For me, in terms of assembly, the Black Orc team is more beginner friendly, even before any conversions. Again, I’d recommend a little greenstuff to make the fit more seamless, although you can get away without it. The two Bodyguards were a simple head swap as well, this time with each other. For the Imperial Thrower, I used the head from the male linesman, again using a little greenstuff to make the fit better. The Imperial Thrower is made of 8 parts, and the two Bodyguards are made of 9. Similarly, the Human booster fills out your Blitzers and also gives you new sculpts for the other (completely optional in humies) positionals. The Noble Blitzer was much simpler, I didn’t attach the griffin to the breastplate, as it was detailed enough underneath without the griffin. The Skaven booster gives you 2 more GRs, an alternate Blitzer model (you're only allowed 2 in Skaven anyway) and your second thrower positional. For the male linesman, I did a simple head swap with the Imperial Thrower, filing away part of the neck, and used a little greenstuff to make a better fit. Orcs have been playing Blood Bowl since the game was discovered- indeed it was an Orc who discovered the shrine where the sacred book of Nuffle was hidden. For the female linesman, I cut off her braids and stuck one behind her head, before removing the tankard from her belt. Take an average Wood Elf Wardancer with an AV of 8+, that's normally a 41.67 to roll on 2d6 but it's a 58.33 on 2d6+1 - That's 16.66 increase. For example, if we take a Human Blitzer's 9+, and it converts a 27.78 to a 41.67, that's a 13.89 increase. As previously mentioned, without converting, you’ll end up with two identical models for each player, so I set about doing a little bit of work to give more variety to the team. The amount varies based on what the target was. I’d recommend dry fitting all of the players before you glue them together, just to give a better idea of how the legs and arms should attach to torso.

The Noble Blitzer (or linesman 2 if you go by the instructions) is also made of 8 parts. Orc teams are very hard-hitting, concentrating on pounding an opponent into the turf to create gaps through which the excellent Orc Blitzers can run. The first linesman is comprised of 5 parts, the least amount of components of the Imperial Nobility, and the second – linesman 3 in the instructions – is made of 8.

Part of the instructions for the Imperial Nobility team.

Blood bowl orc blitzer