Rebuilding an old scratch built battlewagon.

So this is the first battlewagon I built, shortly after the 4th ed codex came out and before the official GW model.

It's far too wide and too low compared to the stock model. Being too wide makes it hard to deploy and too low means I might get accused of "modelling for advantage". Since I'm a player first, I strive to build all my stuff in line with GW stuff for game purposes.

Last night I tore the entire model apart and started rebuilding it into more of a playable size.

So an xacto knife, a bit of CA and a few hours later:

 Other then a roll bar and a glyph from the trukk kit, it's entirely recycled from the original build.

I'm incredibly happy with it. It's the perfect size of just over 3" tall, just about 4" wide and about 8" long. I was thinking I would have to completely repaint it, but I might be able to get away with just touching it up, at least for now.

I didn't have much left over either!

So now I have 3 playable battlewagons to use for the Bully Boyz.  I plan on painting up a trukk in Bad Moonz to go along with the Meganobz next.

Showcase: More Meganobz

Finished up the last box of Meganobz. I have built and painted 4 boxes of these guys to be able to run Ghazzy's Bullyboz.

Unlike the Bad Moon unit which is set, the other 7 guys are magnetized. 

So that's it for now, more great content coming!

Showcase: Bad Moonz Meganobz

Closing in on a full detachment of Bully Boyz.

Return to shooty Orks?

My league this month is lower points, only 1650. I wanted to try and see if shooty Orks can be a thing under the new book and 7th. Since the new book came out I've been moving more and more to close combat and speed builds with less overall shooting. 

I built a list of nothing but shooting units..and of course the lucky stick. Never leave home without it.




Ork Horde Detachment
HQ: Warboss: pk, bp, lucky stuck, 'eavy armor
HQ: Painboy
HQ: Painboy
HQ: Mek

Troop: 30 'ard shootaboyz, 3 rokkets, nob w/PK&BP
Troop: 30 'ard shootaboyz, 3 rokkets, nob w/PK&BP
Troop: 10 grots

Elite: 10 tankbustas

Heavy: 15 lootas
Heavy: 3 KMK, runts
Heavy: 5 Lobba, runts
Aegis

I would have gone with 30 lootas, but decided on more mek guns instead.  The tankbustas make up for the lack of a 2nd unit of lootas.

Overall this is a lot of fun. The combination of the vast amount of shooting with the still formidable CC capabilities of the standard Ork boy makes this flexible and effective..but slow.  Depending on the type of shooting, there may not be enough bodies to get across the table..

Plastic Painboy on bike conversion.

This model wasn't made to fit on a bike, and I had to hack off the legs and apron to get it to fit.

I still need to do some greenstuff work but it fits and looks great.

I turned the right arm a bit to clear the guns, and the rest of the model is untouched.

30 Warbikes. All with FNP.  *evil laugh*

IDICBeer's Terrain Square Competition build complete.

I've been working on stuff, just have not been posting much about it.

I painted up a pair of Iron Priests on Thunderwolves and an Imperial Fists Librarian on bike for commission, but didn't take any pics.

I've also picked up 6 more Meganobz and been working on those.

Anyway, I've finished building a pair of terrain pieces for IDICBeer's competition this year.

Water tower and pumping station.  

Storage shed with crow's nets.

I have about 3 weeks to finish these and only took a few days to build.  Primer and paint soon.

Anyway I promise not to neglect the blog so much.

LVO/BAO style list, or how to attack your local meta.

I have a ITC tournament coming up in May, and I finally found an Ork list I think can take on my local meta.

This isn't an all-comers list, but an anti-fucking-Knight list.  There are a lot more Knights around then just about anything else.

I have some work to do, mainly I still need 7 Meganobz but I think it will work for almost everything. I'll have trouble against multiple Helldrakes.

Combined Arms Detachment
HQ:
Zhadsnark 'Da Rippa'
Painboy, bike

Troop:
15 Warbikes, Nob w/pk&BP
15 Warbikes, Nob w/pk&BP

 Ghazzy's BullyBoyz
5 Meganobz, 1x Killsaws
Battlewagon, ram, Kannon
5 Meganobz, 1x Killsaws
Battlewagon, ram, Kannon
5 Meganobz, 1x Killsaws
Battlewagon, ram, Kannon
1850 Exactly.

No, it's not a lot of models. No, it's not exactly what I want to play.  But it is alot of survivability, speed and hitting power.   I did pretty well in my last attempt with meganobz and boys, but I also had lootas and tracktor cannons.  I might have problems with multiple Dreadknights with the Ap4 flamer, but against knight titans I should do very well.  rock, paper, scissors of 40k..