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Hey guys, got bit by the creative bug last night (partially due to watching Pirates of the Caribbean), but am thinking about starting a pirate themed ogre army. I know that it isn't the most original idea but I think it would be fun to do, and the ogre models are fairly easy to do conversions. I also did some looking and found some awesome ogre-pirate models from Titan Forge that I think I might use a few. I would probably start small and eventually make it into a 2500 point list eventually. I already have 6 Bulls that I use for unit fillers, so I might start fiddling around with those to see what I can do.

I think these would be really cool to use as mournfang guys:

http://titan-forge.com/fantasy_miniatures_bloodsail_island_gator_diver_2

And this would be an awesome iron blaster

http://titan-forge.com/fantasy_miniatures_bloodsail_island_gator_cannon

I know that the gators are vastly different than mournfangs, but I still think that you could make them work.

You could also use these little guys as sabertusks

http://titan-forge.com/fantasy_miniatures_bloodsail_island_anklebiter_%E2%80%9Cforfiter%E2%80%9D

The range is a bit pricy however (the little gators are cheaper than regular sabertusks tho!), so I probably would not get more than a couple different things and convert up the rest of the regular ogres. Let me know what you guys think about this idea! Thanks

AAG

The first one looks kinda dumb IMHO.

The cannon is okay. And the bottom. I just don't see Ogres sitting on a cold-blooded lizard even if it's big. And they have nothing to do with pirates, who are in the open sea.

 DukeRustfield wrote:
The first one looks kinda dumb IMHO.

The cannon is okay. And the bottom. I just don't see Ogres sitting on a cold-blooded lizard even if it's big. And they have nothing to do with pirates, who are in the open sea.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat670005a&prodId=prod1320025a&rootCatGameStyle=

Not sure why you quoted that. No one says Maneaters can't be pirates. But a pirate ogre isn't going to be on a crocodile unless he is pirating a beach or river. Pirates rely on hitting fast, getting away, and hiding. And gigantic crocs aren't so hot at that I would think.

 DukeRustfield wrote:
Not sure why you quoted that. No one says Maneaters can't be pirates. But a pirate ogre isn't going to be on a crocodile unless he is pirating a beach or river. Pirates rely on hitting fast, getting away, and hiding. And gigantic crocs aren't so hot at that I would think.

well, it's fantasy... and one is a cannon on a crocodile. Training a croc to carry the cannon might have been seen as a great way to move cannons fast and getting away.

I was just pointing out the monster. The croc with the gun is very cool. I said that. The croc that is half-submerged with a giant hoodah on top I'd say not so much.

This again eh? it's like every secoun month someone think it's rare but guess what, It aint! people love using these guys!
I recall not long ago a guy sold his titanforge army as it seemed ogres wasnt the army for him or if it was Cash i can't recall either way Have fun and go ahead!

They are aweful.

KeyserSoze wrote:
They are aweful.

... because you are full of awe when seeing them?

How is this for an idea, ebay item 271424761734

Every time I see the gator Ogres I think they'd make a fun Cajun/Bayou/Dr. Facilier/Voodoo style theme better than pirates. Actually....

No... my wallet is empty :(