With the new unbound rules I knew straight away that I wanted to do an Ogryn army and with the new plastics my long dormant dream could finally come true.

The Dark in Dere! clan has been waging war against the orks and it's a war they haven't been winning. What they make up for in guts and tenacity they lack in range and the ability to bring down the ork war machines. Using hit an run tactics (as best as an Ogryn can manage mind you) the Dark in Dere clan has barely managed to hold onto a foothold of this worthless (but important to the Dark in Dere! clan) planet in the far flung corner of the universe. Until help arrived.

So with the new plastic boxset of Bullgryns and the vast choice of 3 units! 2 more than I previously had! I set about deciding on what point size (2500) army I'd like to do and what units I wanted to have. Choices choices.

The Dark in Dere! clan first and formost prefers the up close kill. That and the fact that damn Imperium (don't tell them the Ogryns said that!) put regulators on their ripper guns! So within the clan, newly recruited lads are given the clumbsy, albeit loud and fun, ripper guns. Here the recruit must prove himself that not only can he use such a weapon but that in times of need he can womp the tar out of a greenskin with it when it no longer goes boom.

If they have lived through this trial period they are handed an even louder boom stick! And a huge shield to help keep what remains of the recruits alive. More than likely the Bullgryn will take a war trophy and most prefer a more in your face weapon. A pointy stick! Good for pokin!

The remnants of these units will by now have achieved veteran status and are given the coveted power maul and brute shield. Elegant weapons by Ogryn standards!

For my 5 man Power Maul and Brute shield squad I decided on using Ogre heads from the FB boxset. The armored heads were a perfect fit for a head swap. I also opted for Zinge riot shields to give the unit an even more unique look. 20 days out and I am still waiting on said shields...


Here were some of the head swaps on the initial miniatures.





More to come in a bit..

fluff sounds good, and I like the conversion idea behind it...
zinge stuff will get to you, if not soon then drop him a line, he´s a very trustworthy chap and will find a way to satisfy you...

subbed to see where this is heading...

cheers, vik

Oh boy, this will be awesome!

So one of the first figures to be assembled was the leader of this rabble Nork Deddog




I am not a fan of the Grenadier Gauntlet at all. I think it looks silly. So that was the first thing to be scrapped. Knowing that the lads liked pointy sticks I decided on a weapon swap. The first thing I did was raid my friend's Ork bits for some suitable weapons. I found these weapons from the boar riders sprue to be just what I was looking for.




One of the nice things is that with a simple cut at the wrist these swaps are easy and look good. At least to me. So I created a unit with slab shields and spears. I gave the Bullgryn Bone 'ead a hand weapon to distinguish him. And I used heads from the FB Ogre boxset so that each model had a different look. I am also magnetizing the shields. The connector has recesses on both the shield and hand making this an easy task. I want to be able to remove them for transport and it'll make it easier to put into a figure case.





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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
fluff sounds good, and I like the conversion idea behind it...
zinge stuff will get to you, if not soon then drop him a line, he´s a very trustworthy chap and will find a way to satisfy you...

subbed to see where this is heading...

cheers, vik

Zinge has been good about replying to my emails. Really looking forward to getting my hands on these shields!

Marvellous idea and execution. This is really what Unbound should be used for.

This looks like lots of fun - the Fantasy Ogre weapons and heads are a huge improvement and add lots of character. Will be following this eagerly!

So I was able to get all the Bullgryns magnetized. I took advantage of a nice day and I was able to get the units primed as well. Here are individual shots of both units. The idea behind the looks are that the units came from different worlds and therefore have a unique look and weapon preference.

Bullgryn Bone 'ead



The unit not including the previous picture posted of the standard bearer;






The 2nd unit of Bullgryns using the gas mask heads from the boxset

The Bullgryn Bone 'ead (I really like this pose and the ork slugga along with the goggles on the mask)


The remaining 4 Bullgryns






I have primed the figures white because I am going to use washes, Seraphim Sepia (Gryphonne Sepia) for the pants and Athonian Camoshade for the boots . The armor will be done in Ironbreaker and washed Agrax Earthshade (devlan mud). I plan to airbrush the shields Vallejo Model Air Gungrey for speed and also wash Agrax Earthshade.

I picked this technique up from another post and it's great for both speed and look for painting clothing. After priming the models white I then wash the model with Nuln Oil (Badab Black) and the color is then applied over that. I'll have some painted examples soon step by step for anyone interested.

More to come...








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 Pekel wrote:
This looks like lots of fun - the Fantasy Ogre weapons and heads are a huge improvement and add lots of character. Will be following this eagerly!

The FB Ogre heads was a huge "that could workl!" moment I have to say.


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 Cap'n Facebeard wrote:
Marvellous idea and execution. This is really what Unbound should be used for.

I've wanted to do this army for so long and I really thought that with the release of the new codex it was going to be possible.Every army seems to have a special character that if you take it in your list it opens up elite units that you could take as troops. I had thought that with Nork Deddog this was a possibility. I was really disappointed when the codex was released and this was not the case. The WHAM the new rules and unbound armies. I bought 13 boxes of Bullgryns the next day!

I will have 4 units of 5 Orgyns and I have assembled them and will be adding the shoulder armor. The Bone 'eads will get 2 should pads while the regulars get 1 to distinguish them.







After the shoulder pads were added I primed them white.



And then washed them with Nuln Oil. Areas I plan to hard paint have been ignored while the wash is mainly over the clothing and flesh areas.



I am doing the group as a whole so everyone gets the same process. First was the Sepia wash to the pants.



Then the 2nd wash of Sepia to the pants which darkens the color nicely. The black wash acts like a natural shade and works well, in my opinion, with this technique.



After everything was dry I started on the shirts. I decided I wanted them green and used Camoshade and as you can see it's light with only one wash.



A second wash and it darkens nicely. You can add as many layers of wash as you prefer to darken it to your satisfaction.



The model so far with a wash of Camoshade on the boots.




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wow.... you´re a fast one....sheesh...

and this will look amazing on the table... so many tall models ...there will be many oponents shy away from a force such as this...

also, the painting looks very good already... just washes is a way to get really smooth and subdued hues...

and...need to ask this... how well do ogre and ogryn parts mix? especially the arms shoulder connection...from the pics it looks almost identical...?

Great blog. Love the new (and old) ogryn models. This looks like an army that will really dominat the table!

I'm looking forward to seeing your first battle report. This is gonna be a fun blog to watch.

Forlorn you are my hero.The head swaps are great and i love what you are doing with these Ogryns.Must have cost you a pretty penny though.

This looks like it will be good.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
wow.... you´re a fast one....sheesh...

and this will look amazing on the table... so many tall models ...there will be many oponents shy away from a force such as this...

also, the painting looks very good already... just washes is a way to get really smooth and subdued hues...

and...need to ask this... how well do ogre and ogryn parts mix? especially the arms shoulder connection...from the pics it looks almost identical...?

The only thing I used out of the FB Ogre boxset were the heads and weapons. And not all the heads worked. There are a couple large/fat heads that looked odd and silly when placed on the Ogryn bodies so they were discarded. I did however dry fit a few of the arms from the FB Ogres and although they will fit they'd need to be green stuffed once glued due to the gaps. Ogre arms for anyone unfamiliar are not like Space Marine arms which have a flat end at the should and arm. Ogre and Ogryn arms are "formed" with ridges and recesses specifically designed for the bodies they are made for. What I was able to do is swap around the Orgyn arms to different bodies. That's how I was able to get the advancing pose on the Bullgryns with the spears.

