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Outstanding BBL! Great creativity & modeling. All da right bitz is dere fer sure.

Two suggestions...
1. It needs a grot rigger set up like an ammo runt somewhere. Just pin him on (but don't glue) so he can be removed when used.

2. Get some of the armorcast "cinematic effects" & have two blasts of flame and smoke shooting out of the stacks.

Really good job BBL, he's going to look *great* painted up!

I think... I can see wolf bitz.... definitely. If oyu need any furry SW bitz, PM me. I usually give em away for free, for friends.

I added one more small wire to the gun arm, going to the joint (the bottom of the turret piece looks way to plain, IMHO)
The only grot I have is the mekboy ammo pack w/ grot, and I want to work him in. I like the fuel tanks on the back of his pack, but if I remove them I could place the grot there.
(or take the grot off the biker nob's boss pole, but he just looks so good with the bike.)

Think that will work Gits?

Don't move the tanks!!! I can help you with a grot.

All right, that would be great!



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Also, I didn't have time to write enough of the story, but it WILL be done this weekend
It is about how Goldmaw beat the dred, took on the second-name Godcrusha, and how it wouldn't have been possible without 'Goldmaw's Protege' (the boy with the two knives conversion)
You'll see when I get to it

You are still to clean the mould lines and drill the barrels right? This would be the perfect model to make sure you get all of those! (I feel like I'm harping on... apologies if it comes across that way - just think its doubly worth the effort here!)

Of course.
Drill before or after painting?

I always do before.

Here is the progress with painting
. If you see any blaring errors, let me know. (I need to paint the rocket pack)







I also gave him a third finger, added the skull thing on his shoulder, and made that marine helmet spike.
Any tips or critique? Lay it on me

i dont really like the yellow on this model,it works better on your other models. I think it just makes him too bright or doesn't contrast as much with the other colors. maybe dirtify the yellow in some places or make the other colors, def the silver darker. i don't much like the use of silver in general so i am bias towards it, i think it usually is wayy too shiny.

Don't worry, he is getting a heavy badab black wash
I agree, the yellow is too bright, but It won't be for long

It looks good in person anyways, don't worry.

okay wonderful!! maybe black ink the silver to make it less bright

I just love that conversion BBL... don't care how you paint it... just masterful.

Thank you Gitz, that means a lot
I am going to be adding the wash soon

thats a real bright yellow, I love the look of your characters

Thanks.
Its very dull now after the wash, it looks much better. pics around lunch time (I need to go drive for drivers ed)

(And OT, The Big Lebowski is one of my favorite movies. I have this shirt
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Here he is in all his painted glory


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I'm going to write my fluff int microsoft word and paste it here.



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Goldmaw watched as his boyz finished the last of the marines. Reaching up, he placed a cigar in his mouth and began walking toward the battlefield, ripe for looting. Suddenly, a Nob cried, “Boss! More ‘umies incomin’ “ Glancing up, Goldmaw saw the nob was right. Two drop pods were coming in fast. Laughing heartily, he glanced down at his klaw and flexed the fingers. “Oi!, you lot folla’ me” He said, pointing to his nob guard and the burna boys. Setting off for the two drop pods, he heard the sputter of bike engines as three bikers sped past. A lone space marine lay dying on the ground. Defiantly, he raised his bolt pistol and aimed it at the warboss’s head. *click* The pistol was empty. All the eyes of the orks shot toward him. With two quick strides, Golmaw was on top of him. Grinning, his gold teeth glittering, he rose up his klaw and plunged it down into the marine, twisting it savagely. Leading the boys and Nobs, Goldmaw broke into a run. Getting to the top of the hill first, all he saw was destruction. From the drop pods, a quad of marine and a dreadnaught had begun to slaughter the boys on that side of the hill. Bellowing loudly, he charged down the hill at the dread, leaving the burnas and nobs to deal with the other marines.

Lifting his twin linked shoota, he began to fire at the dread as he neared, the bullets plinking off the massive hull. Looking down at his useless weapon, he cast it aside, raising his power klaw and closing in on the dread. Spinning, the dreadnaught bellowed through its Vox, “I am Ancient Piolux. I have come to deny your foothold on this planet!” cycling his assault cannon, he began to stitch the ground with fire. Diving forward, Goldmaw narrowly avoided the stream of fire. Knowing the assault cannon would be the death of him; he reached up and up and clamped the power klaw onto the barrels of the assault cannon, bending them inward. However, he did not stop the cannon from being a blunt object. Swinging it forward, Piolux hit him and knocked him to the side. Rising up his fist, Piolux swept it downward. Goldmaw tried to roll out of the way, but the dreadnaught was faster, catching him in his lower body. Feeling bones crunch and muscle tear, Goldmaw stared down as the dread ripped his waist and legs off. Rising up his klaw he swiped at the dread but missed, leaving his klaw in position to be crushed. Now, with out half his body, and his klaw ruined, Goldmaw simply stared up at the dreadnaught and bellowed defiantly.

