Ogre Kingdoms - testing a new scheme

Hi folks,

I have been out of the Warhammer and 40k world for a few years now but last week I found out they had completely changed the fantasy game to the Age of Sigmar.

I really like the stream-lined play and think it is the kind of game I would enjoy, so with that in mind I was inspired to dig out my old fantasy army and start updating it for a fresh start in the new incarnation of the game.

My ogres have featured on this blog a few times, it was the first army I ever painted in its entirety but a few years ago i got it into my head that it was time for a change and I striped all my core units.

Big mistake. I lost my focus on the project and my army sat languishing in their case in various states of paint and repair for several years, un-played and unloved.

Here is my test mini, it is still far from complete as the face needs finishing and the spikes on his iron fist need changing over to an iron colour rather than the gold base they have at the moment. But it is roughly where I want to be with it.

Unfortunately the mini was a bit rough around the edges from being stripped and repainted a couple of times(Ogre Stew) so I will have to pay a bit more attention before painting the rest in tidying them up before priming.

I have a couple of commissions in the works and will get some pictures up once they are finished and back with their respective owners.

In other news, Warhammer World announced they are bringing Blood Bowl home! The XXXXXX League Cup looks like it will be a blast! unfortunately I sold my last team (Humans Team)  and it looks like I will have to miss out on the fun unless i can grab a team in the mean time. Damn!

I am off to mope for a bit now, stay frosty.

Apoc/Rob

Oh dear, where has the time gone?!

Hi folks, 

You may not remember me, I'm Apoc and this is my blog, I know i haven't been here much lately but "Real life" seems to have stolen me away for quite some time...

Sorry it has been a while but life has really been hectic with finishing college, far too many hospital trips, starting University and trying to be a husband/father. More recently however it has been getting ready for my new baby daughter and future gamer and geek, just like her old man :)

Anyway, I have managed to get some painting done, albeit very slowly and far too little for my liking but with the baby now here I MUST get organized and get my paint station cleared of projects, commissions and unpainted miniatures! (sorry for the poor pics, it was getting dark)

As you can see things are in a fair bit of disarray! 

The work i have managed to do has been on the Necromantic team that has featured on this blog lately (relatively speaking of course!). First up a recap of the previously completed chaps:

I have got a few new recruits to add to them (sans bases):

The zombies are well on their way to being completed with only 3 left to paint up:

I have also put some work into the Werewolves, they need some finishing but are looking good so far (if i do say so myself):

Finally the back room staff: 

These will be get some paint as soon as i have rested up from the baby ordeal and i hope to have them done within the next few days.

Next up I have some more Hero Quest miniatures to paint in addition to some space crusade. the Hero Quest minis are to replace the last lot that i posted on here which Royal Mail kindly lost and I stupidly lost my receipt  (won't happen again couriers to be used from now on!) I have managed to track down replacements for most of them but still need some men-at-arms and the ogres for the Ogre Horde expansion.

I also put some paint to a stripped ogre from my huge army, the pics are bad and the mini is not finished but he will be the template for the rest of the big guy's' strip and repaint:

Right, I am off to get some much needed sleep, thanks for stopping by!

Apoc

Troops on Parade

Howdy folks,


Have been up to a few different bits and pieces since the last post, mostly trying to sort through the stupid amounts of bits and figures that I have stored in an even stupider amount of odd containers.

First up I rolled out the troops to see what I need to build up next and tally up what I actually have points wise to field:
   


So the count is at 152 models and the point count comes in at 163.

I have no vehicles in the army as yet, but will get some big guns to launch some long range destruction across the board before the combined fire of the infantry begins to rain down. I also need to sort out a couple of units with a bit more staying power than a normal guard unit that will take and hold an objective until the reinforcements can get there to back them up. 


Will post my list in the comments for this post, if you have any ideas or suggestions, feel free  to leave a post.

As you can see in the pics, most need finishing and I am still not sure what I am going to do about basing them; I was going to buy a load of snazzy bases from Secret Weapon, Dark Art or Dragon Forge but just can't fund it. They are playable at least and legal, so I will try and get a game in at some point over the next couple of weeks.


