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Just mind-blowing my friend. The amount of creativity and expertise on display in that post is hard to wrap my mind around. Morgrim and his entourage are just too cool.

A true masterwORK. Your post (and thread) are exalted sir!

Ready for undercoat:


This will be the first time I've constructed frames to paint individual bits...

@inmygravenimage, cormadepanda: Thanks. I always find it interesting how different models speak to different people.

@Matt.Kingsley: Yes, they are - no, wait... (see below). There will be paint! (Why is there always someone who doesn't believe that?)

@lone dirty dog: Well, at least experience suggests it will take less time to paint! As you should well know (given your complaints), the aim is to finish the Meganobz by the end of May. I can't help it if you are so hobby dedicated that you see this in three threads Morgrim was only in two though, if that helps. Just trying to spread the modelling joy around - its not like I finish stuff everyday!

@CommissarKhaine: Thanks - though I don't know who to curse more - you for bringing up the cabling or me for not putting up that image sooner so you could make your awesome suggestion sooner.... How does this look? (You'll have to forgive the lack of other bitz - they are on their painting frames...)


I was saving orange for something special - like a flattened grot or base casualty

@Casey's Law: Thanks! Now I'm just waiting for the humidity to drop so that I can undercoat them. In the meantime I might actually get to your PM (apologies again for the delay - just want to make sure I have suitable time for my full response...)

@Gitsplitta: I would certainly be disappointed if two years of effort resulted in a fizzle! Still, I have had plenty of inspiration, support and awesome suggestions from my fellow Dakkanauts along the way (some even after I was meant to be finished!), so I like to think it was a forgone conclusion...

What? You mean you hadn't exalted my thread previously?

Catchya!

I just keep forgetting about it. Sorry mate. Will Exault you regularly from now on.

...

That sounds dirty...

This is looking really good. Excited to see it all painted up.

@CommissarKhaine: Thanks - though I don't know who to curse more - you for bringing up the cabling or me for not putting up that image sooner so you could make your awesome suggestion sooner.... How does this look? (You'll have to forgive the lack of other bitz - they are on their painting frames...)

Looking great! maybe add a few nobs so he can fine-tune it?
*dodges incoming genestealer skull*

I was saving orange for something special - like a flattened grot or base casualty

Great minds think alike . Time to resurrect my grots methinks; I feel the modelling need coming back, a bit stronger everyday .

You do realise we will have to play each other evenyutally once you do that now, do you?

Well, can't wait to see them painted, I suppose

I waited for a while to comment this awesomeness.

Your Boss and entourage are one of the best ideas and execution I've ever seen on this forum

Have a good painting fun, may Gork and Mork drive your WAAAAAAAGH!

Gobsmacking, awesome, and inspirational. Oh and completely demoralising.

To see them together is truly frightening.

Thank you

 Arakasi wrote:
@Casey's Law: Thanks! Now I'm just waiting for the humidity to drop so that I can undercoat them. In the meantime I might actually get to your PM (apologies again for the delay - just want to make sure I have suitable time for my full response...)

Got the pm now, thanks bud! I'll get a reply fired back your way in the next couple of days. I've also replenished my kneadatite and super glue so I might manage a WIP picture. No worries about the delay, you're like q whippet compared to me.

Excitedly awaiting undercoats!

@Gitsplitta: No harm done - and you can only only exalt a thread once (and not take it back).

@skyfi: Thanks!

@CommissarKhaine: *only to be hit with the follow-up thrown Grot*. Resurrect away! I can't kill'em if they already dead! Playing each other might be a *tad* harder now that I've moved back to Oz, but there has to be trips to Europe somewhere in my future still... (just not the foreseeable - but then, neither is my fully painted force...)

@Matt.Kingsley: So non-committal!

@SelvaggioSaky: Thanks! Or Mork and Gork - either or

@Camkierhi: Thanks! No demoralising allowed here though - see below for a little of how it all began!

@Casey's Law: Cool. Actually, looks like the weather might have just come good, but I have a small diversion in the meantime...

So - diversion for nostalgia. Warning - no Orks ahead for 28 pics!

