Tribe of the Tangled Hook

Well, I guess I should explain what this is all about.

Hi, my name is Scott, and I have an addiction, an addiction to army starting and plastic/metal crack. This is a major problem. And this is my attempt to deal with it.
As long as I can remember, I've been an incorrigible modeller; always starting conversions and armies and games and pretty much anything that took my fancy. It has cost me dearly. I don't know how much money I've spent on my plastic/metal crack addiction, and I have nothing concrete to show for it. No army I can point to and say "I did that", hell, I don't really even have a single cohesive unit that I can point to and say "I did that" about. That is just wrong.

Coming up on a year ago now, I lost my job; I wasn't attached to it as such, but it was an income, and allowed me to provide for my small family. I had just bought the Ogre Battalion when it happened, and so I decided to make the most of things and work at turning my battalion into an army. Over time, and countless lists later, I thought I had settled on a list that I would be able to play with. It was to revolve around a Firebelly/Leadbelcher unit with Shooty Maneaters and support. I'd even converted a Firebelly and an extra Leadbelcher to fill out the unit properly; but then it happened. I was distracted/inspired by something else which would make me restart (kinda) the army again.
Anyone who enjoys watching Disney movies, or has a child who enjoys watching Disney movies would probably have seen the big one from a couple of years ago "Tangled" the new take on the Rapunzel story. My daughter, delight that she is, had been watching it at least once a day for a week straight, and always insisting that I watch it with her (since her mother is out to work these days). It's a pretty good movie, some funny stuff, some stupid stuff, and the perfect amount of Disney nonsense to make it bearable. Anyway, one day I was watching it with her yet again, when I noticed that one particular character looked rather Ogre-like, except for his size. I had been working on the Ogre regiment and still had a few Ogres to build, so as is sensible, I built this thug in plastic (with a little poetic license). And so my list changed yet again - and this time for the final time. I have had enough, this addiction is going down.

Oh, what a wall-o-text.
On to the project stuff.
The Tribe of the Tangled Hook features a Butcher inspired by the Hook-Hand Thug from Tangled, and some stuff I'd built/converted previously.
The 1000pt list is as follows:
It's not particularly competitive, but then again, I'm in it for the fun not the competition.
Incidentally, the Gnoblars are the Command options (Standard and Musician)

Butcher @ 178.0 pts (General)
- Level 2 Upgrade: Lore of the Great Maw
- Ironfist; Sword of Striking; Dispel Scroll

8 Ogres @ 276.0 pts
- Bellower; Standard Bearer; Ironfist

3 Leadbelchers @ 139.0 pts
- Bellower

1 Sabretusk
1 Sabretusk

2 Ogre Mournfang Cavalry @ 165.0 pts
- Bellower; Standard Bearer; Ironfist; Heavy Armour; Gleaming Pennant

1 Giant

Total Roster Cost: 1000.0

Picture time I think. These are all pre-GS WIPs, I have some GS, but I need to find time to get working on it/learn how to manipulate it properly.
I guess the first Ogre I should show is the Butcher, the guy who started the list

I still have to GS him a gut, and a belt to suit the original inspiration, and a few straps for various bits of gear, but nothing excessive.

The front (command) rank of the Ogre Regiment follows (including the Butcher)


Middle rank


And rear rank


The Giant I've had sitting around for ages, infact the only thing that I've done to it recently was to add a gutplate from the Stonehorn kit (which I got with some bitz I needed for another conversion I've been working on)


Although there are only 3 Leadbelchers in the initial list, I've got 4 built for later lists.


That's all I've got done for the 1000pt list so far, I've got a couple of Chrace Lions to turn into Sabretusks, and I have to fund the couple of Mournfangs still, but that should happen fairly soon; but that is the majority of the army ready for GS and paint.

I found a spare Ogre body the other day, and figured that I'd build the BSB that the 1500pt list would need.
Bruiser (BSb) - Great Weapon, Heavy Armor, Ironcurse Icon
This is the result

That is some fancy stuff there good sir. I like this a lot, keep 'em coming!

