WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!
Time for my orks to be unleashed as well. Now, let's put a proper caveat out there. I didn't use a lightbox and I'm not half the painter Green Feevah is. Still, in person I am really, really happy with the way everything turned out. More after the break.
Showing posts with label The WAAAAAGH-off. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The WAAAAAGH-off. Show all posts
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
This Is It! The Moment You've All Been Waiting For!
Okay fine, the moment I've been waiting for.
Project X is about to be unleashed on the world!
Here's the background: About a week into the WAAAAGH off, and after an army change and a paint mishap, I figured out there was no way I was going to match Wallshammer model for model. There was just no way. What Wallshammer did is nothing short of godly. However, I figured if I couldn't match him model for model, I would match him point for point.
Wait, did I say point for point? I meant DOUBLE points for point!
More after the break:
Project X is about to be unleashed on the world!
Here's the background: About a week into the WAAAAGH off, and after an army change and a paint mishap, I figured out there was no way I was going to match Wallshammer model for model. There was just no way. What Wallshammer did is nothing short of godly. However, I figured if I couldn't match him model for model, I would match him point for point.
Wait, did I say point for point? I meant DOUBLE points for point!
More after the break:
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Almost There!
I'm very excited (and a little bit sad) to say I have everything painted! The only thing I need to do now is paint the bases, which are fully sanded and rocked and whatnot. So that should be done today.
I was a little sad to be finished honestly. I really enjoyed this project. Though I've put a lot more on my plate, so I now have many projects to look forward to.
Speaking of which: I finished my craters last night, though I'm thinking about doing another round of browns in the centres of the craters, since they show up so dark in pictures. Also, I'm trimming the plastic edging off them. Walls said I should keep them on for structure, but I was browsing painting threads on Warseer and a couple of other places, and several people had trimmed them, and they look much better in my opinion, so I'm trimming them. I also put some base colours down on the Blastscape craters but those are barely started. It was more that I had still had paint on my tray than anything else.
And lastly, another big congratulations to Walls hammer for getting all those Orks done. WAAAAAAAAGH!
I was a little sad to be finished honestly. I really enjoyed this project. Though I've put a lot more on my plate, so I now have many projects to look forward to.
Speaking of which: I finished my craters last night, though I'm thinking about doing another round of browns in the centres of the craters, since they show up so dark in pictures. Also, I'm trimming the plastic edging off them. Walls said I should keep them on for structure, but I was browsing painting threads on Warseer and a couple of other places, and several people had trimmed them, and they look much better in my opinion, so I'm trimming them. I also put some base colours down on the Blastscape craters but those are barely started. It was more that I had still had paint on my tray than anything else.
And lastly, another big congratulations to Walls hammer for getting all those Orks done. WAAAAAAAAGH!
Monday, 29 August 2011
COMPLETION!
Yeah, you heard me. I did my 1200pts of Orks in just a tad over 3 weeks. Warboss, 8 nobz, 2 units of 30 boys, 6 koptas, battlewagon. Highlights, details, bases.
Pics to come after Wednesday plus more from the tournament upcoming this weekend.
That all said, I must say this is one of the more fulfilling Warhammer adventures I've done. I've painted lots of models in a set time before. Guard for a big apocalypse game, the beastmen I did previous to these orks (for the same event actually) but not really this quantity to this quality. As odd as it may sound, and I am NOT looking for accolades or anything, is that I am actually proud of this. Weird to say for a hobby, but I am indeed.
I know I can do this now, so perhaps I will need to further the challenge again in the future. Maybe during April when my accountant wife isn't home for a month except to sleep.
Pics to come after Wednesday plus more from the tournament upcoming this weekend.
That all said, I must say this is one of the more fulfilling Warhammer adventures I've done. I've painted lots of models in a set time before. Guard for a big apocalypse game, the beastmen I did previous to these orks (for the same event actually) but not really this quantity to this quality. As odd as it may sound, and I am NOT looking for accolades or anything, is that I am actually proud of this. Weird to say for a hobby, but I am indeed.
