Ghazgkhull's Goff Warband

[Asslessman]

I didn't mention it but I do see a progression in your painting too.

 

[Count Von Bruno]

Thanks guys, I pick up a lot from here/get shamed into upping the ante

Unfortunately the downside is now I'm looking at everything I did a while ago and feeling the need to touch it up...as much as I like turning out a mini with all the trimming I also want to finish stuff, it's a fine line

 

[cheetor]

I just had a skim through this thread, I can taste 1994 from it. I keep hearing Ace of Base

Although I bought and read everything about it at the time I didnt really play 40K during second ed. I got my Necromunda on mainly around then. The second ed orks really had a specific look didnt they?

The most recent power armoured nob is my favourite from the thread, very cool.

Its also cool to see the progress from bare lead to large, fully painted army over the space of a year. Inspiring. Keep it up!

 

[Orjetax]

You nailed that power armored nob. Really great.

And I'm envious of your pace, sir!

 

[Count Von Bruno]

Not being currently employed helps my productivity, though everything else about it sucks

I do get to take the dogs for lots of walks though, even the Orks get a trip outside!

I cannibalised the double banner pole from "Morglum Necksnapper" to give to Ghaz-adding his banner has been something I've wanted to do for ages and I'm chuffed to have him finally completed.
He (and Makari) were pretty much the start of my oldhammereering and return to painting in general, bless their Orky hearts.

I've also been touching up some of my more recent ladz, a highlight here and there and what have you

 

[Dr The Viking]

Brilliant collection!

The touched up ones are great too!

 

[Count Von Bruno]

So I've finally knocked off the last 10 or so boyz/skarboyz, and given everything else a touch up too.

I've got transfers to apply on the backplates, but other than that (plus another bigboss and the Rockerz) I'M DONE

 

[Erny]

We need a battle report now...

 

[Captain Crooks]

Something else is missing too...

 

[cheetor]

Brilliant stuff. The power armoured guys are my favourites, but the clearly defined palette throughout the whole project really appeals to me. I love an army to look coherent colour wise and you have utterly nailed that with these guys.

I've got transfers to apply on the backplates, but other than that (plus another bigboss and the Rockerz) I'M DONE

Only cool, fun stuff to go in that case, great. Having a genuinely "finished" army is a rarity to say the least

 

[Suber]

Da green guyz are da best!

I love them, you really make me want taking my greenskins back to my workbench. That colour combination is terrific, it really makes them look nicely menacing. Or menacingly nice. Whatever, you know what I mean...

 

[Count Von Bruno]

Indeed

While keeping it simple, I tried to copy the minis seen in the 2nd ed books as much as possible.

And speaking of menacingly nice, here's that last Boss I was talking about earlier

 

[Orjetax]

Cheers CVB, great looking army.

Let's see a bat rep vs. your squats

 

[Chico]

Rather tasty looking Goth, not sure on the red nails though.. Drag Queen Nob? hehe

 

[Orjetax]

Rather tasty looking Goth, not sure on the red nails though.. Drag Queen Nob? hehe

Ok CVB. In light of Chico's observation, it's now abundantly clear that your rokkers will have to be Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Get cracking.

 

[Count Von Bruno]

I just googled Hedwig and the Angry Inch

I actually came up with a name for my Rokkers via Fraudian slip talking to Cheetor...I had started painting them but they are on an indefinite hiatus as I realised my bold plans for their guitars isn't going to be possible

Now as much as I'd like to take the credit for this painted nails bizzo ( ) please note I was just apeing the sick bastard* on the eavy metal team who painted him...

* the term "sick bastard" is in this case used in the most complimentary and nice way.

I am dying to get another game in with all these painted reinforcements and may very well end up playing against myself (as opposed to with myself, for a change) as my one and only current opponent is on a one man crusade to not play 2nd edition, or indeed any warhammer at all it seems.

It's a Mexican stand off where I have 2 fully painted, functioning armies and hard copies of the rules and books for 2nd (including a fan made Tau codex), and he has 2 later edition rulebooks, an unreadable, rain soaked Tau codex, a 4th or 5th ed marine codex, two and a half dozen painted Tau and a tank

 

[Count Von Bruno]

So I went and met fellow Aussie Captain Crooks yesterday and had a pleasant time perusing miniatures and chatting, if there was ever any doubt I can assure you all he is indeed a top bloke.
Even if I wasn't now contractually bound top say that, I would anyway cause it's true.

