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Hey ho,
This is my first post on this forum, so Hi all.

Just thought i could start by sharing my efforts to get a half decently painted 40k army together while spending as little money as possible.
Naturally I chose the Orks for two main reasons;
1) One may get some cheap units from the Black reach set off E-bay
2) One may get away with building Orky vehicles from spare parts and leftover bits without having to be too neat or even too talented.

so anyway, with point two in mind; here are my scratchbuilds, any comments or suggestions will be most welcome, and if anyone is interested in seeing the under construction pics, i can post them too. Most of the stuff is built from Imperial guard stuff, specifically heavy weapons team Bits, and Tank accessories.
Enjoy!

Ork Warbuggy;


DeffDred;



Grot 'Tank';


and some grots with the buggy;



Hope you liked them, and maybe even felt inspired to make your own stuffs, I would love to make more, But i'm running low on bitz now :(

the_ferrett wrote:Dread is Kan-like. :( sorry.

No need to apologize, I agree completely, I actually started it as a Killa Kan, but when compared to a SM dred, i realized that it was far too big, So i use it as a Deff Dred. I have been looking at ways to add some more "arms" but there isnt really enough space.

MachineSlave wrote:Hey looky, old-school 1st edition Marine Dread legs on that Kan. Sniff Sniff... poor GW artifact... sniff sniff....

Yep, thats the one.
Don't worry though, The legs have been unharmed, and i still have the rest of the dred should i wish to reassemble it.



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Here are the Under Construction pics;

the_ferrett wrote:Um.... where are you getting these cars from? (Makes grabby hands)

Cars?

the_ferrett wrote:Warbuggy bodies.

The warbuggy Body is made from IG tank bits, Specifically the extra track covers, SM Rhino headlights, and back hatch, the Leman Russ dozer blade attachment, some SM bike wheels, some catachan Flamer back packs, some cardboard and bits of Biro.

The Grot tank is made from the back end of an Ork Wartrakk and some IG Bits.

the_ferrett wrote:Grot tank = wicked but I have no clue what you'd couns it as.

Yeah, ive been thinking about this, maybe ill add some claws and call it a killer can for rules purposes, or swap the Auto cannon for a flamer and call it a scortcha.

So i decided that the most appropriate way to use The grot tank would be essentially as a Killer Kan, since i would quite like it to be able to move and shoot, and bear in mind that it is crewed by a single grot.
So i have been playing about with adding a pair of Klaws.

Here is one all built up, and painted in place, To add another, i will have to go buy the Gretchin box again, but it's only 8pounds, and im actually quite keen on the little buggers.
So, please let me know if you think it's worth it.

jehjr1337 wrote: my nobs from that box looks like a crab

That I would like to see!

Aye, Calling it a "looted wagon" would be ideal, but there are specific rules about Them, and really they are based on the Orks looting full sized tanks, like Rhinos or Leman Russ'. As in, theyinclude multiple ork crew and transport capacity, which isn't really appropriate for something which is about the same size as a Bike. Good suggestions though, thanks!

and thanks for the feedback!

I may actually have a bash at simply making a Right side Claw with a green stuff mold, Ive had limited success with that technique in the past, but it's certainly worth a shot instead of forking out more money on a Grot box.

Ill let y'all know how it goes, if you are interested.

Ok, so here are the results of my attempt at simply copying the Claw, instead of having to go out and buy another Gretchin box, If anyone is interested in this technique, as it is incredibly useful when you need a specific part then im happy to answer any questions.


Here the mould has been made, It was a real pain to get it out all in one piece, and it took quite some time with a scalpel to get it cleaned up.


And here it is in place next to the other one. as you can see, it's quite a bit thicker than the original, this is partly because i had to re-enforce it with araldite, as it was quite fragile.


And here is the finished "Killa Kan".


I'm actually applying for a Job at my local GW, so im rather hoping little gubbinz like this will improve my application.

As always, feedback, or questions are welcome!

Wow, Thanks everyone for all the feedback! It really makes it all worth while!

One last thing, i didn't think he needed a thread of his own, so here is my warboss, from the AOBR box courtesy of e-bay. His name is Bignutz Beefhart.





Thanks again for all the kind words!

howdo,
here is a quick update if anyone is interested,

I used coffee stirrers from starbucks for the back of the trukk, it doesn't look as good as the stock panels, but i wanted to keep them, and as many bitz as possible from the trukk kit to build other things.

as usual critique and feedback are welcome, thanks!





