VITAL STATISTICS		click to enlarge
Game System:	Warhammer
Army:	Orcs & Goblins
Type:	Rock Lobber War Machine
Build Time:	Too long ago to remember
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COMPONENTS LIST Code Component Qty • 99110209123 Orc Rock Lobber 1 • 9947029900601 River Troll Body 1 1 • 9947029900604 River Troll Head 1 1 • 9947020912801 Night Goblin Squig Herder Stikka 1 1 • 9947020504403 Dwarf Stone Thrower Crew 3 1 • 74308/22 Dwarf Adventurers Dead Drunk 1   Buy Complete Kit   ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS Code Component Qty • 9947020502510 Troll Slayer with Axe 1 1 • MM16/2 Troll Slayer with Mace 2 (C) 1 • MM16/1 Troll Slayer With 2 Swords (B) 1 • 9947020502603 Giant Slayer 5 1 • 9947020502101 Troll Slayer Standard Bearer Body 1

TOOLBOX • Clippers • Round-nose pliers • Files • Green Stuff • Superglue • Pin vice

DESCRIPTION

Nick Cristofoli HR Training

The Orcs prepare another salvo! Click to enlarge

Nick: You can't beat a good gloat, I always say! So, after one unexpectedly successful battle in which me Boyz trounced a particularly beardy Dwarf army (to be honest, the rest of my army were pretty damn useless, but the Rock Lobber was deadly…err, well, flukey), I decided to commemorate the victory. And what better way was there to do this than to tastefully drape the twisted and tortured bodies of the vanquished foes over the war machine that had caused their downfall? Hoorah!

A mighty Troll powers this device! Click to enlarge

I'd also just seen the 'Troll powered' Warmaster Orc Rock Lobber model (this was a few years ago), and so these two things led to this model (plus some help from a fine chap called Bruce).

Firstly the Troll's arms were bent forward using the pliers (which are jolly marvellous for repositioning limbs), and then his club was cut away. The end of the shaft (if you’ll pardon the expression) of the Lobber was then cut off and filed down until it fitted between the Troll's hands.

Once again the trusty pliers were used to reposition the hands, and then the war machine was glued together leaving the Lobber arm loose. A merry time was then spent trying to bend the hands into exactly the right place, filing, swearing (and swearing loudly does help, children), pinning and gluing. At the end of this frenzied activity the cut down shaft was between the Troll's hands, the rest of the Lobber arm was attached to the other side, and it was all glued to the rest of the machine.

An Orc Bully whips an unfortunate Dwarf slave! Click to enlarge

A good rummage through my bits box gave me a dead Dwarf to put under the Troll's foot, a prisoner to load the Lobber with rocks, and a naked Slayer (with a quick snip to take off the weapon, a bend of the arms and you have a whipping victim). The 'naked slayer' used in this conversion is no longer available from the Onlie Store, however alternative suggestions are listed above.

These were then assembled on a movement base in appropriate positions, with various Ladz and Gobbos added. A merry time was then spent slapping on the paint in the defeated foes colours, having a jolly cackle and gloat as I did so.

The pleasure of gleefully putting the model on the table at the rematch was only slightly marred by the spectacular way I lost the game. Ho hum.

   
Orcs and Goblins exact their vengeance upon the Dwarfs! Click each to enlarge

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