Florian's SciFi Forces: 23 April 2024: Orks! Orks! Orks!

[DivisMal]

I had some time today to finish some models that were waiting in various stages of 90+% finished on my table, some for over a year.

They are all part of my slightly wacky PostApoc setting:
A goblin private eye, some warboys, which I had already shown without base and an older soldier with a dangerous looking rifle.

First Sammy Spadez, goblin investigator on the fury road.

[DivisMal]

And here comes Col. Hannibal Neff. He loves it when his plans work!

[DivisMal]

And last but not least the finished unit of warboys. Very nice Copplestone models. A pure joy to paint!

[DivisMal]

Slowly, I’m chewing through my 20mm collection thereby realizing I need more warboys. Does anyone know a good source apart from the excellent Northstar ones? Preferably some that are compatible?

Here is a better photograph of the boys.

[Commander Roj]

Possibly Elhiem?

[DivisMal]

Possibly Elhiem?

Thanks! Yea, Elhiem has some suitable models - I just found them. Thanks for pointing me there!

[DivisMal]

Hi Folks, after having had a good time with rebasing my Chaos armies for DBF I thought, I’d do the same with my Sci-Fi Forces. I’ll make a start with my Space Orks.

Here is a first (unfinished!) base from u yet unnamed Waa-Ork.
Models are from Demonworld (converted) and GZG. I didn’t bother drilling holes for magnets this time, but just glued the minis in place with patafix. If I need them again I can simply cut them off with a sharp knife.

Any suggestions? I would like to keep it simple, but a little effort usually pays of. I think, a black border around the edges and some small patches of stones, grass and bushes are my current favorite.

[LoxIslay]

Some pigments as space dust red/green/black... and some rocks would be the easyset i think. 

[DivisMal]

Well, I had an hour spare time today and worked on some bases.

It’s gonna be a dusty fringe world with sparse vegetation where my Orks come from.

[DivisMal]

Last night, I finished the first couple of bases. Here are some quick overview photos. It was much too late for better pictures, but I enjoyed watching my Bad Moons come together.
We’ve got two vehicles (battle wagons / buggies), a dreadnought, some nobz, a warlord, a cybertroll hero, and boyz. Lotsa boyz.

Not sure when I’ll have time to finish these, but when I do, I’ll make better photos!

Ere we go! Ere we go! Ere we go!

[Pattus Magnus]

That looks great, lots of variety in your mob! I like the conversions you made, they turned out well. I wouldn’t have thought of trying that with 15mm fantasy figures.

[DivisMal]

That looks great, lots of variety in your mob! I like the conversions you made, they turned out well. I wouldn’t have thought of trying that with 15mm fantasy figures.

Thank you, Pattus! It was started when I had just finished my 15mm Genestealer Cult and was looking for a new challenge. Back then, 3D printing was a thing of the far future which could barely produce a decent star ship model. It started on a night when I looked at my fantasy Demonworld orcs and realized that the hand of decently realistic 28mm minis (speak Hasslefree and the like) would fit perfectly on them.

Then I looked right and realized my saw was nearby. So I called my faithful gretchin assistant Konvertit and changed to my secret alternative persona Doc Butcha 

[DivisMal]

Last night I took some pictures of the units I have now ready for my little Waa-Ork, which I want to share.

Let’s start with the unit to which my first base belongs.

Ork Boyz(and Girlz) from the Bad Moon Clan, much better armed than normal Orkz (in 2nd Ed they were allowed to upgrade to power armor/3+ save). The guys look forward to get toe-to-toe „wiv da Emperor’s finest“!

[DivisMal]

A second unit of Ork boyz led by a mighty nob. Again models from the Shia Khan section (a.k.a. Space Goblins) from the Ion Age range (down at Alternative_armies ), with some added conversions from Magister Militum models, CP models, Demonworld (ex-Hobby Products, now sold by Ral Partha) and others.

The fantasy orcs had their arms/hands chopped off and replaced by realistically proportioned parts from my 28mm bits box.
The units were created long time ago, when 3d printing was a thing of the future, and the project was great fun.

I really enjoyed rebasing them for playing modern games (they saw a short intense phase of action when I took them to work to play against my best buddy Tilmann‘s 15mm Space Marines in the evening…back then in Berlin!

[DivisMal]

My third Bad Moons Boyz Mob (and Girlz Mob, they have a feminist movement now in Orkdom, too!). This one includes models from #demonworld (converted into *space* orks), CP models and the very useful Shia Khan space goblins from Alternative Armies as well as others where I really don’t remember where I got them from.

The banner was made with wire and cut out paper that was painted before I added water slides.