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So, I guess I should first introduce a truly foul sense of humor. Next, I would introduce the by-product of that truly foul sense of humor.
This is my first army. I started working on this in April in an effort to quit smoking. I haven't had a cigarette since, and now I have a pile of painted plastic. I think I got the better end of the deal.

Let's start the introductions:


The Kitchen Staff
Usually found hanging out in the kitchen avoiding the customers via the advent of long ranged weaponry.



Drive-Through
Efficiency is paramount. You don't even need to leave the comfort of your vehicle to enjoy a quick bite.



Counter
They are the face of the enterprise, greeting each and every new customer with a smile.


The Grill
Making sure everything is grilled to perfection.


The Day-Shift Managers
Managing the day to day operations of our enterprise. If you have any complaints, please contact your nearest dayshift manager.


"Lot"
Just another way we like to say "Thank You!" to our customers.


Rah-Nuld
Our current and most beloved mascot.

Before you even ask - Yes, there will be more. I hope to be updating this weekly. I hope you all enjoy.

Here's two unpainted. I haven't decided if I'm finished modelling these two yet. I'm really itchin' to paint the dread though...


Lobby
aka "Drive Me Closer, I want to Hit Them With My Sword"

and...


The Fry-O-Lator
There's only one way to get them REALLY crispy.

LunaHound wrote:I was hoping the teeth on the dozer blade would be shaped like fries lol

Wait until you see the kans. I think you'll be happy then. I'll try and get another angle on the tank, as the top looks a lot like the fries you may be looking for.

Death By Monkeys wrote:Any plans for Grimace or the Hamburglar?

I don't know of this Grimace or Hamburglar you speak of (as they are copywrighted characters, and that would be a very horrible thing to do) , but rest assured this army will have a big mek with KFF Named Grimm-Uss, a Cheesy Mayor warboss, as well as another warboss that is a Mac that also happens to be REALLY Big. There are also plans for a commando squad leader that also on occasion will burgle some ham.

Thank you all for your wonderful replies. I am thankful that this army has been as well-recieved.

Hopefully this other angle will display the "fries" a little better.

zeronyne wrote:What about squigs as those little French Fry things?

These are just awesome. I can't wait to see a bastion (over 4 Billion Killed).

I have the gretchen/grots as the fry guys for now. I have been working on a plan for the squigs. It will likely (for the time being at least) be the "hamburger patch" from some of the commercials from the Sid and Marty Croft days of McAdvertising.

Clthomps wrote:You should have them all standing on 25mm "All Beef Patties"

I plan on having those as objective points. I became obsessed with creating a McMuffin McGuffin (largely in that all objective points are mcguffins anyway, and it's really fun to say out loud). It will be done.

WarhammerTabletop wrote:Love it you should do deff-koptas or bikers as delivery Mcdonalds people (believe it or not I have a Mcdonalds near me hat delivers the food, never ordered though.) Or use a battlewagon as the deep fryier.

That is freakin' awesome. I didn't know they did delivery. I will be doing the Deffkoptas to look like the mopeds they drive around. I found some pictures online after reading your post. Oh yes, it will be done .

Garuss Acine wrote:Awesome, just pure win, now someone has to do an Dunkin Donuts IG army.

See, PART of this terrible idea started back when I got into Dawn of War for the PC and assigned a fast food restaurant to all the playable armies. As it stands, IG are White Castle. It wasn't until Dawn of War 2 that I realized the proper choice for Dunkin' Donuts was in fact the Tyranids. It just makes sense once you start to think about it.



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Oh, and I would love some help finding someone to assist me in making some waterslide decals. It turns out I know NO ONE with an ink-jet printer (which is very, very odd if you ask me), and was thinking maybe I can work out a trade with someone for the printing and the paper with some graphic design (I'll either lay out badges so you can print already existing ones, or we can talk and I can come up with an illustration for you for layout and print).

Freehanding those little M's is harder than one would think.

Anyway, if anyone could see it in their hearts (or clearly broken brains) to help me out with this, PM me. Thanks.