Next up, I have had some Eldar to do for a commission job. I was sent the Farseer and Warlocks, Harlequins, Banshees, Reapers and Warp Spider boxes.  




Started on these and I am hoping to have these done over the next week or two, then on to the next box :)


The Ogres came out of the dip and are ready to be primed and repainted once I have some time.
   

Finally, after seeing all my guard lined up and having a flick through the guard codex, I decided to make a Nork Deddog to help protect my commanders.   
A little rough, but I quite like him. I slimmed him down a fair bit by shaving down his gut and love handles so he is a bit more trim (shame I can't do that in real life!). Not perfect but I will keep working on im until I can make something better.


Thats enough from me,


Thanks for stopping by :)


Apoc

Ogre Stew

Decided that my Ogres need to take a dip to strip them of paint so I can start over again.

I had hoped spraying over them would save me some time, but my airbrush had a bit of a hissy and they didn't turn out as I hoped. They came out with a rough texture that seeped out the colours to spread into areas I didn't want the paint going to.

So the trusted dettol has been called in to strip them down. 

 

The Ogre on the left was my test (skin tone only), which came out really smooth but the one on the right is a bit sketchy. I will leave them to soak over night in the Dettol and give them a good scrub in the morning.

Painting wise, I finished up the Captain of the Empireand made a start on Finari. Happy with the captain, but Finari is a little rough and may go for a dip too if im still not happy with her after a little more work.

Converted Captain of the Empire - Games Workshop

 Finari, Crusader Hero - Reaper Miniatures

As always please feel free to post a replyor get in touch with any ideas, comments or critques you may have.

Until next time,

Apoc

Heroquest finished

Good news for Moritz, I have pretty much finished the Heroquest lot.


Just a few touches here and there but they should be winging their way back shortly :)

With them done, I need to decide whether i will do my Guard or maybe even redo my Ogres...

Will have a think and no doubt you will find out in my next post :)

Seeyaa!

Apoc

Guess who's back, back again...

Once again I have been away for a while, but am back and with a new hobby :)

I decided a few weeks ago that I would like to play D&D and after a bit of searching around I came across East Midland Roleplayers Gaming Group. 

After posting that I am completely new to D&D and in fact ALL role-play games, I soon found a game that was just starting up being run by Len (who also happens to be the main man for EMRGG). I was told I would need a Halfling or a Gnome character so I went for a Halfling Barbarian called Drogo Toe-Chomper (A nod to GRRM).

My first session I really enjoyed, the second even more and now as I wait for the 3rd, I find that I am becoming more than a little addicted to D&D!

Now coming from a miniature gaming background I obviously need a model to act as my avatar :) the options were pretty slim since there is only one company that I could find with a Halfling Barbarian - Heresy Miniatures Ghonad the barbarian :)

I ordered all three of the Halfling miniatures available at the time Ghonad, Van Halfling and Norko. I managed to get Drogo painted up in time for the first session (well  90% done and no basing)  and the other two were well on the way.

Unfortunately my wife thought it would be a great idea to throw the bubble wrap they were wrapped up in away!! I wasn't happy!

So I had to re-order the minis but now they come as a set of 4 and I now have "Buttercup, bringer of the Apocalypse" too :)

So at the moment I am painting up the Halflings and some other D&Desque figures I randomly had floating around in a couple of my figure boxes :)

Halfling Ready for painting

The current paint que, Drogo/Ghonad is at the front :) some Reaper Minis(i think) , Limited edition Necromancer, IG Senior Officer/Creed stand in and a test model for my Ogres.

As you can see in the picture, I have also been getting on with my Imperial Guard, painted up a couple more troops and have made a start on the Senior Officer/Creed count as. I have also started an Ogre test model (also in the picture), as I am thinking of stripping down and repainting all 3.5-4k of my Ogre Kingdom Army.

Too dark to take any good pictures at the moment, but I will try and get some more pics of everything tomorrow.

Sorry for the block of text, but I thought it better to post something rather than nothing :)

Regards,

Apoc