Ned’s Epic Escapades

[Ned Noodle]

Now that we have a brand, spanking new Epic section dedicated to all things 6mm I thought I’d start a thread to document my endeavours(past, present and future) at this scale, a scale I really love and find myself drawn back to often.
So join me in my adventures as I permanently damage my eyes in the fruitless pursuit of painting 6mm miniatures as precisely as I paint 32mm
I can’t wait to see what the wealth of talent here on yaktribe has in store for the future of this Epic forum section, but I look forward to watching it grow into the fountain of inspiration and knowledge it’s sure to become and I’m hoping I can contribute.

Ned

 

[Azzabat]

A friend of mine had THE most amazingly painted Epic Ork army. I only wish I had some photos of it.
Epic never really grabbed me. I think it was a mix of the scale, and the fact it was generally all over by turn 3, but I have always been in AWE of the paint jobs people do at that scale

I likewise can’t wait to see what you guys have been up to.

 

[Ned Noodle]

Here’s some kitbashed Epic ork fighter bomberz I made a little while back, ther part of an ongoing epic ork force I’m slowly working away on, I swear I’ll finish it one day! Who knows, maybe this thread will give me the motivation to get it all done.
This is the core of what I used to build the fighter bomberz.

That’s the front of a ork shooter as the nose, a couple of deffkopta blades as wings, an exhaust of some sort as a hull and a piece of ork chainsword as a cab and tail.
I knocked up three of these all with slightly varying parts, then started slapping on some details.

At this point I’d really surprised myself with the results, I might even pull this off!
A few looter guns, some wire, lasgun butts, various bits of junk, some flight stands and bases, it’s time for painting.

“Chocks away!”

I was really pleased with how these turned out, hope you don’t mind me showing them off.

 

[Malo]

They're awesome! Some creative kitbashing there.

 

[Azzabat]

See ... now that’s exactly what I was talking about!

 

[Ned Noodle]

They're awesome! Some creative kitbashing there.

Thanks, but needs must when your skint, really want some fighter bomberz and don’t want to get scalped for some originals.

See ... now that’s exactly what I was talking about!

Cheers mate!

 

[Ben_S]

That's mighty impressive kitbashing at this scale.

 

[Galtarr]

Love the bomberz, I don't remember them being available for the original game. But that might be as I only played the earliest versions.
Think I might need to give some of my orks a fresh paint job now

 

[radulykan]

Great stuff, how are the epic Gorka morka mobs coming along?

 

[primered6]

Those look fantastic. How difficult was it to kitbash to that scale?

 

[Malika]

Love those aircraft!

 

[Ned Noodle]

Thanks for the kind comments guys!
Thanks @Galtarr
and if you do get those orks painted up I’d love to see some pics in the epic forum.
Cheers @radulykan
the 6mm gorkamorka stuff has stalled abit of late.

This is all I’ve got so far, one mob, but I do intend to make an apposing force and get back to some minimorka one day.
Thanks @primered6
It’s not to difficult at all, especially with orks, just throw a contraption together with a load of junk, it works for them! it doesn’t even have to be practical or functional, but it has to be red!.....cuz it’ll go fasta!!!
Question?
Is a red haired boar faster than a brown haired boar?

Ok, I coped out and went with brown but ginger boars just didn’t fit right
More orks to show soon hopefully as I’m working away on a couple of stompers and a super stomper, as well as a few other bits and bobs.
Cheers for looking.

 

[maxwellrpower]

I think I’ve got some battle wagons that could use a good home. I’ll never use them, I’ll have to check my bits box when I get home in a few weeks but if I can find any perhaps you could put them to use?

 

[maxwellrpower]

Great work btw!

 

[Ned Noodle]

Thanks @maxwellrpower
Your a gent, but dont go through any trouble for little old me.
Hang fire, and if your ever in need of some bits we could possibly do a trade and help each other out
Thanks again mate.

 

[maxwellrpower]

Sounds good to me. I know I bought a box of them years ago and I’m sure I’ve spotted at least one recently, but that bits box is deep so who knows what’s in there!

 

[Malika]

Man...awesome! 6mm Gorkamorka needs more love!!!

 

[Samsonov]

Excellent stuff. Looks very nice. Also, never occurred to me to put 6mm Gorkamorka on bases. That actually works much better I think. I had difficulty balancing the models on the vehicles. For convenience, it would not be the end of the world if sometimes models ended up on the base that the vehicle is on, rather than on the vehicle itself. It would be especially useful for multiple combats taking place on the same vehicle.

 

[Blood Donor]

...Question?
Is a red haired boar faster than a brown haired boar?...

If it were an infrared haired boar it would be EVEN faster

 

[Stoof]

If it were an infrared haired boar it would be EVEN faster

One of my old war gaming buddies used red UV paint on his Ork vehicles, so under a blacklight they glowed - infrared! I thought it was genius. 1" extra movement to any glowing vehicle