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Good to see you getting back up and running!

That mini is dead cool and you're doing a fine job, looking forward to the end result!

Rokkit Boy looks great so far. Thanks for sharing your step-by-step.

Thanks gobert, DaemonColin (and welcome to the blog) and JoshInJapan.

Progress continues!


Second layer of Caliban Green base. I think I ended up doing a third layer in places (like the top of his helmet).


Given the next step is a Nuln Oil shade, I may as well save time and do the Leadbelcher base now as well.


Nuln Oil shade.

Catchya,
Arakasi

He's coming along great!

Thank you Viterbi.

The League of Extraordinary Riveters Round 38 (May/June) Theme Poll is up.

More updates. I'm actually done now, just working through the image uploads...


Caliban Green layer, Celestra Grey and Zandri Dust bases.


1:1 Caliban Green / Warpstone Glow layer, Seraphim Sepia shade.


Warpstone Glow layer, Zandri Dust layer.


Moot Green layer, Ushabti Bone layer.


Rhinox Hide base, Screaming Skull layer.


Agrax Earthshade shade, Abaddon Black and Rakarth Flesh base.


Rhinox Hide layer, Agrax Earthshade shade.

Catchya,
Arakasi

Think you are going to finish him in time Arakasi?

CB

Yup!

Final PIPs:

Zandri Dust base on teeth and nails.


Seraphim Sepia shade on teeth and nails.

It is a bit if a blur on small details from there... but DONE:


I just need to work out which pictures to use/collate...
Catchya,
Arakasi

Had a bit of a catch up on your blog and it looks awesome! Out of context, the rokkit ork whizzing around with a spring for legs and what looks like rokkits as a kite is hilarious. Would be a great idea of Stormboyz

The Ork dread and the skellington look really cool from further back!

Welcome and thank you Olthannon. My only concern as a Stormboy is the rokkits might not be big enough?

May as well put up my Dakka Painting Competition entry in its submitted form:


Catchya,
Arakasi

Great work on him and I can't get the picture out of my head encountering him on the battlefield, jumping towards you like a pogo stick

Excellent work Arakasi!

Love the paintjob and he looks even better in situ!

Thank you!

Mistakenly posted this in my Ork thread:

Public Service Announcements

LoER Hobby Challenge Round 38 (May/June): Elevation

Dakka Painting Challenge Round 87 May 2022: Mayhem

Thinking either a Nob or a Burna for Mayhem.... thoughts?


Catchya,
Arakasi

Great work on the Rokkit boy. Shoulder-mounted missiles is peak Orky, I think.

I vote for the Burna-- open flames would cause more Mayhem, I think.

Good job getting the rokkit lobba done, lovely finish on him. If I’m not too late, then I too vote for the burna

Thank you JoshInJapan and gobert - Burna it is then!


Prepped for painting.


First layer of Waaagh! Flesh base coat. I really didn't think about how I was going to paint the chest when I put this together... very tricky getting in everywhere.


Second layer of Waaagh! Flesh base coat. First layer of Caliban Green and Mournfang Brown base coats.


Third layer of Waaagh! Flesh base coat. Second layer of Caliban Green and Mournfang Brown base coats.


Biel-tan Green and Agrax Earthshade shades. I'll actually finish the skin before tidying up and doing the cloth/armour. Also - I had to put the Agrax pot in this picture - I don't have the base progress mapped out anywhere, mainly due to the period where I wasn't doing step by steps - and the shade was the main thing missing - so here it is now (better late than never).

Catchya,
Arakasi

Barbecue Ork is coming along nicely, excited to see him develop!

Thanks Viterbi! Here you go!

I get two weeks holiday and... its a bit quiet around here...

Anyway, got my Dakka Painting Challenge Round 87 May 2022: Mayhem entry close enough to finished... just...

I present - Ork Burna!


Catchya,
Arakasi

Very nice Ork Burna Arakasi.

Cheers,

CB

Good work on the burna Arakasi. The red is lovely, what’s the recipe?

That Burna is, indeed, lovely. I like your use of drab colors rather than blindingly bright colors.

Nicely done! I was wondering about green on green for my kommandos and you made it look quite good

@Captain Brown: Thank you.

@gobert: Red is Khorne Red base (x3), Agrax Earthshade shade, Khorne Red layer, Evil Sunz Scarlet layer, Wild Rider Red edges - or something like that. If I'm being patient I'll actually layer a 1:1 Khorne Red/Evil Sunz Scarlet and started edging with a 1:1 Evil Sunz Scarlet/Wild Rider Red and only do the points in pure Wild Rider Red.

@JoshInJapan: I'm more for (my own version of) realism I guess. Or I have trouble pulling off bright colours .

@Gulgog TufToof: Green on green was a worry for me long, long ago - but I've had plenty of practise to know that it works.

Voting may still be open for him (and/or others!) here: VOTE For the winner of the 87th Dakka Painting Challenge: Mayhem.

The next round is well under way here: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 88 June 2022: The Underdogs.

Thankfully my progress is not as bad as my ability to update my blog... I'll be going in with an Ork Slugga boy:


Catchya,
Arakasi

Catchup progress...


Armageddon Dust, applied while mini is on its base.


Separated for ease of painting.


My usual Ork first steps - Waaagh! Flesh and Mournfang Brown bases.


Coelia Greenshade and Agrax Earthshade shades.


Skin complete (Waaagh! Flesh layer, 1:1 Waaagh! Flesh/Warboss Green layer, Warboss Green layer, 1:1 Warboss Green/Skarsnik Green highlights, Skarsnik Green highlights). Base rocks mostly complete (drybrush Mournfang Brown, Skrag Brown and Deathclaw Brown). Start of Leather (Rhinox Hide base)


Start of other bases - Khorne Red and Rakarth Flesh.

Catchya,
Arakasi

Off to a great start, good to see the next Ork traverse the painting table!

Thanks Viterbi. So with that, something different...

Part of managing to paint something regularly is having something ready to paint - which means built and preferably undercoated... I had considered grots or the Steel Legion that did in my goals last year for the Underdogs theme - but both would need building first. Steel Legion, being metal, at least only require clean up and not assembly - but I did want to use my Sector Imperialis bases, with the plan for these to join my Knights in the future.

Anyway - I thought I'd do one as a test case...


Steel Legion meet Sector Imperialis base.


Drill holes to mark the end points of my soon to be Sector Imperialis slotta base.


Use a steel ruler to drill along the line.


Merge the dots (mostly hand drill work, at angles through the joins.)


Ta da! I used a flat file to widen and straighten up the slot appropriately. This way I get to keep the tab on the miniature. I'll separate for eventual painting, and smooth over the gap after gluing the two painted pieces together.

Catchya,
Arakasi

Oh, wow. What a brilliant workaround. I have never mounted old Citadel/GW minis on sculpted bases because I can't bring myself to do anything that will decrease their resale value.

Well, you just made that worth posting @JoshInJapan .

A little more painting progress...


More Khorne Red, Rhinox Hide and Rakarth Flesh base layers, Ushabti Bone drybrush on base.


Lots of Agrax Earthshade shade.

Catchya,
Arakasi

Progress dump...


Khorne Red, Rhinox Hide and Rakarth Flesh layer.


Averland Sunset and Abaddon Black base.


Celestra Grey, Daemonette Hide and Leadbelcher base.


Zandri Dust base.


Agrax Earthshade and Seraphim Sepia shade.


Abaddon Black checks, Skavenblight Dinge and Dark Reaper layers.

Done! (ish)


Catchya,
Arakasi