Akwatik Desert Raidas, So long and thanks for all the fish Rating Options

[Frozt]

Remind me to keep my Ack Ack gunz ready around those 'fings. As for your aqautic theme, found a decent way to make Harpoon weapons. the Cadian Mortar from the 'eavy weapons platoon is a great base as its hollow inside. All you need is a propa Harpoon ( odd looking spears from Fantasy Orcs help out alot). Hope to see that thing painted

[Zogg]

So are you going to go all out with this? I mean make all your Boyz be in Trukks that are little more than dingies (sp?) with tracks or wheels? And will you have a pair of Destroyers on treads accompanying the Carrier using Looted Vehicle rules and Boomguns? Warboss have a little Admiral's hat on and be weilding a huge anchor in one hand as his big choppa? Harpoon gun in his other hand to count as his shoota? Kommandos decks out like Navy SEALS? This is pretty fun theme for an army, let us know how far you take it. Also we want a pic of the Carrier primed so we can get a definitive look at how all the pieces go together without being distracted by color.

[generalmalaise]

naval theme will stay

so far have a looted wagon battleship (orklahoma?) - not finished yet

one landing craft - with helmeted orcs (although thinking of cadian bodies to give em that beakie look... not finished yet

pirate ship - I have old school pirate freebooters to man that

landmarine - just like a sub but goes on land - thought this could be part of display base and carry the kommandos? make em seals?

viking ship - using the old goffs from 2nd edition

cans with swimmie rings (duckies, sea serpents)

buggies - monitork and merorkmac

warphead admiral

big mek in diving bell custom forcefield

for the sluggas and shootas - various approaches
scuba for one squad, fins and masks
jams and surfboards for another
[still need one - water skiers?]

Lootas - no ideas yet

bikes will be jet skis

help always appreciated.

[Madgear Thundakl...]

quick question.... the basis of your wagon looks strikingly familiar.... was the carrier something use for little micro machine-esque airplanes and such? Did it have little catapults to launch the planes? It looks a helluva lot like something I use to have when i was younger

[Frozt]

I know that some WWII amphibious vehicles were known affectionatly as "Ducks" (spinoff on the acronym for them) as for your War'ead, why not make a spinoff on Good Ol Cap'n Blighe? (tho bet ur Cap'n will have less mutinies, Ar)

[Mazdug]

I actually have been working on a themed speed freak army very similar to this, however mine makes use mostly of looted skimmers and crude rocket propulsion. I'm very curious to see how your idea work out, please keep up the good work.

[Blue Marauder]

This is amazing. Job is a good one.

[generalmalaise]

made a bit more progress on this army

looted wagon -- stole the lookout idea from WIP



monitork and merorkmac buggies



and my first unit of sluggas - the scuba boyz





11 down and 19 to go

i am saving the spearguns for my "lootas harpoonas"

[Grubsnikk]

Dude, those scuba-orks are AWESOME!!!
Great GS-work there

[Skaven Dave]

Do they benefit from the 'Fleet of Flipper' rule?


I think water wings and rubber rings as well. Particularly on the grots.

(And then thinks Cybernetically augmented Squig-Sharks for no good reason...)

[Gurzob]

i have idea as to what you can use for bikes, on top gear they showed people who had discovered snow mobiles could go across water at high enough speed.

[swampy]

hi i like the scuba orks really nice they gotta be kommandos?, have you seen waterworld? its very orky especially the guys on jet skis and the seaplane and you got to love the guy firing the quad cannon, bless him for the buggies maybe add paddle wheels or screws at the back for water propulsion

[OIC]

WOW!!!

I had been thinking of something very similar for an Orkopalyspe model. but you sir have taken it two steps further..my hats off to you.

i DO have several units of "boat boyz" wiff flipers and snorkles from an old Dday campain..ill join your Waaagh any day!!


OIC

[generalmalaise]

First footsloggers done - 30 Scuba boyz (3 big shootas and a nob with claw)



now for the beach boys - my first orkclination was to go all surfie boyz but tried this model as an example of a body builder - and the hero click it came from - have about ten of these and will do different poses -- am very proud of the "banana hammock" i added to the model, and the abs. will add weapons tomorrow - pistol and barbell?



and of course the surf ork - with the traditional "hang loose" and jams on



suggestions or comments -- thought i would mix the two?



again need 30 sluggas - all will have top knot head - thought of mixing 20 surfies, 10 bodybuilders but willing to be led here...

[generalmalaise]

a few updates

surfers needed propulsion - luckily there are grots



madboy



fantasy reuse



now with "grot powa"



andi completed my prototype for a kommando - still needs his knit hat, lots of smoothing and i feel he is not cartoony enough -- need to think about that as he swims under the dunes

if its going to be all sharks, they will be the "sand sharks" - but may branch out to other sea life -- making them the "wet tings"


Reactions? ? ?

[Biv]

These guys are Hi-sterical. I fully approve.

[Drew Da Destroya...]

I was initially thinking the Surfers could be Stormboyz... but I love the "grot powa", and I'm thinking maybe they're 'ard boyz now. The surfboard could totally deflect a couple shots. And that Kommando is great, really nice work on the base.

If you flesh out the beach boyz idea some more, you could have some Volleybrawl players... A big spiked beach ball could probably count as a slugga (the ork Spikes it at whatever he happens to be charging?)

[generalmalaise]

Did A ton of stuff this weekend that needs polishin' and orkin'

but you can get the drift (sorry -- puns a way life)

first Kommandos




they are "ray", "sand shark" and "fishstick" (say the last one out loud a few times) - they need some smoothing and a bit o detail....but are part of "Da Wet Tings"

Second DeffDread and Kan

these need a bit of TLC but he basic outlines are there - remember these will have swimmie rings around their middle as a finished product




and lastly, completed a crap load of surfer sluggas - now up to 20, 10 more to complete


hey there's no crying in 40K!





thanks for looking. suggestions welcome. I know these guys are a little rough but they will be smoothed out

[det]

really nice army!! the kommandos are wonderfull...
obvioulsy...waterbikes are next? similar to DoW wartrakk...think they could fit quite nicely!

[ramshackle_curti...]

What a totally freakin awsome themed army! Great work there. I laughed at the flipper orks, so funny! Haha!