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Zebulon’s Orks


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These guys are likely to end up in a Kill Team roster. However, with the new buggies incoming there is a high chance of an Ork army becoming another of my projects...

Generous C&C welcome;

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Group Shot

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Burna 1: “Smokin’ Joe”

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Loota 1

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Loota 2

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Burna 2: Standard “RobOrk” :tu:

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Washes are called liquid talent for a reason. They especially work on orks, because our models have deep recesses, and can look dirty without looking bad. A simple wash in Agrax will do wonders.

If you'd like, an easy way to add chipping to painted metal parts, like the parts you have painted red, is to take a sponge and lightly sponge some silver, metal paint. Like Duncan shows in at the end of

. It's quick, easy, and very effective.

You’re both right; they could use a little more work (detailed photos are unforgiving) and some washes which I tend to be lazy about/fear making them look worse not better.

 

Glad you guys like the scheme though!

Don't even stress. lol I don't lnow how long you've been painting but I can say that taking pictures of your models can be an excellent tool for getting better. it's worked wonders for me over the years :biggrin.: 

If your willing to go the distance on your models, from what you've posted above, I am sure you will have excellent models in not time at all. 

Just keep it fun! And keep posting pictures.

Washes are called liquid talent for a reason. They especially work on orks, because our models have deep recesses, and can look dirty without looking bad. A simple wash in Agrax will do wonders.

 

Just last night I made the mistake of using Agrax liberally as a last step on the Meganob I spent 6 hours painting. End result, I just made it worse!

 

Washes are called liquid talent for a reason. They especially work on orks, because our models have deep recesses, and can look dirty without looking bad. A simple wash in Agrax will do wonders.

 

Just last night I made the mistake of using Agrax liberally as a last step on the Meganob I spent 6 hours painting. End result, I just made it worse!

 

 

A liberal shade of Agrax is exactly how I finish my models! So I suppose your mileage may vary.

Is Agrax similar to the old Seraphim Sepia? I ask just as I have some of that somewhere. Won’t get a chance in the next few days but I might try adding that. I’ve also got some Nuln Oil but I tend to use that to darken silvers and greys, if anything...

Is Agrax similar to the old Seraphim Sepia? I ask just as I have some of that somewhere. Won’t get a chance in the next few days but I might try adding that. I’ve also got some Nuln Oil but I tend to use that to darken silvers and greys, if anything...

Agrax is the new Devlan Mud. It's a much more blackish brown than Seraphim Sepia's warmer, purer brown

Washes need care as much as any other painting technique

 

Applied all over they can unify a model's colours, but make no mistake they change the colour unless carefully applied to the recesses.

 

Personally, for Ork, I use Camoshade the most (for flesh), Nuln Oil for metals and Sepia for leathers.

 

Agrax is great but I don't always want dirty

  • 2 weeks later...

Updates incoming soon, but it seems like everyone is jumping on the Ork bandwagon at the moment - went in my local GW looking for a trukk - everything Orky was gone except for a battle wagon, some gretchin and one lootas/burnas box! All the new buggies in stock were gone yesterday, along with everything else!

 

Anyway, I now have a battlewagon which I will reward myself painting when all my individual orks are done.

 

Forgot to buy any washes though, but tbh I like my orks bright and cheery - my kindergarten painting style suits the Orks I feel!

  • 2 weeks later...

So, my first tranches of Ork infantry are finished though as yet still not based. Photos soon, I promise.

 

I find that I still have five torsos from my second Boyz box which I would happily use, but my usual preferred bitz provider is all out of Ork legs. Does anyone have any recommendations on bitz sites that usually have Ork legs available? I do like to maximise use of my boxes...

Never mind guys, they came back in stock.

 

Battlewagon also coming together quickly. I am considering keeping one of the pairs of wheels for kustom projects. After all, half-tracks don’t really need two pairs of wheels...

In my adventures with Agrax shade ive learned its usually a good idea to add a dab of water to it (3:1 or 4:1 shade/water ratio).

 

Also noticed that the bottom of a pot that has been open a while tends to get fair thick toward the end. If it looks syrupy increase the water.

 

I agree it has a retro vibe with that color scheme, good work.

  • 3 weeks later...
So, I have just ordered a Trukk and a Taurox. My hope/intent is to try to make three vehicles out of these, plus the spare pair of wheels from my battlewagon, plus some bits of sprue and a spare munitorum container. Wish me luck; I hope to create more than just a big mess from my not-inexpensive models!

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