Rescuing a RIDICULOUS Warhammer eBay Conversion

[@FreshCoatKustoms]

The idea of fixing a broken claw by chain strapping a bigger claw to it is maybe the most orkish thing I have ever seen. Incredible. 😂

[@Sturmensky]

Really love how that turned out. As a boring old Imperial player, seeing orky shenanigans always entertains me, because it's a perpetual "what are they going to- *no way*!" Also quite like the colours - especially the way you did the metals. Somehow it feels very dynamic without being overstated.

[@TheMatiasfrom]

Happy Orktober mate!

[@CrimsonTusk]

He doesn't have to be "growing" out the lil' tank. Its perfectly normal for a Mek/Dog to "improve" a subject. I wouldn't be surprised if he went to the Dok and ended up getting his legs amputated and fitted to the machine. Then charged a fistful o' teef for the convenience, of course.

[@Keren2]

Yeah, U know. U play with your Squig, and get a minor wound. One hand, or leg. No worry, U go to the med AND YOU GET A NEW KLAW. AND WEELS. ALL RED. Neva' feel better.

[@EldritchGoblin]

We did a community project in his discord a couple years back. I just remember converting an awsome ork boss with a squig head on a rat ogre body. Had a klaw about as ridiculous as that warboss claw too! Fun times! Still love this channel and hope I can return to support on patreon soon.

[@magnusmillerwilson]

Not only do I love the subject matter, your humble but fun approach to kitbashing and mini painting, but I also love that you stick with metal and rock music. Cheers, my friend! 🤘

[@Trashhobbies]

Orktober is my favorite month by far and its the best month for KZbin especially cause every kit is an ork kit.

[@Wildonion1]

This was a hell of a project to kick off the season with! You nailed the overall look of the original design, but the proportions are a lot more satisfying with the bigger tank chassis.

[@mlippert]

Maybe he outgrew the old chassis and switched to a bigger one. Like a hermit crab would.

[@bendalgleish1894]

If you take that last part of the video and turn it into a KZbin short you can watch your analytics shoot up like crazy

[@andrewm1857]

Just found your channel and really enjoying watching your work rescuing old models. I painted Warhammer models growing up in the 90s and have seen some of the minatures I painted during that time. Keep up the great content. Cheers

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks! I appreciate the sub :) I also started painting in the 90's, it was a great time, and there are still a ton of those minis that end up on this channel, so you might end up seeing some old favorites :)

[@andrewm1857]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues yeah i started back when the models were still lead, then moved through white metal and just saw the first models being done in plastic before I stopped. My brother still does painting and modelling and hes got pretty good. I look forward to seeing more of your vids and reliving the good old days :)

[@RyanEdwardsVA]

Oh man hell yeah. Such a cool concept executed on beautifully. This is exactly the sort of project eBay Miniature Rescues is made for, and the type of content I only really see you do. The "ongoing community build" aspect is such a cool and unique part of your videos. Kickass.

[@Nigelius]

Orktober is peak EMR! Keep up the great work Casey!

[@quartz97]

I like to think that the Ork just grew from the start in that machine. Like their spores ended up inside the tank, and they were just such a beast that they burst through the top and made it work.

[@odharrison23]

Yep ork bursting through the tractor is perfect!!! Anything is orky!! Just oozes ork. Fantastic job!!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks 👍

[@georgemiller2129]

It's a little comforting to see someone else with a hobby space that is a cluttered pile of "I don't have time or energy to take care of this". Hobbies often take a back seat to life, and that's fine. But sometimes I look at my space and feel bad. I have to remind myself that there is a good reason it's the way it is, and that it's ok.

[@Sturmensky]

Oh, 100% THIS! I'm at the point where my brain opts to pretend it doesn't exist when I look at the room. Cleaning? Yup, dusted the table, vacuumed the floor, nothing else going o- what do you mean my painting pad is a chaotic jumble of mixed colours, half-finished models, and paints whose organization only I can ken? I have *no* idea what you're talking about! xD

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

It always amazes me how much work we can get done in like a 2X2 space. Everything else can be fully cluttered, but we only need the edge of the desk lol. Getting messy is just life, it will get cleaned up eventually, so nothing to worry about, and I think that's more people than you realize. Most hobbyists have a pretty messy space from what I've seen.

[@WardHammer.]

When the rust started to go on. It reminded me of The Great Heep from Star Wars Droids.

[@VanessaHoughton]

Brilliant, I loved watching this. Thank you! Might just have to have an afternoon of kitbashing now.

[@Scoti17]

Cool Model, i think a Grot behind him that pushing buttons on the consol would be amazing.

[@brionl4741]

ISTR that back in the Rogue Trader days, Meks could take Grot Oilers to clamber over and maintain their vehicles. Maybe the "Waaagh the Orkz" or "Freebooterz" books.