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 shingouki wrote:
Forlorn you are my hero.The head swaps are great and i love what you are doing with these Ogryns.Must have cost you a pretty penny though.

I got extremely lucky. My local gaming store was having it's Birthday weekend and all items in the store and any orders were 25% off. That was huge because it beat the online discounters and I didn't have to pay shipping. 13 boxsets of Ogryns later I had my army.

well I expected the need for a little GS work...

and some of the ogre heads are so stupidly hollow that they can´t be used... no point in having a high tech brute when you can see straight through his jaw

So here is an instance that the wash didn't look right. I thought perhaps I could wash with Ogryn flesh but it looks dark and patchy.




So I opted for the traditional painting of the skin. I also used this as a test model for the armor which was done in Ironbreaker and washed.




And here is a closer shot of the packs which were washed in 2 coats of Camoshade. The belts and shoulder strap were washed with Agrax.




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This is an awesome idea! Looking forward to seeing it the rest of the way.

So as I was saying earlier things weren’t going to well for the Dark in Dere! Clan and Nork knew that although they were fighting the good fight it was a losing fight. Supplies weren’t an issue, they ate off the land. Ammo wasn’t an issue, they had plenty stored away in the mountains.

The mountains.

Well as luck would have it they had lost their way looking for the supply cave. Been there a million times yet they're lost. Nork sighed. The problem was everything looked the same. Completely turned around and knowing they needed to retrace their steps Nork was about to order the unit back down to the base of the mountain when an odd sight greeted him. It was a castle. A very old looking castle. Confused but more curious than confused he chanced a closer look.

As they approached closer he noted a symbol above the archway to the gigantic entrance of the keep. An entrance at least 50 foot tall with enormous iron gates. Set in stone above this archway was a carved skull set within the rock. A carved wreath surrounded it.

Nork frowned.

There was a bang and a shudder. The gates popped and creaked, complaining as they slowly opened.

Nork quickly barked a command and a shieldwall formed. Weapons readied.

Screeching and clattering the gates continued to open for the first time in centuries. And there they stood.

And Nork stood dumbfounded. His cigar forgotten for the moment. Mouth agape.




This will be the color scheme for my two Freeblade Imperial knights. The Brothers. I'll alternated the colors for each to give them each their own look.

One glaring problem occurred to me when I started this project. That for one Orgryns only had weapons that could fire 12 inches. And they weren't armed with anything that could handle armor. And having purchased an Imperial Titan it came to me that I could include these into my army.


As his eyes scanned the ancient machines, Nork quickly realized these two humans standing at the feet of the giant war machines were loyal to the Imperium. They were saved. Maybe. Nork knew he couldn't let this opportunity he had to rid this planet of the Orks slip through his fingers. There in the courtyard he bent his knee and swore fealty to these two Lords.

I have magnetized the torso so that they can pivot and separate for travel or storage.

I put a magnet right onto the ball of the legs



and then using a 25mm base I glue another inside the torso where the ball would sit into the socket and the two magnets would meet.




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Oh man.... Orgryns and Knights.

This thread just got better!

I have assembled the unit of Bullgryns with Power Mauls, still waiting on the shields.

Bone 'ead



And the 4 Bullgryns





By far my favorite model




Here is the army list as it stands now

Nork Deddog
1 Unit of 5 Bullgryn with Power Maul and Brute Shield
1 Unit of 5 Bullgryn with Grenadier Gauntlet and Slab Shield
1 Unit of 6 Bullgryn with Grenadier Gauntlet and Slab Shield
4 Units of 5 Ogryns
2 Imperial Knights


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I like the look of this thread and love the kit bashes you've got going on.

Looking amazing. I love the addition of the Knights.

I have been noodling with how to expand the small Squat force I have been bashing together. I think I may be pillaging your thread here for ideas sir!

This is looking great!
A question - what parts do you end up with spare after building any one of the Ogryn variants, and can you do much with them? It looks like the only common parts across all three versions are the legs? (and heads being optional/mix & match?)

 Azazelx wrote:
This is looking great!
A question - what parts do you end up with spare after building any one of the Ogryn variants, and can you do much with them? It looks like the only common parts across all three versions are the legs? (and heads being optional/mix & match?)

The common items between all the models are the torso, legs and feet. These are all matched (legs A, with feet A ,with torso A)

There are different arms for Ogryns, Bullgryns with Power Mauls and Bullgryns with Grenadier Gantlets.

On one sprue are all the bits to create any of the 3 units. and 1 sprue has the bits to make Nork Deddog. So after buidling lets say 3 Bullgryn with Slab shields and grenadier gauntlets, you'd have all the bits for the Ogryn unit , the brute shield unit, heads for the Ogryns, and bits for Nork as well as misc bits such as pouches etc. The bits word be useful to Ork players, the shields for example could be have a variety of uses as well as the power mauls. Arms and such could probably be used on FB Ogres if one so desired and didn't mind doing a bit of greenstuffing. Hope this helps.


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 Medium of Death wrote:
I like the look of this thread and love the kit bashes you've got going on.

Thanks for the kind words. I'm lucky to have a friend that lets me raid his bits. He plays both Orks and Ogres. Win Win!


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CaptainStabby wrote:
Looking amazing. I love the addition of the Knights.

I have been noodling with how to expand the small Squat force I have been bashing together. I think I may be pillaging your thread here for ideas sir!

Will you use your squats as Imperial Guardsmen? Ratlings perhaps?

This is AWESOME!

Small Update

I got both of the Imperial Knights Primed. I had an issue with one of the arms which required me to have to purchase bits off of ebay to replace. waiting on those now.

The top armor is not glued on, just placed there for visual reasons.




I also primed the Slab Shields. These will be painted silver and washed similar to how I will be doing the Knights skeletons




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 Azazelx wrote:
This is looking great!
A question - what parts do you end up with spare after building any one of the Ogryn variants, and can you do much with them? It looks like the only common parts across all three versions are the legs? (and heads being optional/mix & match?)

Azazel I took this photo for you so you could see the amount of bits remaining after assembling 1 of the models.

 Forlorn wrote:

 Azazelx wrote:
This is looking great!
A question - what parts do you end up with spare after building any one of the Ogryn variants, and can you do much with them? It looks like the only common parts across all three versions are the legs? (and heads being optional/mix & match?)

The common items between all the models are the torso, legs and feet. These are all matched (legs A, with feet A ,with torso A)

There are different arms for Ogryns, Bullgryns with Power Mauls and Bullgryns with Grenadier Gantlets.

On one sprue are all the bits to create any of the 3 units. and 1 sprue has the bits to make Nork Deddog. So after buidling lets say 3 Bullgryn with Slab shields and grenadier gauntlets, you'd have all the bits for the Ogryn unit , the brute shield unit, heads for the Ogryns, and bits for Nork as well as misc bits such as pouches etc. The bits word be useful to Ork players, the shields for example could be have a variety of uses as well as the power mauls. Arms and such could probably be used on FB Ogres if one so desired and didn't mind doing a bit of greenstuffing. Hope this helps.

Very interesting. So the musclebound Ogryns share a torso piece with the heavily-armoured versions?


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Just saw the pic! Aha!, I see. The armoured pieces go over the standard torso. That was not obvious from the official photos.

Thank you.

 Azazelx wrote:

 Forlorn wrote:

 Azazelx wrote:
This is looking great!
A question - what parts do you end up with spare after building any one of the Ogryn variants, and can you do much with them? It looks like the only common parts across all three versions are the legs? (and heads being optional/mix & match?)

The common items between all the models are the torso, legs and feet. These are all matched (legs A, with feet A ,with torso A)

There are different arms for Ogryns, Bullgryns with Power Mauls and Bullgryns with Grenadier Gantlets.

