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What do you think the significance is of every model having a Bosspole?

What might this indicate about the Bosspole's new function?

Well its the 31st and all ive seen released in 2 new stupid gargantuan models. Ive never been a fan of stuff like that?

Wheres the codex and new/redone model releases haha!!! That's what im after!

Or that gitz are well equipped

If the kaptain is identical to the gitz, what makes him the kaptain? He should get something on his profile or equipment to make him boss.

Im quietly hoping against a new buggy kit as i spent way too long making my own, and i dont want new ones to be so coo that i feel the need to drop cash on them...

New gunz look really good, andit's definitely possible for them to be dual-kit with something else, being so similar to buggies as they are. I love their size, now "Big Gunz" really means "BIG Gunz!" Mek at the front will probably be included in the kit as some sort of "Mek Runtherd."

 Perfect Organism wrote:
I actually think I like the 'clean' look of the new ork stuff a bit better. I like to add my own details in plasticard and it's easier to make the same kit look different every time you build it if the details are optional.

This might be why GW's gone in this direction for Orks, because they almost always get converted and given more detail. You could make a boy into a warboss if you convert hard enough!

 CalgarsPimpHand wrote:
And then the 'Eavy Metal guys paint them like pre-school toys. Very bright, often primary colors, extremely clean and nearly "flat" with no detail or texture. If they want to snag more 10 year olds, I guess this is one way to do it, but in my opinion like 70% of new releases since the start of 6th have looked absolutely TERRIBLE coming out of the studio

They really only look good once more talented converters and painters get their hands on them. That is, if the model in question is salvageable at all.

What gives?

Probably a new team of painters, or it's just pictures not showing how good the paintjobs actually are.

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
If the kaptain is identical to the gitz, what makes him the kaptain? He should get something on his profile or equipment to make him boss.

They might change the way options work and have an "Ork armoury" as others have been suggesting, so you can give units with all the same upgrade choices those upgrades, and unit-specific upgrades are listed with the unit's profile.

I've read somewhere that if one dies, you have to nominate next one to be Kaptin...

It seems obvious the Mekboy in front of Big Gunz will be part of the new kit.
These weapons look really cool, especially the firing post for grotz (so indeed, WS 3!).
However I don't think it will allow to build Buggies...

The Flashgitz look incredible, definitely getting one of those.
Their rulez are OK I guess, not crazy. Getting only 6+ is clearly a nerf.
Flamethrowers now deal 1D6 hits on embarked units in open-topped transports, don't they?...
Let's wait for the Trukk/BW update, though.

The KFF nerf (models, not units) is bad news, really.
Now I don't see the point using them, except for vehicles-only detachments.

Gorkanaut/Morkanaut kit looks pretty cool! I like the idea of such a heavy transport.
Just throw Burnaboyz with 3 meks in it to fix Hull Points and deal damage!

All these are Heavy Support choices..

RobZie wrote:Im quietly hoping against a new buggy kit as i spent way too long making my own, and i dont want new ones to be so coo that i feel the need to drop cash on them...

Spoiler:

Building your own vehicles is the true essence of orkiness. So no released kit can ever actually be better than the ones you built yourself.

 Bonzofever wrote:


All these are Heavy Support choices..

That's what I've been thinking about, it seems a little top heavy...what I think is we will see a Freebootaz supplement and then Orks, like the Militarum Tempestus and AM releases.

Hopefully meks will still open things up, but with kanz, dreads and wagons already unbound forces may be needed sadly

 RobZie wrote:
Im quietly hoping against a new buggy kit as i spent way too long making my own, and i dont want new ones to be so coo that i feel the need to drop cash on them...

Spoiler:

Ha. Those are awesome

rtb01 wrote:
The centre looks like the old smasha gun, far right all bubble chukka, left side unsure.

Bubble Chukka? Smasha Gun?

Sorry I got into Orks in 4th Edition and don't have access to the older books with those weapons. Can you elaborate on them?

... Now if one of the Big Guns was a Lifta-Droppa? That'd be impressive.

Has anyone noticed that the middle gun has what looks like a KFF on it? Either that's just "teknikul kno-wots," or maybe some sort of new defense weapon? Orks aren't big on defense, but if it's a KFF-thrower, then that's something fun to play with. Not sure how it would work though, so it's most likely just a different zzap gun. Although it kind of looks like a kustom mega-kannon.

