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Brilliant, can't wait to see it painting.

Progress on my LOER terrain competition entry:








Coming along. Needs some metallic dry brushing for sure. Graffiti.


I've also begun working on a unit of Skitarii. Here's my first attempt at painting a Skitarius model:






Needs based, obviously, and unit markings. I'm planning on going back and adding those once I'm done with the unit. Only 4 more to go.


Thanks for looking!

Looking good though i reckon you could ad some shading to that red.

Yeah, agreed. Baby steps.

More progress:

For some reason when I look at this terrain piece I keep thinking "Orky Jungle Gym". Looking great so far, Cleatus. Just the right amount of color.

Grot Parkour course!

Thanks, gentlemen. Closing in on the finish line. Will post some pics tonight.

In other news...


So in that light, I'm going to dive in and finish my LOER comp entry this weekend. Try to take my mind off things for a while.

Thanks for visiting.

Work stuff like that sucks. Glad to hear that you are going to channel that frustration into something positive.

RL it sucks. Been there bud. Thoughts are with you, all I can say is keep your chin up.

The build is looking fantastic, and I am really looking forward to seeing it done.

That would be a real blow to my motivation, too. Even understanding that things take time, it still hurts to believe that your efforts will be recognized only to be shot down when the time comes. It sucks, it really does. Hang in there. We're rooting for you that things will turn out for the best.

Grot Shanty Town: Complete!
It's done, gentlemen. Phew!


Fluff:
Somewhere there is a band of Gretchin who have managed to assemble a little encampment for themselves. They have managed to loot and weld together a town of sorts, where the Grotz live, play, sell, trade, steal, eat, and sleep. Gretchin from all clans are welcome here, though it is a bit crowded. A favorite past time of the Grot residents is sliding down the corrugated roofs of the various shanty dwellings. As is typical of Orkoid culture and logic, domestic housing and fast food establishments co-exist side by side with toxic waste pipelines and smokestacks which belch black smoke night and day. The Grotz care not. This is their home, and if necessary they will defend it to the death!

About the build:
The Grot Shanty Town is made almost entirely out of card stock and cardboard. Silly straws and a little bit of balsa wood were also used (supporting the roof of the lookout tower). It was painted with craft paints (DecoArt Americana, FolkArt Plaid, Delta Ceramcoat), with the addition of some shades and washes (Nuln Oil, Agrax Earthshade, etc.). The base is cardboard (2 layers), textured with spackle. I used a few decals, but all of the graffiti is freehand. The final piece measures 6"x6" square, and 5" tall.

















Zoom shot to show off some detail work:

It's hard to see, but there's a Blood Axe icon there on the side of the tent.


My scale Gretchin looks lonely. Let's invite some friends!








And done.

I'd like to thank caffeine, insomnia, stress, work, family, PVA glue, craft paint, and of course cardboard. I couldn't have done it without you guys.

EDIT: Added the fluff and details about the build which I sent to Cam for the competition. Just in case anyone was interested.

Thanks!

haha...love it man! really turned out great

sorry to hear about the work issues man, trust me, I can relate...I'm also quite familiar with the heady brew of "caffeine, insomnia, stress, work, family, PVA glue, and craft paint" ...some great things can come from that combo...as we see above!...just keep on keepin' on man

That is awesome, Cleatus - Really amazing work!

Thank you, gentlemen. I appreciate it.

I LOVE That shanty town!! sooooooo cool!

 Guildenstern wrote:
I LOVE That shanty town!! sooooooo cool!

Thank you!

That really is absolutely brilliant mate, like its been taken from the pages of a novel (one that had orks in).

 stonned_astartes wrote:
That really is absolutely brilliant mate, like its been taken from the pages of a novel (one that had orks in).

Pride and Prejudice and Orks?
The Catcher and the Ork?
Great Ork-spectations?
The Great Gatsb'Ork?
Catch-22 Orks?
Ender's Ork?
....
I could go on, but I won't. Haha.

Thank you!

Grunts! by Mary Gentle.

If you haven't read it yet, go see if your local library has it. (and remember, you can request that they get it for you as well, either via Inter-Library-Loan or by buying it).

The town is full of character. Great stuff.

Cheers,

CB

Looks awesome, Cleatus!

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I really appreciate your feedback and praise. And thank you for visiting my humble little blog.

Definitely looks great!

Indeed, very nice work. And now, the theme for the next contest...

...Take your time to think about it. I'm certain you'll come up with something good.

Thank you, ladies, gentlemen, anonymous woodland creatures, etc.

I dig the shanty town. It reminds me of Megaton from Fallout 3. Very orky with lots of nice details: sheet metal, debris, graffiti, ladders, etc.

