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This is some really amazing work you are doing. As for the horses, you could probably paint them skin coloured as that is the colour of normal horses. The problem with this though is that it might look too odd. I would suggest colouring them brown/black as this would look more natural (well as natural as bio-engeneered horses can get). Also, are you going to add hairless tails to them as horses do have small tails (look at the FW DKOK).

Hey, mate, I saw your 15mm work on TMP and was delighted to see you post your work here! Because now I can say I love everything you've done with this project

Re. painting the horses, if you are keeping the riders the same colour scheme as the foot troops then I support painting them skin coloured - it would contrast nicely with the greys and browns and look rather unsettling!

Have to say I really like the basing style on the DKoK - did you push the sand into the milliput or glue it down?

Remember to post that Leman Russ when it's done, I really like it!

Ragsta

I got to agree with flesh coloured. But maybe slightly sickly? Or very pale grey? Not quite such how to pull that of though.

Wow, 3 responses, thanks guys, I'm going with the pink naked mole rat look for the horses, the riders will have a similar colour pallet as the Grenadiers, but with a different facing colour, and yes, I will add a small hairless tail, as well as some other detail on the rumps, the sand is just glued down.

Pink naked mole rat. Nice. That's a very descriptive word for a flesh colour. Needs to be on a paint pot.

Zwan1One wrote:
Pink naked mole rat. Nice. That's a very descriptive word for a flesh colour. Needs to be on a paint pot.

would be a great name for a wallpaper.

"which would look better with the couch, the pink naked molerat or this one with more of a zombie flesh tint?"

Hi guys, theses guys are almost ready for paint, just need to add sand to the bases, I've added some detail to the bio/ mechanical mounts, the mounts will be very pale skin coloured, with purple washes, the riders will be field grey with pink facings, more pics on my blog, all comments welcome.
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/15mm-rough-riders-ready-for-paint.html

Wow. The details added to the mounts look great. Can't wait to see them painted up.
Your conversions really make them stand out as something that belongs in 40k rather than napolionic era.

Thanks Zwan, starting on the painting today.

The first 6 Rough Riders are done, maybe a little too pink with the facings, but I think pink facings fit the slight Napoleonic feel, I think I will use pale blue/grey mounts for the next batch, more pics on my blog, all comments welcome.
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/15mm-dkok-rough-riders-finished.html

Hi guys, here is my WIP 15mm DKoK Ogryn unit, TBH I am not really sure about these guys, I'm not sure if they are to big, if their heads are to big, if the helmets work, what do you think? Persist with these, keep them as is? Change their heads to a gas mask hood more like the second fig, with no helmet? Not sure the officer with the chain sword works either, all comment appreciated.
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/wip-ogryns-opinions-needed.html

I have to say the giant pink mole rat horse's look really great. All the details you have added really bring life to them. Really successfull. Love their gas masks. The red eye lenses look almost like gems!

I don't think the ogryns are bulky enough. To tall and skinny. But I do like their helmets and masks. They possibly look to much like they are just regular 28mm troops.

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Would it be better to use an ork as a base? I think they will also benefit from adding a lot of cybernetic implants and alterations like you did with the horses. These being krieg ogryns and all.

Hi Zwan, thanks mate, I agree, looking at my plastic orcs and planning.

I like the gas mask head without the helmet too - it implies a bald cranium for some strange reason. Maybe that's just cos I'm pretty bald :S

Also, if you avoid using helmets that's one less thing that makes them look less 'giant' and more 'Ogryn' if that makes any sense at all!!

Hi guys
These are still WIP, I have put the other Ogryns aside for the time being, and have started this new batch, using some GW plastic fantasy Orks for the basis of the conversion, I still have to some pouches, water bottles, bayonets etc, I think they are suitably ferocious looking, what do you think?
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/take-two-wip-dkok-ogryn-conversions.html

These! Now these are much better! The scale is pretty good next to the infantry as well. Nice job on the hooded gas masks and piping.
It's amazing how suitable the grenade launchers are as ripper guns.

I really like the idea of a riot control ogryn!

The scale is much better- shows the fatness of the ogryns. The other ones were just to skinny. All in all keep up the good work! Really interesting blog - 15mm is my favourite scale

Thanks guys, a little more work on these, than undercoat tonight and painting tomorrow.

Hi guys

Progress on these has come to a screaming halt, I have come to a decision crisis, my intension was to paint these guys in the same colours as the previous DKoK troops, fieldgrey with dark grey armour, whilst painting, I am always looking on the net for inspiration, I have noticed a couple of IG. armies/figures with light turquoise colours that looked really good, so my dilemma, should I

1) pull my head in and stick to the current colour, fieldgrey/dark grey.
2) give just this unit light turquoise armour to make them a, little different (I'm a little worried they won't fit in) the uniform would stay fieldgrey.
3) make light turquoise the colour for all armour in the army (re paint the finish units) the uniform would stay fieldgrey.

I have to also say if I were to use turquoise, I would weather the hell out of it, and make I'd really beaten up.
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/ogryn-colour-dilemma.html

Those Ogryns are far better than the originals and those horses really give of the creepy techno-vibe of the Death Korp really characterful.

What a crazy project! You've done a great job though. From what I have seen you have put a lot of hard work into this and it's paid off.
Well done!!

Looking good! I think the colours work really well as is.

Maybe use the turquoise for characters or elite units? I think you might be tempted to touch the whole army otherwise.

Well if you are doing a DKoK army i wouldn't really suggest painting them turquoise (is that spelt right ) as it weakens there look of being grim and resolute

Thanks for the input guys, sticking with the current colours.

Hi guys
These 15mm Ogryns are done, pretty happy with how they turned out, what do you think? More pics on my blog.
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/15mm-ogryns-finished.html]link

Those Ogryns are pretty convincing!

Thanks Meade.

These are all amazing, I really like the hairless horses, creepy as they are. I look at your unpainted conversions and think "its so simple, how will this work" and then am gobsmacked by the finished version. Keep it up!

Cheers SD, thanks for following.

Again you have convincingly transformed another unit into 15mm. Brilliant job. Such great quality across all the conversions.

The fantasy orcs really work well as a base. Their armour looks 'rough and ready' like something ogryns might wear. I particularly like the flamed ogryn who looks like he's burnt half his shirt off!

P.s. Your latest blog link is broken. It has an extra word at the end.