Author: Felix

Progress on Ork Looted Rhino

Having done some background reading and looking at other models I have started work on my Ork Looted Rhino.

Having taken on all these various versions I decided on a particular course of action. I would redo the side doors, the front panel, the rear door. I would also redo the top door and try and make a variant or two which could jsut slot into place. I wouldn’t have a roller, but would use one of the Chaos spikey front ends. I decided to use the Chaos Havoc Launcher with a Killa Kan and use the supplied Burna with the Rhino.

The first thing I decided to do was change the front left panel. So I removed the rivets and the other protruding plastic.

I then stuck down a piece of plasticard to which I added three panels and a covering strip. These were glued together using plastic cement glue. I then added Orky rivets using sliced plastic rod and stuck down with super glue.

I then added a door again using plasticard with plastic strip for the hinge and supporting struts. I also thought that the panels looked too new so I hacked them about with a sharp knife. I also hacked some of the Rhino structure as well.

This is a close-up of the front left panel.

More soon.

Wartrakk Track Concept

One of the things I have been wanting to do with my new Wartrakk model is change the tracks from the supplied ones to ones made from the Imperial Track sprue (which I originally got as part as the Gorkamorka Gubbinz bag).

Unfortnately I had in fact tried something with the track parts and they were all stuck together… After a little persuasion, I did manage to break it apart.

This is an idea of what I am trying to do.

They are wider than the supplied tracks, but I think it may work.

Ork Anti-Dropship Flakwagon

For taking down those pesky Space Marine Landing Craft…

This is my Ork Anti-Dropship Flakwagon.

The concept is that upon sighting an Imperial Dropship (or similar) it would fire all three rockets and attempt to take it down.

It is also used on the battlefield as a heavy artillery piece as well.

It is an Ork Flakwagon with the side panels cut off. A Hydra central unit (from the main weapon) is stuck onto the back and then three Pulsa Rokkits are stuck on that.

It could also be used as a Ork Soopagun.

Games Workshop Release Dates first half of 2006…

Taken from dakkadakka forum. These seem to be US release dates:

12/19/05
White Dwarf 312
Dwarf Battalion

01/02/06
Dwarf Army Book

01/09/06
Dwarf Runelord
Dwarf Warriors

01/16/06
Dwarf Master Engineer
Dwarf Lord With Great Weapon

01/23/06
Dwarf Joseph Bugman
Dwarf Grudge Thrower

01/30/06
Dwarf Lord With Hammer And Shield
White Dwarf 313
Dwarf Cannon
Dwarf Thunderers
Black Templars Chapter Upgrade

02/06/06
Dwarf Slayer Lord
Dwarf Slayer Command
Dwarf Slayers Blister
Dwarf Slayers Box

02/13/06
Dwarf Bolt Thrower
Wood Grove Pack

02/27/06
Dwarf Lord With Pistol And Axe
Dwarf Thorgrim Grudgebearer On Throne
White Dwarf 314

03/13/06
Tau Ethereal Caste
Codex Tau Empire

03/20/06
Tau Crisis Battlesuit Commander

03/27/06
Tau Pathfinders With Rail Rifles
White Dwarf 315
Tau Sniper Drone Team
Fallen Giant Template (Tentative)
Tau Piranha

04/10/06
Giant

04/17/06
Tyranid Lictor – Death Leaper
Vostroyan Platoon
Tyranid Biovore

04/24/06
Tau Vespid Stingwings
Tau Vespid Stingwings
Tau Aun Va , Master Of The Undying Spirit
White Dwarf 316

05/01/06
Fall Of Medusa Five
Tau Sky Ray
Imperial Guard Vostroyan Firstborn
Tau Commander Shadowsun

05/08/06
Vostroyan Lascannon Team
Imperial Guard Vostroyan Command Squad

05/15/06
Vostroyan Mortar Team
Vostroyan Officers

05/22/06
Vostroyan Assault Weapons

05/29/06
Ork Kommando With Burner
Razor Wire
Cities Of Death Battlemat
40k Buildings: Imperial City
40k Expansion: Cities Of Death
White Dwarf 317
Urban Basing Kit

Games Workshop Epic Scenery

Seeing this image recently from an old White Dwarf.

It reminded me how good GW epic scale custom made scenery was. The Dwarf and the (older) rule books were full of these kind of pictures. Which is why I wish the Epic Armageddon book had being full of these kind of pictures (or even these pictures) rather than the (cartoony) artwork from the collectable card game.

Guntrukks on Patrol

Those of you familar with my website may have already seen the page devoted to the Kult of Speed.

I have decided to add some more forces but using the paint scheme that I am using for my other Ork variant armies.

I am also intending to look back on some of the miniatures I have done and either add some detailing or even re-wash some.

To give you an idea here are some Ork Guntrukks I did a year or two back. This is a photograph of some Ork Guntrukks on patrol.

Ork Trukks with Gunners
Ork Trukks with Gunners

They are simple E40K Flakwagons with Ork Buggy Gunners and Imperial Guard Dozer Blades. They have used a pure ink wash which is why they are slightly shiny, whereas with my more recent painting I have used an ink/paint combination wash which reduces or eliminates the shine.

I am sure that I have shown these before.

I might now give them a new wash.

These models also show why I like the older lots of parts E40K models over the newer single casting Epic Armageddon models.

These models take parts from three models something which would be difficult to do with the current offerings from Specialist Games.

I do realise that the multi-part aspect of the older models made it difficult to build them, but it certainly made them easier for conversions and new models.

Ork Looted Rhino

There are Orks who have looted Imperial weaponry. Not only can they use Space Marine weapons they can also borrow the transport option… Check out how I am painted the Lootaz. The starting point for the Looted Rhino was a Chaos Rhino.

I then spent some time looking on the web for other Looted Rhinos. An obvious model to look at was the Forgeworld Looted Rhino.

This conversion kit contains quite a few resin pieces which replace substantial parts of the original plastic kit.

This includes new doors, a new front panel and additions to the engine panels and exhausts. Forgeworld also had another Looted Rhino on their GamesDay display.

This conversion had a death roller and various Orky panels as well as a Big Shoota and grenade launchaz.

I have been looking on the web to see how other people have been converting Rhino’s for use as an Ork Looted Rhino.

One such (now defunct) site is Scarpia’s Warhammer World which has an article on how to convert a Rhino into a looted Ork version.

Though I do think this is a nice model, it still looks too Imperial for my liking.

Having taken on all these various versions I decided on a particular course of action. I would redo the side doors, the front panel, the rear door. I would also redo the top door and try and make a variant or two which could jsut slot into place. I wouldn’t have a roller, but would use one of the Chaos spikey front ends. I decided to use the Chaos Havoc Launcher with a Killa Kan and use the supplied Burna with the Rhino.