Da Dark Angelz: Meganobz PIP

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**mullet_steve**

Amazing work being done here..

**Arakasi**

@mullet_steve: Thanks!

cormadepanda and AnUnearthlyChilde are hosting a Round 3! Papa and Panda's Competition: The Hero Round, and becasue I have nothing better to do/complete, I thought I'd enter...

Previously I was playing around with the idea to make a new Nob to lead da Boyz - one in 'Eavy Armour and kitted out with a Boss Pole, Power Klaw and Big Shoota (for that 50% precision shot chance) - and this seemed like as good a reason as any

That and I am always interested in how fast I can turn around a single model...

So I give you the beginnings of said Nob!

Front

Front right

Back

Front top.

Catchya!

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Hero Nob continues...

Cloak (needs GS)

Banna (front)

Back

Right

Left

Catchya!

**Camkierhi**

Looks cool, love the shoulder pads.

Is that one of those fascinators? on his head, you know the little hats all the posh birds are wearing? Is it going to have polkadots?? LOL sorry.

**Casey's Law**

Fuu...

**Arakasi**

@Camkierhi: Ah, no. I'm thinking of putting a target on it.

@Casey's Law: I assume you like? If so, you really haven't left yourself anywhere to go now... Was my PM helpful - or scary?

Right, so we have almost complete and complete pics (modelling) for you tonight:

Front (WIP)

Right (WIP)

Back (WIP)

Left (WIP)

Front (Modelling done!)

Right (Modelling done!)

Back (Modelling done!)

Left (Modelling done!)

Catchya!

**bigfish**

The head fits this model really well, that and it looks awesome anyway

**Leigen_Zero**

Looking good Arakasi!

Don't comment much on p&m's, but first I'm going to commend you on the excellent work in this thread, love your 'MorGrimm' and retinue.

I don't know what it is, maybe it's just the angle of the pictures but the pose on the new nob looks a little, 'off', some parts give him a dynamic movement, some very static. I think it's the PK arm that throws it off (to be honest, I hate the AoBR nob arm poses anyway, they are all doing the 'im a little teapot'), with the other arm holding the gun as if running. Perhaps if he was holding the gun with both hands ?

But meh, what can I say, don't think I could ever produce output as excellent as this anyway.

**Gitsplitta**

Nasty looking model...

**Camkierhi**

JK about "hat" looks awesome.

**Casey's Law**

Arakasi wrote:
@Casey's Law: I assume you like? If so, you really haven't left yourself anywhere to go now... Was my PM helpful - or scary?

Well the Nob's great but that wasn't what I was referring too...

You completely blew me away by adding yet further layers of detail to the Warboss diorama not to mention the added detailing to the Warboss himself. I don't want to praise you to the point where it just seems fake but it really left me speechless, my comment was an honest attempt to convey how I felt at that moment. You have reminded me what I love most about the hobby and what's possible within it.

Anyway I'll leave it there. I'm still struggling to put it into words and the more I write the more it'll sound fake and a little silly.

P.S. The pm was great thank you, I've had a good think and I'll try and get a response back to you in the next few hours.

**The Good Green**

These orks are so amazing, Arakasi. I think I'm finally going to get those world eater shoulder pads for my mareenz... and it's because of you. So awesome!

**Arakasi**

@bigfish: Thanks!

@Leigen_Zero: Thanks! Welcome aboard! I imagine the Powerklaw arm waving on da boyz, rather than being by his die or in a strike. Anytime I can't see the normal Nobz body working better I like to take the opportunity to convert one of the many AOBR Nobz. Still, I'm sure to need another one (or two) eventually, so all ideas are most welcome (and I don't like doing duplicates anyway, which naturally means I'm unlikely to do this exact pose again

) Holding it in both hand might be challenging (unless I use a Kombi Shoota as the base...) - but then, I'm always up for a challenge - eventually...

@Gitsplitta: Thanks!

@Camkierhi: No problem, I figured as much.

@Casey's Law: In my defense, what you were referring to in two letters and three full stops was anything but obvious

But - my comment still stands - the Warboss has further to go too (some more in just a sec). Anyway, always happy to inspire (and be inspired). Re the PM, that it was helpful was all I was after, so no problems there. I often save stuff in a ntoepad equivalent or copy it before sending to avoid "losing" stuff...

