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Terrain looks good!

Waiting to see where You're going with the BW, really curious about actually

That terrain looks pretty cool from afar in this sepia tone. I can't wait to see your battlewagon, please go step by step on how to do it, because I have been looking for an alternative.

I'll try. It will be my first real build, so keeping a record of it will be entertaining.

I'm starting with two tank kits, the first being a Tamiya Russian Tank Destroyer SU-122


The second is a Hobby Boss Russian KV-2


The general consensus is that 1/35th is about the right scale for Orks, however I have gone for 1/48, which is still pretty close, as I feel these two models will help me achieve what I want while remaining within the measurements of the GW Battlewagon, which is approximately 6" long and 3 to 4"s wide, apparently.

The SU-122 is forming the base chassis (Side note; it comes with a die cast chassis, underneath the plastic in the picture above, which adds a very nice weight to the model) I will be using the main turret from the KV-2 to mount as the main gun, placing it on the back half of the SU-122 chassis, creating a similar look to the GW model.
No progress since the last picture, so here's some boring close ups, showing the die cast chassis and Battlewagon commander.






I've also ordered an Airfix 1/48 British Forces Afghanistan Supacat HMT600 Coyote to be modded into an Ork Trukk

You asked for it, Nafarious...
For those of you who don't care about the step by step I will spoiler it.
As usual click the images to get the zoomable versions.


Which leaves us at this state, currently;



Still lots to do!
And here it is with some puppets war bits from my bits box, to give myself more ideas.



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Making the driver a cockpit area out of leftover Deff Dread and Killa Kan pieces.



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Decided to move the commander into an armoured point at the top, for a better view of the battle.

We interrupt this blog to bring you the following announcement;

My Mrs has started kit bashing. *Sniff* I'm so proud.

You realise that means your mek's pile of lootable stuff has just become fair game......

Interesting start to the BW, and liking the idea of the Supacat...

Are the tongue and groove joints on the table bits solid enough for you to create modular terrain out of them?

Nooo, dems my bits!!!

Yes, the boards are pretty damn sturdy, For my board I'll just be painting the base and making the scenery modular. Maybe some small bits built in to the board itself.
But if you wanted to it would definitely be strong enough to do it built on, I'm sure.

After the Mrs learning the basics the other week we had a quick 600 points game today. It only lasted two turns as she had other stuff to do, but she really enjoyed it. Also, Kaldor Draigo is a dick.
Here she is reading up on how to toast Orks in the assault phase.

GREY KNIGHT TERMIHOIANWDOANDAWDA WAGGGHHHH DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA.. i think i scratched its armor....


haha grey knight terminators are super rough on Orks in assault. Gun them down with shooters - much more reliable.

Your table is simple and brilliant. Love it.

As for the tank, I feel like it needs more filling out. It seems to just put together, and not really supporting the feel of the design. So to speak.. Its a good/great start, want to see it finished.

Aye, don't worry. I have further plans for the tank. And the table is far from finished (Not even started really).

 Squidbot wrote:
Aye, don't worry. I have further plans for the tank. And the table is far from finished (Not even started really).

Well I will be here for the tank and table. Both have excellent beginnings. Much like lord of the rings.

Road layout planning for Orkville U.K.

OOO Ork villa. Seems to square if you ask me. But not a bad idea.

The idea is that Orks being Orks, rather than make their own city they just took over someone elses. So eventually this will be a city that was once a human habitat but has been lived in by Orks for years. Also the desert is trying to reclaim its property.
The markings are to mark out the road layout in what will possibly be a modular layout.
Each board is 4'x1' and will not have any large permanent scenery affixed. Scenery will be individual pieces that can be placed anywhere on the board as with any blank board. So hopefully, if all goes to plan, I can arrange the 6 boards in a variety of ways for slightly different road layouts, and then place buildings on areas that are not roads.

A very boring update.
Boards masked:


Boards with first coat:

Another boring update! Nothing exciting to relate.
The Airtfix Supacat arrived. No good. While the scale is ok, the actual vehicle size is too small for an Ork Trukk. I could probably work with the length but it would be far too narrow. Shame. But I think I'll be able to salvage the model into a couple of war buggies. More on that somewhere down the line, as I have come to the realisation that I have a ton of half finished projects on the go. Time to focus on what I have and clear the decks a bit.
To do list, in no particular order:
Snikrot's backpack.
Burnas x3
Lootas x5
Mek x1
Kromlech Mega Nobs x2
Ard ladz x10
Killa Kanz x3
Warboss on bike x1

That's just the half finished models that I need to get my ass into gear and finish painting I still need to finish making the Kustom battlewagon, and then paint it. Once all that is done I can think about the unstarted stuff.

On top of that there is the ongoing Orkville project, for which I have started constructing home made foamboard scenery.
SO far I've made couple of buildings, unfinished, obviously.


Here's one shown with a Micro Art Studios catwalk.


The board surface is slowly moving forwards. The boards were de-masked today, after a black spray, preparatory to masking the black areas and spraying the remaining areas with a textured stone coat.

Started work on the kans

Inspiring work on the kanz. To bad their not worth their chips any more.

I know, but I love the models, so they're getting painted anyway

I somehow missed the Kanz

Good posing and I love the Black Ork shield as a face in the middle one, get them painted!

Oof, long time no update. I need to take some photos of stuff, but in the meantime here's a Mek that recently joined the WAAAGH!!

Me as well I just fnished a Big Mek.
It's a great model!
Love the little companion

Got frustrated with my custom battlewagon, so as an interim measure I shelled for the GW version. I'm still working on my own but I don't think it's going to be end up big enough to really count as a Battlewagon. Probably a looted wagon.
Pretty pleased with how this one turned out though (Much higher rez zoomable version if you click it).

Also got a supply drop on Friday. The Mrs bought me the Forge World Bikers. Love the bikes!

Nice BW, but I wanna see some converted tank for da Ladz

FW bikez are awesome. I would love to get me some, but too expensive for me at the moment.
Looking forward for some paint on them

To be honest I was a little disappointed by how much clean up work they required, but the scultps are awesome.

Wow squid your busy when I am away. Nice everything I truely enjoy your mek.

Cheers Panda, he's the stand out piece of the WAAGH. Him and his Battlewagon. I can really see how much my painting has improved in him.

Long time no update! Not much new news, life has been preventing me doing any real painting, but not purchasing, meaning my WAAAGH has grown, but remains criminally unfinished. But we're getting there!
I also received an Ultrasmurf army as a gift. Painted but not too well, so there's another project for further down the line.
Orkville UK is coming on, but I'll post pictures of that next week, when the board is set up for a game.
Oh, and my brother, who got me into Wargaming as a kid, has decided he wants to play. As a result he bought himself a fully painted Black Templars army. That should be fun!
So, all I have to show is one finished Dread, some shots of the size of my WAAAGH now, and some WIP scenery.

Orkshire, North East England, is slowly coming together.