Ork conversion

Subject: Ork conversion Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:38 pm

So, I'm thinking about how to expand my Ork forces, and I came up with an idea, and I thought I'd get some opinions before I even begin to think about buying the stuff for it. Basically, what i was thinking was taking a plastic Space Marine dreadnought and hollowing out the middle a little, putting an ork driver into it, then adding some ork weapons and markings and using it as a Deff Dread. Any opinions on this? Reason I was thinking of doing it this way is that I could get a Black Reach dread off of ebay for pretty cheap (probably), then get a driver from one of the deff koptas, or even one from a war bike, and hack it in......
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Subject: Re: Ork conversion Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:10 pm

the inside is a little too small in my opinion for a fill size ork.. i tried this conversion with a chaos marine.,. and it was just too cramped to make it looke good.. unledd you just stick his back into the dread and his feet hanging out.. but..
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Subject: Re: Ork conversion Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:27 pm

Oh sure it can be done... You can remove more parts of the Dreadnought because its Orky!!! I may have some bits that you'll want.
I think it would be cool so I definitly wanna see the conversion!

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I have actually seen that sort of conversion, and it was amusing. I will go try to find pics of it.

e: Can't find it at the moment. They cut open the front, stuck an ork in there with joysticks and levers to control the dread, put bars over the hole to keep him safe, and added some extra legs in the back for support.
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Subject: Re: Ork conversion Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:32 pm

I just found one on Dakka Dakka, http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/221502.page

This was almost what I was thinking of. Once I get more of an idea, I'll have to post it.....
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Orks:
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IG - Daemonhunters:
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Space Marines
1 Tie (Apocalypse meyham!)
1 Loss (Close, but no cigar 1000 pt game)

Subject: Re: Ork conversion Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:43 pm

Subject: Re: Ork conversion Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:18 pm

I was actually going to say that the ork dread from dakka wasnt very orky at all. It was still to much like a SM Dread.
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Subject: Re: Ork conversion Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:27 pm

Yeah, I agree, JT, but the overall look is approximately what I was thinking of doing. Thinking about it, I may actually do the arms differently, and I definitely won't have just the face of the Ork coming through the front. Matter of fact, I may cut out the top and have it like he's sitting in the top of it. I want it to be clear that it was a SM dread, but has been modified to be used by Orks.
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Orks:
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IG - Daemonhunters:
6 Losses
1 Ties

Space Marines
1 Tie (Apocalypse meyham!)
1 Loss (Close, but no cigar 1000 pt game)

Subject: Re: Ork conversion Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:55 pm

I know but that other one looked like a regular SM dread with an ork inserted in it.
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Subject: Re: Ork conversion Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:13 pm

found a few bits auctions on eBay that I bid on that I think will help out Smile

I got one that's a wreaking ball, one that's exhaust pipes from a truck, another that has ork glyphs. I think that this will help make it orkier....

Also, I thought I would keep the normal face plate on the dread, and melt a huge X through the main portion on it, paint it like I would a SM dread, then paint WAAAAGH! across the X area. Smile

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Armies: Ultramarine, Ultramarine themed Inquisition/IG, 40k Ork

Orks:
3 Wins (Still need more bikers, but held their own versus some Ultramarines)
0 Losses

IG - Daemonhunters:
6 Losses
1 Ties

Space Marines
1 Tie (Apocalypse meyham!)
1 Loss (Close, but no cigar 1000 pt game)

Subject: Re: Ork conversion Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:56 pm

I think it's an excellent idea... and completely in character.

Now... what chapter to defile?

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Subject: Re: Ork conversion Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:23 am

that sounds like its going in the right direction i hope to see it in the near future.
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Subject: Re: Ork conversion Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:05 pm

If both Makari and myself actually make it to SciFi in one piece (the one day I can actually make a game and it snows), I'll be getting the dread and the deff kopta today. I should hopefully have the components from eBay later this week.

Matt, which chapter hates the Orks the most? Twisted Evil

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Orks:
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0 Losses

IG - Daemonhunters:
6 Losses
1 Ties

Space Marines
1 Tie (Apocalypse meyham!)
1 Loss (Close, but no cigar 1000 pt game)

Subject: Re: Ork conversion Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:12 pm

My vote would be the Crimson Fists, you know Rynn's World disaster...
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Great project ...
I have been thinking along the same converting lines since I got the new starter but I hit a back story problem - being that any SM dredd that was about to go down would self distruct rather than fall into enemy hands... big boom, no bitz.

making it orky is one thing but I can't justify a coward's death from a space marine Dredd?