Leader Month
Check out this header pic! I think it's great (but then, I guess I would 😂 ). It includes the largest model I've ever painted, and four banners - hastily painted at the last minute. I hate painting banners, and I'm not a massive fan of painting large models, especially vehicles so this is an epic month!
Well April, I see you and thankfully I've completed my leader month!
Diving straight in, here's my leader. The Big Boss. The Head Honcho. Ork #1.
(Well actually - first off here's his Bodyguard. They wouldn't be doing their job if they didn't go first)
And now, a raw pic of the birth of my Warlord:
Note please The Claw.
From the Commissar Yarrick model, as is the backpack and banner pole.
I switched out the skull on top of the pole for something a bit more fitting...although in hindsight I think the helmet on the pole would be better painted red, maybe with a white stripe.
These following photos are kinda the best I could take with my one painting light and camera phone in the night-time, but at least it gives a good idea
I have to note that the warlords banner was inspired by Joshua Van Z's amazing Bad Moon army - check them out over here: INSTA
And no aspiring ork warlord of any note wouldn't be seen not dead in no battlewagon.
Hmm.
I painted a Battlewagon.
This was a lucky opportunity afforded to me by stand up guy Andy Grant, who offered this great model up for £60. Oueff ! Pricy! But also, in this day and age, kinda reasonable...
...and definitely a sign for my growing WAAAAGH to obtain one.
Here is the sales post pic. As you can see Andy's got good taste when it comes to Ork clans!
Undercoated.
Had to twist off the wheel.
Later I pinned it back on :)
The banner pole is stuck on with plastic glue, and the join is surprisingly strong! Horribly I dropped the whole thing and re-broke the mast and several of the railing spikes 😬
I added some (terrible) graffiti - my painting buddies get a shout out, as does Andy:
I also asked the #teameldar crew what colours their most precious spirit stones were. Red, blue and purple came out tops. My ork warlord had the wonderful idea of bedecking his battlewagon with the spirit stones - he noticed that the more explosive and indiscriminate gunfire from the Eldar avoided the wagon because of this. Wot a kunnin' boi!
And here it is with last minute banners attached:
Here's a timestamp for models that I've, ahem, acquired and definitely not brought at vast expense... Definitely.
In fact, actually the Weirdboy and the Grots are from that model swap last month with Instagram dude Dave aka grinningloon. Many thank you's again!
(The battlewagon is the one you've already seen 😀 )
Runtherd! Weirdboy!
So... What a warlord needs is a retinue.
I was going to put the Bad Dok and Bad Mek that I painted last month in here, but when they were painted they called out for their own division and I couldn't not post them that month: I enjoyed them so much :)
Anyhow, this Runtherd is painted in Bad Ork colours with the stripey trousers, and he will join the bad orks laters - but for now, he's the warlords own!
On a personal note, I really enjoyed painting this guy. I really like how his face came out. I also like how he's the opposite of the other runtherd - here's a side by side:
Anuvva Runtherd.
This guy truly is a freebooting bad ork, what with his bionik hook hand and all. I had meant to include him in next months submission, but for some reason I see he made his way into the group shot, which I am loathe to re-take!
I like his devoted Snotling hanging on to his leg.
Fingers crossed, I might be able to paint a few more of these in the coming months to complete the runtherd collection. Well, at least that's the plan!
On to the Weirdboy:
I like him and his fancy red boots.
Gretchin:
Immaculately trained by aforementioned runtherd, this little blighter is the self appointed MVP, so it's only right he appears here in Leader Month.
He's available from Knightmare Miniatures, and their range of space goblins fit in well with the RT orks:)
Hopefully, other grots will follow next month. I've a feeling the Knightmare range will be counted as Super Gretchin or Warlord Retainer models, depending on how many I get painted. And the Rogue Trader ones as regular grots!
So, I think that's it for this month.
Unfortunately I didn't get as much as I wanted done - a return to work and those household chores scuppered quite a few painting opportunities. I will have to get used to getting up much earlier and painting before work again!
Cheers, and hopefully see you next month for a wildcard month.
....
Warboss: 102
Weirdboy: 85
Runtherd: 18
Battlewagon: FREE (I'm counting this as an EXTRA)
Bodyguards x2: FREE (Also EXTRAS)
Runtherd.FREE
Grot MVP: FREE (Also, again, EXTRA)
TOTAL: 205
(Proposed army list)
JANUARY
(Rank and File month 1)
FEBRUARY
(Rank and File month 2)
MARCH
(Rank and File month 3)
APRIL
(Leader month)