At the same time this was happening, a lone biker watched his boss falter. Gunning the turbo boost, he sped toward the dreadnaught. Jumping off, the bike flew forward and struck Piolux from behind, distracting him momentarily. As this happened, the biker boy took out his two knives and ran full speed toward the dread. Seeing the body of a dead space marine, he ran up the back and jumped off, (author’s note: Think of the scene from 300) raising his two blades and plunging them into the top of the dreadnaught.

Failing backward, Piolux tried to pull the ork off of him, but he couldn’t reach behind him. Taking advantage of this, Goldmaw reached up and grabbed the chassis of the dreadnaught, hoisting himself up. He reached back his klaw, and for reasons unknown, possibly due to the thoughts of the biker boy and Goldmaw himself, his broken klaw flicked into life for a split second, penetrating the sarcophagus of the dreadnaught. Peeling off the shield, Goldmaw stared at the ancient torso inside. Grining, he yelled, “Well, I’m Da’ Warboss Goldmaw! I’m ‘ere to keep dis planet as long as I like!” Reaching back with his unarmored hand, he smashed his hand into the face of the marine, pushing his head into the back of the sarcophagus until it smashed. Releasing his grip, he fell onto the ground.

The biker boy jumped off as the dread fell, and walked over to the boss. “Be sure ta tell the mekboy ta fix up yer bike wif the spare parts…” Goldmaw said, pointing in the general area of the dreadnaught. ‘Boss, why don’t ya use the spare parts of da bike to fix up da arma’ for yerself?” Grinning wildly, Goldmaw said, “What a great idea. I have da best ideas…” before slumping back down.

After being hooked up into the dread, goldmaw found the boy who had saved him. “Oi!” he said, getting the boy’s attention. With a grin, he reached up and pulled one of his gold teeth out (author’s note: with his real hand, not the klaw or anything) and tossed it to the boy. From then on, the boy was referred to as Goldmaw’s protégé, and Godmaw took on the name Goldmaw Godcrusha.

the dred looks great! i like the wash on it!



i loved your story, i would have liked it written from the mind of the ork which would make it sound different, but that is usually just how i like my ork stories
maybe also have imperial records of this battle and how they viewed it differently?

great work, cant wait to see more!

Im going to revise and change the story a bit, try to make rules for him, and make an objective marker of Piolux's sarcaphagus plate

Excellent! Can't wait til that comes out.

Your parts are to be shipped out tommorrow.

Finally, some action





Its my first time trying the black gem technique. Critique please

And I forgot to mention, the light bulb idea was lovingly stolen from Gitsplitta


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He looks wet because the wash is still drying in some places. Better pics in the morning

Very good BBl... he looks rarin' to go and ready to rumble!

Nice job on the lens and light bubls btw, and I actually like the way you did the copper/brass metallic areas better than the way I did them. Nice!

Thanks. What I do is paint it boltgun metal. Then, wait for it to be almost dry, and paint burnished (I think) gold over it.
Which ever gold is darker, and not shiny.

That warboss is sick! (In a good way of course..) And the mek is also

The fluff story is really well done, and I'm looking forward to more

Thanks. I will try to make up some rules for the warboss pretty soon, and I'll need input on if you guys think its fair or not


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Here are the first ideas for my Warboss. Need points costs

First Idea: Counts as a dred
ws:5 bs:2 s:5 I:2 a:4 front: 12 sides:12 rear:12
Wargear: autocannon, deff gun, twinlinked big shoota, and assault cannon. Also had dred ccw and ammo runt

Rules:
Waaagh!
Oi! Mekboy!
So much dakka
Steadfast

Oi! Mekboy: If a mekboy or big mek is in base contact, He may attempt to repair a 'weapon destroyed' or 'imobilized' on a 3+
So much dakka: Goldmaw must choose one weapon to use each shooting phase. In addition, he may make one special attack with either his burna (the dred flamer under the ccw) or a rokkit launcha (the multiple rokkits all over him).
Steadfast: Goldmaw may ignore any 'crew shaken' or 'crew stunned' on a roll of 5+

Other idea: Mega armored boss
ws:5 bs:2 s:5 t:5 w:4 I:3 a:4 Ld: 9 Sv: 2+
Wargear: autocannon, deff gun, twinlinked big shoota, assault cannon, Arma' of Piolux, power klaw and ammo runt
Rules:
IC
Furious Charge
Arma' of Piolux,
Waaagh!
So much dakka
Cybork body
Mob Rule
Arma' of Piolux: Goldmaw's looted dreadnought armor. it confers the 'slow and purposeful' rule, and a 2+ armor save. He may only join a meganob unit because of the size of the armor.
So much dakka: Goldmaw must choose one weapon to use each shooting phase. In addition, he may make one special attack with either his burna (the dred flamer under the klaw) or a rokkit launcha (the multiple rokkits all over him).

Mek looks fantastic!

Also, I'm afraid theres been a bit in delay in mailing... hopefully it will reach you soon!

Sounds good.
Any idea point cost of the warboss?

He seems like Bjorn, just a little worse, so... 250 points?

I was thinking something like that. Maybe 300 if I beef him up a bit

i like the dred rules, def with healing him with a mek! i would say 200-300 point range

updates..... you've just been racking up the post count that you haven't been posting on your own bloggggg!


or maybe im just not patient