On one sprue are all the bits to create any of the 3 units. and 1 sprue has the bits to make Nork Deddog. So after buidling lets say 3 Bullgryn with Slab shields and grenadier gauntlets, you'd have all the bits for the Ogryn unit , the brute shield unit, heads for the Ogryns, and bits for Nork as well as misc bits such as pouches etc. The bits word be useful to Ork players, the shields for example could be have a variety of uses as well as the power mauls. Arms and such could probably be used on FB Ogres if one so desired and didn't mind doing a bit of greenstuffing. Hope this helps.

Very interesting. So the musclebound Ogryns share a torso piece with the heavily-armoured versions?


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Just saw the pic! Aha!, I see. The armoured pieces go over the standard torso. That was not obvious from the official photos.

Thank you.

The fit of the armor over the torso is seamless. They go together really really well.

Cool idea.
Since you are kinda early in your process, I'd like to point something out. A trap some armies fall into, and IMO some parts of your cool project is in danger of falling into the trap aswell.

When using WHFBmodels and wargear, your models look like WHFBmodels, with WHFB wargear. Using ogre bulls is a good idea, and I'm sure it's very tempting to use some of the clubs and primitive, brutal looking weapons that come in their box.
But IMO use caution. Because if you use too many you will loose your 40k OGRYN feel, and get a WHFB ogre kingdoms feel. The difference might be subtle, but it is certainly there, in my humble oppinion. Using the clubs for power mauls looks like it might work, and I think the idea is good.
But given your plans and theme, Id thought I'd chip in before you were too far along in the process to be able to meaningfully consider what I'm talking about.
You know best, and I'm not (hopefully) trying to tell you how to do your army. Im intrigued (and subscribed).

Nice work dude. I'm building a mutant guard army at the moment, so have been using a lot of fantasy parts myself. I think I may have been a bit too literal with my bullgryns.

tomcat31 wrote:
Nice work dude. I'm building a mutant guard army at the moment, so have been using a lot of fantasy parts myself. I think I may have been a bit too literal with my bullgryns.

I like what you've done with the shield on that Minotaur! Great idea! I really like the colors you've used as well!


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JensDK wrote:
Cool idea.
Since you are kinda early in your process, I'd like to point something out. A trap some armies fall into, and IMO some parts of your cool project is in danger of falling into the trap aswell.

When using WHFBmodels and wargear, your models look like WHFBmodels, with WHFB wargear. Using ogre bulls is a good idea, and I'm sure it's very tempting to use some of the clubs and primitive, brutal looking weapons that come in their box.
But IMO use caution. Because if you use too many you will loose your 40k OGRYN feel, and get a WHFB ogre kingdoms feel. The difference might be subtle, but it is certainly there, in my humble oppinion. Using the clubs for power mauls looks like it might work, and I think the idea is good.
But given your plans and theme, Id thought I'd chip in before you were too far along in the process to be able to meaningfully consider what I'm talking about.
You know best, and I'm not (hopefully) trying to tell you how to do your army. Im intrigued (and subscribed).

I see your point and I think had I continued using the more medieval weapons I would totally agree. Even now it is borderline but I wanted a unique look. Out of 37 models only 10 Bullgryn with Slab Shields have had weapon swaps and 5 head swaps out of 11 models. And the 5 man unit with Power Mauls are using the weapon that came in the Bullgryn Boxet with only 4 having headswaps. The theme behind this army was for them to have been on their own for quite sometime with the army makeup being Ogryn from different backgrounds. The other issue was I hate the Grenadier Gauntlet with a passion. It looks silly to me and there was no way I wanted to include it in my units and I felt with the shields I could do somewhat a Viking type theme to the units forming a shieldwall. Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it.

Awesome work, already Unbound lists are inspiring great armies! Can't wait to see the lot painted.

The army as a whole is looking great. I think the amount of Fantasy parts that you've used is fine, and they still look very much the part of Ogryns. It's also really good to see unbound being used as intended for fluffy and cool armies rather than as the kind of BS uber-broken lists that there's an ever-present danger of. (and they used WD to give examples of!)

The gaming fairy visited me today bringing gifts and joy!

My Zinge Miniatures shields finally arrived after 27 days! Huzzah!



And a test fit on the Bullgryn! Magical!





And my Hull Point Markers arrived as well for my Imperial Knights!




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I love kit bashes. They look great Forlorn!

Yeah, those shields really look the part. How many Ogryn kits are in your force so far?

Oh, and where did you get those hull markers?

 Azazelx wrote:
Yeah, those shields really look the part. How many Ogryn kits are in your force so far?

Oh, and where did you get those hull markers?

There are 13 box sets of Bullgryns (37 figures) in the army.

And here is where I got the hull point markers. They are fantastic.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Warhammer-40k-Imperial-Knights-Hull-Points-Marker-Set-/321411738190?pt=Games_US&hash=item4ad5a1ea4e

I purchased these custom markers. I didn't want markers showing the full hull points. I don't need to know it has all it's hull points, only if it's taken damage so I got enough for both the Imperial Knights and 5 dreadnoughts.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Warhammer-40k-10-Marker-Custom-Set-/221075382643?pt=Games_US&hash=item33791ea173








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 TankerNick86 wrote:
I love kit bashes. They look great Forlorn!

Thanks!

Nice kit bashing, the ogre and ork bits fit in seamlessly. =)

 Two Spartan wrote:
Nice kit bashing, the ogre and ork bits fit in seamlessly. =)

Thank goodness for that!

13 boxes! That's some dedication. What did that set you back?

Hm, I might have to order one of their marker sets down the road. Just to figure out which force(s) to get, or if I should go generic instead.

 Azazelx wrote:
13 boxes! That's some dedication. What did that set you back?

Hm, I might have to order one of their marker sets down the road. Just to figure out which force(s) to get, or if I should go generic instead.

47.00 a box at 25% off due to a store say is what I was able to get them for, so it wasn't too bad.


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A small update.

I airbrushed all the armor plates on the Imperial Knights tonight. Thought I'd show the base color of Incubi Darkness which will be the color of all the dark plates.



Next I'll be masking areas for the lighter colored plates in kabalite green.

More to come...

I got a teensy bit sidetracked and thought I'd share some unrelated pictures of what I've been doing. These dreads have been staring at me (half finished) as I worked on my Ogryns and I simply couldn't ignore them any longer.

So without further delay here are 4 completed Death Company Dreads for my Blood Angels Dreadnought army






The Librarian Dread




And lastly I decided to try a chipping effect that I will be using on my Imperial knights on the base of the Librarian. I think it came out really well.




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And completed Furioso Dreads




Destroyed Markers





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And I then was a teensy bit more distracted having received my order of Secret Weapon Pigments. I decided to try and see what effect I could get on my Wall of Martyrs terrain. I didn't want to hand paint all the dead Cadian's and ammo crates and I was looking to get an old weathered look. I wanted the items at the base of the wall to look like they have been there a long long time. I feel I was able to achieve a pleasing effect.

The bunker





Trench section





And completed gun shields

The heavy weathering really works well on the dead cadians and mixed junk at the edges of the walls - better than painting them in a detailed way in fact.

Seeing those destroyed markers using the spare Sarcophagus sections is a great idea - one I may well have to rip off down the line.

 Azazelx wrote:
The heavy weathering really works well on the dead cadians and mixed junk at the edges of the walls - better than painting them in a detailed way in fact.

Seeing those destroyed markers using the spare Sarcophagus sections is a great idea - one I may well have to rip off down the line.

