Boyz

I have been working on completing my ork army for 40K 6th Edition.  I finished 90 boyz a few weeks ago.  I did what I could to keep the task from becoming unbearable.  I painted up the boyz in groups of five, paying more attention to the Nobz in the mobs as befitting their status.  I'm posting several pictures of my mobz, but I only included a hand full of miniatures in each. 

I was inspired by the 'Ard Boyz from the Space Marine video game, so I made some of my own.  I used some green stuff to make their chest armor.  The advice for anyone up for the sculpting is to do it in steps.  The first layer is made by roughly molding green stuff over the miniature and then sculpting it into place.  Wait until the first layer drys before you put on the second layer.  Once the first layer is dry, put a second layer of green stuff and sculpt the teeth. 

I also added some shields to my 'Ard Boyz.  I used some ork boarding plank bits to make the shields.  I added the shields to the 'Ard Boyz back by first placing some Gorilla Glue (crazy glue) on my miniatures, then adding some green stuff over the crazy glue, and finally adding more crazy glue on top of the green stuff.  The shields adhered to the crazy glue, while the the green stuff fills in the gaps between the shield and the miniatures body. 

War Gaming blog, take two; Action.

I am rededicating my blog to encompass my love for war gaming as a whole, not just my 40K fan boy side.  This means I'll be posting pictures and writing about other game systems out there to include 40K.  Currently I have a Khador Warmachine Army from Privateer Press, The Ortega's Gang Malifaux war band from Wyrd Miniatures, and a Japanese Sectorial (Yu Jing) Army Infinity force form Corvus Belli.  Re-dedicating my blog will allow me to share my hobby progress with you from all the game systems I like, which means more content for my blog in the long run.

I'd like to begin by sharing the progress on my Khador Army.  Here are pictures of three WIP Khador characters.  I wanted to give my mercenaries a more uniformed look so I chose a limited color pallet to help emphasize an army uniform instead of individual attire.  I will airbrush the bases blue later on and add snow. 

  Kommander Sorscha

Harlan Versh

Gorman Di Wulfe

Space Marine Independent Characters

I have been working on some of my space marine characters.  Here are my count as Ultramarines Vulkan He'stan, and Ultramarines Kayvaan Shrike. 

My Vulkan He'stan's The Gauntlet of the Forge was inspired by Master of the Forge.  I recommend visiting MotF if you are interested in some good easy to follow green stuff tutorials.

Trukks, and Warboss

I've been working on my ork trukks for the past two months.  I used two techniques to get the rust effects on my trukks.  The first effect was done using a liquid frisket latex mask, the other weathering powders. 

Here's the trukk crews.

Here's my converted AoBR Warboss.  I chose to change out the stock weapons for a big choppa.  I added a stikkbomb, face biter squig and gave him a different head.  I used green stuff to make a hand grip for one of the shotas on his back, and to enlarge his triceps.

It's krumping time.

This is my first post on my new blog page dedicated to the game of Warhammer 40K.  I am a die hard fan of Games Workshop and their table top games.  I've been on board the GW fame train since I was a boy.  The older I get the more I enjoy their games and stories. I have several miniature armies Imperial Guard, Chaos Space Marines, Tau and Ultramarines, but this blog is dedicated to the green machine, my Orks.  Why Orks, because their miniature range is well designed and its easy to scratch build ork vehicles and terrain.  I look forward to keeping track of my projects through this blog, and if possible meeting other fans of 40K along the way.  Thanks, and 'Ere we go!