are badass !

Why the heck haven't I commented on this log before? You have great stuff here, your Orks are really nicely painted, mate.

The looters are very fun, everyone seems to love playing around with looter conversions! I really need to dig up some Orks from my bits box for the Waargh Dakka after reading this...

Very nice Killa Kans, by the way, and the head conversion on the dred is funky cool. Dads are quite good for inspiration aren't they? Mine used to walk past my room and shout 'More colour!' all the time...

If you're still having issues with sponge weathering I have found that adding a little water to the paint on the sponge helps with application. You need to dab the excess water off first, but I have found it much easier.

Subscribed, keep up the good work and let's have that battle report!! Except without the naked feet, please

Fantastic weathering

UPDATE!

I was a little bored with my Orks, so I decided to get a box of these fantastic Mantic zombies. They're the first mob of my new counts-as-tyranids zombie army. The swarmlord will be a crazy scientist riding a dredknight equipped with gigantic, deadly looking syringes full of bright green liquid, and the bigger nid things will be build from ork nobs, ogres, beastmen, zombies riding sentinels and the like.....

But so far I've only got this box of 30 zombies, and I'll do some more Ork stuff before I get around to more zombies. Lacking funds.....

From now on, expect the odd zombie update among the many ork ones!

The first five: [Edit: exchanged the first pic]

SelvaggioSaky wrote:I like them, but a bit of boltgun metal drybrushed on the nuts and metal plates on the wheels would look good imo

Thanks, I'll consider it!

PapaPiggy wrote:After looking back at the pictures i was wrong about the yellow. Love the wheels, can't wait for you to get more pictures up.

Thanks, I'll finish the trukk now and post it within the next few days

Seb wrote:Thos wheels are badass !

Thanks

Jihad_Ragsta wrote:
Why the heck haven't I commented on this log before? You have great stuff here, your Orks are really nicely painted, mate.

The looters are very fun, everyone seems to love playing around with looter conversions! I really need to dig up some Orks from my bits box for the Waargh Dakka after reading this...

Very nice Killa Kans, by the way, and the head conversion on the dred is funky cool. Dads are quite good for inspiration aren't they? Mine used to walk past my room and shout 'More colour!' all the time...

If you're still having issues with sponge weathering I have found that adding a little water to the paint on the sponge helps with application. You need to dab the excess water off first, but I have found it much easier.

Subscribed, keep up the good work and let's have that battle report!! Except without the naked feet, please

Thanks a lot and welcome to the blog!

I already thin all my paints a lot, including the ones I use for sponge weathering.... But I guess it's gotten much better on the trukk compared to the kan.....

Bewareofthephil wrote:Fantastic weathering

Thank you as well!

Oh, thats a really cool idea I like it. You could really play around with the idea couldn't you? I'd love to see how you tackled other Tyranid unit types.

Thanks for the comment! Yes, I can indeed play around with the idea! Maybe I should get the nid dex and write a propa nid-swarm list.... But I definetly want a horde of 60+ zombies (gants) surging towards the enemy in a huge, rotten tide.

Next updates will (likely) be the biker boss, more zombies, the trukk, and maybe some more traitor guard

The zombies look great. Good green skin tone and blood is shown in needed amounts.

Few ideas to improve would be to add some darker blood by adding a bit of black to the red. That would make the blood look older. The cloth areas also lack contrast to the skin, a bit of more different color or darker borders would add a lot to the overall look.

The zombies look really nice and especially so in the larger pics in the Gallery, thanks for sharing.

That is a great idea! I would absolutely love to fight against your zombie nids, hehe.

If you wanted to keep it "in universe" you could always make your leader a DE Hemmy or Nurgle of some sort (FW has some cool stuff that could be appropriated). Or just have Fabius Bile riding a Zombie Hive tyrant, Like A Boss.

Honestly, MrMerlin, these models are truly epic. I really love your Ork conversions (Don't tell anyone about Fluffy!) They're always incredibly dynamic and inspired... You, MrMerlin, are actually the Mortal embodiment of Gork and Mork!

