Ork Lootas and Burnas Review

The new Ork lootas and burnas box look good on the outside, but is it good for the value you pay for it? Lets check out the sprues!

Bits :

General Bits

5 x Legs

4 x Torsos

1 x Torso w/ Hole (to attach backpacks)

2 x Ork Glyphs

Mekboy

1 x Mekboy Head

1 x Mekboy Tool Backpack

1 x Left Arm w/ Kustom Mega Blasta

1 x Right Arm

Big Shoota

1 x Big Shoota Backpack w/ Ammo Runt

1 x Left Arm w/ Big Shoota and Strap

Rokkit Launcha

1 x Right Arm w/ Rokkit Launcha

1 x Rokkit Launcha Shield

Burnas

4 x Burna Boys Head

4 x Burna Fuel Tanks

4 x Right Arm / Burna

4 x Left Arm

4 x Burna Straps

1 x Unknown Part

Lootas

4 x Lootas Head

3 x Right Arm w/Deffgun

3 x Left Arm w/ Deffgun Ammo

1 x Left Arm w/ Deffgun

1 x Right Arm w/ Deffgun Ammo

4 x Eye Scopes

4 x Deffgun grills

1 x Half of a Deffgun Barrel 

4 x Deffgun extra bits

2 x Flying Ammos

Hrmmm....5 units for the retail price of USD 22 seems a bit pricey. From this box of 3 sprues itself, you can make up to 4 Burnas + 1 Mekboy OR 4 Lootas + 1 Mekboy. But not to worry! Just get another 4 pairs or Torso and Legs and you'll eventually have...4 Burnas + 4 Lootas + 1 Mekboy = 9 ork units! 

The Rokkit Launcha and Big Shoota bits seems like a surprise though. They are incomplete and probably tend to be used together with the bits from the Orks Boyz box. The ammo runt on the bag is a nice bonus though...I always thought Grotz should always accompany Orks like how Goblins do with Orcs in WH Fantasy. :P

With the extra bits (or even the Deffguns), you can probably do some modification and make them into Flash Gitz and with the Rokkit Arm, Tankbustas . The Burnas is an optional upgrade for Kommandos as well, so you can possibly use them there with some extra touches on the paint and bits. The heads look very good on this sprues too especially the Mekboy and Burnas. 

These boyz look good on the table and there are minor details which is cool to paint with. Not to mention, the lootas are a menance in the game as well! But to make them effective you probably need at least 10 of those...which means you need to get about 3 boxes of it...or maybe you can hunt for lootas only sprues on ebay. Make sure to get torsos and legs as well!

Pros : Weapons and heads look detailed and good for painting, extra Rokkit and Shoota bits (with the Grot!) is a nice bonus, value for money if you have extra torsos + legs.

Cons : Not many extra bits, legs pose looks similar which maybe boring. Why didn't they include another 4 torsos + legs and just increase the price a little bit? 4 lootas isn't enough for the price paid since you need many of it in the game. Details maybe a bit difficult to paint for beginners.

Final Verdict : Ork Bosses should buy this box, and get more torsos + legs! Lootas are strong in the game. Burnas if used properly can be a real menace to mass army units (tyranids, other orks, IG) and can be used as a power weapon against high armored units.

Rating : 8/10

GW Retail Price: USD 22.00 / £13.50

Amazon Price : ~US $ 16.99  

Ork Nobz Box Set Review

     Its been a long time since we need a plastic mob of Ork nobz! Plastic kits are better in my opinion cause they are cheaper, lighter to carry around for gaming purposes, and easier to cut/modify for modelling purposes.

