A Gaze of Mork- An Ork Blog (Epic and 40k)

[Black_Cat]

Robo-squig...Thanks for giving me an idea for a future project ^_^

[Black_Cat]

Hi,

Here is the second Shoota grot I've finished for my grot army, enjoy :

[Black_Cat]

Hi Everyone,


Today I decided to showcase my terrain. This terrain was lovingly handmade by myself, Mike and Nick (Edinburghs [elg] terrain specialist). We wanted terrain that was durable, cheap, fun to play games on and that would match our exisiting armies. It took us a lot of hardwork and a number of evenings after work to complete, but the finished product, in my opinion, was worth it.


The board is made up for 3 pieces of MDF that fit together to make a 6x4 foot board. All of the terrain is mounted on MDF and has been textured using sand and rubble.


Here is a picture of the board just before a battle:

My favourite piece of terrain is the ruined rhino. This provides an excellent hiding place for grotz, and also fits in well with the over grown jungle theme. Mike plays Ravenguard, so it seemed fitting the tank was painted in their colours.

I also really enjoyed painting the homemade landing pad:

A piece of terrain that required a bit of effort is the watch tower made from Aegis Defence Line bitz and Necromunda bulk heads. I also used the flat surface as an excuse for freehand:

We wanted the terrain to look industrial, while making it as cheap to make as possible. As a result, we made energy towers using old bits of pipes and hot chocolate tins (the lootaz are ready to fire!):

But to represent the fact this place is overgrown and a previous warzone we made sure to include craters and wreckage (this piece still needs water effects added):

Here is a photo of my Deffdread amongst the terrain:

And a loota hiding on a hill:

And two kit bashed lootas in front of a Aegis Defence Line mini bit of terrain:

And finally, on all of the big terrain pieces we scattered small details, to make the battlefield look more realistic and used. Here is an example:

Thats all for now, hope you've enjoyed my terrain showcase. I'm hoping to finish a Snakebite clan within the next week or so, so keep your eyes peeled for updates on that!
More soon!

[LolCommissar]

That terrain is amazing, really like your stuff!

[madd0ct0r]

rumble in the jungle - you're going to need some pit traps for the snakebites!

very jealous of that table.

[Black_Cat]

Hi,

@Lolcommisar and madd0ct0r, thank you for your comments. The table took ages to complete but I think it was worth it

Now to my update, I've been working on a Snakebite clan. My aims for this project are: 1) a complete contrast to my Deathskulls (both aesthetically and play style), 2) units I can mix and match with my Deathskulls and 3) an army I can play alongside my Deathskulls in larger games which will have a ‘Waaagh’-y look.

Those of you that have read my Snakebite clan fluff (posted here on my blog) will have guessed that I'm going for a Nob Biker list complemented by Kommandos. However, I've decided to kit-bash to create my bikers, and have opted for boar rider proxies (using the Savage Orc GW range and Nob bitz). Minor conversion work was needed to convert the Savage Orc boys to hold the weapons and give them a '40k' look. I especially enoyed building and painting the painboy!

Overall, I’m pleased with the results. Here are pictures of my first 5 (out of a planned 14):

All 5 of the Nob Boar Riders

Painboy Boar Rider

Painboy Boar Rider side view

Nob Powerklaw Boar rider

Two Nob Big Choppa Boar Riders

[Black_Cat]

Hi,

Today I'm sharing my Kommando Snakebite unit, Boss Rookfoot's boys. The purpose of this unit was to balance the broken nature of Nob bikers (in my snakebite list), and also provide an interesting challenge to tactics.

I will be running the unit 15 strong, including the Boss Snikrot upgrade and 2x Burna boyz. I have used savage orc GW models aswell as boy bits to come up with these models.

Here are some of the models:

Boss Rookfoot (Boss Snikrot)

More soon

[glenning]

Great stuff, I really like the feral Orks!!

[TheGodOfNothing]

I love this project blog. Meshing 40k and epic armies together is such a great thing. Your epic conversions are great too. The Gargant is fantastic and I did the same thing with stormboy jump packs! Keep up the awesome work!

[Black_Cat]

Hi,

So it's been a while since I last blogged. The reason for this has been a mix of moving city, no internet (still not resolved) and starting a Post Grad course...Hopefully I'll be a bit more regular from now on. Thanks again for the comments, really appreciated.

Today I thought I'd post pictures of my 40k scale Stompa- The Morkinator. The stompa isn't quite finished (I painted it in pieces and it's not all stuck together yet), and it was built and painted to this point in (a rather rushed) two days- which I'm pretty proud of! I magnitised the arms to make transporting it easier.

I wanted my Snakebites, Grot army and Deathskulls to be represented by the colour scheme (though obviously the Deathskulls dominate). I think I'll use this colour scheme for my Grot army vehicles too, since it works quite well.

Here are the pictures:

[The Lost Hobbit]

Looking good. I really like the Stompa.

[razormasticator]

The Stompa is gorgeous. I need to get some paint on mine eventually.

[DarkMark]

Good stuff fella. There's a good mix of real old skol basing and mad Ork goodness. The stompa looks suitably shambolic, the grot inside is a cool touch.

[Pekel]

Everything's great, but i especially love that terrain! Would love to see some in-battle shots of it all together. Great job - having a neat table really does the miniatures justice. The savage Orks in particular go really well with the jungle.

[Jabba_TheHunt]

Absolutely stunning project log. The scenery is particularly inspiring!!

[Black_Cat]

Hi,

Wow, some really nice comments this week, cheers everyone! You made this Mek (albeit it a female Mek not a 'fella' Mek :P) happy .
I was worried the photo's of the terrain didn't do it justice- it was hard getting a good light on such big objects!


Todays offering to Gork is my Warboss for my Snakebite clan, 'Boss Hawkfoot.


I enjoyed making this model, and especially giggled away at myself while fixing the squig to the back of the boar (reminds me of a dog with it's head hanging out of a car window ^_^).

Hope you like him! :

[DarkMark]

Sorry I seem to have foot in month syndrome.

[madd0ct0r]

very nice - sort of flowing natural colours - really suits the snakebites.

[glenning]

Looking great, gotta love that squig!!

[kublai]

A boar and a squig ? I hope they are useing contraceptives

Jokes aside, very nice done.

Cheers