I also got the idea making the wrecked markers from a forum and thought it was a really neat way to make use of the extra bits.

I never noticed before how the wall of martyrs detritus really is detritus from a bunch of other kits - I can see lots of IG vehicle sprue extras, the helmeted skull from a CSM icon, and more.
The heavy weathering does work well, actually gives it an even more forlorn feeling.

Very intresting project - subscribed! Keep your good work on!

I finished the gun shields for the Wall of Martyrs. Here are a few pictures of the finished sections.





I'm looking to wrap up this project. I airbrushed the 16 end caps for the trench sections and gave them a drybrush. I'll be adding the pigment and calling it a day.








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 SirRamirez wrote:
Very intresting project - subscribed! Keep your good work on!

Thank you for the kind words!

It's a wrap. Completed the end caps tonight then everything was sealed with Dulcote.



Here are a few finishing shots and it's back to the Ogryns!





And a gun pit.






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This is brilliant work. At its base it is a simple idea, but with sparing use of the Fantasy ogre bits it looks great, I love a good ol' kitbash.

The dreadnoughts are a nice aside too.

i have never encountered the white undercoat/ black wash and then further wash technique and I love the results. But a question, how would I paint white using the washes?

Keep it up Forlorn.

pretty amazing stuff you have here, really loving this!!

but i gotta say, that one bullgryn, with the open face helmet on, looks just like Ram-Man from the masters of the universe cartoon! he's my favorite one you've done so far!

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
This is brilliant work. At its base it is a simple idea, but with sparing use of the Fantasy ogre bits it looks great, I love a good ol' kitbash.

The dreadnoughts are a nice aside too.

i have never encountered the white undercoat/ black wash and then further wash technique and I love the results. But a question, how would I paint white using the washes?

Keep it up Forlorn.

Here was my original test model when I first attempted the wash technique. The longcoat is washed, along with the hat, and the face was washed as well. Washing the flesh on the Ogryns didn't work because there is so much area to be done. On a smaller scale it works fine. I prefer a mix of washes and hard painting areas like the bolter, the belt, and the red trim on the coat. It tends to bring it all together.





If I were going to paint white, for say Templar knights as an example, I would prime white then wash using grey. The grey would run into the recess providing the shade leaving the raised areas lighter and more white. Using the Lahmian Meduim sold by Games Workshop you can create your own washes. Here is another example when I used Loren Forest (the green areas) and mixed a small amount with the Lahmian Meduim and created my own wash. It came out brilliant I think. I did the entire army in this technique. The picture below was the Loren Forest Wash applied overtop of Sepia Wash. Notice how the green settles into place exactly like the washes you buy already prepared. You can do this with any color and would work using grey over white.



And after some hard painting on the armor and weapon, the model was completed.



And the final model after blood effects were applied. The skin is 2 washes, Sepia and Loren Forest with Baal Red over areas that I wanted to look sore. That's it. You don't need to go overboard to get a great effect. The Loren Forest was the key to this look working for Nurgle.



The other option for white would be to do it the old fashioned way of hard painting it using brown as a base and working your way up which is really time consuming. I'm a lazy painter and prefer faster techniques to achieve what I am looking for without a ton of time. The Ogryns have slowed because I now have to paint all the skin, then wash, then highlight, which takes forever. Your mileage may vary, but I feel that a mix of styles between washing and painting really can achieve a great effect. Any more questions don't hesitate to ask. Hope this helps.

Great tutorial and insight into the technique there Forlorn, thank you for taking the time to do it. Was just using Loren Forest this morning, looks like I may have to invest in some Lahmian Medium and give it a go. I have always been a black undercoat painter but this looks so good I just have to give it a try.

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
Great tutorial and insight into the technique there Forlorn, thank you for taking the time to do it. Was just using Loren Forest this morning, looks like I may have to invest in some Lahmian Medium and give it a go. I have always been a black undercoat painter but this looks so good I just have to give it a try.

I'm always glad to help. All these techniques I learned exactly the same way, from someone nice enough to post a tutorial on how they achieved an effect. I took what I liked and discarded the rest. Kinda like going to a salad bar.

Here is a tip when using the Medium. Only use a dab of color, say 3 parts medium to 1 part color. Mix on a tile or palette and I highly suggest using a test model. If I can do it anyone can, just take your time and add a small amount of color and apply. If the shade is too light add a dab more color until you reach the desired opaqueness. And remember you can always add another layer!

Well I am off to the gaming shop to work on ogryns. Hope to make a lot of progress this afternoon painting all the skin and getting a wash down over that. Then I'll just have to do the highlight.



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Some awesome stuff. Ogryns plus Knights, because subtlety is heresy!

Great work on that Daemon Prince - your method worked very effectively!

Can someone please explain exactly how unbound armies work? I would really like to start one, but I have no clue what the rules and/or limitations are.


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going by current standard rules, your army list is not legal (no troop choices and no HQ.)

 OnlyWar wrote:
Can someone please explain exactly how unbound armies work? I would really like to start one, but I have no clue what the rules and/or limitations are.


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going by current standard rules, your army list is not legal (no troop choices and no HQ.)

Unbound armies don't follow the FOC. You can take whatever you want, at the loss of some sort of scoring bonus that a battle-forged (FOC-following) army gets.

I got some work in on Nork Deddog while I was on vacation. Skin complete. armor washed. and a base coat on the weapon.




And pics of the completed gun





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 OnlyWar wrote:
Can someone please explain exactly how unbound armies work? I would really like to start one, but I have no clue what the rules and/or limitations are.


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going by current standard rules, your army list is not legal (no troop choices and no HQ.)

With an unbound army you can literally take anything. If you want a 2000 point lemun Russ army you can do that. If you wanted a space marine scout army with speeders you can do that. You can do anything.

Beautifully ugly Nork you've done there.

That wash-shading you've been using on the Ogryns is super-effective!

So I picked these up to go along with my wall of Martyrs. I liked these because they were cast as single pieces so I could space them and set them however I wanted.



and the link http://www.minimonsters.eu/DragonsTeeths.html

In an evening I went about airbrushing them and then gave them a couple drybrush coats.





a figure for size comparison



And like the wall of martyrs I used Secret Weapon powdered pigments for the base






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 SisterSydney wrote:
Beautifully ugly Nork you've done there.

Thanks for the kind words. I was really happy with the way the colors on the gun came out.


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 Azazelx wrote:
That wash-shading you've been using on the Ogryns is super-effective!

Much appreciated! The washing is a huge time saver. I am currently bogged down doing the flesh which is sooooooo tedious. I have to do side projects to break the monotony!

I know what you mean there. Sometimes it seems like all I do is side projects off the side of other side projects something, though!

I really like those dragon's teeth - just the kind of side project that I love - scenery that paints up in a day or two and looks great when it's done.

Do you have to buy all of their stuff via eBay? I can't see any details on their webpage that you linked.

So this weekend we are going to have a 2500 point 40k battle at the shop. I'll be using my Blood Angels Death Company Force that has yet to be field tested. In anticipation for Saturday I finished these wound counters. I bought these from FRP games during a Christmas Super Sale for next to nothing. 30% off and another 50% off that with a Christmas Code. Most excellent.

I'd always loved these models and bought them on impulse but never really had a use for them. I have 2 leader figures in my army so I figured I could use these as wound counters. Astorath the Grim has 3 wounds and Lemartes has 2 wounds. So these little guys will follow them around and as they take wounds they will be removed. The scribes are from Scribor, HA! and the cherub is a plastic bit from Games Workshop.











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 Azazelx wrote:
I know what you mean there. Sometimes it seems like all I do is side projects off the side of other side projects something, though!

