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Anyone made up any ORK units for Apocalypse? If so please show some pictures and post those data sheets!

I just got the Goff Rocker models from GW - and this got me thinking about making some datasheets for Apocalypse. I want to do some really silly/fluffy/thematic stuff for Orks.

Anyway I'm aware they used to (apparently) have rules back in day's past for the Goff Rockers. Anyone have them or remember what the unit was capable of?

So here is what i'm thinking about doing:

I want to paint these guys up and make a drummer (maybe use some of the Drums from the WFB Orc Regiment) and mount him and his Kit on a 40mm Base.

I was thinking the Goff Band could be some kind of support unit - maybe they pump the Ork Boyz up (increase initiative or strength?) or can unleash sonic attacks that you have to roll for the results (ala Shokk Attack Gun, but not that powerful).

Secondly, and this might be too silly:

I want to use my newly acquired Orc Blood Bowl team in Apocalypse.

While I know Blood Bowl is sort of in a different Universe, I think 40K Orks might play it or something similar, and so the fluff behind this unit would be that they were just trying to play some Ball when bombs, lasers, and other nasties interrupted their game (Basically Imperium Troops trying to recapture the World they were on). So the Ork Blood Bowl Team decided the only way to be able to play the game would be to fight off whoever was causing all the racket. Of course then they got swept up in to a Waagh! So now they fight until all the 'umans, eldars, chaos and what have you until they leave the Orks alone so they can play their game.

So I'm think the Blood Bowl team would be primarly an assault force (since they have no weapons). As such I think it's fair to give them the Fleet of Foot USR, plus it fits thematically (they run in their sport)- Furious Charge too. Baseline stats would be similar to a regular Ork Boy with variations depending on what position the player played in the game (Catcher, Blitzer, Blocker, Thrower, etc).

I was thinking a 5+ Armor Save for some of the players, most everyone else 6+

BS 0 on most of the Orcs since they have no ranged weapons, but I thought it would be funny if the team could talk some balls to throw at the enemy. Not sure how this would function, but I was thinking maybe they strapped Bombs (or put them inside) the ball. These would be somewhat destructive, and would be thrown (and could scatter) but would most likely be one time use weapons.

The Blood Bowl Unit would be limited to 11 models, but I'm thinking the formation overall could take other blood bowl stuff like 1 Apothecarie (function as a painboy?), maybe 2 assistant coaches (support units?), cheerleaders (support units), and maybe even some fans (was thinking these could function like oiler grots or ammo runts, basically "fun" models that are little more than glorified counters to show you have a re-roll capacity). Maybe allow the Team to take a Star Player?

Any thoughts?

They'd probably get torn to shreds, but it'd be a hilarious unit to field.

Also, is this in the right section? Wasn't sure...