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The Big Hats

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So this is the gnoblog for my Chaos Dwarf themed Ogre army.

I hope to get a basic army finished as soon as possible, but I'll try to keep a high painting standard.

The army I'm building right now is this:

Bruiser
 - Tenderiser, Heavy armour

Butcher
 - Dispell Scroll, Bangstick

3 Ogre Bulls
 - Bellower

3 Ogre Bulls
 - Bellower

3 Ogre Bulls
 - Bellower

4 Ironguts
 - Standard, Bellower

2 Leadbelchers

--> 1000 pts

I have no idea if this is a playable army, so I hope you can help me with this..
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And the finished models at this point:

Bruiser:



Butcher:



Leadbelchers (still WIP):



Bull unit 1 (still WIP):



The first update will be in a few days. Right now I'm finishing the Leadbelchers unit, painting the Bulls, and I started sculping the first Irongut.

Stay tuned ;)
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Why no Knoblars. I would have thought they would be needed in the smaller games. And to fit in with your them you could get hobgoblins.
:luckgnoblar::luckgnoblar:




9 gnobs a swordy my tyrant and 2 pack gnobs

My doctor told me I was paranoid
Well he didnt tell me but I know he was thinking it
LOL! Those leadbelchers have got dickhats :shock:

As I've said many times before, your army is stunning!

 - Kyte
LOL! Those leadbelchers have got dickhats :shock:

As I've said many times before, your army is stunning!

 - Kyte

They do have dick hats  :?. Why dont you take it further and put two cannonballs at the base of the hats  :lol:.
Anyways they look great and your sculpting of the beards looks wicked. Were did you get those hats btw?Tri
LOL! Those leadbelchers have got dickhats :shock:

This time it's almost funny.. :roll: :P

So I'm working on the Ironguts right now, and I'm trying to decide if I should give them gutplates. My Tyrant doesn't have one, and their armour will be the same style as him armour, but if I give them a gutplate, they will be like the missing link between tyrant and butchers.

So what do you guys think?
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I'm sure you know what I think of your army by now! It's great you started a gnoblog for these guys,. Always eager for updates

thanks
Corai








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A minor update with some crappy pics!

I finished the Leadbelchers:


And started the work on an Irongut Standard Bearer:
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Looking good. I really like the effect you've gotten on the leadbelcher bases, and that standard looks like it's gonna be great

Thanks
Corai








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Like Corai said the bases are really effective with the kind of worn down not used cobblestone.
The leadbelchers cannons are pretty effective to.
Great sculpting and i can't  wait to see more.
Btw are all you guys self sculpted?
Tri
very impressive sculpts i look forward to seeing more...

and you'll be using basic ogre rules with these right? or will you be doing a kind of mix of Chaos Dwarves & Ogre rules?
My Pet Gnoblar's name is Rudypoo (in honour of a friend of mine)
Good stuff I always knew those dwarfs had forge guards  :lol:
Hey, I've got an idea for u: Hobgnoblars. They're Gnoblars who pretend to be Hobgoblins so as not to be too badly treated by the Chaos Dwarfs their Ogre masters mimic. Either that, or the Ogres have started calling their Gnoblars Hobgnoblars (and forcing them to dress like Hobgoblins) in an effort to completely mimic the Chaos Dwarfs. Ideas for models would be giving Gnoblar models Mongolesque clothing. Tell me what u think.
Ghworg
2 Pet Gnoblars! I dub them Itchy and Scratchy, for reasons that are too private to divulge.
A little update:

The finished Irongut standard bearer:


The banner design i'll probably use:


The size difference:


And an overview of the army:
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awesome as always. The symbol looks good and appropriate, nice use of the chaos standard too. Honestly I'm struggling to think of new and inventive ways to say 'amazing' each time you update!

Thanks
Corai








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Wow this stuff is stunning! What is it you use to build the initial bodywork for the ogres? Miliput I am guessing?

I look forward to seeing more of your work. Especially an Ogre sized Lammasu!! That would be quite cool
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update? :P :roll:
Here's a little update. Haven't worked on the army much, with my b-day, christmas and newyears it was a busy week for me.