I really like those dragon's teeth - just the kind of side project that I love - scenery that paints up in a day or two and looks great when it's done.

Do you have to buy all of their stuff via eBay? I can't see any details on their webpage that you linked.

On my paint table is a partially assembled Chaos Giant, a 40k Nurgle Demon Prince, Ogryns, Imperial Knights...

I was able to order the dragons teeth from facebook of all places. I messaged the company because like you, I went to the website and didn't see a way to order. so I messaged them asking. I got a reply and was able to receive an invoice through Paypal. The stuff arrived quickly. A+ in my book.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mini-Monsters/115299938521994

Yep. My desk looks like this at the moment. Well, okay, some of those figures are now finished, but the units in the background next to the lamp are at the exact same half-painted state, since a few other side projects queue-jumped their way in front.

Good use of those Scibor figures as wound markers as well. It would make sense to have a bunch of human support staff on the ground at times.

Great idea for wound counters!! And well painted and based.

Man I am loving this thread!

Small update. I had the fever for the flavor of silver tonight. I airbrushed a base coat on the Imperial knight skeletons this evening using Vallejo Model Metallic Air GUNGREY. It goes on really well and looks terrific...for silver.





I want to have the Bullgryns match slightly to the Imperial Knights so I also airbrushed their shields the same Gungrey.



And a side project..

I've been slowly working on a Chaos Giant for my Warriors of Chaos army. Digging through my bits I thought the LoTR Troll armor plate might work well as some extra detail. I used a bit of bluetack to hold it in place and I really like how it looks as shoulder armor. I am also adding a 3rd arm so I also tacked that into place to see how it'd look. Placing it up under the armpit seems best and it looks pretty good.




Note how the curve in the armor fits perfectly around the neck. Brilliant!




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 Azazelx wrote:
Yep. My desk looks like this at the moment. Well, okay, some of those figures are now finished, but the units in the background next to the lamp are at the exact same half-painted state, since a few other side projects queue-jumped their way in front.

Good use of those Scibor figures as wound markers as well. It would make sense to have a bunch of human support staff on the ground at times.

And I quote...

"If I ever finish painting all the figures I have I would fully expect a spaceship to land, an alien to emerge, and tell me I'm the last starfighter."


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 SirRamirez wrote:
Great idea for wound counters!! And well painted and based.

I love coming up with uses for my impulse purchases!


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 sandant wrote:
Man I am loving this thread!

Thanks! Your comments keep me motivated!

So we went to the shop today to play a 2500 point battle. My friend ended up joining us and because he can't play often I stepped aside and let him get a game in. I was the ref and official rules looker upper. The game ran long because we aren't familair with the newest edition of 40k so I didn't get a chance to play.

However...we did use my terrain! I thought I'd share a few pictures of todays battle and the Chaos of Nurgle vs Chaos of Khorne goodness.

First of course is the terrain! We decided to have the Wall of Martyrs cut through the center of the table and have this as a contested area. We then set objectives up where each side would need to take and hold sections of the trench line. How exciting!





Here newly created plague zombies slowly shamble towards the trenches driven by their unquenchable thirst.



Opposite Khorne Berserkers emerge from their transports, preparing themselves for the inevitable assault!




A Demonprince of Nurgle floats in on rotted cherub wings to contest an Objective.



A Nurgle Vindicator prepares to bombard the Khorne positions.



A Nurgle rhino pushes forward to gorge out it's rotting cargo!



Khorne Berserkers press forward to contest an Objective.




The Nurgle Demonprince looks on as enemy rhinos move towards his position.



And finally Plaguemarines emerge from their decaying transports.




It ended in a tie as both sides accumulated 2 victory points and rules were learned and dice were rolled. All in all it was a good battle.




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great work on those ogryns, realy like to converting too-quite iinspireing. how have you gone about doing the zombicide minis?

Hi Jonny5...I'm the Nurgle player/painter in those pics

For the Zombicide zombies I started with a base of rakarth flesh then washed them in either ogryn flesh and or purple wash. Once that was dry I went back over with the rakarth and then highlighted with pallid wych flesh. I may have used some rotting flesh in some cases. I really don't remember.

Then I used tamyia clear red mixed with a bit of black/purple wash to add some blood and gore.

Now as Forlorn will tell you I never stick to the same technique and I never write anything down...I just kind of wing it when it comes to painting. I like to experiment. So some of the above likely changed as I went through and painted my models.

For the most part tough I based my zombies off a White Dwarf article on how to paint the Goblins from The Hobbit box set.

Great log, you're an amazing painter, I can't wait to follow the progress of this project.

Great looking battle report. Good to see such a well-painted and fully-painted clash of Chaos!

Loving this thread! Awesome work! Looking forward to see more great stuff ...

So tonight I went about masking the Imperial Knights armor for the lighter color GW Kabalite Green that I'll be airbrushing on tomorrow. What a royal pain in the it was masking these pieces. I'm ready to put a stick in my eye. I used 4 different sizes of Tamiya masking tape to get the job done. In the photo it looks like 1 huge piece of tape. It isn't












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So at 1230am last night/this morning I decided I couldn't wait to airbrush the 2nd color on. So here are the armor plates with the second color GW Kabalite Green added. This color really pops.

For those of you following at home I am using the color scheme from White Dwarf Issue 5 page 25 with some slight changes. For example I didn't wash the base color nuln oil, actually let me rephrase that, I did wash the initial beetle shell and the wash looked like crap. It didn't coat evenly on such a large flat surface so washing was eliminated.

The beetle shells.




The shoulder pads.



The head shrouds.



Face plates.



Chest pieces.



Upper leg armor.



Shields.



Lower leg armor.



Chain swords.

This one I left dark...



And this one I did half dark/ half light...



Main weapons.

One I left dark...



The other I went light...



If I had it to do over again, next time I would have painted the weapons first then assembled because masking these for the silver to be airbrushed is going to be a


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What do you use to prime your models? Both black and white? Your models look amazing even with just the prime down. Also, that nurgle Land Raider, what color did you use to airbrush it?

I would also like to thank you for showing a lot of your little processes for painting / assembling a model. I'm just now leaning towards painting larger bits before assembling the whole model myself. Seems like you generally are capable of getting a much better paint job on the model and can pay more attention to detail.

 Wingeds wrote:
What do you use to prime your models? Both black and white? Your models look amazing even with just the prime down. Also, that nurgle Land Raider, what color did you use to airbrush it?

I would also like to thank you for showing a lot of your little processes for painting / assembling a model. I'm just now leaning towards painting larger bits before assembling the whole model myself. Seems like you generally are capable of getting a much better paint job on the model and can pay more attention to detail.

Here is what I use to prime all of my figures. This is the absolute BEST primer I have ever found. It goes on flat, smooth, and takes the paint really really really well. It runs about $5.00 a can. I get mine from Auto Zone, Pep Boys, or Advanced Auto parts.



I prime in both black and white depending on what it is I am looking to do. I prime white if I intend to do a lot of washes or I want a more brilliant color. I prime black if I want darker recesses or a darker base. Bellygrub primes his models black then hits them with a light coat of white at an angle from above to help with the natural shading under his paint.

For these guns I should have kept the piece apart and did my airbrushing first. If you don't have one I highly suggest picking up an airbrush. This is the one I use exclusively for base coats.

http://www.amazon.com/Badger-Air-Brush-200-1-Siphon-Airbrush/dp/B000BPWT76/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1406081276&sr=8-2&keywords=badger+200

The landraider belongs to Bellygrub. I'll get him on here to reply with the color he used.

