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2020/05/05 17:24:09
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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I've got far too many orks. There's probably a lot of us here who do what I did. Buy way too much stuff, paint a few models and then get bored and move onto the next project. But still occasionally buy stuff for the old projects.
Anyway, I was talking to one of my gaming buddies this weekend and made a joke that if I had painted one ork a day from when I had started collecting them, I would have a pretty decent army by now. Which got me thinking, I often lose interest in a project because I absolutely hate batch painting and once I've done a unit I can't be bothered to ever paint that scheme again. But I quite enjoy painting single miniatures. So, I figured I would give it a go, paint one ork a day and see how long I can keep it up for. I posted my first attempt up on Facebook and it felt pretty good to see people liking the pic. Why not double down and start a blog on Dakka Dakka, I thought, so here I am.
I'm not the best painter in the world by any stretch but I figure if this helps keep me motivated, I might have a small force by the end of the year!
Enough talk - here's ork number 1
Automatically Appended Next Post: And because I actually started this project yesterday, here's a bonus ork. Normal service will be resumed tomorrow.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2020/05/05 17:34:12
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2020/05/05 17:48:06
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Guarding Guardian
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Is there such a thing?
But in all seriousness the paint scheme is spot on and I like the spirit of the project. How many Orks do you have, model-wise?
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2020/05/05 17:51:42
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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OscarWao wrote:
But in all seriousness the paint scheme is spot on and I like the spirit of the project. How many Orks do you have, model-wise?
Cheers!
Erm, hundreds. Been a while since I counted them. This blog could go on or a while!
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0018/05/06 16:31:09
Subject: Re:1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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Day 3
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2020/05/06 16:50:39
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Damsel of the Lady
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I think it's a great idea, and the ideal number of orks to have is all of them. All the orks.
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realism is a lie
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2020/05/07 16:16:14
Subject: Re:1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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Day 4
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2020/05/07 23:03:43
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Deadly Dire Avenger
The Webway
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Came for a new ork, got a new ork. Great paintjob man.
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Laugh with the Laughing God. Outplay the Great Enemy. |
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2020/05/08 09:35:08
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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Cheers buddy!
Here's today's effort!
Day 5
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2020/05/08 10:16:15
Subject: 1 ork a day
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The Dread Evil Lord Varlak
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nice orks there and a good idea.
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https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/766717.page
A Mostly Renegades and Heretics blog.
GW:"Space marines got too many options to balance, therefore we decided to legends HH units."
Players: "why?!? Now we finally got decent plastic kits and you cut them?"
Chaos marines players: "Since when are Daemonengines 30k models and why do i have NO droppods now?"
GW" MONEY.... erm i meant TOO MANY OPTIONS (to resell your army to you again by disalowing former units)! Do you want specific tyranid fighiting Primaris? Even a new sabotage lieutnant!"
Chaos players: Guess i stop playing or go to HH. |
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2020/05/08 12:11:05
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Preacher of the Emperor
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What a brilliant idea. Like doing crunches or calling your mom, except you get to Waaagh! at the end. Great painting, too!
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2020/05/08 14:21:19
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Damsel of the Lady
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I like that last one! Is that a classic metal burna ork?
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realism is a lie
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2020/05/08 14:52:10
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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Cheers for the nice words, I appreciate it!
It sure is. All the Kommandos so far have been metal. I was a bit bummed out when I first realised that Kommandos couldn't take Big Shootas or Burnas anymore but I guess he can be seconded to a unit of Burna Boyz, if I ever get round to painting them!
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2020/05/08 20:02:06
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Been Around the Block
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Good job, always nice to see some good painted greenskins
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2020/05/09 07:54:02
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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Day 6
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2020/05/09 15:03:17
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Damsel of the Lady
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I like that old metal guy, nice to know i identified him right!
This one isn't as familiar to me, but i think it's neat how he's got the bullets draped over his wrist. And an excellent paint job, of course
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realism is a lie
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2020/05/09 15:54:32
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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He's an old metal Kommando too.
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2020/05/10 03:24:30
Subject: Re:1 ork a day
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Regular Dakkanaut
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As A guy with 25 easy build guardsmen on my table staring up at me, and probably another 50 to go at least for my lists to work, I have sympathy for and appreciate this thread!
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2020/05/10 12:30:33
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Good idea to do an Ork a day, hopefully it keeps the pain boy away! Great paint scheme too, the horde will be looking good soon enough!
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Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way |
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2020/05/10 16:14:48
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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Day 7
Automatically Appended Next Post: And here's a really naff quality week 1 group shot!
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2020/05/10 18:03:58
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2020/05/11 05:23:30
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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That method is a great idea for clearing an orc backlog. Great color scheme, green skin looks nice and I love the lenses on the last model!
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2020/05/11 18:01:03
Subject: Re:1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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Thanks again for the kind words!
Day 8
Historically, when I get to painting the basic troops for a faction is when I rapidly loose interest, lets see if this project keeps me on track!
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2020/05/11 18:22:17
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Damsel of the Lady
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Thanks for the clarification on the metal commando! Gotta love the guy with the grot on his head. I hope that you keep this up, it's an exciting project to follow
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realism is a lie
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2020/05/12 18:45:59
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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Day 9
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2020/05/13 01:44:27
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Krazy Grot Kutta Driva
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Outstanding job!! Your not just hammering on the quantity but you are succeeding on the quality too. Keep up the good work. I have to start clearing out my back log also. I'll be using this thread for inspiration. Subbed.
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2020/05/13 15:35:29
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Damsel of the Lady
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Yup, excellent job! And it's nice to get a reminder of just how much personality and variety orks have to them, with all the different minis over the years.
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realism is a lie
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2020/05/13 17:03:01
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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Cheers guys! I'm not as happy with this next one, I just couldn't seem to get the skin highlights right. Oh well, he's only an Ork Boy so don't dwell on it and on to the next one!
Day 10
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2020/05/14 17:17:33
Subject: Re:1 ork a day
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Roarin' Runtherd
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Day 11
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2020/05/14 22:20:23
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Regular Dakkanaut
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These are looking great, I really like the skin, really makes their muscles stand out.
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2020/05/14 23:15:28
Subject: Re:1 ork a day
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Nasty Nob
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Nice work, very impressed with the quality. Keep it up.
Been doing something similar myself. I have something like 9k points of painted Evil Sunz but I always had a handful of odds and sods lurking at the back of my cupboard waiting for their turn. Spare Meks, Pain boyz and Nobz as well as a couple of kit-bashed Deff Dreds and buggies.
The spare time I have means that these sad little forgotten boyz have now joined their fungus bros with a fresh lick of paint.
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"All their ferocity was turned outwards, against enemies of the State, foreigners, traitors, saboteurs, thought-criminals" - Orwell, 1984 |
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2020/05/15 04:54:07
Subject: 1 ork a day
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Ultramarine Chaplain with Hate to Spare
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These look fantastic!
How long-ish does each one take?
How many days you got scheduled for this?
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