G’day gang.
It’s been a while, well for me anyway. I went back to work on the 28th of September and have pretty much worked right through until now. It’s been hectic to say the least but I love it. To be honest if it wasn’t for the wife and kids I could quite happily work all day, every day. I love my job.
Anyway…
Over the last few weeks I’ve done little to nout of the hobby but I’m glad to say that over the last week I picked up the paintbrush. The first thing I tackled was a special model for a blogger buddy of mine (and yours) but more on that another time. The second model in my sights was “Der Red Orktober” (landship) which I built in December last year. Here’s a link to that post – https://imperialrebelork.wordpress.com/2019/12/15/der-red-orktober-ork-invasion-part-8/
I thoroughly enjoyed the build but, if I’m honest, I was dreading painting the huge vehicle because of all the details, nooks and crannies. However the painting turned out to be a lot more fun that I expected. As the word RED is in the name of this mighty landship I decided the paint scheme would have to include red. Red is also my second favourite colour after black and YES I know black is shade.
As well as the red I wanted the timber parts of the model to be of a reddish brown tone then I chose gold to act as a bit of a contrast. What I ended up with was a rough around the edges but slightly grandiose ship and it’s very, VERY ORKY indeed.
So lets have a look.
Kaptin BludToof wasn’t always a pirate, in fact he was a lowly Mek aboard a battle wagon for many, many years. One day his Boss told him to go wash the Bog so BludToof headbutted the Boss to death and took over being the boss of the wagon. A few years later the old battle wagon was hit by a heat seeking missile and exploded into smitherines killing all the crew apart from BludToof. BludToof dusted himself off, collected all the bits he could find of the battle wagon and hid them in a cave. Then he went on an expedition, a pilgrimage if you will, in search of more bits to mend his beloved battle wagon. What he happened upon was an old shipwreck in the middle of a vast desert. He dragged the timber and bits and bobs back to his cave and got to work. After about six months BludToof was done and out of the cave rolled Der Red Orktober.



























Not sure if you remember but this is the first model I’ve magnetized. The upper deck comes off to reveal the below deck area with cabin and treasure chest.

Next time I magnetize something I’ll try and disguise the magnets more.










What do you think guys? I’m quite pleased with the end result but, of course, I can see faults haha. Now I need to paint the rest of the crew which consists of six more pirate Orks.
IMPERIAL REBEL ORK PODCAST NEWS
I’m slowly heading towards 2500 listens which has blown my mind and I’m still having a lot of fun doing the show. If you have any suggestions on ideas or topics to be discussed feel free to comment below or email me on imperialrebelork@gmail.com
I am planning on more interviews and actually have one coming up soon with a miniature industry heavy weight so stay tuned.
I hope you’ve all been well. I know it’s a tad late but Happy Halloween.

