Redmanphill Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Da Black Jawz I should probably find a more Orruk version of Black for the name, just Blak perhaps? Anyway lets see if I can get some motivation together to actually see this project through to its completion? I have been very much a hobby butterfly since Age of Sigmar dropped. As I have almost no local players it has been tough to stick to one project and I have just been jumping from one unit or model to the next as I saw fit. For the year before Age of Sigmar dropped I had been collecting and painting a huge Destruction army. I am not yet brave enough to rebase it, especially as I would need three hundred bases. Who knows it may eventually happen. What I hadn't painted yet was my Black Orcs. Now that they are 'Ardboyz I took them out and just started painting. I am trying to keep it quick and simple so that I don't lose motivation. The models are great and so that has helped enormously when it comes to the painting. I haven't rebased these guys off of their square bases just yet as I don't know what way I want to do their bases. My order forces are all based on a ruined sigmarite temple theme but that doesn't fit here and I want something a little easier as the greenstuff bases takes ages to do. I have done forest bases to death at this point and while I like them I think I need something else. What I definitely won't do is snow. I hate snow bases, they invariably look poor and I also don't have any snow terrain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dez Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I love them, all the checks! Really nice wear and tear, You've done great. If I could critique one thing it would be to add a bit more shadow to the red on the banner so there is more contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberto Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 5 hours ago, Redmanphill said: Da Black Jawz I should probably find a more Orruk version of Black for the name, just Blak perhaps? "gof" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansuz Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 You are keeping it quick and simple with all those checks and weathering?!?! Now I want to see what happens when you go complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmanphill Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 I always hated the name Goff for Orks, I don't know why. It just never made sense. The checks are really easy to do once you get the hang of them. The longest part is getting a flat white underneath them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberto Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 4 hours ago, Redmanphill said: I always hated the name Goff for Orks, I don't know why. It just never made sense. The checks are really easy to do once you get the hang of them. The longest part is getting a flat white underneath them. gof or goff is a corruption of goth. Makes sense, considering the cultural context of the the late 80's early 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikester1487 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I want to be there when one of da boyz realizes they have white jawz. I tease of course, and these look great! All of those checks man... Have you thought about implementing a mix of the new flame designs alongside those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmanphill Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 I will be doing two mobz of 'Ardboyz: Da White Fangs and Da 'Ard Skullz. Well some variant upon those names at least. I was thinking the other day that they have the wrong coloured jaw pieces. As for the flame designs I will be changing up the checks in the next mob. I am not sure to what but maybe those flames would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmanphill Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 I had a decent weekend of painting and got four more 'Ardboyz done. Only 32 more to do, eh? Hopefully I can pick up the pace a little. I have had forty of the 'Ardboyz for a long time now and so getting them painted is a priority. As I have been such a hobby butterfly I won't be adding to this army until I have these done. I posted my army list in the Destruction section but basically it is: 40 'Ardboyz 10 Brutes 6 Gore Gruntas Mega Boss Warchanter Weird Nob So I basically have everything that is possible in a themed list. It leaves me wondering if we might get some reinforcements in the future? I think the units and charcters are fine but we really could do with just a slightly more diverse list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikester1487 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Lookin good! I'm halfway hoping ironjawz get something else in the future. I really want to run a pure list, but that depends on what kind of faction specific items and abilities they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmanphill Posted September 3, 2016 Author Share Posted September 3, 2016 On 22/8/2016 at 8:09 PM, Mikester1487 said: I really want to run a pure list, but that depends on what kind of faction specific items and abilities they get. I am definitely going to run a pure list but then again I do have over 150 painted Moonclan Grots and a similar number of standard Orruks so I guess I will have plenty of options. I have been messing around with some markings for a second unit of 'Ardboyz and this is what I came up with, a skull mask: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatan Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Love 'em. Such a simple but effective pool and kudos to you for doing black, which I find really tricky to do. I can't wait to see them en masse - gonna be a really striking army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmanphill Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 Here is my real test model done. I wanted to get the base sorted out and then get a model onto it as soon as possible. I want this guy to be part of a different Mob so I went with a skull helmet which I am fairly happy with. I might make some changes especially as I want to put some battle damage onto it which is harder over white than black. I also went with a yellow shoulder pad with the new style flame design. It looks good so I will stick with that for the rest of this Mob. Only nineteen to go... You can see the base a little better here. It has a fair bit of detail and it surprised me just how much the model obscures it all. I thought the 'Ardboyz would be swimming on the base but no they fill it really well. I suppose they were always too small for the 25mm ones so it shouldn't have been such a surprise that they fit so well on the new 32's. Improvements for the future will be a smaller fern. It looked tiny when I made it but then having attached it to the base it is huge. That isn't so out of scale but I think smaller ones would help the look alright. I might add some fallen leaves to the base still but I couldn't find them tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ademo Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Really nice natural looking gradient on the yellow pad. These guys will look amazing when they're all togethet Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatan Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 The yellow-orange shoulder pad is a great addition - ties-in with the brown of the weapon haft and the base and helps balance the model. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmanphill Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 I haven't been making too much progress of late as I've been busy with some Wild West miniatures. However I've come up with a new basing scheme, something more akin to what I'd wanted in the first place. This base is one I'm doing for my upcoming brutes. I've some sparse vegetation still to add but this is close to done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killax Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Fantastic work from the past, I also really like your wasteland base and can't wait to see those Black Jaws on there aswell! Secretly I'm even hoping you'll go a little techy and complete a Mad Max vibe with some cyber Squighs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uruk_Guy Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Love those checks and yellow shoulder pad! It's got a real classic GW orc look that I find really appealing. The skull pattern on the helmet looks great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmanphill Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 I started with one of my Brutes finally. It's about time I made some progress on this army. I'm trying a more detailed weathering technique. I have only done it here on the weapon. I had been doing just silver streaks but now I'm trying to get some rust around the scratches. I'm really not sure if I like it as yet. Hopefully I can get this guy finished over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killax Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 This will look amazing, keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Routasydän Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Bit too heavy on checkers for my liking but damn, amazing work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 The checkering is amazing. Pure orkyness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uruk_Guy Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I think the weathering looks pretty good, especially on the armor on his left forearm. You may want to take the rust on the scratches up a shade to a brighter orange. You could stipple it on with an old brush, in random places on and around the rust you've already done. Still an awesome color scheme though, can't wait to see more progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibdab Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Really nice check work Think the weathering and battle damage is about right Looking forward to seeing it finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmanphill Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 My first Brute is nearly done. I have a few little bits still to do on this guy but they are minor things. I went with a fairly heavy weathering, I am always wary of that but I think it works. It takes a while to do so it had better work! The only annoyance is that I have a different weathering done for the few 'Ardboyz I have done so I might have to go back over them. That doesn't appeal too much, Its going to take me a while to finish the rest of the force but well as I know what I am doing I can start doing these in batches and that should speed the whole process along. I have changed the bases into more of a barren wastelands feel. A few scattered bones and skulls should convey that message well enough. I might add a tuft or two of dried grass. I've combined both Agrellan Badlands and Agrellan Earth here. I like the effect I get from mixing the two together on the base. I like to keep the craks a little smaller and more subtle. The really big ones look out of scale somehow I think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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