Zolas's Thunder Frost Tribe!

Hello and welcome to my Gnoblog! 

Here alittle background on my Tribe (Might well edit at some point as it's alittle breif).

Thunder Frost tribe are led by Tyrant Farad'n Chill Bringer.

My achievements   

FORUM ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Ogre Stronghold Member - Register an account at the Ogre Stronghold and be active on the forum.
2. Ogre Stronghold Veteran - Be a member of the Ogre Stronghold for over 1 year and be active on the forum.
3. Bellower - Post a new topic anywhere on the forum.
4. War Paint - Add an avatar to your profile.
5. Fiefdom - Add a location to your profile.
6. Crude Consensus - Vote in a poll.
7. Ogre Democracy - Vote in 5 polls.
8. Gnoblar Breeder - Award a Pet Gnoblar to another member.
9. Pet Gnoblar - Receive your first Pet Gnoblar.
10. Gnoblar Trio - Receive 3 Pet Gnoblars.
11. Gnoblar Entourage - Receive 10 Pet Gnoblars.
12. Gnoblar Horde - Receive 30 Pet Gnoblars.
13. Gnoblar Infestation - Receive 100 Pet Gnoblars.
14. Ogre Rank - Reach the Ogre member rank.
15. Irongut Rank - Reach the Irongut member rank.
16. Bruiser Rank - Reach the Bruiser member rank.
17. Hunter Rank - Reach the Hunter member rank.
18. Tyrant Rank - Reach the Tyrant member rank.
19. Ogre Club - Post in the Clubs topic in the Off Topic forum section.
20. Ogre Achiever Level 1 - Unlock 10 Ogre Achievements.
21. Ogre Achiever Level 2 - Unlock 20 Ogre Achievements.
22. Ogre Achiever Level 3 - Unlock 30 Ogre Achievements.
23. Ogre Achiever Level 4 - Unlock 40 Ogre Achievements.
24. Ogre Achiever Level 5 - Unlock 50 Ogre Achievements.
25. Ogre Achiever Level 6 - Unlock 60 Ogre Achievements.
26. Ogre Achiever Level 7 - Unlock 70 Ogre Achievements.
27. Ogre Achiever Level 8 - Unlock 80 Ogre Achievements.

GAMING ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Gnoblar Messenger - Post a battle report in a new topic in the Tales of Conquest forum section.
2. Ogre Kingdoms Adept - Play 25 games or more using Ogre Kingdoms.
3. Ogre Kingdoms Expert - Play 100 games or more using Ogre Kingdoms.
4. Overpowered - Win at least 5 games in a row using Ogre Kingdoms.
5. Might Makes Right - Play a game using 4000 points or more of Ogre Kingdoms.
6. Maneater - Play at 5 different venues or more using Ogre Kingdoms.
7. Pork Chops - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Beastmen.
8. Can Opener - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Bretonnia.
9. Heartburn - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Chaos Dwarfs.
10. Funky Flavours - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Daemons of Chaos.
11. Bitter Taste - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Dark Elves.
12. Tough Meat - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Dwarfs.
13. Franzfurters - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. The Empire.
14. Fine Dining - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. High Elves.
15. Tastes Like Chicken - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Lizardmen.
16. Eat Your Greens - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Orcs & Goblins.
17. Rat Onna Stick - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Skaven.
18. Bone Dry - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Tomb Kings.
19. Prime Stake - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Vampire Counts.
20. Pointy Bits - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Warriors of Chaos.
21. Toothpicks - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Wood Elves.
22. Kineater - Win a game using Ogre Kingdoms vs. Ogre Kingdoms.
23. Thinling Fancier - Win a game using any Thinling army vs. Ogre Kingdoms.
24. Beyond the Kingdoms - Play as Ogre Kingdoms in a campaign.
25. Pit Fighter - Take an Ogre Kingdoms army to a tournament.
26. Overtyrant - Win a tournament with Ogre Kingdoms or finish as the top Ogre Kingdoms player.
27. Groinbiter - During a game one of your Gnoblars kills the enemy General.
28. Praise the Maw - At the end of a game your Ogre Kingdoms army hasn't suffered any casualties.
29. Ogre Obsessed - Play as Ogres or use an Ogre miniature in any game other than Warhammer Fantasy.
30. Battle Hardened Level 1 - Meet any 10 of the Battle Hardened requirements.
31. Battle Hardened Level 2 - Meet any 20 of the Battle Hardened requirements.
32. Battle Hardened Level 3 - Meet any 30 of the Battle Hardened requirements.
33. Battle Hardened Level 4 - Meet any 40 of the Battle Hardened requirements.
34. Battle Hardened Level 5 - Meet all of the Battle Hardened requirements.

Battle Hardened Requirements:
- Field a Tyrant equipped with a Wizarding Hat.
- Field a Bruiser but don't field a Battle Standard.
- Field a Slaughtermaster and 2 Butchers, each using a different Lore.
- Buff every unit in your army with a single Augment from the Lore of the Great Maw.
- Cast Purple Sun with an Ogre Kingdoms model and kill an enemy Monstrous Infantry model.
- Cause at least 2 enemy wizards to Miscast with a single use of the Hellheart.
- Field a Hunter on foot.
- Use a Blood Vulture to kill an enemy model.
- Field 2 Firebellies.
- Kill at least 5 enemy models with a single Firebelly breath weapon attack.
- Field an Ogre Kingdoms special character.
- Field an Ogre Kingdoms army with only 1 character in it.
- Use the Thundermace's Thundercrush attack to kill 10 or more enemy models in a single game.
- Use the Greedy Fist to consume the magical properties of a Magic Weapon.
- Use the Gnoblar Thiefstone to steal an item from an enemy character.
- Equip an Ogre Kingdoms character with an Arabyan Carpet and fly them into the enemy deployment zone.
- If one of your Ogre Kingdoms characters is a hit by Purple Sun, have them pass their Initiative test.
- Field an Ogre Kingdoms army with no Gnoblars, no mounts, no war machines, no warbeasts and no monsters.
- Field a horde of Ogres.
- Field a horde of Ironguts.
- Succeed in making a charge at a distance of 17" or more with a unit of Ogres or Ironguts.
- Have an Ogre or Irongut horde break an enemy horde.
- Get a unit of at least 12 Ogres or Ironguts into the enemy deployment zone having suffered no casualties.
- Have a lone Ogre or Irongut lose combat but pass their break test.
- Field a horde of Gnoblars.
- Field only Gnoblar units in your army's Core allotment.
- Have a Gnoblar horde break an enemy horde.
- Kill at least 3 enemy models in a single charge at a unit of Gnoblar Trappers.
- Field a unit of 8 Leadbelchers.
- Fire at least 4 times with a unit of Leadbelchers in a single game.
- Field a unit of Maneaters with the Scouts rule.
- Field a Sabretusk Pack of at least 5 Sabretusks.
- Field 2 units of Yhetees.
- Field 2 units of Mournfang Cavalry.
- Successfully parry an attack against a unit of Mournfang Cavalry.
- Field 3 Gorgers.
- Field 2 Gnoblar Scraplaunchers.
- Kill an enemy character with Killing Blow from a Scraplauncher shot.
- Field 2 Ironblasters.
- Kill an enemy model with an Ironblaster misfire.
- Field more war machines in an Ogre Kingdoms army than your opponent has in their army.
- Field a Giant in an Ogre Kingdoms army.
- Have an enemy unit lose a model when an Ogre Kingdoms Giant falls on top of it.
- Field a Stonehorn.
- Roll a 10 or more for charge range when successfully charging with a Stonehorn.
- Field a Thundertusk.
- Subject at least 3 enemy units to Numbing Chill in the same combat phase.
- Use a chaintrap to kill an enemy character.
- Field a unit of Grimhorn Rhinox Riders.
- Wipe out an enemy unit with Impact Hits from an Ogre Kingdoms unit.

13/50  Battle hardened achievements

HOBBY ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Gnoblogger - Start a Gnoblog in the Gnoblogs section of the forum.
2. Tribal Warfare - Create an Ogre Kingdoms Tribe and add it to the Tribe DataBaste.
3. Ogres Rule - Start a new rules topic in the House Rules forum section.
4. Grey-Skinned Ogres - Assemble an Ogre Kingdoms army.
5. Old One - Sculpt a miniature or do some sculpting on an existing miniature for your Ogre Kingdoms army.
6. Touched by Tzeentch - Convert 20 or more Ogre Kingdoms miniatures.
7. Battle Ready - Paint an Ogre Kingdoms army.
8. Feast for the Eyes - Take photos of your painted Ogre Kingdoms army and post them on the forum.
9. Hoarder - Collect at least 4000 points worth of Ogre Kingdoms miniatures.
10. Gut-Barger - Enter an Ogre Stronghold competition.
11. Website Contributor - Submit photos, artwork, an article or a download to the Ogre Stronghold's main website.
12. Video Contributor - Upload a video to YouTube and have it added to the Ogre Stronghold's favourites.
13. Wiki Contributor - Add or edit content on the Ogre Stronghold's Ogre Wiki.
14. Butcher - Complete a Monthly Painting Challenge in the Butcher's Cauldron.
15. Slaughtermaster - Complete 3 Monthly Painting Challenges in the Butcher's Cauldron.
16. Prophet of the Maw - Complete 6 Monthly Painting Challenges in the Butcher's Cauldron.
17. Cave Painter Level 1 - Meet any 5 of the Cave Painter requirements.
18. Cave Painter Level 2 - Meet any 10 of the Cave Painter requirements.
19. Cave Painter Level 3 - Meet any 15 of the Cave Painter requirements.
20. Cave Painter Level 4 - Meet all of the Cave Painter requirements.

Cave Painter Requirements:
- Paint a Tyrant and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a Bruiser and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a Slaughtermaster or a Butcher and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a Hunter and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a Firebelly and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a unit of Ogres and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a unit of Ironguts and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a unit of Gnoblars and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a unit of Leadbelchers and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a unit of Maneaters and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a Sabretusk Pack and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a unit of Yhetees and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a unit of Mournfang Cavalry and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a Gorger and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a Gnoblar Scraplauncher and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint an Ironblaster and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a Giant and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a Stonehorn and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a Thundertusk and post a photo of it on the forum.
- Paint a Grimhorn Rhinox Rider and post a photo of it on the forum.

5/20 Cave Painter achievements.

Total Main achievements = 35/81  (43%)

Right so here my first 6 painted and based ogres some with flash and some without.  Main reason for this is to show up verdy stuff and detail of skin and compare in normal ish light.

  I would love feed back and thoughts on these for the most part these are finished to my (current) satisfaction. 

  Thanks Muchly and enjoy! 

6 ogres (no flash)


same with flash.


Crusher close up no flash.


Crusher with flash.


Bellower.


Macey guy! (Not sure why just wanted too!)


P.S.  Can you guys let me know if you prefer the bigger pic or if the smaller ones are OK please. 
Thanks again! 

Nice work I like the blue ogres it suits your theme, I hope to see more soon.

Nice work I like the blue ogres it suits your theme, I hope to see more soon.

Thanks the main idea is for them not to be too blue, I didn't want full frost ogres.   

Looks very much like my own ogres, skinwise.

Regards
Danne

Looks very much like my own ogres, skinwise.

Regards
Danne

Indeed quite similar I have checked out your gnoblog and look forward to seeing some more posts!   