[@TacDonut]

Orks are so fun for conversions and kitbashing!

[@LifeofSquidMann]

Tfw you remember everything they use in universe is basically kitbashed

[@Gumlass1]

I love this one. Very unique!

[@KillerBot5100]

He was the runt of the ork warband, and was riding in his tractor just shooting a lasgun when he scored a lucky hit on a Titan and destroyed it, like the Death Star exhaust port. The sheer awesome of the kill he got caused him to spontaneously burst to war boss size, unfortunately the tractor didn’t grow commensurately. However, orks make do

[@uniquewargamingterrain9125]

Great job I love the claw

[@WarmongerForge]

Loved this, big fan of your videos, started my own ORKtober for the first time.

[@isisnmagic1812]

Great video and what a way to kick off Orktober, can't wait to see the next one.

[@TwinSteel]

Starting Orktober strong 🥳❤️👍🏿

[@duffymakowski5400]

Nice video!👍 Every month is Orktober if you believe enough!😉😜😆🍻

[@jasongebicki8679]

looks like an orkish take on a necron destroyer

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

yeah it kinda does, I just painted a couple of those too.

[@totonk793]

You know what we miss now on a scale between Warboss in MA and Ghazkull Thraka? A Dreadboss - a mechanised boss size of deffdread - it would be very it.

[@willmendoza8498]

Cool conversion

[@roryhatfield6696]

Awesome build that you did great justice to. Bravo 👏

[@ProfSir1]

Bravo, sir!

[@ovan2190]

So excited for Orktober, I'm buy a new Orruk Megaboss it was my first project I painted and I'm going to see how far I've come in 2 years

[@s_gwalls6106]

I'm new to Warhammer, ive just started a Necron and a Tau army. Think im going to need some Orks now hahaha addiction beginning. I'm wanting to try some kitbashing/customization after seeing these cool little guy's. I love your videos the premise of model resurrection is so awsome. Your tips and tricks really helped me to learn how to paint and assemble miniatures thanks heaps 🎉

[@soffren]

If you want to collect multiple armies, ironically now is a good edition. You can try out different combat patrols or boarding patrols for the most part, and add more to the ones you really like! (Yes, I share your addiction. No, I haven't built all my boxes)

[@s_gwalls6106]

@soffren hahaha that is good news😋 I think GW needs to send more models to New Zealand our stores are selling out at the moment. I haven't yet got a pile of unfinished, I've been pretty good so far at only starting one at a time although its tempting 😅

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

That's awesome, welcome to the hobby! Orks are a good addition to every collection, if you're painting a bunch of Tau and Necron that can get a little samey same, orks are a good break to take and eventually, you'll have tons of them :) good luck with the armies and thanks for watching :)

[@spoonsrattling]

Not complaining but damn why did my big trip have to be in october! Now im gonna have to compress orktober into the week i get home!

[@flamingdonut9456]

Love what you do, man. Do you ever get feedback from the original owners of the models you buy? It'd be interesting what they think.

[@burlyboomer4283]

Sometimes. He mentioned talking to the seller of the Commisar Yarrick and one of the other Orktober models.

[@flamingdonut9456]

@@burlyboomer4283 cheers. The Commisar Yarrick ine sounds interesting. Might check it out.👍

[@lestalkmorebasss]

Well done. Makes me want to paint orks…… 😅 recently after 20 years no 40k I got a Trukk but it’s not finished and barely started 😂 And I need to learn how to airbrush dang it

[@just_dog110]

Ehem... It is that time of the year. ORKTOBER!

[@mergus]

Orktober? That means it’s almost time for Orktoberfest!

[@elliottdelo7033]

Funny thing is, I did a really similar kitbash in a quick hour challenge 😂

[@Johndoe-co3pw]

Orktober is my month! All though to be fair I paint orcs and goblins every month 😂

[@OscarDataTech]

For this orktober I would try to paint some pending Orks... but I only have 2 pending ones (Ghaz!) If my local store gets the new IJ mawgrunta it will my final orktober goal

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Getting both of those done in a month is a hefty goal! I'm pretty stoked on that new Maw Grunta, can't wait to put that into my army :)

[@JakobEkman-bf6ez]

Very fun!

[@Serpsor]

Are those sprue pieces still stuck between the wheels?