Irongut Musician


Irongut groupshot


Very crappy Butcher concept sketch. Basicly it's holding it's spellbook and shooting his Blunderbuss (Bangstick). Don't know if I'll ever make this mini, though..


And a Inquisitor mini I got from a bitbox someone gave to me :D

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Looking great s always. I love the armoured look to the IG's. I know what you mean about time to update though (xmas, new years and my birthday are al in the same week too!). Looking forward to seeing more updates, and I think the butcher/sorceror pose has a lot of potential. If you do get around to it, I think it would make a great model

thanks
Corai








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Looking great s always. I love the armoured look to the IG's. I know what you mean about time to update though (xmas, new years and my birthday are al in the same week too!). Looking forward to seeing more updates, and I think the butcher/sorceror pose has a lot of potential. If you do get around to it, I think it would make a great model

thanks
Corai

Tnx! ^_^

The Butcher will be standing on a collapsed wall or chair or something, since my army is marching through some Empire village..

But I think it's smarter to finish some core troops first, instead of making another character :P
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I love your models!
How do you sculpt so damn good?
Bas, just wondering, would you mind telling me hoe you personally sculpted the armour links? I'm converting Skull Pass dwarfs into big hat Chaos Dwarfs and I personally am finding sculpting the scale mail difficult. I've gtton to sculpting them in horozontal strips, but could you suggest a better strategy you've found? Your scales just look so much more well defined than the ones I've tried to make.
"Thinling weapons ain't much good to us. Too fiddly. And too big for the Gnoblars. So we let them little thieves give em' all back using one of their...wotsit wagons. Pointy end first."
Cool, a pet gnoblar! He can be named Squisqueek.
those are splendid! I love CDs and everything CD related and I did that even before I started a CD army!

 - Kyte
Kyte?! you also have a CD army... WOW!!! I missed that!!

But, to stay on topic: GREAT JOB!!!! I said back then, when you first posted the pics of the characters, some time ago... your army is looking awsome.

keep us posted.
cheers
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they are named:
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Marty, Monty, Zimoz

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Kyte?! you also have a CD army... WOW!!! I missed that!!

Take a look in my gnoblog. I've just bought 2 skull pass sets for less than one's price!

 - Kyte
Bas, just wondering, would you mind telling me hoe you personally sculpted the armour links? I'm converting Skull Pass dwarfs into big hat Chaos Dwarfs and I personally am finding sculpting the scale mail difficult. I've gtton to sculpting them in horozontal strips, but could you suggest a better strategy you've found? Your scales just look so much more well defined than the ones I've tried to make.

I'll try to make a tutorial with some pics, because it's kinda hard to explain :-P
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As always, lovely models.
2 Pet Gnoblars! I dub them Itchy and Scratchy, for reasons that are too private to divulge.
With all the great gnoblogs these days I felt it was time for me to update mine again.. so.. here it is!

The last few days I've been kinda distracted by this baby..<3



But somehow I also manage to paint something, after a few weeks of just sculpting..

PIP Bulls


Hobgnob test model


And some of my sculptings..

Another Irongut WIP


Chaos Dwarf Sorceress WIP


And an overview of my army
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Hell, these fellows are a sight t' see, Bas!

I 'm very impressed by your sculpting skills. May I be so bold and ask how many actual GW models ye been usin' - as far as I can see thar be only the Bulls and the Leadbelchers as well as the Giant. So how much did ye spend on greenstuff and that other clay thingy?

And did I spy an Ogre-Bullcentaur in the left corner of yer army picture?

Keep up the good work!
"Better t' fight windmills than become a miller!
For thar be always the option of using cannon..."


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i have loved this army since i first saw it! its awesome
"i dont do small armies"

Fantastic work. I really love the sculpt of the female sorceress. The painting is also great.
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Hell, these fellows are a sight t' see, Bas!

I 'm very impressed by your sculpting skills. May I be so bold and ask how many actual GW models ye been usin' - as far as I can see thar be only the Bulls and the Leadbelchers as well as the Giant. So how much did ye spend on greenstuff and that other clay thingy?

And did I spy an Ogre-Bullcentaur in the left corner of yer army picture?

Keep up the good work!

