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| Ork Bikes - Da Bikaz |
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History:
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Give an Ork a vehicle and he will succumb to the natural Orky love
of speed and noisy equipment. In Da Bikaz, all of this is combined
with Kustomized bikes, revving engines and twin-linked Big Shootas.
Da Bikaz were once just Orks who liked the idea of getting into battle
quicker, and were brave (or daft?) enough to try one of Mek Botchit's
"Speshul Vee-hikles". After this the Cult of Speed took
over and they forever became Speed Freaks, racing down the flanks
of Waagh Grimjaw with all guns blazing. These Orks will now never
give up an opportunity to race into battle, and if they aren't fighting
they can be found either getting the newest Kustom Job or repainting
and polishing their beloved red Bikes. After all, every Ork knows
that "Red unz go fasta". |
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The Models:
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For the models, I used a combination of the Gorkamorka Biker, the
2nd Edition plastic Ork Biker and various pieces from the Ork Sprue
and Gorkamorka vehicles to individualise both the bikes and riders.
The flag poles have been removed from the twin-linked Big Shootas
on the back of each bike, partly for ease of storage and partly because
it makes them look more Orky and vicious. The peg from the bottom
of the banner pole was, however, used as it filled the whole nicely
without the use of Green Stuff. Some of the extras include Ork Weapons
arms so that they can be fielded as Big Shoota-less Bikers. This works
in combination with the fact that they have been painted so that the
guns can be removed from the back of the bike. With the Big Shootas
in place, the Sluggas can be ignored, with the Big Shootas removed,
the Orks clearly have sluggas and close combat weapons. Space Marine
shoulder pads were also added to some of the Orks, and then suitably
battle damaged, to act as primitive armour and as a sign of previous
victories. Finally, all but one of the bikes had the "Evil Sunz"
symbol removed from the front of the bike, and replaced with a metal
glyph plate. These glyph plates were taken from a sprue which came
in a mail order offer of "Orky Bits" for Gorkamorka, and
were used to Ork-ify the bikes.
The Bikes were given a very simple paint scheme. Firstly they were
given a couple of coats of Magenta Ink over a qhite undercoat. This
was then highlighted with Blood Red to give them a redder colour and
make them look less pink. The Orks were painted in a variety of tones,
with their clothes generaly painted in earthy browns and their skin
painted in the normal fasion. The bullets along the rear supports
for the twin-linked Big Shootas were painted with Shining Gold to
give them a brass-type looks. The barrels of the guns were painted
Boltgun Metal. Other details such as shoulder pads and helmets were
painted with Boltgun Metal highlighted with Mithril Silver. Th glyph
plates on the front of each bike were first painted with Chaos Black,
then the plate was painted with Mithril Silver before the glyph itself
was painted with Blood Red. Leaving a line of Black around the glyph
lets it stand out from the plate well with good definition. Dinally
the details were painted - teeth with Bleached Bone, Goggles with
Snakebite Leather for the material and Enchanted Blue for the glass
and a small dot of Blood Red for any of the visible eyes. |
| Trakks - Da Yung Gunz |
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History:
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Before a Yoof can be considered good enough to join Da Bikaz of
Waagh Grimjaw, he must first prove his worth as a pillion rider and
gunner on one of Trakks. As such, the vehicles gained the nickname
"Da Yung Gunz" amongst the rest of the Waagh. There may
only be two of Da Yung Gunz, but in combination with Da Skorcha and
Da Bikaz, they can form a formidable flanking force which is enough
to put all but the hardest general off his plan and distract their
attention, while the rest of Da Boyz close in for the kill. |
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The Models:
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Da Yung Gunz are made from the Ork Trakks in the Gorkamorka game,
with a few minor changes to Orkify them and make them fit into the
Gorkamorka imagery better. Firstly, to make the two vehicles different,
one of them has been converted to use the pillar from the Spear Gun
in place of the normal girder-style pillar. The other vehicle has
been modified in the style of some of the Snakebite Ork Gorkamorka
models in an old issue of White Dwarf, where plates were added to
cover the tracks. This adds an extra armoured feel to the vehicle
and looks good. Both vehicles then had extra stowage and assorted
Ork Vehicle components added, as well as the arbitrary battle damage.
Since the Trakks were originally designed for Gorkamorka, they have
been given a relatively simple and beaten colour scheme. The whole
model was first given basecoat of Chaos Black, and then the metal
was painted Boltgun Metal. The wheels were highlighted with a drybrush
of Space Wolf Grey, the seat was painted with Vermin Fur, the wooden
boxes were drybrushed with the same colour and the Trakk handles were
painted with Bubonic Brown. Following an Armour Wash to all of the
metalic areas, the lower parts of the Trakk were drybrushed with splatters
of dusty mud (Bubonic Brown paint - although something closer to Bestial
Brown is probably better for normal mud). The Orks were painted in
Emerald Green with Goblin Green higlights over a coat of Ork Flesh
Wash. Their clothes were painted in earthy tones again, with Chaos
Black used for boots, bracelets and gloves. Any metalic areas on the
models were painted with Mithril Silver and as a final touch the gunner
Ork was given a Blood Red bandana with Skull White spots. |
| Skorcher - Da Skorcha |
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History:
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Da Skorcha was created when Botchit added a Skorcha turret to one
of Da Yung Gunz. Ever after it has been considered too good to be
left to mere Yoofs and so has been driven by a real Speed Freak and
his trusty grot rigger. In battle Da Skorcha races along with the
rest of the vehicles, burning anyone who is stupid enough to try to
hide in cover. |
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The Models:
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Da Skorcha was made as a normal Skorcher trakk with very few changes.
The biggest change was using one of the other Gorkamorka Ork bodies
as a gunner in the Skorcher turret. The upper half of a body was filed
and cut down so that it fitted easily inside the turret and was glued
in place. Next, arms were attached and the turret 'lid' was glued
in an open position. The driver was also slightly converted, with
one arm being replaced with an arm holding a small knife. Again this
is only a minor change, but it adds some Orky individuality to the
models.
Being a real Speed Freaks' vehicle, Da Skorcha was painted in a similar
method to Da Bikaz, with a Crimson Gore basecoat being highlighted
with Blood Red. The metal on the trakk (e.g. the tracks and the spokes)
were first painted black and then drybrushed with Bolt Gun Metal.
The Skorcha barrels were then given a wash with Brown Wash and Chestnut
Wash to give a rusted and burnt look. The other metal areas were given
a thinner wash of Chestnut Wash to provide a weathered, but not burnt,
look. The Orks were painted in the normal style, with Emerald Green
skin, a was of Ork Flesh Wash and then highlighted with Goblin Green.
Their clothes were also painted in the normal earthy colours. The
Grot Rigger was painted in a similar fasion, but his skin was started
at Goblin Green and highlighted with Striking Scorpion Green following
an Ork Flesh Wash. Finally, some of the yellow Skorcher transfers
were added to the flatter areas of the vehicle to break them up and
add decoration. |
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