DA SQUIGGOTH
BIG BAD FERAL FUNGUS

Many many moons ago, when the great Chiefs sat around the campfire of an evening, their conversation turned to the noble Squiggoth. It soon became evident to them that such a mighty beast was a must for any Orky horde.
Okay... actually, I was thinking about Savage Orcs in WFB, and how they would probably use Squiggoths as a chariot substitute. So then I had to go and make one, didn't I? Of course, there are no rules for a Squiggoth in WFB, but I juts count it as a Giant.
Of course, having a squiggoth inevitably lead to collecting feral Orks in 40K. Fate? Destiny? Harsh Economics? Call it what you will.

The squiggoth itself is made from a cheap plastic toy Dimetrodon (that's one of those Dinosaurs with the frill down the back which looks like the Sydney Harbor bridge). I cut off the frill and tail, added horns, a replacement bum, fur, armor, chains and Howdah supports.
Right from the start I knew I was going to use the beasty for both 40K and Fantasy. This meant I could not glue the Howdah on. Instead, I stuck Howdah supports to the squiggoth's back, and the different Howdahs are wedges onto these.
The 40K Howdah is made mostly from Plasticard around a Lobba. I bought the lobba as both the main weapon and the basis of the Howdah. The whole Lobba chassis is in there, minus the wheels, and plasticard has been built up around it to form an armored box. Various other Okry wot-nots where also added, such as spikes (gobbo spear tips), shield icons, buggy parts, jerry cans, spent ammo and bedrolls.

The krew of the Squiggoth consists of the two Grots who came with the lobba, a Mek, and a number of Snots. The snots are the only krew who never change, being glued to the squiggoth itself, not the Howdah.
I converted the Mek using the legs from a Buggy driver so he could sit on the control chair from an old metal land speeder, the snots and grots are untouched.
I actually painted up the 40K squiggoth ages before I started the rest of the Feral Orks. I'd been using red warpaint in my Fantasy army, so I wanted to try out Blue. That, and I think I'd run out of red gore...
The rest of my Hybrid ork horde has had to be painted to match this model, with minor differences. Not all Orks look the same after all.