Towards the end of my stay, he took me on a walkabout into the outback where he said there would be a great reward if I could pass some mighty tests.

The first test was to face a boxing Kangaroo in the ring for 12 three minute rounds.
My black belt in Mortal Komabat 1-2 served me well, and with some extensive use of back back forward and also down to forward low punch I emerged from the ring after going the distance and winning in a unanimous decision

Next Captain Crooks led me to a billabong, where I had to face a 13 foot saltwater crocodile in a wrestling match.
After some close shaves, my hours of watching WWF as a kid enabled me to gain an upper hand on my fearsome opponent and I managed to submit the croc with a dreaded figure 4 leg lock.

Bloodied, bruised yet so far undefeated I now faced the ultimate challenge- if I could sit through the entire Baz Luhrman film Australia, I would be triumphant.
Making use of these glasses

I was able to trick the Captain into believing I had made it through the entire film without falling asleep or going insane.

We trekked back through the outback, avoiding the myriad deadly snakes, spiders and drop bears that litter this great wide brown land of ours and returned to Captain Crook's outback station.

There, he presented me with my prize...the holy grail...the one piece I never thought I would get my filthy, bread stealing hands on...

Now I knew what he meant when he said this

Something else is missing too...

but I didn't know!

After grovelling at Crooksy's feet for a while, signing documents to worship him as a deity and later being discharged from hospital ( where several band aids were applied) I returned home and have been restoring the paint on her and applying white squares feverishly.

Now I finally have a battlewagon, hopefully Chico will accept my Orks as proper Goffy, and I can stop planning my round the world trip to steal Erny's

 

[Asslessman]

So I went and met fellow Aussie Captain Crooks yesterday and had a pleasant time perusing miniatures and chatting, if there was ever any doubt I can assure you all he is indeed a top bloke.
Even if I wasn't now contractually bound top say that, I would anyway cause it's true.

(reads a paper in a monotone voice) never met the guy but my exchanges with him have always been most pleasant. (throws paper away) top bloke is indeed a good term

The first test was to face a boxing Kangaroo in the ring for 12 three minute rounds.
My black belt in Mortal Komabat 1-2 served me well, and with some extensive use of back back forward and also down to forward low punch I emerged from the ring after going the distance and winning in a unanimous decision

at least you didn't use the dirty "backward+ low kick" trick ...

Next Captain Crooks led me to a billabong, where I had to face a 13 foot saltwater crocodile in a wrestling match.
After some close shaves, my hours of watching WWF as a kid enabled me to gain an upper hand on my fearsome opponent and I managed to submit the croc with a dreaded figure 4 leg lock.

I am so disapointed you ended the fight "à la Rick Flair" and not with a proper finish like Razor Ramon's

Bloodied, bruised yet so far undefeated I now faced the ultimate challenge- if I could sit through the entire Baz Luhrman film Australia, I would be triumphant.
Making use of these glasses

I was able to trick the Captain into believing I had made it through the entire film without falling asleep or going insane.

The mental images I get from this are already too much for me and I'm not even Australian...

There, he presented me with my prize...the holy grail...the one piece I never thought I would get my filthy, bread stealing hands on...

Now that is the very definition of a top bloke...


I hope you seazed this opportunity to take Rambulge's balls from the ivy by speaking with Judge Jetty (french expression translated as is but you get the image I'm sure).

 

[Count Von Bruno]

Hehe, the dreaded sweep!

But sir, the figure 4 leg lock is the most powerful and devastating wrestling move known to man! (except of course Hulk Hogan's Atomic Leg Drop)

I apologise for mentioning the film, I wont again

I did take a tasty chicken nugget into my private meeting with the good judge (m'lady?)...hopefully he takes the bribe

Did I mention Captain Crooks is a top bloke?

 

[cheetor]

Nice, that 'wagon fits your force perfectly: Captain Crooks sounds like a gent.

Does that make Ghazgkulls Goff Warband complete? I dont think that I have ever genuinely completed an army. If its fully finished then I demand a new group shot with Big Gs new wheelz. Also, I would find seeing that army in action around some styrofaoam/cocktail stick cacti soothing I think.