Da Shuttle, config. 1
In order to bring you the freshness you deserve, we are always working on new ways to impress our customers.


Da Shuttle- Config. 2
All we can say is those fries don't make themselves... or do they? Please make sure you have secured your coffee safely before driving.


I gotta be honest, I just wanted to do this model straight. It looks cool without me messing with it. When I get around to making another one, I'll convert it all to hell. For now though, I'm happy here. Hopefully if I get the waterslide decal thing figured out, I'll be able to smack this with the appropriate logos.

MeatShield wrote:They will never kill as many humans as McDonalds food.

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If you take a look at the old stompa design it really provides a great shape for a grimace. You could kit bash the new stompa with Mr. Potatohead.

No, sadly. Although I do look forward to attempting to match them. I have about 70 years to catch up on.

And you has been reading my thought-meats. If I end up getting a stompa, I was going to make it a giant replica of Grimm-Uss.

Saints_Knife&Brush wrote:im seriously considering a fastfood army now
although it probably wont turn out as good as yours

great paint scheme and little conversions, really make the army unique, as well as the mcqwerkiness of it...

btw i laughed so hard at the "Lobby aka Drive me closer i want to hit them with my sword"

I wouldn't say I'm gonna try and encourage you, but let me add that it would be sad to let a franchise opportunity like this pass you by...

And thank you on "Drive Me Closer..." I couldn't stop laughing when I saw the demotovational poster, and now I can't stop laughing at my own model.

notprop wrote:I opened this thread through my fingers expecting the worst, and am pleasently suprised, this is really well done.

Good work keep it up mate. Would like to see gun barrels painted like McD's strippy straws though!

I can see that happening sometime in the near future...

MeatShield wrote:Maybe this is a little cliche, but I think the best Dunken Donut army should be police, so arbiters seem the natural choice to me.

You may in fact have a point. I was just coming at it from the roach angle. You have identified a much larger variety of pest that tends to inhabit Dunkin' Donuts, and therefore more threatening.

Maintenance Crew
When something breaks, please put in a work order for repairs. They might not fix it, but they will definitely make sure it's broken.

Anpu42 wrote:I have had this pic for a while.

Three months into my project is the first time I saw that and almost cried. Thankfully it looks like whoever made that only made the building, and didn't really do the army.

This is what happens when you order things on ebay. At least, if you order things without reading them on ebay.
"$15 bucks for two trukks?!? Hell yes!"
two weeks later
"These are... kinda small."
So, this is where I'm at on converting the first one. I'm thinking about finishing it to look like the Playland ball pit. Suggestions are welcome.




PS: Still looking for help/suggestions in the waterslide decal department. Either hit me up PM or in-thread. Thanks.

gretar wrote:My dad has the kinda printer you speak of at work . If he's up for it , you can get it if you only pay shipping(ie. almost getting it free...)

Thanks for trying gretar. Sorry things didn't work out.

Well, since I have been swamped with... well, everything lately, I haven't had time to update. I did have time to go to a game auction a couple weeks ago and picked this up.



Which I have already mangled to an ork-like degree. I'm thinking about filling it with round multi-colored beads and making it the Playland area (I want to find some ork-sized Habitrail bits to loop in and out of the sides too... who knows what will happen in the end though).



I also finished up the Nob Biker Squad (also known as the Delivery service). This group took a lot longer than I thought it would. Them bikes are a lot to paint. I'm particularly proud of the green stuff banner. There will be better shots of the whole squad after I paint the banner. I don't bust out the whole nice-rig unless I'm going to take the final pictures of a group.



Sneak peak of the Grim-Uss. As it stands, most of the awesome is going to be in the paint job on this guy. I managed to add a burner though, which I'm hoping will help the deep fryer squad (5-15 burnas in a battlewagon). I have also added eyebrows, but it's probably really hard to tell with the eyebrows being white like the rest of the primered model (sometimes I jump the gun and primer the guy right before a couple good ideas hit me)



And a sneak peak of the mayor. Sorry for the blurry picture. I didn't take too much time with these shots as you may be able to tell. Green stuff hat, sash and logo (angle prevents being able to see the logo.). I promise good pictures later. Just proving to a few of you I'm not dead.

