Ghazghkull Thrakka is probably one of the most famous special characters in the whole 40k verse and understandably so since he's also one of the very first to have had his model. Orktober still being in the air (my understanding is that orctober runs from one month of october to the next), and having my schedule a little challenged by Trench Crusade I'm finally paying my hommage to Gork and Mork this year !
Now this model is obviously very inspired by the iconic rendition of Ghaz that graced the cover of the 2nd edition ork codex, another wonder from the ever inspiring Mark Gibbons !
Now as you'd imagine, I hesitated a bit between trying to copy the illustration and doing it in my own Klan's colours which is the solution that prevailed in the end !
That made all teh choices much easier since I know the palette for these guys well enough so it's just muscle reflex and enjoying a mindful painting time (which quite frankly is very convenient and pleasant)
Size wise, he's a real beef but not to the point of being unplayable in old fashioned games I reckon, he's pretty much ogryn sized and if you consider his face alone, it's about he same size as old orks. Being a 3D print though, you can adjust scale to whichever you see fit really.
This guys is in a way the 3 Ghaz I've painted and it's funny to see how much of the original (as Mike McVey had converted him) still shows in the later iterations although this one is of course not GW licensed and strays away from the last 2 incarnations of the ultimate boss.
Now this orctober has got me a little carried away with BIG models, and I mean really heavy ones, it might take a while but it's going to be fun so in the meantime, happy painting to you all !
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