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Buggy crew are great. Looking forward to seeing the completed piece.

EDC

 evildrcheese wrote:
Buggy crew are great. Looking forward to seeing the completed piece.

EDC

Thanks EDC. Pics coming Soon (tm).

The Warbuggy itself is more or less done. I'm waffling on adding more details. I considered adding a plasma effect where the radiator should be. Because why not?




"Hey Boss, we ain't got no Dakka! Wot you want me do, fart on da 'umies?"
Yes, yes, you need a gun. Probably a TL rokkit launcha, or a Skorcha.

Should be finished this weekend, then I can return to the Kommandos.

Wicked, really nice model mate! I like the plasma engine idea, might use it on some of my tanks.

Hell yes! Very nice. Definitely needs more dakka though

And yes, the idea of a plasma effect from some terrifyingly unstable engine system sounds great!

stonned_astartes wrote:Wicked, really nice model mate! I like the plasma engine idea, might use it on some of my tanks.

Thank you!

Slinky wrote:Hell yes! Very nice. Definitely needs more dakka though

And yes, the idea of a plasma effect from some terrifyingly unstable engine system sounds great!

Thanks! Muahahahaha, it is a delightfully Orky idea, isn't it?

Looking great bud. Awesome work.

Really nice scratch build on the buggy. It defintely shares the GW aesthetic.

Camkierhi wrote:Looking great bud. Awesome work.

Thank you, much appreciated.

adamsouza wrote:Really nice scratch build on the buggy. It defintely shares the GW aesthetic.

Thanks. I suppose it does, but I think I've put my own spin on it.

Planning on doing some weathering on those tires? They look a bit too new-ish for Orcs...Just sayin'

Really the only detail that I would consider is maybe a bull bar on the front. That would be suitably orcy.

However, it looks pretty good as is.

 Red Harvest wrote:

Really the only detail that I would consider is maybe a bull bar on the front. That would be suitably orcy.

Was thinking it could perhaps do with some spikes or ram or the such.

Red Harvest wrote:Planning on doing some weathering on those tires? They look a bit too new-ish for Orcs...Just sayin'

Really the only detail that I would consider is maybe a bull bar on the front. That would be suitably orcy.

However, it looks pretty good as is.

Point taken, I suppose they do look a little too "clean". Perhaps I can drybrush on some muddy effects.

stonned_astartes wrote:

 Red Harvest wrote:

Really the only detail that I would consider is maybe a bull bar on the front. That would be suitably orcy.

Was thinking it could perhaps do with some spikes or ram or the such.

A bull bar, spikes, ram -- interesting ideas. Maybe a set of horns on the hood?
You realize you're encouraging me to spend even more time on this project instead of finishing it and moving on, right? You devils.

Finished!? what do you mean, finish a project?

Skorcha Buggy: Complete?

After a 2+ month hiatus, I return!

(Unfortunately, the Dakka gallery is borked at the moment, so I'm having trouble uploading and linking to my photos. Until that issue is resolved, you'll just have to use your imagination.)

You might have been wondering if I died, gave up 40k, or perhaps just hit a lazy streak. In fact, the reason I haven't posted anything here since May is much more (less?) interesting. Earlier this year Mrs. Cleatus and I began the process of buying a house. We closed on the house in Mid-June, and we've spent the time since then fixing the place up and unpacking. Bonus: I now have dedicated gaming space.

Hey, 10k views! Thanks guys!

All great reasons to take a bit of a break! My Wife and I are in the early stages of a complete remodel of our house as well. Hoping for the best!

Skorcha Buggy: Complete
'Ere We Go, 'Ere We Go, 'Ere We Go! As promised, pictures of the completed Skorcha Buggy:
























I added the plasma effect to the engine, gave the gunner a Skorcha, bolted on a ram on the front, and added some mud to the tires to give the model some character. I think it looks right proppa Orky.

There are a few details I'm not 100% happy with. The driver apparently steers with bluetooth enabled handles for one. That's a hindsight/build issue. If I build more of these in the future I'll make sure to address that. Another thing that bugs me is that the plasma engine effect kind of overpowers the Skorcha as the focus of the model. I tried to balance it out by highlighting the tip of the Skorcha with a bright white drybrush. On the whole I'm satisfied. It was a fun model to build and paint.

Thanks for looking!

It looks good !

The bluetooth stearing isn't even noticable.

Your mud/corrosion technique is impressive, but I think it's a bit thick on the tires, for wheels that would be spinning at high speed.

