Pressure makes diamonds ’tis true and I don’t usually bend to demands but today I did.
Just Needs Varnish was the comment on my “Follow Da Leader” post and here’s what the cheeky bugger said…
Here’s his nifty page –
https://justneedsvarnish.wordpress.com
After reading his comment and looking out the window at the pouring rain I thought Meh I’ll have a day at home.
Then I remembered I hadn’t done some errands. So I got my watch fixed, took my phone to the shop for repairs, ended up doing a small handy man job for a client, filled the truck up with petrol and hot home just before midday. I sat down to start painting ScabRott when the school called. My youngest had been stung by a bee. Off I went to pick her up and get a chocolate sundae to help with the pain.
A couple of hours later I finally made a start on ScabRott and finished him in approximately two, broken, hours.
Here he is and I have to say I’m rather chuffed with him.
As I said in the last post his right hand is empty but that’s because he’s incomplete. He will have quite a ride that you’ll see on the next few weeks. That’s also why the base is not done because it’s temporary.
Remember, Shaky Stevens Green Door? Great song.
Cheers
IRO
JNV has a lot to answer for! Very nice mate, it’s always great to see them painted up. Looking forward to seeing him completely finished in due course. Nice weathering too, he looks like he’s been round the block a good few times!
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Cheers TIM. I got lost in this one and thoroughly enjoyed myself.
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Looking nice and dirty and wonderfully Orky. Love how you’ve done the distressed/chipped metal.
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Thanks man. The chipping was fun but also I had to be attentive not to miss any edge. I wanted him to look scratched up enough to say Yep he’s had quite a few scraps.
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Awesome job!
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Thank you 😉
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He’s great mate – love the colours here, and the battle damage is spot on!
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Thanks man. I enjoyed doing the battle damage. I tried not to go too crazy with it but at the same time I wanted it to look like he’s had a few fights in his time.
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That looks great. The skin tone is nice and albino-y but the detail on the skulls and the distressed metal is spot on.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Cheers Pete. I keep coming back to look at him hehe. That must mean I quite fancy him… *cough in a manly, Orky and tough kind of way of course haha
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Bloody excellent (drat, I promised not to use that “e” word again)! He’s been well worth waiting, let me see, ah yes, one day for! Do like all the dents, scratches and bloodstains! Great stuff, looking forward to seeing his ride, but, please, take a 10 minute break and have a cuppa, ’cause you’ve earned it! Hope the nipper’s OK and the chocolate sundae was nice, but you should really have got one for your daughter as well! And thanks for the mention!
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Ahhhh I wondered why she was crying so much. I put it down to the Bee sting but yes of course, watching daddy gorge himself on a choc sundae must have been just as painful. I just screamed at her “Daddy has had a bad day too! Just Needs Varnish has put so much bloody pressure on Daddy!!!” I’m glad you approve and like what I’ve done. Anything else I can do for you? Foot rub, scotch, cigar, a gentle shove off a very high cliff maybe? Haha nahhh is never… during daylight.
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I believe you’d have to get to the back of the “gentle shove off a cliff” queue! Otherwise, I just like seeing your posts on what’s happening, so just carry on!
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Impressive work !
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Thank you Le Bim
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Pretty fly (for a green guy)!
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Aww you should have stayed with white guy because he’s Albino!!!
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Doh!
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Looks like it came out a treat. Well done.
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Cheers pal. I’m rso ally pleased with him
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Fantastic work! He looks great. I love the blood stain details and all the skulls, especially the big beastie one. 😛
Also, kudos to you for being such an awesome dad. Ice cream totally helps make the pain go away. Haha
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Aww that’s nice of you to say. Being a Dad is the only thing I know I’m good at because my three little ladies are gems. Everyone comments on how lovely they are. 😊 Glad you like ScabRott!! I love him.
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Really nice work, I’m also painting big green things at the moment, and one of them looks like an albino too!!! You work outside in Australia! I’m surprised your still alive, I thought every bit of nature out there was out to kill you!!!
Did you know Shakin’ Stevens kept his wife a secret for years and never went out in public with her, as he though being married would hurt his career! (I always thought his lack of talent would do more damage myself!).
Cheers Roger.
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Imagine that conversation with the wife… “you know I love you baby but being seen in public is with you is just too much” haha. Arsehole. Luckily us Aussies are tough bastards and can deal with anything thrown at us. I’m glad you like him mate
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Now he looks the part, great work. Chipping on the armour is brilliant. Which got me thinking…. has anyone ever seen a Space Marine in chipped armour, surely they roll around a bit and will take the top coat off unless of course the material is coloured right through… but I digress. Awesome work, I look forward to seeing what comes next.
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Cheers man. I’ve seen SM’s in chipped armour but, traditionally, Ork armour and pretty much all their metal is heavily chipped and worn. I’m a big fan of weathered and damaged as opposed to shiny and new.
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He looks positively brutal mate. Good work!
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Cheers Mr Heresy. Wait til you see his commanding comrade
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Can’t wait mate
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Well you’ll just bloody have to sunshine
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Agree with all above on the weathering and chipping. Been behind in my blogging so very nice to see this dude painted. Also, as to tough Aussies, I’ve got something coming soon in that vein so stay tuned!
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Is it a miniature of me or dedicated to me???? Haha
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You know I hardly ever paint just one…
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Nice, I’m still flabbergasted that you finished that in 2 hours! It can take me that long to paint some trim most times. I takes my time, I guess.
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I think I need to learn to slow down a bit to be honest. Once I’m in the zone though…
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Great work on this guy. I’ve actually planned on doing something similar, so when I get around to doing that, I’ll have to come check this guy out again. Sadly, it just reminds me how many posts of all the people I follow that I’ve missed over the last couple of months! Give me another three months to catch up, now!
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I look forward to seeing what you offer up brother. No dramas re catching up. I’ve fallen a bit behind on the blog too. Work has been nuts lately which is a good thing.
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