Sponsorship

The Darktemplar has been busy deploying skill graphic design skills to come up with some sponsors that have an Orcy flavour.

Very tasty but be warned it comes with a lot of sugar, or so I'm told.

We also have: -

All good fun.

I feel an advertising hoarding coming on :-)

Team Mascot

The figures just get smaller and smaller. I give you 'Maximus the Rat Catcher' i.e. the wee plastic snotling I found in the bits box.

He is sooooo tiny. Not much bigger than the dice really but I have enjoyed painting him. I have decided that he will be the team mascot and as such lead the Raiders out on match day. In the mean time he can help keep the new dugout a 'rat free' zone.

God alone knows where the model came from. I don't remember him at all.

I have also been working on the goblin whose task it is to carry around McMourning tools of the trade. The funny thing about this model is the level of detail that it contains. It is really not visible until you start to apply paint.

His right knee is poking through the trousers and his bandaged feet are exposed. I have named him 'Two Toes' as thats all he has on the left foot.

I love his facial expression. That resigned, woe is me kind of look.

He is carrying a tray full of tools including a good looking 'choppa'. Very important for those jobs in the 'Dead' area. He also has a syringe tucked into his belt. Must have been helping out the Nurses in the 'KO'd' area. A cool little chappie indeed.

Dugout in position

Over night I managed to get some paint on the rat and snotling so that everything associated with the dugout has some paint on it now.

This is it in position with the Skaven running out onto the field of play. Referee to the left - he he - he needs to watch his step, having sent off one of the Skaven in the last game!

I have been working on a tiled floor and this is now in the Reserves area. Its basically a piece of card with squares drawn on to it and then painted. It was very fiddley and took ages.

Anyway I am happy with it as it stands.

I still have lots to do it terms of washes and highlights. I will work on these over the next few evenings and it will be ready for Sunday. Lets hope I have no cause to use it!

Spikey bits and paint for the Dugout

Well the 'dugout' is coming along nicely. I thought the time was right to add some spiky bits - lumps of metal and other odds and sods.

I went for some protruding girders and then put three symbols at the back - the skull being the Dead area, the spanner being 'KO'd' / under repair and the remaining symbol bring the standard 'up for a fight' type found in most orc armies is for 'Reserves'.

I went for a stone floor in the centre, a sawdust / sand type in the Dead area and I have left the reserves alone.

The next thing to do was to get some paint on there.

So what colour does an Orc like - well red of course - makes them go faster.

I applied a dull red to the whole thing. The aim will be for the features to be eye catching against this flat background.

A 'dirty' yellow is the main Raider colour so it is applied to the features.

I also applied some base colour to the 'furniture'.

I still have work to do with washes and highlights. I also have some models to paint - the rat and the snotling in particular.

I ordered a 'coach' model from Heresy and it has arrived. I love his coat! Well as it represents me - 'my' coat ;-)

I have yet to assemble and paint but am looking forward to that.

I could also do with some cheerleaders - but that will have to wait. I am not really liking the the standard orc models but am keeping my eyes open on ebay in case something comes along.

Roll on this Sunday for the Skaven v's The Undead. The Dark Templar has been busy with his own project dugout. I am very impressed. I am certain this will be looking outstanding on the day. I just hope he gets the chance to try out all the areas - especially the 'Dead' area - lol.

Dugout Progress

Last night I took the plunge and delved deep into the garage to find the Ork bits boxes. You just never know what is going to be in  there. Whilst I was at it I went way back in time to also find the Necromunda bits box. Success all round.

So much stuff to sift though. Brought back great memories. I do like a bits box or two.

I found a neat water barrel for the 'Reserves' area.

For the 'KO'd' area I found that rat I was looking for, and he fits under the table nicely, and a really old snotling model to chase him with a stick :-)

And for the 'Dead' area, a really neat find was a goblin to carry Mc Mournings knifes.

I am getting really excited at the prospects evolving here.

I have started on a tiled floor for the Dead area. I used the paving slab layout on my patio as the template. I drew the whole thing out and have then cut where the grout might be.

Starting to get really fiddly - I may be a bit too ambitious here ..... but lets see.

Furniture Building for the Dugout

Well a productive morning as I stepped into the world of furniture making. I have never done this before so it was interesting to say the least. I started by making a few coffin lids for the 'Dead' area. Had to go for a couple of different sizes - got to get the practicalities right. ;-)

I used card for this. Then I thought that I would need a bench for the reserves area. More card and then some cut down match sticks for the legs.

This got my confidence going so I gave one of the coffins some sides and am pleased with how it is looking. All very intricate but worthwhile. I went for the larger size as those Mummies will be needing somewhere to lay down. They seem to spend a lot of time in the 'Dead' area - usually self inflicted!

Finally, I was feeling particularly brave and tried to make a table. Well McMourning was going to need somewhere to do his cutting. More card and matchsticks and I had something. So I made another for the 'KO'd' area. Something to lay down on whilst those nurses get to work with their needles. I hope it all holds together. I have caked it with glue - both super glue and PVA. I suppose I could try bracing the legs of the table - we'll see. I am thinking the one in the 'KO'd' area could be more of a bed whilst the one in the 'Dead' area could have a metallic finish - easier to wash away the blood ;-)

It is coming along nicely. I will need to think about the walls, floor and other bits next. The PVA that I plastered on the walls has taken some of the grain out of the timber - but not all.

I may even pay a visit to Hobbycraft to see if there is anything there that might be useful. I am nearly out of PVA glue.

I am also thinking that it would be nice to have a few small surprises in there somewhere. I was thinking back to my Necromunda days and I think I might have a few rats and spiders somewhere. They might be a bit big. I will have a search. A goblin chasing a rat out of the corner of the Dead area might be funny.

Da Boyz are on the scrounge

Having had a little bit of time to think things through I have decided to build an Orc dugout. With this in mind Da Boyz were sent out to scour the surrounding area for suitable pieces of debris to act as construction materials.

This is a little folly that I put together some time ago. At the time I was enjoying Warhammer 40k and my Orks were going through a phase of playing against the Dark Templars Blood Angels. We agreed to build a couple of objectives so this was my offering called 'Disassembling a Rhino'.

The thing about scrounging is that it is important to look everywhere.

You just never know what you might find.

And good teamwork is always important.

Anyway - that was just a bit of fun.

I have done a bit more work on the dugout itself by applying a load of PVA. The aim is to smooth out the surfaces before paint application.

I have been fairly liberal in turns of application. It will be interesting to see how it turns out, once dry. I am doing the surface separately so that they get a chance to dry out when in the horizontal position. This is the first piece of terrain that I have built for a very long time and I am enjoying it.