Little bit of WIP another 2 ogres (my current November painting pledge)  Mostly done really but still.  The standard bearer I plan to paint the tribe symbol free onto eventual when I decide on a symbol.

Looks very much like my own ogres, skinwise.

Regards
Danne

Indeed quite similar I have checked out your gnoblog and look forward to seeing some more posts!   

Can do

Regards
Danne

Just had a 1000 pts battle against my friend and his skaven.  Won a minor victory alot of the army performed quite well.
Lead belchers wiped out his Jezzials in 1 round of shooting.  Iron blaster took 3 wounds off a warpfire cannon which got finished off by one of my Kittys!!!  Even my Gnoblars killed 6 skaven with thier traps in one go when they got charged!

All in all a fun game!

Now I got to figure out what achievements I just got 

Finished up 2 more ogres as part of the November painting challenge.  Heres some pics:







Total 8 ogres now 



Any feed back is appreciated!

P.S. when viewing the pics if its seems squashed at first just use the rotate function it should auto correct.

Apart from 1 more ogre bull in progress going to get started on a unit of iron guts 



The Gutlord for this I put a few extra bits on, not exactly a conversion but the extra gut plate on the shoulder with the chain mail flowing I thought look ok.  Let me know what you guys think.

Little up date:  currently painting another ogre bull to bring my painted bulls to 9 hopefully soon and have made a start on my Ironguts as well.

Also got a 1k battle later today (after I get some sleep) against dwarfs.  Followed by a 1500ptd battle against Brets on Thursday.  May do more battle on Thursday at my local GW time depending  .

Wish me luck and will post results soon 

Well my battle against Dwarfs went pretty badly.  It was a tower mission at 1k points. 

Well Iron blaster exploded in the first turn.  The second turn my main ogre unit with butcher in it panicked and never rallied after a sabre tusk was killed near them (note they were at full stregth!)
  My lead blechers had leadership problems as well while holding the tower.  Failed 5 leader ship tests rolling a result of 10 each time on my ogres!.  Leadership roll clearly are not my friend.

A really fun match none the less with some really comical moments.  Hopefully will have better luck tomorrow against the Bretonians. 

Broke my loosing streak with a very Heavy Massacre result against Bretonians 1200+ too 55pts  (Yes seriously!)

Posted it here if you would like to read it:

http://www.ogrestronghold.com/forum/index.php?topic=22410.0

My first Massacre!   

Got some WiP Ironguts pics here for you guys from my December painting pledge.

Anyways here you go 






Hope your all well.   

Coming out nicely

Coming out nicely

Thanks very much 

Hello guys I have been off the radar for quite awhile, been rather busy!  Found out that im going to be a FATHER so really excited!

  Anyways trying not to slack anymore on my ogres so been painting again and building.  I finally finished those 3 iron guts that I never finished in the december painting challenge!  Yes it was that long ago :0(
Also started painting my butcher and building my unit of mournfangs as well as working on a BSB (the avatars of war model).  Will try and get some pictures of at least the iron guts and the butcher today/tomorrow for you!

  Sorry i've been off the radar for awhile   

Hello guys I have been off the radar for quite awhile, been rather busy!  Found out that im going to be a FATHER so really excited!

Congradulations, You must be ecstatic. Best of luck to you. Oh and can't wait to see the new ogres.

Hello guys I have been off the radar for quite awhile, been rather busy!  Found out that im going to be a FATHER so really excited!

Congradulations, You must be ecstatic. Best of luck to you. Oh and can't wait to see the new ogres.

Yup really ecstatic and scared aswell!  Due on the 1st of september, also got the 20 week scan in 2 weeks aswell 

All I can say is that will be quite the challenge taking care of him or her.

My 3 finished ironguts (finally!)

I have started painting one of my butchers finally still wip but here you go none the less.



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By zolas123 at 2012-04-07

C and C welcome 

Nice job on the butcher so far add some blood effects when your done and he will be as good as gold.

Haven't been painting much but been doing alot of building lately including the start of my BSB's banner.  This banner will go with the Avatars of war model which I have and is intended to be removable eventually.  Here's a few pics:-

Front.


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side.


By zolas123 at 2012-04-11

Close of up of the inner maw simple trimmed gut plate from normal ogre set with some putty to fill in the back.


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By zolas123 at 2012-04-11

And a spike to top off again from the normal ogre sprue trimmed off from the the bottom of the flag pole arm.


By zolas123 at 2012-04-11

As you can see if mainly just kit bashing simple stuff (they fit so well though).  Will add some extras to it to hang from the hooks when I decide which bits I like the most.  C and C welcome.  Hope you like.    

Nice converted banner, I really like the maw within the maw. That would make any ogre proud. Can't wait to see it on the model and painted.

I am going to have a battle today with one of my mates (dwarfs) for 1000pts.  The scenario we rolled was Dawn attack.  I have made a list with the intention of getting this achievement.

  54. Just the lads - field an army containing ONLY ogres, no animals, gnoblars, etc.  Bonus if you also win.

So here's the list I am going to take.  It's quite minimal on the character due to points restriction and obviously lacks chaff.  The unit of maneaters will help to get behind lines and get over the Dawn attacks random deployment problem.  With lead belchers to soften up anything that my Guts will be charging.  Finally I really wanted a BSB since I don't have many units to try and keep me in the game as much as possible. 

Here's the list:-

Heroes  248pts
  Bruiser with Enchanted shield. 

  Bruiser BSB Heavy armour and Ironfist.

Core  336pts
  7 x Ironguts with Musician and a Standard bearer bearing The Standard of Discapline.

Special  416pts
  4 x Maneaters with Heavy Armour 4 x additional Hand weapons.  Special rules will be Scout and Stubborn.

  4 x Lead Belchers with a musician

Total  1000pts.

Not sure what dwarfs I face yet, so I will post them later.  Wish me luck and lets hope I can get the achievement plus bonus for winning     For the MAW!   

P.s. If I made any calculation mistakes please let me know and any C & C is welcome.

Very nice job on the banner! I  really like that.

I really like the maw within the maw.

Also like this idea alot. 

Not sure what dwarfs I face yet, so I will post them later.  Wish me luck and lets hope I can get the achievement plus bonus for winning

So, how did it go?

Chris

Well here’s my battle report 1000pts against dwarfs.  My opponent took a horde of dwarf warriors lead by a thane with some kit.  16 Thunderers 1 cannon with some runes and a unit of 20 miners with a steam drill.  A pretty basic army,  my friend doesn’t have many dwarfs currently so he just run what he has. 

Deployment.
  The Dawn attack scenario saw me rolling highest and getting to choose which side I deployed.  Both my units units that I could deployed both rolled for centre region of my deployment.  Luckily my units didn’t get split up.  My friend had similar luck with his 3 unit’s and put his horde in from of my Ironguts.  Cannon and Thunderers to the dwarfs left flank in that order in front of my lead belchers.  I Then deployed my scouting Maneaters on the dwarf left flank to threaten the thunders flank.

Turn 1 Ogres.
  I got first turn and pretty much moved everything up the Maneaters  moved close to the Thunderers for a charge next turn.  Ironguts with my characters marched keeping 13 inchs away from the dwarf horde.  My Lead blechers moved up and fired at the dwarf horde but caused no wounds at all. 

Turn 1 Dwarfs.
  My friend pretty much didn’t do much except reform his Thunderers to take the Maneater and make a stand and shoot.  (I didn’t move my Maneaters close enough to deny that.  Bad me!)  He fired his cannon at the iron guts and hit but only done 2 wounds so it got stopped. (Phew!)

Turn 2 Ogres.
  My Ironguts made the charge to the horde of dwarfs.  The Maneaters easily made the charge to the Thunderers.  Lead belchers moved up and took some shots at the cannon inflicting 1 wound.  Onto combat.  Stand and shoot account for 1 Maneater and a wound on another,  The Maneaters then proceed to smash apart the Thunderers (no wounds on impact hits).  They break and are caught and the Maneaters who overrun into the cannon crew.  (they passed their panic check).  The main combat see the Thane making a challenge.  I accept with my general.  The challenge ends with the death of the thane for no wounds in return.  I take 2 wounds and loose an Iron that was wounded, then proceed to chop up the dwarfs by 10+.  They lose stead fast  and need double 1 which they fail.  They promptly run of the board with a roll of 11.  I pursued 8 and stop just at the end of the board.

Turn 2 Dwarfs. 
  His Miners arrive thanks to the steam drill reroll. And come in behind my Lead belchers.  The Cannon is murdered by the Maneaters (Nearly with impact hits alone!  I needed 1 more wound for the achievement).
 
Turn 3 Both.
  This turn is fairly uneventful mainly reforming marching and closing gaps for both sides.

Turn 4 Ogres.
  More moving around with lead blechers moveing sideways 3 inchs to get enough space for the Maneaters to come in beside them.  Tehy shoot at the Miners but only kill 1 of them (7 shots close range :S)

Turn 4 Dwarfs.
  My friend attempts to charge my Maneaters.  He only needs 7 and rolls double 1’s for his charge and fails.  (Insult to injury at this point for him).

Turn 5 Ogres.
  I declare dual charge with my Maneaters and Lead belchers who both make it, with my Maneaters making a 10 on the role!  D3 impact hits incoming!  The combat starts with the Maneaters getting 6 impact hits and making 6 kills!  With a few from the Lead belchers.  The rest of the combat see that the Miners are reduced to the command group only before they even strike back.  The steam drill toting prospector kills of the wounded Maneaters.  The Miners break and are run down ending the battle early with a Massacre for the Ogres!

This battle got me 4 Achievements:-
3. Brace for impact! - During a game, an ogre unit successfully charges and rolls 10+ on the dice
24. Win a game using ogres vs. Dwarfs
43. Now you see me - field a unit of scouting maneaters
54. Just the lads - field an army containing ONLY ogres, no animals, gnoblars, etc.  Bonus if you also win.

  Got the win!  I was very lucky with the deployment IMHO along with good combats and charges.  Very happy with the results though.  Hope you all enjoy the read.

Victory for the Ogres!

Well done, I have to say my favorite part has to be the General smacking the thane into the ground. I would also like to congradulate you on earning four achievements, you deserve them.

Think the thane could have been better geared really but it was only 1k points    Nearly got a 5th achievement but missed it by 1 wound on impact hits.  Always a next time 

Thats the fun of achievements if you dont get it the first time you can always try again.

Done some Tattoo's today on some of my already painted ogres.  Quite happy with the last one.  Hope you guys like my first attempt at these.

C & C welcome.  Thanks.   



By zolas123 at 2012-05-08


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By zolas123 at 2012-05-08

Oohh, good idea with the teeth. I might adapt that to my scarification project.

Oohh, good idea with the teeth. I might adapt that to my scarification project.

Oh yeah I have seen the thread.  Please do would love to see how they turn out!  The ogre army book actually shows off quite a few tattoo's in the armies pictured in there if you want some more ideas.

 

The tatts look good.
I particularly like the big maw on the ogres back....it suits your painting style very well.
Keep up the good work

Those Tattoos look great! The shoulder one looks cool.

Chris

Those Tattoos look great! The shoulder one looks cool.

Chris

The tatts look good.
I particularly like the big maw on the ogres back....it suits your painting style very well.
Keep up the good work

Thanks guys much appreciated! 


