Ogres!

Allright, I bought a gorger, Tyrant and battallion box and got to work.
So this blog is not started from zero and all. SO let's just start image heavy!

Here's my working space:

Bull unit:

Unfinished leadbelcher unit:

Unfinished ironguts unit. I still need to pin the standard back on 'cause it broke.

A closeup of a conversion, chopping off the leg took alot of time


The gorger has two heads as you might've seen because I though, they're mutants after all.
I'm currently building a hunter out of a bull. I've got the gut protection and weapons/arms done.
I need to finish the coat and extra spears. I am building it of several cloaks and sculpter fur.

More pictures shall follow!

I think you're missing something, in the post... pics maybe?

anyway, good luck with your army, and I'm looking forward to seeing it.

cheers

I know, uploading and all
EDIT: Modified the images into something a bit smaller.
Thank you for yer interest people So if you have ideas, just tell me.

I give everyone a different warpaint color depending on their rank. The leadbelchers have black and white as well as being covered in ash and blood.
The bulls use blood as warpaint and the ironguts use two rare paint colours being white and blue.

Note that I had to get used to painting these guys, you can best see at their backs so here are some photo's of first and latest painted ogre
First:

New:

Also, in the armybook at the back there's this bull painted as if it's the muscles you are seeing. Would that look nice if I try it on a tyrant?
Oh well, I'll try anyway as soon as I get to painting him

Hmz, is it just me or do I go faster than this forum 
Anyways, fixed them trousers on my Ironguts a bit nicer.
Also, progress on the Hunter.
'Guts:


Also, some shoulder plates laying ready:

'Unter:



I need to sculpt a beard, some fur on some spots of the vloak, and I need more cloak bits! xD
Oh well, as soon as I have these I'll post more pics, I think it can get pretty nice. At least is has potential.

what happened to your irongut standard bearer, he has like blue and yellow everywhere.

And yes, you're going really fast
Goodluck with your fellows, and give them a nice name

I suck with names and with good accents. Next to that I don't see the logic in an OGRE writing down his history. Nonetheless I will write from the perspective of the tyrant in my tribe. Nonetheless, Here is a big update including a battlereport!

-The history of Sakroth-
Sakroth was a born Bruiser. He defeated some bulls in fights and struggles way before he was a full grown male. He always picked fights with them ogres and ended up as Bruisers indeed. Big, fat, armored and mean. However, unlike many others Sakroth picked a fight with the tyrant, lost because some gnoblar's wanted revenge for some of their brothers and threw sharp stuff at him, and lived after all that.

It was just getting day and loud yelling could be heard in all ogre tribes in the kingdoms. But it just came from one point. Ogres that were near gathered and saw what it came from. Sakroth the bruiser struggeled with the tyrant of 'is tribe. They stopped and walked away. They started a pitfight. Within a few minuts deep cuts were on both their bodies. Sakroth took a large club that was left in the pit by someone that's probably dead by now. He smashed it on the tyrant's shoulder and it broke at the impact.

Blood was everywhere on them. Spikes and studs left in their bodies they were gettin' tired. The tyrant was on the losing side. But suddenly a large group of gnoblars jumped into the pit and threw alot of sharp stuff. Sakroth fainted and the battle was over. They expected 'im to be dead and all of 'em left. But after 2 rainy days he awoke again. Scarred and mean he left the tribe. Lost his pride and honour. But blessed by the great maw for this second life.

Some ogre's saw 'im and understood he was granted more life. They followed him as their new leader. Sakroth was not just big 'nd ugly like the average tyrant. 'E was also blessed by the great maw. And so it came that a small new tribe was created. The tribe of Sakroth the Blessed.

-First log entry-
We found a nice place for settlement. Some caves full of gnoblars which from now on will form our pets and servants. I got quite some ogre's with me. We found a caravan that gave us pretty things. Shiny and strong, that's what we like! It made me have some real good Ironguts next to some bulls. Also even some leadbelchers are with me now! Also, a bull decided to become our butcher. As every tribes needs one (or three) I told him to eat poisenous stuff to prove 'imself. And so it came that we had our small tribe standing. But even before we gathered materials for some nice tents some dwarves attacked us. Even a gorger joined us in the fight!

-Battlereport of 1000 points battle versus dwarves-
Deployment

The numbers indicate the order of deployment. The yellow/grey blob is a hill (not difficult terrain), the green blob a forest, the grey line a low wall.

So here we go:
1. Dwarves deploy 10 quarrellers
2. Ogres deploy 20 gnoblar fighters
3. Dwarves deploy an organ gun
4. Ogres deploy 2 leadbelchers, right in front of it, not the smartest move
5. Dwarves deploy 15 warriors
6. Ogres deploy 3 ironguts and a bruiser. The bruiser had to be put at the back because it’d outmanoeuvre himself else ways.
7. Dwarves deploy a bolt thrower.
8. Ogres deploy 2 leadbelchers.
9. Dwarves deploy another bolt thrower.
10. Ogres deploy 3 bulls and a butcher. The butcher stands in the back strangely.
11. Dwarves deploy slayers. Strangely right in front of the leadbelchers.
12. Ogres deploy another 2 leadbelchers.
13. Gnoblar trappers are deployed behind the hill

Turn 1 (ogres)

Basically everything moves forward. Unluckily the bulls + butcher turn out to do not get out of the line of sight. During the magic phase the Butcher casts Trollguts on the leadbelchers giving them regeneration and magic resistance (2). He then regains his wound using the remaining two power dice. The dwarves use 2 dispel dice at both spells but fail to dispel. There is nothing in range for the shooting.

