The mightiest and most kunnin of all the Swampcalla Shamans, Gobsprakk is known as the Mouth of Mork, for the words he speaks are said to come straight from the Twin-Headed God himself. An extremely potent wielder of magic, Gobsprakk also has the gift of the gab, able to command a Waaagh! with unparalleled skill. His impressive orky charisma has even made an ally of Kragnos, the End of Empires, giving him a direct line two two gods of Destruction.
In battle, Gobsprakk takes to the skies on his Corpse-rippa Vulcha, the blood-stained Killabeak. From this lofty perch, he is able to bellow commands to the orruks he commands whilst hurling hexes and incantations that hinder and harm his foes.
Miniature Review
This miniature is massive. I wanted to build up the base a bit like I do with everything else, but it already barely fits into the shelf I store it in so I had to glue it straight to the base. The open wings are great and makes it far more natural looking than older miniatures, as well as looking much larger than it otherwise would.
Despite mostly being made up of feathers there are a lot of different details and textures on this miniature. The orruks that can sit on top have a lot on display around them, as well as the various trophies hanging from the Vulcha's body.
Overall I think it's a great leader for the army, and I like they went with something less bulky or clumsy compared to the Ironjawz or the Gloomspite Gitz.
Painting Techniques
Feathers
I used the airbrush to apply both blacks all over the feathers, then applied the reds closer and closer to the tips of the wings. Finally I applied a drybrush of Pallid Wych Flesh over everything.
Face
Skin
Ork Flesh is applied 1:1 with Lahmian Medium. Terradon Turquoise is applied in recesses such as the eyes, mouth, hands etc. Ogryn Camo and Krieg Khaki were applied as a glaze. Kislev Flesh is applied as a glaze around the face and hands. Shyish Purple and Volupus Pink was mixed 1:1 and applied as a very thin wash and added to the recesses as a final shade.
Sybarite Green was added as a highlight to the lips, then mixed with Screaming Skull as a final highlight of the lips.
Eyes
Teeth
Cloth
Shyish Purple was applied as a thinned glaze over the top to bring the brightness down. Russ Grey was used to highlight the threads.
Ropes
Gore Grunta Fur and Snakebite Leather were applied 1:1. Tallarn Sand was mixed 1:1 with Corax White as a final highlight.
Leather
Cygor Brown and Basilicanum Grey were applied 1:1. Baneblade Brown was mixed 1:1 with Corax White as a final highlight.
Stone
Space Wolves Grey and Basilicanum Grey were applied 1:1, the shaded with pure Space Wolves Grey.
Wood
Wyldwood and Black Templar were applied 1:1. Stormvermin Fur was mixed 2:1 with Krieg Khaki, then 1:1, then pure Krieg Khaki as a final highlight.
Shield & Potions
Flesh Tearers Red and Blood Angels Red were applied 2:1.
Steel
A wash of Wyldwood, Black Templar and Contrast Medium 1:1:2 was applied, then highlighted with Leadbelcher, then a 1:1 of Leadbelcher and Stormhost Silver.
For the weapon tips I added some rust and poison:
Bronze
Base
The base was created using corkboard, with Stirland Mud used to fill in any gaps. It was then painted with some greys and browns for the dirt and rock. Once painted a number of tufts were applied, then after a few easter eggs like a chest and a frog it was finished off with a healthy amount of water effects. A few layers of Blood For The Blood God was also applied over the Vulcha's meal.
Tree
Gamers Grass
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Finally I painted the outside of the base:
Roundup
I was a bit worried painting Gobsprakk as he's the leader of the army and by far the biggest miniature. I'm still fairly new to airbrushing but I knew I would get a much smoother effect with the blending on the wings using it. I was really happy with the result, although I could have gone brighter with the red as it was a bit lost after the final drybrush. Maybe I would have been better drybrushing those areas with red instead.
As well as painting Gobsprakk I also painted up the pieces to use the miniature as a Killaboss On Corpse Rippa Vulcha instead. I might actually prefer the look of the Killaboss, or at least the Vulcha's head.
I'm also pretty happy with the base, although I need to be more careful in the future to apply thinner layers as I had some cracking that was difficult to fully fix.
