Category: workbench

Ork Warbiker

Ork Warbikes are ramshackle devices created from as many parts as possible, designed and maintained by the Mekboyz to fulfill two important Ork urges: to move as fast as possible and to make as much noise while doing so.

This model is an original Ork Warbike from Gorkamorka, so has a fair few of metal parts. After sticking the model together I gave it a white undercoat. I then painted the metal parts black.

I then used Tinbitz on the tracks.

In storage the bike has lost it’s totem and the driver is now in bits (again).

 

Forgeworld Ork Aircraft Traktor

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 gifts I got for a birthday many years ago was the Forgeworld Ork Aircraft Traktor and Launch Trolley.

One of the reasons I asked for it was not just because I have an Ork Fighter Bommer on the workbench but also as on the Forgeworld website it said: Be warned, stock of this model is starting to run low!

Then they stopped selling it.

The model consists of the plastic Wartrakk and some resin pieces.

I have nearly finished painting it, so decided it was time I did finish painting it.

I gave the model a black undercoat. I followed this with a drybrush of Tin Bitz. I then gave the model a heavy drybrush of Boltgun Metal. I then added a lot of rust using Chestnut Ink mixed with some Blazing Orange to remove the gloss from the ink.

I touched up the motorcycle fuel tank with some white paint.

This is quite a rare model.

Another Ork Wartrakk back on the workbench

Wartrakks are Ork tracked vehicles that are modified off the versatile warbuggy design by Mekboyz. Essentially a Warbuggy mounted upon a sturdy track unit, a Wartrakk sacrifices its speed for the ability to traverse rough terrain such as a ruined city and deliver heavier firepower. Wartrakks wield either a twin-linked Big Shoota or Rokkit Launcha.

This model was originally designed for Gorkamorka, and then became part of Warhammer 40K with Codex Orks.

I have a few of these models and after deciding to finish off my Grot Bomb Launcha models, I thought I would also finish these as well. I posted about the Wartrakk I made with alternative tracks.

On this Watrakk I used some of the Ork glyphs from Forgeworld. I would have preferred if the glyphs were cast in a similar vein to the Inquisitor purity seals, but they’re not, they have quite a thick backing sheet.

I gave the bodywork and the fuel tank a base coat of Desert Yellow. The model was then given a wash consisting of Chestnut Ink, Scorched Brown paint (which helps remove the gloss of the ink) and some water to thin the wash down.

I did someweathering and more detailing on the Wartrakk. This included scratch marks, rust, flaking paint. It also included painting in the straps and the headlights.

I have to find and paint the crew models.

See the workbench feature on this Ork Wartrakk.

Ork Wartrakk back on the workbench

Wartrakks are Ork tracked vehicles that are modified off the versatile warbuggy design by Mekboyz. Essentially a Warbuggy mounted upon a sturdy track unit, a Wartrakk sacrifices its speed for the ability to traverse rough terrain such as a ruined city and deliver heavier firepower. Wartrakks wield either a twin-linked Big Shoota or Rokkit Launcha.

This model was originally designed for Gorkamorka, and then became part of Warhammer 40K with Codex Orks.

I have a few of these models and after deciding to finish off my Grot Bomb Launcha models, I thought I would also finish these as well.

Rather than use the supplied tracks I wanted to do something different which would make the Wartrakk look different to the others in my army. Using some old Imperial wheels and tracks (which I got in a Gorkamorka Gubbinz bag and had already glued together) I cobbled two tracks using three wheels. The tracks were a bit rubbish as they were broken as I broke them from the original scratchbuild tracks for a model that I really never started.

I added some rivets to the frontal armour plate, and other parts of the Wartrakk, as well as some additional armour plates. I also used the searchlight from the Chaos Vehicle sprue.

This model was painted with Vomit Brown and then given a wash consisting of Chestnut Ink, Scorched Brown paint (which helps remove the gloss of the ink) and some water to thin the wash down.

I have to find and paint the crew models.

See the workbench feature on this Ork Wartrakk.

Launcha for the Grot Bomb Launcha

The Forgeworld Grot Bomb Launcha is probably one of my all time favourite models.  I have three of these, one is finished, the other two are a work in progress.

I found the chassis of one in of the boxes with my Land Raiders. Having painted the chassis with a spray of Citadel Zandri Dust. I painted the exhausts and the rear deck with Leadbelcher. I then gave the model a wash using Citadel Shade Agrax Earthshade. I drybrushed the model. I gave the tracks a heavy drybrush of Gorthor Brown, followed by a lighter drybrush of Leadbelcher.

The launcher system (launcha) was already painted black and drybrushed with a metallic paint. Though I think this one was from my other Grot Bomb Launcha.

I touched up the white paint on the Grot Bomb pilot to later paint with green flesh tones.

I also need to paint the driver. Well I also need to find the driver as well.

Still some work to do.

See the workbench feature on the Grot Bomb Launcha.

Making tracks with the Ork Looted Rhino

There are Orks who have looted Imperial weaponry. Not only can they use Space Marine weapons they can also borrow the transport.