So far I've used one box of bulls and one box of leadbelchers.. and three packs of greenstuff and two packs of milliputt :P

And yes.. there's an Ogre Bull centaur.. it'll be a hunter once it's finished, but I want to make some core troops first. ^_^
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the sorceress is awsome! though I like the mid bull the most because of its face expression.

 - Kyte
I felt like making a tutorial.. so here it is! Making beards, the Bas way!

First add a blob of Greenstuff where you want the beard to be.


Then use your sculpting tool (or whatever you use) to make the shape of the beard.


Now the fun starts, use your sculpting tool to make a cut in the greenstuff in the middle of the beard.


Then add more cuts where you want the different strands of the beard to be


Now it's time to add detail. Make little cuts in the greenstuff, pushing it away from the cuts you made before.


And the same on the other side.


The beard now has a weird triangular shape, so make another set of cuts in the middle of the strand.


After you did the same on the rest of the beard, use your sculpting tool to redo the cuts that seperate the different strands.


The last thing you need to do is tidy up the bottom side of the beard, so use your sculpting tool to push the strand up until it looks the way you like.


And voila, one finished beard!


The next thing would be to add the sideburnthingies, eyebrows, a new nose, and a mouth.

Well, I hope this is usefull for Chaos Dwarf builders.. I hope I can make a scalemail tutorial in the next few days!
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That's slightly different than how I've tried sculpting beards. i may try your method some time to see how it works.
"Thinling weapons ain't much good to us. Too fiddly. And too big for the Gnoblars. So we let them little thieves give em' all back using one of their...wotsit wagons. Pointy end first."
Cool, a pet gnoblar! He can be named Squisqueek.
yes, I've been waiting for an update of these guys for ages. I appreciate your Wii predicament though, I've been through it myself (have you found yourself suffering from Wii strain yet?).

The army's looking grea tnad it's nice to see some painting done on it. The sorceress is looking good too, it'sd all looking good. What can I say, big hats are awesome

thanks
Corai








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Lovely models, as always.
2 Pet Gnoblars! I dub them Itchy and Scratchy, for reasons that are too private to divulge.
So far I've used one box of bulls and one box of leadbelchers.. and three packs of greenstuff and two packs of milliputt

That 's quite a money saver says I! I don't know how much milliput costs, it can't cost more than GW boxes, can it?

Arr, and cheers fer the sculpting advice, them beards looks amazing! I finds Ogres are good t' practice sculpting GS on, as ye easily spots 'em mistakes and all 'em wee details on a human mini become big details on an Ogre. A very inspiring army, matey!
"Better t' fight windmills than become a miller!
For thar be always the option of using cannon..."


"The life of a pirate is the only life for a man of any spirit!"
- The mutineers Daniel Macarty and Phineas Bunce in the early 18th century
YAY! I finished my first Bull unit! So to celebrate it I made some crappy pics.. :roll:

Bulls 1


Next Bull unit, ready for undercoat and paint


And giant Blunderbuss for my next Butcher
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great sculpting!

so where did you get the hats? are they cut from real chaos dwarves?
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so where did you get the hats? are they cut from real chaos dwarves?

Yup ^_^
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that blunderbuss looks fantastic. Very original use of existing parts.

the finished bulls are an awesome sight, I think the beard and mouth on the bellower are particularly effective.

As always, eagerly awaiting your next update
Thanks
Corai








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that blunderbuss looks fantastic. Very original use of existing parts.

the finished bulls are an awesome sight, I think the beard and mouth on the bellower are particularly effective.

As always, eagerly awaiting your next update
Thanks
Corai


Thank you very much kind sir ^_^

However, I was just looking at the pic of the painted Bulls, and I think I need to add a lip to the right ogre. What do you guys think?
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he looks quite kindly at the moment, an added lip would bring him into line with the more annoyed look of the rest of the tribe

Thanks
Corai








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Yeah, I think I'll add it..

