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I was mad into 40k thirty years ago, dropped out of it as I got a job etc and regrettably sold everything! :( I picked up a small Aeldari force in Covid and enjoyed the painting side.

I now have a very keen son who is blown away by the lore, which is something I really want to embrace. We are going to look at building an Ork army but on a strict budget.

Has anyone got any advice on easily Orkifying vehicles? Maybe vehicles from other game systems and manufacturers that could be a good basis looks-wise? I’m confident with the converting and am also manically trying to scavenge Ork bits on eBay UK but have had really limited luck. Does anyone have any advice for this too? I’m trying to be as inventive with keywords as possible.

The end goal is base vehicles to have a 40k vibe as opposed to generic vehicles with an Ork stuck inside

Obviously if there is nothing then I’ll have to pick up some 40k stuff but just trying to keep it affordable, particularly as there will be a steep learning curve for my son!

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 ComeFindMe wrote:
Grateful for any and all advice please…

I was mad into 40k thirty years ago, dropped out of it as I got a job etc and regrettably sold everything! :( I picked up a small Aeldari force in Covid and enjoyed the painting side.

I now have a very keen son who is blown away by the lore, which is something I really want to embrace. We are going to look at building an Ork army but on a strict budget.

Has anyone got any advice on easily Orkifying vehicles? Maybe vehicles from other game systems and manufacturers that could be a good basis looks-wise? I’m confident with the converting and am also manically trying to scavenge Ork bits on eBay UK but have had really limited luck. Does anyone have any advice for this too? I’m trying to be as inventive with keywords as possible.

The end goal is base vehicles to have a 40k vibe as opposed to generic vehicles with an Ork stuck inside

Obviously if there is nothing then I’ll have to pick up some 40k stuff but just trying to keep it affordable, particularly as there will be a steep learning curve for my son!



Congrats on picking the right faction for making vehicles for cheap

You should look up the YouTuber "bill-making stuff". He takes garbage and children's toys and makes really cool vehicles, monsters, and little robots out of them that look almost like professional kits. He had a video series a while ago called Tonks, where he would take children's vehicles and make tanks out of them that felt very orky to me. I used a lot of what he did to inspire me to make a proxy battle wagon out of old, disused children's toys. A little 3D printing here and there just to get a couple of symbols, as I didn't feel like making them by hand, and boom, my own custom battle wagon!



Taking other model kits of a similar scale and kit-bashing them into vehicles is also a very good idea, something I plan to do myself. If you want a good starting point to make vehicles, I've heard these kinds of model kits are good starting points, as they have very orcish proportions and work very well for getting lots of cool parts. Just look up the official Dimensions of the model that you are replicating for Warhammer and make sure it's around that size, and you're golden. I believe these kits are called World War Toons ( they are kind of cartoonish renditions of historical vehicles like tanks). Here's a link to one that I found that looked like it would be cool to orkify:

https://anticsonline.uk/Product/Meng-WWT-017-World-War-Toon-Churchill-British-Infantry-Tank-Kit_WWT-017_N108602577

If you add a large roller, it would extend the length of it on the front to be the right length of the battle wagon kit; it would make a perfect proxy!

Another good thing would be to find a local wargaming store near you that might sell used, discounted Warhammer, as those are great places to pick up stuff for a bargain and usually have bits bins where you can pay to get bits for converting things, or sometimes even for free!




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Here's a good video on making said tanks by Bill making stuff





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Oh, and I almost forgot! Here is the link to Troll Traider, which is the world's largest second-hand Warhammer website/store. I know it's located in the UK, so shipping for you shouldn't be that bad. It's a really good place for looking for old out-of-print stuff and even some more modern stuff at a reasonable price.
https://thetrolltrader.com/collections/orks

And here's a link to some brand new Gretchen I found on the website for only £10! It would be a really good, cheap start for your kid to start assembling and paint something
https://thetrolltrader.com/collections/orks/products/runtherd-gretchin-26]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/819145/11827325.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/819145/11827325.page GMT Ork-ifying Tips in 2026
 ComeFindMe wrote:
Has anyone got any advice on easily Orkifying vehicles? Maybe vehicles from other game systems and manufacturers that could be a good basis looks-wise? I’m confident with the converting and am also manically trying to scavenge Ork bits on eBay UK but have had really limited luck. Does anyone have any advice for this too? I’m trying to be as inventive with keywords as possible.