If you have anymore questions don't hesitate to ask, I'm happy to share any knowledge or experience I may have.










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Tonight I started on the trim to the armor pieces in Balthasar Gold. after I get the 4 shoulder pads complete I'll be giving the trim a wash of Agrax Earthshade.





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Hi Wingeds. For the Landraider I airbrushed it Traitor Green from Privateer Press.

One of these days I'll stop being lazy and finish it :/

Thanks guys. I'll have to try and find that shade, or an equivalent.

Neat stuff

I've been busy working on the gold trim for the Imperial Knight armor plates. Here are a few progress pictures. I am going slow and taking my time to avoid any errors due to the fact I airbrushed. One downfall is if you make a mistake and go back and touch up with a brush it stands out like a sore thumb because the color isn't as smooth as the effect you get when airbrushing. So slow and steady wins the race.










And here are a few side projects

Nurgle Demon Prince




Objective marker




And Slug Eat Your Face! Beast of Nurgle!





Here is the story behind this figure. I simply had to have one after reading it!

I thought it might be interesting to follow the process of a commission work from inception to finished sculpt.

I was first approached by the client Theo Meier, three weeks ago. I've known Mr. Meier for nearly six years and although in the past he has bandied about ideas, this is the first sculpt he has commissioned from me. The price was quickly agreed ("a zillion dollars and I'll be good for a whole week") and we began to discuss the project.

Theo M. It's going to be called 'Slug-eat-your-face'.

Tom M. So, It's going to be a kind of slug…

Theo M. Yeah!

Tom M. And how is it different from an ordinary slug?

Theo M. It's big.

Tom M. Is that all?

Theo M. No, it has big teeth, to eat your face and is really scary.

Tom M. What kind of teeth, like a shark or an alligator…

Theo M. No, like Hambam (a hamster who, it ought to be mentioned, once bit the client)

Tom M. Any other distinguishing features?

Theo M. Yeah, he's really crazy, crazy to eat your face!

Tom M. And how does his mental state manifest itself in his appearance?

Theo M. He's got one eye bigger than the other.

Tom M. One eye bigger than the other?

Theo M. Yeah, that shows he's crazy.

The details of the design being worked out and a rough mock-up created by the client sculpting was begun a fortnight later and concluded in the course of a Saturday afternoon. Payment is pending.

I highly suggest picking one up for yourself!

http://www.thunderboltmountain.com/products/4010-slug-eat-your-face




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I like that.... slug, and the gold trim, and the objective marker (need to do that with my own wounded marines!) ..and the Daemon Prince...

Nice work all 'round, mate!

Those Knights are looking great - love the subtle differences in the color arrangement. The battle shots are very nice as well. Hope to see more from you soon!

I just thought I'd share this real quick. It's called Liquid Rust and it's pretty neat stuff. I picked a bottle up for myself and I will be using it on the Imperial Knight skeletons. I was at the shop today and was able to start putting Balthazar Gold accent colors onto the skeletons themselves before I set about washing them.


http://taleofpainters.blogspot.com/2013/02/review-liquid-rust-by-modelmates.html

I've also used this GW tutorial as a guide while I've been working on the Knights as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njhLv_nyP_s










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 Pekel wrote:
Those Knights are looking great - love the subtle differences in the color arrangement. The battle shots are very nice as well. Hope to see more from you soon!

Thanks! I have used other completed Imperial Knight pictures as reference. The most important thing was keeping the armor organized and laying everything out as I masked them to keep it all straight. I wanted them to look similar but have differences in scheme while sharing the same color palette.


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 Azazelx wrote:
I like that.... slug, and the gold trim, and the objective marker (need to do that with my own wounded marines!) ..and the Daemon Prince...

Nice work all 'round, mate!

Thanks for the compliment! I am solely focused on finishing the knights at this point.

Consider me subbed! Fantastic work.

Work continues on the Imperial Knights. I completed the remaining pieces that needed to be based silver. Next will be picking out a few details with Balthazar Gold and preparing everything for washes. Now to remove the masking!








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I know you may have thought of this but do you have any plans to convert ogryns to use as count as for other units? Like ogryns carrying huge guns that count as centurions or something like that. I really love everything you've done so far and its such an inspiration especially your use of washes which is something a bad painter like me can still do. I'm looking forward to seeing this finished and hopefully some battle reports when its done!

francieum wrote:
I know you may have thought of this but do you have any plans to convert ogryns to use as count as for other units? Like ogryns carrying huge guns that count as centurions or something like that. I really love everything you've done so far and its such an inspiration especially your use of washes which is something a bad painter like me can still do. I'm looking forward to seeing this finished and hopefully some battle reports when its done!

I haven't considered doing a "counts as" for anything outside of the normal Bullgryn units. My converting skills are limited to head / hand swaps so I try to stay within my skill level. Washes are the greatest gift that painters could ever hope to receive. It's magic in a bottle. When painting remember this simple rule. Paint dark to light. I know this seems silly but it's the best rule of thumb. Dark colors for the base and lighter colors for highlights. If you have any questions on washes I'd be more than happy to help.

Bellygrub and I are going to be fighting a 5000 point battle at our local HMGS convention in November. He will be bringing 5000 points in orks. I will be combining my 2500 point Blood Angels Dreadnought army with my 2500 point Ogryn army. We're bringing a realm of battle board and look to fight a graveyard battle using objectives. We have a few scenarios in mind. The space marine objective shown earlier will be one of the objectives we use in addition to the cards. We plan on doing a full battle report with photos.

Bellygrub had a few really good ideas for a scenario.

It could be a Waaaagh attacking the planet and the battle happens to be taking place on sacred grounds. The orks want to defile it "for a laugh" and the Blood Angels want to protect it. The Orks also wouldn't mind getting there hands on one of those 'umie stompas (Knight) because they quite fancy those chainswords and movable force fields. So an objective for the orks would be to bring down a knight and secure it for lootin'.

And perhaps there is a tomb that holds long sleeping technology that the Imperial Forces are trying to get to to try and stop the Waaaagh. So an objective for me would be to protect a certain tomb. Bellygrub made a neat Tomb at Gamesday make and take that is perfect for this. I'll take a photo to show it later.

Here is a look at part of the graveyard scenery that has been completed.



I also base coated the Honoured Imperium set tonight.





And I base coated the Space Marine Objective marker base.




Speaking of Objective Markers I am going to use these banners as the 6 markers needed for 7th edition. I'll number them 1 through 6 as well.



Here are the Imperial Knight weapons with the masking removed. I think they came out pretty well. I will hand paint the front section of the cannons to avoid any additional hassle with masking. I'm going to paint the head of the Thermal Cannons following the tutorial on page 21 from White Dwarf Issue 4



The chain-sword came out perfect. the little bit of silver over spray is on the trim which will be painted Balthazar Gold. So no worries!




And lastly here are some progress pictures of the armor trim on both the leg armor and knee armor.






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Sorry for the absence..

So being me I got caught up in the Space Wolves release. And Mr Bellygrub had to show me the release by GW with Logan Grimnar. called "Logan Grimnar and Thunderwolves"

Now I personally hate that chariot he comes with and had zero interest in it but the army appealed to me. A Space Wolves wolf army. So 6 boxes of Thunderwolf Cavalry and 2 boxes on Fenrisian Wolves later I had my army. I am going to make all my HQ's from the base Thunderwolf box sets as well.

Here are 10 completed Fenrisian Wolves pilfered from my undead army that had been slated to become Dire Wolves. They were already primed white so I set about washing them. I also used paint thinned and made into washes using Lahmain Medium.