Cheers
IRO
Wow! You’ve created an amazing model and that’s an incredible use of the Gloomtide Shipwreck. The work you’ve put in here really pays off, I love it!
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Thanks Mr Kay. I thoroughly enjoyed both the build and the painting. Good fun 😊
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It’s a masterpiece! Amazing detail and such a great subject!
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Cheers man. It was a labour love. I’m glad you like what I’ve done.
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I think this is the best piece you’ve ever created, and you’ve made a ton of impressive stuff. To somewhat quote Master Chef Australia: that’s a crackin’ build, love it, love it, love it.
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Aww thanks man, really nice of you to say. I am quite pleased with it 😊
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Brilliant! 🙂 I love it! It really does look the part!
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Thanks Johnny. I think it has just the right amount of Ork to it hehe
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Yep I have to agree that is a smashing model really looks the part how about disguising the magnets as tins of Salmon or Tuna or “Elf flesh in Brine”?
Congrats on the Podcast ratings by the way, well deserved.
Cheers Roger.
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Haha brilliant idea on the elf flesh haha. Thanks Roger. 👍🏼👍🏼
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Excellent work IRO your colour choices work really well with the mechanical elements contrasting the natural wood which has a very old feel to it.
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Thanks Dave. You’ve articulated exactly what I was going for 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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Over the years you have done lots of great things (some you have even finished! 😉) but I think this is possibly the best ever. I think everything good you have done in the past has come together in this single and highly detailed piece. Congratulations on a fantastic model creation and an excellent paint job too. Well done on the podcast as well. That is some achievement in my opinion. Have your latest one to listen to and am continuing to enjoy it so long may it last.
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Thanks mate, I really appreciate your thoughts, opinions and kind words. Enjoy the podcast
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Haha, listened to the podcast – realism in miniature, thats what it’s all about.
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I echo everything the great and wise TIM just wrote. What a masterpiece, words cannot match the awesomeness of this piece. Looked at the pics multiple times already and still see new cool details. Congrats on this I know you have been on this for a while, and I know you must be rightfully proud of it. Also congrats on the podcast, been loving it. Happy November!
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Cheers Marky Mark. It’s been a labour of love and I am proud of it.
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Reblogged this on ausevor.
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This is a really impressive project and Orc pirates on a mechanized ship is really cool as well. I applaud you for seeing such an ambitious project through to the end. I’m sure it took a lot of work to finish!
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Thanks man. I’d say it was a total of six maybe seven hours. That’s building and painting. It was good fun to do 😊
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That’s really fast! I take that much time painting a single model sometimes so consider me impressed 🙂
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I think when it comes to the build I go into an, almost, meditative state hehe. The bulk of the painting was fairly straightforward but the details took time.
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Looking awesome mate. Great colours and conversion
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Thanks mate. Much appreciated. The colours came together better than I expected
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You continue to set the bar with your space ork conversions not to mention pictures.
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Thank you Ann. Nice of you to say. I thoroughly enjoy converting.
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Looks great, I like the figurehead!
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Cheers Lord. The figure was a little tricky to do but turned out quite nice.
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Absolutely brilliant as usual, every rivet and plank! I too really like the figurehead. 🙂
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Thanks Marv. Yep the figurehead is one of my favourite bits of the whole ship too.
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Woooo, beautiful! What a model, great pictures. Simply well done.
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Thanks man! I had fun with every aspect of this model.
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Those look like they would be fun to paint. Congrats on the podcasts doing so well!
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I really enjoyed the painting but loved building this bad boy. Thanks 😊😊
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That is brilliant- got to be one of your best pieces. Reminds me of a few video games I’ve enjoyed in the past.
Did you get my email btw?
Cheers,
Pete.
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Cheers Pete. I haven’t checked the email for a few days so will check it out this evening.
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Hey man, no email? Did you send it to imperialrebelork@gmail.com?
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No… looks like I sent it to your old address. Forwarded it on though.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Ok man, I’ll have a look
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So happy for you being back at your job you love, making time for your hobby, and for killing it with your podcast! 😀
Like I said over on Instagram, I LOVE how this turned out. You did such an amazing job!
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Thanks so much Miss Moth.
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She’s absolutely glorious mate – a triumph of Orky know-wots! Bravo 😊👍
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Thanks man. I really enjoyed myself with this one
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Hey mate When I first saw this one back then, I said ha ha I ‘d love to see you paint this!! Well done, so much detail and that’s what I love as you know. Oh and remember, you will always see your own faults where we will most likely miss them!
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Cheers Pat and yes very true. I’m always my own worse critic
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Oh mate, that’s awesome – propah orky and everything a battle wagon should be! I particularly like the figurehead – very clever indeed. 🙂
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Thanks man. It’s as Orky as I could make it hehe.
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Pale Orks, that’s something! Crazy design, but it simply works. Great thematic conversion that looks awesome.
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Cheers man. Albino orks are fun hehe. My other Ork army are traditionally green but are German army themed.
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Great conversion! Stick a harpoon into that front gun, and it would be perfect for hunting great white sandworms. 🙂
Regards, Chris.
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That’s actually not a bad idea matey
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Great work, mate. Good to see such a massive and long term project come together in such an awesome way.
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Cheers Warbs. It was a labour of love and the painting didn’t take as long as I expected
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