Also, I was thinking about my armylist. Is it usefull to make a 4 man Irongut unit when I'll add a character? Or would it be smarter to make it into an unit of 3?
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that's a tough question. on paper, 4 would be the way to go, but if you knoiw you're going to be including a character, then I find the unit size becomes too big, and ffar too unweildly for an army dependent on maneuverability. If there's always going to be a character in there, I say go for 3 man IG unit

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Corai








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I like to run 4 with a character, then when one gos down there's no panic test.  I don't run them five wide normally, though, I usually stick one in the back, or two if terrain is really tight.  Looks a little odd, but is effective.  Or you could use the kineater big name so panic isn't as big of a deal, and run the smaller units.

BTW, this is an awesome gnoblog!
:maw:
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:shock: Just wanted to say AWESOME  :shock:

Takeing a theme like this and running with it   :) respect.
Keep it up I will be following this one.
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yeah.. I should be working on more core troops.. but Characters are so much more fun  ;)
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looking good so far but what's in his left hand?

cheers,Gorg
They cant stop us let 'em try, For heavy metal we will die.

liking it so far. I really enjoy seeing you take these lumps of clay and turning them into finished models. I'm sure this one will be great. Is he goign to get a butchers apron or be done up just like a chaos dwarf sorceror, or something else?

Thanks
Corai








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He'll be in the style of a Chaos Dwarf Sorcerer. So he'll get a nice long beard to cover his front, and then get some lightningbolts on his .. dressthingie. The thing he's holding in his left hand is the wand of a Chaos Dwarf sorcerer. It seems fitting for an Ogre 'Sorcerer' to carry all kinds of magic books, wands, scrolls and other thingies.

This is the Chaos Dwarf I'm using for inspiration:


I don't know wether I should give him a cape.. and when I do, if i should give him a nice Ogre sized cape or a silly Chaos Dwarf sized cape :P
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liking it so far. I really enjoy seeing you take these lumps of clay and turning them into finished models. I'm sure this one will be great.

Thanks
Corai

I completely agree witj this. The  gun looks very cool btw.
They cant stop us let 'em try, For heavy metal we will die.

A frickin awsome model. but I can't believe that you cut up a Lammasu rider to get that hatd wand. Why not make a similar hat from greenstuff? We know you have the dkill for it... Otherwise, you might want to try the straw/needle method.

Thanks

 - Kyte
An update on the Butcher

I guess it's finished, but I don't like it. Something doesn't seem right..  :?

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I don't really like it either. Of course, it's a great conversion, but it certainly lacks something. Maybe, it's the lck of details on the arms, or the messy look of the whole robe-thing...

It's fine, but not so great for your standards.

Thanks

 - Kyte
I like it! the only thing I'd say is that it looks maybe a bit too static for what should be a very dynamic pose. Maybe move the left arm (without the gun) out a little to emphasise the pose a bit. it still looks awesome though. I'm looking forward to seeing it painted

Thanks
Corai








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It looks great overall.. but I agree that the arms need more work.. they look too bare.. shoulder pads would help out a lot.. or more detail on the arms at least.. I think the robe is nice.. just lacking in the arms a bit there..

Cheers
Gris
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I think the model looks very nice. I´m especially impressed by the head of the model. But the cloth parts could do with some folds.

BigD
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I like it but I agree the robe could do with more decorations and also, the tusks ain't quite right.
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I think the cloth on the arms could do with some work maybe a bit of folding or something. They look a bit like the michelin guy´s arms. Maybe add the cape you where talking about too, with som lightning stuff on it.  Just some thoughts, but don´t get me wrong, I absolutly love your ogres, just  wanted to give some good critique  :)

cheers
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So finally, after almost a year  :oops:, I started to work on my Ogres again! This time I hope I can stay focused long enough to finish at least a 1000 pts army.

The first thing I painted was an Irongut standard bearer. I used one of the classic Chaos Dwarf banner designs for the banner.. looks nice and retro ^^



A comparison pic to show the heightdifference between a Bull, an Irongut and my Bruiser.



And the next thing on my to paint list: 20 Hobgoblins/Gnoblars dancing around a statue of Valten


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wahay! The big hats were always one of my favourite gnoblogs (being such a fan as I am of both ogres and big hatted chaos dwarves). You'll get nothing but praise from me.

Looking forward to seing more :D

Thanks
corai








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Wow, that's a long time!

And a great way to get back into it.

