Space Ork Long Range Raiders (new stuff on Aug 16th)

[pocoloco]

Back in the day (read before I found LAF) I had a small project of Space Orks that I was planning on using with Killteam rules, but play them as Imperial Guard. Well, as so many of my projects, it stalled quite drastically and the bits have been waiting in a box for some time. Now, one week ago I found a Tamiya 1:35 scale M151A2 kit on a second hand market and of course I had to buy it, if for nothing else but for possible bits. Today lighting hit me and the pictures below show the first ride of the Blood Axe Clans Long Range Raiders. Ruleswise, if I ever end up gaming with it, it can be a normal Ork wartrak if using Ork rules and it is good replacement as Tauros Venator, being of same length as the FW model.

Anyways, here are some pics of the new ride.

[pocoloco]

Sorry for the double post, I just had to glue few of the chaps and place all that are ready so far on their "bases" (washers topped with sliced wine bottle cork (clever, innit?).

Here's what I got so far:



Here's squad 1 sarge (2nd from left) with demolition doctrine trooper (leftmost), RPG (counts as melta unless I decide use him in the squad one as missile launcher) and flamer:

And here three shotgun wielding lads from squad 1, three more to go:


Squad 2 sarge and two normal troopers:


And two snipers from the squad 2 (yes, Ork snipers trust more the 'spray and pray' method ):


Still need to finish the squads, 3 shotguns for squad one and 1 special weapon trooper and four normal troopers. Then need to do company command squad and three commissars. Then the small force is ready except for their transports - perhaps one tracked (Chimera stand-in) and one flyer (Valkyrie stand-in).

C&C welcome.

[OSHIROmodels]

Rather ecelctic, suitable for orks 

The transport looks promising but I'm not too keen on the bases, any paticular reason why you choose this route?

Are there Kromlech parts in amongst this lot?

cheers

James

[pocoloco]

The cork bases should, hopefully, provide a suitable basis for rock/desert ground type. I shall still cut those up, add some sand and dry flock and see how they look afterwards.

The orks have bits from GW (new Orks and OOP plastics), Krommlech, Tamiya, Lego, Victrix (Napoleon era backpacks).

[Centaur_Seducer]

Lovely, Poco!

Look forward how this project proceeds

[Suber]

So charmful and lovely!

[pocoloco]

Thank you gentlemen, glad you like them.

Here's few pics of what I got in the pipeline:

Four almost ready to go:


RTO trooper for the command squad:


Five semi-ready... I think I am running out of arms for them, need to check various bits boxes:


Same chaps, backside pic showing the variety in the backpacks, the Victrix stuff is just perfect I think:

[Elbows]

That jeep looks so LRDG/SAS...it is screaming for some of the old school Ork Kommandos!



 

[Vanvlak]

Grand idea.
Do you have a driver who fits in there? I'd say a gob-sized model should squeeze in. I had a hard time trying to fins the Lego bit until I say the black gun barrel right in front of my nose... 

[Blackwolf]

Lovely thread Poco,and cracking work

[pocoloco]

Elbows: I used to have quite a number of those old skool Kommando boyz, unfortunately none left :/ But they were the original inspiration for this project. I think as a tribute I shall paint the wool beanies in red for the Long Range Raiders

Vanvlak: Don't have a driver yet, was planning to purchase either Wartrak or Warbuggy and use the that driver, should fit as the original kit is 1:35 scale. Correct on the Lego "silencers" on the sarges' pistols, I think they just make the guns go DAKKA! louder than without them

Blackwolf: Cheers!

[Vanvlak]

Vanvlak: Don't have a driver yet, was planning to purchase either Wartrak or Warbuggy and use the that driver, should fit as the original kit is 1:35 scale. Correct on the Lego "silencers" on the sarges' pistols, I think they just make the guns go DAKKA! louder than without them

Heh, good one 
The driver - might be a tight fit - they have big feet for a 1:35 scale fit. The driver has the steering wheel of the Wartrak moulded in his hands (can be removed with some work, of course, but probably easier to go for a new set of arms).
Looking forward to see the colours used here. Red ones go fasta; LRDG pink ones go - uhm - stealthiah? 

[pocoloco]

Thanks for the info on the driver, didn't realise it had the fixed steering wheel. I guess it could fit, at least with some cutting and reposiotioning though?

The LRDG pink is an excellent idea... I might go for the Orky version on it and make it true pink... with a second camo colour added to it, as "dat's how oomies do dat"

[von Lucky]

Great conversions - looking forward to seing these painted.

[OSHIROmodels]

The LRDG pink is an excellent idea... I might go for the Orky version on it and make it true pink... with a second camo colour added to it, as "dat's how oomies do dat"

Now that would be something to see 

cheers

James