The Ogre Stronghold

The first and largest home of the Ogre Kingdoms — preserved.

Filter by date range

Standalone from the search box above — this queries Pagefind directly and checks each result's date itself, since the packaged search widget can only match a single exact date, not a range.

Zsoulless' GnoBlog

original thread ↗

[I cleaned up A lot of the Early Chatter in my Gnoblog to make it easier to Skim through.]
Hey Everyone!
..Well.. Im Horrible at introductions..
..So...
My Name is Zach *waves*, I started using the Screen Name Zsoulless Years and Years ago after a good friend of mine Went off on a Two hour Rant about how the Internet was a "soulless" form of communication.. Well.. Long story short, Ive been Zsoulless  Ever since..

About me..
I Like to Draw...


Convert/Sculpt..


paint..


And every so Often I even get to enjoy a game or two..


This Blog will be for sole purpose of showcasing the rebuilding of My Old Ogre kingdoms Army..
Some of you may have already seen my Ogre Bull..

Hes my army Standard and if you ever notice my quality drop below this standard please feel free to smack me and get me back on Track..
Also any Questions, comments, Criticisms, Or suggestions are Always more then Welcome!

Mind you this will be a rather Slow Build..
And with That in mind.. Heres The start of Ogre #2

You're all just Food..
My Blog


The new Gutplate looks ok.. Pants still need a little blending before I move on..
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Thank you Everyone!!
@ Winbear: sorry about the gnoblar thing Im not sure how to give it back to you.. But You can have it back NP at all
@ poker face: Ive been playing Roleplaying/table top games most of my life.. and Ive tooled around with wargames off and on.. But I really got heavy into warhammer around 3 years ago..
I havent really had any Time the last couple of days.. But I sat down and took 10mins to finish my bellower.. Ill pre-make a number of bases tonight and I should have enough time next week to get serious about painting some minis.. I also need to figure out my movement tray, And if Im feeling inspired I would like to draw a few Ogre Pics as well... But we will see how it all goes.. and If I end up with as much spare time as I think Ill have this next week..


Thanks Again!
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Ill be converting a few.. Gutripper Tribe...
Ill be starting out building a Skrag list and add to it from there...
I most likey will have you all help me build a competitive skrag(I just really want to build and paint this model)list..
and Ill end up making a display board for them.. but again thats after I get my core built..


I like my bulls in blocks of 4..



You're all just Food..
My Blog
Natural light makes for a better Pic..

Hope you can all tell its going to be a skullMantle now.....   :?
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Well.. Ive "missed" a few calls and "havent" checked my messages..... Put some other projects aside.. Read, BBQ'ed,
started to draw up another character concept (very WIP),
Started to paint a model for myself actually...
All in all Its shaping up to be a good day off...
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Nope. No Lights... but Maybe some Glowing Daemon-killer Scars..

I dont know...
We will see..

Im still working on  concept sketches atm...
You're all just Food..
My Blog
I got a little painting done late last night..
You're all just Food..
My Blog
there is no way you can use a brush to make such small dots for eyes..
Yep.. I do.. But I also paint my Eyes in first. I find it easier to touch up around them, rather then try to touch them up if I make a mistake.. get them done first, done right, and just done and out of the way... makes life easier on you...
I did mention this would be a SLOW process right....?  :P
I got a little painting done this morning.. Im waiting on a box of Kroots to be dropped off..  :( but till they show up its all about my Ogres....

Getting #4 ready for prime and I have a gnoblar all primed up and ready for a paint test...
..well see how it goes..

C&C is Always welcome
You're all just Food..
My Blog
your painting skills are amazing! i cant wait for the gnoblars :D you making them all wacky? :D
Gnoblars are just plain TINY...


I still need to clean up my checks and dags...
You're all just Food..
My Blog
And Ive started #4

My first block of bulls is Almost done.....
You're all just Food..
My Blog
No thoughts on the striped paints huh....
well.. Here you go.. my first unit of bulls.. all painted up..

