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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.
What you get in the little bag…
Here is a picture of the component parts of the Forgeworld Ork Bommer.
The main fiddly bit looks like will be the bomb load.
They are very detailed models and I am very impressed with the casting and the quality of the models.
These will make a fine addition to my Ork Airfield Defence Force and I am now very tempted to get some of the FW Ork Fighters as well.
The following photograph gives you some idea of the comparative size between the Forgeworld Ork flyers and the original Epic 40K versions.
As you can see the Forgeworld model (even without the wings or tail) is substantially larger than the Epic 40K model.
I much prefer the more in-scale version, though I was quite the fan of the Epic40K models.
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.
Another Soopa Gun conversion.
This conversion uses the Flakwagon Trukk and old SM2 era Basilisk guns.
Textured wallpaper is great for adding texture to flat surfaces.
An easy to get some is to pop to your local DIY store or even department store and get a sample of the wallpaper, you could very easily get at least a metre as a sample.
Pop to every store local to you and you will have more than enough to last you for lots of projects.
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”.
Conversions from some time ago…
These are some Ork Bommerz I converted sometime ago (last year) taking in parts from the Ork Fighter Bommer and the Imperial Marauder.
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.