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Turquoise! (not the color, the stone) I approve! Check out mechanicum jon's dark eldar. He's got that theme going and it's SPECTACULAR... He even has a tut somewhere near the beginning.

I suspect a wash of green on the skin, and then devlin (or whatever it is now) everywhere would both tone it down and add depth to everything. Some shipping on the turquoise plates would help too.

I knew I saw a turquoise tut somewhere around here! Thanks Gits. And thanks to you Whale. I'm gonna try a few different base colors for the skin, mostly lighter/yellower tones then dark washes all the way. Isn't that funny, GW changing all the names like that... not funny "haha"... `,;~P

ps, nice quotes, both of you!

There's a tut in WD for the turquoise crons a few issues back, may be helpful. Iirc, they drybrushed bleached bone and washed with something.

Shade your green skin first, (get it the color you want, but biel-tan green shade is badass)) then you can customize the other colors that look good around it.

Thanks for the tips, I definitely need the help. I haven't been able to find either tut, but I'm still combing through Mechanicum Jon's thread. GW has cleared their articles in large extant. :(

Getting back on track, I've taken a few pics of Gutsnik and his backpack to help remind myself of what is still needed. It's mostly wires at this point (and a load of paint ), but I have yet to start on any kind of shoulder guards. I'm also going to take up a suggestion I remember from much earlier in Gutsniks life, tho I can't remember who posted it. I'm gonna see how it looks to put in some extra-mekanikal supports for Da Dred Klaw. There's also the grots tools to build...

here's some pics

The grots and their missing tools


Here you can't see the missing cord from da fred claw to the battery pack that isn't there.
The battery pack is gonna go between his back and the tank... I've got a bit in mind, but I still need to find it.


You can see some of the cables here, in the center there. A nice bit from the lootaz set. Those will get connected to the device in his hand... the KFF kontrolz. I've got to figure out something to do with that box thing in the cables up in the top right corner. Shoulder guard on this side too, but no hydraulic bits.

and finally, I've been wanting to put more of an edge on the platform... what I'm worried about there is that it will come down to using a very thin strip of card... very thin - so, we'll see.

and again, thanks for reading.

Remember, Orks aren't brilliant at discipline, or thinking nothing can be "improved". If you wanted to do Deffwotch, I'd reverse the black/pad color scheme if too much black is an issue (ie clan/chapter colors mostly with a single black pad to bring them together. Or some other combination (maybe black weapons too). Looking forward to seeing this progress while Da Dark Angelz are in storage/their own dark journey... The other advice above looks good - I certainly can't improve upon it at this time

Well I know orks isn't da best at drills and marchin' and the like, but deez boyz is Blood Axe boyz. Dey know those beaky boyz got some good armour, and day see how da beakies mow down lesser waaaghs. Deez boyz has also seen them squishy blue gits and all da guns dey has.

On that note, Da Bloodspittaaaz haz a couple a new 'are boyz dat has one SM shoulder pad and one orky should pad. While I was fiddling with that on my own work bench, it looked off some how, but seeing dees two 'are boyz, I like it.

With that in mind, and with your advise Arakasi, I think I'm going to paint the ork pad metaly black and the SM pad will get the turquoise treatment, with black trim. I'm going to pick up some World Eater pads too, and paint them up like squigs. Not sure yet, how I'm going to make my own 'are boyz look 'arder then the rest of da chapta. Maybe they'll just get different colors (like white helmets) and some extra trophies.

Love how character full your minis are GG .. the houses are looking mighty fine too..

just wanted to thank you again for that site heads up i have used this pic from there as direct inspiration for this

Thanks for the kind comment, Neil. I still haven't a clue how I found that site... google magic or something. It's obviously too good for this hobby for me to keep it to myself. I'm very happy to see what might be the first terrain directly inspired by that post to come to fruition. Very cool.

Ok, here's my plan for painting... this is more so I can remember, but I'm also interested in your input for different layer options to get different effects.