My brother (slice'n'dice on Dakka) is moving overseas later this year, and he and his wife are doing the usual clean out preparations. Anyway, last Monday he dropped off a couple of boxes of old miniatures and stuff - and, well, apparently I didn't sell/give away *everything* when I left for the UK, what, 7 years ago now? Anyway, going through what was there was very nostalgic, and I thought I'd share some of my early beginnings in the hobby, now resurrected for all to see! Now I'm pretty sure my very first purchase was a skeleton horde box (multi part plastics) - and my first painted mini was probably a skeleton warrior - but I haven't found him. But I'm pretty sure this swordsman adventurer was the second miniature I ever painted:

Swordsman adventurer. According to his base, he was finished on the 4th November 1992. Witness the crazy eyes, the pouty lips, the fluorescent tunic and trousers and the awesome splattered blood!


Knight adventurer. According to his base, he was finished on the 1st June 1993. Now its quite possible I painted other miniatures between these two (only the next also has a completed date under the base) - but most likely this was a sign of things to come (my very slow painting speed...). I think he was, except for the robe obviously, just dry brushed. I can remember being really happy with how he turned out... You'll have to excuse the dust too - more of that to come before we are done...


Wizard adventurer. The last of the dated models, finished on the 27th November 1993.


Dwarf warrior adventurer. Another I can remember being very happy with at the time.


And from the back, to get a better view of the bold yellow and dark blue colour scheme


Cleric adventurer. Again with the pouty lips. This guy originally represented my AD&D character at the time - Tarod Ravensblack - a human cleric in a world the GM had created humans as slaves to the other races because "no one ever plays humans" Interestingly, his religion forbade both edged *and* projectile weapons - leading to some *interesting* situations with critical fumbles and flying maces...


Cleric adventurer. I believe he was to be the replacement miniature for the above. Still having issues with the crazy eyes I see...


Dwarven thief adventurer. More crazy eyes.


And the rest of what I remember to be an adventurers miniature pack - all Citadel would you believe...

Back then, in addition to Orks (well, everything really, but mostly Orks) I played Chaos in Warhammer Fantasy Battle - before they split them into three books. Here are some of the painted miniatures that have survived (I have a few more unpainted, or just under/basecoated as well...)


Blue horrors. Does WHFB even still use these? I guess yo would just mix them in with pink horrors now The second from the left was a favourite (paint job wise).


Pink horrors. I suspect only the second from the right was painted by me - I think my girlfriend at the time may have done the others. I have an unpainted champion and musician from the era too...


Flamers of Tzeentch. Not the most awe inspiring paint job, but I recall being very happy with them. I have three of the "newer" metal flamers unpainted as well...


Chaos Sorceror of Tzeentch and a pair of familiars. Apparently I attributed pink and purple as well as blue and yellow with Tzeentch at the time...


Chaos Sorceror of Tzeentch on a Disc of Tzeentch. I really need to work on my blacks!


Chaos Warriors - of Tzeentch.


Chaos Thugs - I guess these would be Marauders now? Again, of Tzeentch (with Tzeentch symbols and/or purple)


Old Dragon Ogre. I was really happy at the time with how the scales were turning out...


Lord of Change. I could never get those wings to stay on...


Chaos Steed (of Tzeentch)


Another Chaos Steed - of Tzeentch. Another paint job I was impressed by at the time. Apparently riders were not my forte... (or I don't know where they are....)


Minotaur. I don't know *what* I was thinking with that colour scheme... maybe this was my first attempt at Slaanesh? Oh look - my first "scenic" base!

I was really into Bloodbowl back then too...


Minis from my Wood Elf team with the most paint (the rest only have the green and skin). In our first league, my Wood Elves rocketed up the team ratings and were nigh untouchable. I was never able to get a new team to survive long enough in any following leagues


The Human Team (well, the painted ones) from the box set. A prime example of why you should varnish your miniatures! Again, the black is flat - and the poor thrower is missing a little more than just the ball...


