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As well as putting together an Ork Fort I also using a similar technique to build an Ork Fuel Depot. Using parts from the Stompa kit and Cities of Death Manufactorium I added some more detail to the Depot.
See the full workbench feature on the fuel depot. However at this stage it is probably going to be just an ordinary fort now.
These Ork Stormboyz were entered into the GamesDay 2009 Golden Demon awards.
Though they do look very nicely painted, the base in my opinion detracts from the miniatures. It’s too big and a little too busy, and the Orks blend too much into the base. Great for camouflage, but less useful for a painting competition where your miniatures do need to stand out more than normal.
Combine that with a busy cabinet and as a result you have some great looking models getting lost in the base and the cabinet.
After giving the model a white undercoat, I wanted to give the main tracks a black undercoat.
I made a mistake. I used a can of Citadel black spray paint to paint the majority of the model except the flatbed. As you can see the results were less than satisfactory. The paint had dried and almost had a dusty look to it.
In the end I decided to respray with a different brand of matt black spray paint.
This seems to have worked better.
Having constructed the Big Trakk I gave the model a white undercoat.
The workbench feature on the Big Trakk may help anyone else putting one of these kits together.
After fitting the tracks on my Ork Kil Krusha I checked that the turret was fitting properly.
Compare the size between the Kil Krusha and the Big Trakk. It’s one big tank.
See the full workbench feature on the Ork Kil Krusha.
I finished the tracks, which basically means I have finished the model, so it is now ready for undercoating.
The workbench feature on the Big Trakk may help anyone else putting one of these kits together.
The Ork Kil Krusha from Forge World has a somewhat complicated track arrangements, however it is simplified somewhat by using large pieces for the tracks rather than lots of individual links.
The suspension looks quite complicated, but thanks to the clear instructions it was quite easy to fit it all together.
The tracks unlike the Big Trakk are only in four pieces, two of which lie on the bottom under the wheels.
The tracks do need to be fixed more securely to the leading and trailing wheels.
It was clear that the driving wheel would need to be placed carefully to ensure a snug fit for the tracks.
See the full workbench feature on the Ork Kil Krusha.
The top of the turret went together very easily, fitting the two weapons and the Ork commander.
See the full workbench feature on the Ork Kil Krusha.
At this stage I decided that I would fix the driver into the vehicle. The original plan was to paint him separately, however seeing how much he is “hidden” and this is not a Golden Demon entry, I decided to paint him in situ. So he got glued into his seat. You can see his arm in the photograph below.
I also glued on to the cockpit mesh cover, this will hide much of the driver, so again less need to do a fantastic paint job on the driver, something simple should suffice.
The workbench feature on the Big Trakk may help anyone else putting one of these kits together.
Though I do have the resin Ork Barricades, you can never have enough. I did build some scenery at the last GamesDay and came home with the bits. These I then decided to take apart and re-build them as an Ork Defence Line.
Another defence line section.
