Hive World TerraWaaagh! Grimjaw: Troops
Slugga Boyz - Da Choppas
History
Da Choppas are what can be best thought of as 'normal' Orks. They enjoy the thirll of combat, and like getting in close an personal, tending to use their Sluggas either inaccurately or as clubs. They, like most of the other mobs in the Waagh, joined because they felt the need for battle, having been left behind for dead by their old Waagh. When Grimjaw later attacked the world that they had been left on, they took their opportunity and joined with him in hopes of better fighting than was available on the planet. Once they left the planet, they got their wish and have followed Grimjaw ever afterwards.
The Models
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Da Choppas have now been replaced with 3rd Edition Orks, making them look much more fearsome. A few minor conversions were made to further individualise the models and make the mob my own. The spiked mace wielded by one of the models in the picture is taken from a metal sprue of Gorkamorka weapons. The spear was removed from an Orc arm, a hole drilled into the top of the hand and the mace was superglued in place. The Nob was created by carefully removing an axe from his right hand, and then using the haft of the removed axe to extend left hand axe. The head was also used, with the back half removed, to create a double headed 'Uge Choppa. The model's base was also raised by gluing a penny to the bottom to further emphasise the model. Other minor changes were also made to other models, generally involving removing spikes or altering weapons.
The Choppas were undercoated in black to give a good base for the Orkish look and to add extra shadows to the models. The clothes were basecoated in a combination of Dark Flesh, Snakebite Leather, Bubonic Brown and Vermin Fur. Most colours were left un-highlighted, although the Bubonic Brown was given a coat of Chestnut Wash.
The flesh was painted in the same way as the other Orks. First the flesh was painted with Snot Green (my replacement for Emerald Green since GW seem to have replaced it in the new colour list) with the deepest recesses left as black. Next the skin was drybrushed Goblin Green before being given a thin wash with Orc Flesh Wash and then a final light drybrush of Goblin Green. Tattoos were then painted onto the arms of each and every Ork using Crimson Gore and Blood Red to highlight the tattoo, following the muscle contours.
Any metal, such as helmets, weapons and pads, was first painted Mithril Silver, then given a coat of Armour Wash and a very thin coat of Chestnut wash in places to add a rust effect. The gold bracelets were painted with Shining Gold and also given a coat of Chestnut Wash.
Finally, the details were added. Teeth were painted with Bleached Bone, straps were 'flat-brushed' with Shadow Grey, eyes were painted with Blood Red and any other details were painted in appropriate colours.
Shoota Boys - Da Dakka Boyz
History
Da Dakka Boyz were detatched from the same Waagh as Da Choppa Boyz. Although most Boyz like both slaughter and loud noises, the Dakka Boyz prefer the dakka of guns and long ranged slaughter over the 'close and personal'-ness of slugga and choppa. Despite their complete Orky innacuracy with any weapon with a range longer than arms-reach, Da Dakka Boyz still enjoy frantically gunning at anything that moves. Grimjaw generally uses Da Dakka Boyz with their Shootas and Big Shootas to distract the enemy with long ranged fire while also causing a few casualties. If things get really desperate, Da Dakka Boyz can even join the fray at close quarters with great effect against weaker troops such as the Imperial Guard or Eldar.
The Models
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As in Codex: Orks, three of the models have been easily converted to Big Shoota Boyz (things always count in large amounts!). The newer multi-pose models are much easier to work with than the old models, as they don't require any converting to look different.
To convert the Big Shoota Boyz, simply take a normal Shoota boy, and carefully remove the end of the barrel from his Shoota. Then, take an unused Shoota, and remove the stock and handle from it, leaving the whole of the larger section of the barrel. Glue the barel section on to the end of the other Shoota to create an extended barrelled Shoota. For added Orky-ness, use some of the legs where the heels are tilted back and lean the Ork back on his heels in a dynamic "Dakka Dakka" pose.
The Shoota Boyz were painted in a very simple paint scheme. To show the individuality of Orks, but stop the mob looking too disjointed, all of the Orks used the same palette, using mainly neutral-earthy browns but varying which part of the model was painted in which colour. The main colours were Bubonic Brown, Dark Flesh and Snakebite Leather. These were then combined with a Chestnut Ink to add shading, as well as the black basecoat. The Ork flesh was painted with Emerald Green, leaving some of the deeper muscle recesses black. They were then drybrushed with Goblin Green and then given a thin Ork Flesh Wash. The weapons were painted with Mithril Silver over the Chaos Black basecoat, and then given an Armour Wash. Finally, any extra details were picked out, with teef painted Bleached Bone, ear rings painted gold and any cloth painted as black leather or red.
