Year Long Painting Competition – Shokkjump Dragsta
Only 20 Gretchin, 2 Runtherds, 10 Nobs, and one Trukk, and this challenge is complete!
Next: the 4th Quarter “Finish It” challenge begins! I’ve got 8 Tau Wardens, 2 Messengers, 4 Nicassar Dhows, 10 Transports, a Kor Air Caste City, and a custom built Nicassar Rig that can be transformed into a Caravan by attaching the Dhows with magnets! That’s why I’ve been working so hard to get ahead for the 6 month challenge and the Q4 for the Orks! Despite how far ahead I seem, all three challenges are going to be a photo finish. Stay tuned!
Year Long Painting Competition – Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun (repaint)
Long ago I painted up a Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun; the pewter one, not the newer plastic. This was in my old Ork color scheme which relied on Dipping. For the new Ork project, I stripped it and removed the custom “orky servo arm” I’d added.
Now, as the first entry for Q4 of the year-long painting competition, that Big Mek is painted again!
The OSL came out very well with a little drybrushing of white and some contrast paint.
Next: Legions Imperialis Solar Auxilia Support, then I begin Q4 in earnest by going back to my Battlefleet Gothic Tau fleet!
Year Long Challenge – Ork Trukk, Q3 complete!
Trukk is done! Note that something is wrong with my iphone camera; the gunner’s eyes are red in real life, not yellow.
This concludes Q3 of the year-long painting challenge!
Next: The random mini for September, then Legion Imperialis Solar Auxilia support, then getting a jump on Q4 of the Orks with a Big Mek with Shokk Attack gun!
Year long painting competition – Flash Gitz!
Long time fans will remember my custom Flash Gitz from 5th edition.
Now, they are in color!
Starting off with Da Grand Baron himself:
Finally, what Flash Gitz would be complete without an Ammo Runt?
Next: Legion Imperialis Dracosans!
Year Long Paint Competition Q3 – Ork Lootas
These Lootas were assembled a long time ago, during 40K’s 5th edition (a VERY good edition for Orks!). However, it made them very challenging to paint. They have a lot of tiny details just like several other kits, and partial assembly is recommended.
Next: August’s all-paint-the-same challenge has been decided as a push-fit Infernus Space Marine! Due to last month’s competition being the Star Cyclones, I decided to do a completely different scheme for this competition: the belligerent Minotaurs! These personal agents of the High Lords of Terra are mostly Bronze… and I’ll be painting that using non-metallic metal techniques!
Year Long Painting Challenge Q3 – Beast Snaggas!
With these done, I have only the Leman Russ Exterminators to do for July’s obligations and then I’m working ahead into August!
AFK Year Long Painting Challenge Q3 – Beastboss!
Q3 is starting strong with an early entry! Beastboss is done!
Next: AFK has changed the schedule. July is the Single Hue Challenge, which will start with a Space Marines Lieutenant of the Star Cyclones chapter; a chapter I made up specifically to paint the color orange in a previous year’s painting competition. This upcoming mini will have a color blending recipe provided by the amazing Cerberus Xt from Instagram! After that, this boss is getting some Beast Snaggas, and then some LI Leman Russ Exterminators!
Year Long Army Painting Q2 Complete! Ork Kommandos!
Ork Kommandos are complete! These models date to before official Ork Kommando models were released! Most of them, anyway. The Nob is a pewter model from the first Kommando box set. I found the Boyz in that box to be extremely ugly, but I love this Nob with his casual pose, cigar, and over-eager Grot helper.
To model “stealthiness” before the Kommandos were released, I cut apart some of the old 3rd edition jungle terrain leaves and added them to the Boyz to cover some of their profiles.
The Bomb Squig is a pewter model from a separate blister when they used to be sold separately.
The Distraction Grot is the modern model from the Kill Team set, with leaves added.
With this squad, the Q2 of the Army Painting Challenge is complete! I’m officially halfway done!
Next: LI Astartes Rhinos which will finish June, and then I’m preparing for the second half of the year! 1/2 army will be LI Solar Auxilia, and July will feature an “All the same” challenge which will be a model decided by AFK Staff. Additionally, there will be a whole lot more Orks! Stay tuned!
Battle Report – WAAAAGH Gitsmasha vs. Space Wolves 2000 pts!
Recently I’ve been concentrating on Painting, and to a lesser effect Modeling. I put out Home Fires as part of Storytelling, but the fourth strand of the hobby, Gaming, has been completely set by the wayside.
Until now.
Or, rather, last Monday. I’ve been unable to post due to internet connectivity issues. But longtime friend of the blog Misha brought their Space Wolves to let me cut my teeth on my Orks!
Deployment: Tipping Point
Mission: Scorched Earth
Mission Rule: Stalwarts
Setup:
Space Wolves charged forward, occupying the center. The WAAAAAGH! followed, allowing most Ork units to push forward. Beast Snagga boys threatened the Repulsor, while Meganobs and Squighog Boys took out the Land Raider Redeemer.
The Judiciar with the Bladeguard wiped the Bikes, but were then cut down by Nobs. In a display of indignity, the Judiciar with one wound was disaptched in the following shooting phase with Nob Sluggas in close combat!
Murderfang dispatched the Beast Snaggas while Ragnar Blackmane moved up and slaughtered the Boys. Flash Git fire killed his Intercessor escort, and reduced Ragnar to one wound! In a wave of desperation, Grots charged! The Runterherd did one unsaved wound which was undone with a re-roll, but one lucky Grot got another wound through! Ragnar went down with a Grot Stabba in his eye!
After this, Murderfang and Bjorn the Fell-Handed took out most Orks. At the end of the game, only one squad of Grots remained. However, the Space Wolves had made a tactical error! Due to the mission rules, Misha burned a mid-field objective on turn 2, confident he could take more later. In truth, the Space Wolves lost more than 15 points on Primary because this objective was not kept. In the end, the Orks won 72-62!
Next: more battle reports and LI Fast Attack!
AFK Year Long Army Paint – Two Squads of Stormboys!
Two squads of five Stormboys, each with a Nob with Power Klaw!
These Stormboys were made with old pewter Stormboy torsos and rocket packs. One even has the old pewter Stormboy head! Others have heads from the Ork Boys, Warbikers, and Loota/Burna box sets. The Nobs had their legs created from Nob Legs that I clipped off for my Nob Biker project long ago, grafted onto normal Boy legs, and with heads and arms from the Ork Nob box. An Old School addition to the Ork army, heavy enough to bean your opponent with the power of pewter!
Next: LI Fast Attack sprues to complete May, then more Escher, Orks, and LI for June!