Took me long enough!! I know.... but Ive been really busy..
I got them done just in time tho.. I had an ogre Battalion box dropped off at my door this afternoon..
You're all just Food..
My Blog
I'm sorry these are painted too well, you're going to have to remove the pictures.
That said, something's bugging me about the gutplates, they just look a bit too dull or flat.  I can't really explain it.
Quote from: Randroid on Sep 21, 2009, 07:59:44 PM
I would totally play a Bear army. Bears riding bears?!

I like the convict striped pants! Would be cool to see more of a theme with those on a whole army.
Forum Primer - Please read! - The Bellower

Ogre Achievements Complete: 10/101
looks great! whats the next unit? gnoblars? :D
I think these mulit-color pants and red body paint actually make a decent theme, those bases really make the unit shine, good luck with your battalion.
Proud owner of 2250 ogres, 2000 dwarfs, and 1500 empire, as well as 750 romans (different game)

"ITS A TRAP" says my pet gnoblar Ackbar

n00b
this blog is just pure awesome, every single model you paint just shines. i think the gut plates are really cool.
can you let us know what your next project are? are you gonna paint a charecter for us soon or are you gonna do the army deal?
Thank you Everyone!!
Yes. I will be doing a Unit of 25 Gnoblars Next..
the models I know I will be building are:
- Tyrant (Im still working on  backstory/concept sketches)
- Bruiser/BSB
- 2 Butchers (Ones My Skullmantle/siegebreaker concept)
- 3 units of 4 Ironguts
- 2er 1 units of 4 Bulls (ones done)
- 2 units of 25 gnoblars
- 6 Maneaters (will tie in with my tyrant)
- a rhinox pulled chuckwagon (decor)
I kinda want to get my Bulls and Gnoblars done before I break into converting special characters..


Anyhow I swapped the Bulls around so they look more cohesive...

..woohoo...
You're all just Food..
My Blog
this will be the best painted army ever :D
Gorgeous!  Your skintones look great, love the pants, and is that NMM I see before me?  Wow! Your attention to detail, particularly on the Gnoblar, just puts me to shame.  Well done!  :D
BeastMum's CMoN Offerings

BeastMum's Ogre Painting Diary

Before you judge someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.  That way, when you judge them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

His name is Pikey. His name is Pikey too! Yep - Pikey! Pikey the Gnoblar...
Thanks!!
this will be the best painted army ever :D
I hope so.. But I really doubt it.  ;) I know ALOT of painters far better then myself..
But Ill still try to give it a go anyhow..
and is that NMM I see before me? 
Well my attempt at NMM anyway.. I just figured out the NMM highlights  like a month ago and my transitions are still a kinda dirty.. but all in all Im pretty happy with the worn bronze...
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Thanks!!
this will be the best painted army ever :D
I hope so.. But I really doubt it.  ;) I know ALOT of painters far better then myself..
But Ill still try to give it a go anyhow..

now im seriously interested o.0
got any pics of the better models? better painters? cause these are the best painted models i have seen o.0
now im seriously interested o.0
got any pics of the better models? better painters? cause these are the best painted models i have seen o.0
They are Not hard to Find WinBear just spend a few mins on CoolMiniOrNot..
For instance on that site my conversions/painting skills warrant me a score of 7-7.8 on a scale of 1-10.. There are ALOT of models that Rank 8-9+....
You're all just Food..
My Blog
your score should be atleast an 8.. those lights on such tiny models are amazing!
Ill get some more pics up in a couple days..
I have my camera set up to shoot on a flat grid right now. Im taking pics of the articulation of this little robot toy.. While Ive said no to alot of commission work because sculpting&painting has begun to feel like work lately.. I was asked to make a custom 1/32 scale Transformer robot and I think Its going to be kinda fun!! Im Taking pics of a little Tranformer right now because im trying to break my build down before hand so its not so daunting when I jump into it...
Building an action figure will be kinda fun...
If nothing else Its Something New...
You're all just Food..
My Blog
your own actionfigure?!?!? that sounds superb! i demand pictures ASAP! :) .. what kind of transformer??
I Dont think Ill be putting full W.I.P. shots here... I would feel bad about putting Non Ogre stuff on an Ogre fan site.. But Ill post a link when I get started and one or two shots as I go..