Stikk Bommaz - Da Boom Boyz
History
Da Boom Boyz, despite being comparatively primative for Orks, are a minority who actually understand that once you pull the pin on a Stikk Bomb, its the bomb that you throw and not the pin! Despite their generally primitive behaviour, Grimjaw recognised the advantage of their innate ability to know which part of a stikk bomb to throw, and brought them into his Waagh! as part of his attack force. Da Boom Boyz, being primitive, aren't able to make thier own stikk bombz, and are not stupid enough to trust Mek Botchits bombz. Instead they rely on looting and scavenging the battlefield for unused and unexploded bombz, a task which most Orks are unwilling to undertake.
The Models
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The Stikk Bommaz models produced by Games Workshop seemed adequately posable for a small mob the size of Da Boom Boyz, and so no conversions were made. Each Ork was assembled using one of the Stikkbomb wielding arms from the boxed set. All of the stikk bomb backpacks were also used, along with some of the single stikkbombs, to increase the look of stikk bomb armed Orks.
The Stikk Bommaz were painted in the now standard scheme of natural browns, using Bubonic Brown, Dark Flesh and Vermin Fur as the selection. Each Ork was painted in a combination of these colours, with a Chestnut Ink wash being used to add some shading. The skin was painted with Goblin Green before being given a coat of Ork Flesh Wash. This was then drybrushed Goblin Green highlights. The Orks weapons were painted with Mithril Silver over an undercoat of Chaos Black, although adding a wash of Chestnut Ink or Black Ink would reduce their shine and make them look more Orky (a task for later). The Orks boots were painted black with silver toe caps, while the leather wrist guards were painted as black leather.
The Nob was painted in a similar manner, but with a Bubonic Brown drybrush to pick out the texture of his furs. His weapons and skin were picked out in the same manner as for the rest of the mob.
Gretchin Mob - Da Grots
History
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Every Ork needs his Grots, without them an Ork would do nothing, as Grots are general slaves fetching, carrying and cooking for the Orks as well as looking after the Squigs and the fungus for the XXXX Fungus Brew. Waagh! Grimjaw is no exception, and has its fair share of Grots, including Grimjaw's personal Grot Squig-handler and Banna Waver. Grimjaw would never let his personal Grots join the masses though, as they are mercilessly used as cannon-fodder, mine clearance or stepping stones by the Orks. These tactics are not uncommon amongst Orks, and Grimjaws personal Grots are actually comparatively well treated.
The Models
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Waagh Grimjaw actually contains two mobs of Grots - one large 30 strong mob and a surplus mob of 15. In general, only the 30 strong mob is used, along with the new Slaver model. The second mobs is painted in a less coherent way and is not big enough to really warrant a Slaver. All of the models come from the 40K 2nd Edition game, with a few extras picked up as freebies and other such extras.
The first mob is painted in a very basic colour scheme of black with red trim. As the mob is very large, the clothes are not highlighted, but are instead just a basecoat of Chaos Black with Blood Red for trim, helmet spikes and blasta bodies. The skin was given a coat of Goblin Green, followed by an Ork Flesh Wash and another coat of Goblin Green. This gave the Grots a suitably pale complextion when compared with the Orks. Finally, the Blasta barrels were painted with Mithril Silver.
The second, smaller, mob was painted in a brighter colour scheme, using Sunburst Yellow, Enchanted Blue and Snakebite Leather. This palette was varied amongst the models to give a little more variety. The skin and blastas were painted in a similar way to the first mob.
The final model to be painted was the Slaver. He was painted in very earthy tones, but the red detail and the green skin picked out the differences in the model. The Slavers clothes were painted Snakebite Leather over a basecoat of Chaos Black. This was then drybrushed with Bubonic Brown and given a Chestnut Wash to bring the colours together and add further shading. The Slaver's skin was painted in the same method as the rest of the newer Ork Boyz, using a basecoat of Emerald Green followed by drybrushed Goblin Green and an Ork Flesh Wash highlight. The Slaver's whip was painted with Bubonic Brown and then given the thin Chestnut Wash. This gave it a lighter tone than the clothes while keeping in the colour scheme. The Grabba Stick was painted with a Chaos Black basecoat and then a coat of Mithril Silver. This was given a thin coat of both Armour Wash and Chestnut Wash to remove the shine and make it look more Orky and used. Finally, the remaining bands and material were painted with Red Gore and then highlighted with Blood Red to provide a slight contrast while not looking too garish.