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I know this is a dumb, noob question. I'm trying to figure out the best/easiest/cheapest way to make an unit of Nob Warbikers. I don't have any Warbikes currently. I know the box of Warbikes comes with 1 Nob torso, so there is one Nob Warbiker there, but for the others can I just buy a box of Nobs and use those figures to sit on the bikes? Do the Nob legs fit around the bike? I would use Nob torsos, but I think the box of plastic nobs aren't built the same way. I'm pretty sure the legs are attached to those models? I know this is a dumb question, but it's been bugging me for a while.

I think most of the Nob legs are spread out pretty well, and will more likely than not fit just fine. If they don't, welp, Nobz are awesome, and you can make them footborne Nobz. The legs are attached to the torsos, although I don't know how much of an issue that is.

Most of the nob legs have one foot forward like they are walking, and so are kind of awkward.
I know for a fact at least one set of legs does fit because I tried it, it's the one that looks the most static.

Most people saw the Nobz bodies in half and fit them to the biker legs patching any gaps or spaces with greenstuff.

Check bits websites perhaps? You may be able to just buy the Biker Nob model a few times.

Id say, no. They "can" fit around a bike, but the way the legs are made, it would look really off and goofy in a bad way. I can say from actually doing it, the legs from the warboss in the AOBR box fits PERFECT on a bike. The only thing you have to do is grind the loin cloth off and they go right on.
So MAYBE you could either make them from that guy, or cut his bottom half off and use that.

I say that, simply because the regular boyz legs that are on there, are a bit thin and weedy for nob legs. But as always, its a how you do it kindda thing

Thanks for the responses guys. I may try that whole sawing the Nob bodies in half thing. Unfortunately, my modeling skills are....questionable, but it's worth a shot. Thanks again.

I've been working on some Nob Bikerz, and the sawing the legs in half method really isn't that bad. You just line up the feet on the pedals, then carefully greenstuff the gaps. The greenstuff doesn't have to look too amazing as it'll be behind handlebars, weapons, etc. If you need help with greenstuff, there's a couple of good tutorials here on Dakka, and you can find a bazillion of them online! Good luck!
Granesh

I have built Nob Bikers two different ways. The first set was a kit bash of the Plastic Nob kit and the War Bikerz. It was quite a bit of work cutting the torso apart from the legs and getting them to line up with the Biker legs. It was way worth it though.



Here is a link to my blog post about these guys with more pictures - http://www.thehogsofwar.com/2009/08/ork-week-conversion-nob-bikers.html

The next set that I made just a little while back was conversions of Black Reach Deff Koptas. This was overall more work - quite a bit of dremelling - but it was a way easier conversion.



And here is a link to the post that I did on these guys. More pictures and a bit more info on how I made them - http://www.thehogsofwar.com/2010/04/ork-deffkopta-to-nob-warbiker_07.html

I just put the Nob torsos from the Boyz box on the warbiker legs. Though, most of my Nob Bikerz were made before the new Nob kit, I did try it out. Of the legs only two will I simply then used the Nobz from the Nob Box as my walking Nobz/ ones with the boyz and used those Nob Torsos you get in the Warbiker Kit, plus the boyz ones and made them. Unfortunatly I don't have any pictures, as I have no camera.

A freind of mine recently bought the warbikers box and the new nobz box, all he did was give the warbikers the spare nob weapons, looks pretty good aswell