Im not sure Yet about specifics all I know is that its a Jet so Im assuming something kinda like the G1 version of StarScream But I could be Wrong.. Ill know more info tonight.
You're all just Food..
My Blog
ahh its not a big deal you can put non ogre stuff here :) even i put wh40k stuff in here.. (cough gargant cough..) but if you feel bad about it then please post links!
The unit of Bulls looks really nice, painting is superb.

Tyrant is looking excellent can't wait to see the beast finished, I'm sure it'll look brilliant
Quote from: Thunder lord klement on Aug 12, 2011, 04:39:47 PM
You can't be old and wise, and have youthful memory... even if you are FF 

Achievements 39/101

Latest: 9. Sigh! - lose more than 3 ogres to any one casting of a spell that involved you taking an initiative test as part of it's resolution


W/L/D : 9/10/2
How is the army coming along? :lol:
Yeah, I pop in here about everyother day hoping to see something new... Your killing me! I cant take the suspense.
Hey Everyone!

This isn't so much an "update" as a response to a number of emails Ive gotten and an apology to A few people for the number of commissions I blew off this summer..
..I kinda messed myself up..
I fractured the L5 disk in my spine and really haven't been able to do much of anything let alone painting my Ogres. I am doing Ok now.. Im in Physical therapy twice a week. Ive been told Im still not allowed to go back to work for at least the rest of this Year... So Ill have some free time Coming up, and rest assured between that and the cold weather kicking in Ill end up getting a few models painted again.. :P

and Ill be back to sketching and sculpting soon!
~Z
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Hey Everyone! sorry I haven't been Posting Here.. I just haven't made it back around to my Ogres Yet.. I was asked to help a friend with some 40k projects and Ive kinda been stuck in that mode ever since...
Heres some tid bits of what Ive been up too..

Did some Iron Warrior conversion along with a few Salamanders and I also Painted up some Crimson Fists..

Some Tyranids and a few other odds and Ends trying to make up for blowing everyone off this summer.. Im Getting Ready for Surgery In a few weeks and Ive started putting together a Space marine army for myself.... Some Black Templars




Well.. Thats about it really.. Im still planning on working on my Ogres.. A number of people have offered to buy them.. But I have no plans on selling them just Yet..
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Jealousy attack!.. i hate you.
Isn't that like desecration of the imperial eagle  :D great modelling and sketching i hope one day i will be as good as you (suck up too the max... boo yeah)
I have a spacious box now Shame the leadbelchers use me for target practice.... But they'll never him me they're so bad, they've already blown themselves up!
Hate?!..  :cry:
Thats a Little Much dont you think...?
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Heres the Base Design Ive come up with for my BT's..

Ive sculpted a Number of different Marble floor base thus far... What do you think?
You're all just Food..
My Blog
You are blessed with the gift of sculpting *stare in awe*  :shock:
I have a spacious box now Shame the leadbelchers use me for target practice.... But they'll never him me they're so bad, they've already blown themselves up!
I cant hate you!.. but.. oh darn. you make the best models :/
Happy Turkey Day!
Thanksgiving is a great holiday!! An Ogre Holiday! One of those holidays that perpetuates the rise of the growing U.S. obesity rate..
Yum yum..
commissions ran me out of Spacemarine Parts, so Ive began to work on my Tzeentch('zēnch) army since I've acquired a boat of of chaos bitz through trades..




His weapons are still rough and the golds need to be tightened up.. Still a ton of stars to finish, and blending to do but hes coming along well..
Anyhow.. Thats the short of it...
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Ohhh he sparkles :shock:... That'll make the enemies tactics fail, he spends too much time drooling at the beauty before his eyes. *drool* They are amazing I kneel before you!  :)
I have a spacious box now Shame the leadbelchers use me for target practice.... But they'll never him me they're so bad, they've already blown themselves up!
Cool. I like the pose.
Forum Primer - Please read! - The Bellower

Ogre Achievements Complete: 10/101
Great pose and awesome paintjob!
You are an inspiration. Great stuff.
40 what now?