Pants and Shirt:
-Black base coat
-Dry brushing dark grey highlights

Skin:
-Base coat with a Medium to Light Green
-Medium to Dark Green wash
-Medium to Light Green highlights
-Devlan Mud wash

Helmet and torso armor: (for Da Boyz)
-Black base coat
-Light dry brushing of Dark Grey
-Extreme highlight with Dark Grey
-Extreme highlight with Medium Grey
(white helmet or fur ring for "soar boyz")

Suspenders and Straps:
-Base with a Warlock Purple of some sort
-Devlan Mud wash
-First highlight with Scab Red
-Second highlight with Blood Red
-Extreem highlight with 1:1 Vomit Brown/Blazing Orange
-Devlan Mud wash

Shoulder pads:
-Base with Dark Angle Green
-First highlight with Hawk Turquoise
-Second Highlight 2:1 Hawk Turquoise/Ice Blue
-Edges get rough black base coat
-Edges get metal/grey
-Devlan Mud wash

Gunz and Mek armour:
I'll be trying to emulate Arakasi's red for these parts

So, that's my plan so far. I left the colors more "undecided" for the skin because I'll be trying to vary it, a bit, from boy to boy. The Nobz will get darker skin tones as well, and irks deemed to be veterans (nobz and some boyz) will get white helmets while "sergeant" nobz will get red helmets. I was thinking maybe the horned helmets could be vet status, but I think the horns might represent some other part of the heraldry better... any ideas there?

So, I'm off to see how close I can get to that. Thanks for reading

Alrighty, some progress picks!

I've got the two test orks painted up to the first layer of highlights (almost). The shoulder pads don't have any highlights and the weathering is still just black base-coat. The skin is only washes at this point, too.



I like the slugga boy's skin better, so I think I'll stick with light greens and yellows for the skin base coat. I'm not super happy with the dry brushing on the clothe, but a wash may fix that. One last thought on the color scheme, maybe the torso armour should be red as well, and just the shoulder pads are turquoise. What do you think? I still need to work on my technique for the pads anyhow, thin the turq. out a bit more, a few more layers of it... I'll get there.


I've gotten Gutsnik and his backpack almost completed as far as assembly goes. All that's left to make are his shoulder guards, and maybe a wire or two from the Dred Klaw to his armpit.





So, a few more steps with the painting and I'll post them again. As for Gutsnik, I'm very pleased to say that there's really only some gap-filling (and the grot's tools) to do before he's ready for a base coat himself. However, he isn't glued together (fully) yet. The back pack still comes apart (the mekaniks and the platform) and the whole thing comes off his back. The wires attaching to his trigger still need a little touching up to fit them right, but that is easily fixed with glue as well.

Anyhow, thanks for reading.

Love the way that mek is coming along!

Thanks Gits. I can't believe how long it took me to realize the Sentinel cockpit cage was a perfect railing for the platform.

Lookin' good! Keep it up, I have to get my fix somehow

Completely awesome job on Gutsnik thus far man.

Thanks you two. I mean to do some GS/gap filling later today. Haven't been in much of a mood for painting since I got the color scheme going in a direction that I like. I'll keep working on the color scheme (sort of in the mean time as it were) while I finish up the Nobz. I took a survey of theme a day or two ago, and they're almost done, too. I need to finish a couple staffs (the waaagh banana and a big choppa) but otherwise, I think they are about done.

I still need to get the mold line off of the left side of Gutsniks back pack... and give him some shoulder pad action. (after all, 40K=giant should pads)

Thanks for reading, and hopefully I'll have some pics for you by the end of the day.


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So, I finished the staffs and added a bit to the AdMek Nob's backpack. The only bit I have to add to the nob squad now is a rokkit for one of the servitor nobz. That said, they are ready for GS. Which means I have a Big Mek and a bunch of Nobz ready for GS... so I shouldn't have a problem mixing too much

At any rate... here's the pics

Almost forgot Gutsnik's snotlings...

finally made their tools. :]

Cool mods to the snotling weapons - I'll have to remember that

Ok, so... on further inspection I did have more to do on the nobs... also, I've been uninspired to do any GS work. :\ But I did start gluing the nobs together. I had forgotten that most of them still had massive amounts of blutac holding them together. I've left bits ungled for painting, but they hadn't even been glued to their bases (some still aren't) At any rate, I'm not sure if there is a good group shot of them on here yet, so I uploaded one:

... not to say this is a great picture of them, but it shows all of them off pretty well. bit of blur here and there but what can I do, these are all on my phone.

