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Here are the general parts layed out.



The shoulda pads, belly plate, and arm guards are curled around a rod to give them some shape.

Apply the belly plate BEFORE putting on the arms. The other armor plates go on after the model is assembled. I've been leaving the guns unglued to make it easier paint and work with.

The mouth guard is cut from the same oval shape as the other armor plates. 3 triangles for teeth and cut the rest down the middle to make the mounting bits.

Rivet as needed.

wow... that was quite informative!
thanks mate!!!

Thanks. I have another 20 to build and I'm taking pictures here and there. When they are all finished I was thinking of writing a proper article/tutorial for them.


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Finished templates for both a Skyshield Landing pad and an Aegis Defense line. I want to test build them and take some pictures before I post the files. Neither has instructions yet. That's why I need to take the pictures

It's 2am and I can't see straight enough to cut them out at the moment.

Yep, save your fingers, sleep, then cut!

what the man said...! they are handing out no medals for careless hobby heroism...

This is the most basic version of the defense line



It stacks easily, is the simplest to assemble, and works pretty well.

There is an additional version with support struts, to make it more stable.

I've also worked out additional layers of detail to be glued to thin card to make it more 3 dimentional.

Just need more time to cobble them all together.

Needs more rivets :thumbsups: but, stunning work.

seeing this now i am not totally sold... as inmygravenimage already said... needs more detail... raised one at that...rivtes is only one part... also i think the material is a bit too thick for that look... looks way more boxy thasn is good for that tiny piece...cardboard in lyers would have been better methinks...

just saying this as i already saw some way more brilliant stuff done by you!!! hope your toes are feeling better soon

Thank you for the kind words and feedback.

I agree this version is pretty barren as far as details go. The premise I'm working on is a kit with 3 tiers of complexity. This is the simplest version. It's easy to build quickly and functional,.

The second level will have thin card detail.

The final level will have rivets and be suitable for painting.

The plans will work equally well with thick plasticard instead of foamcore, and be less chuncky that way.

I'm using foam core primarily because it's inexpensive, and I already have a large supply, but feel free to substitute what ever you have on hand.

understood... looking forward to further developments^^

Defence line is looking good so far. Can't wait to see the more detailed mk II.

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Okay, here is look at the first test build for the printable skyshield landing pad.

As with the Defense line this is a pretty bare bones build, just to make sure it works and everything is scaled properly.

well... i feel a bot shabby for earlier saying that i don´t like the barren look... that model now floors me... even tho it is only one layer each... very impressive!

The skyshield will get a 2.0 with raised versions of all the printed on detail it has now.

I need to knuckle down and finish the boyz. The league starts this weekend and I literally have nothing finished for it.

Well 18 assembled Ard Boyz and an unbased Mega Armor Warboss. Going to try and get that up to a respecable 30 Boyz by Friday.

The Warboss is looking sweet. I need to set up a photo booth to take some good pictures of him. Right now all that white on white just shows up pretty poorly in pictures.

Did GW stop making Thrakka Green ? I couldn't find it on the site. Not a big user of GW paints but I don't feel like trying to experiment with random green washes.




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Found this gem on Wargamming 101



It would get the job done, and I honestly can't think of any faster way to make an Aegis defense line.

I use Biel-tan green on my boyz. The game store I go to has a GW painting guide that they sent out when the new paints came out. Biel-Tan green is what they use on the orks in it.

WvLopp wrote:I use Biel-tan green on my boyz. The game store I go to has a GW painting guide that they sent out when the new paints came out. Biel-Tan green is what they use on the orks in it.

Thanks !!

Biel-Tam Green it is.

nice find adam, thanks for sharing...

and yes... they changed the whole range... i guess you have to experiment with the new "wash"... some say they changed the formulas a bit...

From what I understand it's a completely different manufacturer, hence the new paint names.

I never used GW paints much, aside from a few washes. Assembled a collection of 200+ bottles of craft store paint, bought mostly on sale, over the years. I've made my own washes as needed in the past,.

This time I'm painting up a complete Ork army and I'm going to try to use a yellow base coat, instead of my ususal black. Figured buying a few bottles of the appropriate washes would make this significant'y asier.