Looking absolutely brilliant. Great job. Engine glow is nice, don't worry about the driver, if he believes it works it works. Nice overall feel. My only truly tiny thing is the colour of the mud. Too close to rust. Maybe my phone screen mind. I love the look of it, and the feel of the model is excellent, but my first thought was, why does it have rusty metal wheels! Then I looked closer. Problem you now have is you need to do a squad of them. Maybe 6

Very cool buggy, typical Ork design means you have to fire the massive flamer right over the drivers head!

EDC

Personally, I like the thick mud. My vision was that these Orks enjoy mudding.

Yes, now I need more of them! Now that I'm getting back into the hobby groove, I might be able to crank out a few of these guys. 5 to a squadron, right?

I hear what you're saying about the "rusty" color of mud through. Perhaps I can darken it with some dark brown drybrushing? Open to suggestions.

Great work as always.

Skorcha Buggy: More Pics!
I guess I'm easily influenced, because I went back and added a layer of burnt umber to the mud. Results:

















On the plus side, it now looks a lot more like traditional mud and less like rust. On the down side, I lost some of the grainy detail. If you're curious, the mud was a mixture of flour, PVA, paint and water. Nothing revolutionary, but the effect is nice when it dries. Very chunky. Next time I try this technique I will start with the burnt umber paint mixed into my mud so that it starts out dark, and then grittyness of the mud texture will reveal itself as it dries.

Overall I'm satisfied. I finished a model that's been in my pile of shame for months. Woo hoo! Plus I learned some things along the way and took notes for next time.



On the Workbench:

Still continuing to unpack here after the move. Lo and behold, I found my Kommandoes! They are back in my painting queue. Also in this photo, some Tankbusta Boyz and some Nobz with Kombi-weapons that I began several months ago. Those are in my queue now as well. They are in various states of completion; some of them base coated, some of them I found mould lines after starting to paint them so I removed those and now have to start again. Hopefully I can finish those before the end of the year.

Oh yeah, and then there's this...




Earlier this year GW released some IoM shipping containers as battlefield terrain. I was inspired by those and thought, 'What would Ork versions look like?'. If it's not obvious, the base shape is a recycled box (rhymes with "cold rice"). This was a sort of idle hands project. I just had a lot of fun gluing scrap to the box and giving it lots of rivets. This is actually too big to be a Munitorium Shipping Container, but it will make a fun battlefield terrain piece.

Back to work. Thanks for looking!

Like the mud on the buggy, the burnt amber makes it look like wet mud, with some dry stuff higher up.

Nice container, looks 100% the part! Orks need amo too.

That cargo container is hilariously Orky. It's great.

If you're curious, the mud was a mixture of flour, PVA, paint and water. Nothing revolutionary, but the effect is nice when it dries.

I'll be filing that recipe away for future use.

 adamsouza wrote:
That cargo container is hilariously Orky. It's great.

If you're curious, the mud was a mixture of flour, PVA, paint and water. Nothing revolutionary, but the effect is nice when it dries.

I'll be filing that recipe away for future use.

Ditto.
The buggy looks great.
Finding models that you'd given up on? That's like Christmas Morning!

stonned_astartes wrote:Like the mud on the buggy, the burnt amber makes it look like wet mud, with some dry stuff higher up.

Nice container, looks 100% the part! Orks need amo too.

Thank you!

adamsouza wrote:That cargo container is hilariously Orky. It's great.

If you're curious, the mud was a mixture of flour, PVA, paint and water. Nothing revolutionary, but the effect is nice when it dries.

I'll be filing that recipe away for future use.

Thanks, adam. Credit to SQRT(-2). Imitation... something.. something... flattery. Anyway, here you go:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/657777.page

Anpu-adom wrote:

 adamsouza wrote:
That cargo container is hilariously Orky. It's great.

If you're curious, the mud was a mixture of flour, PVA, paint and water. Nothing revolutionary, but the effect is nice when it dries.

I'll be filing that recipe away for future use.

Ditto.
The buggy looks great.
Finding models that you'd given up on? That's like Christmas Morning!

Thanks! Yes, I was very excited to find my Kommandoes.

It's been a busy couple of weeks, but I think I get a weekend (mostly) to myself coming up. I plan on getting very paint-y and rivet-y.

Look forward to the results.

Container looks awesome. Like the idea of containers for battlefield terrain, don't like GW idea of sticking gun mounts on them randomly, whole point of a shipping container is it is a box that can be stacked up, bit difficult with a gun mount stuck on the top. Anyway yours looks brilliant, and agree just a bit christmasy

Thanks Cam! It was a fun build.

OK, so here's something I cooked up for the current LOER competition!







Inspired by the gigantic speaker in Back to the Future.

Brilliant idea. I can imagine orks being really happy with giant speakers.

EDC

Nice!