By zolas123 at 2012-05-08

Little more to add to the list.  I done my first free hand banner!    This is basically the starting template for what I will use on my BSB banner.  I am wondering if bold colours would be better off here instead of blended, to make it stand out more. 

  Thoughts from you guys would be appreciated. 

Hey Zolas!

Very well done with the banner!  I, personally, like the blended aspect.  If anything, I'd suggest adding some peripheral visuals for your BSB banner to make it more stormy/mountainy.  The red is a great background for both the peak and the lightning.

Actually, the more I look at it, I'd almost suggest not having a 'hard' line across the bottom of the mountain.  If you could let the colors 'bleed' out onto the banner proper, it might be cool.  Sort of like the roots of the mountain?

Keep up the good work, sir!

Hey Zolas!

Very well done with the banner!  I, personally, like the blended aspect.  If anything, I'd suggest adding some peripheral visuals for your BSB banner to make it more stormy/mountainy.  The red is a great background for both the peak and the lightning.

Actually, the more I look at it, I'd almost suggest not having a 'hard' line across the bottom of the mountain.  If you could let the colors 'bleed' out onto the banner proper, it might be cool.  Sort of like the roots of the mountain?

Keep up the good work, sir!

Thank you very much.  The suggestion of pulling the line off the bottom may make a lot sense.  I will trial the idea on my mournfang standard bearer (when I get round to painting him!) before trying it on the BSB. (who still needs to be built!)

  Thanks for your feedback. 

Banner looks good. I like the blending on it too.
I agree that taking the bottom line off the mountain and blending to base into the red back ground would look good.
The main thing that detracts from it (for me at least) is just positioning on the banner. it feel like it should be higher up to get away from the tatty edges of the banner. As it is now I feel something is needed on the left and right to balance it. My suggestion to improve this without tooo much drama is to remove the white line and make the mountain slightly shorter or to paint each side in another colour, maybe white. I did this to my BSB on one side to balance it.

Really like the banner. Keep up the good work!
Maybe having a little grey/black cloud where the lighting is coming from might help.... but it looks great just the way it is to. Thanks!

Chris

Thanks for your reply's guys!

Banner looks good. I like the blending on it too.
I agree that taking the bottom line off the mountain and blending to base into the red back ground would look good.
The main thing that detracts from it (for me at least) is just positioning on the banner. it feel like it should be higher up to get away from the tatty edges of the banner. As it is now I feel something is needed on the left and right to balance it. My suggestion to improve this without tooo much drama is to remove the white line and make the mountain slightly shorter or to paint each side in another colour, maybe white. I did this to my BSB on one side to balance it.

  I do agree with you here Warlordsteve.  My idea to widen and balance this banner out is to add snow/sleet coming from the sky around the sides.  This will also add to the whole Thunder Frost theme of my tribe name.
  Could make a "light side" and "dark side" of the mountain maybe.  Perhaps pulling more white to left and greying out the white on the right side.  Thoughts?

Really like the banner. Keep up the good work!
Maybe having a little grey/black cloud where the lighting is coming from might help.... but it looks great just the way it is to. Thanks!

Chris

  I had a similar thought when when I was brain storming the Tribe symbol in the first place.  I decided against it in the end for a couple of reasons.  One being that it would probably further lengthen the banner making it alittle to high for my liking.  And two was I'm pretty sure my cload painting would be awful!   

Thank you both for your compliments and feed back.  Very helpfull!

  I do agree with you here Warlordsteve.  My idea to widen and balance this banner out is to add snow/sleet coming from the sky around the sides.  This will also add to the whole Thunder Frost theme of my tribe name.
  Could make a "light side" and "dark side" of the mountain maybe.  Perhaps pulling more white to left and greying out the white on the right side.  Thoughts?

This could work too.
The good thing about painting a banner is if you don't like it you can always paint over it and try again.

Have not continued the banner for a bit as I was working on my butcher for this months pledge.  So here's some work in progress on the butcher.  The face weapon and apron are all pretty much done.

Hope you guys like.  C & C welcome as always.   


By zolas123 at 2012-05-11


By zolas123 at 2012-05-11

I REALLY like your blood effect on the apron...... looks really nice.....

Chris

I think I will add some blood red on the top part with a little shinny varnish when I get some. 

My finished butcher.  He's not based yet but otherwise finished.  Got the brighter blood plus varnish at the top of apron now.    Hope you like him.


By zolas123 at 2012-06-02

Plus some of his tattoo's:


By zolas123 at 2012-06-02

By zolas123 at 2012-06-02

Nice butcher the tattoo's and blood effects look awesome as well.

Thanks you very much 

I got an Invite to a "Lock in" at my local Games workshop in Bristol.  Its going to be a fairly big battle with about 4 a side teams Storm of Magic game with 3000pts per player.  The scenario is basically the 3rd battle of Blackfire with Orc's versus Empire plus allies on either side.  So it's gonna be big and fun!

The invite itself is rather amusing so I got a picture for you guys.


By zolas123 at 2012-06-11

Hope you guys like it.  I will let you know how the battle goes on the 20th. 

P.S.  My Ogre's will be fighting on the side of the Orcs in this battle.

I just started an Orcs & Goblin army and this orciness is one of the reasons.

Hilarious stuff!

Well I had my big battle and will post about it later.  I have pictures as well this time.  It's going to be a long post so will probably post in Tales of Conquest section and set up a link in my Gnoblog.  In the mean time here some progress work on my BSB.  (I have been bad and digressed from my monthly challenge painting.)

Hope you like him.  He's still need some green stuff filling around the top of the gut plate.  And the Banner is meant to be separate so it optional. (need magnets for this)  I will make another small rocky base with some "stuff" on it that I will use for this guy when he not a bsb. 


By zolas123 at 2012-06-22

By zolas123 at 2012-06-22

By zolas123 at 2012-06-22

By zolas123 at 2012-06-22

LOVE that model!!! I want one like that SO bad!! 

Chris

Looks awesome so far, cant wait to see how much cooler it will be once its painted.

Thank you guys for the kind comments.   

As promised here's a link to my 12000pts Storm of Magic battle lock in at GW Bristol!  Lots of pictures too.  Enjoy!

http://www.ogrestronghold.com/forum/index.php?topic=24993.new#new

That BSB conversion is awesome!

Thanks very much!  Hopefully once I get my hands on some green stuff and fill the last parts that need it I can get onb with painting the main dude.  Quite looking forward to it! 

Won a 2400pts game against skaven and picked up some achievements.

55. You can't touch this - pass a 4+ ward vs flaming with a firebelly.
 60. Overpowered! - win 3 games in a row with your ogre army.
 80. Altered beast power up! - boost every unit in your army with a single augment from the lore of the great maw

Nice little game where my army performed quite well.  With the exception of failing some easy leadership tests and having my slaughtermaster, and Irongut unit nearly get run down by 15 clan rats.  Could have been so humiliating.  Otherwise was a good match with a sporting opponent who had some bad luck (warlock engineer fried himself in the 1st turn:) ) allowing me a nice 500pts win.

Hopefully will have some more pics coming soon of my mournfangs.  Yes I'am actually painting them!  I will do my painting pledge this month if it KILLS ME!    

Just finished my August painting pledge of these mournfangs.  Will be working on the riders next month.  Here's a quick pic. 


By zolas123 at 2012-08-31

Looks good buddy, I really like the snowy look to em! The BSB/Bruiser looks great, im looking forward to seeing him fully painted!

Looks good buddy, I really like the snowy look to em! The BSB/Bruiser looks great, im looking forward to seeing him fully painted!

Thank you very much.  Once I finish the mounrfang riders the BSB is next on the finish list! 

Little progress on my riders.


By zolas123 at 2012-09-14

The standard bearer I done a little conversion putting his Iron fist over onto the right hand.  I simple conversion with a little putty for filling but it did get me this achievement.

38. Convert one of the new range of ogre models
 This brings my total achievements to 37 now 

The ogres are looking good so far and as for the ironfist its nice to see that the ironfist switches hands now and then, nice job.

The ogres are looking good so far and as for the ironfist its nice to see that the ironfist switches hands now and then, nice job.

Thanks very much matey.  All ways good to have some leftys with all these righys around lol 

I decided to take a picture of my full army painted and non painted alike.  Also some non assembled models including the old scrap launcher!  These collection can easily make 4k points.  I didn't even realise I had this many!

Either way here's the army!

 

As you can see guys there a lot of work for me to do. 

Lol your collection looks like mine atm! If you feel you have too much stuff im hunting for that Tyrant, Bruiser and maneaters at a decent price!

Lol your collection looks like mine atm! If you feel you have too much stuff im hunting for that Tyrant, Bruiser and maneaters at a decent price!

Thanks very much but im going to hold on to all these!  Eventually I will paint them all!  Just need to get off my bottom and get painting. 

Up date.  Done Octobers pledge and this is what I got!

Mournfang musician:




And my BSB's banner.




Plus a close up on the tongue which I feel proud of. 



November will see me stating my BSB himself!    (Picture of him coming up soon)

I was having a problem painting the horns on the banner however.  I am finding it hard to define them as they are smooth.  Any advice would be appreciated. 

Hope you guys like. 

The banner and the musician look fantastic. As for advice all I can say about the horns is that I just painted it brown as a base and then worked up to white in sections using beleached bone, and if I remember correctly i also used beastial brown. I will post a picture of what mine looks like on my gnoblog here in a couple days, so you can get an idea of what I'm rambling on about.

The banner and the musician look fantastic. As for advice all I can say about the horns is that I just painted it brown as a base and then worked up to white in sections using beleached bone, and if I remember correctly i also used beastial brown. I will post a picture of what mine looks like on my gnoblog here in a couple days, so you can get an idea of what I'm rambling on about.

That would be great matey.  I went the other way trying to start with a stoney colour then washing the tips but it's not quite worked too well to be honest.  So I will have to do some repainting for sure. 

I do think my banner tribe design looks much better then the banner I done for my ogre bulls a few pages back either way. 

I do think that the banner does look more ogreish but they are both still really good though. I have also been meaning to ask were do you go to get the ogres and gnoblars in your signature? I for the life of me cannot remember where to go.

I do think that the banner does look more ogreish but they are both still really good though. I have also been meaning to ask were do you go to get the ogres and gnoblars in your signature? I for the life of me cannot remember where to go.

It's really easy when you typing a reply in these forums, underneath all the standard emotes is a link saying "more".  Just click that and you will get an extra small window with all the extra stronghold emotes that you can leave open so you can use in typing your signature. 

Thanks for the longest time I could not remember how to access it.

Thanks very much.    Hope it works well for you. 

Brutal!!!!! Dude I love it. Cant wait to see one of those sabre tusks I am so found of perched up on it!

Question, did you you BFTBG technical paint for the blood?

Brutal!!!!! Dude I love it. Cant wait to see one of those sabre tusks I am so found of perched up on it!

Question, did you you BFTBG technical paint for the blood?

Yes Blood for the Blood god for sure.  It's a really nice paint and does the job to a tee!   

Will definitely get another pot when this one is finished up! 

Nice! To think this base started out life as a stolen piece of concrete! The Gnoblars arm looks great...a lesson there for that little guy; if he had not strayed from the path then he wouldn't be as armless as he is now!