Zombies, What else can you do to prove that you are the king? All you have to do now is order a crown and sit back. Those zombies are freaking great. Good job man keep it up and can't wait to see more from you.

P.S. Don't forget to order your heavy weight championship belt while you are at it, Just gearing up for your next post. can't wait to see it.

You are my conversion-hero

I think I would go nuts if I made an ork army because of all the possibilities for conversion!

I absolutely love your models, excellent conversions. That trukk reminds me of a siege tower. Rumble rumble Waaaagh!

UPDATE!

My cam suffered from "batterius morticus", so I had to recharge it before I could take new pics..... otherwise I'd have posted this yesterday....

So, here is the finished trukk:

Metsuri wrote:The zombies look great. Good green skin tone and blood is shown in needed amounts.

Few ideas to improve would be to add some darker blood by adding a bit of black to the red. That would make the blood look older. The cloth areas also lack contrast to the skin, a bit of more different color or darker borders would add a lot to the overall look.

The zombies look really nice and especially so in the larger pics in the Gallery, thanks for sharing.

Thanks a lot for the advice! My plan was to paint the zombies in groups of five, and every group slightly different from the others. I hope the mob as a whole looks better/more random then....

And I'll use the old-blood technice for some of them.... but I'll probably use a brown instead of black, looks more organic....

Vyler wrote:That is a great idea! I would absolutely love to fight against your zombie nids, hehe.

If you wanted to keep it "in universe" you could always make your leader a DE Hemmy or Nurgle of some sort (FW has some cool stuff that could be appropriated). Or just have Fabius Bile riding a Zombie Hive tyrant, Like A Boss.

Thanks !
I'll try to keep them a little more 40k-ish, by adding imperial stuff.

Bewareofthephil wrote:Oh, thats a really cool idea I like it. You could really play around with the idea couldn't you? I'd love to see how you tackled other Tyranid unit types.

Thanks! You'll see the other unit types sooner or later, I promise!

BlapBlapBlap wrote:Honestly, MrMerlin, these models are truly epic. I really love your Ork conversions (Don't tell anyone about Fluffy!) They're always incredibly dynamic and inspired... You, MrMerlin, are actually the Mortal embodiment of Gork and Mork!

Thanks a lot mate!

PapaPiggy wrote:Zombies, What else can you do to prove that you are the king? All you have to do now is order a crown and sit back. Those zombies are freaking great. Good job man keep it up and can't wait to see more from you.

P.S. Don't forget to order your heavy weight championship belt while you are at it, Just gearing up for your next post. can't wait to see it.

Haha thanks, your comment made me laugh!

dicewar wrote:You are my conversion-hero

I think I would go nuts if I made an ork army because of all the possibilities for conversion!

Thank you as well! Yes, cou can do pretty much everything with Orks, thats why I love them!

Gorgrimm wrote:I absolutely love your models, excellent conversions. That trukk reminds me of a siege tower. Rumble rumble Waaaagh!

LOL siege tower! Now I see it as well

Nice! I really like how grimy it looks, sometimes Ork vehicles look far too clean, you've got it just right. The rust in particular looks great. Your new 'tyranids' sound interesting, look forward to seeing a bit more of them.

Dark brown works also well in getting the old blood, so you'll well with it. I use black to that came naturally to my mind.

The trukk looks lovely, the variation on the yellow and metal tones is great. I think you did the right choice with the brownish tires, they fit it like fist in the eye.

That trukk looks great: I wouldn't be suprised to see it appear in white dwarf. Honestly, you should apply for a job with 'Eavy Metal.

Well done mate!
Came out beautiful and orky (even if the two things don't go side by side usually)

The truck is done! fantastic work dude. It looks like a masterpiece of Orkiness. Kudos.
And the Zombies? I hadnt even heard of a zombie swarm in WH40k. Those are really cool. Can you send me a link to pick those up?
You did a beautiful job on them. I had to give it a vote. The eyes and guts are a nice touch.

