Hey Boyz... Me and me mek's ave been busy recently... we decided to start using the 5 AOBR sets of orks dat were collecting dust in da cellar, so we started to build... Here is how dings went so far....
But first da story, cus yah all know dat we orks luve a story.
Bluu In Da Phaes (BIDP).... all started out way back in da day of 3rd ed... we had a few boys and their faces were blue instead of Green (actually I was testing some different washes back in the days of true Ink)... anyway... Me Fantasy Orks were mingling with me Space Orks... and the clan was formed... we went to war several times, and we never lost a game over many many years of gaming... (when we won, we won ~~ when we ran away, we was only going ta get more boys ~~ and then there were a few times that we all got wiped out, so no witnesses means dat da battle never really took place, cus ya can't prove it).. anyway, we never lost. Along come da 5th ed and seriously cool Codex and some wicked new figure too (Woot)... We older boys decide dat da AOBR box set is too good to pass up, so we gets a set... dump da SM's for mor Boys (trade), never even get outta da store, and get an chance to repeat... so for $150.00 we goes home wit 4 full sets of AOBR Orks (woot)... a few weeks later I gets da chance to trade some more SM\s for another set of AOBR Orks (seamed like no-one wanted them)…. Den I gather da Mek’s togetha and start figuring a way to build a unique and “Fun” army wit dem all. So, since they have been Screaming (till their "Bluu in da Phaes") since the 3rd Edition, I figured that I would keep that theme going but with a more modern feel and look to it...
First came da list (or ten/thirty, as I didn’t get it right on dat first try).. but for any “Fun” list, you need to have some balance as well as good old fashioned arse kicking power from time to time… so I wanted good troops to start with (10 Knobs wit a warboss make a pretty solid Troop… so dats were the list started)… I then figured out that I wanted them on bikes.. so the rest of the army would have to be fast as well (because I likes speed, and red paint)… So I figured that I would need a couple trukks as well (with boys in there of course)… after that I needed one of each FOC slot at least… but the Knobs started as Elites, so no more of them… on with a Fast Attack choice, well I had a bucket load of Deffkopta’s already so that choice was easy… now for a Heavy support… Hmm the Killa Kans looked cool (and I could build them from junk,,,, but then the new Battle Wagon box came out, and one just sorta fell into my hands one day.. so a Battle Wagon it would be… I was still a few points shy for 1700 (local favourite size)… so I figured what could I add to help as much as possible (or be fun to build).. I messed around with Snikrot, (I sucked in his usage on the table, so back to the drawing board)… then I realized that a Kustom Force Field might really help my deployment and style, so the Mek’s build me one… and tada… the list was pretty well done..
Bluu In Da PhaesHQ
Ork Warboss on Bike, Stikkbombs, Cybork, P-Klaw.
Ork Big Mek, Kustom Force Field and P-Klaw.
Troops (Elite)
Ork Knob Bikers – 10; Stikkbombs, Cyborks.
Waaggh Banna Bum,
Painboy,
Klaw wit BP
Klaw wit C-Skorcha
Klaw
Big Choppa
Big Choppa wit C-Skorcha
Reg wit C-Skorcha
Reg wit BP
Reg.
Troops
Ork Boys – 12; Knob wit BP and P-Klaw ~~ Trukk wit R-Paint, Plank, Ram
Ork Shoota Boys – 12; 1 Big Shoota, Knob wit BP and P-Klaw ~~ Trukk wit R-Paint, Plank, Ram
Ork Shoota Boys – 30; 3 Big Shoota, Knob wit BP and P-Klaw
Ork Boys - 20; Knob wit BP and P-Klaw
Grot - lots of dem and sum big guys too.
Fast Attack
Ork Deffkopta’s – 4; 4*Rokkits, 1 Buzzsaw.
Ork Deffkopta’s – 4; 4*Rokkits, 1 Buzzsaw.
Ork Deffkkopta - 1; Rokkit and Buzzsaw
Heavy Support
Ork Battlewagon, Deffrolla and 2*big Shoota’s
2500-ish points
So da list was made and plautested a few times (oh and it works well enough for me).. so the New figures were build (I used me old ones, or Vassal, for the playtests)… anyway, I won’t go into the tactics as I am often considered a Weird Ork in regard to tactics and style.. but here are the pics of where the army is at (just before Paint)
Da Boss on Warbike (made from deffkopta, and parts… Snowbike)
Da Big Mek (made from AOBR Boss, and parts)
Da Knob Bikers (made from more Deffkopta’s… Hova Snow Bikes)
Da Shoota’s (made from AOBR Boys)
Da Slugga’s (Old gits, and a new Knob built form AOBR stuff)
Da Trukk’s (made from Trukks and a 33 Ford model kit)
Da Deffkopta’s (almost stock AOBR)
Da Wagon (made from a Battlewagon, a kids toy, and some junk)
Batrep’s1700pts Vs Mech Eldar with a JB-Council1500pts vs Tau with XV-9's
There is actually another squad of 30 Shoota's built, and loads of stuff left over (enough for at least 40 Slugga's, + 20 Nobs, etc etc)... so don't think this is the only list they will be running...
Feel free to comment critisize, etc… Paint will begin very soon, and I will also add links to their BatReps as I use da Lads in combat…
Cheers