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Using the Forgeworld conversion kit…
I have purchased some Twin Big Shootas from Forgeworld.
My intention is to use them as either weapon mounts on some Ork Trukks or even heavy weapon emplacements.
I have even considered using them to replace the weapons on the Deth Koptas to give them even more individualism.
As seen in a previous entry, Forgeworld have released some Epic scale Ork Bommers.
Carl Woodrow has (and as may be expected) already got some and painted them and put pictures on his website.
Mine arrived in the post today.
They are very finely detailed kits with lots of pieces.
These are simply Flakwagons with gunners from the Ork Buggies.
Here are two Heavy Weapon Ork Buggies towing Big Gunz.
The Buggies have had their gunner replaced with a Flak weapon from a Flakwagon, whilst one of the Big Gunz is a conversion of a flak weapon from a Flakwagon).
The Buggies were given a black undercoat, dry-brushed with Tin Bitz and Chainmail, details were picked out in red and orks painted green.
The Gunz were given a white undercoat, the black elements (the tires) were painted first, before the rest of the model was painted red. They were then given a thinned chestnut ink wash.
Another Soopa Gun conversion.
This conversion uses the Flakwagon Trukk and old SM2 era Basilisk guns.
Small flying Ork machines…
Though Specialist Games have released an Epic Armageddon Deth Kopta, I decided some time ago to have a go at making my own.
It uses an Ork Buggy with the wheels sawn off, a small piece of the base sprue as the engine and the blades were made from plasticard strip.
Wanted to use main weapons on Squiggoths…
Here is a potential conversion of the Forgeworld Epic Ork Gunwagon which has had the main weapon replaced by a Ork Buggy Gunner.
This is a very simple conversion which will look even better once it is painted.
I may add another gunner to the model to make it more “crowded”.
Heavy artillery for the boyz…
This is a conversion which I originally started for Epic40K.
It consists of a Flakwagon trukk, the core of a Hydra weapon system and three Pulsa Rokkits.
Another idea I have had based on this French Golden Demon entry.
The idea is a brown water riverine force. Lots of landing craft, small patrol boats and monitors.
Ork Landing Craft from my website.
Ork Riverine Monitors from my website (work in progress).
In case anyone doesn’t know what I am talking about, here is an excellent web article on Vietnam War Riverine Craft.
VIETNAM STUDIES – RIVERINE OPERATIONS – 1966-1969
The best chapter, as in the one with the most pics is chapter two.
