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===Ork Technology===
Mekboyz are an interesting example of the Ork race because their abilities with machinery are not a learned knowledge. It is less intelligence or skill, and more instinct, as their relative wealth of technological is expressed in their trademark crude and ramshackle style of building.{{Fn|1a}}
[[Image:Bigmek-fullcolour.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Ork Mek{{Fn|9}}]]
It should be noted that the bulk of their "technology" is so incredibly crude that its ability to function would apparently contravene not only common sense but the laws of physics as well; a given shoota is, more than likely, literally slapped together out of scrap metal, leaving it by rights incapable of firing.{{Fn|1a}}
==Variants==
===Spanna Boy===
*{{Main|Spanna Boy}}
'''Spanna Boyz''' are Orks who have a natural inclination with the "worky bits" of guns, buggies, and Ork technology in general. As they grow older Spannerz become drawn to '''Mekboyz''' and work under them as an apprentice of sorts. Every Spanner hopes of one day becoming a fully-fledged Mekboy themselves. Even though they are working by instinct alone, Spannerz can usually keep buggies, traks, and bikes working.{{Fn|6}}
'''Mek-Bosses''' are the biggest and most powerful Meks, whose inventiveness helped them design machines of war beyond any other Mek or Big Mek, allowing them to rise to such a position of power has to lead their own [[Waaagh!#Waaagh.21_as_a_Group|Warband]].{{Fn|5}}
===Mek Musicians===[[Image:MekMusik.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A Mek Musician{{Fn|1d}}]]'''Mek Musicians''' are Mekboyz who have a technical skill for playing, recording, sampling, synthesizing, mixing "musik". They often Warboss employers and greater Ork mobs with their musical acts, which often take the form of styles such as ''Rokk'', ''Evvy Mettal'', of the [[Goff]]-orientated ''Goffik Rok''. They often blend the sound of gunfire, machinery, and explosions into their music and can construct great [[Gargant]] stages from which to play. Others prefer tamera nd more organic music, utilizing [[Squigpipe]]s. Mek Musicians often utilize [[Grot]] and other Ork performers in their acts. Some Mek Musicians even construct portable headphones and recording players so other Orks can listen to their works on the go.{{Fn|1d}} ==Mek Wargear===
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**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 27
**{{Endn|1c}}: pg. 63-64
**{{Endn|1d}}: pg. 59
*'''2''': [['Ere We Go: Orks in Warhammer 40,000]]
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 40
**{{Endn|8b}}: pg. 94
**{{Endn|8c}}: pg. 131
*{{Endn|9}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140902102351/http://www.games-workshop.com:80/en-GB/Sanctus-Reach-Hour-of-the-Wolf-English Games Workshop webstore : Sanctus Reach: Hour of the Wolf] (saved archive, last accessed 21/07/23)
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