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Okay, I just go IA 8, and wanted to build some lists, tell me what you think!

---500---

HQ

Kustom Meka-Dread /W/ 2 Rippa Klaws and KFF

Troops

Deff Dread /W/ extra DCCW and Skorcha

Deff Dread /W/ 2 Extra DCCW

10 Spanner boys

---1000---

HQ Kustom Meka-Dread /W/ 2 Rippa Klaws and KFF

Troops

3 Deff Dreads /W/ 2 extra DCCW each

3 Deff Dreads /W/ 2 extra DCCW each

11 Spanner boys /W/ Mek with Burna

Fast

Warkopta /W/ Skorcha, TL Rattling Kannon, and Red Paint job
(The spanner boys will be inside)

---1500--

HQ

Kustom Meka-Dread /W/ 2 Rippa Klaws and KFF

Troops

3 Deff Dreads /W/ 2 extra DCCW each

3 Deff Dreads /W/ 2 extra DCCW each

11 Spanner boys /W/ Mek with Burna

Fast

Warkopta /W/ Skorcha, TL Rattling Kannon, and Red Paint job

Elite

4 Cybork Slashas /W/ Power Klaws and Painboy
(Will be in the Warkopta)

Heavy

Mega Dread /W/ 2 Rippa Klaws and 2 Mega Blastas, Grot riggers, and Mega Charge

---2000---

HQ

Kustom Meka-Dread /W/ 2 Rippa Klaws and KFF

Troops

3 Deff Dreads /W/ 2 extra DCCW each

3 Deff Dreads /W/ 2 extra DCCW each

11 Spanner boys /W/ Mek with Burna

11 Spanner boys /W/ Mek with Burna

Fast

Warkopta /W/ Skorcha, TL Rattling Kannon

Warkopta /W/ Skorcha, TL Rattling Kannon

Elite

4 Cybork Slashas /W/ Power Klaws and Painboy
(Will be in the Warkopta)

4 Cybork Slashas /W/ Power Klaws and Painboy
(Will be in the Warkopta)

Heavy

Mega Dread /W/ 2 Rippa Klaws and 2 Mega Blastas, Grot riggers, and Mega Charge

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So, any comments? Criticism?

Any help?

I personally don't like the Meka Dread. You would be better off hiding the KFF in a squad of spanners. Its just such a big target.

I don't really understand you putting the spanners in the Warkopta. Its such a easy target and the fact that is your only scoring unit you would want to protect it. That is just my opinion though.

Where are your Kans with there added BS they are such a good unit not to take. They can cover more board and provide more fire support.

This is my 2k list. I have yet to try it out as speople are afraid of it. lol

Mek: KFF
Mek: KFF

Dread: 2x BShoota, Plates
Dread: 2x BShoota, Plates
Dread x2: 4x DCCW (No need for plates as they don't shoot anyways)
Spanners: x20 Shootas (Mek)
-Meks x2: Burnas
Spanners: x20 Shootas (Mek)
-Meks x2: Burnas
Spanners: x20 Shootas (Reserve)
-Meks x2: Burnas

Kans x3: Rokkits
Kans x3: Rokkits

Lootas x15
Lootas x15
Mega Dread: Charger

Anyways good luck.
Cheers!

The Dreads are scoring units as well, their troops.........

The dreads are not scoring...

I have about 2.5k of IA8 Dread Mob in my stash..

My 2k gaming list is (from memory)

Mek with KFF
3 x Deff Dread (All CCW)
3 x Deff Dread (All CCW)
5 x Killa Kanz (Rockets)
5 x Killa Kanz (Rockets)
Spanna Boyz Mob
Spanna Boyz Mob
Grot Tank Mob (All Big Shootaz)
2 x Mega Dreadz with Chargerz

I have used it a few times and its pretty cool, although to be honest I dont like using it because of the transportation issues.....so much room is needed to move it around.

Let me know how you get on with it :-)

Lovepug13 wrote:The dreads are not scoring...

