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The next stage for my Big Ork Trakk was to add the exhausts. There are two exhausts and it is not immediately apparent where they fit.
They are fitted on either side of the driver’s seat facing out at an angle.
Fitting the right exhaust, with the exhaust highlighted.
Fitting the left exhaust, with the exhaust highlighted.
The workbench feature on the Big Trakk may help anyone else putting one of these kits together.
The next stage for my Big Ork Trakk was to add the wheels.
These were attached to the suspension (torsion bars) before they were fixed to the vehicle.
The next stage was to add the driving wheels. Again fix these with the model on a flat surface as this will ensure that the model sits flat on the tracks. I did one wheel at a time to ensure I didn’t knock them as I stuck them together. Also ensure that you have the suspension or torsion bars facing to towards the back of the vehicle.
The other side.
Starting to look a lot more like a Big Trakk now.
The workbench feature on the Big Trakk may help anyone else putting one of these kits together.
The next stage for my Big Ork Trakk was to add the front wheels to the axels.
The view from underneath.
It is essential when sticking these that the model fits flat to the table otherwise you may have issues later on fitting the tracks.
Starting to look more like a Big Trakk now.
The workbench feature on the Big Trakk may help anyone else putting one of these kits together.
The next stage for my Big Ork Trakk was to add the front axels and suspension. The engine block was fixed to the main part of the vehicle.
I ensured that the drive shaft was connected to the engine block.
I then added the front axels.
You can see where I have digitally painted the part where it fits on the main engine block.
Another view of where the front axle and suspension goes.
More detailed view from underneath.
The workbench feature on the Big Trakk may help anyone else putting one of these kits together.
The main engine block for the Ork Big Trakk comes in two parts.
This is the bottom half (the wrong way up) and links into the drive shaft on the main part of the vehicle.
The well detailed jet intake is then stuck on top of the main engine block.
If you turn the engine over you will then be able to fix the front suspension and front axles.
If you turn the engine over you will then be able to fix the front suspension and front axles. It’s not every clear how these fit on, but hopefully this diagram should make things clearer. There is a hole in the suspension arm fixed to the engine, and the suspension part is fixed to this and against the ridge on the engine block.
I decided to fix the suspension parts after fixing the engine to the main part of the vehicle. It is important at this stage to clean where the engine joins the superstructure otherwise there will be gaps and more importantly a weak joint.
The workbench feature on the Big Trakk may help anyone else putting one of these kits together.
I really like this model, which combined with Trukks and Halftrakks gives the Orks a variety of vehicles that you would expect to find in their force.
I ensured that the rear driving wheels were glued together.
The driving wheels are then fixed to the rear axle.
The workbench feature on the Big Trakk may help anyone else putting one of these kits together.
This is not a simple kit, and it is furtherly complicated by a lack of instructions. Hopefully this workbench feature will help anyone else putting one of these wonderful and well detailed models together.
According to a commenter, “There are instructions available now. Just give Forgeworld a call and they will send it to you.”
When the Forge World models are cast, the mould is given a spray (I guess) of some kind of lubricant to allow the cast model to be released from the mould easily. However the lubricant also acts as a barrier to paint, so as happened with previous models I (and others) have painted is that the paint flecks off.
Washing the pieces of the kit in water with a drop of washing up liquid should remove the lubricant. Avoid using hot water as this could warp the resin (a useful tip if you need to bend warped resin back to its original shape).
The first stage was fixing the suspension to the main body of the vehicle.
The left side was added the main flatbed of the superstructure.
The driving axle was fixed to the driving shaft, this was then attached to the suspension.
Hopefully my workbench feature will help anyone else putting one of these kits together.
Originally this was to be a conversion of the Ork Trukk kit, however in the end it was decided to make it a full resin kit.
I really like this model, which combined with Trukks and Halftrakks gives the Orks a variety of vehicles that you would expect to find in their force.
Main issue is that it comes with no instructions and it isn’t the easiest kit to put together.
So this is what you get in the box, quite a bit of resin.
This is not a simple kit, and it is furtherly complicated by a lack of instructions. Hopefully my workbench feature will help anyone else putting one of these wonderful and well detailed models together.
One of the highlights of GamesDay 2009 for me was the fantastic Ork Shanty Town display that Forge World did. There were many of the new Forge World models including the excellent Ork Big Trakk. A turbine powered Ork tracked vehicle with twin Big Shootas.
This heavy Ork transport can also be used to carry Big Gunz into battle. A brutal-looking machine, the Big Trakk comes with twin-linked big shootas, a massive gas-turbine engine, and ramming tusks.
I really like this model, which combined with Trukks and Halftrakks gives the Orks a variety of vehicles that you would expect to find in their forces. However the model is shown with the new Big Lobba. Now I don’t really like this weapon that much. Not sure what it does, but I know I don’t like it.
You can check out how I am making my own Big Trakk in my workbench feature.
One of the highlights of GamesDay 2009 for me was the fantastic Ork Shanty Town display that Forge World did. There were many of the new Forge World models including the excellent Ork Big Trakk. A turbine powered Ork tracked vehicle with twin Big Shootas. This model though has been given the Supa Kannon.
I really like this model, which combined with Trukks and Halftrakks gives the Orks a variety of vehicles that you would expect to find in their forces. Another view of the model.
The weapon choices also add variety, not just for Forge World vehicles, but also for the plastic Trukk and Battlewagons.
Current rumours abound that in 2010 we will see new plastic Wartrakks and Buggies. We have already seen nice new plastic Killa Kans and Dreads.