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Author's Note: You'll find alot of fluff-oriented passion within these first initial posts, as well as a few creative attempts. But, if your here for the centerpiece, the Dakka Rok, you'll need to scroll down...

Hey Dakka! I've spent the last month or so polishing off my 40k collection in an attempt to rejoin my gaming circles fray. I was always focused on the bigger, fluffier picture of our battles, so building a better battlefield was always part of my priority. With all the easily accessible GW terrain out there, an abundance of spare bits, and a lil epic-aspiring creativity I set out to build 6 or 7 pieces for our 6x4 gaming table. I wanted a general theme, and as I started work on the first two pieces I envisioned the world of Armageddon.

I know its been done. Played-out maybe? But, it spoke to me. My local gaming circle includes Nids, Chaos, Black Templar, and Orks - hoping to see a Space elf player soon! I chose to build a ravaged desertland, ripe with ruined war-factories and bloodied by recent battles. The attrition of conflict would surely be present in the form of littered bodies, severed limbs, abandoned weaponry, and destroyed mecha.

Here is my beginning:

Ruined Manufactorum: On a base, the natural slopes and rock formation in the rear provide almost 270 degrees of cover. Notice the burrowed hole ontop of the rear plateau. Expect to see something alien or tradegic appearing there!

Contested Crossroads: A large area piece, only the middle or road portion of the terrain presents an open LOS down the table. Astartes gear litters the scene. Note the downed Landspeeder that had an unfortunate run in with a rock pillar and the turret-mounted Plasma Cannon against the makeshift bunker.

Back to work! I have some great ideas for a few other pieces. Don't mind my newbness either! Im not the best painter, but I try to bring my visions to life. Still on the fence about flocking the bases with sand. Theres something about the bright bleached bone ground that gives in a cartoony contrast with the more gothic structures!

All your pics are broken.

Alrighty, for your viewing pleasure....

I have been diligently working on my Armageddon battlefield terrain I've ordered almost 200 dollars in orky bits to deck out half of my newest pieces, one of which will is the massive Ork HQ piece featured below. A small Ork Rok has crashed into a large sweeping desert road, and the green tide spills onward. The Rok will/is removable from te piece and will feature many stompa pieces, battlewagon bits, and trukk parts. The piece currently measures 24" x 24" approx and roughly 18" tall!

Ork Rok: The Rok is over 19in tall. It features 4 separate levels (as far as CoD would classify), and each level has multiple access points connecting to the base of the terrain. Bits will soon be covering this in the next 72 hours. Like the terrain, it is constructed out of blue foam merging with a dremmel, as well as numerous coats of paint. Flocking also lies in its future

This piece is a sweeping rock formatiom that rises 3 levels. The interesting thing about it is unlike most multi-level terrain, a vehicle (albeit after a difficult terrain test) can ascend to the third level. I'm working on an optional bridge system between this and a few other pieces. The underside of the rock formation is bursting with burrowing nid monstrosities, and a Factory World looking tunnel entrance seems to have been the untimrly doorway to a Smurfs doom! A WIP, I look to touch up the detailed items, flock, and maybe smooth the hill a lil!

Work on getting some shots of the above. It will be getting some major updating as I refine my techniques here!

Last edition to the Battlefield is another three level piece. This one forms a bridging piece between the ork hq, nid hill, and some other things in the works. Ideally, the terrain+bridge pieces will be shiftable enough to set the table a few ways. Ive played on all the pieces except the ork hq. Got a game on Sunday well see how that goes! Anyways, this piece will have another Manufactor-esque tunnel/mine-like entrance on one end. It has a shaft going to the top floor ( you can actually see down the manhole soon to have GW ladder in place). The rock formation on the top is interesting, and it will soon see a representation of the Nids, Orks, and SM battling it out. The terrain will have a Mechanium-overrun-by-ork-but-contested-junction feel to it!

Hand stichting an Ork Logo flag to drape from the Rok. Pics coming soon. Doing alot of bit painting in preparation for it as well!

holy skak. I'm very impressed.

Oo amazing. cant wait to see it finished.

Yeah that's very impressive indeed, keep up the excellent work.

I will be spending alot of time decking out the other four not massive Ork HQ pieces, too. You can see how some of my techniques have changed/grown in the last month. I'm super amped to get em all polished off. My last step will be a 4'x8' game board felted in the same color shade as the flocked/based/washed/drybrushed "sand"!


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Wanna give an advanced shout out to a few of the Ebay suppliers that provided me with some awesome deals on bitz and boxed sets for this/future projects:

Wizard Games: Red Dragon Store

Hoard O Bits

Destroyer3: West Coast Comics

Now back to the sweat shop...

Now this took a lil work! Here we have one Ork Flag for the purpose of either a) drapping from a horizontal Manufactorum pipe runing from the high pillar atop the rock, or b) hanging from the barrel of an Ork Stompa Arm Gun on a swivel base located in the same area... If only I could find that gun arm... This flag will soon be accented with charcoal ashe around he edges to add reentry weathering!


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Just to clarify for anyone wandering, the dimensions on that flag are 3 1/2in by 5in (not including the loops for mounting )! It'll make for a perfect fit on either the piping, the stompa arm, or if I find another suitable destructive canidate in the next few days... well, that!