 Nobz Bits :

10 x Nobz Head

 5  x Nobz Front Torso
5 x Nobz Back Torso + Legs
2 x Empty Left Hand (for use with big choppas or Kombi-Weapons)
5 x Empty Right Hand
1 x Left arm w/ Drill
2 x Right Arm w/ Power Klaw
1 x Left Arm w/ Power Klaw
1 x Single Power Klaw blade
2 x Double Power Klaw blades
3 x Left Arm w/ Slugga
2 x Right Arm w/ Slugga
3 x Right Arm w/ Choppa
2 x Left Arm w/ Choppa
1 x Left Arm w/ Buzzsaw
1 x Right Arm w/ Kombi-Skorcha
2 x Right Arm w/ Kombi-Rokkit Launcha

Other bits

26 x Shoulder Pads
3 x Iron Gob
2 x Shoota Magazines
1 x Belt w/ 3 skulls
1 x Orky Pony-tail hair
1 x Orky Pony-tail hair w/skull
1 x Pistol w/ cover
1 x Pistol w/ cover + Machete
1 x Pistol w/ cover + Squig
3 x Bosspole
6 x Clan Symbols (Goff, Evil Sunz, Bad Moons, Snakebites, etc.)
1 x Empty Bosspole
1 x Ammo Runt (Grot w/Stikbomm and a bag of ammos)


There are quite a number of bitz in this set, but most of it are only suitable for Nobz, Flash Gitz or maybe the Warboss by giving him the ammo runt, squig, pistols and bosspoles and clan symbols (but it may make him look puny though...). Unlike the Ork Boyz box set, there isn't much extra bitz to add flavor to your minis, they just give you most of the necessary bitz that is usable in the game, such as all available weapon upgrades, ammo runt, attack squig, bosspoles and armor upgrades.

The other thing is that the Nobz torso is attached to the legs, so unless you do some cutting, there is no way you can twist its legs to your liking or swap it with the Ork Boyz' Nob. At least the nob heads have some unique designs which is good to swap with the ork boyz' nob though.

The big choppas look great and intimidating on the table. It's debatable whether the big choppas is good in the game or not, but I'll just leave the decision to you. There are extra weapons we which doesn't exist in the game, such as the buzzsaw arm (which looks like a 'dread/kan) and the drill arm, which looks pretty cool as well. I guess they can proxied as a power klaw...

There are 26 shoulder pads in this kit! You can put two on each of the five nobz and still have 1 extra left. Its good if you want to add armors to other units like regular Ork Boyz or Flash Gitz.

Pros : Good number or Nob heads for customization, many new and uniques bits such as the squig, ammo runt and the weapons. Big Choppas look mighty awesome, the drill arm and buzzsaw arm is an interesting option for your nob models. LOADS of shoulder pads, Clan symbols for almost all the clans. Plastic models = cheaper models.

Cons : Torso is stuck to the legs which limits customization unless you cut it, not as much extra bitz compare to the ork boyz box, No Painboy model upgrade provided.

Final Verdict : Ork Nobz are pretty strong in the field, but you may need a Painboy to make your squad even more 'ard and killy! Even if you don't play the miniature game that much, they still look good on your table with those big choppas and kombi-weapon together.

Rating : 8.5/10

Retail Price : US $25.00 / GB £15.00

Amazon Price : ~USD$19.99 (excluding shipping)

Ork Battlewagon Review

   The new plastic battlewagon from GW. The fans are waiting a long time for it, but here it is! This time, Games Workshop did post pictures of every bit in this kit for reference. But I prefer it to be red though, cause the red wunz go fasta'!

Look at all those parts and bits...its like a Ork player's dream come true! GW really put an effort into making this Battlewagon as orky as possible! The base design like the tyres and most bits do look similar like the new ork trukk, so it will look good if bunched together with your trukk. You probably won't use all the bits on this battlewagon (such as the 'ard case. grabbin' klaw, killkannon) you can keep it for the use of upgrading the looks of your Trukk or even your custom Looted Wagon.

What's better is there are actually 4 boyz and a grot in this kit as well. Yes, that means there are 4 extra boyz heads that is interchangable with other miniatures with the size of boyz, like regular Ork Boyz, Stormboyz, Lootas, etc. One of the Ork heads is also unique! (see the head for the Grabbing Claw Operator, it has a unique design with a red scope). The grot gunner added to the Battlewagon is also a bonus...I always feel that every ork vehicle should have at least a grot or two for the luls. This is the epitome of all orky vehicles!

