Author: Felix

Forge World Ork New Stuff

With the release of Codex Orks in January, I wonder if we will see anything new from Forge World.

When the Dark Angels Codex was released we saw a nice new Forge World Dark Angels Dreadnought.

We haven’t see much new stuff for the Orks over the last few years and it will be interesting to see if there will be anything.

It would be nice to see some new Ork vehicles as well as conversion kits for the new Trukk.

I wonder if any heavy Ork artillery will be made, something like a large Pulsa Rokkit.

I gather from talking to Forge World staff at GamesDay that we will see (at some point) a 28mm version of the Aeronautica Imperialis Ork Heavy Bommer which was recently released.

I would like to see a variant Squiggoth (the £75 version not the £200 one) possibly with an armoured turret (akin to the Epic models).

I doubt we will see an Ork Gargant or a Stompa, but you never know.

Necron Monolith

When I was at Warhammer World recently I took a couple of pictures of some of the Necron Monoliths on display. In the main to add to my expanding Warhammer 40K miniatures gallery and specifically the Necron gallery, which was short on pictures, but also because I do like the concept of the model.

Necron Monolith

There is something very different and menacing about the Monolith and I do applaud Games Workshop for coming up with a very alien vehicle and not producing a stereotypical Terminator’esque tank.

Necron Monolith

I don’t think I will ever collect Necrons, not a great fan of the army, like the concept, but not enough to pay out for them, lots of other things I would like to buy first. It would be interesting to see if Forge World will bring out anything else for the Necrons?

Depth of Field

The simplest way to explain this, is depth of field is how much of the scene is in focus.

With a low f stop (or large aperture), something like f5.6 you will have a shorted depth of field (less in focus) than if you use a higher f stop (small aperture).

The aperture is how wide the lens opens for letting light in. A low f stop means a wide opening, a high f stop means a narrow opening.

Virtually all my photographs (digital excepted) are taken on the highest possible f stop setting (in other words the smallest aperture possible).

Depending on the lense you are using, this should be from f22 to f32.

As a result and depending on lighting this means very little light is getting through, therefore to compensate you need to leave the shutter open for longer.You are looking at a shutter speed of 2″ to 4″ (as in two to four seconds), therefore a tripod is essential.

This is a shot using an aperture of f 5.0 with a shutter speed of 1/6th of a second. Notice how blurred the rear and front Orks are.

f 5.0

This shot uses an aperture of f 32, but a six second shutter speed, notice how all the Orks are in focus.

f 32

More on photographing miniatures.

Dark Future Cars

Those with long memories may remember that at one time Games Workshop produced a 20mm near future Car Wars style game called Dark Future. In which armed and armoured cars fought each other over the open road.

The game came with a selection of plastic vehicles and some were on display at Warhammer World.

Dark Future Cars

When the game was been promoted in White Dwarf there were lots of articles on how to convert Matchbox cars for use with Dark Future.

I really did like the concept and the metal miniatures which were also produced for the game, but though I admit I preferred the Car Wars rules.

Ork Sqwadron Commander

At GamesDay 2007 I got one of the show only limited edition miniatures, the Ork Sqwadron Commander.

Ork Sqwadron Commander

A very nice casting which comprises three pieces.

Ork Sqwadron Commander

You get the main body and two arms, this is the rear view.

Ork Sqwadron Commander

It is a really nice casting and I am looking forward to painting it.

Workbench feature on the Ork Sqwadron Commander for future updates.

Grot Bomb Launcha

I have put together my third Grot Bomb Launcha.

Grot Bomb Launcha

You can see how I put together and painted my first on this section of my website and how far I have got with the second here.

This casting was so much better than my second model. There was virtually no flash and no warpage (is that a word) either. It fitted together really nicely.

This is probably my favourite model of all time, so I will be pleased when I have finished all three and I have a barrage of them.

Limited Editions

One of the display cabinets at Warhammer World which I enjoyed looking at was the archive cabinet.

Here are two original Citadel Miniatures, the Chainsaw Warrior (from the boardgame of the same name) and an original Space Marine in Power Armour.

Chainsaw Warrior and the “original” Space Marine in Power Armour.
Chainsaw Warrior and the “original” Space Marine in Power Armour.

I have quite a few pictures of these and other limited editions on my web site.

Enjoying Imperial Armour

At GamesDay 2007 I purchased volume 2 of the Forge World Imperial Armour series of hardbacked books. It’s the one that covers Space Marines and the Inquisition.

It is a excellently produced book and I have spent ages reading the text, looking at the excellent graphics and photographs – some of which are quite realistic looking, especially when you consider not only are we talking models, we’re also talking about gothic SF models. I also like the fact that they also include details on the original Rhino as well as the newer Rhino model.

The graphics are excellent and give plenty of ideas for paint schemes as well as insignia and other markings. I am going to be modelling my Mark IIb Land Raider on one of the schemes in the book.

I do have volume 1 and I would like to get some of the others in the series as well, the Siege of Vraks looks really interesting.

You don’t buy these for the gaming information, though  that is useful, the delight in these books is just the sheer quality of the content and the look.

Recommended.