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I have started work on an Ork Gunner for my Looted Rhino. I have used a resin Twin Big Shoota from Forge World. A plastic Ork body and an Imperial turret ring.
Here is how it is looking with the gunner. Not sure what I am going to do with the other hatch space.
I am quite pleased with how the model is looking, I still need to do a lot to the paint job, but conversion wise I like the result so far.
At GamesDay 2007 I got one of the show only limited edition miniatures, the Ork Sqwadron Commander.
A very nice casting which comprises three pieces.
You get the main body and two arms, this is the rear view.
It is a really nice casting and I am looking forward to painting it.
Workbench feature on the Ork Sqwadron Commander for future updates.
I have put together my third Grot Bomb Launcha.
You can see how I put together and painted my first on this section of my website and how far I have got with the second here.
This casting was so much better than my second model. There was virtually no flash and no warpage (is that a word) either. It fitted together really nicely.
This is probably my favourite model of all time, so I will be pleased when I have finished all three and I have a barrage of them.
Grot with Toolbox, a nice little model, not available much longer…
As well as the Ork Stormboyz Nob and Grot Oiler which I got at Warhammer World last month, I also got a Grot with Toolbox which is from the collectors range.
As you may now already GW are changing their mail order procedures and ranges which means that these older collectors’ models may no longer be available in the future.
Get them now while you can, this is one of my favourite models from that range.
As well as the Ork Stormboyz Nob which I got at Warhammer World last month, I also got the Grot Oiler which is a mail order direct only model as well.
Very nice little model which will eventually be found on one of my Ork vehicles or the new Ork Trukk which comes out in January.
One of my Ork units I do like are my Stormboyz (even despite Simon calling them the Lipstick Boyz) however they are leaderless, until now!
Games Workshop do produce a Stormboyz Nob, however it is only available by mail order and not from their shops.
So when I was up in Nottingham recently I did get the Stormboyz Nob when I visited Warhammer World.
It is a nice model and will certainly give my Stormboyz mob a bit more punch.
One of the other things I recently purchased from Forgeworld were some Inquisitorial Rhino doors.
I will be using the side doors either on my Mk IIb Land Raider or the Repressor and the front on the Razorback.
In my recent order to Forgeworld I took the opportunity to order one of the etched brass pieces which Forgeworld have been selling over the last few years.
They are much smaller than you think they will be, just 4½” long.
However despite the smaller than expected size I was impressed with the quantity and quality of the designs.
I will be using them on my Repressor, Razorback and Mark IIb Land Raider.
I recently ordered some more Purity Seals from Forgeworld.
What I do like is the act that they are easy to cut out and use. I know it is possible to make your own using paper and Green Stuff, but for quality and ease of use, these Forgeworld ones are a winner for me. Oh and you get the skulls as well.
I used some Green Stuff to fill the gaps in my Repressor’s ill fitting top.
Need to tidy up the filling a little bit.