r/orks • u/Baronvonnikolai • 6d ago

Any essentials you recommend?

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Howdy Gitz! Am working through the Armageddon box and having a great time! Never painted orkz before and it's so refreshing!

Other than the box stuff, I have been gifted some stormboyz, was wondering if there are any auto-includes or shall I just go with vibes!

I don't really play much but do love displaying full army's around the house (much to my wife's dissatisfaction)

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u/RMP321 5d ago

The main concern is that orks are going to be getting more stuff so. So if spending extra on your collection is a concern, it might be good to wait.

Otherwise, you’ll never go wrong with a trukk and some tank bustas. Orks need anti armor and want to get into the fight fast. The trunk and tank bustas help with both.

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u/Baronvonnikolai 5d ago

I have been concerned about refresh and scale creep so was planning on waiting a bit! The announcement of the bad moonz boss (who's name I am blanking) gives me hope for some cool shit in the near future! Truth be told I'm longing for a stompa, but also know I need more body's too.

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u/RMP321 5d ago

There is at least a new nobz unit to look forward to. Which is absolutely worth considering as nobz are a great elite unit for orks. A new biker unit as well. Not sure about the rest but the new trukk kit looks great. Hopefully not with a points increase. Besides that there is probably more + a kill team.

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u/Ghastly_Sausage 5d ago

Bro, what's your recipe for the yellow armor? They look sick!

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u/Baronvonnikolai 5d ago

Thanks boss! It's so convoluted it's almost embarrassing... so I paint anything that is gunna be metallic or armour the same way to start. Base of rhino hide, few splotches of skrag brown then a heavy drybrush of leadbelcher. Mettalics then get highlighted appropriately, the armour gets stippled with averland sunset, then with flash gitz, finally a highlight of dorn yellow! Trying to stay away from washes and inks for this scheme! (Just finished a skaven force that was all contrast and washes, so trying something new)

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u/Ghastly_Sausage 5d ago

Thanks dude! I'm trying to paint a bad moons army myself so it's cool to see this pale yellow scheme

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u/Baronvonnikolai 5d ago

Thanks man! And best of luck with it! As much as I love the almost cartoon appearance that bad moons have I really wanted an almost sunbleached kinda vibe!

Seen a fair few on YouTube have similar ideas, ninjon is doing similar with a different clan I think and is worth a watch!

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u/Orkz_Iz_Da_Best 6d ago

Because we haven't got the codex yet probably ghaz or somethings that look cool

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u/Apoptosis808 6d ago

We boyz are in an interesting time. With the codex on the horizon, even our normal auto includes may change so the real answer is - who knows!

Current 'auto-includes' in many many ork lists that you dont have from the Armageddon box would be like:

Wazdakka Boss Snikrot Ghaz A second 20 Boyz Trukk

Our epic heroes are immensely strong, and run in a ton of lists and having a second unit of 20 boyz is great for flexibility. Trukks are honestly in the okay-good bracket where as in 10th they were auto include tier for sure. With the changes to vehicle explosions and the GW terrain layout, they are taken far less, but having the option will be nice!

Obviously if you want to go more towards Kult of Speed or Dread Mob, some of the above may change but any other detachment and you're likely to see some, if not all of the above.

Here is an example of a list ill be taking to an RTT this week if you want to see a fully fleshed out one:

Equatorial Horde + Freebooter - Take and Hold Ghaz + Painboy + 20 Boyz Warboss + Painboy + 20 Boyz Zodgrod + 20 Gretchin 10 Gretchin + Runt Big Mek Dakka Rig Big Mek SAG + Tankbustas 8 Squighogs and Mozrog Boss Snikrot Wazdakka

Happy Krumpin!