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Anyone point me to a google image or something what a big choppa looks like, as in the rules it says I can have nobz with a slight and big choppa (unless I’m wrong) but then the big choppa looks to be a two hand weapon?

Help please I’m lost on this one

It is the two-handed one, but the rules don't (currently) care about that.

beast_gts wrote:
It is the two-handed one, but the rules don't (currently) care about that.

Spoiler:

Soooo it’s not quite what you see is what you get because the models have no slugga on them therefore the don’t have one?.... but they can still fire a slugga hmmmm?

You can see why I’m confused right?

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Ork-Nobz-2018

The big two handed weapons. None of the models pictured are using them, but there are four of them on the third sprue ( the one with the heads).

All big two handed weapons with whiring blades and saws. Though in general, those aren't necessary. Any big two handed weapons will do.

Wolfboy wrote:

Soooo it’s not quite what you see is what you get because the models have no slugga on them therefore the don’t have one?.... but they can still fire a slugga hmmmm?

You can see why I’m confused right?

Eh. WYSWIG (as a non-rule) gets fuzzy on basic weapons, especially pistols if there are pouches and holsters.
Not sure if you can 'trade away' sluggas on nobs, so it generally isn't an issue.

There are a couple holstered and strapped pistols on the sprue (one with the choppas, one next to the combi-rokkits), so if you're really worried about it, you can add those to models somewhere.

Wolfboy wrote:
Soooo it’s not quite what you see is what you get because the models have no slugga on them therefore the don’t have one?.... but they can still fire a slugga hmmmm?

WYSIWYG isn't currently a rule. You wrote "slight" - did you mean slugga? If so you swap their choppa for the big choppa.

The Ork Nobz minis have sluggas on their backpacks and so on.

Or possibly not :-) Lots of equipment is assumed in the game - how many Marines have you seen with a grenade on the model?
I would not fret too much over it. As long as your Nob with Big Choppa is easily distinguishable from others, go for it!

WYSIWYG is generally for A-typical load-outs & the model being the model itself.

I.E. if your sergeant has a power fist, it should probably be modelled as such. Or if you have terminators on the field, they should be played as terminators rather than tactical marines.

40k can no longer do true WYSIWYG due to the extreme amount of gear which models tend to come with as a baseline such as pistols, grenades, and melee weapons for lots of dudes (a lot of that stuff used to be upgrades you paid points for, so no one took them).

If i'm feeling like a big Mek enough one day, I will take 2 Choppas. slap them together, add in a sprue for a handle, throw on some more gubbinz and *Poof I made a big choppa. You can do this with basically any CC weapons, you could just craft a long handle from sprue onto a single chain choppa and call it a polearm/big choppa.

The beauty about orkz is, The sky is the limit, until enough orkz are nearby and then there is no limits!

Hecaton wrote:
The Ork Nobz minis have sluggas on their backpacks and so on.

This. The nobz box comes with holsters and boss poles with attached sluggas for this reason. Heck, a warboss has two sluggas despite holding a combi-rokkit in one hand and having a PK for the other.

Personally when building a model big choppa/choppa (my fave build though double sawz may be pushing past) I usually nick one of the AOS ironjawz choppas and slap it onto their back and adjust the handles. I just love those big meaty weapons and like the idea of the nob skimping the teeth on his backup choppa to spend the big bucks on his main headsmashing weapon.

But yeah, when it comes to melee weapons every one effectively has infinite arms to wield them all simultaneously. You just get to choose how many times they poke with each individual weapon.

There is a couple big choppa models that are held in one hand (the one that comes with the warbike sprue, and one in the nobz sprue) so that is enough for GW to allow that weapon to take up only one hand.

As others have said: You can put the additional slugga on a belt or pack, there's several holstered sluggas in the kit.

Wolfboy wrote:
Anyone point me to a google image or something what a big choppa looks like

Best have safe search turned on for that one... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)