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One of the few reasons I miss being able to come to Dakka as often as when my computer time was free was checking in on your threads man. You really put some awesomely original and incredibly fun stuff to check out. Love this thread.

Ok, this is some AMAZING inspiration for all of you terrain builders!
http://lana-sator.livejournal.com/160176.html#cutid1

Here's a pic from the top of the larger smoke stack (or whatever it is)

aww man, it's all in Russian, and the pics don't work

WHAT! The pics don't work for you?! no good! I had you in particular in mind. I'll see about posting a couple more pics, or something... Try it from another computer.






It's all in Russian for me too, by the way.

Yeah, it's probably our proxy here at work, I will check at home, thanks Bro!


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HOLY KRAP!! This is Damn cool stuff!


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I could SO build this!

One of our club members is Russian i could ask if he can translate something

No, I get the general idea, it had something to do with the Soviet Space Program, very cool stuff!

Allways loved those abandoned russian buildings.
They got so much feeling to them.

I'm coming back to the hobby slowly. I'm still in a shambles in general, but I've been thinking about the old Ordo Gorkamorka lately, and the shoots boyz squad I want to add (to the long list of unfinished models ;P).

I was thinking about the fluff behind them and it settled this way: Gutsnik is from the Mekanikus and the grots are his Skitarii, so the irks must be Beakies! Well ok, but what chapter?

So, looking through the chapters, I was leaning toward the Iron Hand, because of their close ties to the mechanicus, but I was having trouble, fluff wise, with my kommandos being the noobs in the chapter, so to speak. (SM Scouts and all) Then it struck me, Space Wolf's Scouts are the vets... some of them anyhow.

So I think I'm gonna found my own chapter of SM Orks to act as the militant arm of the Ordo Gorkamorka. This chaptork will be known as Da Gnashers... after the face-eatin' squig. It's either that or Da Growlers, after the squighound. Their gonna be a squib themed SM Chapter themed ork shoots boyz mob... (mouthful) and anyway, it's a new idea.

Besides that bit that I'll continue to think about but try desperately to not begin modeling. I would like help deciding what to finish first. Any of the models or terrain I have started in this blog are up. Please let me know.

Thanks for reading
TGG

I can't even wrap my mind around what you just said! Guess I'll have to wait for the models... Good to have you back GG.

good to see you back man.

Thanks fellas.

I'm going to try to finish one unit at a time, as a sort of new years resolution... let's call it a new year in my hobbling timeline. As for the ork chapter thing... I'm still trying to rap my mind around it, too, Gits. So we'll see.

The other thing that I've thought about to make it even more complicated is to have the "chapter" be Death Watch themed instead (as Gutsnik is an exploring Magos of the Cult of Gorkamorka... or summing like dat) and draw from such notable chaptaz as Da Brazen Klaws, and so on. I do need to look at those threads again, for inspirations sake... and also because they iz cooool.

I still need to get my work station rebuild, but I'll have more room this time round and I have already started working, more productively, on the Mobile Kroot squad that will found as Stormboyz.

So I'm gonna keep working on the mopeds for da kroots, but I'm also going to focus on one other unit at a time to finish modeling them. I probably won't be painting for some time yet, but I did dig up old Lokun and the Grot Platform, so I may finish those two... if any of my paints are still useable.

and already I have left my resolution behind...

DAMIT!

;P One unit at a time. I should start with Gutsnik, I suppose.

One at a time bro! One at a time!

Great link GG. thanks for the terrain inspiration ..

@ Neil101: Yeah I was psyched when I stumbled across them.

Quick question: has anyone seen an Ork version of the Emporor's Shadow Space Marine Chapter? Think I could go for Gorkamorka's Shadow. Heavy on the dredz and lots of cyborg parts. Still could do the Space Squigs (Space Wolves theme), to keep the kommando's promoted (as it were).

I set up Bigtoof earlier today, for the first time in... well, when was the last time I posted pics of it? Anyhow, I measured it this time and, at it's widest points, the town is 39" x 21". I now have table space to set the whole town up. I took some pics today too, but I haven't uploaded them yet. I'm interested to see if I misplaced any of the buildings, as I did it from memory. I like that there is some room for rearranging the town, even tho I've glued many of the buildings into clusters.

I'll amend this post with pics a bit later on. Also, thanks for the reinforcement, D.

Yes! Show da Pics!!

Here you go:

starting off right, wif Bigtoof Proppa, from da squidgions eye.


and da part I plans to were on next, da majer 'ousez of Bigtoof.


I also took a pic of my HQ selection... not strictly speaking

the Runtherd and Deffskullz boss, I don't think, would ever really count as HQs except in Apoc games, and then the Runtherd would be that 'uge IG general.

and a quick refresher of some more of the models I've had almost ready to paint for about a year now:




So, my plan now is to finish modeling Gutsnik and base coat him, AND adding the wooden features to the buildings at the end of Bigtoof (shown above). I left them out so, when I find the balsa wood, I can start making the deck and stairs that go with those buildings. I still have yet to finish setting up my work station as well... so I suppose that will have to be first.

