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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.
Remembering the Normandy landings…
Today is the sixtieth anniversary of the Normandy landings, the start of the liberation of Northern Europe and the end of the Second World War.
Remembering those who fell in the largest amphibious landing in history.
Those of you who have looked over my website will realise that I have quite a large section devoted to Star Trek Full Thrust which covers using GZG’s excellent Full Thrust rules in the Star Trek universe.
I have a large collection of MicroMachines Star Trek ships and sadly these are now no longer available.
I was in Forbidden Planet and have found a potential source of models from a Japanese company called Furuta. Forbidden Planet only seemed to have one model, the USS Enterprise, but it looks like they could be useful as they may be bigger than the MicroMachines models.
Found these Squats when packing for moving…
These were some of my favourite models for the Squats.
The Exo-Armour was a very clever idea, and they were very easy to paint (which is why they were painted).
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.
Demonstration game from Bristol Conflict…
I really liked the scenery from this game from Bristol Conflict.
Really good cliffs and nice *evil* tower.
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.
Another idea I have had based on this French Golden Demon entry.
The idea is a brown water riverine force. Lots of landing craft, small patrol boats and monitors.
Ork Landing Craft from my website.
Ork Riverine Monitors from my website (work in progress).
In case anyone doesn’t know what I am talking about, here is an excellent web article on Vietnam War Riverine Craft.
VIETNAM STUDIES – RIVERINE OPERATIONS – 1966-1969
The best chapter, as in the one with the most pics is chapter two.
When I was at Bristol Conflict, one of the nice things is the fact you can buy stuff which has not been released yet. One item caught my eye, which was the Sisters of Battle Exorcist.
Though I prefer the Forgeworld version, which looks more militaristic, the GW version has a certain charm and you certainly get a lot in the box.
The side panels are particularly nice and well sculptured.