Grots!

I honestly don't want to know how many hours it took me to finish these. I've now got three squads of thirty and one squad of twenty Grots. I already had ten of each of the yellow, red, and orange Grots. These had suffered a rather catastrophic frosting incident involving Games Workshop's terrible Purity Seal product and I did get a chance to fix that a little bit, though the gun barrels and some of the flock is still sub-par.

I also got an opportunity to paint the Warboss a good friend of mine gave me from his last tournament winnings. I've always wanted a warboss model to represent the "All the Attacks" build with Attack Squig and little else. SEVEN attacks on the charge at Strength 6? Sure! I'd try that!

I haven't decided on a name for him yet, however.

My Process:

Basecoat with Valspar Labrador Brown

Drybrush with Boltgun/Leadbelcher, heavy on metal areas, light on other areas.

Basecoats. I mainly use Apple Barrel paints.

Dark brown wash, then highlights.

Basing. My orks use a heavy amount reddish brown/wood glue mix dipped in sand, then decorated with stones and a bit of flock. The world is meant to be one where there is a great deal of rain but also a lot of solar activity so it's muddy, but dries quickly.

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