Hope everything went well for y'all during the holidays. I'm out.

Yggdrasil wrote:I've just stumbled on this Plog, and....

WOW that rocks!!!

You could add the McMotto to your trucks in foreign languages: for French it's "C'est tout ce que j'aime"

(which is closer to "That's all I love" than "I'm lovin' it", but I'm not in their translation services so...)

Anyway, I had a good time seeing them, and even my girlfriend found them funny (THAT is something I have never managed to do)!!!!

You are on to something there. I like the idea of doing the McTaglines in different languages. Very cool. Thanks for the idea.
Which brings me to my question : Do they translate ork-speak into other languages in foreign codexes? Can anyone post a sample? The hell is "humies" in french? Or " Shokk attack gun" in Cantonese?

physcosamatic wrote:HAMBURGLER KOMMANDOS! pleaase ^^

shhhh... YOU ALL HEARD NOTHING! GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS! NO HAMBURGLERS.... yet

Yggdrasil wrote:

Killa Kan / Boitkitu / Boite qui tue (that is, a "box that kills")

Perfect. I may need to run with that one. I like it.

And now I present :
Drive Me Closer! I Want to Hit Them With My Sword!


And



I have no idea where you are hiding with that camouflage, but it needed to be made.

More coming soon.

Leigen_Zero wrote:Firstly I would like to point out that this is an awesome army, you have taken a theme and applied it in such a way that it looks good, without destroying the orkyness of the force!

Secondly I would like to demand a hamburglar-counts-as-snikrot!

Thy will be done. Soon. Thanks for the encouraging comment!

deadly chicken wrote:I suggest you put a mini ball pit on or next to your lobba thing on the battlewagon

I also think you should make an ork........(wait for it).......

an ork RONALD McDONALD!!!!!!!!!!!!



DC

I have a hard time with internet sarcasm. I can't tell if you looked at the first page of the plog and saw the Rah-Nuld or not.

Breotan wrote:Need squigs done up as those french fry goblin thingies that they had back in the 70s before Sid & Marty Kroft sued their asses.

The snotlings are the fry guys so far. I was thinking about making the squigs look a little more like the hamburgers from the hambuger patch.


And now I present the Happy Meal, aka Lunch Box. Enjoy.

We are pleased to announce our new 24 hour drive through!

Please meet the staff:
Night Shift Lead
He's the leader. You know how you can tell? He's the only one using the handlebars like you are supposed to.


Night Shift Grill Manager
Makes sure you get your order hot and fresh, no matter the hour.


Night Shift HR
Please report any injuries to the coporate office immediately. Remember : Safety First


The Night Shift Manager Team - Excited to bring you all of your favorite menu items no matter your schedule.




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Meet Da Mayor

No comments? Really?

And now meet our newest mascot - Da Grimm-Us





Thank you for all the great comments. Even though I fished a little. Next plan is Warboss on a bike.

warpcrafter wrote:You have inspired me to do a Taco Bell themed addition to my Plague Marines army. (I'm thinking diarrhea guns instead of plasma guns and cockroach riders instead of bikers.)

I would arm the plague marines with bowel-disruptors. Sure, there's killing someone with poo; but doesn't more joy come from killing them with their own poo? I'm just sayin'...

konst80hummel wrote:I hate Mcthings.... But i find your army absolutely fabulus.... Splendid parody sir!!! I viewed the thread all in one go and still can't stop laughing

Dear McDonalds,
This is what happens when you market to children 30 years later. Please take some time to think about this.
Love,
Lord Shag

Mad Mek wrote:Hey LS Can you get a picture of them all? or is the army too big to fit in the lighting box thingy? Itd be awsome if you could

I will get a big group shot once I finish the display board which will be.... eventually Hopefully this one will hold you over until I get to making one.