Sorry, no pics in this update..... But later (when I found everything I need to take pics ) I'll share my progress on the . . . . . .*drumroll* . . . . .BIKER BOSS!

sockwithaticket wrote:Nice! I really like how grimy it looks, sometimes Ork vehicles look far too clean, you've got it just right. The rust in particular looks great. Your new 'tyranids' sound interesting, look forward to seeing a bit more of them.

Thanks. I also think many Ork vehicles are too clean, so I dirty them up a little more to compensate for that

Metsuri wrote:Dark brown works also well in getting the old blood, so you'll well with it. I use black to that came naturally to my mind.

The trukk looks lovely, the variation on the yellow and metal tones is great. I think you did the right choice with the brownish tires, they fit it like fist in the eye.

Thanks a lot for the kind words!

p_gray99 wrote:That trukk looks great: I wouldn't be suprised to see it appear in white dwarf. Honestly, you should apply for a job with 'Eavy Metal.

You think I'm that good already? Thanks
But I still think I can improve it a lot!

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Well done mate!
Came out beautiful and orky (even if the two things don't go side by side usually)

haha thanks!

zariart wrote:The truck is done! fantastic work dude. It looks like a masterpiece of Orkiness. Kudos.
And the Zombies? I hadnt even heard of a zombie swarm in WH40k. Those are really cool. Can you send me a link to pick those up?
You did a beautiful job on them. I had to give it a vote. The eyes and guts are a nice touch.

Thank you very much!
I found those zombies up at the nearest store. They're from Mantic, come in boxes of 30 and cost as much as one single finecast mini.... lol (20€)

Eagerly awaiting the biker boss!

I love that truck! So dirty it's perfect!

I very much enjoy this blog, the Orks have so much personality...
The Trukk is rather awesome
also, this is the best thing I've ever heard

Vyler wrote:
Or just have Fabius Bile riding a Zombie Hive tyrant, Like A Boss.

Update!

matphat wrote:Eagerly awaiting the biker boss!

haha here you go!

I started working on the biker boss a few days ago, and thats my progress:




c+c very welcome!

sparkywtf wrote:I love that truck! So dirty it's perfect!

Thanks mate!

venomousSoul45 wrote:I very much enjoy this blog, the Orks have so much personality...
The Trukk is rather awesome
also, this is the best thing I've ever heard

Vyler wrote:
Or just have Fabius Bile riding a Zombie Hive tyrant, Like A Boss.

Thanks a lot mate! And yes, vyler's got it right!

wow, it looks great! can't wait until it's finished.
How are you going to do the engine?
Also, I love the head

Biker,Pirate,Boss,Baddass... Yes its all those things. Great job man. I can't wait to see what you do with him. Are you getting those wheels from other GW models or off toy cars?

I'm really really loving those zombies!

I've just gotten a hold of a pile of bitz to embark on a similar venture

Some pretty fun Orks too!

Simply brilliant MrM that Ork trukk is fantastic, I'm getting a strong Optimus Prime vibe from it! and the weathering is as stated previously superb! just enough and looks great! I'm also pretty keen to see how you tackle a zombie horde army? things gonna get interestin' boyz!

and that bike! lol, .... trust you :-)

That wreckin ball arm is ace and helps to add a feeling of speed. Personally I don't think I would have the rear wheel that far back, you already have one engine on the back of the deffkopa anyway. Two engines on a bike might be a little excessive even for orks.

@p_gray99: Thanks mate! I'm not sure how I'll do the engine yet (or if I'll do it at all....)
The head is from Maxmini
@PappaPiggy: Thanks a lot. Those wheelz are from LEGO
@logg_frogg: Thanks, more zombies soon!
@nerdfest: Thanks a lot mate!
@Bangbangboom: Thanks. Yeah, the wheel is pretty far back... hm... but the deffkopta engine seems a little too weedy for that big tire. Maybe cut it off and relace it with a slightly bigger engine?