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I got my hands on some of the new models, so I figured I'd start putting squads together. I was originally aiming for a 15-ork strong squad of Lootas, but I ended up with 16 from the boxes I got, so I'm starting to consider maybe two 10-man squads instead.

In any case, I've been building this squad with the intention of painting them up, so I've broken the entire unit down into three pieces per loota - the 'gun rig', the boy himself, and the bases. I'm going to prime and paint these up during the next few weekdays, and then glue it all together.



Nothing too spectacular in this crowd, as I'm finding it considerably difficult to actually vary the lootas up in any appreciable way. The harnesses tend to fit together in only certain ways. I did the best I could to tack extra guns and barrels and the likes on the gun harnesses, but I don't think I'm done yet. I did a little work on the lootas themselves - some imperial helmets, that sort of thing - but I'll be adding more to them, as well; bolters, grenades, that sort of thing. I'll probably cut some rod up for their bases to act as spent ammo shells, as well.

Here's how they look put (read: loosely fitted) together!







Nothing too outrageous, really, just working off the standard Loota sprue and a couple extra bitz I have lying around. I'm saving the 'rocket' looking bits for my Killer Kans later down the road, and I'm trying to keep some of their heads for other projects I have in mind - namely, proper Flash Gitz. Those won't come till later, though.

I apparently have one more loota coming in the mail, so I'm mulling over the possibility of building three more to have a full 20 for my 10-man squads. We'll see how that goes - right now, my main objective is to finish these ones off and get them primed so I can paint them over the next week.

Thats a nice loota sguad. Can't wait to see paint on. Hurry

YES, please hurry...

I'd like to see close ups of your weapon conversions.

I'm going to go crazy with mine, using everything in the bitz box from every race, really want to have no duplications amongst my whole army. Also want to try making some without the harness thingy, and converting the mek figure and burna figures into lootas just for some pose variety

I went ahead and snapped some closer individual shots of a few random lootas from the mob so you guys could get an idea of what I've been doing. I've been upgunning their deffguns a little bit, which isn't really a bad starting point, and trying to vary a few boyz where I can. I'm thinking I might hack a necron gun up and stick it on one of them for good measure. I figure the more barrels, the better, right? Hedge my bets and see if it doesn't get me a higher D3 roll.



















But seriously, they're coming along okay. I've decided, actually, not to paint them this week. They'll need more work next weekend to close some seams up with putty and add extra wires and more guns and barrels and looty bits. I think instead I'll probably go ahead and give painting my 'Ard boyz a try this week.

nice - will definitely steal the 'shoulderpad face mask' idea. My only concern is that now some of them look even more right-heavy than the standard models - can't be good for their spines For mine, I'll remove and replace the standard weapon front ends with my own bits versions. I definitely want to include a looted and rebuilt assault cannon and plasma cannon etc

btw, I'm very tempted to convert the doublebarreled shoota guy into a single-barreled big shoota for my shootaboyz mobz

I managed to pick up 4 more lootas in a trade and I've spent the past few hours putting them together. Scraping the mold lines off these things takes an unreasonably long amount of time! Now that I have 20, I'll probably be throwing down two ten-man squads where points permits - it should be fun in Apocalypse, at least.

Anyway, I figured I'd throw these up here.

Here's the first one - very basic, just had a stikkbomb launcher added to him because for the life of me I couldn't come up with any creative ideas while building it.



This one nicked himself a fancy Necron gun, and a mek wired a scarab into the rig to help power it.



A tau burst cannon seemed like a good idea for this one.



And this last git was lucky enough to scrounge up a tau railgun, with a battlesuit's missile launcher on the side.



I am still adding bits and pieces to all of the boyz in the mob. I really want to get a couple tau shoulderpads and the likes to put on a couple of the boyz but it doesn't look like the tau kits come with any extras so I'm having trouble coming up with someone who has spares.

Great conversions.
I'm going to build some lootas soon (hopefully), but I'm sure mine won't look nearly as good as yours.
Nice work

cool! love the necron gun.

Very orky and very nice!

- G

conversions are always cool to look at. Personally Im not really attracted to the new lootas although some people are swearing by them. I already have an army that shoots a lot and nothing happens.

Awesome as usual!

Capt K

nice! paint them PLEASE!!!!

I love the loota with the shoulder pad helmet; he looks like Mush Mouth from Fat Albert.

"Ok, but are you sure you're 'Oh be kay be?"

It goes without saying the shoulder pad needs to be painted pink and purple.

The Necron and Tau conversions are fabulous (I love the way the Burst Cannon looks). And the shoulder pad face mask is particularly funny - although what about making the eyeholes two different sizes and gouge them out to look more like they were made by bolt/AC rounds?

Ok, you've got these, you've got the Big Mek, you've got the Pylon... You're as bad as I am about running multiple WIP projects at the same time, maybe even worse.

oh, if those 3 were the only ones.

Wehrkind: I'm glad I'm not the only one that saw mush mouth!

These are looking great. I was chewing on how to make a large number of lootas look unique, several great ideas here I'll have to...umm...be inspired by!

/trundles off to try to find a necron gauss gun...

dude those Lootas are awesome.

Those are simply amazing. Very nice work. Well done.

cooool

jamsessionein wrote:

That is hilarious

jamsessionein wrote:

Well, I know what my 'Ard boyz will be wearing more of now.

You sir, have very nice orks

Necro thread. Will re-open at op request.