Anyhoo, here's another picture of the Acolyte/Kommando Nob. I have been struggling with how to equip him. I figure he can change from game to game, be more of a counts as model. I think the most acurate way to do it is a choppa and kombi-skorcha, but I like the idea of running him with a PK from time to time. It might be a hard sell with that choppa on his shoulder.


Thanks for reading, and if you have any good links to help me get in the mode for some GS, I would appreciate it. I want to get these guys done.

Those are looking really nice, kinda want to see them painted up though. all those big chopas are kick ass though

Thank's for the nudge. I worked on more gluing and mold line removal yesterday. I did manage to start the GS on one neck... it was funny, as I mixed JUST enough to get the base bulk of the neck.

Keep kicking me to get 'em done and it should happen a bit quicker. I really wanna get these gits done, too. But I gotta finish modeling them before I can paint 'em.

Well, just thought I'd wander by here and give you a kick. Heard the request from the other side of the galaxy, and thought, can't let a fellow dakkite down can we.

Nobs are all looking good, and Gutsnik's great.

Thank Monkeytroll. I've got some more work done... still stalling on some GS, but I did some work to that end.

Here's some picks:

First off, the Rokkit Servitork got his rokkit (finally) and an exhaust vent for his pack.


The Acolyte Nobz got their elbows finished off, tho the Tankbusta needs a shoulder still


and the Kommando has his trophies glued on, too.

Finally, I propperly attached the Iron Gob to the WAAAGH Banna.


Besides the Tankbusta's shoulder, most of the GS is gap filling (oh yeah, I filled the gaps in Gutsnik's Dred Klaw) and some fleshy bits for the servitor and admech nobz... and the backing for the rokkit on the servitor.

ps: a lot more is pinned and ready to glue, as well, but I want to paint some of it first.

loving the nob scratching his chin, very very funny that and original... (for now ) hope to see these painted up soon keep up the awesome

He's thinking about counting his bionork hand a PK or taking his choppaz... strike faster or strike harder?

No pics at the moment. I went out to my FLGS to pick up a new GS sculpting tool thingy. I don't know where my last one ran off to. At any rate, the Nobs should be done much sooner now. I also got another pack of snotling. The pack had a bunch of snots with shrooms and a few others that I didn't have yet so I'm stoked. Even a few that are perfect for my fantasy goblin cult. So I started painting a few of them should have pics of their base coats soon. I'm working on skin color for the most part. Gotta figure it out before I get started on the orks.

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one more thing, just found this article. It's a sweet compilation of old and new ideas for civilian vehicles in 40K. I'm really excited about this in regard to the Naval depot, that I am continuing to plan as a future project. ANYHOO- here's the link: http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Civilian_vehicles_in_40k. A BIG thanks to Kidkyoto for writing it!

also gonna pimp this thread, some awesome conversions: http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?280176-Da-Waagh-Mediko/page14

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just picked up a copy of IA 8... I am loving some of those units! Fits my theme perfectly

Ok, I've got some pics this time. Almost all the GS is done on the nobz and I've got a minimum unit of shoota boyz assembled and ready for paint!

On to the pics:
Fun trophy hand bunra for the Kommando Acolyte Nob


Mekanikus Nob has coat tails and his pack is GSed a bit too



Got a pin to hold up the Servo-Nobz kombi-rokkit


Remember dis boy? He finally got his launcha fixed



and here's my first legal unit of boyz - shoota boyz dat iz!

I forgot, some of them still need shoulder pads before paint... and they might get additional accessories, too.

Sorry some of the pics aren't very crisp. (down right fuzzy) if you want better pics of close ups of any a da boyz, just say so.

Thanks for readin'

Ah, don't worry about the pics... everything looks great!

Looking very cool all round, even with blury pics

Thanks fellas. I've got the squad up to 15 boyz (including the nob and big shoota). I've added enough detail bitz to the group that I'm happy enough to say I'm gonna move on to the GS stage... on;y a few of them need GS for gap filling mostly, but there is that one with the AOBR big shoota body that has a crater in his belly. That'll be a bit of armour sculpting.

Here's a pic of what I think is the coolest one