So after all my enthusiasm the other day about Space Marines, I sat at my painting desk and started painting Orks - WAAAAGH!!!!
I pulled down five Gretchin, 4 Black Reach Orks and a Nob. I think all the yelling of WAAAGH!! in the game, and the fact I've had Snikrot (last seen here) sat next to my computer for the last couple of months has subconciously seeped into my mind.
Currently all but the Nob at are base and wash stages with the Nob a bit further along, just needing some detail work to finish.
Sorry, but no WIP pics at the mo as the camera has called kaput! and we're having difficulty locating the missus'.
What I will leave you with though is an interesting little tid bit from some old skool fluff, Codex Imperialis page 51 for those of you playing along at home.
"Probably not even the Orks know where squigs come from, but they are vital to Orks in many ways...The smaller squigs have many specialist uses, but one of the strangest is the Hair Squig, a parasitic creature with tiny jaws and flowing hair-like gills. Orks fasten Hair Squigs to their skin, having no hair of their own, to create colourful beards, scalp locks and so forth."
Huh - who knew?
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| Borrowed without permssion from the Google image vaults - artist unknown |
Until next time folks.
Cheers,
Pom
I was always a big fan of the Face Eater Squig. There was art in one of the old books of an Ork holding one up trying to see if he could bit it's face off before it bit his off. Fun times in the Ork camp! Oh, here's a LINK... thanks google!
ReplyDeleteHah - face eater squig - I read that its a game the bet on - who gets eaten first. Good find on the link too. Cheers mate.
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