Orks of Hordey Destructive type...behaviour

[Lemmingspawn]

Well guys, instead of resurrecting an ages old thread to continue this army, I figured I\'d just start up a new one. I\'ve had a few new models added to the enclave since the inception of the new codex...

Oh wait a minute that\'s not orky enough...

Well boyz. Since we\'s gotten uz sum noo roolz and stuff, well, we gotz some noo bitz and wotnotz too. So wif orl deez ere gubbins we\'z gonna start addin up sum mor bizness to da skwodz and wotnot, yeh? Den we\'z gonna ave usselves a right whopper WAAAAARGH! across da galaxies an stuff, roight?

Anyway, as I was saying. More orks, more business and more conversions...althought I think it\'ll be less conversions than painting when I finally get down to it. I\'ve got over 100 boys to deal with since I last finalised the lads off, so there\'s still plenty to do. And with the new lads to add to the waargh as well - plenty going on. Here\'s some pics of where we left off and also of what I have done so far with the new boys:

Da boomy flyin fing, and the truck too:

Some more boomy flyin fings and other bits:

Some trukk bizness:

(and other stuff)

The boyz:

 

[Lemmingspawn]

And then there\'s the new stuff. I\'ve started on a mek, a painboy, a weirdboy, a little runt and I have some lootas, burnas, models to tidy up, flying gubbins to tie down and maybe to add too (since Deffkoptas ROCK now in the new codex - well I think so) and then the concept pic of a little surprise at the end:

The weirdboy is going to have bubbling ooze on the base, sorta like my lava was but a different non glowy colour...

And the orky Deff-iler (Deff dredd) concept pic:

I love that pic, and only hope I can do it justice...I\'m sure I can. And then after all that, I might make another stompa, just for the heck of it, since I sold the other one.

But as it goes, the start out diary will be a little slower than with the Iron Giants. Mainly because I\'ll be starting up some new terrain projects soon too. Don\'t worry, I\'ll keep you posted on those, but they don\'t take as long as models because, well, terrain isn\'t as hard (well, mostly) to paint or assemble as models and other conversions are.

 

[matt15595]

you have a lot to get through so bear with it

just wondering

do you prefer making the models or painting?

thanks

 

[Lemmingspawn]

I do love making them more than painting. Painting has a tendency to bore me in the beginning, which leads to frustration while waiting for sections to dry. But then as it starts to come together it gets more exciting.

Although, the manufacture gets a bit frustrating in the same way too...no...definitely prefer to build than paint. But only marginally more than the other...

 

[Manus]

That Deff-iler is going to be such a fun modelling project, hope you\'ll get going soon and get us some pics asap.

 

[matt15595]

wow

that defiler will be cool

any ideas on how you will make it?

lol you like defilers too much lol

but i can see why

yeh i like modeling more than painting but i run out of ideas quicker and i get angry when i have finished making them because there are no more to make

if that makes any sense AT ALL

 

[Bengoodall]

Or you end up doing what I do, which is reconvert converted models over and over again

My veteran sergeants are getting sick of it.

But again, there is little point in actually trying to give constructive comments here, hes going to build an ork defiler from tractor parts.

Does one need to say more?

 

[matt15595]

so will you get a toy tractor and some orks or something?


that would be cool

 

[uberdark]

god i hate you lemmingspawn.....you and your wonderful miniatures and fast painting of army hordes....... lol honestly though....keep it up.

cheers

uber

 

[Friar]

That Ork zeplin looks to be awesome can\'t wait to see that painted up. How\'d you do the balloon or is it a kit?

 

[Lemmingspawn]

Well, I haven\'t been able to find any cheapass toy tractors or suitable to build this out of. My signature would have to be building stuff outta junk, so this Deffiler is gonna be predominantly scratchbuilt.

The balloon on the zep is scratch, from card and foam. Some of the other parts are just leftovers from historic modelling kits a friend gave me.

 

[Lemmingspawn]

Well guys, you\'ll (hopefully) be pleased to see that I\'ve brought you some evidence of progress for the last couple of weeks! It\'s been hectic so I haven\'t posted much progress, but it works out well this way anyways. Lotsa pics for you all to enjoy!!!

So here I bring you: HAMSTERGEDDON!!!

Not really but pics will do...first of all some WIP of the Orky defiler. I can\'t decide whether I should call it the Deffiler, Orkfiler, Claw of Gork or Big Diggy Stabby Fing.

And then here are some new boys - take 2 boxes of Lootas/Burnas, mix in 10 spare orks, and you get 8 burnas, 8 Lootas and 4 Meks. And I got those pesky rocket arms working nicely.

And DEEEEEEEEEEHN!

This is going to be painted up with a little sign beside the opening at the bottom of the square tube, I\'m thinking of something like \"Food\" written on it with an arrow pointing to the hole so it tricks silly snotlings into the suction path of the Shokk Attakk Intake.

 

[Lemmingspawn]

However I think the Defiler is too big - it\'s like 50% bigger than a standard defiler so the Deff Dredd rules wouldn\'t really be appropriate. Maybe I\'ll make a trailer on wheels to drag behind it and kit it up like a Battlewagon, and count it as having a deff roller...at least then it would be about the right size....

 

[nick232]

this is good stuff!

how long do you think it will take you to paint all of this?

 

[Lemmingspawn]

I\'m hoping about 6-8 weeks for the majority of the troops. I should be able to get away with painting them in batches of about 30 and each batch should take no more than 2 weeks...here\'s hoping anyways. We\'ll see how that goes.

 

[Lemmingspawn]

Ok here is where I am up to... I\'ve gotten a lot more work done on the Deffiler but I\'m stuck as to what rules to use for it. There has been a suggestion to use the Digga Stompa rules listed on Bell of Lost Souls. Looks promising and fits fairly well. Apocalypse of course.

I was originally wanting to use the deff dredd rules but the problem is...well...too big a model for too small a role... lol. I\'ve also thought of using it as a defiler and just have the count as rule from apocalypse. And it\'s a bit small for a stompa.

Lemme know what you guys think, it will help to decide what weapons I add.

 

[Lemmingspawn]

Ok, after reading through the apocalypse book as well I\'ve decided, upon checking the sizes as scaled in the Ork Stompa bits, that this isn\'t too far off an Ork Stompa in size. And because I don\'t want a lifta droppa I\'ve decided that the stompa rules will fit nicely.

So here is the plan: I\'m going to build an armoured trailer dragged behind the clawed tractor that will contain a majority of the weapons (all the big ones basically) and the also act as the troop transport. I haven\'t decided if it will be tracked or wheeled. I think tracked will work better because the thing only travels at 6\" a turn if I remember correctly; being a lumbering walker. Correct me if I\'m wrong, I don\'t think it travels 12\"...

Anyway, here\'s the pics to show where I got up to today - mainly detail work adding rivets and making the buckets more \"killy\".

And I\'ll be calling it a Deff Stompa-Truck, called \"Da Klaw of Gork\". I think that\'s appropriate now.

 

[Jericho]

Why is no one commenting on this monstrosity?! So cool!

I think it should totally have the iron gob style teeth on the front grille of the thing. Gotta orkopomorphize it a bit lol

RE: game rules, you could call it a Stompa or a Gargantuan Squiggoth if you ask me. The Squiggoth option means you don\'t have to load up so much on weapons.

Stompa is definitely more shooty though. Much more shooty.

 

[Yetie]

You sir are a genius!!!!

 

[Friar]

just noticed I\'ve somehow missed several updates here... That constucticon defiler is looking killer, love how the backhoe arms and claws turned out great scratch building there