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So I'm putting together an Orkron army and I figured that instead of being separate armies that decided to band together in the face of a common foe, it would make more sense that the boyz found a Tomb World that didn't revive and decided to pilfer it. Any C&C is welcome and highly appreciated.

I'm also looking for ideas as to how I should "loot" warriors, destroyers, heavy destroyers, cryptek, tomb spider, ghost ark, immortals, and a scythe. OP will deliver!

Why not use the warriors as steeds? Or maybe line a few in front of a chariot, with an Ork inside the chariot with a whip or remote? Kromlech makes a killer of an Ork with a remote in his hands.

Loving the looted Monolith though. Maybe you can make some legs while I doubt the Orks could let the thing fly.

Personally my first look is less "looted monolith" and more badly painted monolith. I think it could use alot more orking to look looted. I guess it could move faster now that its got the red paint job. I think even some patched over holes in the monolith where the orks entered and rearmored it( its not like it would just allow the orks to use it just by finding it). Welded plates on vehicles looks very orky. Also adding some orkish thrusters to let it look like its been reworked to fly. Some random orkish pieces on it would make it that much better.

As far as warriors and other necron parts maybe some robotic orks making use of necron bits and such to make some orks look more robotic. The vehicles to look more orky would just need proper necron guns mounted on wonky flying orkish mounts.

If all else fails this is the steps to orkifying anything:

1. Build the model
2. Throw them against the wall
3. Rebuild the model
4. Repeat until orky enough

Since the introduction of Necrons to the 40k universe Ork players have wondered if there is a connection to the old ones, the brain boyz that created the orks. You can explore this with your army, but make sure to keep it orky. Glyph plates are essential. Rivets, exposed cables, and don't slack on the crudely applied extra armor rivetted right on by the big mek itself. Here's some I did: http://terragenesis.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9346lp=96195 The Mad docs would definitely use Necron bits in their cyborks. My challenge to you as an ork warlord dat hates dem silva skelentons, is to make this an army that's more ork than Necron, don't take on the modeling to fluff up an overpowered army. Dem snazzy gauss rifles ain't got no dakka next to da trusty shoota. Balance, oddly an orky quality.

 Tyrius wrote:
Personally my first look is less "looted monolith" and more badly painted monolith. I think it could use alot more orking to look looted. I guess it could move faster now that its got the red paint job. I think even some patched over holes in the monolith where the orks entered and rearmored it( its not like it would just allow the orks to use it just by finding it). Welded plates on vehicles looks very orky. Also adding some orkish thrusters to let it look like its been reworked to fly. Some random orkish pieces on it would make it that much better.

As far as warriors and other necron parts maybe some robotic orks making use of necron bits and such to make some orks look more robotic. The vehicles to look more orky would just need proper necron guns mounted on wonky flying orkish mounts.

If all else fails this is the steps to orkifying anything:

1. Build the model
2. Throw them against the wall
3. Rebuild the model
4. Repeat until orky enough

Ok so plasticard armor plates, but what do you mean by thrusters? I'm a little short on stormboys (7 total) so any jump packs i find i'll probably use to make more of them. what should i use that would be easy to come by?


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 Scraps4Bitz wrote:
make sure to keep it orky. Glyph plates are essential. Rivets, exposed cables, and don't slack on the crudely applied extra armor rivetted right on by the big mek itself. Here's some I did: http://terragenesis.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9346lp=96195 The Mad docs would definitely use Necron bits in their cyborks. My challenge to you as an ork warlord dat hates dem silva skelentons, is to make this an army that's more ork than Necron, don't take on the modeling to fluff up an overpowered army. Dem snazzy gauss rifles ain't got no dakka next to da trusty shoota. Balance, oddly an orky quality.

Gotcha. I'm really liking the idea of the boyz getting ahold of the gauss weapons and replacing an arm here or a leg there. What do you think would make for an orky looking propulsion system on the monolith though? My first thought was tank treads but the monolith is so damn bulky already that i thought about just having a Big Mek sitting up top by the crystal while he whips 9 (one for each reindeer of course) warriors to just drag it across the ground.

I think you could probably make some thrusters out of bottle lids like from 2 liter sodas and plastic card. Try to make them look like the orks bomber thruster. Really anything to look like a thruster was welded on to lift it. Could even do some super big one right in the middle/bottom, though I would go for 4 of them on each corner of the monolith.

Definitely do some cables running through it maybe hooked to a new power supply by the crystal? With a mekboy up top. Some cables running into the monoliths guns. I would also consider changing the portal in a similar fashion. Some cables and some wonky old scifi movie looking portal.

 Tyrius wrote:
I think you could probably make some thrusters out of bottle lids like from 2 liter sodas and plastic card. Try to make them look like the orks bomber thruster. Really anything to look like a thruster was welded on to lift it. Could even do some super big one right in the middle/bottom, though I would go for 4 of them on each corner of the monolith.

Definitely do some cables running through it maybe hooked to a new power supply by the crystal? With a mekboy up top. Some cables running into the monoliths guns. I would also consider changing the portal in a similar fashion. Some cables and some wonky old scifi movie looking portal.

do you just use copper wire for cabling? I wanted to work in a "joke" of sorts where they won't mess with anything that's naturally powerful AND green, but I'm drawing a blank. Thanks for the idea about the soda caps!

"Need more bitz n peicez boss!" - Grott.

Stick on some jagged armour pieces onto its hull. Bits of ork walls and such, more spiky more dakka dakka. Knock a hole in its side have some boyz sticking out pulling out cables. Really go to town converting, a paint job isn't enough for da ORKZ!

I use floral wire and aluminum fence wire because they are cheap but really and flexible wire that you can get in right gauge and length is fine. It would need to be stiff but not too stiff. Here is my drawing to try to explain what I'm talking about.


Then some plasticard to do the rivets and welded metal plates.

 Tyrius wrote:
I use floral wire and aluminum fence wire because they are cheap but really and flexible wire that you can get in right gauge and length is fine. It would need to be stiff but not too stiff. Here is my drawing to try to explain what I'm talking about.

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Then some plasticard to do the rivets and welded metal plates.

Not bad but I think its missing something, needs even more ork! like a crusha claw!

Paint skills are much better then mine. Smoke stacks out of the top of the monolith is awesome.

 Tyrius wrote:
Paint skills are much better then mine. Smoke stacks out of the top of the monolith is awesome.

Haha im just up really late and really bored