Some good stuff here, I'm not really a 40Ker but can apreciate good conversions and paint jobs when I see them  :>)
Quote from: Thunder lord klement on Aug 12, 2011, 04:39:47 PM
You can't be old and wise, and have youthful memory... even if you are FF 

Achievements 39/101

Latest: 9. Sigh! - lose more than 3 ogres to any one casting of a spell that involved you taking an initiative test as part of it's resolution


W/L/D : 9/10/2
Thanks Everyone!
40k is alot bigger around here then fantasy... mostly because the 2 major shop owners play 40k and pander more to the 40k players in town..
I gave him a white Marble Base to further contrast with most other Chaos armies.. should look great in number..



You're all just Food..
My Blog
Put this up here as well.. Im working off a bits trade by making a bunch of Cyborg bits for a friends IronHands...


They are just tacked onto the model for show... They still need wires and rivets.. Nothing big just simple and tiny...

anyhow.. I have legs to make...
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Thats so cool! love the mechanic arms!
They look good but I would expect them to be a bit bigger. Not sure why ...
Forum Primer - Please read! - The Bellower

Ogre Achievements Complete: 10/101
the lengths all the same. just a bit thinner. Tho couldn't actually go any bigger without becoming equal or larger then the actual space marine arms themselves.. I think it would end up looking weird then..

But then again I like the more fiddly cybernetics of Necrons, or the Terminator.. other then the ones with armor incorporated like Robo-cop..
Tho I still have a little bit of work on the elbow ((just making the forearm transition work smoother)).. and the wires will help giving it some visual girth without adding any real mass..
You're all just Food..
My Blog
I trust your judgment ... I think it is the hands/gauntlets that look a bit flimsy. Perhaps the wiring will beef that up as you suggested. Either way, great work with both GS and plasticard!
Forum Primer - Please read! - The Bellower

Ogre Achievements Complete: 10/101
wow all of your work is absolutely stunning... the sketches are AMAZING... the painting is just as incredible and don't even get me started on the GS skills...

i love the tzeentch paintscheme btw, A++
My Pet Gnoblar's name is Rudypoo (in honour of a friend of mine)
Dude, your scratch-building technique is amazing. I'd suggest you check out the link in my sig for further inspiration.

JJ
Resident Smiley Spam Artist and Fastest Fingers in the Stronghold.

Raising the forum's smiley count, one post at a time, since 2008

Quote from: Shadowlord on Mar 11, 2013, 01:57:18 PM
After all, painting 100 night goblins is something you do in the morning just before you are off to work.

And I think you missed a 0 when you wrote 11 armies. The correct nr should be 110 armies I would think, based on your painting speed.
Thanks Guys..
Ah I get yah Randroid.. I have sculpted a Hand on the otherside of the hand armor plate.. Tiny Little fingers.. I smooshed 2 sets while trying to sculpt em.. Pain in the butt to do.. but you cant really see It or how it connects from these Pics...

@just-josh: Ive been to Work In Progress a number of Times.. Alot of good people on that site.. In Fact I  have a few friends who practically live on that Board...
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Yeah, same here. A few of my friends spend many long hours over there. Some of the guys who post on there though are literally gods when it comes to scratch builds. I don't visit all too often these days, as all it does is serves to make me envious of their talents...

JJ
Resident Smiley Spam Artist and Fastest Fingers in the Stronghold.

Raising the forum's smiley count, one post at a time, since 2008

Quote from: Shadowlord on Mar 11, 2013, 01:57:18 PM
After all, painting 100 night goblins is something you do in the morning just before you are off to work.

And I think you missed a 0 when you wrote 11 armies. The correct nr should be 110 armies I would think, based on your painting speed.
I wanted to do a fine detailed sculpt.. SO Ive decided to do a Sisters of Battle...
I used a Resin blank I made last year to do elf conversions.. and sculpted over that..


If a Space Marine is supposed to be an Eight foot tall Monster she should scale right in at around just under 6' when Im done..
Im most likely going to cast it in resin really quick so I can evenly sand a few spots down and try to work in some Micro details like Rivets and what not..
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Awesome! Looking forward to more SoB action!

If you make the torso generic enough you could make a Valkyia from the WoC book from the armored body.
Forum Primer - Please read! - The Bellower

Ogre Achievements Complete: 10/101
Or I could just sculpt a Valkyia... do you have a pic..?

