http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/14.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net I'm new to the forum, so please be gentle, and I'm also quite new to the hobby. I've been painting for about a year, in a very 'pick it up when I can' style, but have decided that I needed a focus and decided to assemble an ork army, having always liked their daftness.
I'm going to compile a 1000 point army first, which will mainly be used against my brother in law's necron army. The reason for posting on here is that I'm looking for a sensible army that will be first and foremost fun, but also stands a slight chance of winning the odd game. I can see a few possible flaws in my current list, but thought I'd ask you all for your opinions. Just remember that I'm looking for a good army that's fun to play, not necessarily the best tournament winning force. Here's what I've got so far:

Old zogwort
Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun
20 Ork boyz with nob, power klaw, 2 rokkit launchas
20 Ork boyz with nob, power klaw, 2 rokkit launchas
10 Lootas
6 Tankbustas, with nob, 2 bomb squigs, tank hammer
10 Stormboyz, with nob, power klaw

By my reckoning, that makes bang on 1000 points.

Please let me know you thoughts... Thanks!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283339.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283339.page GMT
Looks like a workable "fun" list.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283426.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283426.page GMT
If it were me, I'd drop the tankbustas and add numbers to the stormboys, as they can cause havoc if they make it to a gunline alive.

Really it just comes down to your fun quotient. If you'd rather yell at monoliths and fire a handful of rokkits, keep em! Play with them and if you find they consistently run before being very effective, (which I fear they will, more often than not) fill out the stormboys.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283438.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283438.page GMT
As for the stormboyz, I guess more can't hurt. Although, having not played with them yet, can you explain why they cause "havoc"? Is it simply that you can get the boyz in there so quickly? That's probably a stupid question..... I can put an extra 9 in there, giving a total of 998 points, or put 8 stormboyz in and give the nob 'eavy armour and a bosspole, also allowing me to sneak in 'eavy armour for the mek with shokk attack gun, who I guess is pretty much the main target for a necron force, with a total of 1001 points.

Any thoughts? Thanks again.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283488.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283488.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283489.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283489.page GMT
They're basically a very big threat. Either the opposing army concentrates firepower on it early (saving your troops on foot) or it hauls across the board and slams into the side or rear of the army very early.

But like I said, playtest a bit, there's no reason to lose the tankbusta squad until you've played a few games and gotten a feel for how the army works as a whole. Best of luck!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283600.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283600.page GMT
Incidentally, since the driving force behind my army is an enjoyable game rather than crushing my opposition, are there any other units you can particularly reccomend that I've overlooked?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283649.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/283649.page GMT
-Nothing, and I mean nothing, tops the SAG mek. Whether it blows half the opposition into ether, or misfires and rips a hole in your own force, it's just about the most fun single unit you can field in 40k, in my opinion.

-Lootas are fun because it's always a hoot to roll buckets full of dice. It makes lots of noise (can't beat that) and it's always great for the reaction from your opponent on the chance you toss down an ungodly 45 shots from a single unit.

-Zogwort: Turning a 200pt hq into a squig is the stuff of legends

If you want something fast and dead hard, try the requisite Biker Boss. Warboss, attack bike, cybork body, power klaw. Very fast, very very killy. The only other thing that really makes me smile uncontrollably is a large unit of burna boys. Loaded into a battlewagon, you can move them up fast and drop a ridiculous number of templates.

You're definitely on point for a fun game, best of luck!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/284337.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/284337.page GMT
Cheers.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/284375.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211101/284375.page GMT