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GHAZGHKULL'S ORKS - PART TWO: KULT OF SPEED
Like Warbands and Blitz
Brigades, Speed Freak formations can be fielded in three basic
sizes even before any upgrades are added. For my own formation I
have started with a basic ‘Kult of Speed’ to which I have added
a few upgrades, later on I will expand the force to a ‘Big’ Mob
by adding in a few more Buggies. I started the formation by
fishing out a random assortment of Buggies and Wartraks from my
bitz boxes which I then stuck onto a 20mm x 20mm base (or
slightly larger in the case of the Skorchas). Even if you don’t
normally like basing vehicles I would recommend basing Buggies
and Wartraks as their tiny size can be a nuisance to move around
the gaming table otherwise.
Once I had based and
textured each of the buggies I undercoated them with a black
primer and then painted them in a variety of effects from base
metal to red or yellow armour and markings. A little static
grass was also stuck onto the bases with PVA glue to add a
little more variety in the base itself. I initially added in a
few Guntrukks to give the mob some extra punch, but after a few
games I found that the slower moving vehicles slowed down the
formation too much and negated the benefit of the smaller
buggies speed. Instead I added a few units of Deth Kopta’s as
they were able to keep up with the buggies and also fitted
better the background of Ghazghkull’s invasion force. More on
those at a later date though.
As a preference I find
larger Speed Freak formations are a lot more effective as they
can sustain a few casualties and blast markers from at least a
round or two of fire and still be able to fight back. Smaller
formations however, although cheaper I have found can be a
little fragile in the face of a persistent of ‘shooty’ foe, like
the Imperial Guard. Of course, two Kults of Speed’ can be twice
as distracting, hoomies beware!
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