Children In Need 07 Discussion

[razhburz]

I think I will be able to paint more than one mini. I think it is a good idea if you Tim paint all of the kommandos (I am not a big fan of them) and the rest of us paint some other squads



Razh

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jabberwocky said:

Unless I am mistaken, these miniatures are for Christmas '07, right? I could probably do more than one. If it is for Christmas this year, then I am already WAY behind! ;D

I think I misunderstood when these minis are supposed to be finished ;D. If the charity event is held at this time next year I think I will have enought time to at least paint two or three minis.

[racssirt]

I may be able to paint more than one, the only problem is that I don't have these minis! What shall I do?

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racssirt said:

I may be able to paint more than one, the only problem is that I don't have these minis! What shall I do?

Go down to your local GW store and buy them

[Tim C]

Yes I am sure that the price of a blister pack for the sake of Charity and espeacially this one is not too much to ask.

[erunion]

Well, I'm getting ready to place an order at my local store, and I'll go ahead and pick up whatever mini I need to....I just need to know what it is I'm working on. I can paint a Kommando, or if we're doing several different squads I'll help paint one of them. Doesn't matter to me.

Jon

[mutantpotato]

My case is the same as Erunion. I will make a mail order from the GW store here in Norway, and I need to know exactly what minis to paint. I will probably make the order at the next saturday, so I got some time to decide what minis to paint. Tim, if you could make a list of all the possible minis or squads we can paint it would be easier to decide what minis to paint.

[Tim C]

Mmm this is where the Ork Codex would come in handy, I think a basic force is a HQ and trhen two troops, so a boss and then two units of boyz would make a basic force. I think the Komandos would come under the elites but I don't have the latest version of the Codex so I am not sure.
I will have to get a copy. I think though that we need a Nob of some description and then two troop units (boyz) after that pretty much anything goes I think

So a list might look like this

Nob
1 Unit of Boyz (5 models)
2 Unit of Boyz (5 models)

That is the basic requirement for legality and then the choices are pretty much endless

Stormboyz Unit
Stikk Bommerz
Bikers
Death Kopters
Burna Boyz
Killa Kanz

I think to include any machinery like Killa Kanz you have to have at least one Mek

Shokk Attack Gun
Mega Armoured Orks
Tank Bustas

So you see there is alot of choice.

I will do the Kommando Squad with Boss (5 models), I will also send a Kommando to Suladan and that gives us a unit of 6 to start with. Then it is just a case of picking what you want to do.
I think menace should take the Boss character, it is up to you mate which one you pick.

[charley1968]

You could count me in, if you want to.Tim, these are WH40K Orks, right?Do any Orks work or do they have to be a special unit?

[dagorlad]

As I pledged on the One Ring, I am keen to help with this worthy project too. Tim suggested I do a scenic base for the squad since I'm widely known as a 'terrain guy' - that suits me down to the ground (heheh), but if you need an Ork or two painting, then I can help out with that too.

Its far too early to make any serious plans of course, but painters need to consider how their mini's basing will fit into the scenic base itself. This will probably mean I'd better get the base done early on in the project. (That'd work well for me, because I'm pretty much 'LOTR-ed out' at the moment and looking for something else as a distraction)

[Tim C]

Thanks Charley, you are in, Orc Boyz are standard Orks and we would need two units of those to make a 40K legal force so if your up for a couple of those that would be great. I will pick up the Codex this week probably tomorrow and do a little research.
Dagorlad thanks for your support too. We do need to decide a base theme this is very true and is vital to get a cohesive look and a unified look to the force. Also I think the models should be kept on their respective base sizes, ie the ones supplied with the model.
Once we have decided for defiante what models are to be done then we will know the base sizes, some models have bigger bases for instance Mega Armoured orks.
I think the theme for thebases should be something that ties in with the Cities of Death Codex as that is very popular and wouldn't be difficult to do.
Also the number of Orks will need to be taken into consideration and with more of us involved now we can plan just a little bigger. Also Dagorlad if you fancy painting an Ork or two then you are most welcome thanks.

