Kitbashing and Painting an Ork Freebooter Kaptin

[@lonecolamarine]

I never thought I'd say this about anything ork related, especially a squig, but, That is the most beautiful paint job I've ever seen

[@sxb_3495]

Idk man squigs are pretty cool

[@alexanderlewis208]

I’d love to see someone put this snakebite guy on the giant squig or even a squigoth from forge world 🤣

[@PeteTheWargamer]

That would be awesome!

[@akumaking1]

@@PeteTheWargamer could you make a Vampire Coast Depth Guard ?

[@karlfelgate9765]

Everyone: Here's a awesome kit from GW let's build and paint it, then we can do final reveal Pete: Here's a awesome kit from GW ...... let's make it better by hacking it up! Love it

[@lazerhosen]

Thematically "better," yes (this is of course subjective), but with a nob-sized arm and head on a warboss-sized body... it's objectively a bit wonky.

[@walkerawhite4698]

@@lazerhosen Wonky is about right for a Freebootah.

[@flauntingfloof]

@@lazerhosen Body he used is fine, most warboss models are just nobz with straight postures, or as of recently, as big as the whole model. Fits fine IMO

[@lazerhosen]

@@flauntingfloof Yeah, I just set up my metal warboss, a plastic warboss, a metal nob, and a plastic nob next to some boyz... and they're all telling me that you're a liar. Warbosses are scaled up significantly, but on a bigger base, so in pictures they look similar in size. I can 100% assure you that warbosses are/have been siginificantly bigger than nobz since 3rd edition 40k and still currently are.

[@lazerhosen]

@@flauntingfloof Uh... I just set up a metal and plastic Warboss, a metal and plastic Nob, and some boyz next to each other for size comparison... and they all told me you're lying. There is like a 30% jump in size for each tier... which is fitting with the lore. Warboss shoulders are a head above Nob shoulders my dude. In GW pictures they look similarly sized because the bases are bigger too.

[@Infamous4215]

Man, I’ve had a really shit day. Glad I’ve got this to relax to. Thanks for what you do, Pete.

[@claymore7315]

Hope your day improves man :)

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Sorry to hear that! But I'm glad my hacking up bits of plastic has helped a little 🙂

[@lonecolamarine]

Aye bruh it really do be like that sometimes. Hope it eventually goes over smoothly

[@yo5tan]

Underpainting with complementary or near-complementary colours adds such a cool effect

[@fredrikhultman557]

Very cool! One idea to push the "parrot squig" theme even further perhaps would've been to add a few decorative feathers to the harness.

[@cassiobrunizio]

I wanna get into minis, starting with blue/purple orcs and parrot squigs, been really into modding/custom paint jobs.

[@janschmitt1351]

Would've liked to see it shark themed

[@cassiobrunizio]

@@janschmitt1351 that's another very good color scheme idea

[@kylebroflovski5333]

Wow, this is amazing! Definitely going to try and adopt some of the techniques you showed off here. Absolutely stunning model!

[@jameskilts555]

Awe, this is by far one of my favorite kitbashes I have seen to date. This honestly gets me hyped to work on my own freebooters, I haven't truly worked on mine since about the middle of 8th edition. Truly spectacular Pete!!!

[@thedoyle3929]

Conversion Idea: Get the new kill rig and have the beast snaggas capture a carnifex to pull it instead of the rhino squig. (Also convert beast snaggas to have tyranid chitin armour)

[@thedoyle3929]

@@HyprHotshot it might not be lore accurate but would still look cool! But I would argue Ork mek boys plus Waagh energy could over rule the hive mind for individual Tyranids. This is the orks were talking about!

[@thesteerfamily4236]

​​@@thedoyle3929hell, all it would take is enough boyz to believe that they *could* control a 'nid carnifex and poof! By the glory or Gork and Mork, they *would* be able to control the carnifex! Never tell orks that something is impossible! WAAUUGGH!

[@daedyjackson3116]

I cant help but think that Capitan Iron-Hanz really loves his squig like how we love dogs.

[@benc8738]

I recently started glazing for highlights, and its a real game changer. Can take practive and isnt perfect for everything, but when it is, its great and fun.

