squirrelfanatic wrote:
Fast forward 1/2 year and I finally have decided to give painting a try. Before I dare to touch the very nice looking TP miniatures however (it's DEATH playing guitar and The Luggage) I'd like to fool around with some disposable models to get an idea of what I'm actually doing. Since I always wanted to paint a BB team anyway I thought I'd get some of the above mentioned cheap miniatures off Ebay. Here's the question now (thanks to anyone who's beared with me): What would be an acceptable price for a bunch of used Orcs? Inspired by
JT-Y's incredible team I thought of getting some Orc Nobbs, Black Orcs and/or Boyz. Like I said, no idea what a good deal would look like. Any input would be greatly appreciated!
It depends what you are after. If it's just some models to practice on that could be thrown away then it opens up a lot more options compared to stuff you'd keep.
If it's as new still on spruces Orks then it will be a struggle to get them much cheaper than buying from your local GW. A better bet is to buy pre-assembled Orks as they will be cheaper. However be wary of them being badly assembled with plastic cement as it melts the plastic potentially ruining them if really badly put together.
The cheapest will often be badly painted and assembled units. If it is a light coat of paint you can usually dismantle them and re-undercoat them. An good option is to buy some cheap pre-assmebled models and then try to get some suitable bitz (heads, shoulder pads etc) from other sources. Either sellers or sites that specialise in that kind of thing or buying leftovers. Sometimes people will sell the bits they didn't use to make a unit in 1 go and you can get some good deals from that. Often extra like shoulder pads or alternate heads will be of little values to 40K players compared to weapons.
The assault in Black Reach Orks are a good place to look as a lot of them were sold and are likely to cost less too.