The idea of the hobgoblins looks great.
Now paint it, and don't take another year ;)
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Quote from: Cormorant on Aug 24, 2011, 05:46:24 PM
Now all we need is the 7th edition rule that said if the models are killed they don't get to fight and we WOULD be a broken army! lol

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Excellent to see this up and running again!
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Awesome. I'm glad to see this one return. The irongut banner bearer has a great facial expression, love the model. Why are the hobgoblins dancing around a statue of Valten? Trophy of war?
Quote from: Ganymede on Mar 26, 2009, 11:17:45 AM
If by RAW, you mean "Reg06's Audacious Whims", then you'd be right.
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Thanks for all your kind words! Next update will be soon.. although it won't be the Hobgoblins ^^

Why are the hobgoblins dancing around a statue of Valten? Trophy of war?

My Ogres are walking around in an abandoned Empire village, so they're standing on the town square or something.. So they're not really dancing, just hanging around



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Not a big hat chaos dwarf fan ( i like the real oop chaos dwarves...But I *&*%^*%$*^$$*^$^&$ LOVE the big hat ogres .....The tyrant looks like me just taller...lol..Love the hand on the big gut ..simply awesome....cant wait to see the chaos dwarf slave giant????
My Ogres are walking around in an abandoned Empire village, so they're standing on the town square or something.. So they're not really dancing, just hanging around

OHHHH!!! I get it now... I must admit, I was under the same misconception that Reg06 was! It is a great idea, now I get it ;)

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

And I think you missed a 0 when you wrote 11 armies. The correct nr should be 110 armies I would think, based on your painting speed.
Yay! I finally finished a legal army! My 2nd core unit is ready for battle! Too bad I still can't make decent pics..



And..*drumroll* The giant is done! I'll probably never use him but now at least I haven't wasted my money :p


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excellant as always. I love the pulped blood on the giant's hammer

Thanks
Corai








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Love the model!!! Any WIP pics of the giant?

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

And I think you missed a 0 when you wrote 11 armies. The correct nr should be 110 armies I would think, based on your painting speed.
Love the model!!! Any WIP pics of the giant?

JJ :D

Sure.. but what do you want to see? It's just the plastic Giant with a Lammasu head ^^



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Wow.. I've seen some cool Giants around the 'net, but yours takes the cake! Congrats on feilding a legal CD-themed ogre army. Great work all round. :D
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Great stuff. I agree with you on the unit champ. Like BigD said it could have something to do with the sleeves (which look weird), or the shoulders. The shoulders aren't as broad and impressive looking as the rest of the unit, and I have to say the model on the far left looks more like a unit champ).
Quote from: Ganymede on Mar 26, 2009, 11:17:45 AM
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Today I entered a little tournament, and I even managed to win some games! I had a lot of fun, even though a lot of my Ogres got killed. I had forgotten how awesome Ogres are in the game. And a unit of Bulls wiping away a unit of Dwarf Slayers is just so cool, especially when you see the reaction on the face of the opponent ^^

I played four games, one against Empire (solid victory), against a Slayer cult (Massacre), against a Marauder tride (solid loss) and against Wood Elfs (major loss). I just hate those Waywatchers! Grr! :p

After 4 games, I came out 3rd of 16, which is pretty good I think since I haven't played a game in more than 2 years.
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Congrats always nice to get some proper games in
Game record with Ogres
Played 4 Won 4 Lost 0 Drawn 0

WFO
Played 11 Won 7 Lost 4 Drawn 0

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It's time for some new pics in this topic.

For a local campaign I'm getting my Chaos Dwarf army back in action. However, it's time for a much needed update. I based them on some kind of ash waste idea, but it looks really crappy. So I'm rebasing the entire army, as well as updating some units and adding more models.

The first thing I worked on was the artillery. As well as updating their basing, they needed some displaybases. For the basing I'm continuing the theme from the Chaos Dwarf Ogres, so they will look like their walking through an Imperial Settlement.

Before:


After:




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So while updating my army, I found out that the Great Taurus is actually very usefull in my army. Normally I hate using expensive Lord characters on monsters, but the 20" movement is very nice!

So time to build one. And since the normal wings look a bit weedy, I bought some of the new High Elf Dragon wings.. They're almost twice the size of the original wings!



