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Jidmah wrote: If there is something I'm confident about, it's GW making great ork miniatures. I can't think of a single plastic ork kit that's not completely awesome.
That is true. Even the most recent kit, the fighta/bommer was fantastic. Every plastic kit they have released since and including 4th edition have been great quality sculpts.
Jidmah wrote: If there is something I'm confident about, it's GW making great ork miniatures. I can't think of a single plastic ork kit that's not completely awesome.
Agreed Which is why I'm not really worried about the new 'dex.
My only worry is that they won't provide more ways to get into CC. Right now we only have bikes/truckks/wagons as viable ways. They need to make teleportation/deepstriking viable and available for more units and footslogging more feasible again.
Bonde wrote: My only worry is that they won't provide more ways to get into CC. Right now we only have bikes/truckks/wagons as viable ways. They need to make teleportation/deepstriking viable and available for more units and footslogging more feasible again.
While I'm hoping that they don't listen to the internet hordes who insist that orks have to be played as a close combat army. I like ork shooting. I'd hate to see it get worse on favour of giving us more ways to rush headlong at the enemy.
Jidmah wrote: If there is something I'm confident about, it's GW making great ork miniatures. I can't think of a single plastic ork kit that's not completely awesome.
Anyone who would disagree with this statement is either a troll, or just really, really bad at recognizing great art direction. The Orks are spot on in every way. I wasn't even going to consider getting Dakkajets and then I saw the models and just broke. Now I have three.
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Jidmah wrote: If there is something I'm confident about, it's GW making great ork miniatures. I can't think of a single plastic ork kit that's not completely awesome.
Wartrak?
I hope we get a new kit for this - with bits for the Skorcha turret and fuel trailer like the old RT ones.
Isn't that made of metal? I have never actually seen one in real life, go figure.
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7 Ork facts people always get wrong: Ragnar did not win against Thrakka, but suffered two crushing defeats within a few days of each other. A lasgun is powerful enough to sever an ork's appendage or head in a single, well aimed shot. Orks meks have a better understanding of electrics and mechanics than most Tech Priests. Orks actually do not think that purple makes them harder to see. The joke was made canon by Alex Stewart's Caphias Cain books. Gharkull Blackfang did not even come close to killing the emperor. Orks can be corrupted by chaos, but few of them have any interest in what chaos offers. Orks do not have the power of believe.
Jidmah wrote: If there is something I'm confident about, it's GW making great ork miniatures. I can't think of a single plastic ork kit that's not completely awesome.
Wartrak?
I hope we get a new kit for this - with bits for the Skorcha turret and fuel trailer like the old RT ones.
Isn't that made of metal? I have never actually seen one in real life, go figure.
Believe it or not, the Wartrakk and Buggie are both plastic.
Jidmah wrote: If there is something I'm confident about, it's GW making great ork miniatures. I can't think of a single plastic ork kit that's not completely awesome.
Anyone who would disagree with this statement is either a troll, or just really, really bad at recognizing great art direction. The Orks are spot on in every way.
I think the Stompa falls short of 'completely awesome'. It's an average to good model at best. Could have been a lot better with proper legs and some options.
Still, out of the last ten kits I think we've had nine completely awesome ones and one OK one. Meanwhile, space marines have had maybe half of their new kits be OK and the rest pretty terrible, Astra Militarum were a mixed bag, Tau had a dodgy fighter, chaos marines were dull, daemons were mostly pretty ugly (and not in a good way)... only the eldar and imperial knights seem to be as consistently good as the orks and imperial knights is kind of cheating because they only have one model.
If we don't get a cool skorcha, I've got my eye on some bits which might serve as the basis for a conversion. Just need to find a suitable dustbin for the skorcha turret.
Jidmah wrote: If there is something I'm confident about, it's GW making great ork miniatures. I can't think of a single plastic ork kit that's not completely awesome.
Anyone who would disagree with this statement is either a troll, or just really, really bad at recognizing great art direction. The Orks are spot on in every way.
I think the Stompa falls short of 'completely awesome'. It's an average to good model at best. Could have been a lot better with proper legs and some options.
Still, out of the last ten kits I think we've had nine completely awesome ones and one OK one. Meanwhile, space marines have had maybe half of their new kits be OK and the rest pretty terrible, Astra Militarum were a mixed bag, Tau had a dodgy fighter, chaos marines were dull, daemons were mostly pretty ugly (and not in a good way)... only the eldar and imperial knights seem to be as consistently good as the orks and imperial knights is kind of cheating because they only have one model.
If we don't get a cool skorcha, I've got my eye on some bits which might serve as the basis for a conversion. Just need to find a suitable dustbin for the skorcha turret.
Funny thing about the Stompa is that out of almost all 40k mechs.. it's the only one that could really, truly work in real life. Most other things are just too top heavy! But it's also 40k, so they have some sort of force probably keeping them standing.
Orks will come out fine in the model department unless we get something like Grotsnik or the Gimp suit Tankbustas.
Jidmah wrote: If there is something I'm confident about, it's GW making great ork miniatures. I can't think of a single plastic ork kit that's not completely awesome.
Anyone who would disagree with this statement is either a troll, or just really, really bad at recognizing great art direction. The Orks are spot on in every way.
I think the Stompa falls short of 'completely awesome'. It's an average to good model at best. Could have been a lot better with proper legs and some options.
