Orktober: Stormboyz

Here we go, some Orktober content. Although possibly not the Orktober content. I'm trying to get that done before the end of the month.

Stormboyz are a very old ork unit, not the oldest, but definitely something that was there when Space Orcs became proper actual fungus football hooligan GW Orks, and never really left. These were the orky equivalent to Space Marine jumppack units, Orks that wanted to get stuck in faster by flying. This was useful, although these were a close relative of the basic Ork Boy, functioning the same in many ways, just erratically airborne. Much like the Shokk Attack Gun, they were much more random in ages past, having a mishap chart due to the inherent dangers of a rokkit pack, not least of which being that Mekboyz find the accidents funny. Playing into that was the old lore that Stormboyz were teenage Orks that were doing the teenage thing of rebelling against thier society by forming organised groups, dressing alike, and marching in formation. Doesn't that remind you of something? Initial gameplay experiences suggest these work best as disposable deep strike assets in 10th Ed, adding more pressure on your foe.

I got these models sufficiently long ago that I don't remember how I got them. Probably eBay. These were assembled by their original owner, with the main thing I did being bigger bases and some minor tweaking. Way back when: I remember trying to heavily kitbash boss nobs for these, but it didn't work out. For this project, I ended up just adding power klaws to models instead, tooling for two squads of five, and made sure everyone had a unique head. Also some gap filling, and pennies to balance the bases a touch. One observation I would make here is that these models are very individualistic and busy. Mainly they stay on the good side of characterful, but these don't have the regimented look of older lore. Possibly there's hints of pilot suits in there, bomber jackets, goggles etc., but it's all over the shop. And that adds to the painting time, especially with all the "tactical rocks" which are being used to suggest flight. But at least they don't look as much like fucking Nazis, which is a plus. 

 

I think these turned out okay. My main difficulty was getting started again after stopping for a week. Basing these and doing touch-ups was a bit of a slog.