And I followed this tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myYlcm4Kc8o (with some slight modifications) to do my bases. It's a 6 step process but well worth it in the end. It gives them the winter / cold feel I was looking for.












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So last night I started to fiddle around with cork to create a rock shelf for one of the wolves to stand on. I cut a rough shape then cut it to fit the base. I used the tip of my hobby knife to dig away at the edge to create a more random shape. I initially used the blade and made cuts but the edges were too linear and looked wrong. I also dug out the top of the cork to create a few depressions in the stone rather than just a flat surface.




On the back I cut the cork to the shape of the base rather than have it overhanging.





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More savage beasts, only these probably smell better.

Great work on those wolves, and with Unbound, you could legitimately (and thematically) use them as the Ogres' pets.

I'm using the same models as "red goblin wolf rider" proxies for my KoW Ogre Army. They seem to me just like the kinds of pets that Ogres/Ogryns would keep.

 Azazelx wrote:
Great work on those wolves, and with Unbound, you could legitimately (and thematically) use them as the Ogres' pets.

I'm using the same models as "red goblin wolf rider" proxies for my KoW Ogre Army. They seem to me just like the kinds of pets that Ogres/Ogryns would keep.

An excellent idea!

Those wolves. I like that ish.

Small update

I received my 2 boxes of Fenrisian wolves and set about assembling them.



I have also assembled all of the Thunderwolves.



I've searched gravel at work and around where I live to gather pieces of slate to use on their bases. In addition I'm using the GW small slate that comes in the basing kit tubs. Bellygrub has kindly donated materials for this project and using the cork he provided I cut circles of it to use on the bases. I wanted a more complete look on some of them so I will be able to draw where I want to cut and dig out to make the edges etc.




I'll also be doing some simple head and weapon swaps using the existing Space Wolf heads from the Long Fangs and Grey Hunters. I picked up what I needed off of Ebay. Of course because it is Games Workshop the Thunderwold rider heads are flat on the bottom while the Grey Hunter and Long Fang heads have the usual round bottoms. I am simply going to use space space marine torsos as a solution.




I loved the idea of giving the riders lances and the Grey Knight halberds were perfect for this. I will also be using the Grey Knight swords as my frost swords on my Pack Leaders. And once again Bellgrub was kind enough to donate them.




I am also going to have a couple of the Pack leaders with power fists so I was able to bit out 2 of the pointing power fists. One is from the Chaos Marines and I like the claw look of the fingers. I simply removed the chaos icons with an xacto knife.



I was able to find a nice piece of flat slate and it was perfect for the leaping wolf.






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Loving all of this so far!
Really digging the idea of an army made of wolves, keep up the good work.

So tonight I decided to work on my Warlord's Thunderwolf mount. I wanted him on a white wolf and I found a tutorial that achieved the look I was going for. Here's the tutorial if anyone cares to check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwUsSCwfnOc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Here was the result of following the video with some slight modifications.




Although I liked the color of the wolf I wasn't happy with the muzzle or the face. the colors too closely matched the rest of the model for my tastes. So looking through my paints I had a tub of Space Wolves grey and decided to give it a try to lighten the face and create some distinction. I also wanted the fur a bit lighter so I went back over and used white sparingly on the tips of the fur. Here were the results.





I like this look a lot better. The face is a bit more dynamic. I changed a bit of his formula and added white as a final highlight on the bottom fur on the wolf's body and tail.

Lastly, here is the first wash of watered down Sepia on the remaining 10 Fenrisian Wolves..







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 Jerp wrote:
Loving all of this so far!
Really digging the idea of an army made of wolves, keep up the good work.

Thanks for the feedback! Much appreciated!

Painted 3 more wolves. This time I used this tutorial I found on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsyJHBSuIDg

Here is how they came out..






I'm not sold on the faces yet. they may still get redone.




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The faces are awesome. They look somehow scarred and battle hardened, like wolf versions of Wolverine....

I think they look good. When I did my own wolves, I did the bodies using one technique, and then went in with the detail brush and a large printed photo of a wolf face to do the actual markings - even beyond where the "fur" texture finishes on the GW models. Unfortunately, doing so makes you really see how unlike wolves those GW heads are, but I felt I was still able to get a decent approximation onto them.
pics here: http://azazelx.wordpress.com/2013/10/27/wolves-part-1/

Thanks for the comments and compliments. Bellygrub and I had a paint day over my house while watching Casablanca and Zulu! An excellent day of painting!
@Azazelx awesome job on the Fenrisian Wolves. The grey looks really good.

On the topic of the Thunderwolf faces I wasn't happy with them and after discussing ideas with Bellygrub and looking at photos I decided to change them. Along with that I painted 4 additional wolves bringing the total to 7. I still need to do the saddle strap, bionics, claws, teeth, and tongues but the fur is complete. Here were the results..











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Very impressive work from start to finish! We use alot of the same technique's (albeit you are much more skilled then me!), but it's nice to see common thinking between 2 people within the hobby world. Touche sir and keep up the good work!

 urbanevil wrote:
Very impressive work from start to finish! We use alot of the same technique's (albeit you are much more skilled then me!), but it's nice to see common thinking between 2 people within the hobby world. Touche sir and keep up the good work!

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So I've decided to paint all the wolves the same color with the exception of my leaders wolves. And tonight I was able to get all the remaining wolves primed including saddles which I will paint separately and attach.













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Tonight I got the base colors down on my 2nd Grey Wolf for Harald. I added a few highlights to the top fur as well later.




The 3rd grey wolf will be done in the colors of the GW tutorial in White Dwarf issue 387. In this tutorial they used Karak stone as a highlight. I am interested in seeing how this turns out. This wolf will be for my Battle Leader and although it is a seasoned Thunderwolf it is younger than Haralds or the Warlord's but older than the rank and file troop mounts.





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I just wanted to say thank you for posting that pic of the primer you use. I have heard that one of the automotive primers was the best stuff but that you had to make sure you got the right one or else. So, even though I was curious, I never knew which one was the right one so I didn't chance it. I picked up a can today and based a unit of Black Orcs for my fantasy army. That stuff was amazing to apply. I hope it takes paint as well as it went on. If so I will be going back and getting a can of white as well. Thank you again!!

 EyeamRai wrote:
I just wanted to say thank you for posting that pic of the primer you use. I have heard that one of the automotive primers was the best stuff but that you had to make sure you got the right one or else. So, even though I was curious, I never knew which one was the right one so I didn't chance it. I picked up a can today and based a unit of Black Orcs for my fantasy army. That stuff was amazing to apply. I hope it takes paint as well as it went on. If so I will be going back and getting a can of white as well. Thank you again!!

You're very welcome! I'm glad to help. The primer takes the paint really really well too. It's literally made to take paint unlike some of these companies pawning off spray as "primer" and the beauty of the Duplicolor is it isnt thick and doesn't fill in the detail. It covers smoothly, evenly.


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Here is my third grey wolf that will be the mount of my Battle Leader.








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I completed the fur on the last 8 Thunderwolves. So that's 18 wolves completed. Now for the detail bits.




I also finished a side project between fur coats. I stained and added felt to a dice tower my dad and I made together. It'll be making the trip to the convention in November.







And lastly, I am toying with the idea of using viking shields in place of the shields that come on the sprue but I'm not sure. I kind of like being able to add the viking decals and they are pretty close in size. What do you think?








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Wolves. Wolves. Wolves!



And WIP saddles!

Wolves are looking amazing. I also love the Viking shields, but... what if you magnetised both the Viking and SW-style shields?

With his mount complete, I went about assembling my version of Harald Deathwolf. I plan to sling a shield over his back or possibly have it attached to his saddle.








