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Thanks for the comments, to be honest I didn't realise how big they would be, they were cheap in a bits store so picked them up quickly .


@lone dirty dog - Cables are from metal Killa Kans. Claws are indeed from an Inquisitor model called Krieger Krash Thrax I had sitting about. No idea about the tanks/backpacks - found them in my bits box.

Wow, this project is amazing! It's good to see someone doing something new with orks keep it up!

The cyboar combines new and old school in the very best way.

Hey there, welcome to the blog, thanks for the comments!


I've managed to finish the sculpture work on the Mega Nobs, they're ready for some paint which I'm very glad about , pics -







Cheers!

wow SJM, they look brilliant, great attention to detail.

Looking forward to seeing them painted

AWESOME!

They look amazing bud, really well balanced. Great job.

Thanks as always. I've got them undercoated so hopefully I'll get some painting done today.

Dude... I'm totally lost for words. These guys are magnificent in every way! They look so brutal!

As always, I can't wait to see some paint on 'em!

Thanks NidLifeCrisis, I haven't been too active on Dakka, been madly painting away. I'm hoping to at least get 1 finished by the end of the month!

Me neither man; I've been away a lot this month and now I have to get ready for Swedish Midsummer.... no time to paint at all!

That said, I'm hoping to get a couple of my stock Mega Nobz painted up by the end of the month too. They're literally the only unconverted models I have in my army which pained me before but now especially so given how awesome yours have turned out!

Unconverted Orks???!!111!!@*&%$!!!

Wash your mouth out!

Hahahaha! I like to build 1 kit stock...then the rest are converted

Well as long as it is just the 1 kit Dez

Actually looking back I have some un-converted Grots..... shame shame shame....

Hello everyone,

I've been painting over the weekend, I've managed to finish one of the Mega nobs so I'd thought I would share. This guy was difficult to paint, I had to get my brush at all sorts of silly angles to get at the detail, anyway, pics -











Also a look into the future! I picked this boyz up from all over, but mainly from a car boot sale quite cheaply, I intend to convert them into a big unit of shoota boyz which im quite looking forward too... just need to finish the Cyboars, Mega Nobs and the Gorkamorka unit first, pic-



Cheers for looking!

Sweet job with the Meganob. You really packed in the detail without making it too crowded. Do I spot some limited edition Orcs in that pile o' pewter?

Thanks youidiotkid, well yes you do! Theres a gamesday Orc warboss and the 2 Orc radiers I believe they were called? I found them in a big eBay lot covered in far to much paint, I had to strip the Orc with a pig twice... by hey, he has a pig so its worth it right?

Awesome paintwork as ever, a nice selection of Boyz there!

Dude I hope your warboss is one mean-looking son of a ***** because these guys look BOSS! He could easily pass for a Warboss in almost any Ork army.

How'd you rate your chances on getting all three done before deadline day? :-P

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Some really inspiring stuff in here SJM, love the stormfiends as MANz, currently turning some into DE talos, but it is truly a wicked kit, I may just have to scavenge some bits for the orks! (I keep my army bitz separate.... else they'd all simply become ork loot!).

Now that's what an Ork is supposed to look like!

Very slim NidLifeCrisis!! , Yes I maybe haven't thought this through to be honest, my Warboss will either have to be massive if I follow the same suit.

Good stuff Solar Shock, I'll have to check that out, the Storm Fiend kit really lends itself to many conversion paths.

Thanks for the comments!

HUGE WARBOSS! why the hell wouldn't you?! Make him MAHOOOOSIVE.

Yeah, I think I might be a little disappointed if the Warboss isn't a gargantuan monster of a greenskin that can krush da pinkies under 'is boots, tear up a Beakie with 'is bare 'ands and smash up one of dem 'Drednorts' with an 'eadbutt!

Yea, I think I've dug a hole for my self Paradigm, I was given a Grumlok and Gazbag model - was planning to make him into a Warboss, but he may not cut it....

So options are, upgrade the mega nobs to warboss, making Grumlok really nasty looking, or I dunno... stick him on a Squiggoth and see who argues with him

Oh my gosh, that Mega Nob looks even more incredible painted. Fantastic work!!

Actually, it would be kind of awesome to have a rather weedy Ork(or even Grot) in a suitably massive walker-suit-throne, kind of like an Orky Inquisitor Karamazov. Then have the massive MANZ acting as a bodyguard for 'the Little Big Guy'. "You want ta get to da boss, you gotta go throo uz!"

Or, extend the Cyboar theme to a Cyber-squiggoth mount for the boss! That could be cool.

 Paradigm wrote:
Actually, it would be kind of awesome to have a rather weedy Ork(or even Grot) in a suitably massive walker-suit-throne, kind of like an Orky Inquisitor Karamazov. Then have the massive MANZ acting as a bodyguard for 'the Little Big Guy'. "You want ta get to da boss, you gotta go throo uz!"

Or, extend the Cyboar theme to a Cyber-squiggoth mount for the boss! That could be cool.

YEH! I second a grot warboss! he's the true kunnin' but brutal

Not trying to hijack, but grots do make great MANz, I have had an 'inquisitor' grot idea in mind for ages, add loads of scrolls and books and relics! Give him some grots with robo wings as cherubs, weighted down by his big gunz!
My grot MANz

Ha ha! I love these suggestions! While a monstrous Warboss on a snarling behemoth of a Cyboar is always appealing, I reckon the grot in a massive suit could also be awesome. I've personally been considering having an (frankly ridiculous) attempt at converting a Bloodthirster into a Warboss Tuska (newly-escaped from the Warp), but I'm still discounting it as madness for now..

 SJM wrote:
Hello everyone,

I've been painting over the weekend, I've managed to finish one of the Mega nobs so I'd thought I would share. This guy was difficult to paint, I had to get my brush at all sorts of silly angles to get at the detail, anyway, pics -


Cheers for looking!

SJM - Pure, solid gold, my friend. You've outdone even your high standards with this one. This meganob is utterly epic. I wish I had better adjectives to describe it. The scale of the conversion along with your unique and excellent painting style make this guy stand out as one of the coolest models I've seen this year. You continue to set the bar for the rest of us... and keep it far out of reach of most of us!

Thanks for the inspiration. I've started converting a few of my own Tankbustas that are heavily influenced by this blog, just not nearly as good (link in my signature).

Nice conversions, and lovely paintwork.