At the end of Part 3 I had stated that I felt that this guy was mostly done, but that it needed something else...
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"Sumfink! Go git 'em!" |
That's right, an attack squig. Which definitely meets the criteria of "some thing". And the one I chose was this classic Rogue Trader era ork squig. Well, technically a tyranid squig. It's a bit of a complicated piece of lore that was only ever published once (White Dwarf #145 specifically). But nevertheless this classic freaky squig fit perfectly on my Blood Axe Warboss' base and gives a sense of menace. Mirthful menace mind you, but menace.
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Bare metal. |
Unfortunately the tab had to go!
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Primed. |
For such an old squig, it's still fairly large. Here he is on equal footing being compared to a Dark Eldar warrior.
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It kind of looks like a fleshy battle-bot in a way... |
I based-coated this thing using Contrast Paints.
Skeleton Horde for the claws, teeth and spikes, and
Blood Angels Red for the skin.
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Contrast Paints basedcoat.
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Next I washed the model in
Agrax Earthshade then gave it a layer of
Khorne Red. The boney bits were given a layer of
Screaming Skull with
Wraithbone highlights.
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Mostly done. |
Once he was done it was just a matter of affixing the squig, now names Sumfink, to the base of this Warboss, which a bit of superglue took care of in no time.
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Left side details |
I'll work out a name for this big git eventually. But like many of my characters, sometimes they earn their names during a game. With all I got going on, that may be a while.
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Rear details. |
To end this project I added a few grass tufts to the base. The final thing left to do is to add a clear coat to help reduce the chance of chipping the paint.
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The job's done! |
And now my Blood Axes have a dedicated leader. WAAAAGH!