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Process for the yellow:

1. Basecoat of Iyanden Darksun
2. Lightly wash with Gryphonne Sepia
3. Mid tones - work through Iyanden Darksun and Sunburst Yellow, just leaving the sepia in the deepest recesses.
4. Building up through the highlights with Sunburst yellow. Dilute the yellow quite well and apply as a bunch of smooth coats - let each coat dry properly before applying the next or you'll pull big holes in it.
5. When you've got a nice smooth rich yellow, finish with edge highlighting and pick out the very tips of nuts and bolts etc with a mix of the yellow and some skull white.

Hope this helps - yellow is a bit of a pain compared to many other colours as the paints tend not to be that definite and opaque, but this can actually work to your advantage as it encourages you to take your time and build up to a smoother finish.

MrMerlin - I hear you mate - I'm a little scared of weathering if I'm to be honest, but you're right, I'm going to have to bite the bullet and learn how to get the right effects at some point, these are indeed far to clean and shiny to be proper boyz :-) More research to be done and a few test models to get through before I go scuffing up these...

Wait, were you and the missus at Warhammer World last Wednesday? She looks familiar.

Very nice Orks btw, from the both of you.

That wasn't us I'm afraid, Wib. We were there in September for our wedding anniversary - (first time I've ever been). Think we'll be going back for another look early next year, do you perchance know how often new stuff comes into the painting exhibition? I heard there's a titan or two in there at the mo?

Ah, well then she, at least, has a double who's also into wargaming.

I think they swap stuff around in the cabinets in the main hall every month or so, there's usually a couple of titans knocking about.

The 'Museum' models don't get changed very often, I've been quite a few times over the last 2 years and most have been the same. I think they only update those when the army gets updated.

Cool - I'll have to be back there soon anyhow I think, because I need another Bugman's glass (I find that gaming is improved with a nice glass of foamy brew - but not too many because clumsy drunkfingers tend to break models...)

I'm always interested in seeing titans in the flesh, because I have an Eldar Revenant sat in a cupboard cos I'm too scared to start it...

I missed out on Going to warhammer world on a stag do last year sadly. But more Anoyingly i used to live in Nottingham while i was at Uni, and i never went as i had not really discovered WH40K back then. Oh how i wish i had lol.

Thanks for the tips on the yellow. I have some yellow painting coming up so that has helped.

Happy to help with the yellow M0rdain - hope it works for you - Darksun is an insanely useful foundation paint if, like in the case of these orks, you undercoat in black

I already have a four by four so I'll see if I can buy an expansion

Hope you guys had a good time at WHW! Really would like to go again, as soon as I have my latest army mostly painted....

Keep up the great work


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And you're right it is quite amazing how once you introduce someone to something like this how much they take to it, if I am painting or want to, she's like bring some round and I'll help, it's ace!

BCScotti - mate: she's a keeper :-)

Loved warhammer world - it's the mother ship after all - quite pleasantly surprised at how nice the beer and chilli burger were too.

Hopefully will get a pic of the final Kan (and a nice group shot) up here before Christmas. Last day in work today though (as you can tell by the way that I'm on here instead of getting on with my job...), and Mrs Doggles' birthday tomorrow, so no painting for a day or two as we'll be celebrating - Yay!

Well Wish her a happy Birthday, and i hope you got her some nice bits to get her even more into the hoby

[edit] ignore comment below, I hadn't seen that the thread had snuck onto a second page. Great orks, keep them coming!!


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M0rdain wrote:I agree the Yellow is very smooth and clean, what is your process?

Same question from me!! It looks like loads of iyaden darksun painted in watered down layers, but its so crisp! They are a credit to all Doggles everywhere.}}}

Haha and don't I know it buddy, i'm wrapped round her little finger!

Happy birthday to Mrs Doggles, hope she has a great day mate and don't get too drunk!

Looking forward to the post christmas posts as I imagine you will get shiny things

I am cuurently painting up a badmoon orc army. This is how my yellow is coming out with battle damage included.

Mrs Doggles says thanks for the birthday wishes guys )


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Baron - top job mate - are the checks done with brush or pen?

Yes! Proppa good that!

Here's that last Kan:




and a group shot of them all together:

By the way folks - STOMPA for Christmas... ha ha!!!

Not finished yet, but couldn't wait to show you - isn't he cute?!

The stompas looking very cool

its soooooo cute!

Seriously, great job!

Thanks guys!