I know I can do this now, so perhaps I will need to further the challenge again in the future. Maybe during April when my accountant wife isn't home for a month except to sleep.
Sunday, 28 August 2011
Tragedy Strikes... Again...
So I got all the model I could paint finished last night. I had two models 'in tha drink' waiting to be stripped, and 2 more models just awaiting primer.
I stripped the first model, no problem. Things are looking good. Then I go to strip the second model. The one that I had tried stripping before and was being very difficult. I thought it just needed to sit longer. I was wrong.
Almost an hour later, and a whole lot of elbow grease what do I have to show for my efforts? A ruined model. Patches of thick primer still clinging to the model, pieces broken from scrubbing so hard. She's dead Jim.
So, here I am in a real bind. Just days to go before the deadline and I just lost a chunk of my army. Now I'll have to scrounge up some cash, bite the bullet on my 'no buying retail' boycott of GW.
Of course this is also making me re-think what I am doing. Should I get the same model as before? Or go with something a little different?
I stripped the first model, no problem. Things are looking good. Then I go to strip the second model. The one that I had tried stripping before and was being very difficult. I thought it just needed to sit longer. I was wrong.
Almost an hour later, and a whole lot of elbow grease what do I have to show for my efforts? A ruined model. Patches of thick primer still clinging to the model, pieces broken from scrubbing so hard. She's dead Jim.
So, here I am in a real bind. Just days to go before the deadline and I just lost a chunk of my army. Now I'll have to scrounge up some cash, bite the bullet on my 'no buying retail' boycott of GW.
Of course this is also making me re-think what I am doing. Should I get the same model as before? Or go with something a little different?
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update (Get it?)
Just another quick update, but it's doozy! I have one more model to paint this weekend. With a little luck I might even finish it tonight, but I kind of doubt it, as I was thinking of watching a movie instead.
Don't get me wrong: I'm not finished everything. I still have to finish stripping two models, and then to prime two more models on top of that (so four). But, I only have to paint four models by Wednesday! This should mean I will finish on time, and have everything based and ready to go.
So my plan is to finish my last model tonight or tomorrow, strip those minis tomorrow, then prime on Monday, and paint Monday/Tuesday (Wednesday if needed). I do all the basing on Wednesday and present Thursday!
A good night indeed.
Don't get me wrong: I'm not finished everything. I still have to finish stripping two models, and then to prime two more models on top of that (so four). But, I only have to paint four models by Wednesday! This should mean I will finish on time, and have everything based and ready to go.
So my plan is to finish my last model tonight or tomorrow, strip those minis tomorrow, then prime on Monday, and paint Monday/Tuesday (Wednesday if needed). I do all the basing on Wednesday and present Thursday!
A good night indeed.
Saturday, 27 August 2011
Ork-astrating Ork-ageddon 1250pts in a month: Day 21 THREE WEEKS IN!
Wow, I kept this going for three weeks? That might be a record for me.
Not a TON to report as I didn't get all the normal time I've been putting in available tonight. Still, I got some important parts done.
I finished the koptas. I also did the first layering of the patterns on the first mob. I am going to differentiate the mobz with dags and checkers. So, I laid down all the checkers in Iyanden Darksun on the first mob. Tomorrow night or Sunday (gotta work early so may not be able to paint Saturday) I will finish them and maybe even get started on my next unit. Depends if I go see Conan or not.
But yeah, it's abundantly clear that I am awesome.
Not a TON to report as I didn't get all the normal time I've been putting in available tonight. Still, I got some important parts done.
I finished the koptas. I also did the first layering of the patterns on the first mob. I am going to differentiate the mobz with dags and checkers. So, I laid down all the checkers in Iyanden Darksun on the first mob. Tomorrow night or Sunday (gotta work early so may not be able to paint Saturday) I will finish them and maybe even get started on my next unit. Depends if I go see Conan or not.
But yeah, it's abundantly clear that I am awesome.
Friday, 26 August 2011
Awwww Yeah!
Just another quick update, as I'm still in the middle of things. Bases for the Orks? Done. Kromac? Almost finished, probably within the hour. Project X? A little farther along than I thought I'd be, but still a LOT of work to do.
