#Orktober 2023

Can someone explain to me how the HELL it’s October?? I know it’s an age thing, but this is ridiculous – I’m still writing 22 on the end of dates…

Still, enough griping – October is Orktober, and we’ve been preparing! Let us begin by turning our attention to Da Black Ork Cav – I’ve gone for a bit of low hanging fruit as time has been something of an issue, and finished up the second battlewagon that I started last year (!) and a bit of extra terrain for Orklahoma City… wanna see? Course you do!

Classic RT/ 2nd Ed vibes right there, and it didn’t cost a penny!

Engine compartment – got to be a hemi in there, right? No Net Zero pledges for da boyz…

Ran put of lollipop sticks detailing the wheels so had to make do with cardboard strips…

All set and ready for priming!

Attempted a zenithal prime – white over grey… still not entirely sure of this yet! Dinosaur in the corner is Dan’s project, I’ll let him tell you about that 😉 Painting was otherwise the same as last year’s model

And now, let’s check out the terrain:

So what we have here is a multivitamin container, thin cardstock glued over the top, rivets added (PVA blobs added with cocktail stick). kebab skewer legs, lolly stick walls mounted on FoamEx base with texture sprinkled on to PVA painted onto the base..

Nicely ramshackle, I think!

Primed black and ready for paint!

OK, and now let’s take a look at the whole lot formed up and ready:

New arrival on the left hand side, next to Da Dread.. Orklahoma City HQ providing the backdrop!

Water tower all painted up – ain’t she purrty?

‘TEN-SHUN!! Da Black Ork Cav, ready to roll out…

So that’s #Orktober started, how are you all doing out there in hobbyland? Let us know! We’ll be back with more soon, so stay thrifty out there!