Pros : Detailed bits, look mighty impressive on the table, extra ork heads to swap with other kits.

Cons : A little bit pricey and may require some experience (and patience) to assemble and paint due to the number of bits and the overall size of the kit.

Final Verdict : The Battlewagon is powerful in the game, but not everyone has the points to fit it in. If you are a collector or has the Battlewagon in your plans, then just do it!

Rating : 8.5/10

Retail Price : US $57.75 / GB £35.00

Amazon Price : ~USD$39.09 (excluding shipping)

Ork Boyz Box Set Review

    Ork boyz are the staple of your Ork army! As you can see from the spruce, you can make up to 10 pieces of model.From the spruce you can see that you can make up to 10 Boyz and 1 Nob, but the box only includes 10 round bases. So you just need to get another base from any online bits shop to make it 11! :)

 Box Front and Back

 Front of Sprues

 Back of Sprues
 

Finished Boyz

Bits :

Ork Boyz

10 x Legs

10 x Normal Torso
2  x Torso w/Bag strap (to be attached with Big Shoota or Rokkits)
1  x Big Shoota Bag pack
1  x Rokkits Bag pack
11 x Head
8  x Empty Left Arm(To hold Shootas)
8  x Right Arm w/Shoota
2  x Empty Right Arm(To hold Shootas)
2  x Left Arm w/Shoota
6  x Right Arm w/Slugga
6  x Left Arm w/Choppa
4  x Left Arm w/Slugga
4  x Right Arm w/Choppa
1  x Right Arm w/Big Shoota and strap
1  x Left Arm w/Big Shoota ammo
1  x Right Arm w/Rokkit Launcha
1  x Empty Left Arm to hold Rokkit Launcha
1  x Left Arm w/Tankbusta Bomb
1  x Right Arm w/Stikkboms

Nobz

4  x Nobz Head
1  x Nob Torso
1  x Nob Legs

1  x Left Arm w/Power Klaw
1  x Power Klaw Upper Blades
1  x Left Arm w/Big Choppa
1  x Right Arm w/Slugga
2  x Bosspole 

Other bits

6  x Metal Shoulder Pads
3  x Spiky Shoulder Pads
1  x Iron Gob (Iron shaped to fit the Jaw)
4  x Ammo belt
2  x Shoota Magazines
2  x Shoota Knifes
6  x Scopes for gunz
1  x Bag of stikkboms
1  x Ork Skull
1  x Human Head
1  x Stikkbom
1  x Tankbusta Bomb
3  x Runes/Glyphs
2  x Human Knife
5  x Unknown bits

The number of bits in this boxed set is good! You can see by the sprues that after assembling your desired 10 models, there are still loads of bits you can keep. If you buy enough boxes and keep all the unused bits,you can make cheap Tankbustas, 'Ard Boyz, Flash Gitz, or Stikbommas. 

There isn't much complaint on the Boyz, they are very highly customizable! Just make sure you stick them properly on the base and adjust the torso accordingly to prevent them from falling over (don't put the torso too forward or it will tumble over quite easily).

For the Nob...its legs look puny and the left arm is fixed to be lifted up. If you don't want his arm to be high up in the air, you need to cut the extra part and probably use putty to change it's angle. Other than that, it looks pretty good.

Pros : Value for money, very customizable, details are very good, lots of extra bits that can be used in other models (Orks or not)

Cons : Nobz's left shoulder (the one with the Power Klaw) is fixed to only one proper angle, making it hard to customize unless some cutting is done. Nobz's legs looks puny and doesn't really fit the bigger torso. Why didn't they give an extra base to let us make it 11 models??

Final Verdict : You need this in any ork army, so go get yours now! In fact, you might to have to get two of them. :)

Rating : 9/10

GW Retail Price : US $22.00  / GB £12.00 
Amazon Price : ~US $ 13.77