And my most impressive achievement at the time (well, except for some choice Orks I no longer have...) - my Chaos Bloodbowl Team. I used to have the Chaos Warrior character as well (though I often used him just as a normal Chaos Warrior) done up in Khorne colours - but I'm pretty sure I sold him off individually before the move. He had a slight frosting accident to his varnishing anyway, so not a total loss... These guys found it difficult to get a game once they started getting skilled - especially when using cumulative injury bonuses for dirty players with sharp teeth or claws or something (would kill on a 7). Before they rebalanced the undead team from 2+ regen to 4+, their only regular opponent was an undead team that was so flush with cash it had four vampires in it. Their only goal, to cause enough serious injuries that enough would stick to take it down a peg or too. Sadly, they never achieved it. (The undead couldn't get games either - no one wants to face 4 vampires!)


Closeups of Morg'n'thorg and the two Khorne beastmen. There was a Chaos Warrior and two beastmen for each Chaos god. Morg'n'thorg was coloured in all four colour schemes (and usually played as a rookie Ogre when those rules came about). Skills would be chosen based on the god of the player involved.


The Tzeentch contingent. I have an unpainted beastman mutated with three hands which was going to join here.


The Nurgle contingent.


The Slaanesh contingent. I have an unpainted Chaos Warrior mutated with tentacle which was going to join here. I'm sure there was a third mutant - another beatsmen - but I haven't seen him...

So - that's my trip down memory lane. Not sure what I'm going to do with these guys, but I'm definitely not getting rid of the again!

Hope you enjoyed this small interlude. We will be back with our regularly scheduled program shortly

Catchya!

Haha, I enjoyed that little trip down memory lane! Despite being knee high to a grasshopper when you started painting I remember and still own some of those miniatures as my cousin passed a lot of them on to me when I started.

Well diverted!

My god.

I haven't visited this thread in such a long time. I remember when it was just at page two and I mentioned naming your boss "Da Lion". And look at it now. Ninety-two pages of blood, sweat, and tears that has told a fantastic story of creative perseverance. One that's still chugging along, at that! Such an incredible level of work and dedication has gone into this army. There's so much character, creativity, and detail that separates this army from almost every other Ork army I've seen. The Boyz and Nobz all have slight differentials that make them unique and characterful. The Meganobz are such a fantastic lot of individuals and I applaud how much work you put into each and every one of them. My favorite is Predatork but War Machine is quite awesome two. Could I perhaps suggest renaming him Waaagh! Machine, though?

As for Da Lion? He has far exceeded my expectations for him. Truly, he is a Warboss that looks like he would make even the mighty Ghazghkull gak his pants. The hammer and a brilliant representation of Orkish brutality, the shield is a unique and fabulous show of Ork strength, and the litter Grots carrying around his "artefaktz" are a nice touch. What I like most about him is that you've managed to make him extremely busy without overpowering the model. Additionally, you've created a nice balance between Orkishness and the spirit of the Dark Angels. The paint jobs are also glorious. After going through all 92 pages, I was at first extremely hesitant about the red. I thought it was way too orange at first. But you definitely quashed those concerns as the painting went on, and it ended up being a very nice, rich red color.

Overall, Arakasi, this is one of the few blogs that is as long as it is that made me compulsively want to keep going to the next page and watch your progress. I have enjoyed watching this army get to where it is today and I will definitely be following it more religiously from now on. So without further ado, I'd just like to say that this is without a doubt my favorite Ork army. Hands down.

Man, those old minatures.. could use a paint job of justice.. :F But orks are more important.

Some classic minis in there!

 cormadepanda wrote:
But orks are more important.

This is the absolute truth.

Heh, got some of those old minis myself... Nice trip down nostalgia lane!

Really neat trip down memory lane there, thanks!. I had one or two of those models, but they are all long gone now (probably for the best).

I'd forgotten quite how big the hands were on those early minotaurs too

Ah the good old days, IMO those horrors where the best.

Got to say you had skills with the brush from the get go dude, some nice paintwork.

It's been quiet around here, a bit *too* quiet! Fear not, I've been painting - but it has been slow work, and the usual lack of visible progress We'll get to that in a second...

@Casey's Law: Wow, you still own some of those old minis?

@Darth Bob: Right back at ya - my god what a response! I have no choice but to call him Waaagh! Machine from now on Too in awe to make any further comment, I'll just have to let my continued work speak for itself...