[@boutinpowered8373]

I'm working on a Tyrant Guard with an Imperial Guardsman using a Laser Cannon to play as a Krootox. So this is some nice inspiration. Thanks. :)

[@yashabreslove8276]

Pete, that's a beauty. Your conversion skills are top-notch, but that paintjob's pretty damn sweet.

[@woute5490]

I love the parrot colors for the squig idea, really creative 👍🏼

[@wonderginger1621]

I was looking at Warhammer Community this morning and this model! Great work!

[@KimHarderFog]

I've always been in awe of your painting style, and I think I understood one part of it with this video - using the contrasting color as a shadow/shade for the primary color - works brilliantly on especially the skin and the engine - great stuff!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you and I'm glad that I was able to effectively convey my method. It requires a bit of experimentation with some colours, like with the green on the engine block, the colour theory is pretty powerful when used right.

[@zackcook5123]

Honestly this looks incredible and is something I'd be very proud of. Take the time you need man. If I had to suggest a conversion I'd love to see Eldar. Maybe corsairs or exodites?

[@seanodonnell9000]

When I saw this on Warhammer Community, I was in awe! So glad to see the video behind the work, keep it up Pete!

[@camerondorson3700]

Yeah I saw warcom first and came here to see it done. Very cool conversion and great that GW recognized that.

[@redwallmincraft33]

Another kitbash, excellent!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you!

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Some really interesting color choices and combinations here, and I'll be nicking them for my own use--thank you, sir!

[@FrankieRogersArt]

When I first read the article put out on Warhammer community that this model was a part of, yours and Vince's were my favourites. I now have to try and figure out a way to let both jobs influence what I do. Thank you for the awesome video as always, I feel yet another step closer to trying my hand at conversion for the first time. Thank you for continuing to enrich this colourful community!

[@NotThatHarrison]

The vibrant colours and colour theory are fantastic - more of this style would be fabulous

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Glad you liked it, more to come 😁

[@ironsevs]

This came out amazing! It actually also made me think of how wild it would be to do a version of this with a Freebooter gang of squig riders but they're done up like various sharks. Some closer to actual sharks and others just "orked up" to look like sharks such as metal fins and pseudo bionic eyes on repurposed nob claws to look like a hammerhead shark and wild things like that.

[@SimeonCogswell]

Absolutely fantastic job. I LOVE the use of the purple undertone for green skin.

[@mjr543]

Great kitbash. Keep em coming! Especially the orks, always fun to watch.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Glad you like them! Orks are very conversion ready and once their full range has been released we'll probably see me tackle more of them.

[@commentor4692]

That is the coolest mount/t-rex shard i've ever seen holy smokes!

[@TheSuburbanScumbag]

Fantastic work here! The purple works so well under the green. Awesome job mate

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you!

[@isa0005]

Great to see another vid from you Pete! It's been a while. No need to appologise for your absence though. We all need a break sometimes, it's totally understandable!

[@EnRandomSten]

that looks amazing, really motivating me to finish my army honestly

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Having finished my Sylvaneth army, it's a great feeling once it's all done. But yeh, getting that motivation to complete it can be difficult.

[@baylorswanson4999]

Just beautiful dude. You accomplished what GW wanted and I will be picking this model up to attempt to do what you’ve done here🤣🤣

[@GermanNightmare1976]

Wow. This is an amazing conversion of a really nice model. Well done, Pete the Waaagh'amer.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Haha, maybe I should change my name for these kind of videos 😂

[@NielsBeier]

So glad you finally did some orks! I just gotta say Pete, your kitbashing has inspired me greatly and has gotten me into that part of the hobby. But the paint job on this model is just mindblowing!

[@ericcecil5064]

Oh my gosh!!!!!!! Absolutely loved this video and model!!!!!

[@CoffeeWyrm]

I stumbled across watered-down orange for a rust effect, on my wight king really cool seeing someone else use a similar technique here

[@calebdegroot2838]

This just looks fantastic!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you!

