<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help GW 40k tank until i know what im doing So i was wondering can i convert an airfix or a WW2 tank and still field it in an ork army?? And if i can, what scale should i use and what tank or vehicle best suits an ork army. Thanks for your help.

Atlas]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633346.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633346.page GMT Re:Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help GW parts.
ANYWHO I think either 1/35 or 1/48 is a good size denending on the model and whatnot. Ive seen both done and both looked good. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633355.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633355.page GMT Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633473.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633473.page GMT Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help for orks to loot it size does not matter atall.
they will steal anything thats not bolted down, if it is then give them 5 more minutes to take the bolts out 1st (or rip them out)

any size vehicle will work well, but just a few key points:

if it has a cannon, most real vehicles have small barrels on them, upgrade it to a large bore gun.

make sure it looks like its ramshackle and could fall apart at any given moment.

unlike imperial vehicles, orks are neither neat nor tidy, armour plates should be tatty, falling off, and there should be alot of them.

random bubbinz like a shoota tied to the side of it for storage, random skulls and spikes, gretchin all over it.


thats just my random opinions on it, but good luck with it, and make sure you post your WIP of it ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633482.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633482.page GMT Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help
Check this article for more information on historical scale model kits.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Scale_Model_Kits_for_40K]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633488.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633488.page GMT Re:Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help 1) No matter the scale, the vehicle needs to be about the right size for the game you plan to play. So, a large 1/35 vehicle may just not look right, and a smaller 1/48 vehicle may not look right, either.
2) I've seen conversions that did not convincingly mask the historic vehicle they were based on. An Ork tank that looks like a Tiger II tank looses something in the translation. Also, the GW vehicles have outsized weapons and rivets, etc.
3) A good conversion is always more appealing with a good paint job.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633514.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633514.page GMT Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help
Orks have vehicles any size but big red ones go FASTA!!!!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633529.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633529.page GMT Re:Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help GW tank whats the best one to use in any ork army. i know its been convered but whats the easiest way to convert a vehicle?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633620.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633620.page GMT Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633678.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/633678.page GMT Re:Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help .

Don't use historic airfix models they aren't as good quality models and it is so much better loking to have a gw looted tank on the board than a historic one! Honest i play deathskulls!
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Atlas23 wrote:Cheers for all your help. Erm doubt ill play tournaments or if i did i wouldnt bring them. If i chose to convert a GW tank whats the best one to use in any ork army. i know its been convered but whats the easiest way to convert a vehicle?

The easiest way? Buy, trade, or steal an already painted IG vehicle. Paint some red "X"'s over the Imperial markings, and stick and Ork commander in the top hatch. Add Snots and Grots to taste. Clutter it up with Orky gear if you want.

Brings up a point. Is this for dispaly or will it see the battlefield? If it will fight, you might want to decide what kind of Looted Wagon it will be and how it will be armed. I can't figure out a Looted Wagon version of the Leman Russ that accounts for the hull mounted Las Cannon.

Now if you want to convert a GW vehicle so that it does not look looted, but homemade, the Leman Russ or chimera are kit bashable.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/634543.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/634543.page GMT Re:Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help
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Also not really on point but need a few more idea for ork clothy colours. getting a bit fed up of using the same old browns - fancy making a mob with different type of clothes. Any ideas on this point would be great - thanks]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/635124.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/635124.page GMT Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/635582.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/635582.page GMT Ork Vehicle Conversion - Need Help
As for the weapons, you should be fine doing just about anything, just make sure your opponent knows what he is facing.

Lyquis]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/635770.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234506/635770.page GMT