Savage Orruks & New Options For Getting Started Appear For Age Of Sigmar
July 16, 2016 by brennon
Games Workshop have put together a neat selection of both reboxings and such for the Age of Sigmar. The new 'faction' getting its support are the Orruks as we look towards the Bonesplitterz who get themselves a Battletome and more...
The Savage Orcs of Warhammer Fantasy have now become the Savage Orruks of Age of Sigmar. As well as getting kits like the ones you see below they also have other options too.
The Green Tide Cometh
Here we have the Savage Orruk Morboyz...
...the Savage Orruk Arrowboyz
...and the Savage Orruks Boarboyz.
These are all Multi-Part plastic kits which allow you go get stuck into building an army with all manner of different weapon options. As well as these mentioned above additional units include Savage Orruks, Savage Boarboy Maniaks and even a few heroes too.
Shaking all manner of bones and such we have the likes of the Wardokk here who is a classic model. While you might imagine they could have looked towards making new plastic models we think these are still old school Finecast and/or Metal models as the material is not stated.
The likes of the Maniak Wierdnob that you can see below and the Wurgog Prophet are all older models which look like they have been drawn up from the archives.
For example the Wurgog Prophet you see here is actually Wurrzag the Savage Orc Shaman from the old line of Warhammer Fantasy models now fashioned into a Hero for your army.
Getting Started In Age Of Sigmar
Additionally a big push has been made towards getting yourself started within the world of Age of Sigmar. The Storm of Sigmar set gives you a cheaper price point for entry and comes with a few models to play around with as well as rules and more.
All of these models also follow the new 'Easy Build' style that they're going for with smaller kits which could be good for newcomers and those who just need a few more models. These are based on the kits from the big Age of Sigmar Starter Set which came out at launch rather than the sprues you get in the standard boxes.
You can see the Liberators and the Blood Warriors here but they also have kits for the Blood Reavers and Retributors. Painting and Hobby Sets are also available for both Khorne and the Sigmarites as well as a general set for your regular painting too so you can just dip your toe if you like.
The General's Handbook
Last but not least we have the General's Handbook now officially on Pre-Order so that it will arrive on your doorstep next weekend. It's a shame that it's still a week off but I can't wait for this book.
We've talked a lot about what's inside this book but it essentially gives you multiple different ways to play your games of Age of Sigmar and have fun doing so. A good tome for someone looking to try their hand at Age of Sigmar with a lower price point too.
What do you think of their latest haul?
"The Storm of Sigmar set gives you a cheaper price point for entry and comes with a few models to play around with as well as rules and more..."
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Naked Orcs on wild boars, what could be more savage?
It’s disappointing to see another week if repackaged older minis. I first got into collecting Citadel miniatures in the early 80s and I stopped the same year that Rogue Trader was released. I returned to the hobby a very small number of years ago. I missed everything that GW did in between. I harbour no nostalgic feelings about miniatures they released in the 90s or the noughties. When I come across pictures of them now, I’m often seeing them for the first time. So with my decidedly non-rose tinted glasses on, my usual reaction to seeing older minis is, the… Read more »
Yes, this is something I hoped I never would see again.
They were always going to repackage a lot of the WFB range as Age of Sigmar, but in the grand scheme of things, the plastic savage orruks aren’t that old, I’m fairly sure they’re post 2009, which might sound old but it’s not when you compare it to some of the ranges still in existence
I, for one, am not saying they’re old, I’m saying the’re bad. They were bad then, and they’re bad now.
I am not surprised at all that those are just repackaged models considering that GW has done that even before AoS. Still considering most of they actual new AoS models it’s not so bad thing,
Of course in a perfect world everything would be new and shiny every single week. Note that this new-old-new-old is how they have been releasing for AoS for some time now. One big release with mostly new models (e.g. sylvaneth) and then one release with mostly old models (e.g. savage orruks), before that the Ironjawz and the fleash eater courts, before that the Fyreslayers and skaven clan pestilens. before that the whatsits chaos or sigmar varantexpansions and the seraphon… This lets them actually release whole factions twice as often as if they only were to make new sets. I think… Read more »
That’s a positive look at this. I didn’t think of the old needing some love but you are right. Without some attention to the older range they would be sitting on product that serves no purpose and therefor will likely not sell.
