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coming along great

Id wait with any changes on the upper body until the lil 'un is on there. Things like that can really change the perspective.

So far the blue looks good and I think goin with the grey was the right choice. I still think that itll look fine with the red fists.

The pants look a bit weird. Besides that: Pure Awesomesauce.

Light in my apartment is pretty awful right now, but I'll throw some new pictures up. A lot of work still to do on the arms.











I'm honestly not sure how to go about some of the detailing. I'll probably just make it up as I go.

Looks good. Very unified. It's strange though - if it were the size of a normal boy, you could easily stop right there, but due to the size, you just have to do more detail. I'm not sure that I can think of a good idea to help you though. somehow, the tattoo idea doesn't gel well for me. The additional 'detail' of Urk will help. Maybe just something on the red panels on the inside wrist. Ork graffiti or the like.

I just had a quick look at your original post. It's amazing how far this project has morphed from what you were going to do!

Wow...Awesome! I love the conversion, it's very characterful! Although I do wish it had a top knot...something about Orks and top knots go together!
So far it looks great, and the painting is really good too!

Could I also suggest a speck of highlight in the eye? They looks a little flat at the moment.

Well I go away from the internet and when I get back you've not only updated but you've nearly finished it. What a pleasent surprise.

I think the joints on the fingers could use a black or copperish color just to add some contrast but other than that, awesome. Also an ork glyph or two painted onto his loincloth and fist armor might help to spruce things up a bit.

I didn't feel like doing the details on the Boss because I'm not quite finalized on what they'll be yet, so I went ahead and painted Urk instead.













The banner needs a fair bit more work. The red's really bright because I painted it straight over white primer, but I'll wash it down a bit so it's not so ridiculous. Of course, both it and Gargrim's fists will be receiving a fair bit of weathering in due time. I'm waiting on weathering the boss's fists because I want to get the details (possible checker stripes?) on there first.

Anyway, I might do the base next just to put the details off while I think.

Personally, I don't like the red eyes, or maybe it is the black outline of them. I guess it feels vampire-esk to me.

Also, he seems a little bright, especially compared to the dark shadow of the recesses of the muscle. However, I really like the fists, they have the nice dark, dirty feel that you are going for. Urk looks good though, thought the banner needs to be finished up (as you said).

Urk looks like he always sat there on his shoulder
Great work

Nice, but I still think he needs a hat or something...

i think hat or shoulder pads.

hat - massive iron thing, great for edbuttin.
pads - large clanking iron plates, that way urk can hold onto something.

this has bevome my favorite thread to watch....incredible.

although I still say Urk should get a small lashed together wooden seat to prop his pouty little arse onto. lol.

Great work!

Giff dat Ork un of them flashy gobbs fur 'is jaw an' two bigga shoulda blockas!

I'm against shoulder pads. It would cover up those fantastic Hulk muscles.

Maybe it's a slight change in position or maybe I'm just viewing it from a different angle, but Urk sits a lot more naturally on the warboss's shoulder now. And the painting is really really good.

So I'm still painting this thing, but I am also working on making him a custom datasheet.

Maybe you guys can help me out a bit?

Anyway. I didn't feel like painting much today, but I started on his base a little bit, and added some checker stripes to either fist.









The model's leaning a bit more than it should be because he's not glued to the base, just pinned and balancing.

I wanted to write 'GORK' and 'MORK' on either fist, but I've practiced on a couple tubes and my freehanding is just not that good. The checker stripes themselves are a bit of a stretch - you can tell I don't have very steady hands - but I'll probably add more anyway because to the eye they look okay.

Were you intending to give him any warpaint?

I wanted to write 'GORK' and 'MORK' on either fist, but I've practiced on a couple tubes and my freehanding is just not that good. The checker stripes themselves are a bit of a stretch - you can tell I don't have very steady hands - but I'll probably add more anyway because to the eye they look okay.

Well First off, nobody ever said orks were known for their penmenship(sp?) skills. Hell, they aint too well known for their spelling abilities either! LOL I say why not throw it on there. but if you dont then I would definitely go for either more of, or just bigger, checkerboards on the fists.

~Bart

I personally love what you have done with this great model, and I agree so you cant freehand the best their orks they can even spell do it anways and it wil make it just look more orky.

The checkers are pure win ein.
Very cool.

Could you please stop complaining about your painting skills Ein. That checkers pattern looks great.

He still need's a hat though...

Now Thats a Warboss even the Deathwing would give respect too.

things like this make me wonder if i should of kept my 2 sets of AoBR orks and just gone conversion happy and played orks.

i think i would end up spending $500 on green stuff.

this warboss, is by far the best one i've ever seen.

Ghazz has Nothing on this guy.

btw i love the grot on his shoulder, hilarious.

I added the god names to the inside of the wrists. Mork is a bit... crooked. It's a little too far off to one side.

Still, they're on there, and I'm not patient enough to try moving the Mork name over a little bit by repainting the whole inside arm band.

Is he done from the front? I can't tell when to call this thing done because of his slowed huge size. I sort've wanted the rags to be an ultramarine banner, but I can't paint it that well onto the folds.

I just don't care for the eyes, they're not as expressive as the rest of it. The fists are just gorgeous.

I think I'm done with the boss. I did some minor additional touchups and added a (relatively tiny) tattoo of the 'Grim' Glyph to his back. I am pretty happy with him, all things considered.





And lastly, a lineup of all of my custom HQs, a.k.a. "Da Wall 'Uv Unbeeleevable 'Urtin'"



It's actually pretty funny. I did not plan on having grot helpers for each HQ, but it seems to have worked out that way just due to the way I make my models. I'll see if I can't continue this trend when I get around to making a biker boss and kommando character.

Expect to see a finished custom datasheet for Gargrim shortly. We're still playtesting it, but so far he's worked out really nicely.

I like the line up! It actually makes everyone of them more charakterful than just standing alone and the hulking size of the Waaaghboss is more obvious now.