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Hi
This is my first post so I hope it works.
I have just decided to make a orks army and I want some Meganobz in it and a lot of them but I don’t want to pay $30 for just one. Is there a way I can make them? I was kind of think nobz with some armour on them or terminators with orks heads. What do you think and how will I do it. I’m kind of new so I’m not as good as a lot of people out there but I’ll try my best.
PS I would like them to look like Meganobz not weird looking things that don’t look a thing like them.
Thanks

<title edited; question marks are your friend, when you are asking questions --Janthkin>

Welcome to DAKKA!

I also am gathering ideas on how to do this. I know there are lots of plasticard templates out there to build your own Megas.

What I was thinking was using AoBR Nobz as the fleshy parts and bits/plasticcard for the armor. I have ordered some pistons and gubbins from the Killa Kans kit but have yet to start hacking things up.

My goal is to make them slightly larger and more dynamic than the metal ones.

there was someone that built meganobs out of AOBR nob and plasticard. all I can find though is this:
http://www.the-waaagh.com/forums/?showtopic=29199
http://mekaniacmachinations.blogspot.com/2010/03/black-reach-nobs-in-mega-armor.html

there is a pdf template floating around the net somewhere so you can use that as a base.

I tried to build a legging/harness for my big mek and all I can say is if you decide to build this, do it in a big batch, as it is very time consuming.

Don't just use standard Terminators with ork heads - sure, it's an easy conversion, but doesn't suit the orks' hunched-over posture. However, Orks would happily loot armour from a dead termy and use the bits, and you can do exactly the same - the shoulder pads and central torso are particularly suitable for this.

The easiest method is to use Ork nobs (e.g. from AoBR), replace the torso with a termy torso with extra orky details bolted on (or any other boxy bits of about termy torso size), use the ork arms but with termy shoulder pads (or any other bits of the right shape and size) and plasticard bionic bits added, and add plasticard bionic bits and armour to the orky legs. Use standard ork weapons, bolted together to make combi-weapons.

FYI, you might want to change your thread title, because it seems like your showing us how to make meganobz, not asking how to make them. A ? or something would help. Also welcome to DAKKA

Thanks for the help and ill go and try and build some.