Thanks Riddle.

2nd Ed Ork Boy
I painted up another 2nd Ed Ork Boy. This little guy is earmarked for the "Creating a real ork mob, with your help! - the Dakka Dakka Clan" project: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/656634.page
The base is unfinished, which is intentional. Once all of the models are assembled, kb_lock will base them all in a similar fashion. Pretty cool idea.







If you would like to donate an Ork to the project, check out the ongoing thread here:
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/656634.page


LOER Terrain Competition # 22
Shameless plug here for the 22nd round of the League of Extraordinary Riveters Terrain Competition!
The competition is in full swing and people are starting to post their project photos. If you're interested in joining in the competition, head on over to the competition thread and say hello.
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/720769.page

GW Anecdote
Had an odd encounter with a GW store employee yesterday. Our metro area did not have a GW store (erm, "Warhammer store") until last year. We have a few FLGS in the area, and that's where I tend to game when I have the time. I happened to be at the mall where this new GW store is located yesterday so I thought I would pop in. Middle of the day on a Saturday, not a single customer or gamer in the store, just the lone GW employee. We chatted for a while about new and upcoming releases. He was very pro-GW (no surprise there), and pro-7th edition too, but it was clear he was a gamer and not just a guy working there. When I mentioned that I play Orks and that they were kind of hurting this edition, he rolled his eyes and said, "yeah, well, they're Orks". He went on and on about how cool it is that you can take superheavies in normal 40k games now, how cool the formations are, and why fliers are awesome. I offered up my opinions on things like the Ork Stompa and Gorkanaut versus Imperial Knights, such as how the Ork units are overpriced and under powered. He again said, "well, they're Orks", and then "Ork stuff is ramshackle, they're cheap, so take a bunch of them". I could see I wasn't going to get anywhere with him, so I dropped the subject. I mentioned that I wished GW would re-release the Stormclaw box, because I missed out on it during the limited print run. Why wouldn't GW print more of them if the initial print run sold out? He told me I didn't understand how business works, and that it's expensive to make models, and besides the re-sellers would just part them out... Whatever. I hung around for 30-40 minutes, and not a single person came in to play or buy anything. A few curious mall visitors wandered in and looked around but that's it. I actually bought something out of pity for the guy. Though now I have the buyer's remorse. He was kind of rude. You would think he would say something like, "yeah man, Orks are cool, you should totally buy this thing", instead of dismissing my favorite army as junk. Honestly thinking of returning the box today for a refund. I have plenty of little plastic dudesmen to paint; it would probably be a year before I even assembled these models. I'm rather turned off by my experience, and think that I will continue supporting my independent FLGS. They respect and appreciate their customers.

Thanks for stopping by.

 Cleatus wrote:

GW Anecdote
Had an odd encounter with a GW store employee yesterday. Our metro area did not have a GW store (erm, "Warhammer store") until last year. We have a few FLGS in the area, and that's where I tend to game when I have the time. I happened to be at the mall where this new GW store is located yesterday so I thought I would pop in. Middle of the day on a Saturday, not a single customer or gamer in the store, just the lone GW employee. We chatted for a while about new and upcoming releases. He was very pro-GW (no surprise there), and pro-7th edition too, but it was clear he was a gamer and not just a guy working there. When I mentioned that I play Orks and that they were kind of hurting this edition, he rolled his eyes and said, "yeah, well, they're Orks". He went on and on about how cool it is that you can take superheavies in normal 40k games now, how cool the formations are, and why fliers are awesome. I offered up my opinions on things like the Ork Stompa and Gorkanaut versus Imperial Knights, such as how the Ork units are overpriced and under powered. He again said, "well, they're Orks", and then "Ork stuff is ramshackle, they're cheap, so take a bunch of them". I could see I wasn't going to get anywhere with him, so I dropped the subject. I mentioned that I wished GW would re-release the Stormclaw box, because I missed out on it during the limited print run. Why wouldn't GW print more of them if the initial print run sold out? He told me I didn't understand how business works, and that it's expensive to make models, and besides the re-sellers would just part them out... Whatever. I hung around for 30-40 minutes, and not a single person came in to play or buy anything. A few curious mall visitors wandered in and looked around but that's it. I actually bought something out of pity for the guy. Though now I have the buyer's remorse. He was kind of rude. You would think he would say something like, "yeah man, Orks are cool, you should totally buy this thing", instead of dismissing my favorite army as junk. Honestly thinking of returning the box today for a refund. I have plenty of little plastic dudesmen to paint; it would probably be a year before I even assembled these models. I'm rather turned off by my experience, and think that I will continue supporting my independent FLGS. They respect and appreciate their customers.

Thanks for stopping by.

