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Though I have not quite finished my Looted Ork Rhino I have been using it in my games as an abandoned vehicle.
Just added a bit of lichen to make it look abandoned. Glad I modelled the rear door to open, the interior and that the top hatch is separate.
One model which worked well in Epic was Pulsa Rokkits.
There use to be a metal version for Warhammer 40K, but Pulsa Rokkits were kind of ignored for a few years
In the current version of Warhammer 40K there are no models and no rules in the new Ork Codex. However there are rules for Apocalypse.
As a result I am thinking about building one for my 40K Orks.
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.
Another photograph from my collection of Epic Orks. This is a converted Ork Flakwagon (the Trukk) and a Warbuggy.
As with other models I painted at the same time, the trukk 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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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.