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Long story short, I make my hobby (that is, purely painting and collecting) sort of pay for itself. Buy a box, take what I want, paint the rest, sell, pays for new box. Self-sufficient. It takes a wee while. So I pick up AOBR for the bargain and bulk up my Blood Angels and various other mini-marine and conversion projects with the models (disappointed slightly with the quality, but that's fixable, definitely staying away from snap-fix in the future). I've been into 40K for something like 20 years, only recently sucked backed in. I had it all in the RT days - the first Ork box set - but the past 5 or 6 years since re-starting, I've just been building marines, mostly my beloved BA's.

But I find myself snipping the Black Reach orks off their sprues with £ signs in my eyes and then marvelling at the brutishness of them. The rugged simplicity. The sledge-hammer-to-your-nuts approach. As subtle as a brick to the face. What's happening to me? Why do I like these so much? Is it because they're everything marines aren't? Have I been turned? Gone beer-ork? Crotch-grot? The bosses get bigger and their guns grow in size to match. Pure brilliance.

I want to gaffer tape the hedge strimmer to one arm, garden shears to the other and go off screaming down the street.

And the rule book and templates bundle. Those crafty swine, putting a starter kit in a box. It's enough to make you want to start playing again and shell out for loads of new mod...

Do eeet. Join da Waaagh! Do eeet!

Run whilst you still can...

As is often reflected on Dakka, AOBR is one of the best (if not the best) starter set GW has ever done in terms of value for money and quality of the models.

My friend grabbed the Space Marines as usual, but I was only too happy to paint the Orks, the models are fantastic! Only problem was, I went out and bought an Ork Trukk... and then the new Nobz... and then some Gretchin.

Must restrain myself from buying the Stompa...

I ended up with 5 sets myself...

For a veteran modeller the AOBR kit poses some problems, in terms of flexibilty, with its flat marines and their poorly molded arms and stiff and narrow terminators. But it is not insurmountable. But seeings as I could only get the same quantity by forking out over twice as much for the separate sets - not to mention a whole opposing force of orks - that's a fair trade.

That's the rub, Flashman. Rather than selling the orks, I'm wondering how my other half will react to *another* shelf of models, and a steady flow of ork boxes in the post over the next few months!

Please don't use the term "crotch-grot" ever again.

I'm speaking as a human being, not a mod.

~shudder~

gruntboy wrote:... and then marvelling at the brutishness of them. The rugged simplicity. The sledge-hammer-to-your-nuts approach. As subtle as a brick to the face. What's happening to me? Why do I like these so much? Is it because they're everything marines aren't? Have I been turned? Gone beer-ork? Crotch-grot? The bosses get bigger and their guns grow in size to match. Pure brilliance.

I want to gaffer tape the hedge strimmer to one arm, garden shears to the other and go off screaming down the street.

Ah... anuvver one. Da Waaagh is warm... come on in!

There's just something about playing Orks that is liberating. No armor saves to fool with... no reliance on subtle tactics or fancy manuevers. Just pick yer poison, Shooty or Choppy or both, and throw buckets of dice. The whole army exudes character, drips creativity and screams out fun. You can't help but fall in love with the Green Machine.

Been playing 40K since the beginning of 3rd Edition. I have had:

Nids
Space Marines
Tau
Eldar
Necrons
Chaos Space Marines in several flavors
Orks

The Nids, Eldar, Chaos and Space Marines have been sold. The Tau are unfinished in boxes. The Necrons sit on the shelf gathering dust.

Da Orks have been my favorite army to play and still are after all these years. Waaagh Da Orks!

Iorek wrote:Please don't use the term "crotch-grot" ever again.

I'm speaking as a human being, not a mod.

~shudder~

Too close to "Crotch-Rot" for ya there, bub?

Or, perhaps it was the possible seck-su-al connotations?

You had to wonder how Orks "get their 'happy' on," since there are no female Orks.


Eric

gruntboy wrote:Long story short, I make my hobby (that is, purely painting and collecting) sort of pay for itself. Buy a box, take what I want, paint the rest, sell, pays for new box. Self-sufficient. It takes a wee while. So I pick up AOBR for the bargain and bulk up my Blood Angels and various other mini-marine and conversion projects with the models (disappointed slightly with the quality, but that's fixable, definitely staying away from snap-fix in the future). I've been into 40K for something like 20 years, only recently sucked backed in. I had it all in the RT days - the first Ork box set - but the past 5 or 6 years since re-starting, I've just been building marines, mostly my beloved BA's.

But I find myself snipping the Black Reach orks off their sprues with £ signs in my eyes and then marvelling at the brutishness of them. The rugged simplicity. The sledge-hammer-to-your-nuts approach. As subtle as a brick to the face. What's happening to me? Why do I like these so much? Is it because they're everything marines aren't? Have I been turned? Gone beer-ork? Crotch-grot? The bosses get bigger and their guns grow in size to match. Pure brilliance.

I want to gaffer tape the hedge strimmer to one arm, garden shears to the other and go off screaming down the street.

And the rule book and templates bundle. Those crafty swine, putting a starter kit in a box. It's enough to make you want to start playing again and shell out for loads of new mod...

If you are been lured to buy a new army, it might as well as be Orks ( with help or AOBR ). Better than spending extra money on other stuff!

MagickalMemories wrote:

Iorek wrote:Please don't use the term "crotch-grot" ever again.

I'm speaking as a human being, not a mod.

~shudder~

Too close to "Crotch-Rot" for ya there, bub?

Or, perhaps it was the possible seck-su-al connotations?

You had to wonder how Orks "get their 'happy' on," since there are no female Orks.


Eric

So much wrong contained in a nice little box

I ended up with 4 of the orc halves of the AOBR. My wife wants to make an army....