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I saw that hordes model, might consider gettin it...
Only bad thing is that is a metal model...
Me plus superglue is a bad combination...


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oh yeah, bid d? what does that stand for...

I've finally found the perfect model to base Da reapa in, ironically its from 'reaper' models!

Here's some sketches I did of the what I want the weapons to look like:

Ace little sketches, not sure about the hood though, seems to me that an ork so big and powerful would be showing off battlescars and gaping wounds as opposed to shrouded.

Just my 2 cents but looking ace so far

I want the hood to go with the reaper thing. Oh and the thing on the bottom of the scythe is a bomb, a special rule in the making. Whenever he dies, he emits a blast from the bomb that kills anything with 4 inches. Thanks for your opinion anyway, always glad to get feedback from ya mike.

just food for thought

why not use a chest piece from a soulgrinder/

the legs and axe from a doombull kit

chop a head from a cheap gorilla toy

lots of green stuff

make a power axe from the doombull model, (i am sure an ork that big could wield that axe 1 handed np)

with a powerclaw/fist

and voila an ork power house

then again i may just be certifiably insane.....?

thanks all

Maybe a little bit of both, an insane genius! But I really wanna go with the golem, he just seems exactly what I'm going for. The soul grinder is a bit bigger than what I'm looking for to, maybe could be used for a feral ork that the boyz ride, but not for my warboss.

Ahh the hood will look spot on then, i totally forgot about the whole reaper thing

Cant wait to see some sculpting

Rather than have a bomb on the bottom of the sythe have you thought about maybe a bomb vest?

The bottom of the scythe might not be obvious for everyone that glances at the model, where as the vest would be pretty obvious, food for though..

Yeah, I'd say the scythe should be as low-tech and un-fancy as you can get. Just chunks of twisted metal, instead of the sort of fancy tube you have going there. Think a street-sign post for the handle, after it's been run over by a semi, with a bunch of lawnmower blades bolted on in a crude immitation of a scythe head. The only reason it would be effective would be because of its sheer size, and because the Orks would think it was special in some way.

To make the hood, I'd just do greenstuff 'fabric' (thin sheets, molded into form) over a whole head- don't compress it too much, let it lay and fold , pull some tatters off it and let it naturally shadow the face.

So I may tone down the scythe a BIT, but the story about the reaper is that whilst his band of orks was battling some daemons and having a jolly good time, he got sucked into the warp. He then survived and fought many a demon, until he even went blow for blow with daemon princes. By this time he was huge, he scavenged armor from the beasts he felled. He finally figured he was death itself, he clothed himself to fit his new realization and called himself Da Reapa. His scythe was looted from some prince he fought and then heavily modified, thats why its so Hi-Tech. The power in it is also slightly magical. I really wanna get the scythe right though as its the heart of the model. Oh and mike, good thinking about the bomb, it was originally taped onto the bottom of the scythe in crude ork fashion. Is there any way I could make the skull on the harness light up, like just the eyes. Then it may give the Impression that it might explode....


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summing it up very basically. I'm ashamed of that piece of writing...

After a bit of rough photoshopping....

here you go...

Come on! No comments? it can't be that bad....

I think it looks awesome, but I'd like to see it next to a regular sized boy, so I can get a size comparison.

It doesn't look THAT bad...

Oh yeah, that's the stuff. LOOKING GOOD. I think you should go with this plan. Replace the head or make your own with Greenstuff. It might take some time to get it right, but you know, it will be WORTH IT.

If it comes out, maybye I'll have to try this, too.

Thanks solorg, and the model is about 1.75 to 2 inches tall. I will take a comparison pic when it comes, ordering it today...

I think the head should be bigger, so it may need sculpting using a normal ork head as guidance, or possibly as a base and just bulk it out working outwards, by the way i got that sentinel did you want a look for size dimension or something?

Its on my blog now if you want to take a look how its coming along

Imagine727 wrote:Thanks solorg, and the model is about 1.75 to 2 inches tall. I will take a comparison pic when it comes, ordering it today...

2 inches tall? Isnt that a little short for a boss? Or does it seem small because Im not looking at a tape measure?

Because you're not looking at a measure. 2 inches is about the length of your thumb, from tip to where it joins the hand.

Thanks mikeb, I'll check it out
its about the size of (or a bit bigger) the AOBR boss, and he's about a head higher than a nob.

I know what you mean about Ghazhkhull's model being disappointingly small. In the fluff he's 9m tall.

Here's my take on him...

nice work man. What did you use?

Pieces from the new multi-part Deff Dred box (klaw, giant metal jaw and horns), Space Marine Dreadnought legs, Killa Kans bits (armour plates on legs and above his head, claws on feet). There's also part of a kustom mega blasta for power tubing etc. I may put his giant bosspole back on, or create a new one. I'm undecided thus far...

well its a good job.

Thank you. He's the correct size now. Not entirely game legal but so what!

I'm planning on building an 18" inch tall mekboy gargant....