Ian's Goblin Army (part II) - OWAC IX - April : War Machines

All those Wolf Riders will need some long range backup. 5 Goblin Doom Divers should do the job.

In the 4th edition Orcs & Goblins army book, if vour army contains at least one Goblin Mob then it may include any number of Doom Diver Catapults. Goblin Wolf Riders count as a mob. 

Up to a quarter of the points value of the army may be spent on war machines. So now I have to paint a 2000 points army for this OWAC if I want to use all 5 Doom Divers! I don't think I'll be able to achieve it during the last 2 months of this challenge. From my initial plan, I still have a few wolves left to paint but not enough riders, 3 trolls and my leader, Skarsnik and Gobbla. Far from the 1000 points I need ! I still have hundreds of miniatures in my pile of green shame that I could choose from but I know it's time I won't have enough...

OWAC IX Goblin Army (4th edition)

January 2026

10 Goblin Wolf Riders with spear, light armour and shield - 130 points

February 2026

10 Goblin Wolf Riders with spear, light armour and shield - 130 points

March 2026

18 Goblin Wolf Riders with spear, light armour and shield - 234 points

April 2026

5 Goblin Doom Divers - 500 points

Total : 994 points

Ian's Goblin Army (part II) - OWAC IX - March : Rank and File #3

Almost done with the Goblin Wolf Riders. I painted a total of 18 in March, so 38 out of 40 done in 3 months. Quite happy with this. April will be a welcome change! 

OWAC IX Goblin Army (4th edition)

January 2026

10 Goblin Wolf Riders with spear, light armour and shield - 130 points

February 2026

10 Goblin Wolf Riders with spear, light armour and shield - 130 points

March 2026

18 Goblin Wolf Riders with spear, light armour and shield - 234 points

Total : 494 points

Ian's Goblin Army (part II) - OWAC IX - February : Rank and File #2

I was a bit less motivated in February to paint another batch of 10 more Goblin Wolf Riders. 

Next month should be better. I have a week of vacation at the beginning of March and I hope to get the next 10 done during that time. That will leave me 3 weeks to get a head start for April or just to add some extras. 

So here's the army so far :

OWAC IX Goblin Army (4th edition)

January 2026

10 Goblin Wolf Riders with spear, light armour and shield - 130 points

February 2026

10 Goblin Wolf Riders with spear, light armour and shield - 130 points

Total : 260 points

Ian's Goblin Army (part II) - OWAC IX - January : Rank and File #1

January is a good month for me to start painting for the challenge. I'm still on vacation for a few days at the beginning of the month and can get a lot of work done on those days. 

I have 40 Goblin Wolf Riders to paint for this OWAC edition... I chose to keep the metal wolves and the smallest Goblins for last. So I started with the classic Games Workshop plastic wolves with Knightmare miniatures as goblins wolf riders. Those goblins are absolutely awesome and so much fun to paint! Not overwhelmed with small details and full of character. 

I'm very happy and quite proud of my work. Each wolf has a slightly unique fur pattern, each goblin is different with some colours reminder on different accessories or parts to unify the unit. For the shields, I cut some 5th edition plastic goblin faces and glued them on the shields. After painting them, I wasn't quite  satisfied with the result and decided to add some sort of vine flocking above the head. I think it gives a kind of savage folk horror vibe and, again, a uniqueness to each model. I imagined those goblins cutting themselves the faces of their fallen camarades and stuck them on their shield as an honour and a way to cause fear in the heart of their ennemies.

I also took some time to learn how to upgrade my photo skills a bit and applied a few simple techniques to get much better results. So here are a few group shots and then all 10 different goblins showed on each side. Tell me which one is your favourite!

OWAC IX Goblin Army (4th edition)

January 2026

10 Goblin Wolf Riders with spear, light armour and shield - 130 points

See you next month with 10 more !

Cheers !