SkullSplitters

Tribe Name: The SkullSplitters

Tribe Symbol: To be decided

Tyrant Name: Lurchy "the Stubborn" Headbuster

Basic History: The life of the SkullSplitters revolves around Pit Fights more so than most other tribes. This is because they mainly comprise of ex-mercs and pit fighters who have traveled all across the known world fighting(sum way or another) for money or food (usually both), and therefore there are many different subspecies of ogre with-in their ranks, from the dark skinned Ironguts from the mountain of mourn to the near albinos of the Bad Lands. Despite this fact they are quite a peaceful tribe, as long as no body provokes them in anyway (i.e. Getting seen). Where as with most over Ogre tribe take girth as the main symbol of status, it is not so with the SkullSplitters. Physical prowess is what matters here. From leadership challenges to who gets first choice on some loot, nearly everything is decided in the Pits. If the quarrel is deemed unworthy of entering the pit then the argument will be settled with a game of Punt-A-Runt.

So far I've started with pretty much the basic paint scheme with a few alterations to it here and there.
here are my first few pictures but there not great as taken on my mobile.

All suggestions welcome.




Again sorry about the quality of photos, will update with newer ones soon.

Is this supposed to be the start of a gnoblog? It's customary to include some kind of introduction or at elast some text period, not just a picture without any context. Incidentally, the picture is not showing up for me, just a red X, not sure if anyone can see it

Thanks
corai

EDIT: having used my mod-ley powers I've seen you've not actually put anything between the image tags in yuor post which is why nothing's showing. This is pretty much Spam as it is, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt before throwing it to the gorgers and see if you want to edit this into some semblence of a gnoblog

So far i've got-

• 14 Bulls
• 4 Ironguts
• 30ish Gnoblars
• 4 Leadbelchers
• 1 Yehtee (awaiting others)
• 1 Rhinox Rider

hopefully getting a Tyrant/Bruiser and Buthcher soon!!!

to be honest, the pictures are really bad.
They are too blurry to say anything about the models.

Well the yhetee looks good (very bluey-icey) and I like the use of red in the ogres.  Skin and cannons look good too, pretty clean.  But yeah, better pics would be good.

Yeah i know i'm reallsy sorry about the quality but will be taking some pictures with a camera soon rather than my phone.

Even so i've added some more pre-paint pictres of my Rhinox Rider

Also took down a Dwarf army last night!
Dont under estimate the power of Yehtees!

Thank the Great Maw

I really like what you've done with the rhinox rider polearm. makes me wish I'd done something similar with mine

Thanks
corai

Thanks, i appreciate it. It's my 1st forge world model and i think it looks well good (i mean the rhinox model, not being big headed about my modeling).

I just didn't think a short weapon such as one of the orge swords or axes looked right on such a big mount. Just wish i could use it as a lance/spear/halberd! But if im honest giving a rhinox rider a weapon that adds +1S is a little unfair.

Lurchy

I'll be making my bruiser soon but dont know what weapons to give him any suggestions on what works well?

give him a great weapon. Then it can be used as a generic GW, a siegebreaker or a tenderizer, which are your best bets for equipping him really

Thanks
corai

Not one of the Cathean longsword then?

Sorry if my spelling and questions seem random but my codex is round my friends house where we battle.

Yay got my 1st gorger today! i well cant wait to paint him.
Does anyone know of a way of painting albino?

Not one of the Cathean longsword then?

No. Cathayan longswords are pointless. The things the cathayan longsword is built to counter (fast, high weapon skill, moderately armored opponents) are all still better than you in their fields when you have the CL. Take a GW (of any sort, but not the Thundermace) and ensure that every hit is a wound, and that your opponent has almost no chance of making armor saves.

Maneaters are about the only thing I'd contemplate the CLS on, but then you run into the fact that the other options available to them are as good or better.  For the same points

- Salvage

Cool thanks people! I'll give him a great weapon, any ideas how best to fasion one of my own?

A brassrod of a suitable diameter for the haft. Make the haft look pretty (gs wrapping for the grip, spiky butt end things like that), and then stick a suitably large head on one end (you can carve a big hunk of rock out of gs pretty easily).

I'm thinking of giving him a funky axe/morning star. would that pass?

New pictures better quality than last lot. Hope they meet requirements?
Let me know what you think please.

Loving the models dude The yhetees are looking profoundly more blue than the GW ones I like it

Can't wait for another update

JJ

Cheers JJ i was looking for a more icy look. IMO i think i achived it.

Yeah, I definitely think you achieved it dude Looking awesome mate

JJ

Right so its been abit too long since i posted owt up on my Gnoblog so i thought it was about time for an update.

Since last i wrote i have added 2 butchers (one home made), started on my bruiser (home made), 2 more yehtees to finish my squad and another unit of bulls (which im contemplating converting to Ironguts) to my army. Also getting Skrag soon.

Ive also teamed up with some stumpies (Dwarfs) to destroy one of them ratty hoards! Wow that was close!
But my short breatherin and i ate well that night!

I dont have many pics to add but i have two WIPs of my butcher.


Ive added a weapon (a short version of the ironguts curved sword) and a GS apron. ill get somm more pics asap.


Because of lack of content i thought id post a pic of my mates dragon.

and his brothers crazy Rat Ogre


Hope you like.

All comments and advice welcome.

Lurchy

Nice to see an update mate The butcher seems to be coming along well

I like your friend's dragon Looking rather....  Green

That rat ogre is just sick! Kudos to him

JJ

Yeah i do love his rat ogre. but since he's found it hes discovered some1 has used the old deamonette claw on a RO before in the Rat Ogre Pit Fighting thing. But still it looks phat.

Lurchy man, what's happened to the gnoblog?!? lol!

I hope you get back to updating it asap

JJ