A Looted Rhino is an Imperial Rhino armoured personnel carrier that has been looted from a previous battlefield by Ork Lootas and is now used as a transport for their WAAAGH!

I wrote about my Ork Looted Rhino and where I was in progressing it.

I was painting the tracks for my Repressor and Razorback when I realised I had three sets of tracks. It took me a while, before I realised that the tracks were for my Ork Looted Rhino. I actually thought I had affixed them, but obviously I hadn’t. 

I had painted the tracks on the sprues.

I had drybushed them with Leadbelcher.

I realised I had no idea how the different parts were affixed to the Rhino. I also had no idea where the kit instructions were. So, a quick Google search found some Rhino instructions. The tracks were marked L and R, which of course meant left and right. It was useful to see the instructions as there were seven parts for each track.

I snipped them off the sprues and affixed them to the Looted Rhino with superglue.

This is the underneath view.

They were relatively easy to fix, though they were a little tight fitting them under the fenders or mudguards.

I now need to touch them up where they joined the sprue. I will then do some additional weathering, using shades and drybrushing.

I started my Ork Looted Rhino many years ago, and the process I used is outlined on my workbench feature on the Looted Rhino.

 

 

 

Found the missing part

The Land Raider is an Imperial main battle tank and troop transport which serves as the “armoured fist of the Space Marines.”The Land Raider’s heritage predates even the founding of the Imperium of Man, yet it remains the single most destructive weapon in the Adeptus Astartes’ arsenal. The Mark IIb Land Raider Phobos is one of the earliest marks of the standard pattern of Land Raider. The Mark IIb Land Raider Phobos is the only pattern of the standard Land Raider Phobos that uses the older armoured sponsons, as they do not allow the weapons they hold to fully rotate.

I got a Forge World MkIIB Land Raider and was originally painting it up as a Grey Knights Land Raider in desert camouflage.

I wrote up some reflections recently on my MkIIB Land Raider, on the current state of the painting and what I needed to do next.

I also noticed that there is a part missing the, the hull top front bolters. I will have to find where I put that piece.

Well I was pleased to find the missing parts and these have now been reunited with the Land Raider.

Forge World MkIIB Land Raider

Still got to decide what colour I will be painting the model.

See the full Mark IIb Land Raider workbench.

I need a new brush…

As I have been washing and shading some large models recently, such as the buildings I got in Warhammer Imperium and my Deimo-pattern Rhino I have realised that my mop brush is a little too small. I was finding that the wash or shade was getting patchy.

So I think I will go and get a bigger mop brush, not too big as it still has to fit into the pots of shade I have.

I will be using it on my Land Raiders, the Repressor, and the Munitorum Armoured Containers.

Further work on my Grot Bomb Launcha

The Forgeworld Grot Bomb Launcha is probably one of my all time favourite models.  I have three of these, one is finished, the other two are a work in progress.

I found the chassis of one in of the boxes with my Land Raiders. Having painted the chassis with a spray of Citadel Zandri Dust, I used some other brown paints to paint the boxes on the chassis. I painted the exhausts and the rear deck with Leadbelcher. I then gave the model a wash using Citadel Shade Agrax Earthshade.

I then drybrushed the model with various shades of brown. I found the tracks. These had been undercoated black. I gave them a heavy drybrush of Gorthor Brown, followed by a lighter drybrush of Leadbelcher.

I also used Leadbelcher lightly on the motorcycle engine.

I had already painted the fuel tank.

More work to do.

Tallarn Imperial Guard

As well as my other Daemonhunters Inquisitorial Stormtroopers which are based on the Cadian Kasrkin I have also decided to add a unit based on the Tallarn or I may just use them as inducted Imperial Guard. I have had these models for a fair while.

I did look at my original painting scheme that I was using for the blister pack of Tallarn Imperial Guard. I had used a basecoat of Desert Yellow followed by a wash consisting of Chestnut Ink and Scorched Brown paint.

However I did think about doing something slightly different now that Contrast paints were available. I had painted some Star Wars Legion Rebel Troopers with Citadel Snakebite Leather Contrast paint and had been impressed with the results.

I painted the models with Snakebite Leather Contrast paint, after giving them another spray with Citadel Corax White to improve the effect of the contrast paint.

The next step was a drybrush. The other Tallarn models I painted I had  drybushed the three models with Snakebite Leather and Bleached Bone. Neither of these paints were available any more. So using this chart I used Layer Balor Brown instead of Snakebite Leather and used Layer Ushabti Bone instead of Bleached Bone.

Here are three troopers.

Here are the commanders (or sergeants) for the platoon.

Here are three more of the troopers.

Unlike highlighting and glazes and the suchlike, drybrushing does not give as neat as a finish as those methods. However I quite like the dusty look for these desert based models and these are going to be gaming models, not Golden Demon entries!

See the workbench journey for this Tallarn Imperial Guard boxed set and the workbench feature on the Tallarn Imperial Guard blister.