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well... if it werent for the size... then the freal look of that head would be a good choice... maybe a paintjob can compensate a bit... with enough shadows and stuff it might just work... everything has to be tested first


and... i am not frank... i am a "mathias"

I agree, lots of shading will be needed! And lol, here...

frank 1 (frngk)
adj. frank·er, frank·est
1. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward: made several frank remarks about the quality of their work.

I would change the original post to 'you are due a Mathias comment' but if it caught on I would feel bad, everyone associating you with criticizing.

hurhurhur... can i then get my image in a dictionary just like homer got?

It is now a thing. Congratulations.

oh my... °.°


i am rather proud now!!! i knew i would get my shot at immortality one day

Hmm...guy got a big head? no worries. Give him a giant hat to compensate.

 cormadepanda wrote:
Hmm...guy got a big head? no worries. Give him a giant hat to compensate.

Yes a giant hat!

or perhaps seriously, removing the mohawk could make him appear more in scale? or even trimming it down so it's nearly 'stubble'?

A great big christmas hat you say?......welll I don't know....I suppose I could......you insist you say? You want a whole new christmas themed model you say?


...I think you may be on to something guys, a christmas themed figure it is.

yay! santa valhalla!

YES! Christmas themed model is a must, it shall lead us Dakkaites into the festive season nicely! and perhaps a 'Festy festive' nurgle claus could work too? I accidentally made a christmas themed model years ago! made a terminator Santa when attempting a chapter master

Lol I love that nerd, even better that it was an accident!

I have already had a stroke of inspiration for this! I'm afraid when it comes to novelty models like this there really is only one race for the job, ORKS! In particular these guys:



My plan is as such: The herder will make a brilliant really grumpy santa claus, (think santa hat and sack of prezzies, all the normal stuff)

And the gretchin ..... christmas elves!

I have ordered them from GW and GW are really top notch for their deliveries so I expect them very soon.

Any ideas you have here I would love to hear, like which ones could hold what etc. Go crazy.

Well the easiest part is the handlers squig arm shall hold his sack!....... (of pressies you filthy brutes!)

and I can see little mister double pistols holding 2 christmas crackers (bon bons)

guy top far right needs a candy cane held above his head in some kind of sweet tooth gladiatorial pose!


... I'll keep thinking :-)

Ah yes, I like those ideas, candycanes may well feature heavily. The problem with alot of the others is they are one piece and firing guns, the whole pose doesn't lend itself well to much else.

There's only one thing in 40k funnier thank orks... Grotz!

I am so looking forward to this!

that sounds like an epic task... and if you are working on the elves/grotz... you have to make a fitting dio.... at least a sleigh with some weird looking squiggs for reindeers...

...oh vik how I wish you had not said that. The mental image I have now will never be realised, and its such a shame.

Not only will there be a sleigh, there will be jet engines on the side in true ork style......

and as you say, it will need squigs with reindeer horns.

This is going to be the most fun project I've done in ages.

well... plead guilty with all due pleasure

and i knew it... you are the guy that has to be pushed over his broders

 J-paint wrote:
Lol I love that nerd, even better that it was an accident!

I have already had a stroke of inspiration for this! I'm afraid when it comes to novelty models like this there really is only one race for the job, ORKS! In particular these guys:

Any ideas you have here I would love to hear, like which ones could hold what etc. Go crazy.

Are you kidding me? We all know Papa Nurgle is the original Santa Claus....

i seem to be late to the show..

@Vik - Damnnn youuu

@Meade - A very fine point, it would work just as well with nurglings for elves!

@comrade - Not at all, here, your jsut in time for the start of the actual modeling.

So here is the rough plan guys: sleigh will be being pulled by 5 squigs, the one at the front will be on his own and will be the one from the gretchin handler set, he will have a massive jet engine on his back that will be propelling him along, (he may also have a big red nose ) This guy will be connected to the sleigh by two reins made of plasticard that will hold him up in the air.

The other four squigs however weren't lucky enough to get jet engines so they are just being dragged along, they will be dangling from the reins with their legs flying out everywhere.

Anyway, thats the context, here is the start of the four dangling squigs: The two with holes in their faces will have their mouths open btw!

now that´s a cool start! i am taking notes by the way... one of these days i wanna make some squiggs for my own dirty needs

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
... one of these days i wanna make some squiggs for my own dirty needs

Most people have a girlfriend Vik

well i am even married if thats enough for you

and i do own a small force of grotz that could do nicley with some odd job squiggs...

The helmet over hat look is great, and LOL I just randomly bought that grot box too, though mine was more random, looking foward to grumpy santa!

Then my timing is better than ever. Good start Jpaint, Santa should be a warboss, with a big sack of shootas and sluggas and choppas.

Awesome idear, and a nice way to get yourself some squigs!

@Vik - ah yes, will keep an eye out for these grotz!

@Rogue wolves - Ah cool! will race you to see who can finish theirs first =p

@Comrade - lol! a nice idea!

@big boss grimbad - thank you! they are actually really fun to make, don't need to worry too much about weird expressions because thats what your aiming for!

Progress! I'm pretty pleased with these guys so far, still not finished, thinking of giving them bits of fur and reindeer antlers: what do you think?

40k grimdark at it's finest.

Those squigs. Those feels. I can't even handle it.....

But also, dem teeth.

Keep up the great work J!

good start J

 J-paint wrote:


Progress! I'm pretty pleased with these guys so far, still not finished, thinking of giving them bits of fur and reindeer antlers: what do you think?

I think you should do those cheesy headband antlers like you can get for dogs. Now that would be hilarious!