Having done the double undercoat I started the basecoat on the Grot Bomb Launcha.
See the full workbench feature on the Grot Bomb Launcha.
Category: workbench
Undercoating the Killa Kans
I wanted to use a two colour undercoat for the Killa Kans. The first was a complete white undercoat.
This I hope will allow the base coat to adhere to the plastic model. The white really does bring out the detail in these models (compare to the plain plastic pictures).
This is the Killa Kan with the Rokkit Launcha and here is the rear view.
This is the Killa Kan with the Grotzooka.
This is the Killa Kan with Skorcha.
More soon.
Texturising the Blastscape
I decided to add some texture to the blastscapes. I mixed some polyfilla, white glue, sand and water. This was then brushed liberally over the blastscapes. These photographs were taken when they were wet.
Making the Killa Kans
The instructions for the Killa Kans are very clear and straightforward, even so there are additional instructions available online on the GW website.
I decided to make mine up as they were on the sprues. It’s not quite one per sprue, but near enough. If I decide to buy another set I will then mix and interchange the parts (and possibly do some conversions).
The first I made up with a Rokkit Launcha, and putting the weapon was probably the most difficult bit of all three models as I didn’t really read the instructions properly and didn’t realise that there was a third component that needed to fit between the two sides of the weapon.
The second one I added a Skorcha. I do think some of the assault arms are a bit big for the size of model and I think I would have preferred it if they were a little smaller. Maybe next time a little conversion work to make the assault weapon arms slightly less large!
The third model has the Grotzooka. A few issues putting the weapon together, but apart from that the rest of the model went together really easily.
These are really nice models and go together quite easily. In many ways I much prefer them over the older metal versions.
More soon.
Skyshield Landing Pad
The Skyshield Landing Pad is a very nice piece of scenery for Warhammer 40,000.
It goes together quite easily.
Though the key really is to ensure that you don’t stick it so that the side walls can go up and down.
I am not sure if I managed this very well, as at least one gets stuck and starts to unclip.
I might just well leave them up, possibly buy another one with the side walls down.
Killa Kan Sprues
In the plastic Killa Kans box set you get three sprues.
It’s not quite one Kan per sprue, but pretty much nearly one. Very clever use of space on the sprues.
Killa Kans
I was recently given a box of the new(ish) plastic Killa Kans by Simon.
In the box you get three plastic sprues, which allow you to make three plastic Killa Kans.
The parts are interchangeable, so if you get more than one box, all your Kans can be different. It would have been nice if you could with a single box make all three carry the same ballistic weapon, but as it happens you can’t. So when I build them I will do one with a Rokkit Launcha, one with a Skorcha and one with the new Grotzooka!
Building instructions are available on the main GW website.
Forge World Ork Halftrakk
January 2008 saw the release of the new Ork Trukk. I had expected to see some Forge World conversion kits relatively quickly, however though we saw the Flakk Wagon at GamesDay 2008, it wasn’t until July 2009 that we saw the first actual Forge World variant Ork Trukk kit, the Ork Half Trakk.
So this is what you get in the box, a complete shrink wrapped plastic Trukk kit and a bag of resin.
As you might expect the resin consists of the wheels, tracks and wheels for the tracks. There is also a new engine which replaces the plastic one included with the kit.
Here is a photo of all the resin pieces.
One problem though (and you can see this above) is that I only had a single rear sprocket.
The left one was missing…. A quick phone call to Forge World and a few days later the missing left sprocket had arrived. I have had virtually no issues with Forge World models in the past and this was the first missing part I had in any of the models I had made up to now.
Read the full workbench feature on my Ork Halftrakk.
Sanding the Blastscape
Having been slightly disappointed with the quality of the Blastscape scenery, I decided that I would try and improve on the models by adding some texture and scenic items.
Using PVA (white glue) and GW sand I flocked the edges. I also added some GW slate to some of the pieces.
Skyshield Landing Pad
The Skyshield Landing Pad is a very nice piece of scenery for Warhammer 40,000.
Landing pads are launch bases used by flight-capable craft to unload or evacuate troops and vital personnel. The Skyshield landing pad used by the Imperial Navy, though originally purpose-built to accommodate Valkyrie and Vendetta gunships, is robust enough to serve even the Thunderhawks of the Adeptus Astartes, and has field generators that protect the craft and its crew from incoming fire.
A plastic kit, it contains four lots of two sprues. This is the landing pad and side walls.
This is one of the four legs.
This is a very clever piece of design. Reminiscent of the first Land Raider and Rhino.
So the first stage is to stick this altogether.