@cormadepanda: Maybe. One day. But yes, da boyz take precedence (and anything else they want really...)

@Squidbot: Yuz 'ead iz screwed on right too

@CommissarKhaine: I'm starting to think they aren't as rare as first thought...

@endtransmission: Big hands... yes... that was the problem with those early minotaurs... Nice to see you stopping by!

@Camkierhi: Those horrors were very characterful - especially the blue ones. Skills maybe, but I don't know anyone who comments on my blog who isn't past that level already...

Anyway, promised PIP - knock yourself out:


Undercoat - it begins!


Let's get this party started - trousers and arms.


Continuing along...


Waaagh! Machine (front)


Waaagh! Machine (left)


Predatork (right)


Thunda'amma (back)


Light'nin Klawz (front)


Light'nin Klawz (back)


Thunda'amma (right)


Light'nin Klawz (front)


Light'nin Klawz (front) - first coat of Iyanden Darksun...


Thunda'amma (front)


All together now...


Finally starting to cover the black...


Almost there...


Gobz for all!


First coat of Graveyard Earth.

That's it for now!

Catchya!

Paint!! Yay!

Yessssss! Its been a long time coming. Looking awesome already!!!

Dude you got to finish these for the comp. they will walk it.

Great start mate!

 Arakasi wrote:

@Darth Bob: Right back at ya - my god what a response! I have no choice but to call him Waaagh! Machine from now on Too in awe to make any further comment, I'll just have to let my continued work speak for itself...

Well, to be fair, I think the work warrants a comment like that. And I didn't think a one sentence comment was going to cut it after going through that many pages.

Progress on the Nobz looks good. Any thoughts about maybe making the gobs removable so they don't obscure all the fantastic detail on their faces?

The mega nobz are looking great so far!

Yes, I've stopped pretending

Yeah, just the big hands. I'm sure that's the only problem.
Sorry for the radio silence... that's what work trips to mexico and germany do for you... glad to see things are still moving along at the normal pace over here though

Haha yeh, got a big ziplock bag full of metal bodies in various conditions. My cousin had quit by the time I started and still had everything left so he gave it to me. I ended up using a few bits in my chaos army(which is to embarrassingly bad to post), including a bit each from Hero Quest and Space Crusade. It was a really great way to start the hobby, plus I started when the old school artwork was still in use which was the best scene setter ever.

But nevermind that stuff, here lies an awesome update! I was wondering what you were up to. I gotta agree with Camk, you get these done in time for the comp and I think you'll win it easy brah.

@CommissarKhaine: I'm starting to think they aren't as rare as first thought...

The dakka community seems a tad older then the usual GW store crew. Don't worry, they're still rare

Nice job on the painting, keep it up!

@Gitsplitta: Yup - paint. Who'd of thunk it?

@Ramos Asura: It should only get better - what is better than awesome?

@Camkierhi, Casey's Law: Trying...

@SelvaggioSaky: Thanks! Really need to get back and comment on your blog - you have been moving so quickly!

@Darth Bob: I'm not planning to make the gobs removable. It only obscure the bottom half of the faces - nothing we all haven't seen before They are separate for painting mainly so I can do the parts you will be able to see with the gobs on that are a pain to get to with a paint brush (with the gobs on). Slice'n'dice suggested I should use them as wound markers - but I have a long standing plan to do up imitation grotz as such. When it comes down to it, they are currently pinned - removal will expose the ugly pin, and probably eventually lead to chipping. Plus - I've learnt my lesson with the Trukks about too many fiddly bits during games...

@Matt.Kingsley: Thanks!

@endtransmission: Work trips = good right? Yeah, slowly getting back into the swing of things...

@CommissarKhaine: Ha! I just figured my particular blog following would be smaller though

Anyway - some more paint related updates...


Final Graveyard Earth?


Or maybe this is?


Devlan Miracle!

Clean up with Graveyard Earth:

Waaagh! Machine


Thunda'amma


Light'nin Klaws


Predatork

Catchya!

Sweet! You can do it brah, they'll be done in no time!

Well this is slow progress you aint going to make the comp at this rate although I am looking forward to the progression of brush strokes