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These are Orks who have looted Imperial weaponry. Not only can they use Space Marine weapons they can also take the transport option…
These are conversion using spare weapons from an Imperial Landspeeder.
One of the issues is that they are Heavy Support and with my Killa Kans, Big Gunz, Grot Bomb Launchas and Squiggoth, I don’t really have any spare Heavy Support slots, so I may use these models as Flash Gitz.
Here is a picture of my finished Boars.
…though as you can see the riders need a little more work!
Some parts have been undercoated black and others white depending on the final colour.
It’s looking quite good even now.
The Ork Skorcha is basically a Wartrakk with a fuel trailer and a small turret with a skorcha weapon.
Having got one for a present I decided to up-armour the thing and add some armour skirts from plasticard.
The armour sides were cut from 2mm thickplasticard, then thin “plates” of plasticard was added before thin slices of plastic rod were added for bolts.
Additional bolts were then also added to the mudguards.
I added a shield icon from the Warhammer Orc boxed set and converted the driver with bitz from the Ork Boyz sprue.
The model then looks like this once put together.
I think it needs to have the tracks lowered to raise the armoured part higher.
As with my Grot Bomb Launcha I decided to undercoat different bits white and some bits black.
I normally flock my bases prior to undercoating and paint and drybrush them.
In this instance I am using GW sand which is nice and fine and has little “rocks” in it as well.
Here are two Grotz.
They are based and I have used Green Stuff (some that is rather old) to fill in the gaps.
This is quite a simple model to paint.
Starts off with a black undercoat, drybrush of Tin Bitz and then a lighter drybrush of Boltgun Metal.
The rotor blades are painted with Bleached Bone and will be getting a highlight of Skull White.
At this point I am happy for it to be used in a game.
Final details will be adding some copper and bronze to various components, painting the dials and seat, as well as giving the machine some glyphs and details on the tail.
I really like this model, I now have a squadron of three and may get some more in the future, maybe to convert into a heavy version.
Here are a couple of the Ork Airfield Defence Force airfield vehicles.
The role of these vehicles is to support the function of the Flyboyz, but they are armed with light weapons and/or AAA weapons.
One of the models is armed with a flak weapon from a Flakwagon. The other is towing a Big Gunz trailer with two bombs (lifted from a FW Ork Bomma).
I am using the same basing structure as my Feral Orks to allow the models to be used with either army.
* I know a more Orkish name would be more in keeping with the fluff…
Orks with Twin Big Shootas Forgeworld weapon systems… Undercoated in black.
Since this picture was taken I have painted the skin tones and the main weapon.
Here are two Junkatrukks that I have finished for my Feral Ork Army.
I know they could do with some detailing and maybe the odd glyph or two…
The models were painted orange and light brown and then given an ink wash.
Before I would use a plain ink wash, but after reading an article on Dropship, I added some Vomit Brown to the ink and water mix and as a result the finished models are not as glossy as when I have used an ink wash.
Also you may notice for my Feral Orks that I (for once) am following fashion and I am basing my vehicles…