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Hello.

I started buying and painting Orks just coz I liked modelling them and now I thought I'dd make a list and play with them a bit. I just wanted some advice on how I can maximize the efficiency of my list with or without some small additions. I'm aiming at a 1500-1750 points army.

This is what I've got:

1 Warboss
1 Big Mek with Shock Attack Gun
1 Weirdboy

9 Nobz
1 Painboy

45 Boyz
30 Gretchin with 3 Runtherds
1 Trukk

3 Killa Kans with Rokkit Launchas
6 Warbikers
3 Deffkoptas

So the list I came up with is:

Unit 1:
Weirdboy - Warphead 85pts
30 Ard-Boyz with Stinkbombs and one Nob with PK 365pts

Total: 450 pts

Unit 2:
10 Nobz, one of which Painboy with GO, 8 Big Choppas, 1 Power Claw, 9 'eavy Armor, 1 Waaghbanner
Trukk with Red Paintjob, stinkbomb chucka, armour plates, boarding plank

Total: 490 pts

Unit 3:
Big Mek with Shokk Attack gun and 'eavy Armor 100pts
15 Shoota Boyz with 1 big shoota 95pts (or should I just add the 30 Gretchins here just for protection?)

Total: 195 pts

Unit 4:
3 Killa Kans with Rokkit Launchas 150pts

Unit 5:
6 Warbikes 150pts

So I'm at 1435 points here. I could add some more bikes probably. Or some more Shoota Boyz with the Big Mek. Or the Gretchins as a Unit to use them as fodder.
I could probably swap the Bikes with the Deffcoptas with Bazookas and Buzzsaws for some fast kills in the first round.

I used the Mek and the Weirdboy as I like the randomness in their weapons. Although its a recipe for an epic fail :p

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Nevermind, I see what you've done here

Are you attempting to be tournament competitive ? friendly, but reasonably competitive ? or just do-whatever-you-can-with-the-models-ya-got ?

Disarray wrote:EDIT: Nevermind, I see what you've done here

Are you attempting to be tournament competitive ? friendly, but reasonably competitive ? or just do-whatever-you-can-with-the-models-ya-got ?

I'll go more for the do what I can with the models I've got...I don't really have the time for tournaments. Just want to play with some friends once in a while. I don't mind getting some new models to make the army better though...I love painting and modelling Orks.

EDIT: For the list I cooked up I need to get some more Nobz anyway.

Do you have any modeling restrictions on the models you have? For example of your 45 boyz are X already modeled to be shoota boyz Y already modeled to be slugga boyz or Z already modeled to be 'ard boyz? Do your nobz already have 8 Big Choppas and 1 Power Klaw or can you change that?

And last question before I see what I can do with a list, do you know what kind of armys you'll be facing against with your freinds? Drop podding space marines? Ig tanks? Footsloggin eldar?

I think instead of the wierdboy get old zogwort because hes only 60 points more, but has good wargear and psychic powers (turning people into squigs!). Thats what i did, anyway. Definitely keep the warbikes - there are very good in battles as their guns aren't that bad and they are amazing in close combat. Maybe deff dread to lead the killa kans. In one battle i played even killa kans died quite easily. Put the gretchin with the guys that you dont want to die - they can form a meat shield and the gunfire is taken by them instead of your orks. Seeing as a truck has a transport capacity of 12 normal men, maybe stick your warboss with them, it really helps the squad and theyll become a formidable force in combat, really powerful. I know its quite a lot to add in, but you could do it over some time - not all at once - gradually building up your force, see how it goes with only one model at a time maybe, or possibly a few.

PS For zogwort you could convert the wierdboy that you already have.

Disarray wrote:Do you have any modeling restrictions on the models you have? For example of your 45 boyz are X already modeled to be shoota boyz Y already modeled to be slugga boyz or Z already modeled to be 'ard boyz? Do your nobz already have 8 Big Choppas and 1 Power Klaw or can you change that?

And last question before I see what I can do with a list, do you know what kind of armys you'll be facing against with your freinds? Drop podding space marines? Ig tanks? Footsloggin eldar?

First of all thanks for taking the time to help me, I really appreciate it. (gpes for both of you)

30 of the Boyz are sluggas, the rest are not modeled yet. I didn't glue the weapon hand on the Nobz yet (hooray for the new Nobz) although they're finished so I can still make changes there. The rest cannot be changed anymore. But if the idea is good I'll just go and get some new models.

As to what I'll be facing: Shoota Orks, Chaos Marines, Gray Knights, Tyranids, IG tanks....and my own drop podding SM if someone comes over without an army :p

@ ProphetWaaagh!: You're right, he's awesome....I don't know how I missed him Any tips on converting the Weirdboy? I thought I'd just add some snakes :p