As I've alluded to previously, the Ork Fleet didn't really come into existence fully formed, more that it got expanded later on. Its a thing happens occasionally with GW product, a good example being Goblin teams in Bloodbowl, circa 1994. They were meant to be comically bad, but players ended up relying on star players, which were reworked into regular team members later on. In order for Goblin Teams to be enjoyable for most people, they needed their Roster expanded to include Trolls and chainsaws. And why not? It added such character. The Hammer Class has a similar feel to me. Given that a Hammer A) has less issue with Bombers, B) sidesteps leadership issues by moving crews around, C) has a Lance equivalent, and D) no official model, its easy to view it as a quick fix. A tacit admission they didn't get things right in the first place. That said, after this we did get the big 4 battleships.
So, about making one. Hammer Class ships are supposedly built off Looted Imperial battlecruisers, so many players have opted to orkify a spare humie ship, but aftermarket prices for those are rather high. So, the key component here is a 3d printed proxy from Scourge Scenics, which was then built up with gubbins ala the Lite Kroozer. I'd been wanting to play around with printed stuff for a while, and was pleasantly surprised with the resin material itself. It's not as good as the original plastics, but there's nothing to apologise for. The main creative challenge was striking a fine line between crudely refitted space cathedral and just crude. I think I pulled it off.
I named it “Eminent Domain”.Where next? Well, I do have one of those aforementioned battleships, but that would be something I'd paint alongside another project. Like a Space Hulk, I dunno.
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