G_H

I prefer the term re-appropriated      I intend to use my poor arm less Gnoblar.  The idea is to green stuff a bandage to his stump!    Can only guess what his name might be .... mmmmmmmm........

Kinds regards Zolas

The idea is to green stuff a bandage to his stump!    Can only guess what his name might be .... mmmmmmmm........

Well, I would be going with "fingers" 

G_H

Ah didn't even occur to me that one.  I was more "Stumpy" or "flipper" 

Ah didn't even occur to me that one.  I was more "Stumpy" or "flipper" 

Ah...I was thinking of the more ironic; "Sticky" fingers Maginty the one-armed bandit of Mourn. His ability to "retrieve" lost or misappropriated items from the battlefield is legendary; but poor old sticky found out the hard way that relieving a sabre tusk of his lunch is not only foolish, but can drastically reduce the number of bookings you get for your Lyre playing performances.

 
G_H

Right back again.  Been a bit busy with real life my son has cut 8 teeth in like 2 weeks! Crazy stuff and I have moved work places since a nice new big super hospital got built here in Bristol so been well knackard!

Either way I have finished my latest Sabretusk so here's a few pics of him and some with his his closest buddies.    I hope you guys like.









I have also been progressing on my Stonehorns head.  I have finished the inside of his mouth and will put a pic up soon.

Kind regards Zolas 

Top stuff Zolas! the pack with the hunter looks fantastic together, i was wondering if it would be too much white all together but i was totally wrong, they look great!

Top stuff Zolas! the pack with the hunter looks fantastic together, i was wondering if it would be too much white all together but i was totally wrong, they look great!

Thank you very much!  I glad you like them 

Some stonehorn head updates!

So first up I finished the inside of the mouth lots of reddy pink flesh followed by a gloss varnish to make the appearance of wet saliva mmmmmmmmmm   

I hope the pics angles are ok to see the gloss 





And here I'm aiming for an obsidian look for the horns so started with a dark grey and put a heavy wash of Nuln oil.  I left one horn in this pic grey to give you guys and idea of how heavy.  aside from some gem stone detail I am thinking of varnishing the horns as well in gloss.  Do you think I need another layer of black wash?



Kind regards Zolas

Hey guys was down my local GW last night and though I was hoping for a 1500pts battle there was a 40k event on the go so only a few FHWB guys down luckily there was a couple of really friendly chaps a Dark elf player and a new ogre player having a small 600pt match just to have a practice with his new army.

Had a 600pt with the ogre player He had 2 units of bulls (5 and 3), level 2 butcher and 2 MFC.

I went with a level 2 firebelly, 5 IGs, 10 Gnoblars and 2 single kitties.

Battle was mostly in aid of advice and pointers with the ogres at least from my limited experience.  Sabertusk really came in handy in preventing a rear charge from MFC into my guts and allowed me to reform and win.

I encouraged our new friend to join the forums who is our new member under the name Plotorien.  He's a really friendly guy and very sporting.  Also taught me a little greenstuff rope effect technique that he used for his converted butcher to great effect.  Top bloke.

Either way nice to get a game out finally as not done any battles for awhile.  Man i am rusty though! 

Kind regards Zolas

Just a quick update on the battle I had last Tuesday against an Empire army.

 Started really well had my maneater on the flank and they charged and made a mess of a cross bow unit.  Sadly the broken unit was not caught and a missed opportunity to flank a horde and mess up his battle line was lost due to the maneaters failing leadership (with gleaming pennant) happy days.  Had an even game for about 3 turns but I put out a challenge which held my main units and I got flanked and beat up basically.  Oh well we live and learn. 

Was a good battle I know this is very brief but considering I'am rather rusty I was happy with how I did.  For the most part I did NOT my fears or stomps.  This alone I was very happy with also remembering magic items was great too.  All in all a good experience and I learned a lot.

But sadly my win streak of 6 is now reset so gotta get back in there and start busting heads.  I will hopefully have a game against Vampire Counts on Tuesday coming so fingers crossed.  Any advice will be kindly received.

Will also have some painting progress pics up soon too. 

Kind regards Zolas

The ice troll looks good...If I ever get around to doing yhettis this may be an idea I steal as I love the troll models

The ice troll looks good...If I ever get around to doing yhettis this may be an idea I steal as I love the troll models

Hehe Steve think you meant to put this in Gnoblar_Herders Gnoblog! 

Here's my arm less Gnoblar.  Just needs some rust on the weapon then done!







Kind regards Zolas

oops, that i did
Computer's playing funny buggers this morning....it took me 3 goes to get that posted, and then I did it in the wrong blog!

Nice work on hte 'armless gnoblar by the way...I like the connection you've got with him and your sabre.

Nice work on that 'armless little guy; looking good.

WS; Thanks for the comment on the Ice Troll...technology will be the death of us all!

G_H

Right finished that Gnoblar now I got some Ryza rust.  So I'am happy with him!





So now I'am going to put up a post to get this unique fella a name!  Keep an eye out for it!

Kind regards Zolas

Zolas, how do you base your guys with snow?  I just did some Yhetti and am about to paint my Thundertusk and have been thinking of using snow on the bases, and I really like the look you have.

Hello Havoc.

My basing is pretty simple to be honest.

1. So just a simple sand base.
2. Base coat codex gray (and on edges of base)
3. Drybrush with a lighter grey (as you please with this one)
4. Drybrush with Whitescar.
5. Paint specific area patches with generous bit of whitescar.
6. Now PVA the whitescar patches and dip your base in GW snow flock.

You can use other flock if you have other stuff available.  I paint the patches of white for under the snow flock as it helps to prevent the snow looking greyish as I had this problem with my earlier models.  (Some of which I need to correct this.

So very simple really.  Note this tends to be pretty flat if your after fluffy white snow you would be better off with a different technique that involves bicarbonate soda or something.

I would have linked you a nice guide to making various snow bases that GW published.  Sadly it is now not available since GW updated their website.  Along with the Old to New paint conversion chart.  Fun times.

Hope this helps.

Kind regards Zolas.

Just a comment on th bicarb soda option....though reading that it would go yellow over time I went with it any way as it was cheap and gave the fluffy snow look I wanted....sad to say 18 months on I am starting to get yellow snow

Fair comment and nice to know so I can avoid it!  I haven't actually used it but there loads of other "recipies" as it were using other white powders or crystals salt etc. 

Had a nice friendly game at my local GW in Bristol.  1500pts.  My list was mainly for giggles and catching achievements as well as an excuse to get my Hunter out killing and butting heads!

My List:

Tyrant Kineater, AoD, RRR, AHW.              (Wasn't using BSB so kineater still keeps me a re-roll.)
Firebelly level 2 Iron curse, D scroll, AHW. (Fireball and Flamming sword of ruin.)
Hunter Blood vulture, 4+ ward.

Ironguts x 7 FC std of disc.
Gnoblars x 10 trappers.

Leadbelchers x 8 bellower.
Sabertusks x 3 singles.

So wanted to have a Tyrant because why not and Kineater can still give me a short range BSB which is nice in small games.  Hunter on foot for achievements including trying to get vulture kill! And 8 leadbelchers for achievement and because I really want to see that many shots at once!

His list:  Bare in mind he did make it up on the spot mostly.

Runelord as general.  Rune of spell breaking, GW.  (cant remember a lot of the kit on the characters)
Thane BSB GW
Thane ahw
Engineer.

Longbeards x 20 ish GW's, FC.
Warriors x 20 ish shields, FC.
Thunderers x 10.
Thunderers x 10.

Gyrocopter x 1.
Gyrocopter x 1.
Organ gun x 1.

Ogres Turn 1 It get first turn as I finished deploying first.  My Hunter vanguards on the right with his fav kitty and his Gyro Vanguards right in the centre.  I move up pretty aggressively on the left with kitty and IG's and leadies and Gnoblars move up to. 

 

Magic 10 vs 6.  RRR and fireball at Gyro to try and kill it.  2 wounds off with a misscast on the belly (str6 to all casters that didn't wound ) and got Flame sword on leadbelchers.  Shooting saw the the leads finish the gyro as I didn't really want it hanging around.  Hunter tried to vulture a thunderer but the plucky dwarf made his save! Curses! 

Dwarfs turn 1

Little bit of shuffling around on his part.  Shooting left thunderers remove my kitty (Im happy with this better then wounds on IG's) and his Organ gun gets 2x 10!'s on Art dice for 20 shots into my guts.  4 wounds get through and I forget my Iron curse save. Not bad really!!!  Also right thunderers shoot my Hunter with kitty but cause no damage.

Ogres turn 2.

I'm pretty sure he has that items that messes up charges.  So I march IG's up to bait him out. Gnoblars also march up to get in the way, my last lone kitty moves up ready to charge his Organ gun next turn and says hello to his other Gyro (yes he did park it there!).





 Magic 8 v 5.  Fireball kill a longbeard and flame sword on leadies again but he uses his spell breaking rune.  Luckily I don't loose the spell though!  Shooting saw my Hunter miss with his vulture (curses again!) and the leadies removing 9 Longbeards!  Good turn out.



Dwarfs turn 2

Longbeards and warriors charge my IG's left thunderers don't move, Gyro moves out to deal with gnoblars.  Shooting Right thunderers shoot Hunter again but he makes his ward saves.  Organ gun rolls 2 x 8's! on Art dice at the leadies doing 7 wounds! ouch! But they stick around!  Gyro steams 5 Gnoblars but they stick around thanks to the general.
  COMBAT!  No challenges,  I make way My Tyrant to Longbeards and Firebelly to warriors (idea here is for Tyrant to remove Longbeards before they can swing and Firebelly to flame breath and have a T5 hard time for warriors)  Tyrant kills 2 longbeards and Firebelly flames 6 warriors! The rest of combat accounts for the remaining Longbeards to a man and another warrior. I only lose IG champ and a few wounds on the IG's and 1 wound on the Firebelly.  I win combat, Thane BSB fails leadership and dies.  Warriors stick on steadfast.

Ogres turn 3

Lone kitty charges Organ gun, Hunter with kitty swftstride into thunderers who's stand and shoot does nothing. Gnoblars and leadbelchers move to take out Gyro.





Magic 4 v 3 some how I still manage to get flame sword on leadies again!  Shooting gnoblars thow stuff at gyro and do nothing (more for the giggles tbh) and leadies remove the gyro from play.
  Combat see my lone kitty fluffing his attacks and get properly bashed by angry cannon crew!  Hunter with kitty removes 3 thunderers (kitty fluffed again) for no return, thunderers stick. 
  Main combat see's the Tyrant kill 2 warriors and the IG's kill another 3 only 2 wounds come through onto the firebelly leaving him on 1 wound now.  Dwarfs warriors hold again.  Pics after combat:





Dwarfs turn 3

Left Thunderers try to flank charge IG's but stumble a bit. everything else is in combat bar the organ gun which shoots leadies.  rolls a missfire, rerolls from engineer produces another missfire!  Then second art dice comes up 8.  Still manages to remove another leady but not enough for a panic here.
  Combat Hunter and kitty both get 2 wounds on the thunderers but the kittys wounds are both saved!  The Hunter packing more of a punch kills 2 more dwarfs who run and are cut down.
  The Main combat see's the dwarfs fail their fear check and the unit is systematically butchered (4 kills from the Tyrant alone) only leaving 2 characters left who run and are cut down.  In a last act of defiance the runelord kills the firebelly though! Oh dear. 



