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<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Distinguishing Ork Mobs"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Distinguishing Ork Mobs
What techniques do you guys use to help distinguish your mobs?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4672046.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4672046.page GMT Re:Distinguishing Ork Mobs
-Pretty overt
--Paint the bandana a different color (most have a bandana somewhere)
--different ring around the base
--different uniform ie shirt color

-Kinda subtle
--paint or tattoo a single shoulder
--terrain feature on each base unique to the unit

-Crazy subtle
--paint or carve dots under the bases]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4672099.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4672099.page GMT Re:Distinguishing Ork Mobs http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4672119.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4672119.page GMT Distinguishing Ork Mobs
You want it to be obvious to both you and your opponent from across the table, which squad is which.

Even single-clan armies can do this, as most clans have two or three colors to work with easily. And you can go shirt/pants in different colors, so, for example, bad moons are yellow & black.

Yellow shirt, black pants
Yellow shirt, yellow pants
black shirt, yellow pants
(black/black too, maybe, but might look too much like goffs)

But orks, also, aren't always single-clan armies, so mixing up the clans for your boyz mobs is an easy way too. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4672123.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4672123.page GMT Distinguishing Ork Mobs

Redbeard wrote:
But orks, also, aren't always single-clan armies, so mixing up the clans for your boyz mobs is an easy way too.

This is what I'm doing, more or less. Uniform is black across the board, since I'm lazy (hey, there are a ton of the buggers and it comes in a spray can... er, I mean, I like the cohesion it lends the army

), but each unit is getting markings/armor/trim painted in the color(s) of the unit type's associated clan (slugga boys get B&W checks and dags, trukk mobs get red armor and hair, etc.). Once I start duplicating units, I'll pick an alternate clan for the subsequent one(s). With six clans (if we stick to the canon) to choose from, you'll be hard pressed to have to duplicate the color scheme of any given unit type, short of amassing an Apocalypse-scale hoard army.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4672223.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4672223.page GMT Distinguishing Ork Mobs tattoo's in general might also be a good way
or war paints]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4673197.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4673197.page GMT Distinguishing Ork Mobs
The best way is multi-clan as it is super clear but defeats the ability to have a coherent force or limits your flexibility. (like if you own 20 lootas and want to run 15 one game and two squads of 10 next game... different colors can cause issues)

Also, Electrical tape is easy, doesn't leave marks as it is not really sticky and can be removed easily unlike painting base rings.

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4674537.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4674537.page GMT Distinguishing Ork Mobs AoBR slugga mob all have black shirts and pants, with brown leather straps and Boltgun Metal weapons. My Warboss has brown pants and shirt, with darker brown boots and straps, and a red PK, bosspole and other gubbins.
Just keep changing clothing colours (the 3E Ork codex has some great schemes for each of the clans) and you'll have easily distingished mobs that still look like a cohesive whole from a way away.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4675527.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4675527.page GMT Distinguishing Ork Mobs http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4675571.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4675571.page GMT Distinguishing Ork Mobs
My orks are intended to be Goffs so I'd rather not paint mobs with different colored shirts/pants. I also want to avoid that "Skittles" look that I've seen with some green tide armies.

@nkelsch Interesting way to do it. Do you put it on the bottom of the bases or what? I like the idea of tactical flexibility as I won't always be fielding the exact same list with the exact same sized units.

@Madmax1 I like that idea. I am still leaning towards something like picking out a smaller detail on the model (shoulder pad, belt, etc.).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4675680.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4675680.page GMT Distinguishing Ork Mobs http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4676262.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4676262.page GMT Distinguishing Ork Mobs axe choppa
chain choppa
sword choppa
Shoota mob]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4676804.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/471008/4676804.page GMT