Category: workbench

Grey Knights Razorback basecoat

If you have looked at my Grey Knights Landspeeder you will realise that I am attempting to paint a Grey Knights force which goes beyond the listings in the DaemonHunters Codex. What I am trying to do is to create a Grey Knights force (using the Space Marine Codex) and then using a DaemonHunters force as allies.

Having constructed my Razorback and added Grey Knights iconography I gave the model a black undercoat. The next stage was the basecoat and for that I am using the Tausept Ochre Foundation Paint as a basecoat. So why is it brown? I blogged about this back in 2007.

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The next stage will be adding more of the basecoat as you can see this side still needs work.

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See the full workbench feature on my Grey Knights Razorback.

Inquisitorial Stormtrooper Repressor

I have added more of the Repressor basecoat.

The other side.

I used the Citadel Foundation Paint, Tausept Ochre. This is taking much longer than I would like or expected!

At this point the Dozer Blade is not attached and will be glued on once the model has been painted fully.

See the full workbench feature on the Inquisitorial Stormtrooper Repressor.

Ork Trukk

The original Ork Trukk model was designed for Gorkamorka, and then became part of Warhammer 40K with Codex Orks. It was really way too small and needed to be updated, and updated it was in January 2008 with the release of the new Ork Trukk.

Trukks are designed to transport mobs of choppa-wielding Boyz into combat as quickly as possible. Each warband and clan will ‘kustomise’ its trukks to reflect their own predilictions. For example, a Goff vehicle will be functional with a large crew compartment, while the Evil Sunz almost always have turbo-charged engines and a red paint job.

I do like this model and think it is very Orky. You get a very thin box with two sprues, transfers and instructions.

The model was constructed as per the instructions, Generally I try and build as much of the model as possible to avoid having to glue painted parts together… The chassis and engine were the first parts I stuck together.

I then put the wheels together.

The wheels were then stuck to the chassis.

See the workbench feature on this Ork Trukk.

You can see how the Trukk was developed by Games Workshop from some of the photographs I took at GamesDay.

Ork Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun

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I know some people don’t like the humourous aspects of the Orks, personally I do quite like those aspects. The concept behind the Ork Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun of hoovering up snotlings and flinging them across the battlefield is just like so Orky.

The Shokk Attack Gun is a devastating Ork weapon that hurls Snotlings through the warp, sending them mad in the process. When they reappear, they are frenzied creatures, capable of bringing down the toughest of enemies – especially if they materialise inside an enemy’s armour!

It’s probably why I like the Grot Bomb Launcha so much. The metal Ork Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun is a very nice model and you get the following metal parts.

Ork Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun pieces

They fit together quite easily, however it is quite difficult to ensure that all the parts fit.

See the full workbench feature on the Ork Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun.

Inquisitorial Stormtroopers

As well as my other Daemonhunters Inquisitorial Stormtroopers which are based on the Cadian Kasrkin I have also decided to add a unit based on the Tallarn or I may just use them as inducted Imperial Guard. Having sorted the bases I gave them a white undercoat.

See the workbench feature on these Inquisitorial Stormtroopers.

You can see how they will look by checking out the workbench feature on the Tallarn blister.

Feral Ork Cyboars

Having put the boars together I gave them both a white undercoat. The right view.

The left view.


Next stage will be the metal parts, which I will then drybrush with Boltgun Metal.

Unlike my other three Boars, for these models I am using some metal Cyboar heads from the old Snakebitez bitz range – this was before Games Workshop rationalised their online bitz store.

See the full workbench feature on these Feral Ork Cyboars.

Grey Knight Terminator with Psycannon

One of my Christmas presents (from last year) was a Grey Knight Terminator with a Psycannon.

The model went together very nicely. I used Citadel sand on the base and resin and slate from the Warhammer 40000 Basing Kit. I then gave the model a black undercoat.

The next stage will be a basecoat of Boltgun Metal.

Workbench feature on the Grey Knight Terminator with Psycannon.

Grey Knight Terminator

One of my Christmas presents (from last year) was a Grey Knight Terminator.

The model went together very nicely. I used Citadel sand on the base and resin and slate from the Warhammer 40000 Basing Kit. I then gave the model a black undercoat.

The next stage will be a basecoat of Boltgun Metal.

One of the issues of being one of the slowest painters in the world is that when you eventually do paint the models, you can find that they have been replaced by newer plastic versions, which sometimes are better, sometimes not, but usually different…

Workbench feature on the Grey Knight Terminator.

Undercoating the Ork Fort

One of the things I liked about Cities of Death was the large Ork “town” which was there alongside the ruined Imperial Cities.

I also really liked the Ork Shanty Town which was the new Forge World display at GamesDay 2009. Some great scenery in there too.

I know I will never have the time, space or resources to make something similar, but I did like the concept and thought it would be nice to have some buildings for my Ork Airfield, well at least something that could be used alongside my Ork Bommer.

So I took an old DVD-R spindle tub I had, these are available in various sizes depending on how many disks there are, I used a 25 disk tub. The first thing I did was cut up some plasticard, wooden sticks and Starbucks™ wooden stirrers into similar lengths. I also delved into my bitz box to get some parts, in the main from Imperial vehicles, ie Rhino and Land Raider doors. Then using a hot glue gun I stuck these to the side of the DVD tub. A hot glue gun is perfect for this kind of thing, as both plastic and super glues are unsuitable for this kind of model. When I thought about the floor of the fort, I did initially think about adding a series of wooden planks or metal sheets, however in the end I went with using modelling sand, which I think will look quite effective when painted and somewhat Orky. The next stage was to add rivets using cut plastic rod and plastic sprue. I used both strips of plastic rod and hexagonal rod. Using the hexagonal rod to make nuts and bolts.

Having got far as I wanted to with the scrap, I gave the model a black undercoat.

This was really to ensure that when painted there would be an even tone over the model due to the diverse nature of the materials used in its construction.

See the full workbench pages for the fort.