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I picked up the ironjaws starter kit, as I wanted to convert the models as follows.

shaman = weird boy
boar riders = Nob bikers
ironjaw orks = 'ard boys

then I thought about having an army that could play either way (lets not let demons have all the fun, and I have about 1500 points of 40k orks)


The following seem reasonable to me
shoota boys as archers
grots as goblins
mek gun as ? spear chucker?

some other units are more problematic
would defcoptas work as chariots? or would Trukks be better
what would lootas be best represented as?
Anything similar to Burnas?

I also have some tyranids....
Flesh eater courts seem to have the most similar style, so

Is a terrorgheist similar in size to a winged hive tyrant?
Vargheists are on 40mm bases so my shrikes might work?
crypt horrors being represented by genestealers (with the courtier as a broodlord?)
crypt ghouls as hormagaunts (would termagaunts work as well?)
fell bats for gargoyles?
spirit hosts for venomthropes
and I'm still looking for ideas for carnifex, trygon (undead dragon?) warriors, hive tyrants

what do people think?

I personally wouldn't like playing against 40K models proxying as Sigmar, some models with direct correlation is fine (shaman/weird boy) but shoota boys and trucks are 40K. I'd probably just wait for an actual Sigmar opponent.

I might come across as snobby there but it'd kinda break immersion.

Someone's done a homebrew Tyranid battletome in the rules section, could be worth a look.
Other than that, I'm with Melcavuk. No matter how you're boiling it down, you're looking to build an army on proxying, as there's really no correlation between types and massive aesthetic differences.
But as long as your opponent agrees, have at it.

 Melcavuk wrote:
I personally wouldn't like playing against 40K models proxying as Sigmar, some models with direct correlation is fine (shaman/weird boy) but shoota boys and trucks are 40K. I'd probably just wait for an actual Sigmar opponent.

I might come across as snobby there but it'd kinda break immersion.

You're not in the Old World now, you're playing over mystical planes(TM) connected by Realmgates(TM).
Lost Orks are just as likely to bust through the gates as Orcs, Orruks, or Uruk Hai- (or SG1 for that matter).

Conversely, Feral Orks are a thing in 40k and mixing of kits would be perfectly represenative of the background.

I would not play a game of AOS with you proxying from 40k to aos but I would play the other way. I mean it wouldn't really fit and tyranids have a fanmade set of warscrolls. I feel like you'd have an easier time convincing some to let you use those rather than proxy an entire force. GL though.

 Melcavuk wrote:
I personally wouldn't like playing against 40K models proxying as Sigmar, some models with direct correlation is fine (shaman/weird boy) but shoota boys and trucks are 40K. I'd probably just wait for an actual Sigmar opponent.

I might come across as snobby there but it'd kinda break immersion.

Well I would love playing something like what the Original Poster said. I have no problems at all with this. Immersion breaking? I can't say you are wrong because that is your opinion, so you are not wrong. Thing is, it's not immersion breaking for me, so I am not wrong either.

You come across as snobby? I would say no. You have explained yourself so no, you want to play the way you do. Nothing wrong with that. You stated your opinion, you didn't put anyone down for their opinion. I wouldn't say you were snobby at all.

 Melcavuk wrote:
I personally wouldn't like playing against 40K models proxying as Sigmar, some models with direct correlation is fine (shaman/weird boy) but shoota boys and trucks are 40K. I'd probably just wait for an actual Sigmar opponent.

I might come across as snobby there but it'd kinda break immersion.

No problem - I know I am pushing the boundaries here (particularly with the Tyranids)

What I wanted to do is try to work out what I would need to take to have both 1500 points of 40k, and perhaps 1000 points of AoS with as much overlap as possible.

I also wanted to start the conversation to see if there was anybody thinking about doing some non demon cross over.

The other way round is easier. As mentioned above savage Orks are a thing so bone splittas in 40k work. Boar rider as bikers etc

I've been considering using my Necrons as GA: Death. I'm already using Nagash as my Nightbringer, My Warriors are basically already skeletons, Tomb Blades could probably be Black Knights, Immortals, Deathmarks, and Lychguard could be Grave Guard. Maybe use my Ghost Ark as a Mortis Engine.

I have also looked at using the AoS orruks as 40k orks, the new models are gorgeous and would work well in both games.

Obviously Trukks and vehicles do not match. But Boars, those can be used as bikes in 40k easily, I've seen it done in many armies. (Magnetize some shootas.)

The shoulders on some of the orukks need a bit of greenstuff if you want to attach sluggas. I agree it is far easier to go from AoS to 40k.

 RFHolloway wrote:
The shoulders on some of the orukks need a bit of greenstuff if you want to attach sluggas. I agree it is far easier to go from AoS to 40k.

No, it's just as easy to go from 40K to AoS. You just need an open mind to do it. For a lot of people they can't open their minds to this. Simple enough. There is nothing hard or easy about it. Just what an individual will accept. By saying something is easy or hard is just making an excuse for a certain way of thinking.

If the models were converted to 40k, then it be fine to use them in a 40k game.

I would not play someone in Age of sigmar using 40k anything besides Demons. Realm gates to other worlds/universes or not, it breaks the feel of it, the immersion as someone said above. If you want to do both, buy demons or wait for GW to release both. The only one I could see from the current line is tyranids, as they are organic and your not brining in scifi tech. Even then it would have to be official for me to accept