Kierdale Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 For inspirational purposes, I dug out these images from the three RT-era Ork sourcebooks. I’ll post more as and when I can (banners, little fluff images, etc.) but for starters some colour sections on the clans... Blood Axes Evil Sunz Bad Moons Death Skulls Snake-Bites Goffs And, something you don’t see anymore: the Ork Waa-totem. I’m not sure how clearly this will come out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Oh boy, I hope you can find some old RT/Gorkamorka style pennant banners for bikes. I always loved little details like that in armies Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5443259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Oh boy, I hope you can find some old RT/Gorkamorka style pennant banners for bikes. I always loved little details like that in armies Will do :tu: Banners coming up next then :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5443289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I remember starting my Ork army based on a colour swatch in the 2nd edition codex but I didn't know there was a Rogue Trader image of a Blood Axe wearing that camo! As you can tell, I am delighted to see where that came from. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5443330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Banners. First up coloured ones. Lots of the black-and-white print’em-and-use’em ones to come. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5443507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 These probably aren’t very clear but I hope they give some ideas. Firstly all kinds of banners (clans, roles, etc.) Snakebite banners Blood Axe banners More, including Human mercenary Evil Sunz Evil Sunz bikers Bad Moons Death Skulls And then Freebooters (back when Freebooters meant all kinds of renegade Orks, not just Flash Gitz) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5443638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Ork Genestealer hybrids Flash Gitz And lastly another Flash Gitz one and Bad Moon Next up, when I get the chance, some of the funny fluff images for each unit (and of each clan). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5443639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 That is a hefty section on banners! I remember Bannerhammer from when I first started in the hobby but it seems to be much more so prior to second edition. I'm quite tempted to put in the odd banner here and there in my army now, the tough part is not making it look out of place. I suppose it's harder to justify them in a Blood Axe force than say, Bad Moons who are more inclined to show off their opulence. Edit: I suppose banners might be a bit much but I could try freehand on my larger Ork vehicles. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5443644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Forgot these Goff banners :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5443733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 The fluff images from the 1st edition armylists. Starting with Goffs: Back when warbosses had retinues of nobs and oddboys accompanying them. Each Oddboy accompanied by at least one grot is a lovely touch I’ll have to try to remember and do. Back when weirdboyz we’re always accompanied by minderz (often the three Orks moulded as one model). This is something I’m trying to do in my army. Back in theses days Ork armies had one big boyz mob, and other smaller ones. And all clans had access to wild mobs of feral/young Orks And you could have Ogryn mobs Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5444145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 And Snakebites I like that one of the Mad Boyz is prone. Likely he just fell over or was pushed...but perhaps he’s deliberately prone. Quite mad. For an Ork. That last one inspires me to make some squig catapults as lobbas. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5444189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Blood Axe If I remember correctly the flags the golf caddy grot is carrying were so painboys could mark casualties as theirs (for working on post-battle...or simply claiming the teeth from corpses). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5444321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 And the best ever weirdboy image! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5444787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Caerolion Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I love how the old artwork couldn't agree what Ork heads actually looked like. Most of the images in there have them with an actually square head, others have more of the "lantern jaw", but there was also a lot of artwork that had them as almost having snouts, with the massive jaws actually extending forwards. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5444800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Evil Sunz [/img] Filthy thieving gitz are next :D then the various types of Freebooters! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5445076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 My brother once had some of those 1st ed plastic Orks. I liked the power claws in that kit. Sometimes I would quite like some like that in the modern kits. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5445174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azaiel Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Many thanks for posting these! Now I have to do a gretchin with flagpoles for my future Dok. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5445239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Many thanks for posting these! Now I have to do a gretchin with flagpoles for my future Dok. :D You’re welcome! If they inspire anyone, that’s great.I got a pack of Nobs some time back that I don’t really need so might make them into oddboys, starting with a painboy and some grot servants :D Death Skulls Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5445720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Caerolion Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Always found it weird that they didn't give Death Skulls more Meks. I can understand the logic for more Runtherds, but could never understand why they had more Painboyz, other than "the Runtherds and Meks combo was already used". Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5445929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 Freebooterz First up is Ork Freebooter Pirates. Tribeless, clanless rogues. One could have a heavy weapon while the rest were armed with bolters or bolt pistols and melee weapons (though all could upgrade their melee weapons. A squad full of power klaws, etc.). The kaptin could have pretty much any weapons he wanted, including a second heavy weapon for the squad if you wanted. Could also have a force field. Flash Gitz were Freebooter pirates who hit the big time. Powered armour, bioniks, kustom weapons, force fields and heavy weapons for all if you wanted. Khorne’s Stormboyz - Stormboys who didn’t grow out of being stormboys, and were drawn to the worship of Khorne: the martial virtues he embodies...and the bloodshed. The Kaptin could even have Chaos rewards. Great modelling opportunities there! Outcast oddboys - oddboys usually get along with each other better than with ‘normal’ orks, and sometimes leave their tribe/warband and club together. This unit gave you access to all four types. Renegade mekboyz - meks who banded together in a big Waaa-Ork and, after the campaign ended, decided to stick together. Gretchin Bandits - classic! Armed with blunderbusses and could have shotguns, stub guns, muskets and grenades. The kaptin could even have a force field and bioniks. Renegade Runtmaster - and runtherdz. Followers of the deranged runtmaster philosopher Naflug, who created super-runtz: super-snots and super-grots...which allowed you to buy upgrades snotlings and gretchin. Bad Docs - accompanied by S6 T2 W2 squig-brained Orks! Warphead - exposed so much they become addicted to warp power. Accompanied by madboyz. Ork-Genestealer hybrids. And lastly an outcast retinue (warboss, nobs and oddboys). Those who’ve been deposed, fallen out of favour with the clan/tribe, etc. and go merc. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/360436-old-ork-fluff-and-images-for-inspiration/#findComment-5446081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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