  At this point my opponent Tom concedes the game with only the organ gun and 1 unit of thunderers left.  I have only lost 2 kittys 3 IG's, 3 leadies and the firebelly, oh and 5 Gnoblars!

It was a really relaxed game and bot me and Tom were cracking jokes and having a good laugh.  Generally I actually forgot a few things like my Ironcurse Icon.  Even forgot the Tyrant would have had LD 10 thanks to Std of Disc (I was playing as 9 in the game).  Kineater never came into play as I passed my LD tests first time if I had to take them.  Didn't get my Vulture kill yet but I really enjoyed playing this list so I'm going to get another few games out of this list for sure.

I hope you guys enjoyed  the read.

Kind regards Zolas.

Nice work, this made for a good read. It's great to see your Hunter out on the table as it is such a lovely (well painted) model. Certainly puts that sea of grey plastic & Undercoat to shame!

If you were playing a even smaller points game, would you still put Kineater on the Tyrant? That is to say; at really low points would it still be worth doing this to have a "ghost" BSB?

I ask because (with some luck...if i ever get a day off) i am hoping to start an escalation league/ game with some friends soon and am trying to thing of ways to bolster a Lord to stand a chance of keeping him the game. It has crossed my mind (as someone else has suggested on the forum) to just not bother with magic at all and try and use the very girth of the ogres to just pummel everything i can muster. When i say low points we are talking a starting cost of 500/750. Like very low !

Great read though, can't wait to see another outing with this list.

G_H

Great read Zolas.  Can I recommend you put a link to your post in the battle report section?  Deserves some attention that's all. 

I love the casual games when they happen.  I'm looking forward to the Vulture Kill!

A masterful painter AND a brillant tactician??? Come on man


Looking forward to seeing some more painting stuff, always a joy to see your work. Seeing that hunter still knocks me off my feet.


~ConOgre

Hmmm I didn't see Catnip/Jamie in the battle, was he looking on from the sidelines (being injured and all )

Good batrep m8! And an interesting list.

That's very, very cool

Ha. I love it

Looking good, I love the Skragg connection and the fact that he has a mate hauling him along. Can't wait to see this guy based and ready for some paint.

G_H

Thanks for the kind words regarding my Gnoblar hero.  I have not done any further work as yet but hoping too today.

Had a 2400pts battle with Deamons of chaos player (he was using a tourney list).  My list was just a giggle list (took 3 gorgers and 2 scrap launchers for achievements).

Was a nice friendly game my luck wasn't on my side sadly Hellheart needing 3 and rolling a 2, would have caught 2 wizards bunkered in a unit of horrors in a building shame.  My slaughter master was running Death and casting purple sun multiple times on 6 dice no miscasts saw it either fall short of targets, get dispelled or rolling a missfire and killing 3 of my own ironguts.
 Gorgers didn't want to come onto to the table either 2 out of 3 made it.  ! gorger did kill a unit of horrors on his own though.  Found out the hard way that beasts of nurgle are really nasty, and cheep for what you get. 
  Learnt quite a bit in this battle though deamons table in the magic phase was funny he had some khorne hounds arrive via ambushers only to get killed the same turn by Dark prince thirsts, which was quite funny.
  Skull cannons mount can attack flanks/rear when charged which I didn't know.  Deamon engines eh.

All in all not a bad game I really used my kitty's well march blocking and redirecting.  I considering the heavy casualties I took and saved enough to for a 12 v 8 in temrs of tournament points which I'am actually quite happy with considering he had a tourny list and I had a giggle list.

Hope you guys are well.

Kind regards Zolas.

So done some major green stuffing for my Gnoblar hero.  Sorted out the mound on the base plus an extra small one. (Had left over green stuff).

Also added some troll guts.  Used a pin to add the holes.  Hehe.  But I'am most proud of the small armour plates and straps holding them to my Heros arm.  Really small work that I really didn't think I could achieve.  I have to admit green stuff is growing on me and I can see how some people can get good really quick with a little patience.  Also added an extra meat cleaver in the pot too though the pics don't show it well at the moment.

Also made a new "quick" Gnoblar hope you like his 2D feel. 

Hope you guys like the pics.













Kind regards Zolas.

Little up hehe.

My Gnoblar base with the sand on.  I have actually started painting him I will post up more pics.




So if some of you have seen Jock o Straps Gnoblog you have a heads up on this.  I went to a Tournament in Bristol called Vengeance which was being held by the Bristol Vanguard last Sunday.  I was going as a spectator so I could get some experience in Tourney environment. 

So it was a really good Tourney with some really cool lists (3 full goblin list!) there was 2 ogres players one of which was our very own Jock o Strap I mostly watched Jocks games which he has kindly reported on in his Gnoblog.  Wood elves are just nasty by the way!

So first I wanted to share the other Ogre army which was Ogre/orc conversions but in an albino style! Apologies for the first blurred picture.







The second picture I wanted to share with you was a Dark elf cauldron of blood which had a working water pump with red water to simulate blood!  Simply amazing work!  This Dark player was only 2200pts (this was a 2400pts tourney) as he was practicing for another tourney and he actually bagged 2nd place!  Wow Dark elfs are nasty!



Also got a picture of best army painted which was simply a stunning beast man army!  More pics of this army on Jocks Gnoblog.



And finally you know how we all love Giants and monsters! (Talking to you G_H!) There's nothing better then seeing 2 Giants in close combat!



Except 2 giants and a stonehorn in close combat! Compliments of Jock's first game!



Best moment for me easily!

Really glad to have meet Jock o Strap at this Tourney.  He's a top bloke and ran a crazy list with no magic and 2 giants plus a Stonehorn!  Awesome! Looking forward to seeing him at future events for sure!

Hope you enjoyed the read.

Kind regards Zolas.

This event sounds like it was loads of fun, some amazing painted mini's there too. I did read Jock o Strap's report over on his Gnoblog and 6th is a more than honorable positioning!

And Zolas, you are indeed more than correct; there is nothing in this world like the sight of the double Giant attack! Such stories of the "tall two" tag teaming their opponents is one of those things that always makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. 

But, the tall two and a stonehorn? Why this is the stuff of legends sir! 

G_H

This event sounds like it was loads of fun, some amazing painted mini's there too. I did read Jock o Strap's report over on his Gnoblog and 6th is a more than honorable positioning!

And Zolas, you are indeed more than correct; there is nothing in this world like the sight of the double Giant attack! Such stories of the "tall two" tag teaming their opponents is one of those things that always makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. 

But, the tall two and a stonehorn? Why this is the stuff of legends sir! 

G_H

I knew you would love it G_H!  First thing I thought of when I saw it was G_H would love a pic of that bad boy scene!



Kind regards Zolas.

Finished my Large movement tray and have an Update on my Gnoblar Hero for you all to enjoy.  Hope you like them.  I am alos going to start up a Name my Gnoblar 2 for this hero as well so look out for that in the Feeding Grounds.






Kind regards Zolas.

Finished my Gnoblar Hero for the competition as well as my monthly pledge. 







Even had to throw a pic with Catnip!



Kind regards Zolas.

Top stuff Zolas!

The, yet to be named, hero looks great! He will obviously do well in the contest just because he is painted so well

Jock

Very nice work Zolas, i love the blood trail in the snow.
Excellent.

Top stuff Zolas!

The, yet to be named, hero looks great! He will obviously do well in the contest just because he is painted so well

Jock

Very nice work Zolas, i love the blood trail in the snow.
Excellent.

Thank you very much guys I'm glad you like him.  I'm personally really happy with this guy as I got some nice sculpting experience and really enjoyed painting him!  Plus he will be a great unit filler later one too!

Kind regards Zolas.

Iron blaster progress well post up more soon.  I quite happy with the lit fuse and wheels. 





Kind regards Zolas.

...and the Z-boy is back in the room! Nice work there on that IB. I am loving the overall effect you have on the cannon there.
The wheels are way more detailed than any I have done...same goes for the wick. I may have to go back and re-address my own IB's to bring them back up to speed.

Excellent work, am looking forward to seeing this model come together.

G_H

Agree with G_H here, the IB is looking great so far, it has shamed me into going back and doing some extra detailing on mine 

keep up the great work

Jock

...and the Z-boy is back in the room! Nice work there on that IB. I am loving the overall effect you have on the cannon there.
The wheels are way more detailed than any I have done...same goes for the wick. I may have to go back and re-address my own IB's to bring them back up to speed.

Excellent work, am looking forward to seeing this model come together.

G_H

Agree with G_H here, the IB is looking great so far, it has shamed me into going back and doing some extra detailing on mine 

keep up the great work

Jock

Thank you very much guys!  I look forward to seeing the extra bits on both your IB's!

Little update on IB.  I'm quite happy with the wood here.  Tried to make it look like different woods was used to construct it.  Also threw in a pic of the whole thing in it's bits at the moment.





Let me know what you guys think. 

Kind regards Zolas.

WOW, i love you IB Zolas, it might very well be some of the best stuff ive seen of your work so far!. My eye is drawn to the little lamp on the main chassis, how did you get that lovely effect, it is something i want to learn to do.

I cant wait to see this in all its glory as a completed model, it will look brilliant.
JoS

Fantastic work, love the cannon barrel and the chassis so far. It looks like wood gathered from all over. A little here, a little there - very Ogrey effect. The rust on the iron bits looks great too. What do you do for that effect?

WOW, i love you IB Zolas, it might very well be some of the best stuff ive seen of your work so far!. My eye is drawn to the little lamp on the main chassis, how did you get that lovely effect, it is something i want to learn to do.

I cant wait to see this in all its glory as a completed model, it will look brilliant.
JoS

Cheers Jock!  The lamp is super easy.  Just painted white with lementars yellow glaze over it.  I then done the metal work and simply added a second coat of glaze after.  It really is that simple!  (Always looking for an excuse to use glazes.)

Fantastic work, love the cannon barrel and the chassis so far. It looks like wood gathered from all over. A little here, a little there - very Ogrey effect. The rust on the iron bits looks great too. What do you do for that effect?

Glad you like it.  Very easy again thanks to GW technical range.  They really are quite nice.

Simple metal base (Boltgun metal from old range)
black wash little watered down but not too much.  (Nuln oil.)

Then Typhus corrosion lightly on some bits and more heavy in bits you really want to weather.
Dry brush with Ryza rust lightly and build up more in bits you want really rusted.  (These last 2 paints are meant to be used together.  GW did some videos on how to use these paints when they launched them.  Should be easy to find on youtube.)

Finally I just applied some bright metal (mithril silver or what ever equivalent it has now) straight on the edges I wanted to look like had been struck or scratched.  I think this is essential as it really contrasts the weathering look.

Hope this helps guys.  I'am really glad you like the work.  It's helping me to keep going!

Kind regards Zolas.

The chassis of that ironblaster is looking great zolas, very good wood effect! +1 gnoblar from me!

The chassis of that ironblaster is looking great zolas, very good wood effect! +1 gnoblar from me!

Thank you very much!  High praise indeed. 

Kind regards Zolas.

Mini update finished some IB barrels different wood types again. 



Kind regards Zolas.

Nice work! It's attention to detail like this that will make the model stand out that little bit extra when it comes together!

The different coloured wood is really working well....its a great idea I think I'll be shamelessly stealing at some stage.