So the new wings are enormous. But do they seem out of place on the model, or are they the right size?



What do you guys think?
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super awesome!
I like them but they do look a bit odd on that small Taurus.
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The new wings are a definate improvement.

Everything looks awesome... really love the Giant.
Quote from: ThatRickGuy on Jul 22, 2008, 09:42:41 PM
Some times the dice love you, some times they don't. But when you roll 11's and 12's on the panic tests and 3's and 4's on the flee distance, you can be pretty sure that your dice are having an affair.
I like them but they do look a bit odd on that small Taurus.

That's what I was thinking. But wings on a bull are weird anyway ^^

I'm not convinced I'll use the bigger wings. Maybe I'll just keep it oldschool..
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Nah, the new wings are a definite improvement, but randroid is right, they do look slightly outta proportion on the taurus' body... But, most definitely looking awesome :)

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

And I think you missed a 0 when you wrote 11 armies. The correct nr should be 110 armies I would think, based on your painting speed.
Always good to see an update bas

I'm not sure about the new wings, as Randroid said they look a little odd, but they are a DEFINITE improvement on the stock ones, so i'd say go with them
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Quote from: Wildcard on Sep 26, 2008, 01:18:19 PM
you're a sick man stone dog   excellent idea!
OMG!!!!!
Im loving the chaos dwarfs and ogres
did you have a chaos dwarf before you started this army
Im ginger so SHHHHHHHHH
OMG!!!!!
Im loving the chaos dwarfs and ogres
did you have a chaos dwarf before you started this army

Yup, and still have it. I'll make some pictures soon, as I've updated a lot of my old army to match my ogres.

And since you guys seem to hate the old wings, do you maybe have some other ideas on wings for the beast?
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Reaper has some good wings packs.  They're also quite cheap.
Quote from: ThatRickGuy on Jul 22, 2008, 09:42:41 PM
Some times the dice love you, some times they don't. But when you roll 11's and 12's on the panic tests and 3's and 4's on the flee distance, you can be pretty sure that your dice are having an affair.
This is the first time I have stumbled upon this gnoblog some very quality chaos dwarfs!! I think the wings look okay albeit a little big.
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I had the  pleasure to play against the list yesterday with a small whipped up WoC list.
It looks great in person, most likely one of the best conversion I have seen. He even whipped my ass with it since I made an awefull amount of mistakes.

We should do a re-match soon! ;-)
So I just went with the Dragon wings. They're a little too big, but it makes the Taurus look nice and scary. I magnetized the wings so I can transport it easier.



We should do a re-match soon! ;-)

Sounds like a plan! ;)
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Thats pretty badass!!!
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A little update..

Not really of the Ogres, but of my Chaos Dwarf army.

20 HW/shield Warriors with Full Command


18 Blunderbussiers with Full Command (I love these guys, they cause way more damage than any other unit in my army! :o)


Group shot of my Chaos Dwarf/Ogre armies. As you can see I still have a lot of work ahead..


And a little offtopic, some of my other armies.

My Vampire Counts army. I don't really like playing with this army, but I loved converting the models!


And a little Empire army I've been working on. It's based on the old Halfling models. I just love these little guys! I still have around 80 more to paint.. :'(
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Would love to see close ups of all those other armies :D

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

And I think you missed a 0 when you wrote 11 armies. The correct nr should be 110 armies I would think, based on your painting speed.
Would love to see close ups of all those other armies :D

JJ

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I'll try to get up some better pics soon :)
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Awesome :) Cheers dude :) Will check them out...

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

And I think you missed a 0 when you wrote 11 armies. The correct nr should be 110 armies I would think, based on your painting speed.
Why are the bases so big on the Halfling models? It seems you could tone them down some so they are on normal empire bases and you can get more into h2h?
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Looks like 20mm to me (compare with flying thing and tank bases).

However, I see their diminutive size may make the bases seem larger than they are. :)
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Hi guys,

I need your help! I've been working on a BSB, but I can't get the banner design right. I got this far, but it doesn't feel right. Feels like something is missing at the top.. but what? Do you have any ideas?