I still have to clean/repair two minis, and I need to get primer on Monday to finish off 3 more models. I'm really hoping to have everything I'm working on right now done by Monday morning, and if possible one of the minis I'm stripping at least part done. Then I can spend the rest of the week finishing off those last three models and and adding the finishing touches I want to put on some models. Ideally I can get this all done by Tuesday night and spend Wednesday basing everything. If I run into some hiccups (which if you look back at my posts, is almost a given) I might take the long weekend to finish things up and present on the Monday. We'll see.
Ork-astrating Ork-ageddon 1250pts in a month: Day 20 It's all in the details
I must admit I am pretty excited for the possibilities of the final product. Everything is painted. Everything has sand. Now it's details and painting rims.
As for the aforementioned details, I have the Nobz and Battlewagon completed. Koptas tonight I am hoping! The Boyz mobz won't actually take long as they don't have a lot of armor on them.
Should be done in plenty of time to show 'em off Wednesday at the club.
As for the aforementioned details, I have the Nobz and Battlewagon completed. Koptas tonight I am hoping! The Boyz mobz won't actually take long as they don't have a lot of armor on them.
Should be done in plenty of time to show 'em off Wednesday at the club.
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Progress Report
I still haven't finished those last three model of my second grouping in stage one. However, I did get almost all the models cleaned and primed for stage two. And I got some base colours down on one model, as a test model for my colours. I think it looks pretty good.
I then went and checked my list on army builder, and realized I was short points, and therefore models. But I managed to put together one final unit that makes everything work. But I'm out of primer, my wife is gone for the weekend with the car, and the closest place that sells good primer is on the opposite end of the city. So that's going to set me back a bit.
Oh, and I might have ruined one of my models. I had acquired this model sight-unseen, and figured I could just strip it and re-paint it. However, it's not stripping very well. I'm going to let it soak for another couple of days and try again. If that doesn't work, I might have to break my GW boycott to grab a replacement model before the time is up.
One week to go, things are not looking good...
I then went and checked my list on army builder, and realized I was short points, and therefore models. But I managed to put together one final unit that makes everything work. But I'm out of primer, my wife is gone for the weekend with the car, and the closest place that sells good primer is on the opposite end of the city. So that's going to set me back a bit.
Oh, and I might have ruined one of my models. I had acquired this model sight-unseen, and figured I could just strip it and re-paint it. However, it's not stripping very well. I'm going to let it soak for another couple of days and try again. If that doesn't work, I might have to break my GW boycott to grab a replacement model before the time is up.
One week to go, things are not looking good...
Ork-astrating Ork-ageddon 1250pts in a month: Day 19: It's legal!
Well... I got all my stuff painted to a very good table stop, 3 color standard. I have my vehicle painted. I could actually play in a tournament right now.
HOWEVER... this does NOT mean I am done. It's detail time! I started on the battlewagon tonight with some checkers, some flames, a lightning bolt, etc. Iyanden Darksun-yellow-highlight a bit with whites added. Simple formula really. Then when that's done I will go add battle damage here and there and blammo. I expect tomorrow night it's done. Then move onto the rest of the army, getting yellow on everyone to tie them in better.
I must say... this is pretty snazzy on the table top!
How do I know this? Why I played another practice game tonight, this time against foot heavy Tau and some kabalite styled Dark Eldar. It did teach me some more things:
1) Orks aren't really an alpha strike army. I must be patient, take the licks in the first couple turns and then just SMASHFACE~! once I am close enough to fight. It looked DIRE in the first couple turns but once we came to grips with them, it was all over. The kommandoes really help with this, coming in backfield and multi assaulting thanks to Snikrot.
2) Remember the Koptas! They have twin linked rokkits. They have hit and run. They're nasty lil buggers against the right targets. I do hate that they take dangerous terrain checks in assaults, but still...
3) Patience!
4) Keep the wagon protected to start the game, especially since you can NEVER bank on first turn. The looted wagons should help with this.
