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It's been a while but this project doesn't disappear... it just keeps changing (as is usually the case)... especially when some new miniatures turn up . This is Big Olaf:



He's not been officially attached to the army yet... but there are certainly stirrings in the warp (EBay) and this may well end up as a very individual character model, with a particularly loyal body guard .

The Dwarf is from here:

https://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=resin-master-%252d-privateer-go%252dtrek~hfmaster-sf138&category=sci%252dfi-%26%0D%0Aweird-war~resin-masters-%252d-sci%252dfi

Hes bloody cool, no doubt.

I hate squats but you've made me love the work youve done.

I absolutely love all of these conversions, great way of making an Imperial Soup army while still maintaining a strict and strong theme! Love it!

Olaf is quite nifty, i like his swinging beard

Well done Inso.

I especially liked the painted Squats and your Squat Rough Riders on the previous page.

Cheers,

CB

Beautiful Squat dude

Cheers

I am currently awaiting the arrival of a second, slightly larger individual, who will be joining this one... probably as a bodyguard? It will all become clear when I get the miniature and can see it in the flesh, so to speak .

Big Olaf has a friend, you know... it's a Bulgryn bodyguard!



He started life as this:



and is quite big:





I got him from here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DWARF-LORD-Miniature-for-Wargames/143002175003?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648

That is a big dwarf.

 RandyMcStab wrote:
That is a big dwarf.

I was aware it was bigger than a Squat when I ordered it but when it arrived, even I was a little surprised at how big it really was.

I quickly knew that it was a perfect choice for a proxy Ogryn Bodyguard... it'll be a disabled Squat in a robot suit or armour though (just using Bulgryn stats).

There will be some background fluff to go with it .

Differently-abled.

Sounds good, my Ogryns are robots I made out of 'Ramshackle Games' robot kits.

Big Olaf now has a friend...



Snorri the Giant.

Snorri glared across the field and saw the warboss, bold,
And as he glared, his anger rose and then his blood ran cold.
He knew the Warboss must be stopped, before he reached the gate,
So his ancestors infused with him and filled his heart with hate.

He leapt from off the parapet, with axes in both hands,
And as he charged the Warboss, he was joined by allied bands.
The sound of clashing steel rang out, when the enemies first met,
And in the guild's librarium, began the bravest story yet.

Snorri fought the mighty Ork, with fury rarely seen.
His bravery, the kind of which, had rarely ever been.
He brought the monster to the ground, and cleaved off his raging head.
And he stood upon the Warboss corpse as it lay there, clearly dead.

Alas his triumph was short lived, as Orks are hardy foes.
And though its head was clearly gone, it's axe, it slowly rose.
And with a final death strike, the blade met Snorri's head.
And Snorri dropped down on the field, the Squat was surely dead.

Snorri's lifeless body was, removed from off the field.
But there was the slightest heartbeat, and the hope he could be healed.
All the guilds around the lands were called and asked for aid,
But the best of all the medicae, failed and were dismayed.

Poor Snorri was alive in mind, but his body was a shell.
His arms and legs were useless, he felt he was in hell.
But a Squat called Jorgen Bursmith, had an idea in mind.
And he built some special armour that would leave his woes behind.

Now Snorri, he could fight again and he made sure that he would,
And his fame was too important, so his guild ensured he could.
But his size was far too great now and he needed to be seen,
So the guild made him a warden and he was sent to guard the Queen.

In time, the legend of the Squat, in massive armour spread...
Of the cybernetic warrior, who refused to lay down dead.
His name "Snorri the Giant", with shield and gun in hand,
Who defends the royal family, the Guild and all the land.

This thread...so good ...

 rayphoton wrote:
This thread...so good ...

Thank you .

I am trying to keep things a little varied but also keep everything unified... to make things interesting .

I am currently working on the last of the tank company tanks... hopefully, I'll have some pictures to show off very soon.

I have just finished sculpting my tank company commander:



More musing, here:

http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/12/a-little-bit-of-sculpting.html

Great work, as usual

This thread is SO much fun to watch!

--Brian

Thanks ... I'm glad you are enjoying the trip .

I've started painting the latest tank now... still WIP but it's a start:

Great work - Big Olaf and the commander are really outstanding examples of space dwarf kind!

Cheers ...

Just decals to go now :



1x Tank commander with Vanquisher.
3x Punisher.
3x Annihilator.
3x Battle Cannon.
1x Engineseer Chimera.

I think I need to add a Hydra for a bit of air support... so that will probably turn up at some point .

Fab stuff, especially your acquiring about 10% of the world production run of that World War Toon/Meng Panther

I know that I have always said "no bikes" but I managed to get a bunch of Mantic bikes and I thought that they could be Hearthguard Bikers (Spacemarine Scout Bikers) to add to the "high echelon" (Spacemarine) part of my army. Obviously, a small amount of conversion is necessary to make them fit in with my other Hearthguard... so that is what I have started doing .

I have snipped the unarmoured torso off the rider and have added a Steel Warrior torso (trimmed down) and head. I have also beefed up the legs and added the standard arms. I still need to convert the arms but as a test conversion, I think it is working so far...



Existing Hearthguard troopers:

I like the bikes.

Cheers ... They fit the bill, don't they?

I'm calling this bike finished... after all, I have another 11+ to go so I want to keep things relatively simple :



Now... on to the next one

There's nothing like a big hobby slump to make you try and finish the more obscure things that lurk on your work-bench...



This is Dash Hound... a speedster to go with my little collection of superheroes:



I have also been painting Primaris Space Marines... which isn't something I would usually do. Hopefully, I'll get back to sorting out these bikes sometime soon:

I do not understand why 'Ape' is not named and painted like 'Alf'.

 Briancj wrote:
I do not understand why 'Ape' is not named and painted like 'Alf'.

It's easy to understand... I chose to use him as a superhero so I painted him differently and changed his name. Why just be the same?

BECAUSE ALF, DAMMIT!

They all look great as a group, wonderful work!

--B.

Where did that Alf mini come from? That would make a great little gift for my brother.