Peace, love and wargames!

EagleArk wrote:I have to ask, how do you do the skin? it looks awsome!
Eagle

Thanks!
It's actually very simple, I just spray the whole model white, and then apply two layers of Thrakka green over the top.
That's all.




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MeanGreenStompa wrote:I see you made the mistake I nearly did on the construction of the ork trukk.

The instructions are wrong,

Yeah, I guess since i am British, as is Games Workshop they should be the other way round, but its clear on the floor panel that the drivers seat can go either way.

I guess Orks don't care much for traffic rules.




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FITZZ wrote:
I also love your "grot tank",very cool,but,if you plan to use it as a "counts as" Killa Kan (wich I belive I read),you have one to many claws,killa kanz only have one claw.

Yeah, you are quite right, but it looked really odd with only one Klaw.

Thanks for the feedback though guys!!!

Thanks for all the feedback!

Here is my latest project, It still needs a lot of work, but you get the idea;

12pounds for Gretchin heavy weapons teams?

No thanks Games workshop, Not when i have a bits box full of old IG lascannons.

Painting isnt quite done, but meh, here is the latest creations from Bad dok tedcase:



Feedback, as always welcome. i would love to hear suggestions or ideas for improvement.


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EagleArk wrote:Great but only 1 critism, those doors bent over the front shuldnet be so flush to each other. i is after all and ork tank!

aye, i see your point, but that is how they came on the ork Trukk kit. :(

I just used the zappers in a game against the Blood angles.

Brutal.

Though interestingly not as effective as my 15 strong squad of gretchin!

Thanks!
After tonights battle, I have decided to make another Grot tank (killer kan) and a scratch built big mek.

stay tuned!


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Mek, Made from grot herder and bitz.

Will be painted soon...

Here he is painted,
Will put pics of the new grot tank up soon if anyone cares to glance.

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:Damn! That Mek is just awesome! Seems you've got a serious talent for this sort of thing.

Wow, thanks! that made my day.

I only wish I had talent for something Useful in life.

Anyway, A lot of people on here seemed to like the grot tank, and he was very effective in my last battle (counts as a kill kan), so i have decided to make another.

Here he is, pre painting:



Ill post pics of it painted soon.

-Peace.


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Wow, Thanks!

I really enjoy fielding Grot tanks as kill Kans.
I just feel that if orks infest the entire Galaxy, then it is silly to expect all their gear to look so similar. Also, Kill Kans are actually quite effective.

Im not sure that Orks are really the "best" for scratch-building Goober, But they are certainly the easiest!

They said it couldn't be done,

They said I was mad to even try,

Well look who's mad now!

That's right ladies, GROT FIGHTAS!

MagickalMemories wrote:Counts as???

I have no idea to be honest, I just thought it would be a fun thing to do with an old marker pen.

There is actually an Ork fighta (as well as a fightabomber) on the forgeworld site, but it doesnt say where i can find the rules for it.

Any ideas anyone?

So the clevernobz at GW went and raised their prices AGAIN. A mega armored now costs 12 pounds!

I say Yarbles to that, and made my own.






will try and upload finished pics later...

Hmm, The deffcoptas is a great idea, that didn't occur to me, Thanks!

Thanks Nalyd!

Wow, Thanks everyone for the really kind feedback!
here are the finished Meganobs;



Im not sure what you were referring to WP Ranek, but thanks all the same!

Ryan Hyde wrote:Those are cool, Love em. You're work rocks and I agree to your thoughts on the price rises, in Aus ork boys went up by 6 dollars, not happy, so yes I love scratch building, and seeing others do it too, difference between me and you I guess, is you do it well

Have you put any of your scratchbuilds up? I would like to see em!

I recon i just have more free time than most people right now

Thanks guys for all the feedback!
Its keeping me motivated.

This will probably be my last scratchbuild for a while though, so i made it a goodun;

A leman russ costs 30 pounds now from GW, so i went to Bits and Kits and bought this for 1.50


then added the rest with cardboard and a few bits;


and here we have a looted leman russ for a mere £1.50.


Take that Games Workshop!

Thanks guys, much appreciated.
I still have a lot to learn with scratchbuilding, but ill be sure to add more photos of my next project if i decide to do another.

I would be really interested to see other peoples scratchbuilds and kit bashes too.

Looks good Arakasi!