A very brief update today, about going back to unfinished bussiness I had set to oblivion for long time.
Delving into old shelves I found a nice stash of old Orks. Most likely from even before I started this blog. Most of them are 2nd Ed plastic Goff Orks, but you can also see some Space Crusade Orks turned into Evil Sunz and some other few gubbins.
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| Da stash! |
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| The paintjob is... basic. I believe this must be almost certainly 20+ years old |
For starters, I'm going to keep the green skin. Unlike other Mobz, in which I've been constantly switching skin colours, I didn't fancy doing this now. There's nothing wrong about having some consistent true greenskins in my army, after all! So I had to repaint the lips and also paint the ears pink, nothing more.
I kept the black garments, but highlighted them (not too much!), gave the Agrax treatment, and finally made some markings on the shoulderpads. It's an old mark I had already used long time ago for a commission and which looked appealing to me. I finally painted a classic chequered pattern on the other shoulder pad and changed the bases into my usual Renedra flat ones.
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| Unfinished, yet almost done |
I didn't really want to make anything complicated, just finishing an apparent pending job, so I can count a new Mob into my army!
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| 'Ere we go! |
Good job on those orks Suber. Revisiting old projects is difficult as you might be tempted to upgrade them to your actual tastes. I firmly believe in Stillmania. Once a project is finished, It is for ever..... A fuckin liar I am.... Jajajaja
ReplyDeleteHaha, I declare these were unfinished! Not repainting them, just finishing them!! XDD
DeleteOh, my! What z classics!!
ReplyDeleteGreat work.
Thank you! Just making them presentable, but good enough for me!
DeleteI think you made a good call on the Goff's, as you've taken them from basic painted to fantastic gaming miniatures without starting again. Will be interesting to see what you decide with the other models in the tray.
ReplyDeleteThank you! These were quite easy going, but the other minis are somehow a difficult choice to make. I'm prone to take the Clan out of them and make a mix of different models (Space Crusade, Rogue Trader and 2nd Ed) to make a totally different Mob. But that's a decision for another day...
Deletete han quedado muy bien, yo tendría que hacer lo mismo con los míos, pero tengo tanta marea gris que prefiero seguir pintando lo que tengo pendiente. Tu pones las peanas planas y yo se las cambio a las de stargrave por las peanas de gw :D , que cosas.
ReplyDeleteLo de las peanas es una manía minimalista como otra cualquiera que me dio hace unos años, para hacerlas lo menos intrusivas posible sobre el tablero. Lo vengo haciendo en todo el 40K que hago desde hace un tiempo, jaja
DeleteGreat result Suber.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Not impressive, we can agree on that, but enough for their purpose!
DeleteI know how it feels finding old unfinished projects. Every time I see my unfinished Orks I am overwhelmed by a sense of guilty negligence and defeatism. Maybe I'll get them done in my retirement years?
ReplyDeleteHaha, I know what you say, it's a bunch of mixed feelings! Ohh, I want to do them rigth now... Oh, but I also have *all* this other stuff to do... XD
DeleteHrm... am in the mind that the odd checkered pattern here and there might help this lot "pop" a bit more. But that's more work and quite unnecessary to any except me.
ReplyDeleteEvil Sunz were always my personal fav's so I fully endorse the idea of a full mob - though it's a shame they are on Warbuggiez & Bikez for that Full "Red wunz go fastah" effect. Perhaps they need a Battle Wagon to sit in instead?
That Thraka fig is a classic sculpt and needs to be true to it's origin - one badarse Ork Warboss! WAARRGGHH!!!
Oh, I totally agree, a less uniform approach would have been better, but in this case I felt the urge of getting them done and move forward :S
DeleteI do have some trukks and vehicles, so the idea of having some Evil Sunz guys is definitely on the table, but I still have many other projects to work on until I make a final decision...
I've got a few of these guys but to my shame they're grey plastic! I like the style of these, not Red Period bright but not grimdark either. The chequered bits are very neat and classic Goff. As for the evil suns, why not! Yellow clothes on orks looks cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Right, that's the approach, not gaudy Red Period, yet not dirty, dark, ugly modern painting style. I need to do more!
DeleteNice figures Suber. I remember these old figures! A true blast from the past. I still had a rather battered Ork vehicle kicking about and bought some of these on a whim. They were easy to put together but about this time the weapons all become gloriously massive in comparison to the rest of their bodies so they didn't quite fit. Still fun to see them out in the light of day (:
ReplyDeleteThank you! Oh, but they are really fun to paint! Big weapons, big toof, that's Ork style!
DeleteAh always nice when you can capitalize on old work instead of having to start from scratch.
ReplyDeleteOhh, indeed! I had a second of doubt where I considered to start them all over, but I'm glad I didn't!
DeleteNice bit of extra detail to finish them off! I'd go for a mixed unit with a variety of periods if it was me, difficult to pull it off but it is Suber we're talking about!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you! I believe you are right and it's the most likely option, I still have to check how feasible it is though!
DeleteLovely to see some old school orks. Your renovation looks great.
ReplyDeleteI wish I still had my original collection of these, though I am slowly rebuilding it as a retirement project.
Thank you! It's a true pleasure to get these minis of old back on the bench. I hope you get your collection redone!!
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