This morning I built a few more 'Ard boyz and got to work conveting three rokkit launchas for them. I was orignally going to go Eavy Shootas, but I realized I had about Zero anti tank weapons in my 500 point force.

well... i tried to make my own washed too... really depends on the paint you start with... some actually work and some others just don´t flow as you want them to... so using the GW ones is still a more dependable way of getting things done... also i use plenty of the real old inks of citadel... i quite treasure these...


a yellow basecoat sounds really interesting for orks... then you build up the green hide with the washes i gather? i bet that looks cool...and thus you create easy and subtle shades as well...


and i too are often on hunting strolly myself for more paints... and gathered quite a nice collection of paints... for terrain i use more cheaper and thicker paints... but when it comes down to mini painting the GW paints are better... tho i will gradually start to get me some droper bottles from vallejo soon... starting with their devlan mud workalike wash...

Painting the boyz in Bad Moon colors, so yellow save a lot of painful layering of lighter colors. Familar with the technique, just never applied it to Orks before.

This tutorial completely sold me on it Bad Moons Speed Painting Guide


No one within a 45 mintue ride carries and GW or Vallejo paints, so I figured I would start amasing the washes now, so I'd have them when I'm ready to start painting.

Yep, I've been using Biel-Tan green on my Boyz too, It's good stuff! So is Fuegan Orange! -I used several coats of it on my Orange Burna Bomma.


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You should SERIOUSLY try the new GW base yellow Averland SUnset, One coat, I promise.

yes....that tut is a good one...and i like th idea to use other colors for priming too... and building up green from yellow... only white would still work... but that painter seems to be a really clean one... i dunno if i would be able aply washes that precise...

also... get your stock of washes to be full with extra suply too... you gonna need penty of them for that kind of methode...

adamsouza wrote:

WvLopp wrote:I use Biel-tan green on my boyz. The game store I go to has a GW painting guide that they sent out when the new paints came out. Biel-Tan green is what they use on the orks in it.

Thanks !!

Biel-Tam Green it is.

np. I am using the same tutorial for the base for painting boyz

I give you exhibit A: Grey Knight Terminators

$50.00 for 5, so $10 each

Exhibit B: Ork Meganob

$22.25 EACH !!!

I was thinking of making a squad of Meganobs, but didn't want to convert as much as I am doing for the warboss. Frankly I would never get it done if I have to scratch build every little bit for a squad. Thinking of throwing Ork heads on Grey Knight bodies for the basis for Meganobs. Scratch built shootas and powerklaws, and some bolted on armor plating

What do you think ?

Grey knight termies are a bit too ornate for ork MANz. The "Ork head on a terminator" idea has been done quite frequently, and rarely well. Just google image it. If you can find a way to keep it unique, then go for it, but for that to work, you may end up doing just as much converting as starting it up from scratch.

It hadn't occured to me that it had been done before, duh !!



I dunno, those look pretty decent.

RSJake wrote:That actually was easier than I thought!



found here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/30/317221.page#2177177
done by wib.

Obviously, you can't just stick an Ork head on a Terminator and call it good, but you can use that as a base and Orkify it. I stand by my previous comment, and say it CAN happen.

But yes, there are some out there that look like butt!

They still need conversion, but It's easier than starting with an Ork boy/Nob

If you like it, then by all means, go ahead. I'd try starting base with a box of chaos termies though. They look closest to orky for the base.

I dunno, It still seems cheaper to scratchbuild the mega-armored body and just insert ork parts here and there....

Progress report:

I'm up to 22 out of 30 Ard Boyz done, including a Nob and 3 rokkit Launcha Boyz.

Every day I keep adding more detail to my MegaNob. Still trying to find a good backpack for him. I'm toying with the idea of giving him an Ork version of a Space Marine Backpack.

dsteingass wrote:I dunno, It still seems cheaper to scratchbuild the mega-armored body and just insert ork parts here and there....

It is, but I really don't have the time to build 20 Meganobs from absolute scratch. I have the oppertunity to get 20 Grey Knight Termies from another player in trade. Most of the detaily bits are optional, so I can skip them. I figure once I add an Orc head, Jaw Piece, Shoulda pads, Power Klaw, Shoota, and a few extra armor plated is should look pretty orky wihtout me having to armor every millimeter of it, since anything I don't cover will aready be armored.

Somewhere I should actually have 2 boxes worth of AOBR termies, but I can't find them.

i think dave is right... beside i bet there are some tuts out there for that purpose already...