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Hello there campers.

Here begins a new Plog for my new Orks. Now leaving only eldar and nids out of my monstrous collection.

I wanted to tone down the skin colour from the snot/goblin green run-o-the-mill tide so tested out a cammo green/bleach bone mix.

I'm a member of the now redundant 800 Naval Air Squadron, AKA Naval Strike Wing and I'm keen for my squadrons heraldry to live on in my orks. So they will be pusser's grey with plenty of black and white chequers [like grey goffs I suppose]. And as an aircraft engineer, I'll be stuffing in plenty of defkoptas for my fluff

Here's a reference image... don't mind the three fat matlots in the way XD


I'm quite pleased with it. Glad to hear the good opinions of the Dakka community... so what do you think of my Nob? [XD oh the connotations]

Looking good so far. Good skills on the highlighting.

That is a really good Green! I would definately go for it! as for your Naval Strike Wing heritage, how about converting those defkoptas into something that looks like a miniature jet? I think that would be cool!

Great green on your orks, cool name aswell

cheers guys, cammo green it is then.

Jake 1+ mate. Love the idea. I reckon it will be a doddle to take the rotors off and fasion stubby wings. They're are 'jetbikes' so it's a good representation. Sterling stuff mate


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Another first today.

My first ever rust effect. It was nail biting but it came out alright. Still need to work on my technique a little but a resounding success

I based the metal in Tin Bitz, stippled with boltgun metal then washed the recesses with watered down blazing orange and finished with delvian mud wash lightly into the recesses.

also you can see the pusser's grey uniforms

I agree that's a great green. Definitely brighter and different than the usual, but it looks great!

Wow that ork looks great. The green skin is quite nice. I think you are going to need at least one fighta-Bomba and lots of looted flying stuff, keep up the good work!

nearly finished my first Nob, done a bit more weathering. Considering I've never even tried it before, I'm getting right into it not sure how to approach his massive chin XD metallic/checkers/splash of colour? what d'yall think?

Think these are better pics too, think I need to sort out a light box.

It would be sweet to see it a bright orky color, like orange or red or yellow, maybe with a checkered stripe along the bottom. and some nice weathering.

Looking great otherwise. Love the skin and the axe is great

wow these orks look good good good, orks aren't pussers though they are supposed to be bad azzez hehe... I would really like to know how you painted this guy from the ground up! THe checks and weathering and skin are very very nice... well done!

BANG DONE! Big Frank...

I like it. That is one fine paintjob. Cant wait to see an entire army of orks that look that good. Keep it up!

Wow, cool mini, with lots of really nice detail work, well done!

Very nice. I like my ork skin darker but yours is very well done. Your weathering looks really great also. Your are gonna have a great looking Mob when it is all done.

Green is Best!

The red base throws me off a little, mainly 'cause I've never seen a red base before, but the overall mini looks great. Loving the weathering and checker patterns.

BF's new BFF wiv a Big Choppa, knocked up from 2 choppas from the AoBR Nobz



and a kombi-scorcha Nob (so glad that making a squad of complete individuals is beneficial in game terms)
This was made with 2 sluggas and the back-slung burna from one of the old gorka morka mekboyz

Yeah, liking what I see here. That's a nice tone for the skin, nice work on the checks and the rust. Looking forward to when you start on some air support.

nice work mate,i bet those checks were a right pain in the arse to get right.

you'd be surprised how easy they are.
This is my first ever shot at checkers, rust and whethering.
In fact, when I do the next one, I'll pop in a step by step and you'll see how easy it is

I reposed the kombi-scorcha because it's ridiculously off balance and prepped my next nob to receive a power klaw off a meganob which is currently in the post with a job lot of bits that I got for a steal and the last dude lost his top-knot... 'cause after much gorping at it, I decided it looked gay XD

I just heard of this game thing called Robogear, it's apparently like Warhammer 40k for young kids...anyway, they have these little jet things with huge engines that would look perfect for your Deff Squadrun! It is pictured below. You could chop off the roll bars and have an Ork popping his head up wearing goggles or something! I think it would look awesome! Anyway, just thought you'd like to see it. When I do get around to building up my Ork mob, I'm thinking of going this route!

Hey, any updates? We need pics dude!

"WE'Z GOT TO GET SUM FUR DA FLY BOYZ!...... rekon day cud be made orkyer... a lil' dakka 'ere, sum kablam there an I fink we'z cud work wiv dat!"

props for finding them mate. Gonna check out the dimentions first but I might have to have one regardless [if it looks too small I'll just stick a grot in it ]

not much to update atm. assembled my first 3 deffkoptas and bodged together my warboss with 5 nobz in total so far.
I have just done the skin on my next 2 so here they are... I'm moving house on tuesday so I've been a bit preoccupied as you can imagine.

I think that Robogear game is what my flyers were made from.

hmm, I think I prefer the first one but thanks all the same.

Here's a unit shot of what I'm working on.

The next 2 Nobz have a TL-shoota and a power klaw.
This unit is just for use in a 650pt league... I think for bigger games they will need a painboy and a truck at least.

They're all AoBR models that I got cheap [needed some tlc.. and in places repair] I repositioned the head of the warboss a little and it gave the mini much more of a dynamic pose. win. and gave him an iron gob.

Nice skin tone, bit hard to see what's going on with the undercoated ones but I look forward to seeing them painted up.
All good so far.

Still lovin what your doin here. That light skin tone is growing on me.

Quick update... god damn I'm slow!

I picked up the green paint today..... it felt gooooood.



probably should finish those two Nobz but they aren't featuring in my 1500, so they're last in line now.... a very... very... long line [well, not very long but really slow moving line... actually... really long and really slow moving. Oish!]

*Edit* I've also been re considering my colour scheme. Since I have a balanced mix of AT/AI shooting/combat vehicles/infantry I have decided to make my clan Da Blood Axes, Zognuts Irongob's Divishun, Da Deff Skwadron!

I'm gonna use the grey as a base for urban cammo similar to this one;

Note that this is not my ork, its a prize winner from www.the-waaagh.com

Looking good planning on lootin' an 'Arrier as a Fighta-Bommer? Skin looks great to me.

nice stuff man, got to love the fluff going on.
You carry on good sir

Llamahead wrote:planning on lootin' an 'Arrier as a Fighta-Bommer?

Indeed I am.... but the airfix models are a touch under scale for 40k :(

This guy just gave me epic inspiration http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=300375 the thought box has re-engaged after a long time at idle