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When Games Workshop released Cities of Death, they released a set of resin Urban Barricades and Walls. Unlike the Urban Basing Kit it is still available at the time of writing.
You got six barricades and they blended in nicely with the plastic ruins which were also released with Cities of Death.
They are very well detailed.
You can see and read more on my workbench feature.
This is in fact my second Grot Bomb Launcha and I have a third in a box. The first one is finished though.
This stage shows the main resin parts and wartrakk with a white undercoat.
This is the firing ramp completed.
This is the firing ramp complete with Grot Bomb.
See the workbench in full.
An original Gorkamorka model…
This model is an original Ork Biker from Gorkamorka, so has a lot of metal parts compared to the current (yet old) completely plastic kit. After sticking the model together I gave it a white undercoat. I then painted the metal parts black.
Here is the bike complete with rider.
Another view.
I added the tracks to the main body of my Ork Airfield Traktor.
Here is a work in progress photograph of some of my Ork Boyz.
These ones are well on their way to been finished.
I have recently updated the workbench feature on my Ork Stormboyz. Here is a work in progress shot of four of the Stormboyz.
Skin tones were done in the same style as my other Orks. The bases have been done, and the uniform (unlike my other Ork Boyz who wear grey) is been done in shades of brown. Here is a rear view, you can see that I have used the Warhammer Fantasy Orc sprue on the first and third Orks from the left.
Another view of the rear view.
I converted this plastic Ork to carry a Rokkit Launcha, you can see the earlier stages on my workbench feature.
I have added some more detail and highlights to my Ork with Rokkit Launcha Conversion. I highlighted the strapping around the body of the converted Rokkit Launcha
At this stage I am finishing off the painting, as you can see the teeth need a little more work.
Using highlights to emphasise the strapping. I also highlighted the rocket with Boltgun Metal to differentiate it from the Launcha (and to the spare as well) and added further highlights to the Codex Grey uniform of the Ork.
Basically the conversion consists of using a Shoota and sticking in a grenade from the Stormboyz set. I also used one of the Stormboyz heads.
Nice idea, pity it’s no longer available…
When Games Workshop released Cities of Death, they released an Urban Basing Kit. This box set contains 2 pots of slate, 2 pots of resin details and 1 pot of razorwire that can be used to decorate the bases of your miniatures or cityfight buildings.
I managed to get one of the kits, which sadly was a limited edition and is now no longer available. I first created a large 40mm round base.
I then tried a 60mm Dreadnought base.
The rear view.
With a future model I may paint the armour panels in a similar style to my Junkatrukks but with this model I am going down the dirty rusty armour style.
The black painted howdah was drybrushed with Tin Bitz and then a lighter drybrush of Boltgun Metal.
Next stage is to do the skin of the Squiggoth.
The model consists of the plastic Wartrakk and some resin pieces. The resin pieces include wheels, the trailer, an arm, a fuel tank and the hook.
The Ork Aircraft Traktor is used to taxi Ork aircraft in position to launch, where it takes off discarding the launch trolley. the Aircraft Traktor also recovers landed Ork aircraft for refueling.
One of the key things you need to do with virtually all Forgeworld models is to give them a good wash. When the Forgeworld models are cast, the mould is given a spray (I guess) of some kind of lubricant to allow the cast model to be released from the mould easily. However the lubricant also acts as a barrier to paint, so as happened with previous models I (and others) have painted is that the paint flecks off.
Washing the model in water with a drop of washing up liquid should remove the lubricant. Avoid using hot water as this could warp the resin (a useful tip if you need to warped resin back to its original shape). Once washed the model is then ready for painting.
The model went together quite well, and I decided initially to paint the fuel tank separately. The first thing I did was give the model a spray of white undercoat.
Another view…
The Ork Aircraft Traktor is used to taxi Ork aircraft in position to launch, where it takes off discarding the launch trolley. the Aircraft Traktor also recovers landed Ork aircraft for refueling.