5) We can bust vehicles like mad. If they aren't land raiders, we're smashing them in close combat all the time. Surround them and auto kill the passengers.
6) And finally: Holy crap are orks fun.
So: 1 week exactly left to paint as I pack them up Thursday night next week before bed!
Also: Must remember I am also doing Beastmen and to pack them!
HOWEVER... this does NOT mean I am done. It's detail time! I started on the battlewagon tonight with some checkers, some flames, a lightning bolt, etc. Iyanden Darksun-yellow-highlight a bit with whites added. Simple formula really. Then when that's done I will go add battle damage here and there and blammo. I expect tomorrow night it's done. Then move onto the rest of the army, getting yellow on everyone to tie them in better.
I must say... this is pretty snazzy on the table top!
How do I know this? Why I played another practice game tonight, this time against foot heavy Tau and some kabalite styled Dark Eldar. It did teach me some more things:
1) Orks aren't really an alpha strike army. I must be patient, take the licks in the first couple turns and then just SMASHFACE~! once I am close enough to fight. It looked DIRE in the first couple turns but once we came to grips with them, it was all over. The kommandoes really help with this, coming in backfield and multi assaulting thanks to Snikrot.
2) Remember the Koptas! They have twin linked rokkits. They have hit and run. They're nasty lil buggers against the right targets. I do hate that they take dangerous terrain checks in assaults, but still...
3) Patience!
4) Keep the wagon protected to start the game, especially since you can NEVER bank on first turn. The looted wagons should help with this.
5) We can bust vehicles like mad. If they aren't land raiders, we're smashing them in close combat all the time. Surround them and auto kill the passengers.
6) And finally: Holy crap are orks fun.
So: 1 week exactly left to paint as I pack them up Thursday night next week before bed!
Also: Must remember I am also doing Beastmen and to pack them!
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Update! Sort of...
Well, so far I have stuck to my plan... except for yesterday. Which means I am behind on my second 'grouping', but not far. I have half of that grouping actually finished, and the remaining models are at least all halfway done, so I'm not too far behind now. I have already completed today's goal (well mostly...) so I'm hoping to make up the difference of yesterday today, and, with a little luck, get a jump start on tomorrow.
That said, I haven't done ANYTHING on the Ork bases I was going to do, but that's not really a priority task at the moment. As long as they are finished by the time Wallshammer's league starts in October, I'll be laughing. (that's when I'm going to paint my last 1500 points of Orks... I think. The way this project is going, I might stick with it instead.)
That said, I haven't done ANYTHING on the Ork bases I was going to do, but that's not really a priority task at the moment. As long as they are finished by the time Wallshammer's league starts in October, I'll be laughing. (that's when I'm going to paint my last 1500 points of Orks... I think. The way this project is going, I might stick with it instead.)
Monday, 22 August 2011
'Twas a Long and Stormy Night...
The city I live in reminded me exactly where I lived last night by opening up the heavens and pouring it all down on me at once. This did have the side benefit of cooling down the house though. That, combined with my general lack of the ability to sleep, means I got A LOT done yesterday!
I'll start off with the simple stuff. I got the basing started on my 40k Ork army. This is going to be a long project, but hopefully the results will make it worth it. I'm trying a new basing style I've never tried before, using a Gale Force 9 basing kit. It's a very long, process of painting on glue, putting on 'the kit' then painting over top of the stuff I put down once it dries and repeating the process with another part of 'the kit'. This is messy process, and very slow. I discovered that the hard way last night, as I tried to put the second layer on before the first had full dried and made this sort of 'slurry' of basing paste.
More after the break:
I'll start off with the simple stuff. I got the basing started on my 40k Ork army. This is going to be a long project, but hopefully the results will make it worth it. I'm trying a new basing style I've never tried before, using a Gale Force 9 basing kit. It's a very long, process of painting on glue, putting on 'the kit' then painting over top of the stuff I put down once it dries and repeating the process with another part of 'the kit'. This is messy process, and very slow. I discovered that the hard way last night, as I tried to put the second layer on before the first had full dried and made this sort of 'slurry' of basing paste.
