Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Lol, are you guys trying to give me ideas for next years trophy? :-) and you really want a tute on the Ork skin? I hadn't even thought about to be honest with you, but i certainly can buy another Ork and use him as a example if you like? let me know :-)

KingCracker wrote:It's kinda like the boxing glove on a spring

Yeah that'd about do it.

nerdfest09 wrote:Lol, are you guys trying to give me ideas for next years trophy? :-) and you really want a tute on the Ork skin? I hadn't even thought about to be honest with you, but i certainly can buy another Ork and use him as a example if you like? let me know :-)

I'd like to see a tut on how you do it just so i could see how it's done.

 Snrub wrote:

nerdfest09 wrote:Lol, are you guys trying to give me ideas for next years trophy? :-) and you really want a tute on the Ork skin? I hadn't even thought about to be honest with you, but i certainly can buy another Ork and use him as a example if you like? let me know :-)

I'd like to see a tut on how you do it just so i could see how it's done.

Yeah, just that !

 Yggdrasil wrote:

 Snrub wrote:

nerdfest09 wrote:Lol, are you guys trying to give me ideas for next years trophy? :-) and you really want a tute on the Ork skin? I hadn't even thought about to be honest with you, but i certainly can buy another Ork and use him as a example if you like? let me know :-)

I'd like to see a tut on how you do it just so i could see how it's done.

Yeah, just that !

Yes. ..see how it's done and then fail to do it myself and then run off and eat a tub of ice-cream while wearing a sweatsuit crying at my poor poor Orks.

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Lol, are you guys trying to give me ideas for next years trophy? :-) and you really want a tute on the Ork skin? I hadn't even thought about to be honest with you, but i certainly can buy another Ork and use him as a example if you like? let me know :-)

You mean another ork...army?

 KingCracker wrote:

 Yggdrasil wrote:

 Snrub wrote:

nerdfest09 wrote:Lol, are you guys trying to give me ideas for next years trophy? :-) and you really want a tute on the Ork skin? I hadn't even thought about to be honest with you, but i certainly can buy another Ork and use him as a example if you like? let me know :-)

I'd like to see a tut on how you do it just so i could see how it's done.

Yeah, just that !

Yes. ..see how it's done and then fail to do it myself and then run off and eat a tub of ice-cream while wearing a sweatsuit crying at my poor poor Orks.

All of this (well, maybe not the last part...)

I for one could definitely go the ice-cream.

I'm not adverse to eating copious amount of ice cream if need be. And knowing that i'll never ever be able to paint ork skin like that would be a need.

Lol, you guys! KC eating ice cream I can imagine..... in kiddy pajamas's with a pouty bottom lip! I'll grab an Ork or two soon and do a tute on the skin, it's not that hard really it's the choice of colours that's the key it's nothing new technique-wise so whoever wants to have a crack should be able to do it I haven't been totally convinced to start an Ork army yet, I've been teetering on the edge a few times but the thought of the force never having an end scared me! if I can get a list that suits me and i can build to, then who know

I have been doing some paint today, I've 90% finished Gits Dread & my Hell-Bitches and done some base coating on the Mek's clothes. I really like one aspect that I tried on the Dread, I wanted the hydraulics to appear Orkish and not quite as good condition as the Imperiums stuff, so I decided to slather grease on and around them, I made it by mixing black drawing ink with water effects and brushing it on, I also tried to do a petrol leak in the rear fuel drum too it's a very scratched and dirty paint scheme but I think when you see it finished tomorrow you'll like it

until tomorrow

So close yet so far...

Orks you say Nerdy.....

You do realise that you dont really need that many if you have a cunning plan, say Blood Axes for example in the same combat scheme as your guard.

You could have a nice 1500 point army with the Guard for the big guns and the Orks for da fighting. It just so happens that I have the Ork codex.......let me know if your interested

Yea he has asked me a couple times in the past about few bodies Ork builds. Bikes, wagon spam or Walker spam are the way to do it. Hell legally you can make an Ork force with zero boyz that's almost completely walkers. Wouldn't be super competitive but it would be few in numbers and hit like a hammer.

Wait until after the new dex comes out to make your decision.

Agreed, its early next year from current rumors. Thats not that far away, specially considering youll need money for it AND youve got other projects rocking at the momentanyways

GiraffeX wrote:Orks you say Nerdy.....

You do realise that you dont really need that many if you have a cunning plan, say Blood Axes for example in the same combat scheme as your guard.

Ok now I'd like to see just THAT !!!

Some MANs from looted centurions in a looted battlewagon land raider? Sounds pretty cool to me!

Ta Daaaaaaa!


Yes, some finished models for your perusal guys! I am actually really happy with the Deff Dread for Gits there's a lot of small scratches you can't really see but I trust Gits can confirm when he gets it lol! it's a break away from my usual methods and as a result it tested me and made me model outside my comfort zone which turned out to be quite enjoyable!

anyway here he is in all his construction machinery styled glory, hope it looks like it! I really like the grease on the hydraulics and the engines!