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Hang some nasty CD stuff from the top or some other symbols. I like the freehand.
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those ogres are absolutely brilliant and so are the chaos dwarfs, keep up the good work :D

is that a rhinox rider in the background of that last picture?
I think you should put some clouds above the bsb banner.
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Not sure what to suggest on the banner but good to see everything's still ticking over with your usual good quality
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Quote from: Wildcard on Sep 26, 2008, 01:18:19 PM
you're a sick man stone dog   excellent idea!
Couldn't go wrong with some spikey bits on top, I think. Great job on everything!
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I've been working on my army some more, and now I officially have a painted 2250 pts army!

All my painted CD mini's:


Lord on Taurus:


Obsidian Guard + Slavemaster:


Hobgoblin-crewed Doomwheel / Daemoneater (basicly a chariot that can only do impact hits in CC):


Hobgoblins:


And well.. I'm still working on some more mini's, and my workplace officially is a mess..


And finally a WIP of my Daemonsmith (mage)!
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I really like this thread. I just love the old school Chaos Dwarfs, and I like what you're doing to them. :) And your Chaos Dwarfs Ogres are one of the coolest things I have EVER seen. You are awesome, don't you ever forget that. :)
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amazing army i'm really jealous :cry: how much did you spend on it and does any one think a desert ogre amry would work  :)
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*blows away the dust*

With the release of the new Ogre book, my hands started to itch again, and I just had to work on my Ogres some more. I will need to do some work to make this a usable army again, mostly adding more Bulls to make bigger units, and adding Leadbelchers to reach the new minimum unit size. So as usual, I started with the most useless thing I could do; sculpt some Gorgers. They are inspired by an awesome 3rd ed model, and to me they're the essence of what Gorgers should be. Or maybe I should use them as Yhetees... what do you guys think?



I will add a better picture soon when I have some more WIP stuff to show :)
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hey bas, nice to see the CD in painted condition, are min also included or will they be slaughtered for the ogre versions?

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That mini was based on an actual mythical creature... possibly the Patagonians. Any idea what it really was?
Anyhow, they look great. Fluffwise they work much better as gorgers than yhetees (because the gorgers are mutant freaks).
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hey bas, nice to see the CD in painted condition, are min also included or will they be slaughtered for the ogre versions?

an old friend ;)

They're not painted yet, so they might end up in a Chaos Dwarf Horde. But I also need a load of those hats for my Bulls so they might get cut up :o

At the moment I'm having lots of fun sculpting, but I have no idea what is actually useful. My Bulls will need some reinforcements eventually, and so do the Ironguts. So I guess I'll start there.

I tried to make some better pics of my Gorgers, but I guess I'll have to try again later with some sunlight.

Here they are. First my two Gorgers:




And a WIP of my first Maneater. The entire unit will be based on 3rd ed Chaos Dwarfs, and I'll leave it to you guys to find out which model this guy is based on.

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Love the pics of your massive and well painted army Bas! Enjoy your new pet that finishes your front line! +1  8>)
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You say itchy hands of the new book, does that mean we can see some Stonehorn CD style soon?
You got a nice army btw.

I useallly only come here to chack these treads  (not very often thus) and i tougth why not reply.....  Really nice army, good luck with the next ;)
Well.. I have been working on something..



Not much to see yet, but there will be soon :)
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Not interesting enough?

I've started sculpting work on my Big monster.. (I haven't decided if it's a Stonehorn or Thundertusk). It's VERY wip.. I've just started the detailwork with GS, the milliput is just a basic shape.



I want to use these horns, but I'm not sure if they're too big, or if they're enough like bullshorns to fit..



So let me know what you think :)
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I think they're too big, but I'd have to wait and see them on the finished beasty to know for sure. Is enough of the body ready that you can do a mock up? At the very least I expect you'll need to shorten them a bit.
Is this going to be a bale taurus?
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you should chop them up a  bit to make them smaller, an inch atleast
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So i've done a little more work on the Bull thing.



What do you guys think? It will get some ears underneath the horns to make it look a little more natural..

And I've started work on some more models.. MOO!

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And a shot of my workspace.. a random orgy of plastic, greenstuff and cows ;p

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It's difficult to tell. Based on that photo it looks like the horns could use shortening by about 1/4". But I can't say for sure because of the angle, and your hand. Will there be enough gubbinz on the model to counterbalance the horns if they are uncut?
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i like the big moo moo !!
if it goes wrong with the horns i have a spare set for you.

