"Dey's shooting us!" Wailed one of Boss Toofkrakkaz Shootaboyz, as another hail of lasrounds whipped past the Orks.
"Well yet betta shoot back an' stop sniveling" Toofkrakka shouted, covering the unhappy Shootaboy with a coat of fresh spittle.
The shootaz opened up missing everything in sight and chewing through the scant cover provided by the ruined wall Infront of them.
The guard had brought up heavier weapons now and the distinctive chug of Heavy Bolters and the crack of Autocannons added to the din, pitching several Orks off their feet as solid rounds impacted into tough green flesh.
The advance had stalled...
"Oi, Badruk, where'z yer zogging kontrapshunz?" Toofkrakka shouted into the talky-box the big Mek had rigged up before the battle.
Static rattled back from the speaker and Toofkrakka shouted louder for good measure before kicking the Grot carrying the thing through the air and hefting his Chain-Choppa.
He stepped up to charge at the enemy and was thrown back as his arm came away messily, taking his choppa with it.
He crushed several Grotz as he landed and his Nobz mob closed around him for a second as Dok Nutzak came over, cuttaz already snipping on anticipation of battlefield surgery.
A rythmic metallic clanging could be heard in the distance and Toofkrakka thought it was probably 'umies lobbaz, but the metallic cries of 'WAAAGH!' told him otherwise.
He craned his neck and saw Big Mek Badruk charging forwards with his cronies in tow. His grot oiler frantically pulling at levers at the Kustom Force Field mounted on the mekboyz back making the air wobble with power.
Behind him came a slab-sided wall of rusting metal, snipping claws, buzzing saws, Shootaz and Skorchaz firing into the press of Guardsman Infront of them.
A multitude of Kanz firing off Rokkitz at anything they could target, and a mekboy dispatched by Badruk to round up any Kanz which deviated from the mob and tried to flee.
Toofkrakka watched the battle turn in the Orks favour and raged at being pinned under the Dok as he worked at attaching a bionik arm, the Nobz got caught up in the excitement and charged with the Boyz giving a good 'ard charge forward and here Toofkrakka was stuck under a stupid Dok.
He'd get into the fight sooner or later, he'd keep an eye of Badruk from now on, having that many Kanz might give him ideas about running the place...
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Here we are at the end of Dreadtober/Orktober for another year. Posts of the green variety haven't been as prolific as previous years due to work, family commitments and tonight All Hallows Eve, but continue the posts do.
And here is the final post for Dreadtober 2022, with my project of the Apocalypse Dreadmob completed before the deadline!
And people said I was mad for taking on such a large project...
The second Deffdread, 'Da Big Dread One!' (until it gets replaced), leader of the mob and the central spearhead of the ramshackle metal avalanche.
It should also feature a Kustom Force Field, but I'm saving the one I have for a different chassis to make a true leading dread!
I took pains to convert them by adding different gubbinz on top and changing the exhaust pipes, Ork Mel's aren't known for their standardized builds after all. The one closest to the camera features a Stormboy Rokkit Pack, pressed into service as a rather large Rokkit, not sure how they'll reload that?
The last two Kanz of the Dreadmob I said I'd paint aren't a legal mob for the formation, but I ran out of time trying to paint strip the extra Kan I bought at the start of the month.
Up next we have the second three Kannstrong mob. Like all the Kanz in this formation they are armed with Rokkit Launchaz to take advantage of their better skills at shooting.
They're family standard as things go with the mob, lots of black paint for the Goffs.
The red stripe as an army unifying feature and lots of 'Ardboy checkers!
The Dreadmob in all its rusting clanking might.
As well as this mob of Meganobz which are nearly finished, and will accompany Ghazkhull in my Waaagh!
Dreadtober is a community event run each year and this is the first time I have taken part.
I've enjoyed this and have discovered a lot of blogs I normally wouldn't have read because of this, obviously we know there are a lot of talented people out there in the wider community, a lot more talented then myself, and several of them have taken part in Dreadtober.
I must mention XarfaiEngle with his gorgeous Blood Angels Contemptor and Siph with his fantastic rendition of Canis Rex, I encourage everyone to visit their blogs and see what else they are up to.
As an aside, I had a cheeky extra on the go for Dreadtober with this Thanatar Siege Automata for my friend with the Ad-Mech.
It's about half way painted and needs the colours bring back to full opacity after being washed with Earthshade, then some Hazard Striping (2nd edition style) and some checker work adding before finishing the base:
A productive month then, especially as this marks a project off of my Hobby Season to-do list:
Until next time, have nice day...
Very impressive horde! Quite the feat to finish so many models – even more so with the great checkers!
ReplyDeleteThanks man.
DeleteThe checkers are easy enough with a fine brush and half hour here and there of patience.
If I'd have had more time I would have definitely gotten the Thanatar finished as it hit the table today, but best laid hobby plans meet real life as usual.
I'll have to keep something in the pile for next year's Dreadtober.