Really really BIG Warboss Conversion

[blackarmchair]

Hey all,

I've been in the process of building a shiny new Orks army and am about ready to start on a warboss. Only problem is the current model range (AoBR, blisters, Ghaz) aren't big enough for my taste. I've been wanting to convert another model into a really huge warboss.

I looked into using fantasy ogres or giants which didn't have the right body type and I even considered using Krieger from Inquisitor until I found out he's BARELY taller than an AoBR warboss. So I am pretty much at my wits end here.

I'm hoping to make him look very orky, very muscular and roughly the size of a dread (maybe a bit smaller for purposes of fitting on his base). Right now the best idea I got is using Krieger with HEAVY greenstuffing to extend his height at the lower torso between the legs and chest pieces.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

[DrLove42]

Ghaz is the biggest Ork around, so if hes not big enough, consider going along his lines. Don't have much Ork showing, build up a massive meka body (maybe out of a Dred) and plonk an Ork head and hands on it

[isotope99]

Agreed, a giant dread body would work fine, you can just have the head and bits of the shoulders showing.

If you really want a big monster body, I would recommend something like a fantasy Minotaur or river troll as a base but you're going to have to do some serious converting.

[blackarmchair]

Hrmmm...the dread isn't really what I was going for but it's getting to the right size so it's better than what I was doing :)

I like your suggestion isotope. I think the Minotaur looks like a good base; the converting/greenstuffing wouldn't be TERRIBLE it's the head that looks like it would be really difficult...

The other idea I had was using the new plastic daemon prince. One of the three bodies looks decent.

(http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440167a&prodId=prod970014a&rootCatGameStyle=) 3rd picture on the slider.

I think with some work on a head, some greenstuff to make the muscles bigger and cover the chaos stuff he might work well.

Still not sure though

hrmmm...

[isotope99]

The daemon prince torso and arms could work with the black reach or ghaz head (or the fantasy black ork helmet standard). The challenge will be the legs I think.

[Disgruntled_Viking]

Bigger is always better for the Orks. I'm looking to make a Warboss as well and this caught my eye for being a good jump-off point for a conversion.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat490045a&prodId=prod1110229

It's for the Inquisitor game so its naturally going to be a bit bigger than its 40k comrades which is right up your alley (plus having two giant power klaws doesn't hurt either)

[Eusebius Rex]

I haven't made an ork army yet, but was planning on making a super huge one for a warboss for when I do as they are always described as being so huge in the BL books.

I have an old Heroscape figure (Krug) that I was planning on using:
http://www.hasbro.com/common/images/heroscape/characters/zoom/527060B0-23BB-42FA-94E7-3B1AF619BFCE.jpg

With some decent conversion with 40k bits he'd look the part, and is about the height of a dread.

[Deadlift]

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/139987.page

The above thread has an awesome warboss conversion from a few years back. Best one i have ever seen. I bought the very same troll for an Ogre Kingdoms gorger conversion (as i hate the current models) and it went together very very nicely.

[lowdog]

This wouldn't be GW store legal but what about using a Warjack from Warmachine? Maybe a Khador or Cygnar hulking monstrosity as a base?

[Crae]

Can it get to big ?...what about a 60 mm base monster ?

Troll from the LOTR range
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx91/cuthlas/m1251418_99061466020_ColLotRCaveTrollMain_445x319. jpg

My suggestion
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx91/cuthlas/BIGORK.jpg

there is a plastic version too, but it has more armour
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx91/cuthlas/m1580094_99121466002_LotrMordorIsengardTrollMain5_ 445x319.jpg

The first is more of a clean slate to work from, has about the same build as a ork (bull neck, smallish legs compared to the rest, apeman long arms, pig nose and beady eyes)

[blackarmchair]

Whew. I looked into Krieger, but he's actually no bigger than the AoBR boss.

The LoTR models aren't bad, not sure if the body/musculature is orky enough.

Still feelin the DP, the legs are going to be the hardest part. I may steal the legs from another model. That troll ain't bad.

[DrLove42]

The LotR troll is nice...and your idea would work

I'm just gonna leave this here....

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m252/drlove42/2624_85167204611_625079611_2406639_144390_n.jpg

[blackarmchair]

Whoa. That's friggin sweet...Mostly a defiler/soulgrinder...creative.