[menace]

I wouldn't mind doing this guy, let me know if he fits codex and i'll pick him up soon, as we have 1 year almost i reckon i could help, maybe at the half way mark, to paint what extra is required (hopefully by that time i'll have my GD entry done! )

ohh, this guy!

[jabberwocky]

I would be up for some burna boyz. Quick legality question--does a unit have to be made up of all one type of ork? For example, the burna boyz come in blisters of two models. Can you get two of those, then two orks with 'eavy weapons, and a tankbusta, or would they have to all be burna boyz to make up a unit?

[mutantpotato]

Wow, this project grows large, are we doing an army now?

Well, for the two ork boy squads: I think we sould arm one squad with close combat weapons (sluggas, choppas) and one squad with long range firepower (shootas). I think this suits the army if the customer is supposed to use it for gaming, and it also make the army a bit more interesting than if we would just use two long range firepower squads. I think the two ork boy squads should have 16 minis each squad, because this is the number of minis that comes with the ork boy box.

If I am right, you can uppgrade an ork in a ork boy squad to be a nob leader. If this is possilbe, I would like to do the ork nob in the slugga/choppa squad. I can also to a couple of ork boyz to the two boy squads.

[Tim C]

I think a small army is quite feasible now with the amount of members now pledging their support. As for units let me get the Codex and then I'll give some definate options.
menace that Ork nob will be just fine.

[racssirt]

Yes I am sure that the price of a blister pack for the sake of Charity and especially this one is not too much to ask.

Nope, not at all! If someone could tell me exactly what I need to go out and buy I will go and get started ASAP!

[Tim C]

Patience young Raccy, I am going to try and get the Codex tomorrow and then I can do some studying.

[racssirt]

Ok Tim, sorry for sounding hasty, I just haven't done any painting for a while and I want to get back into it!

And as old Treebeard said, "Don't be hasty, Master Meriadoc"

[charley1968]

Tim, as i am an absolute nincompoop about WH40K, could you tell me what minis to buy. I could be doing 2-3 minis. About the bases: if they're standart sized, couldn't Dagorlad be doing them, so they'll tie in?(Given that D. would wanna do it that way).
Are these minis going to be played with?

[jabberwocky]

charley1968 said:

Tim, as i am an absolute nincompoop about WH40K, could you tell me what minis to buy?

I'll second that--I have never taken a look at WH40K, so I'll leave the contents of the units to those knowledgeable of the game--whatever is legal and will sell for the most. Just tell me what to buy and I will! But if a couple of burna boyz could fit in there somewhere, that would be great...

[Tim C]

We have to assume that whoever buys the minis will want to use them in wargaming, the bases need careful consideration but let me first sought out a list of minis and then we can take it from there.
Like I said earlier I am going to pick up the Codex tomorrow and study it. On Wednesday I will post a list of must have minis and then a choice of others to choose from. We already have menace doing the Boss mini so that is the HQ taken care of.

[charley1968]

´Cannon-fodder´ suits me fine, as i've never painted a WH ork!

[racssirt]

charley1968 said:

´Cannon-fodder´ suits me fine, as i've never painted a WH ork!

Me neither man, that's why I wanted to know what I was doing so I could find out how to paint it!!

[menace]

admin said:

menace that Ork nob will be just fine.

Cool, i'll pick him up at GW Belfast over the holidays and save a few quid!

[dagorlad]

I'm off to buy a blister of an Ork Kommando with Burna today for this project and will start painting it over the Christmas period. Yes, that's a little early, but it will give me the inspiration I need to do a 'Cities of Death' style display base. And if you decide to do something other than Kommandos, then I will keep it and add it to my existing Ork force, so there's no big deal.

I was thinking that the display base would be a centrepiece for the army but would only hold a single unit of around 5 or 6 models. The reason for this is that we won't know until the very end of the project exactly how many models have been collected and so I can't feasibly make a base to hold them all (postage to the UK would be a killer too).

I have a wonderful oak plinth from LOTRCROWN that I can use which is the perfect size for a squad, and the Cities of Death idea allows for some creative and distinctive ruins as the backdrop.

Oh, and I have the Ork codex already, so if you want anything answered about army structures etc. I can help.

For example - a Kommando unit is an 'Elite' squad and has between 5 and 10 models in it.