Turn 1 (dwarfs)

At the dwarves the slayers run forwards. The trollguts on the leadbelchers is dispelled with the dwarven powerdice. In the shooting fase hell breaks loose. The organ gun shoots the two most upper leadbelchers down at once. The bolt throwers kill one ogre bull and four gnoblar fighters. One irongut is shot down by the quarrellers.

Turn 2 (ogres)

First off the Gorger jumps up. Again a lot moves forwards and the ironguts charge the dwarf warriors. The ironguts gain Trollguts after two tries of two powerdice. The leadbelchers shoot down 7 dwarf slayers. The dwarven warriors lose enough to end up with fear + outnumber. They are destroyed and the ironguts overrun into the bolt thrower.

Turn 2 (dwarfs)

The dwarf slayers run towards the forest, out of the leadbelcher’ charge and shooting range. Also the hammerers move forwards on that the bolt thrower can shoot at the ironguts and gorger. All dwarven shooting doesn’t has much to aim for but gnoblars. Therefore they get almost totally shot down. Only 6 warriors and 4 trappers remain. During the combat the second bolt thrower gets destroyed, as well as the crew.

Turn 3 (ogres)

The leadbelchers move and wheel more towards the remaining dwarves, ignoring the slayers. The ironguts turn around and the gorger isn’t used to charge (probably forgotten by the player!).

Turn 3 (dwarfs)

Dwarves charge gnoblar fighters, whom flee, they redirect into the trappers, whom flee as well. Yet the gnoblars are entirely shot down. The quarrellers shoot at the ogres but do not deal any damage.

Turn 4 (ogres)
The ironguts, gorger and bulls charge the hammerers. They strangely flee as reaction, which shouldn’t have been necessary as hammerers are stubborn. The ironguts and gorger overrun into the bolt thrower, the hammerers get destroyed as the bulls still charge them. The bulls overrun in quarrellers after that. The quarrellers flee as well and get slaughtered by the bulls.

Turn 4 (dwarves)
The bolt  thrower is destroyed and the bulls are shot by the organ gun. But the shots are unlucky and only two wounds are caused.

Turn 5 (ogres)
The ironguts and gorger run into the organ gun and finish their crew off as well. It all results in a major victory for the ogres.

-Second log entry-
We got a dwarven organ gun as price which will be given to a leadbelcher. Also a hunter found us. Apparantly he heard of me. As he was the second in his tribe, even he joined us! More bulls move towards here. Our tribe is yet gettin' bigger. My yurt is done in a few days I guess.

Hi,

I have really enjoyed ready your posts and watching your pictures! Great job.

Your painting seems alright, though some models have a bit too much different colors, which seems to distract attention from the model itself and youre conversion. I really like the blood on those bulls and the idea of ashes on your leadbelchers is great!

I see you have used the standard as a hunter spear! Great idea. I have also used that idea for one of my bulls a few months ago.

Your battle report was really nice. I see you had quite a good battle there! Nice use of those trappers. Nevertheless I have a few remarks:

6 leadbelchers seems a bit to much of the good stuff. Try fielding 4 instead, 2 at each flank, if you really love them that much.

You put your bruiser with the guts, which is a great idea, but I would put that butcher in the same unit. This way you create a unit of 5 ogres, which makes panic test a lot less likely (Your opponent needs to kill 2 ogres instead of 1 to kill more then 25 % of you unit with magic your shooting).

This also leaves a unit of 3 bulls free for screening and supporting/flank charges. Combined with the point you get from cutting those 2 leadbelchers you can add an extra unit of 3 bulls.

Anyway, I enjoyed reading your battle log and goodluck with painting your army.

Greetz,
Roy

I was actually planning to use 2 x 3 bulls and 2 x 2 leadbelchers. But I decided to use 3 x 2 leadbelchers instead because what dwarves can do with warmachines I can do with small leadbelcher units
Also, I have a question. Do panic tests go out from models or from unit strength?
If it is from unit strength then no panic test is needed at all when one irongut dies in a unit of 3 with a bruiser added to it.
Because 3 ironguts + bruiser = unit strength 13
25% = > 3 so when 1 irongut dies 10 is left and that is not 25% loss

I think panic works model-wise, though I reckon unit strength would work better.

Also, great Batrep: that is a great format u have there.

Indeed, it goes model wise.

So if you have a unit of 3 ogres and 1 bruiser, only one ogre has to be killed with magic or shooting to create a panictest. It's simply 1 out of 4 models = 25 %.

Greetz,
Roy