I have about 2.5k of IA8 Dread Mob in my stash..

My 2k gaming list is (from memory)

Mek with KFF
3 x Deff Dread (All CCW)
3 x Deff Dread (All CCW)
5 x Killa Kanz (Rockets)
5 x Killa Kanz (Rockets)
Spanna Boyz Mob
Spanna Boyz Mob
Grot Tank Mob (All Big Shootaz)
2 x Mega Dreadz with Chargerz

I have used it a few times and its pretty cool, although to be honest I dont like using it because of the transportation issues.....so much room is needed to move it around.

Let me know how you get on with it :-)

How aren't the dreads scoring?!? I thought all troop choices could score? I looked through the book again and it doesn't say anything about not being able to score...

I just started playing 40k, so is their something in the rulebook that says walkers can't score?

Unless you have a special rule that says otherwise - walkers cant score my friend

I only have the hardback rulebook but here is the reasoning...(I am sure a Dakka rules king will pitch in soon enough to confirm what I say anyway lol)

Page 90 - Scoring Units - "Vehicles Cannot Be Scoring Units "

Page 72 - Walkers - "Walkers are vehicles, however they use some of the rules for normal infantry"

Spanna boyz it is me old mate...... :-(

Correct - walkers (and other vehicles that make it into the troop slot) cannot score without a special rule (GKs can make some units scoring, and the ability is not limited as to who it can be applied to - as an example)

Well thanks for clearing that up for me..........

I guess I need to re-think my list a bit...

For what it's worth here is my two cents....

You have a need for at least 2 - 3 Spanna Boyz Mobz for grabbing easy objectives and camping.....the problem with Spanna Boyz is they have to have a Mek that cannot have a Bosspole....very fragile unless you add the Big Mek IC

Other option is taking a few 29 strong gretchin mob and 2 runtherdz.

Scrapp Trukks can be given red paint job for 13" movement...which is reasonable given the speed of the army.

Warkoptas are great but eat into the Fast Attack Slots....which contain Kanz and Grot tanks - you need to max these out IMO - 10 Kanz, 6 Grot Tanks, 6 Deff Dreadz and 2 Mega Dreadz should worry most people unless they are melta mad.

I quite like the Mekboy Junka Option in the elites slot to be honest.....its fairly decent for zooming spanna boyz around the board (and it can be given a red paint job)...just dont roll ones

Let us know how you get on mate.

Lovepug13 wrote:Mek with KFF
3 x Deff Dread (All CCW)
3 x Deff Dread (All CCW)
5 x Killa Kanz (Rockets)
5 x Killa Kanz (Rockets)
Spanna Boyz Mob
Spanna Boyz Mob
Grot Tank Mob (All Big Shootaz)
2 x Mega Dreadz with Chargerz

How do you cover all that with only one KFF?
You have to cover at lest 50% of the squad of walkers to get your save. I want to use some grot tanks but have not been able to make any yet.

How big are your spanner boys?

I haven't used them since they FAQ'd the KFF. Simply take another Big Mek and put (assuming memory is correct) a KFF on Mekboy Junka.

Spanner boyz were unit sized to fit in the appropriate transport.

I normally use ork codex to be honest....although this thread is giving me some appetite to bring them out at gaming night this week lol

I'm going to re-do the list tonight, ill be back later when I have that done......

cool dude.....will keep an eye on the thread.

Might give them a run out this Wednesday and let you know how I got on :-)

Okay, Just put together another list!