@The Good Green: Hey! It's been awhile! Do it!

Anyway - a little bit from the weekend. Morgrim doing his Chaos/Hellraiser impression (mid riveting)

And a bit further along

Catchya!

**Casey's Law**

Nice work, I'm on my phone but I'm rewriting the pm in my email app so I can't lose it.

**Arakasi**

@Casey's Law: You should find that less frustrating

Trimmed back those rivets, started on the shield edging, ran out of u-beam doh!

**HAZZER**

loving it so far!!!! the nobs very good too!!!

**hemmis92**

Epic models are epic! Love the one that is running with his gun tucked up to his chest and waving his powerclaw

Very orky indeed...

**Arakasi**

@HAZZER: Thanks and thanks.

@hemmis92: Thanks and welcome!

Some more progress... first, the shield:

Added chain.

Side on (actually, you can see more work on the edging too - just needs rivets! This was where I discovered I was out of the appropriate plasticard rod...)

Hobby store was out of the correct size too, but they did have some brass rod of the correct size - so, rivets!

Angled, front on view.

View of the side. Eventually there wil be three rivets attaching it to his arm here, but I'll paint both first before attaching those and finishing up. You can see the holes drilled for them here though.

Still avoiding the hammer, I decided to add some more detail to the cloak. Anyone recognise the symbol? (Whalemusic360?)

And a Waaagh! glyph on the shoulder pad.

Another shot from behind.

Catchya!

**sir william the bold**

Forgot how awesome this thread was

keep up the good work!

**Gitsplitta**

That's tremendous detailing Arakasi... really giving him more and more character with every bit!

**Arakasi**

sir william the bold:

No forgetting! Otherwise you will miss updates like this

Will endeavour to keep up the good work though...

Gitsplitta: Datz da plan!

Right. I didn't think this moment would come, but... I think... Morgrimm... is finished? Final detailing of Da 'Amma is done. There is a bit more weathering to the shield. Um.... Jobz a gud 'un?

Front

Right

Back Right

Back

Left

Front Left.

I have some GS to do on Da Banna Beara, and PVA glue sand to the diorama base, as well as the Attack Squig and Book ov Sekritz Beara - nothing too scary - and I'll probably want to run some liquid GS over everything - but the end is definitely in sight!

As I approach the (modelling) finishing line, I'd just like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed to this project, however small, from simply following along in silence through to great ideas and constructive criticism. I hope you are pleased with the end result as I am!

Catchya!

**Ramos Asura**

Holy.
Fething.
Crap.

Dude that warboss is just incredible... So much detail, so much character.... Impossibly cool model, Arakasi!!

**Gutsnagga**

Job sher is a gud 'un, boss!

**Moltar**

I'm in awe.

What a boss!

**HAZZER**

Dude, this can never be finished!!!!!!! it is sooo good!!!:Glass Micro Beads )

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Dude, this can never be finished!!!!!!! it is sooo good!!!

**Camkierhi**

keep saying it.............AWSOME.

**Rogue Wolves**

wow these orks are insane!

**Leigen_Zero**

wow... just wow....

**Arakasi**

Thanks guys!

I haven't painted anything from, well, this time last year, so as I think I mentioned before, the plan is to lay the groundwork (practice) with the Deathwing from Dark Vengeance and my Meganobz before attempting Morgrimm and retinue. While I contemplate finishing the Meganobz, I finished the Deathwing. For speed, they are in their stock pose - but only four of them as I hate duplicates and the fifth will need more love than I care to give him at the moment. Instead, I decided to try my hand at space corridor bases - as I'd like to eventually use them as stand-in replacements to my unopened Space Hulk terminators... Anyway, so these involved minimal clean up and assembly, but with a lot more time spent on the bases

It's all good practice though...

Bases - WIP on left, finished on right.

Base finished on left, model (Assault Cannon) finished on right.

Gang of four.

Anyway - should be the Meganobz up again in my next post - stay tuned!

Catchya!

**Gitsplitta**

Very spiffy!

**HAZZER**

Nice plasicard work there!!!