Author Topic: Ogrob's fantasy projects - We need axes 17/3 (Read 131915 times)

Ogrob · « **Reply #735 on:** April 10, 2023, 07:36:22 PM »

Thank you both! Painting has started on the spears and bows, but pictures will have to wait as I am going away for a week.

Managed to bash together a third mounted hearthguard today. He got a Victrix norman horse instead of a gaul, as I had one fewer than I thought. Also shown the second build for this unit, built a few days ago but I believe eluded the camera until now.

Mallo · « **Reply #736 on:** April 11, 2023, 01:11:57 AM »

Loving the hillmen conversions! You've managed to make them both a coherent looking warband and rag tag barbarians! Its excellent work!

Pattus Magnus · « **Reply #737 on:** April 11, 2023, 04:43:30 AM »

The cavalry kitbashes look great! Quite a different style than the original donor kits. They will add some mobile punch!

Ogrob · « **Reply #738 on:** April 18, 2023, 07:36:15 PM »

Managed to paint a bit of Hillmen after returning from easter holidays. A lot of shades of brown, and I've started to mix some contrast paints (well, Vallejo and AP) into my rotation.
Bases are done with geek gaming base ready, which I really like, but they got a bit too shiny and wet looking as I put on too much scenic sealant after. Lessons learned. Still, looks pretty good I think.

And built another couple of archers to bring us up to 12 and a playable SAGA unit. Oathmark Goblin arms on these instead.

What do you think?

Pattus Magnus · « **Reply #739 on:** April 18, 2023, 10:52:57 PM »

I think I like these figures a lot, and I really like your use of the goblin arms on the Frostgrave lady barbarians! I wouldn’t have thought of that, but they look quite natural. I’ll add some of those to my own barbarian horde, eventually.

Grumpy Gnome · « **Reply #740 on:** April 20, 2023, 02:31:42 PM »

Quote from: Pattus Magnus on April 18, 2023, 10:52:57 PM

I think I like these figures a lot, and I really like your use of the goblin arms on the Frostgrave lady barbarians! I wouldn’t have thought of that, but they look quite natural. I’ll add some of those to my own barbarian horde, eventually.

Again I find myself agreeing. Very clever and looking good!

Ogrob · « **Reply #741 on:** April 21, 2023, 10:33:09 PM »

Thank you! The goblin arms seemed a natural fit after having established that the orc arms work well on the male bodies.

Anyway, have been able to be quite productive so here they are finished:

They are joined by three hand-swapped metal Frostgrave figures (the barbarian thief, falconer and javlineer specifically). Really like how these turned out.

And a foot Warlord. This is a Lucid Eye Cro Magnon chief with a GW darkoath axe and the falcon from the aforementioned falconer.

And having taken delivery of some Victrix late romans, I was also able to finish this Warlord kitbash. The plan now, since the Lucid Eye figure turned out so nice, is to have him wait for a Chariot to ride in.

Have to say I really like how the geek gaming base ready is turning out, making this force stand out a bit compared to my old basing style.

What do you think?

Ogrob · « **Reply #742 on:** April 23, 2023, 12:21:16 AM »

And another quick little update as I also got the hearthguard finished.

Pattus Magnus · « **Reply #743 on:** April 23, 2023, 01:41:49 AM »

Those are just superb! The kitbashes all work really well together and it is fun looking for where the parts came from. The colour palette works great, too!

AKULA · « **Reply #744 on:** April 23, 2023, 07:51:27 AM »

Love the hearthguard

FramFramson · « **Reply #745 on:** April 23, 2023, 06:19:04 PM »

Yes, the work on these is incredible and all the troops have a lot of personality & unique differentiation while still keeping a very unified style.

Ogrob · « **Reply #746 on:** April 23, 2023, 10:05:34 PM »

Thank you all!

It has certainly been a productive weekend, and I managed to finish building another three hearthguard. A friend came through with three more gaul horses allowing me to kitbash these without having to buy a whole new kit of gallic horsemen. These got some new victrix goth heads, just for a bit of variation. Goblin bodies and almughavar arms just like the previous three.

And then I took a Norman horse and some scale armour legs, married it to an orc torso, some GW bits and the Arthur head from victrix armoured late roman command sprue to build a mounted Warlord. Ended up with quite a nice Odin-eqsue vibe. Wish I had a nice spear but alas, did not find anything suitable.