Hope you enjoyed the flash back and thanks for reading.

That is awesome Green!!

Nice, your back!

Yes, big Welcome Back! Missed this thread, glad to have you back on the hobby.

Thanks for the warm welcome!

It feels good to be back. I noticed, too, that quite a few of us have taken a bit of a break... or slowed down at least, but it looks like everyone is gonna stick around.

My work station is getting closer... I think it's even useable at this point. Not at all ready to be photographed tho.

Good to see you back! I'm in the middle of a move to the other side of the planet - what's your excuse?

Nice to see some news from BigToof greeting me after a short break

@ Arakasi: Is that all? I've been moving for the last year and a half, and I haven't gone anywhere...

@ Monkeytroll: good to hear it's just a short break.

So, here's a quick color test for Da Squigs Shadow. It's the marine themed wing of the Ordo Gorkamorka. Their namesake (Da Squig) is none other than Gork's (or was it Mork) most vicious attack squig. Taking the color scheme from The Emperors Shadow, which I have not been able to find much as to their fluff. But I like the colors so




No base coat or nothing, just quick and dirty.

Upon further viewing, I find that color scheme a bit too colorful. So, some changes are in order. First on the list is the suspenders/harness straps will match the shirt (for the most part). The leg strap and arm band I'll try to use for squad markings... I liked the Ork Angels approach with the troops symbol tattoo on the arms, so I'll do that too.

All da boyz and weedy nobz will have shoulder tats matching their unit type, except I will be comparing them to the unit tip of the Space Marines...
so, Tankbustas = Devastators. Now, I know many of you will bring up the clear fact that the loots are more like devastators, but there aren't any loots in the Ordo Gorkamorka. Those steeling' hits are over at the Trukk Shop rip pin' off over folks ridez. The boyz squads will be the tactical squads and the komandos will get the elite symbol, as I find their character more akin to the space wolf scouts.

The Beaky Boyz that I'm working up are, I suppose, more like the chapter of space marines the Adeptus Mechanicus tried to create. They were ultimately found out and punished somehow... I read it in a bit of fluff somewhere. At least my beaky boyz are like that when compared to such great Chaptorks as Da Brazen Klawz and Da Dark Angelz. My main reasoning there is do to the ruling influence of my big meks.

I was thinking about going the Death Watch route, but I want more to do with their gear than all black and one fancy shoulder pad... also I couldn't see the ordo collecting one shoulder pad from so many chaptaz. I guess they could be boyz from all over the universe that had a shoulder pad and fallen in love with the idea of being as tough as space marines... having been the last boy in the mob by the time they squashed only one marine (or whatever). So that ork boy rips of a shoulder pad and books it outa there... and finds his way to Da Ordo Gorkamorka.

... would explain why my waaaagh is going so slowly

So I'm going the other way, the Mechanicus founded chapter (that was ultimately squashed by the emperor I think) only with orks

And so Da Ordo Gorkamorka founds its very own chapta... I haven't settled on a name for the whole chapter yet :\ I'm leaning back towards something with Growlaz or Gnashaz in it. Bloody Gnashaz or Gork( or Mork)'s Growlaz, something like that. If you have any suggestions, please share them.

Thanks for reading.

ALSO! I'm very happy about the new allies rule. I just heard about it and I'm so happy I can actually bring the Bigtoof Grots as Allied IG in regular games now.

You ca use abhumans in IG now too! -good news!

Now show us that new paint scheme idea man!

Sounds like you've got some good ideas there GG. The color pattern is a bit much. One bright color on an ork is OK, 3 is pushing it. Maybe if you darkened them a bit... it wouldn't be so jarring.

Here's the second try at the colors.



Frankly, I'm not as happy with these two. I certainly will be darkening them up a bit, plenty of dirt and grime too.

I've got some relearning to do with my painting as well. The red straps are going to get darker, more like squib leather. The skin will get a different touch as well.

Something about the aqua... just looks... wrong with an ork. Especially the red and aqua together.

I know what you mean. There's just something off about it. I think it's just my crap paint job tho. I'm going to toy around with the colors some more and see if I can't find a pair of turquoise and green that work better. Here's something I'll be using to help:
So... I think, maybe, more yellow in the skin? or making the red rustier.
more reference:

I'll be lightening up the black with wear-n-tear and highlights, so hopefully that will help calm the brightness, too...
ok with the last few pics added to that spoiler, I'm thinking the skin is getting much darker, and a bit yellower, and the red is getting drastically muddier or rustier... a darker, drabber color at any rate, more like squib leather... like I was saying