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Another photograph from my collection of Epic Orks. This is a converted Ork Flakwagon (the Trukk) and a Warbuggy.
As with other models I painted at the same time, the trukk has had an ink wash and as a result is rather glossy as I did not know at the time to add paint to wash mix which removes much of the gloss.
I am quite pleased with my Ork army and it seems to play well as well.
Here is part of my Ork army at the start of a game.
There are a couple of Killa Kans which are now more effective in the shooting phase as they are crewed by grots who have a BS of 3 compared to the 2 of regular Orks.
A couple of trukks and my Squiggoth. In front of the trukks are a flight of Deffkoptaz.
The original Ork trukk was released for Gorkamorka and was (at the time) just the right size for the smaller Orks which were also released for Gorkamorka.
With the release of the (previous) Ork Codex, it was used again as a trukk, even though the Orks had grown in size.
It did mean that the driver and gunner looked a little on the small size and not in keeping with the new Orks plastics and metals.
With the new Codex released this year, we see a nice new trukk model which is much much bigger than the old trukk. Interestingly we didn’t see a new Wartrakk or a new Warbuggy which was a pity. Even a slight modification with new crew would have been nice.
Of course who defines what is a trukk and what isn’t? Few ork vehicles would be identical due to the way the Ork vehicles are “constructed”.
I am considering that with the new (bigger) trukks that I may relegate my current Ork trukks and define them as warbuggies. Now I don’t have any warbuggy models as I don’t like the model, so it’s not as though I have a few warbuggies hanging around which would need to be re-defined as well.
Of course I now need to get some of the new Trukks…
The original Ork trukk was released for Gorkamorka and was (at the time) just the right size for the smaller Orks which were also released for Gorkamorka.
With the release of the (previous) Ork Codex, it was used again as a trukk, even though the Orks had grown in size.
It did mean that the driver and gunner looked a little on the small size and not in keeping with the new Orks plastics and metals.
With the new Codex released this year, we see a nice new trukk model which is much much bigger than the old trukk. Interestingly we didn’t see a new Wartrakk or a new Warbuggy which was a pity. Even a slight modification with new crew would have been nice.
Of course who defines what is a trukk and what isn’t? Few ork vehicles would be identical due to the way the Ork vehicles are “constructed”.
I am considering that with the new (bigger) trukks that I may relegate my current Ork trukks and define them as warbuggies. Now I don’t have any warbuggy models as I don’t like the model, so it’s not as though I have a few warbuggies hanging around which would need to be re-defined as well.
Of course I now need to get some of the new Trukks…
Here are my Ork Trukks from my most recent game. Alas this photograph is slightly blurred.
Though they did not last long against Simon’s Imperial forces, actually now I can’t remember what took them out, I think it was the Space Marine Whirlwind.
I didn’t use them as transports either (which is usually the best way of using them) merely as gun platforms and not even very good gun platforms as I only had Big Shootaz on them. Having said that, they did take out a fair few Imperial Guard before they were lost.
You can see my workbench features on my Trukks, here and here, and I also have a gallery of Ork Trukks.
This is an Epic Ork Trukk which I converted.
It was done for some additional rules for Epic 40000 which appeared in one of the Epic 40000 magazines (remember them). This is an Ork Trukk.
Take one Ork FlakWagon, use the gunners from some Warbuggies and place where you would put the Flak gun.
One thing about this model is that it has had an ink wash and as a result is rather glossy as I did not know at the time to add paint to wash mix which removes much of the gloss.
This is an Epic Ork Trukk which I converted.
It was done for some additional rules for Epic 40000 which appeared in one of the Epic 40000 magazines (remember them). This is an Ork Gun Trukk (Lobba).
Take one Ork FlakWagon, use a Pulsa Rokkit with launcher; and place where you would put the Flak gun.
One thing about this model is that it has had an ink wash and as a result is rather glossy as I did not know at the time to add paint to wash mix which removes much of the gloss.
This is an Epic Ork Trukk which I converted.
It was done for some additional rules for Epic 40000 which appeared in one of the Epic 40000 magazines (remember them). This is an Ork Gun Trukk (Zap).
Take one Ork FlakWagon, use a Big Gunz (mount on gun carriage and cut off wheels) and place where you would put the Flak gun.
You could add Ork crew if you wanted.
One thing about this model is that it has had an ink wash and as a result is rather glossy as I did not know at the time to add paint to wash mix which removes much of the gloss.
More Ork Convershunz.
It’s not uncommon for Feral Ork tribes to capture vehicles left by other forces. These vehicles will have been heavily damaged, and it’s rare that a Feral Ork tribe will either have the mechanical expertise or spare parts needed to get them going. But that does not stop the Tribes from cobbling things together with their boilers and boars to make surprisingly effective war machines.
The Junka Trukk is a model from the Epic Armageddon range.
Having a Trukk model hanging around… I decided that I would see if I could build a 28mm Junka Trukk. It would be more Trukk than the Epic version, but the idea would be the same, cobbling things together with their boilers and boars to make surprisingly effective war machines.
I built the Trukk according to the instructions, but added two extra parts, a Rhino frontal armour plate to the front and a Land Raider top front door to the rear. I had these parts left over from using resin Forge World doors.
I then added a Rhino side door as a roof to the cab of the trukk. I also added the trukk’s frontal armour plate to the Rhino front armour plate I had already stuck into place.
Of course needs more junk!
Full workbench feature on the Junka Trukk with more photos.
Today I was at GamesDay 2007, and yes I did take a load of pictures (over 200) and yes I am uploading them as I speak.
Next year I think I will use a mobile phone and Shozu so that they are uploaded as I take them… that will be different.
I did enjoy the show, much more than last year. I suspect this may have been because there were lots of new Orks on show. Last year (for me anyway) I had already seen all the preview stuff, this year there was loads I hadn’t seen.
Here is the new Ork Trukk which will be out on the 7th January (in the UK).
Forgeworld had some nice displays, but didn’t seem to have as much new and unknown stuff as they use to have in previous years (maybe they are just getting it out faster).
They did though have the Reaver Titan.
Eventually you will be able to find all my photographs on the site.