The Path to Gorkamorka (part 2)

After creating a Gorkamorka gang (on paper), led by my dashing ork nob of course, it came time to start painting my Mek and Runtherd.. Of those two, the Runtherd has prompted the most attention. For such a small model (then and now but especially by current ork standards) he is incredibly detailed!

Rogue Trader era Runtheard. 

On the backside of the model, bundled up on his belt, are the severed heads of snottlings and grots; no doubt they were naughty in some way. Curiously, since this model was released, I don't think there has been a Runtherd model that has had such a macabre detail on it. At least not this particular detail anyway.

The heads if the naughty.

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Everything above that line was written almost two years ago. The local Gorkamorka fad folded faster than it started and I never got back to working on these minis. However, while tidying my blog this morning I accidentally posted it! I immediately put it back to 'draft' status, however Blogger is a bit unforgiving in this respect so whenever I do post this it will show up in my feed on the original post date. Well, that is just a pain to deal with, so I decided to work little bit more on the Runtherd and Mekboy. They still aren't done, but maybe this goof-up will get them there faster now.

Original Runtherd and Mekboy. W.i.P.

Here they are in there current state. I worked on the Mek Boy's flesh earlier today. I think I spent more time searching Google for painted examples of both of these models, but examples are few and far.

 And here is the Runtherd again next to a current Loota. He maybe a little guy but I bet he can scrap like a mofo with that whip!

The Loota is a W.I.P. as well. 

Since these models have my attention again, they have been moved up in the painting queue. Hopefully you'll see them again soon.

Plotting the path to Gorkamorka

I talked about Gorkamorka in my recent post about my Ork Nob painting project. I have been pondering building up the rest of his mob. I have a lot of orks, some models go back to the earliest Rogue Trader range.  So with that in mind, I hope to use this local Gorkamorka resurgence to get a few of my old models (finally) painted.

Starting off, I dug through a bag of extra metal orks I have and found the original Runtherd and an 'ere we go! era Mekboy. These two are definitely going into the mob!

I really liked the Gorkamorka range of grots but never got any. Looking on ebay, it doesn't make any sense to pay those kind of prices and the current plastics will suffice perfectly and I get that plastic Runtherd with the squighound which I like a lot. So I splurged and got it from a local game store.

Digging through my boxes of blister packs I came across some Gorkamorka packs that I was saving for future Ork projects. Including some yoofs and another Mekboy!

...some gubbinz,

...and a bunch of weapons:

Also there are these guys:

That's  a mutie gang! I bought these guys on clearance  at Games Day '99 in Baltimore. They have been patiently waiting for their time to shine, and maybe this is it? We'll see but for now I am putting them back into storage. And yes, GW used to use the word "clearance" along with the word "sale". Which is why I have 3 boxed sets of Gorkamorka in which to build up this ork mob in addition  to some of the things above. So if you want to see what I make out of all of this, just stay tuned for future updates...

Ork Nob (part 2)

As I predicted in my previous post I was able to get this guy finished fairly fast!

The flesh was given a final highlight of Sunburst Yellow and the black clothing was shaded all the way up to a near white.

Next the fir trim was painted  all the way up to a white undercoat and the metal bits were painted to be a more oxidized rust. Also some leather bits (namely the holster) was painted as well.

The fir trim and teeth were finished off with Skull White.

The gun and metal bitz were done next with final highlights, dings and scratches painted with Mitheral Silver (I love this color!) Also the black clothing was toned down with a black ink wash.

Finally the ammo and ammo box was completed as well as the metal toe guards on the Nob's feet.

And finally, the grass flocking was glued into place!

He was done in good time an a lot of fun to paint! The next pic is a close-up to show some of the detail on his slugga.

And, as bonus: Last time I mentioned how this model was originally released  as a Ltd Ed. model that was sold at Games Day and that I was told that there was a variant out there that has a skull on the grip of the slugga. And sure enough, I dug it out this evening and yes, they are one and the same!

So subtle huh? 

Ork Nob (Part 1)

This is the Ork Nob that was given to me last summer by Kardos Darkforge along with a few other goodies he let me have (so long as I did something with them!).

Flesh basecoat of Goblin Green. 

He was originally released as a limited edition Games Day model (I know this because I have one somewhere still in a blister pack). But was later re released as part of the 3rd Edition 40K Ork line. I was told by my friend The Bink, that there is a subtle variation in versions of this model with some having a skull hanging from the bolt pistol's handle and some that lack this. I am not sure if this variation is related to the different releases (and I lack the time to seek out that blister pack, but perhaps I can for the next post).

With the recent discussion in our local group regarding the revival of Gorkamorka as a sort of retro-style backlash against Age of Sigmar (no, no, I shalln't start down Ye Olde Rant Pathe) it has inspired me to get in on the action. Now, with my schedule tight, and my days off on days no one can game, I am left so far with having to live vicariously through the posts of Da Masta Cheef to see what I'm missing.

Flesh washed with yellow/green ink combo. 

Now, with fatigue from overworking and rearing my new-born snottling, I've not gotten far with this guy or any of my other projects, but I thought this was up to a decent enough level to share images of him and to show the world that, yes, I'm still doing stuff!

Kiwi coat, with bleach bone on teef and claws. 

This is a fairly easy model to paint, and in actual work-time should be finished fairly soon. Stay tuned for the conclusion!