Heres My sister of Battles Head

she needs a little more work on her hair.. But Im going to let her cure first..
You're all just Food..
My Blog
If that's the quality of your SoB sculpt, then Valkia would be a walk in the park for you...

JJ
Resident Smiley Spam Artist and Fastest Fingers in the Stronghold.

Raising the forum's smiley count, one post at a time, since 2008

Quote from: Shadowlord on Mar 11, 2013, 01:57:18 PM
After all, painting 100 night goblins is something you do in the morning just before you are off to work.

And I think you missed a 0 when you wrote 11 armies. The correct nr should be 110 armies I would think, based on your painting speed.
Woah sorry, thought it was real  :o
I have a spacious box now Shame the leadbelchers use me for target practice.... But they'll never him me they're so bad, they've already blown themselves up!
I think there is certainly a market for Valkia sculpts, especially if you cast them in resin. I know I want one!



Not sure if this will work but the bigger pic is here:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8L7_ydYa4BY/SxgNrJvJebI/AAAAAAAAAjY/GLLARW83IV0/s1600-h/valkia.jpg
Forum Primer - Please read! - The Bellower

Ogre Achievements Complete: 10/101
Yeah.. I still don't have the right equipment to be able to effectively cast for profit.. Especially things revolving around GW's IP.. I do little things mostly.. like my own personal minis.. Or right now My sisters of Battle legs. I just couldnt seem to get Nice proportionate legs down in a single sculpt.. so Ive since casted them and Im sanding them down smoothing them out and reworking them in resin form.. then I recast that as a Blank so I have something to sculpt onto..
But I Do have Her Pic I my Project logs Now
You're all just Food..
My Blog
If you sculpt it ... money will come.  ;)

I wanted to convert one but my parts list is quite expensive.
Forum Primer - Please read! - The Bellower

Ogre Achievements Complete: 10/101
If you sculpt it ... money will come.  ;)

I wanted to convert one but my parts list is quite expensive.
Agreed on both accounts!

JJ
Resident Smiley Spam Artist and Fastest Fingers in the Stronghold.

Raising the forum's smiley count, one post at a time, since 2008

Quote from: Shadowlord on Mar 11, 2013, 01:57:18 PM
After all, painting 100 night goblins is something you do in the morning just before you are off to work.

And I think you missed a 0 when you wrote 11 armies. The correct nr should be 110 armies I would think, based on your painting speed.
I wanted to convert one but my parts list is quite expensive.
I dont know.. Only looks like about 3 dollars worth of Greenstuff to me..  ;)
You're all just Food..
My Blog
And Heres my Leg Blank for my Sisters of Battle..

They just came out.. still alot of flash to remove..
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Looking purty. Shapely.
Forum Primer - Please read! - The Bellower

Ogre Achievements Complete: 10/101
:(
Well.. I must have my ratio wrong because this batch didnt setup right.. after 10hours its still kinda rubbery.. I must have not been paying attention last night..
so Ill be pitching these.. but heres what the legs look like with the head and body..

guess ill be mixing resin again today...
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Oh my that is awesome! Hand made minatures- who needs GW?  :lol:
I have a spacious box now Shame the leadbelchers use me for target practice.... But they'll never him me they're so bad, they've already blown themselves up!
who needs GW?
Well I do for One..  :P
To say, "they have Been a Major Inspiration to me" would be an understatement..
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Another day spent making molds...  :(
Im trying to cast the head and torso I sculpted and the last one didnt come out.. had some odd voids and didnt pick up the detail I needed... So I grabbed my shaker table and here goes act Number #2.. Silicone takes Forever((3-4 hours... hey thats a long time per side.. thats 8 hours for a two part Mold..)) to cure so messing up a Mold is disheartening..
Bleh..
You're all just Food..
My Blog
heres a rough cast.. Im still waiting on some stuff before I can really start working on her.. But people keep bugging me about proportion... telling me she looks like she somehow is bigger then a marine..
guess people couldn't get the concept that she was standing in front of the Marine in my last Pic..
La De Da...

