Worse it may ferment bad blood if the opposing coach makes a key error after confusing a ST2 catcher with a ST3 Blitzer and loses the game because of this.Īnother advantage of this is that you can take an existing team and with some of the tips below personalise them to your own designs. When facing an unfamiliar opponent the game can be slowed down if the other coach has to continually ask what each model represents. Some coaches are lucky enough to have a gaming group where everyone knows each other and the make up and skills of the opposing teams is almost as familiar as their own. I have already looked at Blood Bowl specific conversions, in this article I will explore methods of distinguishing the various positions through both conversion and paint scheme. The Blood Bowl world is less serious than GW’s other properties, which opens up even more possibilities. Not only are there lots of different companies making teams but you can also convert your players from other sources to make them truly unique. One of the great things about playing with tabletop miniatures is the variety in their appearance. I doubt you could field all three in a single game, but I figured being able to choose from three unique Trolls would be a fun design, and they were a joy to paint.Īnd that’s the team! Don’t forget to check out all the NOCF raffles and stay safe.With Blood Bowl tournaments coming back to Warhammer World and accompanying stipulation about using GW models I thought it would be an ideal time to add another article about converting. They’re made from the Rockgut Troggoth kit, with the only conversion being the removal of the rock hat Big Blue/13 was wearing and the addition of his shoulder pad, taken from one of the Black Orcs. To add some more muscle to the team, but mostly for fun, I built and painted three Trolls, each with a unique colour to make them easier to pick out on the table. Can’t say I’ve ever painted up a football before! Uncomplicated to paint, but useful in-game and they add to the overall vibe of the team. The kit also comes with some turn counters and a few balls. The Goblin Bruisers add some nimble and quick-footed players to the roster, and I like how different they feel to the usual Goblin types we see, with very aggressive poses that fit perfectly with the Black Orcs. Of course, the team isn’t just Orcs, as someone needs to actually play the game and not just beat the opponent bloody. I might just be a big Night Lords fan, but I really enjoying painting dead or unhealthy skin tones, working in some purples and reds to give a fresh and bloody feeling. His companion/possible snack was a lot of fun to paint. He’s massive, even for a Black Orc, and his aggressive, charging pose gives him a fun sense of immediate violence. It also takes away some of the messing around with the ball, which now just snaps into place when given to a player.Īlong with the base members, I decided to add a Star Player to the team, one Varag Ghoul-Chewer. First, it let me have a nice flat complete base, without the peg hole found in most Blood Bowl bases which breaks the immersion for me and just generally takes away from the model. I also decided to magnetize the ball and each of the player’s bases. I made sure to number each player for ease of reference when playing and keeping track of the team and opted to put them on the players themselves, usually the shoulder pad, instead of the back of the base. This wasn’t actually too difficult, and the results are a team of unique players where no one feels too similar to another, and I’m quite happy with the results. It took a little bit of work, cutting various arms off and attaching them to a different body, using a bit of greenstuff to resculpt some of the shoulders or just helping to blend the parts together. They’re some of the best Orc sculpts we’ve seen from GW, with a real sense of aggression and violent potential.Įach player was converted so no two were exactly the same. The whole range is fantastic, full of character and a sense of humour, but the recently released Black Orcs are a personal favourite. Last year I had the great opportunity to work on a Death guard Kill Team for the lovely folks over at the NOCF, and when they asked for some project ideas for this year’s raffle, I enthusiastically suggested modelling and converting a team for everyone’s favourite ultra-violent sport, Blood Bowl.
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