Black Reach Ork Army

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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

[newcomer]

yeah 450-500 pts give or take

[3ggh3ad]

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)

[Ymmot (M.I.A)]

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.

[Deleted]

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.

[Ymmot (M.I.A)]

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.

[Deleted]

Cheap models > original models, any day.

[Deleted]

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.

[blackarmchair]

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.

[Ymmot (M.I.A)]

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.