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Thanks bri, fixed.

holy batcave...

cool prices... i have atm no idea... but i have plenty of non GW minis alrady so finding a suitable piece is not that hard...

the first price pic looks awesome...

also...
at ryanroberts:
now that is a nice convers...er...repurposing!... i see exactly what you want to do... and those apes really are some steps away only from being top notch orks!

I see them all.

 inmygravenimage wrote:

Casey's Law wrote:

inmygravenimage wrote:Very sunburnt though - my back looks like the top of a lasagne...

Not sure whether to lol or whitey in my mouth...

inmygravenimage wrote:Dang. I really need to write out these rules! Any suggestions before i put them up?

Depending on how strongly you feel about it you might consider making it specifically about repurposing a GW miniature for another system? That's a bigger statement/stronger theme which could be good or bad depending on your motivation. Also remember to include rules on bases and such. The DPC rules might be worth checking as they cover 99% of issues.

DPC? And I think I want to leave this open to folk as much as possible - there are people going both ways to and from GW, this is about spuring folk onto using stuff in imaginative ways. BTW, I got the enormous package from you thanks mate and got back from Spain to find the bits I'm sending you at the bottom of a suitcase - they are now definitely en route to you

DPC=Dakka Painting Challenge.

And yes, it has been said that I have an enormous package. Glad you liked, I got the bits through too thanks mate, well chuffed.

The competition sounds like great fun, I'm definitely on board but I'll be making a start near the end of this month if that's cool?

The enthusiasm for this is making me chuffed as chuffed thing covered in... chuff. Folk can start whenever, just want to set the ball rolling. Incidentally, the prizes are not "in order" - first place gets to pick theirs, and so on. I'll edit the main post. I may have more prizes in store if there's a particularly high standard/range.

In other news, I'm just about done with the non-modular SoB tank (the rescue one):

Still a wee bit of clean-up a gs work here and there to do.
But wait, graven, where is that tasty plough of doom? Ah, well, that's going to go on the heavily armoured & modular tank that is still to come. Should crank it out over the next couple of days, depends if I can locate a specific bit for it or not.

Love it!

I suspect a lot of Sisters players are going to use the new SM codex for their armies.

^ I suspect you may be correct; in my case, because none of my SM are painted

Nice tank. Looks cool and mean. Good job.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

at ryanroberts:
now that is a nice convers...er...repurposing!... i see exactly what you want to do... and those apes really are some steps away only from being top notch orks!

Thanks Vik, they do scream Ork don't they?! I converted/repurposed one of their weird skimmer vehicle things, into an early days of aviation/steam punk inspired Imperial Guard flyer a while back.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/496398.page
I was toying with redoing it for this competition but decided it wouldn't be much of a challenge as it's mainly a re-paint and just a re-sculpt of the pilot that I want to do.

ach... me aching heart... ryan... you simply had to do it, eh? now i need to see where to find that or die trying to scratchbuild that piece of art... i like those curvy flying machines! looks spectacular...

i think we are in for a treat here with you!

and graven... very posh looking... i am more than eager to see where this is going! awaiting painted WIP update in ten...nine...eight....*snip*

Vik, the links below will take you to the site I ordered them from, the bottom link being the flyer thing.
http://www.miniaturemarket.com/manufacturer?manufacturer=253
http://www.miniaturemarket.com/rkhkac301.html
They do a single seat version with just one fuselage bit, but to make the tail part, I hacked up the 2 halves of the 2nd fuselage.

Though be warned, it was made from some sort of weird rubbery plastic that will gunk up files, razor saws, drill bits etc! And is a female canine to glue together without prep work!

well then it is a good thing that my budget is so low... i could tunnel with^^...

no i am already looking at your gallery... very nice stuff you have there... i commented and voted on some pics... the bunny sniper was my favorite!...

soon i might scratchbuild something that resembles your build tho... those round curves really speak to me... and i like the flight jacket you did... looks very fitting!!!