Oh. Those Big Gunz look sweet. Maybe they're not intended as an eliminatory double kit with Buggies... but what ork worth its teef could resist kitbashing some buggies from them?

Filling all my elite slots up with Meganobz, love the models and would love to field as many as possible

I feel old...

Back in the "good old days" when Orks were Orks and shokk attack guns has snotling bases for ammo there were named big guns. Smasha guns were smaller lifta droppas, traktor cannons did damage and pulled target towards ork army. Pulsa rokkits were loaded up with dice load if fuel and k knocked things down. Splatta kannons fired a bouncing shot. Back in the days of to hit modifiers and armies of heavy support . Hope that helps!


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Bubble chukkas were in epic and would project a force bubble around a weapon. When weapon fired it'd rebound onto the firer great fun! I think rogue trader also had them but unsure

Murrdox wrote:

rtb01 wrote:
The centre looks like the old smasha gun, far right all bubble chukka, left side unsure.

Bubble Chukka? Smasha Gun?

Sorry I got into Orks in 4th Edition and don't have access to the older books with those weapons. Can you elaborate on them?

Not sure what a Smash Gun is.

The Traktor Kannon was a tractor beam, used to pull enemies off their feet.

The Bubble Chukka projected a force field which trapped the target. When they tried to fire their weapons, they would hit the bubble and deflect the shots back into themselves.

The lifta-droppa or 'hand of gork' was basically the same as the one we have on big mek stompas now, although smaller and less impressive.

There was also a pulsa-rokkit, which fired a force field generator capable of knocking things down, a hop-splat gun, which fired bouncing shells and a squig catapult, which fired jars of tiny squigs.

And then you had to track several randomly wandering squig-wasp swarms ambling all over the battlefield

Good times. I miss the old ork zaniness.

I am very excited about this release. I have been playing orks since 2007. You don't get into orks because they are the top army or even in the top tier. You get into them because they have the best models in miniature gaming!

It is a little bit unfortunate that the KFF is only models now, but not huge. Most things will get cover saves for being behind other models. Just make sure those models get the KFF coverage and things are good!

The Gorkanauts are really neat, though the price is tough to take. I pre-ordered one for the sake of completion though.

 Perfect Organism wrote:

The Bubble Chukka projected a force field which trapped the target. When they tried to fire their weapons, they would hit the bubble and deflect the shots back into themselves.

IT'S PAYBACK TIME, YA ERE ME FIREWARRIORS! PAYBACK TIIIIIIME!!

 frozenwastes wrote:

RobZie wrote:Im quietly hoping against a new buggy kit as i spent way too long making my own, and i dont want new ones to be so coo that i feel the need to drop cash on them...

Spoiler:

Building your own vehicles is the true essence of orkiness. So no released kit can ever actually be better than the ones you built yourself.

Quoted for thruthiness.

Kustomizin models is haf da point of playin Orks

I don't think the guns are buggy duel kits. If you look closely they don't even have a rear end. It's just wheels and shield in the front.

 Red Corsair wrote:
I don't think the guns are buggy duel kits. If you look closely they don't even have a rear end. It's just wheels and shield in the front.

Maybe you have to buy two big guns kits to make a buggy...

 RobZie wrote:

 Red Corsair wrote:
I don't think the guns are buggy duel kits. If you look closely they don't even have a rear end. It's just wheels and shield in the front.

Maybe you have to buy two big guns kits to make a buggy...

I guess it depends on which half has the drive train... I doubt 2 wheels has ever stopped an ork from pedaling down on the gas anyways

 Red Corsair wrote:

 RobZie wrote:

 Red Corsair wrote:
I don't think the guns are buggy duel kits. If you look closely they don't even have a rear end. It's just wheels and shield in the front.

Maybe you have to buy two big guns kits to make a buggy...

I guess it depends on which half has the drive train... I doubt 2 wheels has ever stopped an ork from pedaling down on the gas anyways

And now i know exactly what my buggies will look like

Solar Shock wrote:

 Red Corsair wrote:

 RobZie wrote:

 Red Corsair wrote:
I don't think the guns are buggy duel kits. If you look closely they don't even have a rear end. It's just wheels and shield in the front.

Maybe you have to buy two big guns kits to make a buggy...

I guess it depends on which half has the drive train... I doubt 2 wheels has ever stopped an ork from pedaling down on the gas anyways

And now i know exactly what my buggies will look like

Ha! Love it

EDIT: I'm going crazy, I already posted that myself days ago....