More after the break:
Ork-astrating Ork-ageddon 1250pts in a month: Day 16
Holy crap... I can't believe it's been sixteen days! Today was definitely a good day. I was home alone, not working and ready to get stuff done... and boy oh boy did I get stuff done!
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Ork-astrating Ork-ageddon 1250pts in a month: Day 14
So... red is on! I put down the first red coat on all the models, a mechrite red. Pretty simple! Hell, I bet Green Feevah and his amputated finger got more done then I did. Still visually it's a pretty big step even if it was fairly simple.
Tonight I am gonna put them on the table and play some more. Gotta assemble the deffrolla and the kombi scorcha and banna nobz still as well.
Tonight I am gonna put them on the table and play some more. Gotta assemble the deffrolla and the kombi scorcha and banna nobz still as well.
I Got Stuff Done!
Here's my big update:
My Secret Project is coming along VERY slowly. Not very happy about that.
My 'One Thing a Week' challenge for this week is complete: My Druid Stoneward and Woldstalkers unit.
More after the break:
My Secret Project is coming along VERY slowly. Not very happy about that.
My 'One Thing a Week' challenge for this week is complete: My Druid Stoneward and Woldstalkers unit.
More after the break:
Friday, 19 August 2011
Ork-astrating Ork-ageddon 1250pts in a month: Day 13 The Eyes Have It!
This will be a short one. Eyes painted red. Teeth and claws painted a suitably dirty bleached bone. BLAM
As for the next step: armor! Armor plates, shoulderpads, bitz and bobz on koptas, plates on weapons. What color? What? The picture above didn't give it away. Why... red of course! I got the first coat of mechrite red on the 5 built nobz I have currently and on 2 koptas. I think the blood red I want to use will place well over this.
Because red ones go faster!
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Ork-astrating Ork-ageddon 1250pts in a month: Day 12 Skintastic!
SKIN IS DONE! OMGOMGOMGOMG!
So here is what I got done today. Skin! It was a hgue part of the army, really glad it's out of the way. Radioactive orks FTW! Really "simple" recipe: goblin green, wash thraka green, highlight goblin green, highlight scorpion green, highlight 1/2 scorpion 1/2 sunburst yellow.
Once I got that done I did the eyes on the nob and a layer of bleached bone on their teeth and on the deffkoptas.
Also? Played a practice game today, our lists vs a very tailored Black Templar and Chaos Marine list. How tailored? 2 Vindicators, gig unit of combat termies in a hurricane bolter land raider, chosen outflanking with 5 flamers, defiler, buncha meltas. We still did really well. Blew up a vindicator turn one, stunned the other. My Nobz decimated the termies. My warboss then went on a rampage after they died to tons of fire, killing all the chosen, the defiler and mopped up plague marines. He is just so awesome.
Deff-rolla'd the land raider and the other vindicator to smithereens as well.
Go team Orks! We're looking at getting another practice game in next week as well. Might even have a majority of the army painted!
GO TEAM!
So here is what I got done today. Skin! It was a hgue part of the army, really glad it's out of the way. Radioactive orks FTW! Really "simple" recipe: goblin green, wash thraka green, highlight goblin green, highlight scorpion green, highlight 1/2 scorpion 1/2 sunburst yellow.
Once I got that done I did the eyes on the nob and a layer of bleached bone on their teeth and on the deffkoptas.
Also? Played a practice game today, our lists vs a very tailored Black Templar and Chaos Marine list. How tailored? 2 Vindicators, gig unit of combat termies in a hurricane bolter land raider, chosen outflanking with 5 flamers, defiler, buncha meltas. We still did really well. Blew up a vindicator turn one, stunned the other. My Nobz decimated the termies. My warboss then went on a rampage after they died to tons of fire, killing all the chosen, the defiler and mopped up plague marines. He is just so awesome.
Deff-rolla'd the land raider and the other vindicator to smithereens as well.
Go team Orks! We're looking at getting another practice game in next week as well. Might even have a majority of the army painted!
GO TEAM!
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