[@MrKikos27]

I thought the same 😮

[@HighBeanz]

Glorious thumbnail 👏

[@Keren2]

Not enough dakka! MORE DAKKA!!!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Always

[@TheGreatCharlie123]

awesome dude

[@sjd83]

Firstly, love the finished model! Secondly, do you use any particluar keywords for ebay searches? I usually use '40K Orks' and see what shows up but I've never found anything akin to the stuff you find.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks! I use searches like 40k orks, or Warhammer Ork, pretty simple ones. It's the sorting at the end that gives you the better results. I usually sort by lowest price, buy it now, used, and then if I want to go even deeper I will use the side options to sort by painted/built, damaged/missing pieces, that sort of thing. You can get down to some pretty good stuff like that, and then set up saved searches so you don't have to put all of that stuff in every time, just click the "cheap ork" button and there ya go!

[@sjd83]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues I'd like to thank you for this suggestion. I did your price sort trick and immediately found a squad of burna boyz for £15. Normal price £24. Result!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

@@sjd83 absolutely, and what a good find! Glad I could help :)

[@yellowpotato2890]

I noticed that you made a little mistake, The wheels on the treads still have sprue bits on them. They wouldn't be able to turn if there connected together

[@LifeofSquidMann]

Reminds me of the Sabaoth from Doom 3

[@Omniescent]

9:57 "The warmer it gets, the gooey-er it gets." says the guy living in the one of the hottest cities in the USA

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

That's fair, it does get pretty warm here lol

[@Flarecobra]

Could see this as a Warboss who lost his legs, and all they had that could fix him was a Mek... who had a spare tractor.

[@MichaelKloepfer68]

I somehow lost orc parts for shoulder to 2 handed weapon. Any ideas how to replace those? Ive cut off hands on some parts but dont fit well

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Those are tough to replace on pretty much every 2 handed model, they are very specific. BUT, you could make a robot arm out of sprues and greenstuff, put a gear on the elbow and you've got a mek arm :)

[@svelle37]

Love how you just have your 6505+ sitting next to all your mini stuff 😂

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Always out and ready to go :)

[@Stinky-er]

6:06 well (ya git) dont know if ya know dis but orkz start life az sporez and one of dem sporez probably fell in dat tank and 'e wuz stuck in dere

[@Trogdorbad]

Hey, I've slowly been getting into mini painting recently and I've had an XV88 Battlesuit i got some time ago for a pretty good price, but I've been thinking about Orking it up after watching these Orktober videos. Any recommendations on kits/parts I should look at that would fit a kit of the XV88's size?

[@warpedlamp]

I actually thought about buying this guy to try and clean him up myself. I didn't end up doing it though because I thought "But if I buy it then I won't get to watch Miniature Rescues do it" and I just couldn't live with that possibility.

[@TacoTroubles]

would have been funny to see a grot driving the tank in the back.

[@lordoflard1207]

I want to see this kit bash done with a Lord of skulls

[@Happy-Honkey]

I grew up in the 80’s pretty poor. In the late 80s/ early 90s would use plastic army men and give them the stats from a few photocopied codexes. You could get a grip of army men, tanks and what not for dirt cheap. As long as you designate what is what before hand you are good to go. They never painted well though lol.

[@stretch3281]

Happy Orktober everyone!

[@jasonrhome710]

... The pile of grey goo could be that puddle they spawn from... Is that still a thing, or was that retconned at some point?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

lol, I'm not sure but that sounds good enough to me!

[@samsowden]

the big mek and pain boy learnt the hard way that they should probably keep their projects separate in future...

[@cycoholic]

How long does the silly putty last before the paint destroys the plasticity of the putty?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I've been using the same egg for probably 2 years and it still works like new. Not bad for $1

[@medianxx4687]

I think the idea of this conversation is that the Ork got his lower half cut off not riding a tank.

[@polruiz6587]

What do you use to remove the paint? Do you have an amazon reference?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

It's called an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner, and I use a concentrated cleaner inside to strip the paint. I do have an amazon link! I try and put as much of the stuff I use on an amazon affiliate list as I can, here is the link: amzn.to/3UNUrWx It's near the bottom, and the one shown is just a similar version to the one I have, they change all the time on Amazon, just a bunch of brands coming from China. I have a 2L model, and that works great for me with the sizes and amount of models I go through, but there are less expensive smaller ones available as well. Hope that helps!!

[@arfur5696]

The paint on the shoulder parts looks too clean and bright imo but other than that is looks perfect. I especially love your choice for the lower part of the body

[@octosink]

Heads up - since you and Brent are fans of ProAcryl - Comic Kingdom now carries it.

[@Crispi126]

First time coming to your channel and seeing how you remove the paints in the "bath ", which made me wonder what it is exactly ? Is it something like the jewel makers use for cleaning the dust and small particles from the jewelry to restore their look ( ultra sonic bath ? ) ? And what liquid goes into it ? The IPA ( isopropil alcohol ) or something else ? Also was wondering, what kind of brush do you use , more on the hard type of toothbrush or more leaning into the soft brushes ? Sorry again for the dakka dakka amount of questions but love converting and making stuff and I am a ork player , so if young mek can learn something new, young mek very happy. XD

[@matthewpike3500]

What is the model the head and body come from?