---HQ---

Kustom Meka-dread
-Rattling Kannon
-KFF

---ELITE---

Mekboy Junka
-3 TL rokkit launchas
-KFF
-Deff rolla
-'Ard case

---TROOPS---

9 Spanner boyz
-Shootas
-Mek

9 Spanner boyz
-shootas
-Mek

9 spanner boyz
-shootas
-mek

---FAST ATTACK---

3 Warkoptas
-all TL rattler kannons
-all Red paint job
-all Skorchas

5 Killa Kans
- all kustom mega blastas

5 Grot tanks
-all kustom mega blastas
-Kommanda
- 2 Kustom mega blastas

---HEAVY SUPPORT---

Mega dread
-2 Rippa klaws
-2 Big shootas
-Grot riggers
-Mega-charga

Lifta Wagon
-2 Big shootas
-Deff rolla

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2000 points even

---NOTES---

Okay, my plan is going to be putting the Spanner boyz in the Koptas, and having the Mekboy Junka ride with the Koptas to give them the effects of the KFF

Once I get the boyz to where they need to be, the Junka is going to go try to give the Lifta wagon some KFF help.

The Grot tanks are going to be going ahead, blasting anything that looks at them funny into oblivion, while the Kans, Kustom meka-dread, and Mega-dread, walk up the field to start krumpin!


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As a side note, I just did some math....and I now know how much this list is going to cost me......

Around $750 EU

Or $950 USD

Thats pretty sweet mate....but now you dont have any deff dreadz lol

Are you going to convert the models or are you going to buy them from forgeworld?

Lovepug13 wrote:Thats pretty sweet mate....but now you dont have any deff dreadz lol

Are you going to convert the models or are you going to buy them from forgeworld?

I'm going to buy them, if I were to make them, they would look like crap!

And I know I don't have any Deff dreads in my dread mob haha

I don't have any deff dread models right now, and their 50$ a piece, and I don't like buying used minis...

It's cool my friend. I may give them a run out this wednesday, if I do I will slam up a few photos and post up a list of what I actually used.

Lovepug13 wrote:It's cool my friend. I may give them a run out this wednesday, if I do I will slam up a few photos and post up a list of what I actually used.

That would be pretty cool!

Can't wait to see!

ok dude....I will see what I can do. :-)

I've played the Dred Mob list a couple of times. My list was something like this:
Big Mek, KFF
Big Mek, KFF
19 Spanna Boy, Mek with Burna
19 Spanna Boy, Mek with Burna
20 Spanna Boy, Mek with Burna
20 Spanna Boy, Mek with Burna
2 x Deff Dreds, 4 DCCW
Deff Dred, 2 DCCW, big shoota, scorcha
5xKilla Kans, rokkits
5xKilla Kans, rokkits
5xKilla Kans, rokkits
5xLootas
5xLootas
5xLootas

Beat up a Loganwing army with it pretty well and an mostly mech IG army.

Spanna mobs aren't terribly durable, it fact they sorta suck but you have to score and Grots are not great in this list due to their price. The Meka Dreds don't really appeal to me due to their vulnerability - lose your KFF, and lose everything else. KFFs and Kans are what work for Orks it you ask me. The virtue of the IA8 list is primarily the big Kan units.

The IA8 list also has cheaper Buzzsaws on the Koptas....

First off, any army that has 6 or more Deff Dredds is ace in my book.

Second, KONVERT! Make them your own! Go ahead and buy a Mega-Dredd from Forgeworld if you really want, but you'll be missing out on one of the Paradigms of Orkyness! Get a bunch of plasticard tubes and sheets, an exacto knife, and check out some of the tutorials and blogs on here, and make your own. It's not only cheap, but it also connects you to your army in a way simply assembling bought models never can.

Third- Spanna boyz all have Mek's Tools, right? Something interesting I figured out about Mek's Tools is that they're not only usable on friendly vehicles, and not only on broken ones. Meaning, if you have a bunch of Meks/Spannaboyz with Mek's Tools, you can assault an enemy vehicle and attempt to "repair" it- any any '1's you roll Shake it! So even if you can't get through the armour, you can at least keep it from doing anything!

Anvildude wrote:First off, any army that has 6 or more Deff Dredds is ace in my book.

