Re: [Epic]E40K Orks, Blood Axe Mob et al

From: msilver <msilver_at_...>
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 00:54:22 -0500 (CDT)

On Fri, 23 May 1997, oki_at_... wrote:

> Have you done any conversion for them ? If you do, please share some of
> conversion tips :).I saw some pretty nifty conversion/addition in WD 150+
> (?) for Khorne's army. The Landraiders each has a little of the following -
> Wolf (Daemon?) head on the bulkhead, horns and spikes on the side of the LR.
> And painted in dark shade of blood red. Looks pretty cool. I am thinking of
> gluing some horse skulls (WHFB Undead) onto the bulkhead of LRs.
>
> BTW has anybody found a good way to add spikes and horns (basically curve
> spikes) to your Chaos Epic stuff ? I tried using toothpicks/ cocktail sticks
> but the effect is not quite right. I also tried using the blade part of 40k
> knife. Not too bad, but I was thinking of something like this.
>
> [ figure deleted ]
>
> Any suggestions ?

Hello,
   I've just recently started working with Epic figs... I've played alot
with friends' spare armies (a great way to get new people into the game),
but they finally talked me into buying into it by offering me free
samples, much like drug dealers getting a new customer. Anyway, so far
I'm only working with Ork armies, but I've been doing a fair amount of
customization (after all, da Boyz dont got no stardard troops, 'cept
fer da hoomie-luvin Blood Axes).

   I've found that for Extra Spiky Bitz (like horns and such), the best
material is usually the sprues the figures come on. I highly reccomend
saving them, with a sharp knife and some glue you can cut out all sorts
of simple pieces like horns and such pretty easily.

   On a side note, its alot of fun with Battlewagons to take some spare
Boyz or Gretchin and cut the round base mountings from their feet, and
mount them on the wagons in improbable positions (sitting on gun barrels,
hanging from smokestacks, etc.). I'm thinking of experimenting with
painted bits of cotton or somesuch so some of the wagons can have
big puffs of black smoke coming from the smokestacks. Any ideas?

> Regards
> Oki
> p.s. BTW, I find it kinda funny that Blood Axe can get LR whereas only the
> 1st company marines have access to them in a non-SM armour detachment.

No doubt. I definitely think that Blood Axes should have to pay extra
points for SM/Imp. units, to encourage rarity. An extra 5 or so points
per unit (depending on the type of tank) for Blood Axes makes the tanks
still very usefull in small numbers as support to make up for Orks lack of
anti-tank shots, but helps avoid the cheeze of large Ork half SM/Imp.
armour detachments by making it less cost effective.

-- Matt Silvernail, leaving the security of lurk mode :)
Received on Fri May 23 1997 - 05:54:22 UTC