The Warforge Miniature Modelling and Conversion


Mar
2007
712:26
pm

Hitting the ground running

I bought a Whirlwind a while ago to use the rokkit launchers on my battlewagon, and I'm left with a rhino-esque chassis to work with. I decided I'm going to make it into a guntrukk, but because I like modular and interchangeable designs, I haven't picked a single armament for it yet - ideally, I'll be able to make different guns for whatever I feel like arming it with. I may also make a wooden deck attachment that would replace the top turret in the event I don't feel like using a guntrukk or need an extra trukk for transporting my boyz. So, overall, this is going to be a very open-ended design.

I couldn't help but see an orky face in the original Rhino front plate, so I figured I'd emphasize it a bit by bulking it out and making it a flat impact surface. Spikes should end up going along the bottom of the face to catch any enemies that get in the way.

After having put LEDs in my battlewagon, I wanted to do the same with all of my other vehicles. I cut two thin panes of glass and sanded them down a bit so they would diffuse light, and put them behind the 'eyes' of the vehicle - they'll ideally light up an orange color once I go out and buy the LEDs. I used a white flashlight to show what it looks like.

I also made the hatch that I put on one side hinged so that I could actually open it. I think I'm going to put a wooden deck inside there that folds down to the ground after the outer hatch has been opened - this is for when I decide to use it as a normal Trukk for transporting my boys, instead of a guntrukk.

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