Nice work! It's attention to detail like this that will make the model stand out that little bit extra when it comes together!

The different coloured wood is really working well....its a great idea I think I'll be shamelessly stealing at some stage.

Thank you so much guys!  I'm always happy for for people to use my ideas.  Really makes me happy happy to think I am helping others with their hobby.  The different wood was really quite easy Used the same base and first layer.  Then it is a case of using different washes sepia for lighter wood and agrax earthshade for draker stuff.  For that extra lightness just a very light drybrush of bone colour of some description.

But in all honesty a lot of the credit goes to the model it self.  The detail in the wood grain is really good and allows it to be painted easily in this way.

Have got some more progress but just need to finish some small bits and start gluing some bits together finally.  Will have some pictures soon.

Kind regards Zolas.

Small update finished some more metal work and stuck some parts together.  Slow progress, but it is progress.



Kind regards Zolas.

A question as I've really been struggling to get any kind of wood (chariots and all the way down to spear shafts) look at least halfway decent. What colours do you use for wood? And probably more importantly, in which order?

As others have said, that Ironblaster looks great, slightly jealous here.

A question as I've really been struggling to get any kind of wood (chariots and all the way down to spear shafts) look at least halfway decent. What colours do you use for wood? And probably more importantly, in which order?

As others have said, that Ironblaster looks great, slightly jealous here.

Well for this IB I did this.

Undercoat: Black.
Base layer: Rhinox hide base.
First layer:  Drybrush lightly Skragg Brown layer.  Building up in places you want to be brighter.
Wash 1: Watered down Sepia.
Wash 2:  Agrax earthshade on the wood you want to darken.
Highlight:  Ushabti Bone drybrush.  Very lightly on the sepia covered wood you want to be lighter.  You must be light here so you don't make the wood look dusty.

And that's it for the IB I hope this helps.

Kind regards Zolas.

I think i can safely speak for most here when i say your woodwork is some of the best around, simply fantastic!

Love the IB work, very jealous also

Also thanks for the advice, same as Sarkrim, ive struggled to get wood to look as real as you do.

I cant wait to see your whole army on the table in 2015 if we appear at the same tournaments.

JoS

I think i can safely speak for most here when i say your woodwork is some of the best around, simply fantastic!

Love the IB work, very jealous also

Also thanks for the advice, same as Sarkrim, ive struggled to get wood to look as real as you do.

I cant wait to see your whole army on the table in 2015 if we appear at the same tournaments.

JoS

Thank you very much Jock!  Im glad you like the effect.  Feel free to use the above would love to see how you wood stuff comes out.  Just bear in mind the above it for wood with detial in the sculpting.  This won't really work for things like weapons like stone clubs held be wood for example.

And yes I'm aiming to do the 3 Battle Cult tournys for sure!  So will see you at them!

Kind regards Zolas.

Small update.  Met my friend so we could chat about a doubles Tourney for Holloween.  Info's here for those that are interested. 

http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=125231

Also had a battle with him as well. And well got tabled.  He had an empire 1+ armour list basically.  Tough nut to crack.  I did have some horrible dice god luck too but he thats how it goes.  Back to paint then.

Kind regards Zolas.

Put up my first ever video review.  Well first ever video full stop.  It's in the Butchers cauldron bit here:

http://www.ogrestronghold.com/forum/index.php?topic=29214.new#new

Hope you guys like it.

Kind regards Zolas.

Well i hate you    that Ironblaster looks amazing, i think some of the best stuff ive seen you  put on here and im having a jealous rage 

Im looking forward to seeing you whole army in the flesh next year at the tournaments.

Best of luck for this doubles, i wanted to go to this one too but alas work has tied me down so i will settle for a sulk. What is your fancy dress outfit?

JoS

Cheers JoS!  I still have to finish the rhinox so I can fully assemble the blaster!  Pressures on!  I will be going as Bloodied surgeon.  I have on old white lab coat plus theatre cap and mask as well as gloves from work.  I even have a stethoscope which was lying around in the changing rooms for over a week so I liberated it along with the above stuff too!   

Kind regards Zolas.

Much like everyone else....I can't wait to see the Ironblaster in one piece

Much like everyone else....I can't wait to see the Ironblaster in one piece

Thanks very much Steve!

Well I had a doubles practice game with my Tournament partner a week ago for our doubles tourny.  It was against ogres and skaven (we were using empire and my ogres).  Going to keep it brief basically we won in good fashion with 1 major combat my Iroonguts and 6 bulls dual charging front and flank of their Irongut unit character bus.  Both units got an ogre charge and dealt 8 wounds before combat started and their was a mounted priest with the guts allowing re rolls to hit due to hatred.  Basically it was quite the brutal combat and one sided in our favour.  Either way a good game and good practice.

Now for some Updates!  I have very nearly finished my IronBlaster.  Only some detail on the back horn to due and that's it.  But he's tourny legal!











Hope you guys like him.  It's just finishing touches and now fully built!  Actually I got my second day today of my doubles Tournament and I must say this guy done really well yesterday!  I will be posting up about the tournament at a later date.

Kind regards Zolas.

That's just fantastic work. Have a Gnoblar!

That's just fantastic work. Have a Gnoblar!

Thanks very much!  This guy has served me well in this tournament as well.  But there will be more on that later.

Kind regards Zolas.

Amazing work as always Zolas. Every time I see some of your guys I can never get over just how striking your skin tone is; it really pops and sets the whole army apart from others.

In the case of the Ironblaster, it's the little touches like the pink/ maroon straps that really make this stand out. The painting overall is excellent and your attention to detail is second-to-none, but the use of innovative colours (like the blue skin on the ogres and the Ironblaster straps) just makes you army stand out above others.
If I had been left to my own devices with a free reign on colour I would never have come up with this pallet, for that you act as an inspiration not only to me but I am sure to many others who look at your work and say "why not". For that alone you deserve a Gnoblar at the very least!

Keep up the good work mate.

G_H

Amazing work as always Zolas. Every time I see some of your guys I can never get over just how striking your skin tone is; it really pops and sets the whole army apart from others.

In the case of the Ironblaster, it's the little touches like the pink/ maroon straps that really make this stand out. The painting overall is excellent and your attention to detail is second-to-none, but the use of innovative colours (like the blue skin on the ogres and the Ironblaster straps) just makes you army stand out above others.
If I had been left to my own devices with a free reign on colour I would never have come up with this pallet, for that you act as an inspiration not only to me but I am sure to many others who look at your work and say "why not". For that alone you deserve a Gnoblar at the very least!

Keep up the good work mate.

G_H

Thanl you so much G_H!  I'm very glad you like him!  I'll have the back decoration finished in a day or two as well and that will be my pledge.  I will be starting writting up my tournament write up soon which will take me awhile but this bad boy of an Ironblaster really performed big time!

Kind regards Zolas.

Last detail done on my Ironblaster tom complete this months pledge.  Just the touch ups on the back shield and the horn with "decoration".

I'm hoping to have time to do right ups for my tournaments fairly soon.

 



Kind regards Zolas.

As always amazing work Zolas, loving the Ironblaster . I like the colour scheme on the Rhinox! I may try something like that on my mournfang!

Plotorien

The finished IB looks fantastic Zolas, really excellent work. I hope he does you proud in the tourney.

It does beg the question though; what have you got left to do for your army? That is to say, what are you doing next? One of the problems I find (well, actually it's not as much a problem to me because I am greedy and unrealistic...) is that after one has amassed a large, well rounded army of 3000pts you have kind of covered all possible options for a "playable" army. It's normally at this point that people tend to stray off to another army.

I was wondering what you have left to do for yours? I say this is not a problem for me because I love Ogres too much to ever "stop" doing them. As I slice the cellophane off my 5th box of Mournfang or 5th Ironblaster, I often ask myself: when do you think you will ever use all these models?

Of course, the answer is the day I meet someone else committed to building a 10,000pt army of their choice. I have had a slight break from my ogres; not playing as such, but painting. That is all changing now as I have had a recent burst of enthusiasm to expand even further with my army. No Ogre horde is complete without Ironblaster number 5 and giant number 7 

Where are you going with yours?

G_H

As always amazing work Zolas, loving the Ironblaster . I like the colour scheme on the Rhinox! I may try something like that on my mournfang!

Plotorien

Thanks very much buddy glad you like the blaster. 

The finished IB looks fantastic Zolas, really excellent work. I hope he does you proud in the tourney.

It does beg the question though; what have you got left to do for your army? That is to say, what are you doing next? One of the problems I find (well, actually it's not as much a problem to me because I am greedy and unrealistic...) is that after one has amassed a large, well rounded army of 3000pts you have kind of covered all possible options for a "playable" army. It's normally at this point that people tend to stray off to another army.

I was wondering what you have left to do for yours? I say this is not a problem for me because I love Ogres too much to ever "stop" doing them. As I slice the cellophane off my 5th box of Mournfang or 5th Ironblaster, I often ask myself: when do you think you will ever use all these models?

Of course, the answer is the day I meet someone else committed to building a 10,000pt army of their choice. I have had a slight break from my ogres; not playing as such, but painting. That is all changing now as I have had a recent burst of enthusiasm to expand even further with my army. No Ogre horde is complete without Ironblaster number 5 and giant number 7 

Where are you going with yours?

G_H

Thanks sooo much G_H!  My current project is my firebelly at the moment.  I like you however, aim to big a rather big army.  I have all sorts of non painted stuff hanging around.  Things like most of my maneaters.  (I actually own all the GW maneaters in metal).  Also have the old scraplauncher.  I do have 2 thundertusk/stonehorn (one of those from the Hunter competition.)  Also some yhettes and a gorger too.  not to mention some unpainted Ironguts and a whole heap of Gnoblars!

However, after the firebelly I really want to show you guys my giant I have converted.  So pictures of that soon (ish).

Also keep getting random Gnoblars coming my way but have no idea who's giving them to me as they don't post on the Pet Gnoblars thread! Hehe.  Not that I mind at all mind you! 

Kind regards Zolas.

Minor update.  Came across Wet Palette and have posted up a topic in the Butchers Cauldron on it.

Linky link:  http://www.ogrestronghold.com/forum/index.php?topic=29398.0

I'm still in the process of typing up battle reports.  I will eventually post them.  May have a grey beard be then but hey.

Kind regards Zolas.

Absolutely loving the way your army is painted. If i didn't have a scheme I liked, I'd be stealing yours for sure! Glad to see you kept this Gnoblog going so long!

Absolutely loving the way your army is painted. If i didn't have a scheme I liked, I'd be stealing yours for sure! Glad to see you kept this Gnoblog going so long!

I'm glad you like the army!  It's mainly been going so long because basically I'm just horrible slow!  Haha.

Got some battle reports coming up soon though, about half way through writing them at the moment.

Kind regards Zolas.

Hello I finally finished my report on the doubles Tournament that I went to on Halloween.

You can find it here:

http://www.ogrestronghold.com/forum/index.php?topic=29415.msg385053#msg385053

Sorry about the wall of texts and no pics.  But I hope you enjoy the read none the less.

Next up soon will be a friendly battle report against Dark elves and hopefully a pic of WIP on my Fire belly.  Also there a Warhammer league starting up at my local club which I will put up more info on later.

Kind regards Zolas.

