Battlewagon Started!

 The Battlewagon is primed (black), basecoated (Averland Sunset) and washed (Agrax Earthshade).

This provides a good "base color" for the model.  Now I will go back and start layering Averland Sunset to try to build up the yellow color but also to leave some dingy / dirty areas where dirt/dust/grease/grime has accumulated.  

Also, start working on the crew. 

On a side note, I cleaned my work space and put down new brown paper... really treated myself. 

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Mid-Tone Done!

Next up, a 50/50 mix of Valejo Flat Yellow and Averland Sunset, to slowly build up the depth of yellow color. 

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Mid-Tone Progress!

Been picking away at my Burna' Bombah.
So far my progress is: prime black, layer of Averalnd Sunset over the entire model, layer of Devlan Mud over the entire model, mid-tone with Averland Sunset, leaving the spaces between plates.  This also give the armor a 'worn' affect as the paint does not dry 100% evenly and shows some of the darker shaded color below.

Left Side = Averland Sunset + Devlan Mud     Right Side = Mid-tone of Averland Sunset

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Next Up!

In honor of the impending release of 9th edition for 40K... I am going to finish this Ork Burna' Bomber that has been languishing on my paint bench for .... years.... 

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Starting back up again...

These poor boyz have been waiting for me on the painting table for almost 2 years ... time to finish them. 

We are at the armor stage.  This is stage 3 of the armor process.
Stage 1 - GW Base Averland Sunset
Stage 2 - GW Wash Agrax Earthshade
Stage 3 - Paint 50/50 GW Averland Sunset / Vallejo Flat Yellow

Stage 4: Thin coat Vallejo Flat Yellow

Morkanaut

Ok... here's an update of things I have completed in the last 2 years.

Mad Doc Kitbash Painted!

Doc is painted!!!

Mad Doc Build

Schools almost out and I'm beginning to find time to build and paint again.

I've started a Mad Doc Grotsnik kit-bash for my Bad Moon Boyz.

This is me ... "thinking" ... I pull out all kinds of random interesting bitz and wait for inspiration.


I'm using the Boss from the Black Vengeance boxed set as my starting point.


I was able to find a couple of Iron Gobs... I think I'm partial to the one with the tusks...


I think it'd be cool if Mad Doc had a 'Tech-Marine-Esq' harness to aid him in stitching up boyz and injecting serum.  So, I've started work on that.  The backpack is actually the Grot Scrap launcher gun that usually goes on a Killa Kan... I found it in my bitz box.  Good times.  The arms are extra Deff Dread arms..


I'm also considering adding a twin linked shoota' to the top of the power klaw... just for fun.
I'm looking at ammo options and gun possibilities.


So... lots of thoughts.  I'm excited to start modeling again.

Big Mek Rusty Whotnotz

Done!
(well ... 99% done... I just noticed I hadn't rimmed the base yet.. )

Order - Paint and Build (some more...)

As soon as the Hell Drake was released I (as a Nurgle Player) immediately wanted to make a "Plague Drake".  Finally... my back log of models has started to thin enough that I have gotten around to starting that project.

Concept Idea
Essentially I am looking to kit-bash these two kits.. and what ever I can find in my glorious bitz box.

I don't want to simply slap some zombie dragon parts on a Hell Drake and call it a day; I want to make the Hell Drake's armor look like it has corroded down to the skeleton below ...  

First thing I wanted to do was to upgrade the tail on the drake to something more substantial.  I replaced it with the tail from the Zombie Dragon and mounted the tail in the main exhaust port... a little green stuff and it fits in pretty well.

Next I started on the head.  As I mentioned I wanted to generate a corroded armor sort of feel.  I decided to build the normal Hell Drake Head and then cut away the armor and place in one of the skulls from the Zombie Dragon.  The Zombie Dragon skull is a little .... big ... but... I'm sure I can make it work. 

After I was able to align the skull I started re-building the armor plating I had to cut away.  It's very much a W.I.P. at the moment but... I think it will work in the end. 

Aaaaand, while waiting for green stuff to cure I started painting up 

Big Mek Rusty Whotnotz

Let's see what I can accomplish today!

Objective Complete!

Finished my "Quad Gun" / "Sky Fire Objective".

Morkanaut DONE!

W00t!  Pretty pleased with the way it came out.

Next up.... Imperial Knight!

Bitz Box Bingo!

Small update.

I've done a bit more work on the Morkanaut.  Right now I am adding another layer of yellow to the armor to enrich the color and add a layer of depth.

Arm of Mork

 Close Up of Arm of Mork

 Close Up of the Arm of Mork

Also, I've been picking away at my 'Sky Fire' objective...  it's kind of a Bitz Box Bingo sort of situation but ... it's coming together. 

I added an Atari-esque joystick controller... because I thought it was funny. 

Progress on the Morkanaut! AND Pain Boy!

I've finished all the 'Mid-tone' on the whole Morkanaut!  Phew!  Actually, not as much work at doing the Deff Speederz.

So the whole model now has a fairly even coat of Averland Sun.  I left some areas around the rivets and in the cracks darker to start to build up color and convey a sense of age / dirt / grime.  When painting Orks I think about who would be maintaining these vehicles.  Certainly not the Orks themselves... they have slaves for that!  So.. I try to imagine some lowly grot being forced to clean armor, polish boot, load weapons... etc against his will.  Sourly wiping away grime and doing a half ass job ... but doing just enough to avoid being kicked in the teeth... or eaten.

Next layer will be a 50/50 mix of GW's Averland Sun and Vallejo's Model Color Flat Yellow (70.953).

In other news.... while waiting for large expanses of Morkanaut to dry I painted up an Ork Pain Boy!

I love this model.  I love everything about it.  I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out too.  The only dissenting opinion I've heard about this model is that there is only one pose... which I suppose I can concede but . . . I have one of the older metal pain boy models painted up too.   

I'm digging this model so much I may buy another one and chop it up to create a Paint Boy on a bike.

Schools Out!

Progress on the Morkanaut!

Base coated with Averland Sun

Washed with Agrax Earthsahde

Started mid-tone with Averland Sun.

So far I've "mid-toned" both legs, and the claw of Mork.  Working on the body now. 

Oh, and his base is pretty much done. 

New Project - Morkanaut

Started building a Morkanaut for my Ork army.
I've done the basic construction and laid down the base color.
I'm going to paint it in several sub-assemblies and then assemble it all at the end.