Ebay: Orks For Sale

Broke these up into smaller auctions.  Paintjobs are TT quality only.  If you followed 1G, these guys were my bane!

Warbikes

Nob, Boyz, Trukk

Stormboyz, Kan, and Buggies

Ork Boyz, Nob, and Old Trukk 2

1G Month Two, Orks

Orks

Ugh, these guys have became the bane of Tale of One Gamer.  Orks are cool, and the models are great.. well, the newer models are great.  The older models are hideous maximus!  Unfortunately, I had a ton of old vehicles on hand, and used what I had available.  Last month I was able to get into a little motivating groove, this month I painted everything BUT these guys.  I did pull it out in the end, and got em' done.  so here are da Orks..

meh..

This month up front, last month waaay in the back behind Buggies

Warboss PK, actually had fun repainting this fig.

Three more of these Mattel looking bikes

Three Buggies look like this, Hasbro Warning ages 2 and Up

Another Truk, Nob and ...

Eleven more Boyz

Seven Stormboyz, guess Matt thought these guys sucked as this is the only close up pic, lol

Misc Pictures

Stormboys, Bikes and Buggies

Future's so bright, I gotta wear .. meh ;-)

Hmmm have to touch up his Eyepiece.. looks like poo

Meh II, the Electric Boogalooooo...

For Gork and Mork.. and the Lazy bum who missed the mold lines!  WAAAAAGH!

1G Month Two

MONTH TWO IS DUE

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(Photo by Matt Galvin)

Month two is in the books.  I've finished all the Space Wolves requirements (1850), save for minor touch-ups here and there.  Orks at 1000 points.  Tyranid total is over a 1000 points.  Chaos total is more than the 1000 points.

I still have to gather up and organize all the photos' but wanted to get the full shot uploaded to show that I met the month two Deadline.

Month Two Paint List

Quick rundown of what I painted this past month

Orks:
11xBoyz, 1xNob, 7xStormboyz, 3xBikez, 3xWarbuggies, 1xWarboss w/ PK, and a Truk.

Chaos:
Completed Rhino, Repainted Defiler, Kharn, repainted Land Raider

Tyranids:
5xGenestealers, 1xCarnifex, 1xTrygon, 1xBroodlord

Space Wolves:
All touch up!  I was missing quite a bit of spots here and there.  Though I got most of it, but going thru the pics, I can see areas I missed.  Optics on Lascannon, mud on a trak, etc.

Final Thoughts

This past month was a bit of a struggle.  I'm still enjoying the painting, but have no real desire to paint Orks.  I found myself painting everything BUT Orks.

I was practicing Slaneesh color schemes on Chaos Terminators, painting blood drops on a Chaos Landraider, painting a Carnifex which isn't due for two months, etc.  Anything but painting Orks.  So I just sat down after work two nights in a row and knocked em' out.

1G Past Week and Orks

Orks

Styx:  Summary, I'm using Warbuggies, Stormboyz, and Bikes for fast attack.  I was playing last night, and plan on making them Nob Bikers, only they're the old bikez and the riders are practically the size of Gretchin lol.  Oh well, I'll add some Boss Poles or something.  Nob Bikers are just too cool.

That leaves me with 3xWarTraks and 3xDeffKoptas.

Past week; I have about 1500 pts of Black Templars, unfinished.  I was gonna poke around with them, but have been on-call this week for work, and it has been rough and I'm a bit behind for next month.  So I probably can't squeeze the time in for them.

I was hoping to get Orks painted up this week but so far this all I've been able to do this week.

A little behind this month

3xBuggies (90%, just some minor bits)
7xStormboyz (50%, need to do the washes and bases)
1xTruk (Base color only)
1xNob (0%)
12xBoyz (0%)

1xTrygon/Mawlok (primed)

3xChaos Bikers (primed)
1xKharn (20%base color and base washes)


What I haven't started that is not listed above.
Chaos Rhino, Defiler, (4) Ork Bikers, (12) Termagants

This month maybe a little rough.

Styx, I may just bring over a big Bag o' Bits for Cabannahammer, and let you and Lue dig through and pick out what you need :-)  My work area is getting a little crowded.  Good news, alot more empty boxes haha.

1G Moving Forward

Chaos

I've been modifying the Chaos lists as I've become more interested in these 'Spikey Boyz'.  Initially when I decided to paint all this stuff, I just filled out lists with what I had available (or wouldn't totally cost me an arm and a leg).  I've since made alot of changes. 

I've moved away from an Abaddon/Black Legion List supported by the followers of Khorne, and switched it around to a Khorne dominated list, supported by Black Legion.  I'm swapping Abbadon for Kharn(sp), making the Bikers Khorne based, and lastly the Chaos Space Marines will have Icon of Khorne.

I plan on keeping the vehicles and a Defiler Black Legion.  World Eaters have broken up into warbands, so I envision it's a Warband of World Eaters that have a few Black Legionaires supporting them.

Orks 

Orks have been a bit of a problem.  I have alot of Ork stuff on hand, from back when I first tried to get into 40k, unfortunately I have quite a bit that cannot be used.  Offender, Fast Attack choices.  The only thing I can think of, was that I was trying to do Speed Freaks.  Not knowing anything about the game, I'm sure I just read a list on GW's site, and bought stuff.  The result is I have various fast attack units that I cannot use.

Another issue is Power Klaws, I've got quite a collection of Nobz, from an eBay purchase 3 (or 4) years ago, to Black Reach Nobz... Only one has a Power Klaw.  So I'm scanning eBay when I get home.