So quick battle report from a 1500pts friendly game against a friend at my local GW and his Dark elves.  Quite a casual game.  The next 2 pics will show what we had after deployment.

For the Drak Elves: Bloodwrack shrine with medusa, 5 warlocks, Witch elves (with terror banner), Corsairs with level 4 Sorceress, Shrine of Khain, and a War Hydra.



For my Ogres: 1 Kitty (out of pick), 5 Leadbelchers, 10x Gnoblar trappers, 7 Guts with Firebelly and BSB, 3x Mournfangs with Dragonhide banner, Ironblaster, 1 more kitty.



So the Dark elves started moving forward, not much happened really he had really had bad winds of magic.



Not wanted to get combo charged until my Ironblaster and got to work, So chilled out leades killed a warlock (4+ wards ftw!).  Magic was un-eventful.  Ironblaster hit the Shrine of Khaine but only managed to do 1 wound.



Repeat of the 1st turn for elves and their magic continues to be poor.



End of my Turn in this picture My kitty spotted a flank charge on the warlocks but whiffed his attacks (or they saved) and they got to reform.  Leads tried to shoot the Bllod wrack shrine but produced nothing.  Ironblaster started a series of trying to hit the War Hydra and the Shrine of khaine.  Hitting the hydra and doing 2 wounds.  I did manage to get off Cascading Fire-cloak on my Guts and I'm sure I toasted some Witchs with a small fireball.



So the elves advance again, poor magic and/or me dispelling the right spells.  Warlocks kill my poor kitty.  In my turn I advance my Gnoblars to bait the Witchs.  I tried to charge the Mournfangs into the corsairs needing a 7 and fail with a little stumble forward (Drat and double Drat!) so my 2nd kitty kindly redirects.  Magic is pretty good getting off a 2nd level fireball and getting 2x sixs for hits!  About 9 Witches burn horribly! Mwhahahaha!  Leadies try and shoot the Warlocks again but roll low on shots and do nothing.  Ironblaster tries the same trick again but a wound roll of 1 just doesn't make the cut!




So this picture is a whole turn extra now,  Witches charged the gnoblars and loose 3 of their number to dangerous terrain and stand and shoot.  They overrun into my Ironguts.  The Bloodwrack has tried shooting leadbelchers for a few turns and only knocked off some wounds.  Magic is still terrible for Dark elves as his luck continues to be awful.  The Corsairs kill my kitty and set up a charge at my Mournfangs. 
  In my turn, magic doesn't do much but my Cascading Fire-cloak tourches what was left of the witches bar 1 before combat allowing my guts to finish her.  Love that spell cheap and cheerful!  Leadies kill 2 Warlocks at range.  Ironblaster missfires and goes for a spin.
 
  His last turn (before shop closes) Corsairs take 2 wounds of the Fangs and take a few wounds back. No magic again.  I counter charge the corsairs in the flank with the guts.  The combo of Cascading fire-cloak, flame breath and a nice amount of attacks pretty much smashes the corsairs to bits who break and are run down.  Leadies finally kill the Warlock off as well.!



Sorry I didn't get any more pictures.  All in all kept cool and won the day.  I was very happy with how magic went.  Even when he did get dice I felt I made good choices in what to dispel and what not to.  Fire-cloak is like an always strikes first against elves and is something you should not forget about.  Made combat just embarrassingly easy for me.  I had terrible luck to say the least, but also he did not dispel Fire-cloak which is a remains in play and suffered for it.  I felt he could have been more aggressive as well.

Totaled up the points (including bonus points for kill the general and claim 2 banners in close combat), he got 92pts from me (kitties and gnoblars) and I went home with 1020pts.  (16 - 4 TP's score wise though thats from a normal 2400pts tourny set up I don't know if there is adjusted version for lower point games.  Still getting into the Tourny scene.)

Hope you enjoy the read, and my first win against Dark elves (soft list).

Kind regards Zolas.

Congrats on the win mate, sounds like you guys had a blast!

And your Ironblaster looks amazing! I really like how you painted the whole model. It looks really realistic and natural, and this combined with the blue-ish skin on the Ogre works very well. Great work!

And for the point that G_H brought up, I run into the same thing every now and then. Not as bad in the Fantasy side, but in 40k I kinda do lose my focus for an army after I've got a playable army with a couple of extra choices to choose from. But I find that the enthusiasm does find it's way back

- Loran

Congrats on the win mate, sounds like you guys had a blast!

And your Ironblaster looks amazing! I really like how you painted the whole model. It looks really realistic and natural, and this combined with the blue-ish skin on the Ogre works very well. Great work!

And for the point that G_H brought up, I run into the same thing every now and then. Not as bad in the Fantasy side, but in 40k I kinda do lose my focus for an army after I've got a playable army with a couple of extra choices to choose from. But I find that the enthusiasm does find it's way back

- Loran

Thanks Loran!  Appreciate the comments.  I'm really happy with the Ironblaster as are a lot of the forum members as per their generous Gnoblars flying my way (I've had like 7, 2 of were from the painting challenge though).

I'm actually getting started in a League with my local gaming club.  My first game is tomorrow against Orcs and Goblins so I will let you know how it goes!

Kind regards Zolas.

Ooh, a league! I really like gaming leagues and campaigns, but unfortunately the campaigns that I've taken part in lately (or well, in the last two-ish years) have ended prematurely due to time schedules of the players getting too complicated for gaming at specific times

Especially the type of leagues that aim for amassing a certain number of units/points before the next game round is something that I enjoy. I've got loads of un-assembled and unpainted models, so having deadlines works for me : D

Keep it up mate!
- Loran

I love the idea of a league and a campaign, id love to be involved in both. Sadly the local clubs here play a horrendous amount of different games, meaning they only have a passing interest in each.

Im all for variety but nobody seems to have the staying power for a league or a campaign.

You will have to keep us all up to date with yours

JoS

Aye that does seem to be a common problem with leagues were they tend to end suddenly.  For this league there are going to go 6 rounds and then have the top 4 players face off for semi finals and a final.  Keeping it short and sweet.

Hopefully if there is still interest in then we will get a second one running.

Kind regards Zolas.

Super sweet ironblaster Zolas! great work!

Super sweet ironblaster Zolas! great work!

Thank you!  Coming from you with your painting skill that is high praise! 

Kind regards Zolas

Right been a bit lazy recently in posting on my Gnoblog.

I had my first game in a local league against O+G's before Christmas.  Was a fairly nasty game with up's and downs all round.  Highlights included his Big spider boss charging 3 leadbelchers in a building and getting spanked! (5 wounds out of 5 dice all 6's!)  Lol

A whole unit of 6 ogres taking a charge from 3 wolf chariots and dying horribly.  (Those chariots later charged my Ironblaster and failed to kill him and then fled!) 

He didn't have much luck with his artillery except pretty much killing my Mournfangs off nice and easy.  Got to love doom divers. 

The battle was going my way until I charged my Ironguts into his archer horde who then released 3 fanatics all of whom stopped 1 inch in front of the unit thus double the D6 hits so I took 6x D6 hits and my entire irongut unit was wiped out except characters.  The characters then basically could not be killed and nearly wiped out the archer horde.  They did kill the BSB though which was nice.

All in all a good game.  My first game against O+G's properly and a learning curve.  I made some clear mistakes and it should be noted he passed nearly all his leadership tests.

Still result was O+G 1210vp's and Ogres 839vp's.  12 - 8 win for the O+G's.

We did have secret missions and both of us choose the "Kill War machine".  I killed his Doom Diver with my Ironblaster and He could not killed my Ironblaster for love nor money.  This earned me an extra 3 points.

Totaling up 11 League points for myself.  Not bad really considering a loss.

Will post up more later as I have a tourny to post up.

Kind regards Zolas.

That game sounds like an incredible game Zolas!  I love back and forth games like that rather than one sided spankings.  Nothing worse than someone feeling like they were never in the game at all!

That game sounds like an incredible game Zolas!  I love back and forth games like that rather than one sided spankings.  Nothing worse than someone feeling like they were never in the game at all!

Couldn't agree more!  I had some great games in a Tournament recently that I have yet to post but one of the games against Dwarfs really could have gone either way even though it seemed 1 sided in my favour.

Kind regards Zolas.

Wow, those horns are beautiful.  Very very well done on that.  The entire model is splendid, but the blends and color depth on the horns is a knockout!  Also, like that you thought to put the tracks in the snow, great touch!

Please do Zolas, we could use more activity in the battle reports section. 

Hey guys been meaning to post this up for a while but have just been massively waylaid.

I attend a tournament at BIG (Bristol Independent Gaming).  It was before Christmas 2014.  It’s part of a set of 3 tournaments which will add up all the points at the end of the last Tournament and announce the overall winner.

This was an Un comped tournament and did allow end times stiff.  This included the end time Characters if people wished.  (Luckily the Khaine book had only just come out so they were not allowed in this one.)

I’ll keep the games very Brief.

My List:

Lords.
Slaughtermaster – Maw level 4 (General) Fencers, Glittering scales, dispel scroll, Ironcurse.

Heroes.
Bruisier – (BSB) CofC, Dragon helm, warrior bane, lookout Gnoblar, HA, IF.
Firebelly level 1 – Gnoblar Theifstone (wanted to see if I could steal something from my opponents), potion of speed, AHW.

Core.
7 guts – FC, std OF Discipline.
6 ogres- STD, bellower.

Special.
3 Belchers- bellower.
4 MFC – HA, IF Bellower, STD with Dragon Hide.
2 single kitties

Rare.
1 Ironblaster.

   
Game 1 against really Nice chap called Pano from Gloucester using his dwarfs!

This was a good game for me.  I got into combat turn 2 and really busted heads.  The main combat with my guts and his hammers could have gone either way but he had an unlucky LD roll and I ran down his lord.  Amassing notes were 1 kitty and a cannon crew fighting for 3 turns straight and nothing happening!  At the end of the battle he only had his BSB who passed a leadership test needing a 6 in combat and remained the last dwarf standing!

Win for the ogres 16 – 4. Pano was a really sporting opponent and luck was not with him.  Would be happy to play this chap at any time.  Fantastic bloke.

Game 2 against Mark from Exeter and his empire army.  He had Karl Franz ascended, steam tank, 4 chicken knights a unit of Inner circle knights and 3 units of archers.

This game  surprisingly did not go my way. Karl Franz went to town to say the least wiping out a fair amount of my army on his own.  Nasty fella.  However I felt I did well I only had my leadbelchers and Ironblaster (1 wound) at the end and had managed to kill his steam tank 2 units of archers (1 unit panicked off board by Brain gobbler!) and his unit of inner circle knights getting spanked but my unit of ogre bulls with +1 strength buff. 

Loss for the Ogres 2 – 18. Happy with this considering Karl Franz ascended was in the fight and I didn’t get 20 – 0.

Game 3 against Matt from Bristol (Vanguard) and his skaven. (2 warp lightning cannons and 2 doom wheels.

This was a rather frustrating battle.  I struggled to kill the doom wheels all battle.  My Ironblaster blew up his own gun turn 1.  He wasn’t having much luck with his warp lightning cannons eithers (10 missfires in a row over the tournament) Both of us being a little frustrated with the dice gods!

Another Loss for the Ogres 7 – 13.  Not too bad was hoping for more of a draw here but hey that’s how it goes.

