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Looking at buying locally used warhammer 40k orks. All are unpainted or primed. What would you all recommend I pay for this stuff. I haven't bought much used stuff but with orks the more the better haha! Now I know AOBR stuff is worth a lot less than the actual boxed sets but im not to concerned, I need lots of boyz. The nobz ill convert into stuff... Onto the list!

40 AOBR boyz
10 AOBR nobz
6 AOBR koptas
2 AOBR warboss's
5 Storm boyz
5 lootas
1 truck
10 grots

You say unpainted and unprimed, but what about unassembled? I know the AoBR stuff only snaps together one way, but what about the rest of it? And how much of it has been assembled with plastic "glue"?

$100

You buy second-hand to get a deal, not pay anywhere near retail.

 Retrogamer0001 wrote:
$100

You buy second-hand to get a deal, not pay anywhere near retail.

That is a fair price for both.

so much of this came in the starter set. No morre than $100.

£70

Yeah that's basically 2x the AoBR set, plus a Trukk and a box each of Stormboyz, Grots & Lootas.

The AoBR stuff is snap fit, and as such gives no options. Great if you want lots of Sluggas/Trukkers but not so hot if you want Shootas unless you proxy. I see you're going to convert the Nobz....fair enough but they are completely vanilla with nary a PK, combi-weapon, bosspole or big choppa to be seen, so be aware of that.

Would be curious as to whether the rest is assembled or not. Lootas particularly with the extra options re Burnas. Definitely a bit of added value if they're on the sprue in this deal.

Overall tho £70 or less if you can sounds a decent buy to me yeah. It's a usable core, just a lot of things you'll need to add to it. Best of luck tho!

40KNobz11 wrote:
Looking at buying locally used warhammer 40k orks. All are unpainted or primed. What would you all recommend I pay for this stuff. I haven't bought much used stuff but with orks the more the better haha! Now I know AOBR stuff is worth a lot less than the actual boxed sets but im not to concerned, I need lots of boyz. The nobz ill convert into stuff... Onto the list!

40 AOBR boyz
10 AOBR nobz
6 AOBR koptas
2 AOBR warboss's
5 Storm boyz
5 lootas
1 truck
10 grots

So found out all the AOBR stuff is assembled, as well as the truck. Lootas are NOS so that means ive got burna bits too. Could kitbash those with some AOBR boyz. Storm boyz are built, and grots obviously just need to be put on the bases...

So everyone thinks $100 should be fair or should I try to go cheaper? Its put together with plastic GW glue and some primed black..

How badly deformed are the ones put together with plastic "glue"?

Acetone pretty much ruins the value of something in my mind, and if they've done a botch job of it, it's literally worth nothing to me. I'd accept plastic glued models that have been slightly melted for free, but I'd probably just hold onto them before passing them off to some new player for free so they could start an army.

40KNobz11 wrote:
So found out all the AOBR stuff is assembled, as well as the truck. Lootas are NOS so that means ive got burna bits too. Could kitbash those with some AOBR boyz. Storm boyz are built, and grots obviously just need to be put on the bases...

So everyone thinks $100 should be fair or should I try to go cheaper? Its put together with plastic GW glue and some primed black..

You'll struggle to kitbash the AoBR boys with Burna bits. The snap fits have a fixed arm in place holding a choppa, with the slugga arms and faces interchangeable (similar for the Nobz btw). The burnas need two hands so it's a bigger conversion job than just bit swapping. Far easier to use standard Boyz to do anything like that, but at least you do have the bits to use at a later date.

It's not a dealbreaker if the AoBR stuff is actually assembled & primed imo as long as the primer coat isn't too thick obv. Given the limited number of parts per model you can still paint the Boyz, Nobz & Bosses ok. You can even twist the parts off, prep and reglue easily enough if needed (I have with some of mine I got from my pal). The Koptas are a pain though unfortunately as there's a bit of detail obscured by assembly and they're not as easy to redo. Not impossible with enough determination but considerably more difficult A shame as they're v nice models.

The trukk tho...eesh, that's a damn shame that's assembled. I found mine a bit of a pain to put together and there's a good bit of obscured detail. That's a bigger issue no doubt.

Can't really comment on the Stormboyz as I don't have any yet.

Might think of coming down in price a tad given that info, but your call dude.

40KNobz11 wrote:


You'll struggle to kitbash the AoBR boys with Burna bits. The snap fits have a fixed arm in place holding a choppa, with the slugga arms and faces interchangeable (similar for the Nobz btw). The burnas need two hands so it's a bigger conversion job than just bit swapping. Far easier to use standard Boyz to do anything like that, but at least you do have the bits to use at a later date.

I actually did convert AOBR boys into burnas, With a razor saw and a bit of GS they came out great

I still use alot of my slugga boys and just mix them in 50/50 with my shoota boys and say the whole squad is shootas. I have yet to have anyone complain.
I would pay 100 for all those models, the deff coptas are great for converting.

 zammerak wrote:

40KNobz11 wrote:


You'll struggle to kitbash the AoBR boys with Burna bits. The snap fits have a fixed arm in place holding a choppa, with the slugga arms and faces interchangeable (similar for the Nobz btw). The burnas need two hands so it's a bigger conversion job than just bit swapping. Far easier to use standard Boyz to do anything like that, but at least you do have the bits to use at a later date.

I actually did convert AOBR boys into burnas, With a razor saw and a bit of GS they came out great

I still use alot of my slugga boys and just mix them in 50/50 with my shoota boys and say the whole squad is shootas. I have yet to have anyone complain.
I would pay 100 for all those models, the deff coptas are great for converting.

Yeah it's obviously possible with a saw, just saying it's a harder job rather than bitswapping easily interchangeable parts like the page in the Codex where they mix it all up.

Have thought about doing likewise with my Boyz to your plan re a Slugga/Shoota mix when I paint mine. It's a good idea. Prob won't do it myself but yep, credible.