[@weemanling]

One of the best conversions

[@pokemonmandag2108]

B-E-A-Utiful paintjob. Wish i could do something like this

[@stuartrobertson331]

Loved this colour scheme it is so awsome !! can only think a slightly brighter highlight for the orc face would have been the final touch

[@jkr3008]

Oh, that diesel cyber-squig is beyond amazing

[@ponyboy1664]

I've often walked past Games Workshop and marvelled at the detail on the painted models and it's incredible to see it done. That's a great paint job. Don't know why this video was I my suggestions but I'm glad it was. Thanks 👍🏼

[@Frozenkoldfury]

That is quite possibly the most gorgeous model I've ever seen you paint.

[@Maxmillion77]

Hell yeah Pete, not only is your kitbashing master level, you've really outdone yourself with this paintjob.

[@runecowman]

Love me a good Ork model and mate you did a outstanding job with this one

[@user-qg4st8ih1d]

That’s such an amazing paintjob!

[@phill8178]

Just incredible Pete! Fantastic Job!

[@geronimo8159]

Arrrrr... Mighty nice Captain! Makes sense given the mount looks so sharky 🦈

[@salamanda550]

Wow, that skin painting technique is fantastic. Using a sneaky purple as the shadows to the darker greens really looks amazing!

[@deividgarmar]

It looks impressive. I would love to see how you make some of the snaggas squig riders free-booters style. Also, why are the free-booters pieces green?

[@paulhudson6846]

Probably recasts or 3D prints to save having to buy a whole new freebooter kit

[@queencyrys6309]

During the release of Kill Team Elites, GW sold a cheap bundle of freebootaz with some terrain and unique tokens and stuff. It was on Green Plastic because they did the initial kill team releases on coloured plastic, no idea why

[@ThingsThatFallOutofMyHead]

Fantastic paint job mate, you've always painted to a high standard, but this has really pushed you to another level. Love your content, keep up the great work 👍

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you very much, lots more stuff to come :D

[@JonarusDraconius]

Oh maaaan... This is giving me MAD flashbacks to my old Ork army... Blood-Axe Orcs 'inspired' by WW2 Russians - Yes, thats right! COMMIE ORKS! :P But specifically, this video brought back memories of all the conversion work I did for my Warboss - I had a standard Metal Warboss figure, then I sculpted over almost everything with greens-stuff, giving him a Power-Claw for a left hand (And a fancy Slugga for a pistol instead of the full-size shoota). I covered almost the entire body with an orky version of a 'Great Coat' and even stuck a fancy 'peaked cap' on his noggin! And thus, Jagrof Snarlin, the "Grand Kommisar fer WAAAAGH!" was born! :P There were some other fun things in that army... Like my "ferst komandos" who were all sporting spiffy Red Berets, And my "Battlewagon" that was converted from a Tiger Tank kit... Ahh, good times... ~JD

[@samsolopeeps]

When I saw it in the article I thought wow!

[@footrot17]

Wow bro amazing. Those blues are magic

[@harrybrass734]

This makes me want to watch you make some incredible freebooter orks, I for one will do something similar to this as soon as I get another flash gitz kit

[@danwagner4306]

I saw this bad boy first war the warcom site and didn't connect your name to your channel..... ughhhh. simply brilliant.... This is going to be my first forray into a heavy Orktober... Love the content as always. Cheers.

[@angeldrug8975]

Wow dude this conversion and the paint job looks so awesome! I followed your content for a couple of years now and I think you really pushed yourself to a level I can only hope to achieve one day too. Keep going!

[@element4studios]

He came out really awesome man! Nice work!

[@michaelsorensen7567]

Love the pants, I'd not have thought of that

[@Noggaholic]

So gnaaarrrrly dude! I keep coming back to this video for inspiration. Thank you mate. 🤙🏼

[@sshim950]

Very cool : ) I particularly like the purple green orc skin

[@lp230]

Just started painting Mangler Squigs with an orange & blue scheme, this is so helpful! Thanks for your content, Pete, and congrats to a stellar conversion and paint job!

[@alessandrosette6273]

Beatiful job! That dark silver looks SO smooth, I'll give it a try!

