Blood Axe

Finally finished!

Now, normally I paint a model in one or two nights - three at the most. 

This one took over a week. Whenever it seemed done I noticed a new little detail somehow overlooked. And when that was done another one came into view. And so on, and so on... There's just a lot of details on these big orks.

Anyway, blood axes are my favourite clan so perhaps it's fitting I spent some extra time on this one. 

Goff

Painted up the third flash git over the weekend:

I really liked this one as a conversion but got bored halfway through painting it for some reason. Guess that's why I never played goffs...

Clan war

The crew is starting to come together, and basing each member on a different clan was a great decision as it brings a lot of personality to the mob.

Here's 'arpooner Kwee-Kweg the snakebite:

Question is - top knot or no top knot?

And here's the beginnings of the goff:

I really think the snazzguns look way better when cut down like this.

Finally I fixed the cap on the blood axe:

As was pointed out it previously was perched a little high which looked a bit silly in all honesty...

Lootin' an' shootin'!!

After yesterdays whining / stroll down memory it's time for minis. Here's the painted third member of the Flash Gitz unit:

Treasure map:

This guy looks like a deathskull, the first one vaguely like a evil sun, so the plan is to make one pirate hailing from each clan.  Here's the bloodaxe:

Mo' dakka!!

Third freeboota conversion finished:

Used a kombi-shoota from the nob kit and added some flash git bits to make a more reasonably sized snazz-gun.

Call me Orkshmael.

Here's the First Mate in Kaptin Orkhabs rowdy gang of misfits, Mr Orkshmael. 

Fuelled by potent fungus rum and a burning hatred of the great white void whale that ate their last krooza ( and made off with an assortment of the crews body parts ) they roam the galaxy seeking venegance, loot and a good scrap. And rum - lots of rum...

UPDATE:

And here he is with some paint slapped on him. Going for a more subtle and slightly less cartoony palette than my old orks.

Yarr!

After a month of inactivity due to relocating related activities I'm back on the air!

As you may know I'm really an ork at heart so this is truly exiting times, what with the first new ork codex coming out in Mork knows how long - not to mention all the snazzy new models! 

I've always loved the piratey-themed freebooterz so the flash gitz were a must-buy. Here's my first git made using the new kit: 

The snazz-guns seemed a tad oversized even for orks so it was shortened creating a more compact, chunky design. Still about the same size as the git himself though, which gives you an idea how huge these things are if constructed straight out of the box... 

I'm going to mix 'em up with nobz to get some variation - their kombi-shootas will make great, more reasonably sized, snazz-gunz with some bitz added from this kit ( also nobz are more or less half the price...)