[@janjordens7343]

Omg I thought it was stil orctember whoooaaaaarrr

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Worthy of the WAAAAGGGHHHHH!!!!! If it weren't for the fact I'm fixing to move in the immediate future, I'd grab something outrageous off of eBay and join in on this.

[@lyanlyan8946]

not a huge fan of the color choice, but, continue to save miniature, it's so cool to look !

[@dr.sommercamp3435]

ORKTOBAAAAAAAAAA!!! 👍

[@gardensbytheminute2668]

Inspiring man

[@kaitaiadragon9518]

Surely the story is a warboss gets cut in half but refuses to die. A big mek finds him and pieces him back together using whatever equipment is around. Putting dead heroes into machines works for 'ummies and their dreds so why not for the orcs

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

That does make more sense than mine lol

[@mendebone]

Looted demon prince lol

[@TexMechsRobot]

Epic upgrade to an awesome kitbash model concept. One piece of friendly criticism: the treads aren't believable because of the way you painted them. And maybe you knew this but didn't want to spend the time. It might make sense for the edges of the treads to be rusty but since they are constantly moving, they would be constantly rubbing off any of the corrosion that tries to build up. The trad pads would absolutely be "clean" and would more than likely be a black rubber or worn, dark metal. The tread pads wouldn't have any dust buildup at all if they were in use. Again, I love the build and paint job and your videos always inspire me to take a second look at my old sprues and cast-aside WIPs!

[@grognor2544]

why you didint clean the wheels xD cant look at them

[@wesleyd5315]

Right orky

[@brionl4741]

"Believability"? The word you're looking for there is verisimilitude.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Sort of, verisimilitude would imply I want literal realism out of the piece, or for the model to look more real in terms of the way you see in our reality, metals look like real metal, skin looks like real skin, etc... What I mean when I say believability is that this mini, with the conversions, size, and scale, looks more believable in the fantasy world of Warhammer 40k. It could be painted like a cartoon, but the model itself needs to be believable for the world it lives in.

[@bad-people6510]

Those arched imperial gauge panels still feel a little out of place.

[@HerbaceousM8]

nice you play guitar? any styles in particular?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Yeah, I played in a band for a number of years, mostly hard rock/metal stuff. It was a good time :)

[@Dwarf-O-Dom]

Orc Defiler

[@plautipus]

I love this! He's so handsome :)

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks! In the almost 6 years I've been on youtube I've only ever had 1 person get back to me on a project, coincidentally last Orktober on the Stompa I did. We talked a bunch and I ended up doing a second video about it. I've reached out to eBay sellers a lot, but I've never gotten something that wasn't purchased previously from someone else, so none of them have seemed to care lol. I always hope for it, but it just doesn't happen, unfortunately.

[@KnightInFlames1]

awesome

[@waddledeep]

have you tried doing comissions?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I used to do them, there were quite a few videos on the channel that were direct commissions. I stopped though.

[@roadgoeseveron7128]

love it

[@thequestbro]

Very disappointed you turned him into a Goff. This dude had Bad Moons written all over him. That tank didn't cost a toof.

[@IncredibleMD]

Since it's a Deff-Dread, rules-wise, why not just... make him a Deff-Dread? Some Nob got cut in half, so his mekboyz carried him away and fixed him up so he could keep on krumpin' da 'umies? Dey have da meknology.

[@EvenMoreDamage]

Skin plus red/blue accents on shoulders look way off in this one. I was amazed by how good the armor ended up. Unfortunately cartoonish look of skin and shoulders makes this project weird. I know you wanted to preserve as much of the original idea as possible but hey it's just my opinion.

[@evanbrown4083]

It’s orktimus prime

[@lastwymsi]

WAAAAAAAGH!!!!

[@castlecrusadercrafts2841]

love the commitment to the bit, restoring as intended, even matching the old paint! very cool :D but omg its an ugly model XD

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

lol yeah, He's an ugly good boi!

[@roboticintelligenceunit1a652]

Maybe I should become an ork guy My birthday IS in orktober though

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Seems like an even better reason. Happy Birthday :)

[@IAmTheDawn]

Warhammer on eBay in Canada is fuckin' bunk. Way to expensive

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

It used to be closer in price to USD, and GBP for that matter, but lately it's gotten up there quite a bit. Best alternative would be buy sell groups on facebook.

[@racspartan1]

👍

[@makeshiftminis9090]

Nifty

[@Matt-md5yt]

WAAGH!!!

[@BriskKnuhm]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!

[@ericsmith9212]

I have to say I don't love the colors on this one.