Second, KONVERT! Make them your own! Go ahead and buy a Mega-Dredd from Forgeworld if you really want, but you'll be missing out on one of the Paradigms of Orkyness! Get a bunch of plasticard tubes and sheets, an exacto knife, and check out some of the tutorials and blogs on here, and make your own. It's not only cheap, but it also connects you to your army in a way simply assembling bought models never can.

Third- Spanna boyz all have Mek's Tools, right? Something interesting I figured out about Mek's Tools is that they're not only usable on friendly vehicles, and not only on broken ones. Meaning, if you have a bunch of Meks/Spannaboyz with Mek's Tools, you can assault an enemy vehicle and attempt to "repair" it- any any '1's you roll Shake it! So even if you can't get through the armour, you can at least keep it from doing anything!

Spanna boyz don't have mek tools, the mek does

Hi,

I used the army last night. We had a 4 player game. Me and Chaos Space Marines vs Grey Knights and Blood Angels. I got some photos and there was some lessons learned. I will post up list, photos and thoughts in the near future. (Probably be tomorrow my friend)

:-)

Yay!

I've been waiting for those pictures haha!

Hi,

Ok so as I said we had a 4 player (2v2) - Whilst I appreciate it's not really possible to achieve masses of tactical finesse on a 6 x 4 board with 8k on the board, I promised you pictures, some feedback and some carnage.

My list was something like this.....(This list was not meant to be competitive, just to give a highlight of the Dredd Mobb really)

2 x Big Mek with KFF
11 x Spanna Boyz with Mek
1 x Scrapp Trukk, Red Paint Job
3 x Deff Dreadz - All 4 x CCW
3 x Deff Dreadz - All 4 x CCW
5 x Kanz - all 5 x R/L
5 x Kanz - all 5 x R/L
4 x Grot Tankz - All Big Shootas
2 x Mega Dreadz - Extra Big Shoota + Mega Charger


Comments:

Mega Dreadz performed really well. Acted as a fire magnet for at least two turns and one of them killed Mephiston using its mega charger (to grant fleet) to get into combat and help some beleaguered killa kanz who were getting beaten by the Lord of Death. I have used these before and they had not done that well for me - they paid me back on Wednesday. Also the extra big shoota was really nice, kicking out nine dice and the kill kannon really did mov infantry down during the game.

Deff Dread Mobz are simply savage, the trick is to get them into combat. I hit a squad of grey knights, rolling 18 dice, all Strength 10 Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons, it destroyed them on one turn. Two mobs of three worked well for me....Perhaps a big shoota or two may help but for me....really they should be running all the time (IMO)

Killa Kanz are pretty good but they do take a beating if they are not supported by KFF bubble.

Grot Tanks are great fun and really a pain in the backside. The 5+ invulnerable keeps them in the fight for a lot longer than what you would normally give credit for. Its a shame they are £60 for four otherwise I would probably get some more.

I wont speak about the other items because they are pretty much standard orky type stuff and you can pick that up elsewhere.

In summary I think this is a good army that I am going to use again this christmas, I will let you know how I get on and post some photos in a second....I am trying to set up a photobucket account. Try here my friend

http://s1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd475/Lovepug13/

I hope this little bit of feedback and the photos help?

I might try to revise the list so I can fit a mob of deff dreads in their, you say they tore the gak out of the GK squad.,....

I'm surprised the mega dreads don't need bases! Do they fall over a lot?!?

No they are fine to be honest. bit like a defiler in that they technically dont need a base lol

I will probably get a few more games in over xmas with them....chances are these will be normal games...I will let you know how i get on my friend

Lovepug13 wrote:
2 x Big Mek with KFF
11 x Spanna Boyz with Mek
1 x Scrapp Trukk, Red Paint Job
3 x Deff Dreadz - All 4 x CCW
3 x Deff Dreadz - All 4 x CCW
5 x Kanz - all 5 x R/L
5 x Kanz - all 5 x R/L
4 x Grot Tankz - All Big Shootas
2 x Mega Dreadz - Extra Big Shoota + Mega Charger

That does look like a rollicking good time. Just don't' play any objective missions!