Chris P's Orks - Wrap-up Post

 A fourth OWAC completed for me, and as always I've been blown away by the quality of my fellow painters - you've created some stunning armies this year. For myself, I'm happy with what I got finished, although as ever I wish I had painted more. There's a decent combination of speed and big guns. My favourites are probably the war buggy, the goff nobz, and the little diorama. I pushed myself out of my usual comfort zone to experiment more with skin tones, rust effects and a bit of freehand.

If I get the chance to take part next year, I've been assembling a motley crew of human weirdos for a rogue trader's retinue, complete with squats, tech-priests, arbites and more. 

Army list:

Warboss with bolter and chainsword - 70pts

3 Goff Nobz - 45pts 

Mekaniak with meltagun and power sword - 30pts

Deathskull Nob with bolter and chainsword - 18pts

6 Lootas with 3 kustom kombi-weapons, 2 heavy plasma guns and 1 autocannon - 185pts

Drillboss with power fist - 30pts

7 Stormboyz with jump packs - 112pts

Snakebite Nob on boar with bolter and power axe - 29pts

7 Snakebite Boyz on boars - 126pts

War Buggy with heavy plasma gun - 50pts

Evil Sunz Nob on bike with plasma gun - 29pts

5 Evil Sunz on bikes - 235pts

Total : 929 points 

ChrisP's Orks - May - Rank and File 4

Mekaniak with meltagun and power sword - 30pts

Gretchin Assistant - 3pts

Drillboss with power fist - 30pts

7 Stormboyz with jump packs - 112pts

Total - 175 points

 

I'll be honest, this month has been a bit of a struggle. It's hard to paint during an unseasonal heatwave, and I wasn't sure if I'd get them finished. Still, these are such characterful old minis, I was determined to get them across the finish line. This was one time when I was particularly happy that I'm using 32mm bases instead of the old 25's, as it makes such top-heavy models much more stable.

As the stormboyz only number eight minis,  I also painted my Evil Sunz mekboy and his grot dogsbody. He was looking a bit squat and unremarkable, so I added a bannerpole from a biker, with a nice big glyph plate from a newer kit to advertise his services.

 

ChrisP's Orks - April - Rank and File 3

Evil Sunz Nob on bike with plasma gun - 39pts

5 Evil Sunz on bikes - 235pts

Total 274 points

 

 

The speedy contingent of my army grows with these warbikers. The models are mostly standard, with a few small conversions to replace components lost or broken over the decades. Naturally they're red, with the yellow gun-muzzles inspired by an even older warbike that I remember from White Dwarf battle reports. 

Next up will be another fast and reckless mob - Stormboyz in May!

ChrisP's Orks - January - Rank and File Month 1

War Buggy with heavy plasma gun - 50pts

Deathskull Nob with bolter and chainsword - 18pts 

6 Lootas with 3 kustom kombi-weapons, 2 heavy plasma guns and 1 autocannon - 185pts 

 

Really happy with how this lot turned out. I stuck to my new year's resolution to paint for at least a few minutes every day, and I think it paid off. The buggy was fairly straightforward - I looked for some good examples online, and brought in the elements I liked most. Deathskulls can be more of a struggle, since it's easy to make them very visually confusing, so I stuck to a limited pallette for the clothing. There's also a little tribute to my Deathskull wierdboy from a a couple of years ago, with his pinkish sunglasses. I hardly ever risk freehand work, but I have no regrets this time.