Lastly, Orks are cheap from a points standpoint.  I can barely squeeze out an 1850 list, but the models won't be WYSIWIG if I can't find the PKs'.

Tyranids

First and foremost... THANK YOU JOE!

Tyranids was the one army I was starting completely from scratch (if you don't count the fact that a month or so prior I didn't own any Space Wolves either).  So I knew I was going to spend some cash, thou I really didn't want to spend alot.  It's one thing to invest in a hobby to play, etc.  It's another to invest in folly (ie tale of one gamer).

Well this is a problem no longer.  My a buddy of mine (actually more than a buddy, known him since we were 9), and fellow Noobhammer member, plays Nids.  He has been struggling on a color scheme, and never wasn't totally sure what scheme to go with.   I am pleased to announce that when I mentioned my whoas, he thought long and hard and decided to strip the models he had painted already and donate some units to The Cause.

So Joe will be letting me borrow a Carnifex(proxy for Tervigon), Genestealers, and about 6 Termagants so I don't have to purchase anything more (remember, I have a Wayland Games shipment on the way).  It was really cool of him to agree to just paint his army the same scheme I'm using, so I could borrow the figs. 

Space Wolves, nada... the Army is done.  Just have to coordinate some time with Matt to take some pictures.

Black Templars... I know.. everyone is saying "What? Templars?"  .. yea, I have a disease.  Since GW updated the FAQ, I may just be painting some of these guys along the way ;-)  I reeeeeally like their fluff!  Just freaking Crusading Zealots, Awesome!

So.. until I finish up the Orks and Trygon on working on... peaCe out ;-)

~rob

1G Month One, Orks

First due date is here for 500pts Chaos, Orks, Tyranids and Space Wolves.  Month went by pretty quickly!

Got together at the Palace o' Joe, where the Noobhammer group hangs out, brought all my armies.  A great  friend of mine offered to swing on by and take pictures for the blog (Thanks Matt!), he's an outstanding photographer.  Have to give Matt  my thanks, as his abilities made average paint work look better.  He took a TON of pictures, too many to capture in one post.  I decided to break up the posts and highlight the armies individually over the next few days, and finish the week out with some "fun" pictures of the Armies.

Without further delay...

May I humbly present...

Orks

Warboss

Nob with his Trukk

Nob Too with his Trukk

All da boyz

Killa Kan

Bike Boyz

Putting together and painting the Orks was a bit slow at first, but once I got into a groove I had a bit of fun with them.  While they are far from perfect, they made the deadline and I can see alot of cool areas of improvement.

From all da Orks... Thanks :-)

Till next month GoooBiiie, WAAAGH!

Next post Chaos 500!

1G: Orks Sneak Peek

500pts Almost Done...

Just about to wrap up the Ork 500, will move on to the 12 or so Berserkers for the Chaos 500.

In the meantime, have all the parts for the Hive Tyrant, figure I'll knock him out this week while waiting for stuff to dry.  Hive Tyrant is the last unit for the Tyranid 500.

So with 13 days left until the first due date, I may actually have all four 500 point armies painted.

w00t!

1G: Basing Orks

Bases

Just a quick rundown on how I do all my bases.  Nothing fancy, I use the same sand that is on our "OverEngineeredYetIncomplete" game table.

Elmer's(PVA) Glue directly on base, drop in front and in back

Using a really wet brush, spread it around

Dunk directly into bowel o' sand

move around a bit

Done

In the past I would premix 50/50 water/glue, but found it almost always was too thin.  This is superquick, and provides more control.  Too thick, just dunk the brush in the water and keep spreading. 

When it's all dry, I'll use the same brush (cleaned of course), wet it, and go around the base to clean up the dust.  OR just use my finger :-)

Just about done with the Boyz n' Orks.  Shooting for Sunday night to have them complete.  That will give me a week for the Berserkers, and hopefully leave me a week to do any early work for the second due date.

Orks Need Work

Strip Me Please!





I bought this large Ork force for a very good deal on Ebay about three years ago.  Unfortunately, they need to be stripped.  This is going to throw a King Kong sized monkey wrench into my timeline.

Looks like I will have to strip at the least:

(16)  Ork Boyz

(4) Trukz (see above)

(3) Buggies

etc. etc. etc.

I'm not sure what I was thinking, as I have three Wartraks, three Buggies, Stormboyz, three DefKoptas and on and on.. I've more fast attack choices than I have slots!  



stripping old bases







Ork Inventory

Went through all my Orks, and I'm missing quite a bit.  Not sure if I have a rubbermaid container somewhere with Orks.  I'll have to check boxes in the garage.  Mostly missing sprues, whereas I have at least 40+ pair of shoota arms, and 16 or so bodies, but missing everything else.  

I have 52 boys, 10 nobz, 3 Warbosses for infantry without using any "old" guys (see below)

Remember these.. o.O

I've got a ton of old guys, but they look sooooo bad!  Not only that they are about the size of Gretchin.

I do have one old timer that will make it into the Army just for laughs....

Is he sticking his tongue out MJ style?

1G, Orks

Worked on some boyz, deffkopta, and put some more bikes together.  Sorry for the bad pic, the model on the far right is a completed "base". 

Base, is tabletop ready, with room for improvement.  When time allots between due dates, I will paint extra bits. I would rather have a good plain mini that I can improve on, instead of a detailed poop job.

Well back to mold lines on bikes while the washes are drying ;-)

Warriors Based

Tried for better pictures, lighting wasn't right.