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It's an impossible model to photograph.. but is this any better?



And I've added some crappy drawings to show what it should look like with ears and stuff.

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I think you may need to move the horns down a bit. It looks weird with them just sitting on top of his head. No idea how you can do that, as a) I've not seen that figure yet, and b) I can't sculpt for toffee!
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just a thought about you cutting up more chaos dwarf hats for your ogre bulls. You seem to skilled at sculpting and modeling, how hard would it be for you to cast some of those hats for your bulls? I mean it would be a shame to be'hat' so many dwarfs. Or do you plan on just sculpting new hats for the stunties afterwards.
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I could care less about if it's edible!

Funny you should mention it, because I've been busy casting a whole lot of Ogre stuff :)






And some pics from a recent tournament, including an assembled Stonehorn

Ogres + Slaughtermaster


Ironguts + Bruiser


Stonehorn


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That is impressive! exellent idea, and job! Looking forward to see the Mooh-fang's  :lol:

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Holy crap dude, you are gonna have the coolest completely Ogre Army ever. You are a needle and a thimble away from being able to sew Chaos Dwarf Ogres together, and if you do I'm gonna cry.
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I could care less about if it's edible!

I am impressed! Awesome!

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Congratz on the best painted!! :)

Thanks!

Just a quick question for you Ogre fans; Does anyone here own the new plastic Manticore, and could you post a picture showing it's size next to an Ogre? I'm thinking of using the model for a conversion, but I need to know how big it is...
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I don't own one but I've seen one in person and uhh, if you want a Ogre flying a Manticore it may take a bit of shaving down on its Mane. You can kinda tell its size by looking at the Chaos warrior on top of the Manti.
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I could care less about if it's edible!

Lovely painting and converting good job! :D
But if i'm going to be hypercritical i'm not completly sure on the bull horns on the stonehorn, they are too curved IMHO and they kinda look a bit stuck on, but thats my personal opinion, it's your army do as you wish.

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Well, I finally managed to take some decent pics of my army! :D

Tyrant


Slaughtermaster


Bruiser BSB


Hunter


Ogres


Ironguts


Leadbelchers


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Maneaters Rank #2


Gorger


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Ha ha ha... That is just awesome.

Love that Gorger!

Most excellent stuff.
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Ha ha, love these guys!!

The maneaters seem a little big for my personal taste.  They look a little too big for their bases.

Love what you've got so far though.  Good job.
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awesome job on the way you brought the whole army together and the great conversion work.  Have a gnoblar!
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what an impressive work, excellent conversions make tis army very special + 1 Gnoblar for you

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I think we need another update on the Crazies Ogres :X. BTW I love your maneater Standard. A sane dwarf(ogre...) among the crazy dwarves(ogres...)
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Just an excellent theme. Well executed, great idea, great sculpting and great painting! What more does a gnoblog reader wish for...!! :) keep it coming!
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*cough* It's a bit dusty here, but I swear I have been working on my Ogres. As this is the site where all this crazyness started, I figured I needed to show show pics here :)

So let's go!

First thing is an Ironblaster! :)





Choo choo!

I also finished a couple more Ironguts for the almost standard Irongut horde. Here are some unit filler WIPs.

This little guy has been hit by a Boltthrower or stabbed by a spear and is now feeling the results. He's even lost his hat! Poor little fellow :'(





And the second unitfiller, a charging Ogre. He should look like he's running, but that doesn't really show on this picture. I'll make some better ones once they're painted later this week :)



They both have been painted, but I didn't photograph them yet...

Up next is a unit of Mournfangs. I'm waiting for the bitz, and I'm really looking forward to getting started! First priority are my Chaos Dwarfs though, who I have to update/finish for the upcoming tournament season :)
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Ha ha ha... Those two are just excellent.

The blaster is cool as well.
My hood is my castle...
Great to see more work on this army! It has always been one of my favourite OK armies! :)

Keep up the great work!

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

And I think you missed a 0 when you wrote 11 armies. The correct nr should be 110 armies I would think, based on your painting speed.
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