General Strike Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 So, I traded a army I didn't want anymore for a buddies pile of Orks. This netted me 90 Ork Boyz, slugga and Choppa, and around 60 gretchen. They are those amazing old plastic boys and gretchen, from 1993. I want to run that aesthetic for my whole army, the fantasy orks in space look. He also included 2x metal dreads and 2x metal big Meks with Shok Attack guns. I want to buy some more Boyz second hand on Ebay, just in case, but I plan to use modern models for Nobs and Characters, using marauder bits from AoS to make them more fantasy. What should I get next. With all my boyz and grots, I'm at about 1000 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaVolt87 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 All that infantry, Goff clan orks seem like a no brainer, maybe pick up big gazz as well. Or you could go snake bites, they are pretty much fantasy orks in space, also very old school. More of a Goff clan fan myself. Quixus 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Your starting point is essentially my entire Ork collection so I'm interested in the replies here :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toaae Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 That's a great starting point. 90 boyz and 30 gretchin are three battallions, once you add the HQs in. From there, you can really add whatever you want to that solid base. The "best" options are Lootas and/or Mek Gunz. You can probably find the old loota models or convert them, but the Mek Gunz would certainly need converting. Another good option that would need converting is the Dakkajet. And you can probably find another one of those old dreads, and tellyporta them onto the table (they are 1 unit until they hit the table). Alternatively, they are now about the right size for a Killa Kan, which while not good, are fun. Expanding outwards, battlewagons/bonebreakas and the ork 'nauts are what I've currently got my eyes on, as a bunch of T8 wounds seems like it would be pretty stellar. Really, you can take whatever you want. Fitting the fantasy, mongolian-esque look of the "Space Ork"s would certainly be a big project, but one I'd think would be a lot of fun. Oh, and banners. That was the era of banners, right? Might as well go all in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Strike Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 What is the best choice for Mek Guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amon777 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 What is the best choice for Mek Guns. Smasha guns without a doubt. There's a reason top tournament lists run as many as 15 of them (not saying you should of course). toaae 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toaae Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 As Amon said, Smasha Gunz, because they are so efficient for such a cheap price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Lucifer Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 If you dig the old 90s look, usually you can get cheap old Ork buggies for grabs on eBay. General Strike 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tychobi Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Look into top tier bad moon lists. 15 lootas and you are nearly there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Strike Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) So I made up a quick list to decide on what I will buy. Battalion: Bad Moons HQ Big Mek Shock Attack Gun Big Mek Shock Attack Gun Troops Gretchin: 10x Grots Gretchin: 10x Grots Gretchin: 10x Grots Heavy Support Lootas: 15x Orks Lootas: 10x Orks Battalion: Goffs HQ Ghaz Skull Thraka Weirdboy Weirdboy Troops Boyz: 30x Boyz Boyz: 30x Boyz Boyz: 30x Boyz Fast Attack Warbikers: Nob with Claw, 2x Bikers Warbikers: Nob with Claw, 2x Bikers Warbikers: Nob with Claw, 2x Bikers I would be buying the bikers and lootas. I just cant bring myself to buy mek guns because they are 30$ for a 20-45 point model. If I can find them third party. Edited July 31, 2019 by General Strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toaae Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Looking good. Why the second set of 10 lootas? That used to be the way to go, but the Spring FAQ made it so you can't mob up non-boyz units anymore. Lootas are a good unit, but incredibly fragile for their cost, and need Grot Shields to protect them. Since you can only use a stratagem once per phase, the second unit of lootas will probably evaporate every game. Maybe in a trukk or battlewagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Strike Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 Ah, I hadn't realized that about the FAQ. Hmm How are flash gitz? I love the models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toaae Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Ah, I hadn't realized that about the FAQ. Hmm How are flash gitz? I love the models. They've been poo-poo'd, but I think they aren't so bad. They could work with grot shields, but that requires the grots to be Freebootas, which probably means the whole detachment is. It would be great to just put them in a battlewagon, but that is a lot of points in something that isn't that hard to kill. Maybe tellyporta them behind a grot screen in position Turn 2? Da jump them? But they are brutally effective, offensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amon777 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) As Toaae said, on paper they are good. The problem is they need a large amount of support due to the keyword interactions. It starts growing a problem until you need a whole detachment of support then, you look at more cost effective options like lootas, and it becomes tough to justify taking them. If they just had the normal clan kulture rule I imagine you'd see them more. Edited August 2, 2019 by Amon777 General Strike 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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