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Though I am growing to like the new plastic Deffkoptaz, I still prefer the metal ones.
I have a flight of three of them and though they never seem to last very long in the games I play, if they do get in range open fire with all those twin-linked Big Shootaz, then they can make a very nasty mess of Simon’s Imperal Guard infantry units.
I even modelled them with bombz, before they were included in the rules in the new codex.
Okay so I said earlier on my blog that
I have to admit I am not that impressed. They look a lot smaller than the original metal variants, and more like the (new’ish) Epic Armageddon version.
I was basing that on this picture.
I have since seen a side profile in Apocalypse Reload and today I saw them in the flesh (well in the plastic) at my local GW store.
I am now really growing to like them. They are really nice models.
They are much bigger than they appear in the photograph, a similar size to the current metal model. The detail is excellent and with a good paint job look like they could be really nice. Main challenge appears to be painting them, especially the pilot.
George Dellapina’s funky Speed Freeks Ork army on display at Bristol Conflict 2004 included some very nice converted trukks.
He used some toy vehicles as the basis.
See more of George’s funky Ork army.
Today I had my first game of Warhammer 40K fifth edition. Set in the ruins of an Imperial City, a force of Orks tried to take over a ruined tank factory. An opposing force of Imperial Guard were tasked with stopping them.
In turn four, I allowed Simon to bring on his new Imperial Guard BaneBlade.
It was interesting playing to the new rules, you have to remind yourself to remove your assumptions based on the fourth edition.
Simon’s BaneBlade which is nearly finished is very BIG! He’s done a really nice job on it and it looked very impressive on the battlefield. Though it couldn’t hit much on the table and when it did, it did very little damage. It actually did more damage to itself when its forward Demolisher Cannon “missed” its target and hit itself!
I expect in the next game it will do more damage – I am going to need something to take it out!
Today I had my first game of Warhammer 40K fifth edition. Set in the ruins of an Imperial City, a force of Orks tried to take over a ruined tank factory. An opposing force of Imperial Guard were tasked with stopping them.
In turn four, I allowed Simon to bring on his new Imperial Guard BaneBlade.
It was interesting playing to the new rules, you have to remind yourself to remove your assumptions based on the fourth edition.
Simon’s BaneBlade which is nearly finished is very BIG! He’s done a really nice job on it and it looked very impressive on the battlefield. Though it couldn’t hit much on the table and when it did, it did very little damage. It actually did more damage to itself when its forward Demolisher Cannon “missed” its target and hit itself!
I expect in the next game it will do more damage – I am going to need something to take it out!
The Forge World Grot Bomb Launcha is probably my favourite model of all time.
Having given my Grot Bomb (from my Grot Bomb Launcha) a base coat of Desert Yellow, the next stage was a wash.
I gave the bomb a wash consisting of Chestnut Ink, Scorched Brown paint (which helps remove the gloss of the ink) and some water to thin the wash down.
I gave the launch structure a basecoat of Chaos Black. For some reason the resin has warped a bit, not sure how that happened, but I think as it is quite Orky, I am going to leave it as it is.
Here’s how the Grot Bomb looks when using one of my Wartrakks as the vehicle for the launcha.
Full workbench feature on the Grot Bomb Launcha.
From a recent game, here you can see my Forge World Squiggoth and Gunwagon moving forward.
Of course the rules for these are not in the standard rules or the Ork Codex.
I use to use the Forge World supplements, but more recently I have been using the rules from Apocalypse.
The Squiggoth has a Zzap gun mounted, and with the recent change in the rules has meant that I am considering retiring it.
In the original Ork Codex, the Zzap gun would automatically hit and you would roll 2D6 for the strength. With the new version of the rules, you still roll 2D6 for the strength, but now you need to roll to hit!
We are considering a house rule that uses the old rule.
The starter boxed set for Warhammer 40K, the Assault on Black Reach is now available to pre-order on the Games Workshop online store.
For only £40 I think it represents “amazing” value for money.
An ideal first purchase for anyone new to wargaming or existing gamers who want to begin playing Warhammer 40,000, the enclosed starter booklet has easy-to-follow examples and a step-by-step introduction to the game, while the rulebook contains all of the information you’ll need to play the game proper. The two armies provided will allow you and a friend to begin playing right away – these finely detailed, plastic, citadel miniatures have been specially designed to allow you to quickly assemble an army ready for your first battle. For existing Warhammer 40,000 players, this set provides some unique scenery and a handy, pocket-sized rule book, great for taking along to tournaments and events. This boxed game contains a 112-page Rulebook, a 33-page Getting Started booklet, Dice, Templates, Range Rulers and almost 50 Citadel miniatures, including: a Space Marine Captain, 10 Tactical Space Marines, Five Space Marine Terminators, a Space Marine Dreadnought, an Ork Warboss, 20 Ork Boyz, five Ork Nobz and three Ork Deffkoptas.
Despite my earlier reservations about the Deffkopta, having now seen the side view in Apocalypse Reload I am growing to like them.
I think I will be getting a box (or even two).
Well the rumour sites were right (as previously mentioned).
Games Workshop will be releasing some Ork variants of the barricades and they are now available to pre-order.
They look great, and I will certainly be getting some.
One of the Forgeworld models I have always liked is the Ork Aircraft Traktor and Launch Trolley. Ideal to go with my Ork Bommer.
Sadly this is now no longer available, so when stocks were running low (back in 2006) I bought one.
The model consists of the plastic Wartrakk and some resin pieces.
Having put the model together and started on the paint job, I wanted to tidy up and neaten the weathering, which seems to have worked.
You can see the full workbench feature on the Traktor.