Interesting. My experience with GW stores are a bit mixed as well. I like that they have huge selections of tools, accessories, paints, models, etc. and the employee is very knowledgeable about the hobby. But I really like regular FLGS because the staff are not biased toward GW and I usually can find a lot of other great supplies, especially stuff for making my own terrain, that GW does not offer. (For some reason, they think every battlefield should be composed solely of their ~10 different terrain pieces...) I also think regular game/hobby stores are better for getting people into the game because they come in for other things and discover the game, just like any other game. The owner/employee at the GW store near me is friendly and knowledgeable and not too pushy, which is nice, but he is too uptight about what models he allows to be used on the store tables. The models must be painted using at least three painting techniques, such as basecoat, shade and dry brush. They cannot just have the colors blocked in, for example. And he disallows any model that has any third party bits whatsoever. Every model must be 100% GW/FW parts, which is excessive in my opinion. I think a customer coming in and seeing a well-painted army that uses 95% GW components with some unique conversions using 3rd party bits would be quite appealing so they can see how you can take the models from the boxes and truly make them your own rather than being forced to just paint the models out of the box, exactly like everyone else's.

You are lucky that you have both in your area because everywhere I have lived has only had one or the other within a reasonable distance of me.

 The Riddle of Steel wrote:

 Cleatus wrote:

GW Anecdote
Had an odd encounter with a GW store employee yesterday. Our metro area did not have a GW store (erm, "Warhammer store") until last year. We have a few FLGS in the area, and that's where I tend to game when I have the time. I happened to be at the mall where this new GW store is located yesterday so I thought I would pop in. Middle of the day on a Saturday, not a single customer or gamer in the store, just the lone GW employee. We chatted for a while about new and upcoming releases. He was very pro-GW (no surprise there), and pro-7th edition too, but it was clear he was a gamer and not just a guy working there. When I mentioned that I play Orks and that they were kind of hurting this edition, he rolled his eyes and said, "yeah, well, they're Orks". He went on and on about how cool it is that you can take superheavies in normal 40k games now, how cool the formations are, and why fliers are awesome. I offered up my opinions on things like the Ork Stompa and Gorkanaut versus Imperial Knights, such as how the Ork units are overpriced and under powered. He again said, "well, they're Orks", and then "Ork stuff is ramshackle, they're cheap, so take a bunch of them". I could see I wasn't going to get anywhere with him, so I dropped the subject. I mentioned that I wished GW would re-release the Stormclaw box, because I missed out on it during the limited print run. Why wouldn't GW print more of them if the initial print run sold out? He told me I didn't understand how business works, and that it's expensive to make models, and besides the re-sellers would just part them out... Whatever. I hung around for 30-40 minutes, and not a single person came in to play or buy anything. A few curious mall visitors wandered in and looked around but that's it. I actually bought something out of pity for the guy. Though now I have the buyer's remorse. He was kind of rude. You would think he would say something like, "yeah man, Orks are cool, you should totally buy this thing", instead of dismissing my favorite army as junk. Honestly thinking of returning the box today for a refund. I have plenty of little plastic dudesmen to paint; it would probably be a year before I even assembled these models. I'm rather turned off by my experience, and think that I will continue supporting my independent FLGS. They respect and appreciate their customers.

Thanks for stopping by.

Interesting. My experience with GW stores are a bit mixed as well. I like that they have huge selections of tools, accessories, paints, models, etc. and the employee is very knowledgeable about the hobby. But I really like regular FLGS because the staff are not biased toward GW and I usually can find a lot of other great supplies, especially stuff for making my own terrain, that GW does not offer. (For some reason, they think every battlefield should be composed solely of their ~10 different terrain pieces...) I also think regular game/hobby stores are better for getting people into the game because they come in for other things and discover the game, just like any other game. The owner/employee at the GW store near me is friendly and knowledgeable and not too pushy, which is nice, but he is too uptight about what models he allows to be used on the store tables. The models must be painted using at least three painting techniques, such as basecoat, shade and dry brush. They cannot just have the colors blocked in, for example. And he disallows any model that has any third party bits whatsoever. Every model must be 100% GW/FW parts, which is excessive in my opinion. I think a customer coming in and seeing a well-painted army that uses 95% GW components with some unique conversions using 3rd party bits would be quite appealing so they can see how you can take the models from the boxes and truly make them your own rather than being forced to just paint the models out of the box, exactly like everyone else's.

You are lucky that you have both in your area because everywhere I have lived has only had one or the other within a reasonable distance of me.

I am lucky, I know. I wish I got out to play more, but eh, such is life.

I ended up returning the models to the GW store. My backlog is huge. I can always buy more at a later date.