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Checks are always good!

Everything is looking great graven. That build is looking fantastic & it's nice to see paint on the battlewagon. Bravo!

Liking the servitor so far...can we get a shot of his back gubbins?

Nice start to the wagon too

is the trukk planned to stay mostly black...? or am I just being impatient here?... checkers are always looking cool

That's hot black vik

er...I think I missed that insider comment...

Solar_lion wrote:Checks are always good!

Yeah, well, thought you of all people would appreciate that did you spot the scarab?

Gitsplitta wrote:Everything is looking great graven. That build is looking fantastic & it's nice to see paint on the battlewagon. Bravo!

Cheers mate! Looks like we're both in a very orky mood just now.

monkeytroll wrote:Liking the servitor so far...can we get a shot of his back gubbins?

Nice start to the wagon too

Thanks! Gratuitous butt shot?

I'll even give you a bit of side boob:

Yup, he's got a winch

Viktor von Domm wrote: is the trukk planned to stay mostly black...? or am I just being impatient here?... checkers are always looking cool

Nope, mostly black. They're Goffs, it's what they do. Hence the red and checks for a bit of variety. There will be some variation in the Metals, some corrosion, track and tire muck.

monkeytroll wrote:That's hot black vik

Viktor von Domm wrote:er...I think I missed that insider comment...

Hot Blak is the band's name, it's their tour bus. A reference to Hitchhiker's guide, and the loudest noise in the universe

Now normally I'm all for a bit of cheeky side boob, but.....

His Hat ? Scarab?

see? there is a problem right there... I read the hitchhikers guide only in german...my fault...so the homage escaped me......
seeing the ogryn servitor I have only one thing that is still a bit troubling me... the big chainsaw arm looks stunning because it sells the convincing image of movement... the bolter arm tho is not really my thing... something about the way a gun and all that moving stuff inside just sticking out of an arm is saying to me: don´t try that at home kids!!!....hmmmm....do you know what I mean...? for orks this is a viable way of going to war... but (ab)humans...

I like the pipework on the servitor, and what he is sludging through.

@MT - I live to give!
@SL - nope - hubcap on the battlewagon.
@vik - well that's not his arm, that's using his body cavity to house the hb. It's definitely not a groin gun though... Glad you like the chainsaw though.
@M0rdain - glad you approve!

Scarab is a nice touch .. obvious but hidden in plane sight. Probably fixing a flat on the run!

Damn right!
more paint -

Just lovely.

Good work Graven.

I like the guy poking his head out from behind the radar dish rather like a Meerkat

Thanks gang!

For now, this is done, insofar as I want to get the rest of the crew and fanatics painted most of the way, in situ, and then finish off the whole shebang. Aiming for end of may, which seems reasonable to me. C&C nonetheless sought as ever!

Yes, phone pics are rubbish.


Oh, how I hate checks...


The grime around the tracks will be darkened down, btw.


I hate freehand too...


Simples!

So there we are.

Next up, shockingly, is playing some more 40k - =][= wars on Weds, assuming Mrs G can put up with me being out 2 nights on the trot (Tuesday being my regular gaming night, and tis rpg week, as well as giving the Ordo Borgy squad to its recipient).

Then, back to this and the SoB, as well as gradually building the Ordo Malleus team with the Ogryn Servitor and possibly an Ordo Astartes/Hereticus squad for another friend (he can bloomin' paint them himself, used to be part of the 'Eavy Metal team). Determined to at least get the Simulacra bearers and ideally Celestine done by my birthday (end of June) as that's the general rule with Mrs G (I get my twice-yearly toys from her only if I paint them on time!). Praying to elder gods for a killer death bot.

In unrelated news, have now tried Kobe beef (I fail to see the point in cows that have been allowed to casually chat to Mozart), made Bacon and Eggs cupcakes (wicked tasty), and finally watched excellent documentary about Frank Quietly (still on iPlayer, iirc).

All of which is to avoid the fact that I've been awake since 420am stressed about the seniors final English exams today (they were fine, as it happens) and now the inevitable hell of marking.

Still, keeps me in crack (of the plastic variety, that is).

Later y'all,
graven

That's fantastic graven. As good as any orky thing I've ever done. You've really got a feel for it. (and your checks are just fine!) A+ mate.

Looks great. I like the little splashes of colour.

Saw this picture in jy2's adepticon blog and it made me think of you

http://s868.photobucket.com/user/jy2cool/media/2014%20Adepticon%20-%20April/Armies%20-%20Xenos/P1200805_zps548356b7.jpg.html#/user/jy2cool/media/2014%20Adepticon%20-%20April/Armies%20-%20Xenos/P1200805_zps548356b7.jpg.html?&_suid=1399035504258009254177537090236

The battle wagon war trakk is brill

@gits I am humbled. My checks still need a lot of work!

@DrH. Cheers, it needed a splash here and there!

@dantay Love. IT!

@pdh always thrilled to get a nod from a master.
And a bit of retro.joy. One of my favourite models of all time with a set of old school gk arms and crazy da mace. He needs a storm bolter but haven't quite figured that out yet.

Great old model... that'll be fun to paint!

Either mount it on top, where the cross (comms beacon is, or fore-arm a la Grey Knights should do it.

Yay for old-skool inq

I'm with dantay - mount the bolter on top, or possibly replace the shield with it....

Or if yuo have space on the 40mm base, a wee servo-skull with a buit in storm bolter?

For this one I'd agree with Kanluwen

Gitsplitta wrote:Great old model... that'll be fun to paint!

That's the hope. Very purple and gold, just like I planned when I was 10!

dantay_xv wrote:Either mount it on top, where the cross (comms beacon is, or fore-arm a la Grey Knights should do it.

Hmm. Top cumbersome, wrist not quite right.

monkeytroll wrote:Yay for old-skool inq

I'm with dantay - mount the bolter on top, or possibly replace the shield with it....

I normally hate those shields, but I really want it for this dude.

dantay_xv wrote:Or if yuo have space on the 40mm base, a wee servo-skull with a buit in storm bolter?

Ah now there's a thought. There's that cherubim dragging a bolter too...

Llamahead wrote:For this one I'd agree with Kanluwen

Eh? Lost...
Another thought. A winged daemonic maw with a sb? Very malleus.
Your thoughts chaps,if you please!

Hmm, that sounds like a plan - something similar to the old chaos familiar 'Jaw', minus legs, wings replacing horns, sb in place of tongue? That particular mini would obviously only hold a bolter, but I like the idea.......(...if you're convinced you want to keep the shield )