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 Azazelx wrote:
Wolves are looking amazing. I also love the Viking shields, but... what if you magnetised both the Viking and SW-style shields?

I'm thinking of scrapping the viking shield idea. The shields themselves are very flat looking and not as visually appealing as the shields that come in the kit. Good suggestion though!

The wolves are looking really good, I really like the variation on the fur. Any further progress on the Knights...I cannot wait to see them done.

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
The wolves are looking really good, I really like the variation on the fur. Any further progress on the Knights...I cannot wait to see them done.

I have done all the trim on the Knights armor plates with the exception of the weapons. I have also added accent colors on the skeletons and will be ready to wash them. Since I'm taking this army to the convention I want to get it finished. It's only 38 models, 20 of which are Fenrisian Wolves. Once complete I will be finishing the Knights. Then I'll get back to finishing the Ogryns.

What brand of Spraygun do you use for your large models? I took a look at the Citadel standard and wasn't... entirely impressed.

Tack wrote:
What brand of Spraygun do you use for your large models? I took a look at the Citadel standard and wasn't... entirely impressed.

Do you mean airbrush? If so, this is the airbrush I use...

http://www.amazon.com/Badger-Air-Brush-200-1-Siphon-Airbrush/dp/B000BPWT76/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1410309104&sr=8-2&keywords=badger+200

Hope this helps.

Completed all 18 Thunderwolf mounts finally. Yay!




Here are what the final mounts all look like..





I'm beginning to work on the riders now.



I also redid Harald and here is the completed model...I initially used the wrong legs for the mount...only me I swear.






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Small update.



I completed the mind numbing task of basing all the Thunderwolves, inking or painting the bases black, and then completing the first color of Vallejo Model Air Light Grey. This color is really nice. It goes on light but drys a darker color. I'm guessing it's due to the black base color underneath but it looks great when dry.



Next up each base will receive Vallejo Model Air Dark Earth on the edges of the base, under and around the stones etc.



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Fantastic stuff, keep up the good work.

I finally took the time to go through this blog and its very, very nice. I really like the way you used the washes on the Ogryns. Im going to try it out on my Praetorian Guard.

 40kFSU wrote:
I finally took the time to go through this blog and its very, very nice. I really like the way you used the washes on the Ogryns. Im going to try it out on my Praetorian Guard.

Thanks for taking the time to look through my post. I'm terribly scatter brained when it comes to miniatures. It's a sickness. I love finding tutorials that offer ideas that I would have never thought about myself. I try to post as many pictures as I can so that a specific technique is better explained. Good luck with the washes. Don't forget you can turn any paint into a wash using the GW medium so you aren't limited by the washes they sell. I'll post an example of this when I get home tonight to show you what mean.

Very cool man. I really want to see how those knights turn out.

 Ustrello wrote:
Very cool man. I really want to see how those knights turn out.

They are next up after I finish this wolf army.


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Here is the example of turning a paint into a wash. I used Loren Forest and Medium to create a wash






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So all the Thunderwolf bases received their 2nd color tonight Vallejo Model Air Dark Earth



And a few close up shots of the bases after the color is applied. Nothing earth shattering.







The one good thing is by doing these in bulk they'll all be finished at the same time.


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So while watching The Hobbit I knocked out the 3rd highlight color for my bases using a 1:1 mix of Skull White and Administratum Grey and highlighted all the rocks, stones, and grey sand areas. This highlight is critical to pick out the details of the stones to make them really pop.












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Well I got home from work and decided that today was a day to finish basing these wolves!

I did a light light light drybrush of Vallejo Chrome onto the rocks and stones.





After finishing that highlight color I went back and picked out areas I wanted to be a bit darker with Vallejo Black/Brown






And with that we're calling these done. All I will be doing now is cleaning up the edge of the bases with GW black.








Next I'll be completing assembly of the riders and finishing up the last 10 Fenrisian Wolves.




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Tonight I was over my good friend Bellygrubs house to spend a little time and work on figures. As mentioned previously he and I will be fighting a 3 day Campaign in November. Bellygrub has come up with 3 great scenarios, the first battle being an Imperial Church that the Orks intend to loot and plunder for an ancient artifact. The caretakers of the church are Inquisition Priests along with various Servitors. So with bags of bits I sat down and was able to put this guy together using Cadian and Space Marine bits. Not bad I think!



I plan on assembling 5 to 6 more Servitors using bits from various sources. Fodder for the Orks!

Thanks for the example on the wash. Definitely going to try it out. I plan to go with the red coat and paint just doesn't work as well for fabric. At least I have trouble making the red work. Wolves look great as well, like the way you used the slate on the bases.

The Wolves and their bases are looking fantastic. Keep it up!

A side project done while waiting for washes to dry.


Grot Bombs!





And the last of my Fenrisian Woves are finished. I am done done done painting wolves. Now to base them!








Next up Space Wolf riders...

I cant say it enough, these wolves are beautiful. You have really pulled off a rich color for the fur. Are you going with the GW bluish Space Wolves or the older gray color?

 40kFSU wrote:
I cant say it enough, these wolves are beautiful. You have really pulled off a rich color for the fur. Are you going with the GW bluish Space Wolves or the older gray color?

Much appreciated. The Fenrisian Wolves are done completely using washes. Only the final highlight is hard painted. I can kick them out pretty fast. Once I find a tutorial I like it makes it so much easier.

For the riders I am going to paint them a dark grey, most likely an GW Adeptus Grey base color that I'll airbrush on. I then plan to use Vallejo chrome (the chrome I use on the rocks) and do a light drybrush over the grey to make it look like metallic grey. We'll see how it comes out. I want the armor muted but shiny. If that makes any sense. The shoulder pads will be the dark red of Harald. I'll attempt decals inside the shoulder pads of the howling wolf. I can't freehand for so decals are my only option.

My snow mat arrived today!



I'm really happy with the way the bases look on it too!





I bought 3 packs of "Christmas" trees from Michaels. It's a 21 piece set. Already pre based! Perfect!

Pretty..... or grotty, as the case may be.

Now that's a very nice mat

That Ogryn army is so awesome! I agree with everyone who is saying that this is what Unbound armies are made for. Can't wait to see the finished army with it's allied Knights in support. By the way, I enjoyed reading your fluff a lot too. The narrative really helps bring these guys to life. Keep up the great work!


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Oh, and sorry for the noob question, but can anyone help me subscribe to this thread? Is that a DCM-only feature? I'm still kind of new to Dakka and would really like to subscribe to this thread but can't seem to figure out how to do that.

If you scroll completely to the bottom of the page it should be on the left hand side at the bottom.

Here is a blog on the upcoming campaign and battle report over the convention weekend.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/616768.page#7235536

 bigfish wrote:
If you scroll completely to the bottom of the page it should be on the left hand side at the bottom.

Ah, there it is! Somehow that bit at the very bottom had eluded me. Thanks for the help.

So...

After being away for a bit I have returned! During my absence I was able to get a few things painted AND get a game or two in at the convention!

Here is the FW limited edition Skin Wolf I painted up. I have two more to finish. They will be crypt horrors in my undead army.





While at the convention we played a bit of Mordheim!

Here are my vampire and dregs I completed for my undead warband.



https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1463917927/imbrian-arts-miniatures

And a couple action shots!






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 Cap'n Facebeard wrote:
Marvellous idea and execution. This is really what Unbound should be used for.

I made one for Ratlings, kind of the opposite of this lol

I think it's cool, there's a gas mask head from Inquisitor I was gonna use on one though never got around to it, if it's the right sorta style you can have it if you want OP, no charge.