You want some Hell-Bitches? I got some for ya!

these girls were also a real test for me, they're really quite small and very delicate, the faces were a challenge as they are fairly smooth and of course much smaller than GW faces but the look of them and the poses really are beautiful!










And more! how's about a little work in progress? I got a bit of paint slapped on GFX's Celetial Lions Termies, I think they'll be frackin' sweet when I finish them, they've had the brown/gold coat and a wash of Agrax and the base of the blue down now.


And BigMek Whaley has some base colours down too I've done a little on his apron which is nearly there but he's just a JOY to paint, also guys, I really love the idea of that minimalist list that hits HARD! come on convince me boyz!


Well, that's it dudes! I can't wait to get some feedback on this lot I've been missing you guys all lately and am looking forward to a good catch up and chat in the threads soon!

That deff dread........its so beautiful


Automatically Appended Next Post:
But yea, you could have THAT BigMek and a SAG Mek as your HQs.that would allow you to have 2 troops choices of 1 dread each. Then for HeavySupport you could either fill it out with 3 units of 3 KillaKans, or another dread and 2 units of 3 kans, or 3 dreads, then your army would be really tiny. Hell, you could even use this as an excuse to get your hands on a MegaDread as those can be a heavy support choice in normal 40k. So 1 of those and a random mas up of kans/dreads.

Again, dont expect to take a list like that to a FLGS and wreck face with it, but it could do some pretty impressive damage if you got the swing of things. I mean, I read a blog from a tourny player that made a FlashGits army, and would mess around with other tourny players using it, and once he got it down, he said the build did far better than he expected, and thats FlashGits

Freakin' sweet Damo. Once I get the dread in my hands I'm going to have to study it for a good long time. It's wonderful tone and balance. The power generators in back is something I've never seen anyone else do. The chipping and rust is a very different style than I use and it's very convincing. Wow. It'll be an honor to have that in my collection.

The deamonettes... sign me up! Pierce my nipples and call me Shirley, I'm ready to join Slanesh. I love the dappled transition between the hard carapace parts and the skin. Very subtle and well executed. The faces are, as usual... exceptional.

Love the progress on the mech. I think you'll need something on him decidedly not brownish in tone to make him pop.

Minimalist list that hits hard?? Meganobs, battlewagons, biker nobs. I put together an "expensive" ork list out of just what I had lying around. Meganobs, nobs, regular bikes, mega armored war boss, mega armored big mek, a dread and kans. It was supposed to be an "easy mark" for my youngest to blow up with a combined marine/eldar force. It proved to be anything but. The b-wagons were gone by turn 2, but the infantry and bikes were much more resilient that I'd thought.

Yea its hard to not go with MANz in 6th thats for sure. They suddenly became uber badasses again.

My dream units... two units of grot artillery pieces on a skyshield landing pad. 3 guns surrounded by 13 infantry (BS 3) with 3 re-rolls *per squad*. The whole thing is T7 with a 4+ invul. OH, and it's only 97 points... 127 if you want to upgrade to Zapp Guns.

Bam! Astounding, unbelievably amazing work Nerdy. Every time I think you've hit the top of your game you raise the bar again. I don't know where to start, it's all wonderful, but the Dread especially so, I can't even comprehend how you painted it. Not a clue where I would start if I were to copy it.

 Gitsplitta wrote:
My dream units... two units of grot artillery pieces on a skyshield landing pad. 3 guns surrounded by 13 infantry (BS 3) with 3 re-rolls *per squad*. The whole thing is T7 with a 4+ invul. OH, and it's only 97 points... 127 if you want to upgrade to Zapp Guns.

Yea that would be brutal.

Amazing work NF.

The dred is awesome. So many little details. Is that a fuel/oil leak at the back?
Gitsplitta is one lucky Git to get that.

The girls also look brilliant, very nice.

Look forward to where the rest goes.

Gorgeous


The dread is beautifully weathered... How did you end up doing it? The details are amazing.
The mottled effect on the Hellbitches arms and legs was a perfect decision. Masterfully done!

And that Mek.... Damn it... Its so beautiful

Where'd KC hide the ice cream?

That's seriously cool!

That dread is beastly looking. Is it on the right sized base though? It looks kinda small.

Well stunning as always, and not much I can add to what has been said already except - nice nipples

I agree with Gits, I think you can spend a huge amount of time going in for the details on the Deff Dread !! One of the best I've seen lately, by far

Daemonettes are smokin' too !!! It'd be hard to resist staring while being cut to pieces
They should deserve an additional init penalty inflicted on their enemies

As for the rest... More than promising !!!

Don't want to just echo everyone, but have too. Just amazing work all around. Amazing.

Can't say more, brain freeze from icecream........AWWWW!!