Ork Mega Nob

Started working up an Ork Mega Nob for a painting competition at the Chermside Games Workshop. The Mega Nob was the chosen painting club model for this month, although I've always quite liked the look of the model. It was one of the reasons I went with making my Orks into Bad Moons. So I washed the mold release from all the model parts, and set to work cleaning up all the flashing. There is quite a lot on this metal model, and it takes a bit of time to clean it all off. When that was done, I undercoated the model in Chaos Black spray. The metal armored parts were painted in Tausept Ocre, then Sunburst Yellow. Finally they were brushed with Golden Yellow as I was looking for a bulldozer kind of coloring. I washed the yellow armor with Gryphonne Sepia which provided deep shading around all the rivets, as well as turning the armor a lovely yellowy/orange color. The orcs head was painted in the usual orc-scheme, but I used a purple wash to tint the recesses on the face - and it looks really good! Teeth were painted Calthan Brown, with Adeptus Battlegray lines, and finally Skull White. Some of the teeth were made into gold teeth as he's a Bad Moon. The two large teeth on either side of the battlesuit's jaw were painted in Tin Bitz, Dwarven Brass, and washed with Devlan Mud. The other teeth were painted with Boltgun Metal, washed with Badab Black, then given highlights, scratches etc with Chainmail and Mithril Silver.. Various hydraulic parts and vents, brackets, and devices were painted in Calthan Brown, then Tin Bitz, and finally highlighted with Dwarven Brass. A wash of Devlan Mud brings up the brass parts nicely. Painted in some of the wiring on the suit using Royal Blue, Enchanted Blue, and a highlight of Ice Blue. Some wiring was picked out in Red Gore, with a highlight of Blood Red.

Update: Continuing to work on more fine details such as wiring, various gears, hydraulics etc. Darkened the power claws up with more washes of Badab Black. Then picked out edges along blades with Chainmail and Mithril Silver for extreme highlight. Adding scuffing and scratches along edges of armor plates using Mithril Silver. Painted dags and checks carefully on the armor using Chaos Black, then adding scratches. Highlighting rivets on yellow armor with Golden Yellow, and Chainmail for the metallic parts. Added some additional highlight layers to the ork skin, and particularly the face. Picked out the gums using Liche Purple, then produced several highlight shades by mixing Skull White into the mix, gradually lightening it up.

Update: Pinned the arms to the body. Not quite sure how to attach the jaw piece to the suit as it doesn't really have much to pin on, but I'll work something out. Gradually building up more detail, finishing the brass, and the hydraulics on the suit. Shaded the black underclothing, in shades of grays, then washed with Badab Black to tone it all down. Also adding more dags, checks, and rays to the suit. Feeling happier with the way the various cracks in the armor panels are coming along - Applying a Scorched Brown crack/scratch, then a fine white line along the edge to create the 3D effect.

Update: Completed the MegaNob today and handed it in for the Painting Klub competition. Gotta wait till the end of the month to see if I win or not, but still kind of a thrill to see it on display in the shop window. I was going to pick Boss Snikrot as my choice for the next competition, but thought that too Ork selections in a row might annoy people, so selected Rider of the Dead from LOTR for my choice if I win. In a mad panic this morning, I decided to make a Bad Moons icon on a boss pole for display on the Mega Nob. I carefully cut the icon out of sheet plastic, glued panels onto it, and applied rivets using the PVA and a nail technique. The boss pole was made out of a piece of sprue from a Thunderbirds kit (it had nice round sprue, so I cut a t-junction). I wound some wire around the pole in a suitably orky fashion, and painted it all up. I think it came out quite well in the end. So now it's crossed fingers for a good result.

Update: Okay so didn't win. Bit disappointed, since didn't seem to go up against anything that great. Oh well they're entitled to their opinion I guess. So next competition is Night Goblin on Giant Squig. Yep, it's a square-base!