The end goal is base vehicles to have a 40k vibe as opposed to generic vehicles with an Ork stuck inside

Obviously if there is nothing then I’ll have to pick up some 40k stuff but just trying to keep it affordable, particularly as there will be a steep learning curve for my son!


A lot depends on (1) how limited your budget is and (2) how fussy you are about matching the established Orky aesthetic. There's also the question of which vehicles you want to represent.

I am assuming that, since you are talking about Orkifying vehicles, you are trying to avoid buying GW kits (otherwise you might as well buy the official Ork vehicle models). In my experience, buying bits from eBay is quite expensive (although you won't have the murderous postage costs that I have to absorb). That said, you might want to look for job lots of assorted basic bits (especially weapons, wheels, exhausts and moulded glyph plates). While you can build your own vehicles from scratch, I think your best option is sourcing reasonably Orky looking military kits, and modifying them. To be honest, this really isn't that difficult - all you need to add is slabs of roughly shaped armour plate (plastic card) and plenty of rivets. But this seems to be far less popular than it used to be - there was a time when this forum was full of Orky vehicle conversions.

The best scale for Ork vehicles seems to be 1:35. 1:48 is actually a better match for WH40k generally, but it doesn't really work for Orks due to their bulk. Ideally, you're looking for vehicles which are already quite slab-sided and angular, and which are approximately the same size as the official model you want to represent. WW2 vehicles work best, especially German and Soviet stuff. For instance, a good stand-in for an Ork Trukk is the German SdKfz 251 half-track. Slap some crude armour plates and glyphs all over it, attach some Orky weapons, and it'll look fine (probably better than the official Trukk, IMO). Military kits are significantly cheaper than GW kits. Tamiya is the best-know brand (and their kits are very enjoyable to build), but Italeri is cheaper and there are numerous Chinese manufacturers out there too. Once thing I'd suggest, however, is to omit or remove the fine detail (especially items that are scaled for 1:35 humans) as it won't look Orky.

I really can't illustrate this approach better than by putting up a pic of a Battlewagon converted by Nightserpent using a cheap 1:35 scale Sturmtiger kit. This model is from the golden age of Orky conversions, and I liked it so much I acquired it from Nightserpent (and still have it). You can see that Nightserpent used all kinds of stuff to conceal the original model. The actual cost would have been very low - most of it is plastic card of various thicknesses and textures, and I think he also used the aluminium mesh that is used to repair cars.

Let me know if you want any more suggestions.

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What would be a good starting kit? Maybe a 1/35 Panzer II. They are cheap, enclosed (So you will not have to fiddle trying to seat an ork), and about the right size for one of the buggies. Making someting like a Boomdakka Snazzwagon should be doable.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/819145/11827345.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/819145/11827345.page GMT Ork-ifying Tips in 2026 mm hole punch means rivieted armour plates.. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/819145/11827691.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/819145/11827691.page GMT Ork-ifying Tips in 2026
Imagine a mute, telling a deaf man who tells a blind man how to modify a vehicle and you cannot go far wrong.

Back in 3rd edition in 2000 I up armoured a large horde of ork vehicles using painted cereal packet cardboard for armour plates and it is still all in place without significant damage.
Now I would use some 2mm plasticard and cut 2mm plastic solid tubes for rivets.

Outside of GW product, cheap toys from dollar store or toy store.

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I made this grot tank for playing Tonks.





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Another great option is to buy a Deffdred kit and make 2 out of it.

The tricky bit is building a second body and legs.

I made this one on roller skates with just plain acrylic offcuts and spare bits from the deffdred kit.


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 ComeFindMe wrote:
Wow, some amazing ideas here. Much appreciated, thank you everyone!


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