Anyhow just a rough cast.. Not moving forward on this anymore till my New pressure Pot shows up..

sorry for venting, but Ive been dealing with people for Days about this...
You're all just Food..
My Blog
I think the proportions look perfectly fine, nice work!
Proud owner of 2250 ogres, 2000 dwarfs, and 1500 empire, as well as 750 romans (different game)

"ITS A TRAP" says my pet gnoblar Ackbar

n00b
Thanks!
yeah.. It wasnt anyone here.. I have it posted else where and instead of nitpicking The sculpt.. which I would like.. they sat and nitpicked how I had my model tacked together for the W.I.P. shots or proportion issues they perceived based on the other pic.. So I casted her really quick this morning and took a pic so they can Nitpick the actuality of her proportions...

EDIT:(see there I go ranting again..) :P
You're all just Food..
My Blog
Well.. Since People dont seem to want to get back to me...
This Sculpt will be going up for auction on the 15th. =/

What? Are you still doing commissions?
My hood is my castle...
This Sculpt will be going up for auction on the 15th. =/

Auction of the year! Oh man. Be sure to post the link here if it happens! :D
Hey Z! I barely come around here anymore as I'm not playing Fantasy at all these days but I did and happened to stumble on you're Gnoblog.

A blast from the past! Good to see you back sculpting!

Amazing work as always!
Quote from: Thunder lord klement on Aug 12, 2011, 04:39:47 PM
You can't be old and wise, and have youthful memory... even if you are FF 

Achievements 39/101

Latest: 9. Sigh! - lose more than 3 ogres to any one casting of a spell that involved you taking an initiative test as part of it's resolution


W/L/D : 9/10/2
Thanks Guys!
You're all just Food..
zsoulless.com
You're all just Food..
zsoulless.com
ok... Back to work

You're all just Food..
zsoulless.com
I know you said they are to be gunslingers but are they for fantasy? Or are they 40k Ogyrns?
Samurai Ogres of Nippon

Wow, you have been busy!  I love the look of the bearded fellow
I know you said they are to be gunslingers but are they for fantasy? Or are they 40k Ogyrns?
fantasy maneaters.
I know you said they are to be gunslingers but are they for fantasy? Or are they 40k Ogyrns?
fantasy maneaters.
Yup!
Sorry for the lack of updates.  I should have something to show off in a day or two..
You're all just Food..
zsoulless.com
You're all just Food..
zsoulless.com
My Son's birthday is this weekend, and Ive been distracted by Family..
I still Need to work out the shotguns, and detail the Gats... All in all I should have everyone roughed outby the end of this weekend and just be detailing next week..
You're all just Food..
zsoulless.com
You're all just Food..
zsoulless.com
You're all just Food..
zsoulless.com
Loving these, do you ever get bored of sculpting Ogres?
Samurai Ogres of Nippon

Yea.. Some times its harder than others.. Its all just practice and I'm thankful to get the chance to practice my skills.. I get a number of other commissions that help break it up too, Like I have a skaven commission coming up, so I get to go cross-eyed and practice smaller details for a little while..
You're all just Food..
zsoulless.com
Yea.. Some times its harder than others.. Its all just practice and I'm thankful to get the chance to practice my skills..

Well...these are certainly the good, the bad and the ugly
Samurai Ogres of Nippon

Those look fantastic, congrats!
 :)
You're all just Food..
zsoulless.com
The Shotgun is a big improvement. They are looking great
Samurai Ogres of Nippon

He also looks pretty cool with the Hatchet and the hook-hand as well...

Popping hands off, and finishing details..
You're all just Food..
zsoulless.com
I have to say i would love to see the rest of the army if they are all in this theme
Samurai Ogres of Nippon

Zsoulless these guys are awesome mate! Your sculpting is on-point and these guys just look the bomb mate!

I can honestly say that RL has gotten in the way of everything for me at present (though the hassle of real life is now coming to an end!  :D) but it is looking at your work that is making me really hungry to get back into the hobby again after my somewhat enforced hiatus! I just want to grab some greenstuff and do some sculpting again.

You work is superb and is an inspiration mate, please keep it up! You keep doing what your doing and I promise I will keep watching!

G_H
Continue this conversation on GitHub ↗

Opens a new GitHub Issue pre-filled with a link back here — sign in with GitHub to post. If someone already restarted this thread, please add to that issue instead of opening a second one.