Punched back…

In a previous blog post I posted a photograph from a recent game in which my Orks were advancing across the battlefield.

My Orks cross the battlefield from a game of Warhammer 40K.

Packs quite a punch as there is a fair bit of heavy support.

Of course the reality is that not everything goes to plan, especially if the opposing Imperial Guard have a Medusa to hand…

Alas the main weapon on the Gunwagon was destroyed and not a Mek to be seen…

See photographs from a range of Warhammer 40K games.

Forge World Ork Gunwagon

My Forge World Ork Gunwagon full of Orks advancing through the ash wastes.

Gunwagon with Kannon

If you have been following my workbench feature on my Forge World Ork Gunwagon, you will know that it is nearly finished. Though not quite finished, it’s finished enough for me to use in a game (or two). Having read the Forge World Masterclass Volume One book I am re-looking at the model and will see if there are things I can add to the model. It performs quite well, and just ensure you have a few Meks around to fix it when it gets shot to pieces.

Full workbench feature on my Ork Gunwagon.

More pictures of Ork Gunwagons.

Forge World Ork Gunwagon

If you have been following my workbench feature on my Forge World Ork Gunwagon, you will know that it is nearly finished. Though not quite finished, it’s finished enough for me to use in a game (or two). Having read the Forge World Masterclass Volume One book I am re-looking at the model and will see if there are things I can add to the model.

Forge World Ork Gunwagon

It performs quite well, and just ensure you have a few Meks around to fix it when it gets shot to pieces.

Full workbench feature on my Ork Gunwagon.

More pictures of Ork Gunwagons.

Do you want a Thunderfire Cannon?

I didn’t spend a huge amount of money at GamesDay 2008 but did get a few things. Main trouble was that stuff I wanted had sold out. I was also disapppointed with the lack of Ork stuff for sale on the retail stands, all they seemed to have was the Space Marine Thunderfire Cannon, boxes of them, boxes and boxes. Virtually all other new Space Marine stuff such as the Codex and Drop Pod had sold out by 11.00am! However if you wanted a bundle of Thunderfire Cannons, no problem!

Space Marine Thunderfire Cannon

The thing was that it wasn’t only a pre-release it was also an opportunity to get it much much cheaper.

At GamesDay 2008 it was priced at £25. Games Workshop are going to increase their prices on the 29th September, so when the Thunderfire Cannon is released on the 4th October it will be priced at £30 (well according to the red shirt I spoke to at GamesDay).

So why wasn’t the Thunderfire Cannon selling at GamesDay?

According to the same red shirt I spoke to it was because they bought a pallet’s worth with them and it contained small boxes.

Hmmm.

I think not.

I believe it didn’t sell as it was overpriced for what it was (and it’s going to cost even more) and I think that it’s not a very good model. When you compare it to the Forge World Tarantula which is cheaper and looks more “realistic” (well how realistic can a weapon from the 41st millennium be).
One red shirt tried to sell it to me on the basis that it worked well in the game… Well some people may buy figures because of the rules, I buy figures because of the way they look.

So what did I get?

Well I got the Ork Barricades (got the last one). I got the excellent Modelling Masterclass book from Forge World which is full of great stuff. I also got the latest White Dwarf and the Warhammer Historical Old West rules.

What I wanted to get was the Warhammer Historical Great War rules, the Drop Pod, the Space Marine Codex and I even considered getting another Ork Gunwagon – though I may get the new plastic Ork Battlewagon.

Ork Heavy Support

From a recent game, here you can see my Forge World Squiggoth and Gunwagon moving forward.

Ork Gunwagon with Kannon alongside a Squiggoth

Of course the rules for these are not in the standard rules or the Ork Codex.

I use to use the Forge World supplements, but more recently I have been using the rules from Apocalypse.

The Squiggoth has a Zzap gun mounted, and with the recent change in the rules has meant that I am considering retiring it.

In the original Ork Codex, the Zzap gun would automatically hit and you would roll 2D6 for the strength. With the new version of the rules, you still roll 2D6 for the strength, but now you need to roll to hit!

We are considering a house rule that uses the old rule.