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Good work on those wheels! They look good enough to move on* now.
That gretchin skin is so nice, almost glowing! Very reminiscent of the 'official' 2nd ed paint job. I like how it looks so lively compared to the drearily coloured fatigues the grots are wearing. Stops it being too cartoony!
*locomotion pun unintended, but kept
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nareik wrote: Good work on those wheels! They look good enough to move on* now.
That gretchin skin is so nice, almost glowing! Very reminiscent of the 'official' 2nd ed paint job. I like how it looks so lively compared to the drearily coloured fatigues the grots are wearing. Stops it being too cartoony!
I'm quite pleased with how these guys have turned out. I have never done camouflage before. I was just going to paint the tunics with camo, but in a moment of inspiration I decided that I should give the little guys some face and body paint as well. They look so fierce! (you know, for Grots ) Now I just need to base them and apply clear coat.
Another shot of my wet palette. Not sure if these are worth sharing. *shrug*
Spoiler:
Ork HQ's What Need Patchin' Up: In other news, I recently picked up a Mad Doc Grotsnik model. Well, most of one...
This was an eBay rescue. The poor guy don't have no arms! How can he operate without arms? Call the Pain-bulance! Fetch some Painboyz and Grot Orderlies! Code Green, people, code green!
Here's another Orky HQ that needs some help. It's Nazdreg!
Well, parts of him. This guy might be a little harder to resurrect. He needs a torso and a head. He's an older model, so the proportions are very different than today's Orks. Not sure what to do with this guy.
Thanks, Viktor von Domm. Yes, I agree it does look like Ah-nold in Commando or maybe Predator.
If Grots could take a dedicated transport, I would field an army of these guys. Hilarious. Yes, I could buy them a Trukk or something, but what's the point?
On the other hand, Infiltrating a unit of Grots painted up in camo is a fun idea. Seems like something a sneaky Git would do.
They're done! Not sure if it is noticeable, but I added a little bit more highlighting here and there. Looks good to me.
I think this was a good exercise in painting camouflage. Good practice for the Kommandos. I'd like to paint up an entire unit of these guys. And I probably will, eventually. My hobby time is pretty limited; if I can squeeze in 30 minutes here or there, I take advantage of that. This weekend I based these Grots, removed mold lines from some minis, and drilled out the barrels of a few of my older models. It was really bothering me.
On the workbench:
MANZ Kommandos
Buggy prototypes
That's too many things. I need to pick one and finish it. That was part of the drive to paint these poor Grots who had sat around primed but unpainted for months. Now they are done, and I can move on.
I tentatively have a game coming up soon. Necrons. We'll see how that goes.
i think if you´d be willing to convert them a little, especially convert the gun barrels a bit for variety, then this design of yours could come a long way... looking very cool...
Automatically Appended Next Post: oh... you could make a ghillie suit version maybe?^^
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Viktor von Domm wrote:i think if you´d be willing to convert them a little, especially convert the gun barrels a bit for variety, then this design of yours could come a long way... looking very cool...
Automatically Appended Next Post: oh... you could make a ghillie suit version maybe?^^
Thanks, Viktor von Domm. Hmm, different barrels you say? I'm open to suggestions. I have more 2nd ed Gretchin sitting in a drawer. I do like the ghillie suit idea, not sure how to pull that off though. Maybe lots of moss, grass, etc?
the ghillie suit i probably would try with basil or other kitchen herbs... dried one... or tea? straight from a tea bag?...
as for the barrels... well if you have filler, GS or milliput or something you could cover up the sides of the guns...maybe add a larger plank there and bolt it on with rivets... or you could change the mags... never worked on thee old gretchkins... curiously... ... drum fed, sickle...they´re so mono posed that you need to change some... maybe a headswap would do you some good too... your paint scheme is way too cool to waste it on similar looking chaps ...
Viktor von Domm wrote: the ghillie suit i probably would try with basil or other kitchen herbs... dried one... or tea? straight from a tea bag?...
as for the barrels... well if you have filler, GS or milliput or something you could cover up the sides of the guns...maybe add a larger plank there and bolt it on with rivets... or you could change the mags... never worked on thee old gretchkins... curiously... ... drum fed, sickle...they´re so mono posed that you need to change some... maybe a headswap would do you some good too... your paint scheme is way too cool to waste it on similar looking chaps ...
I like these ideas. I have another box of the new Gretchin. I could paint them up with camo too.
Viktor, I like your enthusiasm. I'll see what I can do.
In other news, I had a chance to play 40K recently, and I won! Against Necrons!
Batrep if folks want to read it, spoiler-ed for people who are just scrolling through:
Spoiler:
This is literally the first time I've managed to win against Necrons, so you'll have to excuse my enthusiasm. Hang on, let me say that a little louder...
I WON A GAME AGAINST NECRONS! WITH ORKS!
We played The Relic, 1500 points. He brought a Necron Decurion (Warriors, Destroyers, Tomb Blades, Flayed Ones), a Doomsday Ark, and a C'tan Shard. I brought a CAD composed of a MAWB with Da Finkin' Kap, a MAWB with DLS, 3 x Trukk Boyz, a Battlewagon full of Boyz, 2x Tankbusta units, 3 solo Deff Koptas, a unit of KMK with extra crew, and a unit of Kommandos with Snikrot. MAWB's went in the Battlewagon and 1 Trukk. I was hoping to get the Master of Ambush Warlord trait on the Strategic table, and Infiltrate some of my units. Unfortunately I did not get MoA... I took the Da Finkin' Kap, rolled both my Warlord traits on the Strategic table, and I was even running a CAD so I could reroll... but no. Ended up with the traits for +1 to Seize the Initiative and Move through Cover.