Loving the Orkery!
And meantime, tanks. Primed:


And WIPs of the next one. This is to be more heavily armoured, more repressor style and will get the giant plough:

The top section of this is going to be hell to build and has already involved the bone saw...


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Oops, front view with plough:


And pips of the fire dragon and tempest:


bonus points to the first person who works out original chapter. Anon, graven

well... i say a DA?... *coughsi see some green still shining through coughs*

and that paintjob on that elf looks stunning...almost as if it was pearlescent... i really like that!

the first sisters tanks looks like an amazing workload to paint... pure soul^^

and i am eager to see that gaint plough with that small tank in tow to get a paintjob

inmygravenimage, the base for the Tempest is getting me all excited- much better than the bog standard plastic flying stands, and the Sisters tank is looking good, can't wait to see what style of painting you opt for.

I've finished the build and all the green stuffing on my Repurposing entry, filled gaps and made new straps for the armour plating and jetpack thingymajig, and made a nice and simple base.
Took me a while to find a suitable scaled Ork head, the plastic boyz just looked too small, kind of like the Goombas from the Super Mario movie.
This head looks a little too large in my opinion but it does give a nice, false perspective of him leaping forwards when viewed from the front. Now just to get him prepped for painting! (And it seems I am able to stop and do WIP shots- perhaps a blog of my many, many projects in the near future?)

Nice tank-y-ness Graven and the colour of that fire dragon is really cool.

nice looking jumping over the fence pose there ryan...

but i think you should rethink the gun issue here... looks too weedy for me... a big shoota would be better...

and i think a blog of your own is in order...that was an order

The proportions on that Ork look very weird...I LOVE IT!!!

What parts did you use for the body and legs?

Vik, after a second look at it, I agree about the gun- big dakka is needed....
....and Sir, Yes Sir on the blog!

Malika2, the main component is an AT-43 Karman by Rackham, with hands, feet and head from various Citadel Orks.

if you do said ordered blog... gimme a nudge^^

Very nice work on the dragon exarch!

Small puny slugga replaced with something more fitting! Good call Vik. Sorry about the dark photo but the flash was washing out the guns details.

Great starts all round, graven.

Viktor von Domm wrote:well... i say a DA?... *coughsi see some green still shining through coughs*

and that paintjob on that elf looks stunning...almost as if it was pearlescent... i really like that!

the first sisters tanks looks like an amazing workload to paint... pure soul^^

and i am eager to see that gaint plough with that small tank in tow to get a paintjob

Nuts. No, not da, good catch on the gs though. Thanks matey, I'm just doing it in layered washes/glazes for now. Yes, the SoB stuff will be a s.o.b. to paint

ryanroberts wrote:inmygravenimage, the base for the Tempest is getting me all excited- much better than the bog standard plastic flying stands, and the Sisters tank is looking good, can't wait to see what style of painting you opt for.

I've finished the build and all the green stuffing on my Repurposing entry, filled gaps and made new straps for the armour plating and jetpack thingymajig, and made a nice and simple base.
Took me a while to find a suitable scaled Ork head, the plastic boyz just looked too small, kind of like the Goombas from the Super Mario movie.
This head looks a little too large in my opinion but it does give a nice, false perspective of him leaping forwards when viewed from the front. Now just to get him prepped for painting! (And it seems I am able to stop and do WIP shots- perhaps a blog of my many, many projects in the near future?)

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at ryan... much better looking slugga!

Yes, the SoB stuff will be a s.o.b. to paint

i see what you did there


and go for green gems with the purple cloth! we all know that works the best!

This is true, though that means green gems throughout and blue eyes, methinks. Oh well, why not eh?


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Still very WIP of course!

rather good looking i have to say

on the face there is a white smear i think and the muzzle of the lance looks a bit weird to me... but well that´s still WIP so i will be patient^^

Smear I think is that start of osl around eyes? And muzzle and indeed lance are a looooong way off done fear not! Glad you like the rest!

Smear I think is that start of osl around eyes?

oh... that is most embarrassing to not have thought of that

and yes... i like the shade of purple cloth and the green gems look suitable sparkling!