Its been a hectic week, but progress continues on the Armageddon-esque battlefield with Rok Landing Site/Ork HQ my current focus. I'm swimming up to my ears in almost 200 dollars of Orky bits to bedazzle the Rok including but not limited to: Stompa Face Plate, Stompa Gun Arm, Multiple Boarding planks, grabba claws, all kinds of glyphs, and a number of boys/nobz to represent the greentide. I've been painting my way through the bits, but I needed to finish, 100%, the flocking/washing/drybrushing of both the terrain base and modular Rok. With my work schedule, I hardly felt the 48 hours of downtime while the PVA soaked up the litter and play sand

Here are some shots of the Landing site, full flocked and sealed, with its coat of wash. All thats left is drybrushing woohoo. The Rok is about ready to recieve its sealing coat of PVA now!

On a side note, the Rok has been entered into the Ork Vehicle Building Competition. More on that later!

Landing Site/HQ Base complete! All thats left is the detailing pieces, but most of those will be on the actual Rok! I can't wait to apply the flocking technique to the other four pieces once this beast of a project is finished! I added a few of my personal Blood Angels to show a scale of just how massive this terrain is! Onward!

Alright, the Rok and Base are both complete! Now, the real fun begins. Turning one multi-level chunk of Rok into a venerable Orkish space seige vehicle! Still painting the Stompa faceplate, but I threw it on there to contribute to the ending vision. Thoughts, feelings, comments on this?

Huge Update: It's the weekend finally, and I've gotten a huge amount of bits in throughout the week. I also got my own wonderous Waagh vision and decided the Rok needed a major change. Things just didn't fit the way I was planning. This is the first of many progress reports coming in the next few days. and I am in high gear/ fully supplied for some production. 22in Removable Ork Rok, stands just over 2 ft on it's terrain base. Excited. Lot's of detail work but the main structure is now ready

Dat iz GAKKING AWESOME!

How haz I naut seen dis before now?

Those are insane terrain pieces! Well done!

Talk about creativity!

:O ......... wow

its not just the fact that your making ork roks,
its the fact that you are doing all of this so fast. This is awesome and i am jelous of whoever gets to play on anytable with these pieces on it.

And more!

I just need to know where you live, so I can plan out my summer road trip to AWESOMELAND!

--Brian

i think it needs more engine gubbins, still epic

Looking good!

Make sure to add loads of guns and dakka to that thing.

Here's what we got going on today:

Main Project: The Dakka Rok

On the side: BA furioso/assualt squad, dante, flocking all other terrain pieces

The Rok is the focus as I have dropped a load into bits for it. I got...

2x Ork Truk Engines
2x Ork Truk Chasis
2x Ork Truk Bed/Walls
1x Def Dred Skorcha
2x Battlewagon Gunners
3x Grabba Claws
12x Wagon Tires
A whole mess of Stompa Icons, Hatches, and Panels
And three action-poised Greenskins for dramatic posing
Oh, and 5 different Eldar/DE engines to compliment the thrusters

I'm rdy to go all-out!

Ok I'm on the grind now. I'm trying to get the rok fully flocked, while I got the details bits being painted/assembled on the side. Here's a lil shot of what I' working with. The center piece of course... Waagh Banner.

Wow. This is really great. Keep up the good work. I'm assuming you'll use it for apoc?

Ocala, Florida... Unfortunately we dont even have a FLGS, hell, even a cruel, clicky local gaming spot. Orlando does it big, and so does Gainesville. I'll hit their stores every now and then for the instant gratification buy, but I havent gotten into a more tourney-ish play arena.

Couple of my childhood friends form my gaming circle, and this piece of course is a tribute HQ to one of their Ork armies. Well, felt I should make an entire world, since our terrain had always been lacking - might as well establish precedence. I need to take this to a gaming event somewhere or friggin open a collectible store just to increase the venue lol. Ahh, to dream....

I'll just keep on building. Must... stay.. focusd.


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It will be used for either. Its just like a six level ruin in standard. While it will have all kinds of turrets, dakka, and general orkishness, it could just be used as terrain.

NOTE: the Rok is removable! I plan to magentize it for stability, but it will remain... perhaps deepstrikeable??

It could definitely have an Apoc role though, maybe even CoD. I figure we would assess it a Points cost, and in paying that cost you would benefit from its heavy artillery, defensive claws and such, and perhaps Waagh enhancing banners amd glyphs. Structure points of course, and perhaps even a DS option as mentioned.

Just my thoughts


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This positive recognition has got me working in overdrive! Thanks wargaming community!

Another big update on the way... I've build a huge orkish walkway leading from level 4 to 6 out of the truk parts. Just waiting for the newly formed upper rock parts to dry, and well be golden for gluing. Be back soon, Dakka!

Ack! I wish the flock was dry! I gotta finish doing the sealing process before I can attach the scaffolding platforms. This Dakka Rok consumes me!

Perhaps I need to work on that Furioso.... I got a few pots of Boltgun, Tin Bitz, and Beaten Copper thats dying to hit some of these orky bits tho...

Ohhhh now the techy orky bits are comming together... Can't wait to see more.