Iron_Chaos_Brute wrote:When you're done, you need to send pics to McDonalds corporate HQ.

Oh yes, they will be seeing this with the letter above. You have my promise. I won't be happy until I at least get a cease and desist.

Mad Mek wrote:That Froup shot will keep me happy!
But Not for long!

StarGate wrote:Im wanting Mackkie D now , and im wondering were the Fry guy are ??? and the hamburgler...... and Grimus.....lol.. but i love the color. what color Yellow did you use?

It looks like your wait may not be long. I started on the kommando squad this weekend after a very successful bit-trading say at the local game shop (btw - Hat's Games RULES!). There is also another project en route. WIP photos to come soon.

The Good Green wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonaldland#Characters

Any plans for "Birdie the Early Bird"? The frie kids would make great snotlings for a SAG run by "The Professor".

There is even a "Captain Crook" pirate!

I can't wait to see who you make next. They have all come out so amazing already.

Zagstruck is looking to fill the Birdie gap when I figure out why I would use him. Assault after deep-striking is neat, but every time I deep strike the Storm Boys they quickly earn the title "Crack Suicide Squad"... maybe I'm missing something, but Birdie is currently low on my list.

But, I am gonna have to start branching out into later McDonaldland characters soon. Captain Crook is an obvious choice when I get around to some Flash Gitz (lower on the list than Zagstruck), but the Professor might get used sooner than later. I was going to finish the Big Mek/Grimace thing off with a Shokk Attack Gun, but I feel it would be kind of a cop-out making him Uncle O'Grimmacy (Gee.... green ork. Such originality...).

Again, thank you all for the encouraging comments. I'm not sure my behavior SHOULD be encouraged, but thank you all for doing it anyway!

Due to popular demand...

Our Newest Mascott (in training) - H


and


Don't know when I'll get some paint on him, or even finish with the green stuff, but he's on his way.

I opted to not get Zagstruck after having too many problems deep striking the stormboys (85 points to be able to assault after a deepstrike didn't make much sense to me), yet I still wanted to do Birdie so I opted for Warboss/Big Mek (works as either so far) on a bike.
Here is the beginning of the effort... more to come.



Also, I won my first tournament last month! YAY!

Heya everyone. Sorry I fell off of the Earth.

No, really. I fell off. It sucked. Vacuums usually do.

But on occasion, while in the cold reaches of space, I apparently found some time to get some more work in on these little bastards.

So without further ado, meet the new drive through staff.

The last ones wandered off.

And our newest enforcer, Officer Big Mac. Keeping the peace in McDonaldsland, wherever that happens to be today.







Thanks for stickin' with me everyone. I promise more updates in the next few days.

Today I bring out

The First Window



When they ask you to drive up to it.... don't.

The newest addition to the maintenance crew - Tankbustas



They don't so much fix things as they solve problems before they become problems
(ok... let's be honest.. they are more like lemmings at this point)

And finally, the fry guys, defending the objective - The Egg McMuffin McGuffin. For all your egg an bacon plot related needs.



Until next time...

Meet, the commandos. Always on the lookout for a few good burgers...







and, since you have all been voicing concern, here he is.

Updated group shot for y'all. I will try and get a whole-army shot done soon.

Heya again everyone. Since getting backed up on commission jobs, I haven't had a chance to work on my own toys for a bit. I took this last week to put the final touches on a project that started late winter.

So without any further delay, I introduce The Herald of our Breakfast menu : Birdie the Early Bird.


See as Birdie smashes past another common adversary in the galactic battle of furious food franchises.


Our first casualty, a sworn brother of the Dred Lobster Marines.


After having mowed down the Dred Lobster Marine, Birdie and McNugget contemplate a snack.


Birdie the Early Bird, Herald of the Breakfast Menu, Lord of the AM, Master of the hot coffee


To give you an idea of the conversion work, here's a shot of Birdie from earlier this year. A few changes had been made over the months, but the basic idea is here.