A big pile o' nightserpenty models Options

[Nosher]

Thanks for re-posting these NS, I'm sure a great many of our newer members have never seen your army & weren't around back in the day. Any chance this burst of activity shows a renewed interest in the boyz? Would love to see you pick up the paint brush & come out of retirement!!!

[Nightserpent]

The activity is a response to some requests, though it was nice to know my models made a memorable impression on some- there's so much nice stuff in here these days it seems easy to get lost in the shuffle! It was fun to review through them again, it's been a while since I'd seen some of them. After my skumgrods all moved away and the local game stores closed down, my efforts waned. Making sculptures that have to fit within a certain context (both in rules and story) even though they'll never be used started to feel like unnecessary compromise to my creativity. These days I am focusing more on my own artwork.

[Dibble]

Another thanks for posting. Your looted Basilisk crew compartment has been looted and my looted Rhino with Boomgun is almost finished!
Then again, I am a filthy lootin' git....

[Sproston Green]

back in the day, we had to use roadkill fer batllewagginz, as gee-dubbya weren't making no battlewaggin kits fer no-one!!"

And you had to dry brush,.. uphill,...both ways,...in the snow!

Sorry to hear you had a technical glitch, but this was a nice trip down the old To Plunder list memory lane. I don't recall some of the mega armor shots or the grot with his pet/plushie, so that's new for me.

[Warboss Gorhack]

Still another thanks for your posts here. Your Guntrukk inspired me to build all my Boomwagons as armored car types, though my work is nowhere as good as the original. The looted Basilisk is positively inspiring, as are the trukks, and the mek shop and... heck, all of your work is, who am I kidding?

Thanks NS. You brung a tear to me eye.<sniff>

Warboss Gorhack, the ostentatious and overawed

[KILLBOT]

I would love a step by step of:
1-eye lenses
2- your yellow painting method
Your stuff is too good!

[NazdregsBigMek]

Thanks for posting these, NS, the nostalgia value is immense.

These models were the first things I saw on the Waaagh as a yoof, all those years ago, and seeing them again is great. They kick-started my interest in Orks, and gave me something, as a modeller, to aspire to.

I must admit I slowed down with my Orks when the new models became available, as some of the mandatory fun had been taken away.

Hopefully some new Yoofs will see these and it will inspire them to try their hand at the sort of conversion work that Ork players from bak in da day did.

Thanks again, Nightserpent.

[Nightserpent]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone, I'm glad to hear that people are enjoying the photos.

I would love a step by step of:
1-eye lenses
2- your yellow painting method
Your stuff is too good!

I must admit I was fairly inconsistent with my painting methods, I'd generally just wing it and evolve with each new project as I learned more. In general, lenses went something like this:



So, a basecoat color, followed by a diluted ink wash or black or a darker version of the base color. This is followed by a series of brighter and brighter circles that gravitate towards the bottom of the previous circle without touching the bottom of that previous circle (if this makes any sense ). The number of circles vary on your sanity, eyesight, brush quality, etc. Ideally for a show piece you would like the shades and steps subtle enough to have them look smooth to the naked eye. Then, finish off with a white dot or shallow arc on top.

For yellow, something I painted little of, I had even less of a method. The dread/stompa was done with a white primer to let the yellow really glow. I then basecoated a light yellow and then gave it some very light coats of a brown/yellow/orange inkwash. I then used the original basecoat yellow and repainted all the non-recessed areas, then added gradual thinned layers of lighter and lighter shades. Then, weather it to your preferences.

I hope that helps, it's been some years since I've been doing these.

[Green 'n Stompy]

I really like Nosher's Warboss. It's one of the best models i've seen. Thanks for this amazing post

[Nightserpent]

I really like Nosher's Warboss. It's one of the best models i've seen. Thanks for this amazing post

Could you not also say 'me gusta'? Thanks, Nosher's boss was fun, as a tribute to his Dethskull loota prowess, his power pack is a looted Epic 40K scale predator chassis.

[Stuart]

Really glad you posted these, and somewhat depressed to find out that you never finished the Deffwing. Still, really wonderful stuff -- your Speed Freaks are probably my single most favoritest Ork army.

[Rafi]

Thanks for posting these. Seeing them the first time really helped me realize that the-waaagh is a special place.

[Nozeminer]

I was thinking along the same lines as Ol' Stikky Fingas. When I saw this thread I had hoped to see some new stuff in there. But, thank you anyway for reposting these. When I first joined, I really enjoyed looking through your threads and writing down stuff to shamelessly loot, er I mean lookin' fer insperashun.

[Nightserpent]

Thanks, guys, for the kind words, it's nice to know my builds had an impact on you. Sorry to disappoint by not having new stuff to show!

[Deathskull Ned]

I'm sorry if it seems like I'm aping my betters, but those are some seriously beautiful models! I've only seen a few of these, and only on the meks klassiks section. Thanks so much for posting these!

[GuRu]

This guy, right here, was one of my major sources of orky inspiration.

I've never seen the other deffwing models before. Well, except the plastic conversions ones. Really diggin the beard squigs. Yeesh, it's been a while.

My favourites have always been the vehicle kitbashes. I remember them getting me pretty pumped.

(also I'm in your town, haha)

[mr_maxime]

I was also hoping for new stuff, but I've always wanted to see the models in yours and nosher's avatars. I think it goes without saying that these are some excellent models. I used to visit your gallery a lot when I first joined the waaagh.

[Nightserpent]

Aping or not, I appreciate the feedback, I didn't know my stuff made that kind of impact!

[Kleiner Zorn]

wunderfull you reposted these

your monowheeled boys were my main inspiration to do the Cybork Nob in the middle

i would do a whole unit but the Gorkamorka Monowheels are expensive......maybe i do some of my own in the future

[Nightserpent]

Cool, thanks for sharing that- not that I invented the monowheel or anything! It was a bit easier when the entire range of bitz (current and most of the older stuff) was available online, it really helped with conversions.