Game 4 against Dave Musgrave (Bristol Vangaurd) and his Empire Knight army.  Luthor, Marius and a runefang general.  (2 runefangs in total  :S)

This was a great battle against my former tournament partner from my Halloween Tourny.  Proper blood bath resulting in about 2 units left each.  It could have gone my way but a bit of bad luck on re-rollable Ld test saw my general and BSB killed.  If they could have held 1 more turn I could have counter charged and wiped his last unit.   
Either way lots of serious combat!

Draw!  10 – 10.  Probably my favourite game of the tourney.  Really light hearted and funny.  Dave is a great opponent and a top player looking for fun of all!

Of 17 players I came 12th which I’m fairly happy with.  Bear in mind this tourney is part of a set of 4.  You get 50pts for each tourney attended. 1st place gets 30pts, second 20pts and 3rd 10pts.  After that you get points depending how many players there are and what position you came.

I got 6 pts for my 12th position so this leave me with a total 56pts currently.

Next tourney is in march and has an interesting comp.  Here’s the link for the next one for those that are interested.

http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=127753

Kind regards Zolas.

 

Great report, well played. Did not realize you are close to Bristol. I am from Swindon

Aye Bristol born and bred buddy. 😊 Do you get down to our way for any tournys at all minigiant?

I used to but not recently as i am currently studying at Lancaster and dont have much contact with my old club (So many new people have replaced the people i knew). Kinda without a club at the moment

Fair enough buddy.  Well if you do head down this way let me know. 

Oh for sure. I do want to do a four player (possibly doubles) battle report at some point with 4 great looking fully painted armies, so if you are interested....i can put you down for a tentative yes

I want the full nine yards, something that all gamers will treasure for a life time;
Great terrain, great armies, great scenario etc etc

Happy to throw in as many of my painted ogres as I can.  Still got a whole load to do if I ever get the time.  But sure stick me down. 

Well attended the Second Tides of War tournament held by BIG on the 8th of March.

Interesting comp.  No lords period!  only 1 unit from any entry can be taken except core which are restricted to 2.  So for ogres only 1 choice from any entry including heroes, special and rare.

For ogres this posed a small problem for me as heroes level wizards only have Ld 7 and Bruisers are our only option for BSB.  However, I had a thought that I could still use special characters I decided to use Golgfag maneater as the army general with standard of discipline in the unit of maneaters in order to get around the Ld problem. 

My List:

Heroes.
Golgfag Maneater - 260pts. (Equipment focus here was to get Crown of command).
Brusier BSB - Talisman of endurance, Enchanted shield, Ironcurse Icon, Biting Blade, Look-out Gnoblar, Heavy armour. - 189pts.
Firebelly level 2 - Dispel scroll, Ruby ring of ruin, AHW. - 207pts.
Butcher level 2 - Gruuts sickle, Great weapon. - 194pts.

Core.
9x Ironguts - Full command. - 417pts.
3x Ogres - AHW. - 93pts.
3x Ogres - AHW. - 93pts.
10x Gnoblar trappers - 50pts.

Special.
4x Mournfangs - Bellower, Standard, Dragon Hide banner. - 350pts.
7x Maneaters - Full command, Standard of Discipline, Look-out Gnoblar, 3x AHW (On FC), 2x Great weapons, Heavy armour. - 456pts.  (Posion + Immune to psychology).
1x Sabertusk - 21pts.

Rare.
1x Ironblaster. - 170pts.


Game 1. Against Adam from Bath and his High elves.

Adam had large unit of white lions lead by Korhil (General). silver helm unit, spear elves, phoenix guard 2 units of archers, shadow warriors,1 bolt thrower and 1 white lion chariot.

Golgfag rolled a healthy 90pts getting him crown of command, Armour of destiny and Rock eye.
Generally this battle went my way.  My Ironblaster killed the white lion chariot.  My Mournfangs made a long charge to the silver helms and wiped them out with no return wounds.  They later wiped out a unit of archers.  Firebelly cooked the bolt thrower and a fair amount of elves here and there with use of fireball.  On the right flank 1 unit of ogres and my kitty dispatched the shadow warriors the kitty later dies to a rivers dangerous terrain test.  The ogres managed to flank charged the archer unit (larger unit) which survived the initial charge and finished them off.  Oh well.

  Finally the main event was my Ironguts and Maneaters dual charging the White lions and wiping out all of them except Korhil who died in the next phase by Golgfags hand.  At this point my Ironguts got flanked by the phoenix guard and I lost the combat.  The Ironguts held but amusingly my maneaters ran.  I charged the rare of the phoenix guard with my Ironblaster only doing 1 impact hit and killing a phoenix guard.  The phoenix guard then made every save expected of them and won combat.  Ironblaster ran and the Ironguts killed.  Btattle ends.

1494pts for the Ogres, 790pts for the High elves.  14 – 6 Win to the ogres!


Game 2. Against Dave Musgraves Empire.

1 large Knight bus inner circle, 1 steam tank, 1 cannon, 1 hellblaster, witch hunter, level 2 heavens wizard, Luther, priest, and an engineer.  Also 2 units handgunners, 1 unit cross bow men, 1 unit archers, 1 unit of halberds, 1 unit great swords plus free company.

Golgfag only rolled 30pts this time round.  Not enough for Crown of command but got him glittering scales and rock eye.

This was a very typical me and Dave battle that ended in our standard way.  Dave set all his missile troops on his left flank and everything else on the right.  I had my Mournfangs 1 unit of ogres and a sabertusk plus my ironblaster.  Everything else went opposite is main forces.

I took first turn.  I advanced everything aggressively forward.  My units in striking distance with their missile troops.  Ironblaster hit the hellblaster only to do 2 wounds! 

My troops on the right flank basically collapsed.  Mournfangs taking losses and running and my ogres and saber failing easy charges.  My maneaters charged and spent a few turns beating living hell out of the steam tank.  Ironguts made a longish charged against the inner circle knights and wiped them out in 1 turn.  My Ironguts eventually getting killed by the great swords.  My maneaters after killing the tank went on a rampage wiping out the halberd unit, 1 unit of hand gunners, the cannon and the unit of crossbow men.  Charge and forced already fleeing archers of the board.   

This battle basically ended in quite a mess.
Dave getting 1620pts and me getting 1490pts.  10 – 10 draw! 


Game 3. Against Ross Stevenson and his own Ogres.

Ross was running 1 butcher (Ld 7 general), 1 firebelly, 1 BSB, 1 hunter on stonehorn, 1 ironblaster, 1 kitty, 2 units of Gnoblars, 1 large unit of bulls and medium unit of Ironguts.  Also 1 scrap launcher and 1 unit of 6 lead belchers.

Golgfag rolled another 90pts and ran with Crown of command, armour of destiny, rock eye.

Fair amount of bad luck for me at the start of this battle with my Ironblaster  blowing himself up on the first turn.  Lead blechers putting holes into a few units.  His Gnoblars and my Gnoblars going at it and mine getting run down.  My Ironguts eventually got their hands on the lead belchers and killed them panicking off the scrap launcher.  They were later killed by a flank charge from the Stonehorn hunter who had been held up by a flank charge from 1 of my 3 man ogre units.  My maneaters charged His Ironguts and showed them why maneaters hurt.  12 wounds before the guts even struck.  They broke and ran and were cut down.  Ironblaster panicked of the board as well.  The maneaters then charged and killed the unit of bulls.  Golgfag nearly getting killed by the firebelly but surviving on 1 wound.

After all was said and done Ross had 2012pts and I had 2204pts.  Granting me a 11 – 9 win.

Conclusion.

Great tournament.  Loved the comp and really loved using Golgfag Maneater!  He never died and with him and his nasty unit of maneaters the really dished out the pain!  Golgfag and the maneater captain alone having 6 attacks each at strength 5!  I found the small units of ogres very useful in my games.  Not wimps by any means and enough of a threat to generate target saturation.  Also seeing a Stonehorn in use against me, really gets me wanting to get mine up and running.

All in all I finished 9th out of 22.  Also I was highest Ogre player.  (Out of 3 I believe but not certain).  Very happy with the result considering some of my bad luck.  If I had gotten off some of the charges I needed in the second game it really could have changed the outcome.

With this result I am now placed currently 6th in the Tides of war series.  I am hoping the next 2 events will work in my favour and gain myself a higher position.  Hope you enjoyed the read.

Kind regards Zolas.

This is a great over-view of your games and it sounds like you had a great time! Nice to see a majority of wins for your fatties too!

I have never really used Golgfag, so its interesting to hear how effective he was for you. I am more surprised that the small units of fat-boys with AHW turned out to be useful. Its probably something I would not have considered doing myself. When I get a chance to actually play some more games soon (I have nearly sorted my life out and moved house etc etc) I may give this a try. I would certainly like to see if I can use Golgfag with the same king of success!

Anyway, nice work on the report and it appears you had a good time to boot! Excellent stuff Zolas.

G_H

This is a great over-view of your games and it sounds like you had a great time! Nice to see a majority of wins for your fatties too!

I have never really used Golgfag, so its interesting to hear how effective he was for you. I am more surprised that the small units of fat-boys with AHW turned out to be useful. Its probably something I would not have considered doing myself. When I get a chance to actually play some more games soon (I have nearly sorted my life out and moved house etc etc) I may give this a try. I would certainly like to see if I can use Golgfag with the same king of success!

Anyway, nice work on the report and it appears you had a good time to boot! Excellent stuff Zolas.

G_H

Hey G_H!  Good to see your posts again! 

Yeah I did really enjoy the event.  Was very happy with my performance.  Tactically I didn't feel I made any mistakes.  My movements went well and the only thing that really let me was dice rolls.  The second game could have been very different if I had made those charges. 

As for the units of 3 fat boys with AHW's I got the idea from Jimmy and his awesome Batreps.  93pts so cheap as chips.  And you should really get some Golgfag time in!

I have another tournament to report on soon.  (Lightning Strike 14th and 15th March 2015).  So that should go up soon too.

Kind regards Zolas.

Great little report, nice to see some change taken in the 'standard' ogre tournie list

Great little report, nice to see some change taken in the 'standard' ogre tournie list

Indeed.  It's mainly down to the interesting comp used.  Here's a link so you have a better look at the rules and comp set up.  I would highly recommend just doing some friendly matches using this comp.  You can really get some nice unusual lists.

Kind regards Zolas.

Awesome blog! Youve totally mastered that theme youve got going the blue skin looks real good.

-Routa

Awesome blog! Youve totally mastered that theme youve got going the blue skin looks real good.

-Routa

Thank you very much!  I'm glad you like them. 

Kind regards Zolas.

Sooooooooooo......   I have been rather busy lately  but I thought I would finally post something.  Been working a little bit on a giant.  Finally got round to adding a chain to him and wanted to share.  I have given him a Gutplate from the thundertusk shoulder and horns from the mournfangs.  I also gave him an Iron fist of his own made up from Ironblaster parts and ogre gut plates along with an ogre sword for extra stabbyness!  There is also some green stuff around for leather strapping (also on the ironfist) which I carved some mountain shapes into. You can see them on some of the close up shots.  The chain is also threaded through his collar as well (got this from a model train convention, happy days!)

I hope you guys like his start. here you go.





















I hope you like him.  Any comments are welcome.

Kind regards Zolas.

P.S.  Nice to be posting again.

Looking good, cant wait to see some paint on it