Category: ork

Ork Aircraft Traktor

One of the Forgeworld models I have always liked is the Ork Aircraft Traktor and Launch Trolley. Ideal to go with my Ork Bommer.

Sadly this is now no longer available, so when stocks were running low (back in 2006) I bought one.

The model consists of the plastic Wartrakk and some resin pieces.

Having put the model together I gave it a white undercoat.

Having re-looked at the model I decided that I wanted the dirty rusty metal look I had given some of my other Ork vehicles, so I gave the model a black undercoat.

This was then initially given a drybrush of Tin Bitz.

The other side.

You can see the full workbench feature on the Traktor.

Ork Wartrakk Rider Conversion (again)

Having drybrushed the other of my Wartrakks I knew that I shouldn’t forget the crew.

The Gorkamorka era plastic Wartrakk does come supplied with an Ork crew. However these are Gorkamorka styled Orks and don’t really fit in with the models we have been using for some years now and certainly don’t fit in with the models that recently came out.

I decided that I would also convert a driver using spare parts from the Ork Boyz sprue in the same manner as my other Wartrakk.

I sliced and flattened the bottom of a new torso so would fit on the legs of the Wartrakk rider and I also used one of the supplied arms as well. For the other arm I used a handweapon from the Boyz sprue.

As a result I now have another Wartrakk rider which fits in with my other Orks.

See the full workbench feature on this Wartrakk.

Ork battleline

I am quite pleased with my Ork army and it seems to play well as well.

Here is part of my Ork army at the start of a game.

There are a couple of Killa Kans which are now more effective in the shooting phase as they are crewed by grots who have a BS of 3 compared to the 2 of regular Orks.

A couple of trukks and my Squiggoth. In front of the trukks are a flight of Deffkoptaz.

Ork Wartrakk Rider Conversion

Having drybrushed my Wartrakk I realised that I shouldn’t forget the crew.

The Gorkamorka era plastic Wartrakk does come supplied with an Ork crew. However these are Gorkamorka styled Orks and don’t really fit in with the models we have been using for some years now and certainly don’t fit in with the models that recently came out.

I decided that I would convert the driver using spare parts from the Ork Boyz sprue.

I sliced and flattened the bottom of a new torso so would fit on the legs of the Wartrakk rider and I also used one of the supplied arms as well. For the other arm I used a handweapon from the Boyz sprue.

As a result I now have a Wartrakk rider which fits in with my other Orks.

See the full workbench feature on this Wartrakk.

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.