Judging by the amount of arms being waved in the air, I conclude that these Savage Or(ru)cs just don’t care.
Haha, that’s funny 🙂
Rofl
Terrible paint-jobs on some of those… Terrible sculpts too for the rank and file.
As usual, if you get a look at the bare plastic then they look much better before GW’s painters ruined them. I agree though, the sculpts are not good.
I actually find the paint jobs a refreshing change to the ultra-detailed “studio” paint jobs shown for many games like Infinity for example.
At least emulating these paint jobs is reasonably straight forward for any hobbyist without having to dedicate years to practicing your painting style. It is something even a beginner can aspire to, whereas some of the more crazy-detailed painting can put people off even trying.
I don’t object to the simplicity of the painting and I totally understand where you’re coming from @lunchbox . It’s the style of the painting I really don’t like. Pretty much everything is edge highlighted. It’s all that edge highlighting that ends up making them look like toys.
You’re saying these things are not toys ? 😉
I don’t think so, lunchbox. Emulation really works. There’s also a difference between having a Golden Demon box art (intimidating, but also inspiring) and this mass of square muscles and unrecognizeable details.
I might add that the basics of Angel’s Infinity techniques are extremely easy. It’s not only possible, but really straightforward, to do better than these orcs… and I’ve shown how (many, many times) on this website.
The only thing happening here is bad clichés and obvious brush strokes.
Those square muscles is what sticks out the most imo .. makes the miniatures look like one of those “worst minis of all time entries”, a certain horrible barbarian mini. http://chestofcolors.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/worst-miniatures-ever-made-12.jpg
Not forgetting that what GW is “selling” with these paint jobs is an easy to pull-off painting style that can be done purely with GW’s own range of paints with no mixing and minimal thinning. Yes, edge highlights don’t always look good on everything, but generally they create a good overall look (better than no highlighting at all) with minimal technique. Angel’s technique, like that of many “master painters”, while undoubtedly producing a better result, requires a very good “feel” for what is the correct thinning ratio for glazing along with a lot of mixing of various paints etc. It… Read more »
Well, if you’re just too intimidated to try it… then yes, obviously, you’re going to say it’s too intimidating. Don’t take your case for a general sentiment, though. Judging by what sells boxes, you may be wrong.
@lunchbox it’s really not a case of you either paint like GW or you paint like Angel. You could easily produce good results with GW’s paint range, using techniques just as easy as edge highlighting everything. They’ve basically taken one technique, which produces great results on space marines, and applied it to everything.
You’re bang on the money there @lunchbox and I’m fairly sure that’s why they do it.
I get that there has to be some concessions to making the kits properly multi-part, but does every single one of them have to be waving their weapons in the air? Would it have been too much to ask that some of the Arrowboyz might actually be sighting down their weapons?
They had to – to be able to rank up
Start painting, start collecting, start building .. start thinking why are there no paints and brushes in my overpriced 3 miniature box .. atleast thats what id wonder if i was totally new to this.
THe problem with this ork start collecting boxes is the poses are fine for your ranked battle games but for a skirmish game you want each one to look a bit more unique and individual.
Bit of a shame really because it’s all there for them to take the designs and go wild.
And at some point they probably will. They can’t resculpt everything at once, for now they will re-brand existing models and create the “start collecting” boxes using them. Gradually we will start to see new stuff for all the armies, as we have with Chaos, Duardin and Sylvaneth.
I like it they have change the look of the savage orruks and have made them kinda their own faction. i
I only buy savage orruks anyway, don’t like look of the black orrucks. Glad they now have their own book!!!!!
I had a flip through the generals compendium it does not look too bad – i might give AoS a 2nd chance based on it
Same here. Hadn’t really given it a second thought until this book came along.
Disappointed, and repeatedly I might add. Oh well, enough other companies out there making better orcs at half the price.
Really Who? Please tell me who, I would like to here this!
I’m very fond of the savage orc kit, it’s a wonderful resource for conversion, so I’m happy it’s sticking around.