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| The first of my Deathskulls |
My hobby has been largely focussed on creating tiny, 6mm scale 40k armies- for the purpose of playing Epic 40k, or perhaps trying to play 40k in a smaller scale.
Having got my Templars to a reasonable size, it felt like it was time to start creating a force for them to tackle- and who better than the Orks!
Hopping on to Ebay, I was able to pick up a large sprue, containing an Epic 'Stompa' and lots of different kinds of Ork.
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| Primed and starting to paint- I paint on the sprue for 6mm miniatures where possible! |
This would give a good force to start with- though I am planning on picking up some Trukks for my Ork Boyz to ride to battle in.
When deciding the colour scheme for the Orks, the 6mm miniatures presents a difficult choice. I decided against the Goffs or Freebooters due to Black being the primary colour- too similar to the Black Templars at this scale. Similarly, I decided against the Blood Axes- who would usually be painted in camo, or dark colours like brown and purple- which I didn't feel would provide a unified look at 6mm scale.
This left me with the options of: Death Skulls, Bad Moonz, Snakebites and Evil Sunz. I decided that the Snakebitez and Bad Moonz wouldn't stand out from the sandy basing scheme I'm using for the 6mm armies- and so it was down to two. Out of red and blue, I decided to go for blue- for no particular reason other than I fancied painting blue for a change. Red is a colour that I often use, and I'm currently painting a Blood Bowl team in Red- so Blue was a good change of pace.
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| I'm using this old Epic Stompa as a Gorkanaut |
I started with the Gorkanaut- as the largest miniature, It would be the easiest to paint, and try out which colours I wanted to use.
For the Blue, I started off with Macragge Blue as the base coat. However, later on, I decided this was too dark a blue for a Death Skulls army- and also presented issues for 6mm figures. Light colours tend to help with standing out when your miniature is so small- and so I didn't feel Macragge Blue would be different enough to black when on the smaller Ork boyz.
I ended up using a 50:50 mix of Macragge Blue and Calgar Blue, which gave a blue which was brighter, and looked more how I imagined the Death Skulls Blue should look.
Leadbelcher and an old OOP Citadel Bronze paint were used for the metals- followed by a healthy wash of Nuln oil to make it grimier- like Ork weapons should be.
Finally, I decided to pick out the 'skull' of the Gorkanaut in White- something which the Death Skulls would want to do I imagine, and the missile in Red. I built this up with Celestra Grey as a base, the Contrast Paint Apothecary White as a wash, and then Corax White as the highlight. The missile was in Khorne Red, and Corax White for the front.
Happy with the results, I moved on to test this on the Boyz.
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| The Nob leading his squad of Boyz |
The Blue and Metal were the same colours here, and the Blue carries across well enough at a distance that you can tell these are Death Skulls.
For the Ork skin, I started brighter than I normally would- jumping straight into Warboss Green as a Base layer. I then used a very small amount of Biel-Tan Green Wash to pick out some of the tiny details- being careful not to let it dry in any pools which would destroy the details on such a small miniature.
The Boots were simply just Mournfang Brown. I deliberately leave some of the Black undercoat in the recesses of such small miniatures- it helps to bring a distinction between the different elements, without needing such aggressive washes and highlights that you use on larger scale miniatures.
Finally, I used the infinitely useful texture paint Armageddon Dunes for the bases, and Mournfang Brown for the edges of the base- and the painting was done.
I'm happy with the results, so I will crack on now with the rest of the miniatures- and start hunting for some Trukks so these Boyz can ride into Battle to face the Black Templars.
Before I sign off, a quick size comparison of the Gorkanaut with another miniature which will be joining the ranks of the 6mm armies very soon!
I'll be back soon with the finished Orks, and a look at my plan for those fantastic Adeptus Titanicus Knights- thanks for reading!
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