[@Ammonitemare1711]

So happy you made a video out of this, just about fell out of my chair when I saw this on warcom

[@kolinsin23]

Absolutely awesome! Excellent job!

[@beetle5000]

Knocked this one out of the park fair play!

[@johnfrancis3795]

This really is your best paint job!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I'm glad you think so! 🙂

[@kayrogers4472]

Yar har fiddley-dee, being a pirate is alright with me!! Your work is amazing!!

[@BrendanCS]

I'd love to see some more vampire coast kit bashes

[@pvtavis]

This is most impressive! Love the idea of the parrot color scheme! Reversing it was really striking!

[@sonk6154]

Looks epic, great job Pete!

[@usekungfu]

Brilliant choice of colors and a stunning result. It's a joy to see!

[@BusyBuzzard]

Stunning artwork!

[@DaraM73]

Great conversion and paint job. One thing is to add a horizontal scar where the mg is mounted to the head, a bit like a fighter-plane’s gun& bullet flute

[@PeteTheWargamer]

That actually would have worked very well!

[@DaraM73]

@@PeteTheWargamer yeah, I can’t imagine the beast’s head staying still enough for that not to be a thing, and it would add to the piratical theme

[@kardasdragon7933]

Saw this guy on the Warhammer community site earlier. Amazing color and theme keep it up.

[@blaholtzen]

fantastic paintjob and conversion!

[@leechmiller1072]

That's awesome work.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you!

[@aaronbill3]

Absolutely stunning

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you!

[@seattlepunkgaming3825]

Incredible, mate! Well done.

[@dekai7992]

Amazing result!

[@lilotter2599]

this looks incredible, but I would have painted the squig like a shark

[@AlexJohnson-su6lp]

Funnily enough, that's how the squig is normally painted

[@lilotter2599]

@@AlexJohnson-su6lp oh cool!

[@chazwiseman5326]

Really good video, wish you had given the squiq a sharks fin and painted it as a great white shark squig

[@mortarion9813]

It's... bloody amazing, man.

[@dorito_man8721]

That’s looks incredible

[@Truthteller024]

Absolutely stunning work. I love the unusual colors you chose for the squig.

[@clawhammr666]

This looks fantastic, great idea to have him as a freeboota, conversion looks awesome and paintjob is great!

[@UltraHeatSeeker]

I am not a huge fan of Ork but I do love the way you explained your use of colour. The effect of having a vibrant colours next to more muted or dull colours works well. The leather and metal looks amazing next to the squig. I think something to draw your attention to the face would help the composition but it is an amazing painting good stuff!

[@claymore7315]

Well, you certainly got me hyped to paint this model.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Squigs are just fun to paint!

[@Oelrich69]

Great conversion as always, also glad to have you back! looking forward to whatevers coming next.

[@honeybear278]

Wow awesome Freebooter Captain! 👍

[@pekkamarjamaki4859]

Love it! The parrot color scheme was ingenious! Keep up the good work!

[@dalochie]

Brilliant model! Missed opportunity for a shark themed squig.

[@nl3869]

I’d love your take on a Kharadron Celestant Prime! So many use the Guy for Kharadron armies, but a thematic Dwarf-prime would be awesome!!

[@pugums3433]

Honestly this makes me wanna convert the hell out of the beastsnagga models! how dare thee put this ideas into my mind!

[@NAO-ll2fy]

Pete, this is so insanely well-painted!!!! I love your approach at color contrast shading. Captain Iron-Hands and squig are looking strapping

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you very much!

[@Zybbars]

neat as always! i love your conversions.

[@Nortic111]

That is beautiful! I mean, ghastly and terrifying but beautiful!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you!

[@Braver-Seven]

Holy hell this is incredible... definitely gonna try some of the techniques you've shown here

[@ryankyle2467]

That awesome!!! And I think since you made him a pirate Ork you could have painted his ride the normal color and it still would have looked awesome!!! I love it either way though!

[@jakeclark3930]

this looks incredible defiantly one of my favorites

[@JDSG360]

Thats the best paint job you've done so far! Well done!

[@Chris-jl6vp]

Beautiful painting, nice and simple converting.