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Ork Kommandos back on the bench

A Kommando is an Ork Boy specialist who prefers to rely on “kunning trikz” instead of fighting his opponents head-on like most other Greenskins. Kommandoz serve as the Orks’ infiltrators and saboteurs, and are masters of the arts of stealth, ambush, unconventional tactics and striking at the opponent from a totally unexpected quarter.

At GamesDay 2006 I purchased a box of Ork Kommandos. The Orks came in quite a few components, and each as their own backpack, with the Nob backpack also having a Grot hiding in the top. I based the models using a basing kit.

The models were given a black undercoat.

Having given the models a black undercoat, a couple were drybrushed with Tin Bitz.

I am going to follow an idea I used with my Stormboyz, but instead of browns, I am going to use greens.

Along with these five models, I have two Ork Kommandos with Burnaz and one with a Big Shoota.

More photographs of the model from the workbench.

Ork Kommando with Burna

At GamesDay 2006 I purchased a box of Ork Kommandos. They were a release from Games Workshop as part of the Medusa V campaign. I also got a couple of Kommando with a Burna. This is a nice model. The Ork Kommando with Burna comes as two castings, which provides four components, the main body, a backpack and the two arms, one of which has the actual burna. I constructed the models and I added some slate and modelling sand to the base.

The next stage was to give the models a black undercoat, where the black spray has “missed” areas this was touched up with thinned down Chaos Black paint. Having given the models a black undercoat, they were drybrushed with Tin Bitz.

More photographs of the model from the workbench.

Ork Kommando with Big Shoota

At GamesDay 2006 I purchased a box of Ork Kommandos. I got the Kommando with Big Shoota to add to the force. I put the whole model together. I added some slate to the base.

The next stage was to give the model a black undercoat. I then gave the model a drybrush of Tin Bitz.

More photographs of the model from the workbench, as well as the GW painted version.

Ork Kommandos

I have added materials from the urban basing kit to my Ork Kommandos.

I didn’t use any of the resin pieces, but used the large and small slate. I think I will add some barbed wire as well.

I initially decided to paint their backpacks separately, so thought of how I would need to mount them. After much thought (and a fair bit of procrastination) I decided against that idea and stuck the backpacks on.

The Kommandos come with two different backpacks, I’ve thought with the Stikkbombz and Tankbombz that these models would make good Tankbustaz.

Here are the Kommandos.

Here is the Kommandos Mob complete with Big Shoota and Burna.

Next stage will be the undercoat.

Ork Kommando Warboss

I have added materials from the urban basing kit to my Ork Kommandos.
I didn’t use any of the resin pieces, but used the large and small slate. I think I will add some barbed wire as well.

Here is the Kommando Nob (Boss)’s backpack complete with Grot

I have based my other Ork bosses on 40mm bases, so I might at some point rebase him, but for the moment he can stay on his smaller base (well he is an infiltrator).

Next stage will be the undercoat.

Ork Kommando with Big Shoota

At GamesDay 2006 I purchased a box of Ork Kommandos. I recently got the Kommando with Big Shoota to add to the force.

I put the whole model together. I added some slate to the base.

The next stage was to give the model a black undercoat.

See the full workbench feature on the Ork Kommando with Big Shoota

Ork Kommando with Burna

At GamesDay 2006 I purchased a box of Ork Kommandos. I recently got the Kommando with a Burna to add to the force.

Having put the model together, I added some slate and modelling sand to the base.

Ork Kommando with Burna

After much thought I decided I would stick the fuel tank on the back of the Ork as painting it separately seemed a lot of extra effort.

Ork Kommando with Burna

The next stage was to give the model a black undercoat.

See the full workbench feature on the Ork Kommando with a Burna.

Ork Kommando with Burna

I have been putting together my Ork Kommando with Burna and basing him with some Games Workshop modelling sand and slate.

The model goes together quite well, initially I left off the backpack to paint separately, though since I took these photographs, I changed my mind and stuck it on.