Category: ork

When is a buggy not a buggy? When it’s a trukk!

The original Ork trukk was released for Gorkamorka and was (at the time) just the right size for the smaller Orks which were also released for Gorkamorka.

With the release of the (previous) Ork Codex, it was used again as a trukk, even though the Orks had grown in size.

It did mean that the driver and gunner looked a little on the small size and not in keeping with the new Orks plastics and metals.

With the new Codex released this year, we see a nice new trukk model which is much much bigger than the old trukk. Interestingly we didn’t see a new Wartrakk or a new Warbuggy which was a pity. Even a slight modification with new crew would have been nice.

Of course who defines what is a trukk and what isn’t? Few ork vehicles would be identical due to the way the Ork vehicles are “constructed”.

I am considering that with the new (bigger) trukks that I may relegate my current Ork trukks and define them as warbuggies. Now I don’t have any warbuggy models as I don’t like the model, so it’s not as though I have a few warbuggies hanging around which would need to be re-defined as well.

Ork Trukk

Of course I now need to get some of the new Trukks…

When is a buggy not a buggy? When it’s a trukk!

The original Ork trukk was released for Gorkamorka and was (at the time) just the right size for the smaller Orks which were also released for Gorkamorka.

With the release of the (previous) Ork Codex, it was used again as a trukk, even though the Orks had grown in size.

It did mean that the driver and gunner looked a little on the small size and not in keeping with the new Orks plastics and metals.

With the new Codex released this year, we see a nice new trukk model which is much much bigger than the old trukk. Interestingly we didn’t see a new Wartrakk or a new Warbuggy which was a pity. Even a slight modification with new crew would have been nice.

Of course who defines what is a trukk and what isn’t? Few ork vehicles would be identical due to the way the Ork vehicles are “constructed”.

I am considering that with the new (bigger) trukks that I may relegate my current Ork trukks and define them as warbuggies. Now I don’t have any warbuggy models as I don’t like the model, so it’s not as though I have a few warbuggies hanging around which would need to be re-defined as well.

Of course I now need to get some of the new Trukks…

Ork Trukks moving ahead…

Here are my Ork Trukks from my most recent game. Alas this photograph is slightly blurred.

Though they did not last long against Simon’s Imperial forces, actually now I can’t remember what took them out, I think it was the Space Marine Whirlwind.

I didn’t use them as transports either (which is usually the best way of using them) merely as gun platforms and not even very good gun platforms as I only had Big Shootaz on them. Having said that, they did take out a fair few Imperial Guard before they were lost.

You can see my workbench features on my Trukks, here and here, and I also have a gallery of Ork Trukks.

Epic Ork Trukk

This is an Epic Ork Trukk which I converted.

It was done for some additional rules for Epic 40000 which appeared in one of the Epic 40000 magazines (remember them). This is an Ork Trukk.

Take one Ork FlakWagon, use the gunners from some Warbuggies and place where you would put the Flak gun.

One thing about this model is that it has had an ink wash and as a result is rather glossy as I did not know at the time to add paint to wash mix which removes much of the gloss.

Drybrushing the Gunwagon

In a post the other day I showed how I drybrushed my Ork Looted Rhino. I used the same technique with my Ork Gunwagon.

I had given the Gunwagon an ink based wash, after this had dried, I gave the model a drybrush.

This brings out the detail, but I did try and avoid being too heavy with the brush.

I will now need to go back over some of the metal details to lose some of the the dusty dirty look.

I also want to go over the front “teef” and add some weathering and scratches – well do you expect Orks to look after their vehicles and keep them clean and looking like they just came out of the showroom?

Full workbench feature on my Ork Gunwagon.

More pictures of Ork Gunwagons.

Epic Ork Rokkit Trukk

This is an Epic Ork Trukk which I converted.

It was done for some additional rules for Epic 40000 which appeared in one of the Epic 40000 magazines (remember them). This is an Ork Gun Trukk (Lobba).

Take one Ork FlakWagon, use a Pulsa Rokkit with launcher; and place where you would put the Flak gun.

One thing about this model is that it has had an ink wash and as a result is rather glossy as I did not know at the time to add paint to wash mix which removes much of the gloss.

Drybrushing the Rhino

The next stage of the modelling journey for my Ork Looted Rhino was to drybrush some detail onto the model.

I had given the Rhino an ink based wash, after this had dried, I gave the model a drybrush.

This brings out the detail, but I did try and avoid being too heavy with the brush.

I will now need to go back over some of the metal details to lose some of the the dusty dirty look.

There is still some work to do, in particular I still need to model the front top hatches.

See the full workbench feature on the Looted Rhino.

See our gallery of Looted Rhinos.

The Battlefield

In a previous post I talked about a game I had played and promised to get the pictures online soon. Well still have that to do, so in the meantime here is a photo of the battlefield.

The boards are large polystryene tiles (4′ x 1½’ or 120cm x 45cm) which have been covered in GW’s grass mat. I have four of these tiles, and GW’s mat covered all four. Generally though in a game I only use three as my table is not big enough for all four.

The hills are purchased and I got them from a company whose name I can’t recall, whilst the trees are K&M and the lichen is from a model railway shop. In the middle you can see my Looted Ork Rhino which I used as terrain in this game.

It was a typical game for me with my Orks versus Simon’s Imperial Guard, though different in another way as my force was very mechanised and his was very much infantry based with a Hellhound and a Medusa. Okay to call a Squiggoth mechanised is probably going a little too far, but I did have Wartrakks, Trukks, Killa Kanz, Dethkoptaz, a Gunwagon and a flying Ork Fighter-Bomma as well as the Squiggoth.

Washing the wagon

Having finished the base coat and got the metal bitz looking all metallic, I gave the Forgeworld Gunwagon a wash consisting of Chestnut Ink, Scorched Brown paint (which helps remove the gloss of the ink) and some water to thin the wash down.

Turned out well, though it’s a pity that the “teef” at the front and blended into to the bodywork too much, I need to think about how to work on that.

Full workbench feature on my Ork Gunwagon.

More pictures of Ork Gunwagons.

Epic Ork Trukk

This is an Epic Ork Trukk which I converted.

Epic Ork Trukk

It was done for some additional rules for Epic 40000 which appeared in one of the Epic 40000 magazines (remember them). This is an Ork Gun Trukk (Zap).

Take one Ork FlakWagon, use a Big Gunz (mount on gun carriage and cut off wheels) and place where you would put the Flak gun.

You could add Ork crew if you wanted.

One thing about this model is that it has had an ink wash and as a result is rather glossy as I did not know at the time to add paint to wash mix which removes much of the gloss.

More Ork Convershunz.