I like the BSB. Good work so far! Can't wait until some paint is splashed around!

Back when I was first starting my Ogre Army, I was intending to have a Maneater unit, something fast and shooty to disrupt the other guy's plans; but with the change in list, they've been relegated to the "at some other point" shelf.
The first Maneater I did is this guy:

A disciple of Bragg the Gutsman, he's carrying a Hook-blade and a holstered pistol, stolen from an Ork Nob (sizing is awesome). The head is from a Bloodbowl Blitzer I did for a painting comp online a few years back, the reverse mohawk makes him look like the newb-Maneater his backstory was going to make him. The Minotaur fist he's got looks a little big, but I was going to finish it as a heavy leather glove.

The next Maneater to join the now-defunct army had spent a bit of time fighting in the Empire.

With an Old Spearman shield as a gutplate, a new Handgun looking like a long pistol, and a wrecking-ball for a flail. He's also got a dragonhead helmet decoration, kindly donated by an "ally".

Last of the 3 Maneaters is the Beef-Eater.

I'm not sure what weapons he used to use, but he's taken the axe from the same Minotaur he got the horns for his helmet from. A Gor-shield as a gutplate, and a crossbow "counts-as" pistol finish his equipment off, but the Gnoblar with cymbals (musician) makes this guy a classic.

Please include more references to the Snugly Duckling! There's a whole load of characters you could do

My Halfling Arch Lector would love to face this army

Honestly, I'm not sure how I could include more references to the Snuggly Duckling, I'd love to, but I just can't figure it out (maybe I can give the Giant/leadership duckling tattoos or something).
I'm planning on having the tribe's icon/logo somewhat like the sun/flower/flag from the movie.

Finally got some time to do some sculpting or as I like to call it "can I manage to make this greenstuff not suck".
I'm still waiting for stuff to cure, so no pics yet, but I've done various straps for the Butcher and BSB's gear, started the Butcher's belly (still got definition and a belt to do). Possibly the simplest thing I did was a couple of long bits of rope to "hold" the Giant's gutplate (one around the back of the neck, one around the back).

I also found out how simple it is to do fur. I have had a RatOgre with a Minotaur head conversion sitting on my desk for a little while, and I needed to put some fur on the join at the neck, so I experimented with it, and I also gave it a couple of vaguely piglike ears to give it bit more definition to the head. After seeing how easy that was, I pulled my Hunter conversion out of his ziplock bag and sculpted fur around the leg extensions he's got (all up he'll be about 3mm taller than the average Ogre).

With time running out for more work, and with the remaining bit of GS I had mixed, I made a hat...kind of a derby/bowler style hat. I don't know who it's for yet, but we'll see.

I've finally gotten back to putting something in here.
I've had Kutchek pretty much ready for final GS and then (theoretically) painting for a while, but I didn't post him up because I needed to do some work on his base. And so I got around to that tonight.
Kutchek isn't your standard Hunter build; he's got Longstrider for when I get him a pack of sabres, and he's carrying Sword of Battle and Enchanted Shield, as well as a Blood Vulture. And it's this last bit that's been delaying pics. I didn't have anywhere really to sit the vulture on either him or the base; which means I had to figure out what to do.
The solution was a tree, a dead, gnarled tree that would fit in the back corner, and give the whole thing some real depth.
A bit of Florist's wire and some inspirational pics from Mr Google, and this is the result, awaiting a GS covering, and final assembly.





There is still a little bit of work to do to get it to the point where it's ready to paint, but this is Kutchek the Hunter, and his blood vulture Skwaaark.

What a fantastic start to an army.
I think your conversions are excellent!

Can't wait to see some more progress here. (And a little bit of paint would be great too! )

HG

Nice hunter. I'm a big fan of fur topping the boots and adding a sprue height into the legs.. if I were starting over I would do it on every model as I think the sculpts are too short.