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SWAT Ork? You mean the riot shield? Yeah, I'll have finish that unit. With the new reaction fire rules, Orks really need the extra armor.

Yea, I forget SWAT is really only here in the states. Anyways from what I've seen you've got some cool stuff here, keep it up

I don't even want to know how long its been since I've posted my last conversions. I really need to cut down on the gaming stuff.
Aaaaaanyway, I recently fell in love with those wonderful new Meganobz GW made. They were released together with the new Space Marine Codex for some reason, but I'm not complaining.

The fun thing about Centurions is, that they fit so well together that you really want to use as many parts as possible when you're converting them. I still had a box of Killakanz lying around which I got for christmas once. But I wasn't planning on building them anytime soon, so it was a perfect fit. The heads are from Kromlech.

This is the first one I build and so far I like him the most. The drill and gun fitted perfectly on the Centurion weapons. The other two will get greenstuff pants as well.


Number two has quite a large CC weapon and a kombi-rokkit.
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And this one's the leader simply because he has a pointy finger. I attached a burna-tank to his back and then couldn't find a good spot to add a kombi-skorcha, so I just put a small flamer on his chest.


Let me know what you think.

Truth is that I was actually thinking about doing something like that as well - using centurions as meganobz, that is. So, I can't exactly say that I don't like the idea there... I would start building them right away, if they just weren't so goddamn expensive...

Rather nice those new meganobz.

W.I.P. shots of the Nobz. More pictures soon-ish.

I said soo-ish.

It goes to show just how awful and out of place the Centurion models are that they make the perfect base for Ork models, lol.

I still keep expecting the heads to be jutting out of the chestplate, though. These guys just seem so... Upright to be Orks.

The head on the far left is pure awesome

How large are those bases? As someone who uses MANZ regularly, being on anything over 40mm is a serious disadvantage and would seriously hurt their ability to be used.

I have been on the fence if Centurions would make good MANZ or good KANZ. Sadly with them being so expensive, making 6 or 9 of these would be rough.

I put them on regular 40mm bases like Mega Nobz are supposed to. Though if GW ever gets around to make new ones in plastic, they'll probably get the larger ones as well.

They still need basing of course, but apart from a few bolts I think the boyz are ready for the table. Though I should probably build another 3, because who fields Meganobz units of three, right?

And so it beginns....

BIG MECH STOMPAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

At first I thought you were making a prop KMB, though. That's a Lifta-Droppa? Or a Kustom Mega Kannon?

Nope, I'm using the Big Mek Stompa rules from the 6th edition Apocalypse rulebook, it has a Lifta-Droppa and Mork's Gaze.


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Got a Belly Gun.



...and a head

 Anung Un Rama wrote:


Got a Belly Gun.

Hey there, nice work so far. What are you using to build the Belly Gun? I've been looking for something like this for a project I'm working on and this is perfect!

Glad to see you still breathing. Stompa should be great. The trukk front looks spot on.

 Regnak wrote:
Hey there, nice work so far. What are you using to build the Belly Gun? I've been looking for something like this for a project I'm working on and this is perfect!

It's the Torso gun from the Skull Lord of Khorne. I still have one lying around because I wanted to use it as a base for a Plague Tower.


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This is roughly what I have planned for the Stompa. Instead of a regular gun-arm, I will build a platform at shoulder height, with the cannon on top.

The shoulder mounted cannon looks about as I want it to.

Proppa ace stompa! Love your other conversions as well. I have to wonder, with a Belly Gun, Gaze of Mork, and Lifta-Droppa, has this been inspired by a certain book about Orks, maybe?

 Deunstephe wrote:
Proppa ace stompa! Love your other conversions as well. I have to wonder, with a Belly Gun, Gaze of Mork, and Lifta-Droppa, has this been inspired by a certain book about Orks, maybe?

Not really. I spend ages looking for the right set of rules to build my Stompa around. I knew I didn't want to use the standard set-up, but the Forge World rules were a bit overwhelming. Then I discovered the Big Mek Stompa in thw Apocalypse rulebook and decided to roll with it.

edit: Mork's Gaze ready to smite.


edit: Now here's the complicated part: Building another platform on the left shoulder. That's where the Big Mek is supposed to stand.

I wanted a spot for the Big Mek to stand, but I don't want to add a platform on top of the Lifta-Droppa, it should look like it can still move. What do you guys thing about this?

Probably not the safest place to stand, but it looks awesome and suitably orky

I won't be able to work on the Stompa for the next two weeks, I have a vacation coming up and the rest of the days are packed as well. Until then, enjoy this picture.

Looks brilliant. Can't wait 'till you come back.

While each arm looks great (and orky), the Lifta-Droppa arm/shoulder is much less massive than the other one. That's not a problem with orky engineering, but it is a problem for a Big Mek's ego. If he's going to be on that shoulder it should look pretty imposing.

Maybe you could build a platform/crow's nest behind and above the lifta-droppa? It would connect more to the back and the shoulder than the arm, so the lifta-droppa should move freely. If the mek had a platform there (suitably armored), with some spinny gubbins and some flashy bits, I think he would feel a bit more 'large and in charge".

That's a good point. I just have to check where the best to put it would be, so the head can still move (a little). I originally planned to have him hold on to something with this other arm, because he really WANTS to sit there and point at stuff. But I'll think about the crows nest.

While gluing, I also noticed I no longer have any Ork-arms with binoculars left, which would've been great on top.

Hi guys. I'm back from Gamescom and could finally finish the building part of the Stompa.

As awesome as Da Butcha's crownest idea sounds, I just couldn't find a decent way to put one there. There just isn't enough room on the shoulder or the back to add something that's big and stable enough to support a Nob-sized Mek.



If I would've known how this model would develop, I might have gone all out and add another Battlewagon platform on the right side (I still have one leftover), but I liked the arm so much I really wanted to keep it like that. Also, the Grot missle looks pretty cool up there.



Now I just primed it and the current plan is to just put the Big Mek on the left shoulder right where the cannon is.



My only other option at this point would be to completly ruin the nice tractor beam arm my ripping it off, adding another shoulder platform and then try to put the beam cannon on top of that.

I am slightly annoyed.

...Put him on the platform by the door!