Still, out of the last ten kits I think we've had nine completely awesome ones and one OK one. Meanwhile, space marines have had maybe half of their new kits be OK and the rest pretty terrible, Astra Militarum were a mixed bag, Tau had a dodgy fighter, chaos marines were dull, daemons were mostly pretty ugly (and not in a good way)... only the eldar and imperial knights seem to be as consistently good as the orks and imperial knights is kind of cheating because they only have one model.
If we don't get a cool skorcha, I've got my eye on some bits which might serve as the basis for a conversion. Just need to find a suitable dustbin for the skorcha turret.
I guess I can't disagree with that. The stompa is one of the few new models that I'm not crazy about. The skirt really bothers me. That said, it's not bad, just "ok" like you said.
"Orkses never lost a battle. If we win we win, if we die we die fighting so it don't count. If we runs for it we don't die neither, cos we can come back for annuver go, see!"
I dig how in a setting where giant, muscled fungus men ride Mad Max cars and use their own teeth as currency, the concept of little engineering dudes with beards was considered a step too far down the aisle of silliness.
It's ghaz's auntie Marge, coming down to the school to complain...
With a Gigashoota and a D-Chainsword
Which is Awesome!
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The Viletide: Daemons of Nurgle/Deathguard: 7400 pts
Disclples of the Dragon - Ad Mech - about 2000 pts GSC - about 2000 Pts
Rhulic Mercs - um...many...
Circle Oroboros - 300 Pts or so
Menoth - 300+ pts
Some strange development. Went to the GW site (german store).
Commandoz are back for order.
Tankbustas are set to "temporary out of stock"
BigMek with SAG or KFF still marked as discontinued
Flash Git and the Nob with TL shoota and PK discontinued.
Well, I'm not surprised about the discontinued ones, finecast really didn't work well for all those heavy ork models. I have traded in five finecast KFF meks, before finally having the purchase refunded.
Might also point towards KFF and SAG returning as relics. Prepare for warboss with SAG shooting itself into close combat
7 Ork facts people always get wrong: Ragnar did not win against Thrakka, but suffered two crushing defeats within a few days of each other. A lasgun is powerful enough to sever an ork's appendage or head in a single, well aimed shot. Orks meks have a better understanding of electrics and mechanics than most Tech Priests. Orks actually do not think that purple makes them harder to see. The joke was made canon by Alex Stewart's Caphias Cain books. Gharkull Blackfang did not even come close to killing the emperor. Orks can be corrupted by chaos, but few of them have any interest in what chaos offers. Orks do not have the power of believe.
Kosake wrote: Some strange development. Went to the GW site (german store).
Commandoz are back for order.
Tankbustas are set to "temporary out of stock"
BigMek with SAG or KFF still marked as discontinued
Flash Git and the Nob with TL shoota and PK discontinued.
Thoughts?
Commandoz and Tankbustas aren't getting new models. The rest still being discontinued fits.
It took me ages to get used to the Stompa model(don't own one, but have thought about the purchase for ages now). I've gotten used to the big metal skirt look, what I think is lacking is a proper orky head/faceplate. The current one isn't as ork proppa as it could be, IMO. Aside from that, it's all good.
Can we infer from the WD report stating: "There’s loads more to discover in the psychic phase, not least a new discipline in the form of Daemonology, available to all psykers except Tyranids." that Orks will have access to the basic rule book's Psychic Powers in the new Ork codex? I would love to have access to Divination, Biomancy, and Telepathy to pump up the Boyz! I wonder if they will also still include some Ork-specific psychic powers as well?
All Orks is equal, but some Orks are more equal dan' uvvas!
Mr. Grey wrote: It took me ages to get used to the Stompa model(don't own one, but have thought about the purchase for ages now). I've gotten used to the big metal skirt look, what I think is lacking is a proper orky head/faceplate. The current one isn't as ork proppa as it could be, IMO. Aside from that, it's all good.
The only way I like the current Stompa is with all the FW bells and whistles.
Jidmah wrote: Well, I'm not surprised about the discontinued ones, finecast really didn't work well for all those heavy ork models. I have traded in five finecast KFF meks, before finally having the purchase refunded.
Might also point towards KFF and SAG returning as relics. Prepare for warboss with SAG shooting itself into close combat
That sounds like something GW would do... making these into Relics. If they do, I really hope they're awesome enough to justify only having one of each in your army.
Well, technocally this should be on the 7th edition thread (or perhaps we should be talking about this on a separate thread altogether) but, since it concerns Orks, I think I'll drop it here:
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212 wrote:Blood Angels
-Captain with Jump Pack
-Tactical Squad (10)
-Assault Squad (5)
-Terminator Squad (5)
-Cybot with Multi Melta and Autocannon
-Sangunary Priest (with Corbulo option)
According to Natfka, these are the rumored contents of the new 7th edition starter set (note; Cybot, Moscha boyz and Balla boyz are the german names for Dreadnoughts, Choppa boyz and Slugga boyz, respectively).
Still a bit skeptical about it (strange that neither side features any as of yet unseen unit), but sort of willing this to be true. Also, if rumors are to be believed, themed scenery for the starter set (perhaps the rumored bridge and ork fort) will be sold as a separate box shortly after.
Btw, am I the only one who's been reminded by all this of that old "Griznak at the bridge" short story featured on the 2nd ed. Codex Imperialis? That story has a strong emotional resonance to me as it was what finally tipped the balance towards Orks when I was choosing my first army.
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Da Blitza Boyz! (Orks) 70% painted.
Which is why I'm not really worried about the new 'dex.
3500
Waaagh an' a 'alf
1500 Pts WIP 