I won the roll off, but he seized the initiative. The KMK took a Str10 pie plate from the Doomsday Ark on T1, then failed their Ld check and ran off the board. (ouch.) Bottom of T1, I moved my Trukks up 24", with the Battlewagon following. Turn 2, I lost all but 1 Trukk due to good shooting from the Heavy Destroyers, and sadly the Tankbustas ended up footslogging the rest of the game. Amazingly none of my Trukks exploded. My Deffkoptas were dispached by Destroyers and Warriors. The C'tan rolled Antimatter Meteor on T2 and dropped it on my Battlewagon, but failed to roll high enough to damage it (it 'bounced off'! ). Two units of Boys from the wrecked Trukks fanned out in a semi-circle around the Relic and secured it. I tried to maximize model spacing to mitigate the pie plates, while staying out of range of the Warriors' 24" shots. Bottom of T2, I moved my remaining Trukk with the MAWB Warlord and Boyz up on the right side of the board, towards the Doomsday Ark, and inched my Battlewagon closer to the Relic in the middle, and ran my Tankbustas. I unloaded the Battlewagon and launched my MAWB with DLS, BC Nob and 17 Boyz at a unit of Destroyers to wreck face. I caused 5 wounds to the Destroyers, they lost the assault, and failed their Ld check! I couldn't sweep because of SnP, so the 1 remaining Destroyer fled 3d6. I also assaulted a unit of Tomb Blades that got too close to the Relic with a unit of Boyz and PK Nob, tying them up. Turn 3, the C'tan rolled Sky of Falling Stars and nearly wiped out the unit of Boyz controlling the Relic, reducing them to just 2 Boyz and a Nob. They passed their Morale check and held on! The MAWB w/ DLS and his Boyz took a Str10 pie plate from the Doomsday Ark, and were finished off by Warriors. The Flayed Ones joined the ongoing assault with the Boyz and Tomb Blades, making quick work of the Boyz. Bottom of T3, I outflanked the Kommandos and brought them in behind a building, hiding from the Doomsday Ark and nearby Necron Warriors. I loaded that tiny unit of 2 Boyz and a Nob holding the Relic into my Battlewagon for shelter. The footslogging Tankbustas managed a few wounds on some Necron troops with their rokkits but were much too far away to shoot the Doomsday Ark, let alone assault it. My Warlord MAWB ended up assaulting the Doomsday Ark and punched it until it exploded. The Warboss shrugged off the explosion, but hilariously a few nearby Necron Warriors and a Destroyer failed their armor and RP saves and took wounds. T4, the C'tan rolled poorly and failed to damage the Battlewagon. The Necrons attempted to take down my Battlewagon, but only managed to strip off 1 hull point. My Warlord's unit took heavy fire and lost all but 1 Boy, the MAWB himself only taking 1 wound. (I like to imagine him laughing at their poor shooting, 'hey, that tickles, stop it!' ). He also passed his Morale check with a smug grin on his face. Bottom of T4, the Kommandos assaulted a unit of Necron Warriors to tie them up. The Battlewagon motored backwards away from the advancing Necron Warriors, Heavy Destroyers, and Tomb Blades, with the Relic on board. We called the game there on account of time (~4.5 hours). It was a tough, messy battle, and I lost well over 75% of my forces, but I held the Relic until the end of the game and got Linebreaker. Woo!
Work and other RL stuff has been kicking my bee-hind lately, so hobby time has been very minimal. No painting progress to speak of, but I did manage to find time to scrub the paint off some old minis I had soaking in a LATA bath (for over a month! ). And I cleaned the mold lines off a few Ork Boyz too. So now I have several more models in the 'ready to paint' pile. Maybe I should post some pics of all the stuff I have yet to paint to encourage me to get to work. If I did 1 mini a day, that would be 365 by the end of the year. It would be more reasonable to shoot for 5-10 per week, or even 1 per week. That's still another 52 minis over the course of a year. I dunno. I prefer to work in batches. This weekend is the first one in recent memory where I am not working, so I should be able to squeeze in some time to paint. My plan is to base coat at least 1 unit of Orks (likely the Kommandos), and see what happens from there.
Wish me luck, gentlemen (and ladies?).
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Spent some time on these guys today:
That's a Warbuggy driver and gunner, in case you were curious. Not bad for one painting session. I'll probably finish them tomorrow.
Yes, good eye. I actually built this, uh, over a year ago. It's been sitting in my pile of shame for a long time. Finally getting around to painting it.
Yes, good eye. I actually built this, uh, over a year ago. It's been sitting in my pile of shame for a long time. Finally getting around to painting it.
My collection of milk bottle tops is slowly building week by week in preparation for my mek guns Oh no It is too easy though, i've got a ridiculous amount of base coated tanks piling up...
2016/05/21 01:09:19
Subject: Cleatus, the Scratch-building Mekboy -- PAINT US! PAINT US!
) Now I just need to base them and apply clear coat.
... drum fed, sickle...they´re so mono posed that you need to change some... maybe a headswap would do you some good too... your paint scheme is way too cool to waste it on similar looking chaps ...
). And I cleaned the mold lines off a few Ork Boyz too. So now I have several more models in the 'ready to paint' pile. Maybe I should post some pics of all the stuff I have yet to paint to encourage me to get to work. If I did 1 mini a day, that would be 365 by the end of the year. It would be more reasonable to shoot for 5-10 per week, or even 1 per week. That's still another 52 minis over the course of a year. I dunno. I prefer to work in batches. This weekend is the first one in recent memory where I am not working, so I should be able to squeeze in some time to paint. My plan is to base coat at least 1 unit of Orks (likely the Kommandos), and see what happens from there.
