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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2008 6:04:13 GMT -5
I am new to the game and will soon be buying the Black Reach set which comes with Marines and Orkses. Whilst I hope ultimately to get myself a Guard army, resources dictate I'm going to be starting with Smurf and Ork armies.
Therefore, can anyone suggest a decent Ork army made from: 1 Warboss 5 Nobz 20 Boyz 3 Deffkoptas
I don't have the codex yet, so aren't sure on points cost, but I guess we're looking at about 500pts?
Thanks, Astenon
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Post by newcomer on Sept 5, 2008 18:43:25 GMT -5
yeah 450-500 pts give or take
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Post by 3ggh3ad on Jan 16, 2009 14:03:34 GMT -5
i think the marines have a 130pt advantage over the orks in that set. i would sugggest going to your local hobby shop/gw see if anyone wants to trade the orks for your marines in the set.
sadly you will probably need more boyz to make the ork army decent ( i usually run about 100 in a 1500pt game)
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Post by Ymmot (M.I.A) on Jan 19, 2009 13:27:02 GMT -5
yep, lots of orks is key
the Marines have the points advantage in that box but only the Orks come as a complete army, all be it a pretty small one.
I suggest if you want to get a really strong start with the Orks that you pick up the assault on black reach set and an additional 2 ork battle forces
that'll give you 2 trukks to fill up with 11 slugga boyz plus a Nob with a powerklaw 6 bikes 3 deff kopptas 5 Nobz 1 Warboss and 2 squads of 18 foot slogging shoota boyz
and if you can get more black reach orks that is even better.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2009 22:22:37 GMT -5
I would make the argument that the only thing an Ork player could want from Black Reach is the Warboss and the Koptas. The Boys and Nobs... well, just screw snap-fit in general. It's more expensive to buy actual boxes of Boys, but the results are a million times more fun, and it's possible to have a hundred Orks that aren't identical. The Battleforce is a good start, but Lootas aren't in it. It would be much better if Lootas were in it. Boys in a Trukk are neat and all, but it's AV 10 all around, and it only delivers 12 Orks to the front. It's pretty damn hard not to get that few boys shot up and running. The Bikes are gold, though. I have nothing but love and respect for them.
Oh dip, did this get started in September? Then I shouldn't have to tell you half of this. You probably already love the bikes.
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Post by Ymmot (M.I.A) on Jan 26, 2009 11:47:26 GMT -5
if you already have a bunch of boys you can convert the black reach orks very easily, just chop off the arms and replace them with what ever you want, I've made extra burnas, shootas, and lootas from my black reach orks, I've remade a few slugga boys too, giving them weapons that don't look quite so flat.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2009 21:50:40 GMT -5
Cheap models > original models, any day.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2009 2:24:32 GMT -5
The first thing I noticed, and maybe this is just me, is that the Shoota Boys look like they're doing the Soulja Boy dance. That one part where the dancer hops the right, with both arms stuck to the left. I think everyone who has an idea what I'm talking about is grimacing a little inside. I look at them, my mind screams "awwwwww, yoooooooooooou!", and then I cry one single tear.
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Post by blackarmchair on Jan 31, 2009 13:37:40 GMT -5
Just for reminding me of that horrible horrible song I am going to wag my finger at you and shake my head in disgust.
You can't see me doing it, but rest assured, it happened.
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Post by Ymmot (M.I.A) on Jan 31, 2009 22:30:51 GMT -5
I just cut off the arms and gave them some extra choppas I had from a box of fantasy orcs, that is the ones I didn't make into shoota boys.
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