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title says it. i am converting a taurox to a looted tank/trukk, and need to decide on what to use on the front.
blutacked a battlewagon ram on it to see how it looks....



what do you think?
too much, or proppa' orky?

alternative would be a trukk ram.

it's orks... is there really such a thing as too much?

Looks like it was made for the job.

Nice work on the kit.

sorry, much too clean - needs loads more bitz n stuff. It doesn't look like an ork has been anywhere near it yet. As a starter it has possibilities.

I think that ram looks spot on

StewRat wrote:
sorry, much too clean - needs loads more bitz n stuff. It doesn't look like an ork has been anywhere near it yet. As a starter it has possibilities.

not done yet, still loads of stuff to stick on there, no worries

nah that looks spot on mate, theres no such thing as OTT with orks.

Also, why the hell doesnt that kit come with wheels, that looks so much better!!!!!!

IGtR= wrote:
Look at this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/warhammer-40k-space-marines-blood-angels-honor-guard/301162166219?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222006%26algo%3DSIC.FITP%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107083358%26meid%3D6553676599570191206%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D20140107083358%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D351055033984&autorefresh=true

I dont get it? shameless spamming?

I agree that you can't go too big with Orks. Nice work.

Dude, looks awesome, though id argue it should get like armour 13 from that solid wedge of metal at the front, I mean hell its thicker than the chassis

I like it and I HATE orks.

 OIIIIIIO wrote:
I like it and I HATE orks.

well, that's one hell of a compliment lol

thanks so far for the useful opinions folks! (besides that kinda senseless ebay link)

I think it looks appropriately over-the-top for Orks.

That's very nicely done, and I think it's perfect!

Not at all, that's perfectly Orky!

Looks great, don't change a thing. Although feel free to add other things!

I'm saving the picture and filing it away for my eventual Taurk-ox conversion. Kinda wanna wait for the codex, and figure out if it'll do best as a trukk, a wagon, open/close topped, etc.

Yup. No such thing as too much when it comes to orks. Looks awesome. Also, I agree with optometris, that thing looks infinitely better with wheels instead of those derpy tracks.

Looks perfect. Well done.

 optometris wrote:

Also, why the hell doesnt that kit come with wheels, that looks so much better!!!!!!

my first thought regarding that:
http://www.wobblymodelsyndrome.com/comic-301.html

anyway, regarding the model it looks good to me!

While talking about orkifying the taurox…

When I first saw the front bumper on the taurox, the first thing that came to mind was “That needs to be changed into a bent-metal ork face"

Would you be able to flip it over for an upside-down photo so we can see how you've integrated the wheels?

I'm also just curious about what the underside of a Taurox looks like, since I haven't seen one in the flesh yet.

Great stuff. If I was playing that, I'd be sure to give you +1S on any Ram and some kind of modifier on Tank Shock Ld tests, as even the Emperor's Finest would hesitate to stand in front of that load of metal.

Something's converted...?

Oh, right. See it. Subtle changes in the overall design, but slightly more orky than the basic design.

It's no sillier than the vehicle it's on.

Not quite big enough, yet.

I'm sure you can use some plasticard or something to bulk it up a little more.

 Altruizine wrote:
Would you be able to flip it over for an upside-down photo so we can see how you've integrated the wheels?

I'm also just curious about what the underside of a Taurox looks like, since I haven't seen one in the flesh yet.

no problem, pic of how i did the wheels (please take a minute now to laugh at how cheap and stupid my way of attaching them actually is )



and pic of general underside (note that not all taurox parts are there, and that the metal bars with the steps are from the land speeder storm):




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 Paradigm wrote:
Great stuff. If I was playing that, I'd be sure to give you +1S on any Ram and some kind of modifier on Tank Shock Ld tests, as even the Emperor's Finest would hesitate to stand in front of that load of metal.

ork reinforced ram? counts the AV on the front as +2 for ram attacks...

It needs more Dakka

Cleaver use of sprue.

That is outstanding. Seeing it like this really makes me wonder why the didn't just use oversized wheels to begin with vs. stupid quad-track.

 Ailaros wrote:
Not quite big enough, yet.

I'm sure you can use some plasticard or something to bulk it up a little more.

i am not really a pro builder, and actually have no plasticard here... this was just a quick on-the-go conversion for a friend (i don't play orks, see my signature )

i did find some random bitz and armour parts to stick on to fluff it up a bit, i think i'm kinda done now





BTW, i really, really had a nerdgasm when i saw that people like SRM, Paradigm, Gitsplitta, and especially you, Ailaros commented here....

The ram looks fine as far as size and shape. It does look a bit thick, but that could be easily solved by cutting/sanding the top of its inner side to look thinner.

Be sure to add nice beefy mounting points on the sides of the Taurox to connect to the ram.

I may do something similar with my planned looted Taurox, although mine will probably be open-topped and (somehow) lengthened to standard trukk dimensions.