Author: Felix

Ork Battle Fortress

This Ork Battle Fortress with Supa Kannon was part of the Ork Shanty Town display at GamesDay 2010.

Ork Battle Fortress

I though much prefer this one to the blue one above.

Ork Battle Fortress

In the main probably because it isn’t blue! I do like the fact it has an armoured body and lots of turrets.

You can see more photographs of the Forge World Ork Battle Fortress in this gallery.

15mm British Cruiser Tank Mk III A13

The Tank, Cruiser, Mk III (A13) was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. It was the first British cruiser tank to use the Christie suspension system which gave higher speeds and better cross-country performance, previous models of cruiser tanks having used triple wheeled bogie suspension. Like most British cruisers, the A 13 was fast but under-armoured and proved unreliable mechanically. Most were lost in the French campaign in 1940, but a few were used in Greece and the North African campaign in 1940-41.

I have had this tank for sometime. Don’t remember the manufacturer, though I think it may be an old SDD Miniatures model.

It’s made of metal and is quite well detailed. Hope to compare it with the Flames of War model soon.

Flames of War – German StuG G Assault Guns

These German Stug G miniatures come in the Open Fire Flames of War starter set.

Having given them a white undercoat I sprayed them with Humbrol Dark Brown.

Having reflected on this and feedback, I think they are too dark and I think they will need repainting.

See the full workbench feature on these StuG G Assault Guns.

Going Feral

With the imminent release of the new Warhammer Fantasy Orcs and Goblins army book, Games Workshop have announced various Orc models for pre-order.

Like any good Warhammer 40K Ork player it’s always worth a look to see what can be cannbalised for your Ork army.

My initial thoughts were about getting some reinforcements for my Feral Ork force.

The new Savage Orcs with a few additions would make some very nice Feral Ork Boyz.

To be honest I am not so keen on the Savage Orc Boar Boyz and will probably stick with “normal” Boar Boyz.

My main problem is the Savage Orcs seem to be sitting very high upon their Boars. The “normal” Boar Boyz are much more tightly crouched on their mounts.

I do quite like the Nasty Skulkers.

I think they would make for some fine Grots for my Orks.

And then we come to the Arachnarok Spider…

I don’t know, but for some reason I do like the model and would love to use it with my Ork army. There is something outrageous and silly about a huge spider and this would make for a setpiece for a Feral Ork army. Not so sure what the Imperial Guard would make of it though…