whaaagh Gazgar, vidrians O&G

[vidrian]

well time for another update! the waaagh is finnally stocked up on heavy weapons.

my second spearchukka:





the crew isn't done yet, but they will be tomorrow.

so what do you guys think? i really think the official goblin spearchukka is overpriced and...well pretty ugly so i decided to scratchbuild 2 myself and i am very happy with the results, can't wait to try it out.

comming up in the next week:
3 painted goblin bsbs and a big boss
spearchukka crew
3 cavespider riders
and hopefully 2 orc bosses ( bsb and mounted)

stay tuned

vid.

[King Ulrik Flamebeard]

For a scratch build, that is pretty damn good. It looks very goblinesk in its construction.

Kuffy

[vidrian]

hey guys, it's been a while but i think it's time for another update! painting speed has really dropped lately but i', trying to pick it up again ( games got boring anyway )

So here are 2 out of 3 bsb's with magic banners ( is it actually wise to show what magic banner you're walking around with?)

spider banner:

tried to make it look like a poison blade, but i'm not really happy with it, might touch it up later but don't know how...

raggedy red banner!:


i love the way this guy turned out but i might touch up the stiches...but you don't see it at all if you're not looking at a zoomed picture.

The next bsb will be a bad moon on a stich which is almost finished, the Orc bosses are taking longer though.
I did recieve my 2 goblin bosses from the avatar of war range though, great models and the goblin king is HUGE! he just barely fits on a 20mm base (but they supplied it with a 25mm..which is weird)

still thinking of what to build next ( i only paint when i have about 20 primed models laying since the washes take alot of time to dry and it's more effecient this way.) might be some more normal goblins or maybe a few snotling basses...requests are welcome ofcourse!

anyway, i hope you enjoyed the short update.
stay tuned!

vid.

[vidrian]

Another update for my O&G:

spider riders with bows






since i wanted to stick with the nightgoblin theme i decided to convert them to cave-spider riders.
I used some beastmen shields to create a platform for the goblins to stand on, and strapped the shields to the back of the spider.
this unit of 5 has bows and the next unit of 5 will have spears and shields with bows attached to their back, since they are fast cav i could not think of a single reason not to give them shortbows, their are ideal for annoying enemy's and with spears and shields ( which is the basic setup) they can even charge units of handgunners/archers and destroy them.

the contrast in these models isn't as high as i expected but if i would bright up the red they would turn out exactly as my squighoppers, the shields still create some nice contrast though but maybe i'll touch up the spider somewhere in the future.

tell me what you guys think!

vid.

[King Ulrik Flamebeard]

I like the standard bearers from the previous post. The banners are really good, but to make the spider one look more poisonous couldn't you add some green to the tips of the lowest two legs? I don't think it matters about showing the banner - who is to say you have to use that one?

I really like the riders. The shields strapped to the back is a nice idea and they look great. I think the red of the spider looks just fine. Its a nice dark tone, too bright and they'd be vying against the yellow you have on the minis.

Kuffy

[The Paint Monkey]

Can you give me a bit more detail on how you got the goblins to fit on the spiders? I can't get them to fit without some marked modification.




(ps- they look great!)

[vidrian]

thanks you guys, it's always noce to hear good things from you 2 very respected LO members!

The poison leg tips is a very good idea Kuffy, i'll probably do that once i start detailing the entire army or maybe sooner! and i know that magic banners don't have to be shown, but since the choice of magic banners in the O&G book isn't that big and they don't make much of a difference anyway i'll just run them as they are ( most people won't know what to expect anyway) it just gives an extra bit of detailing to the army ( and it was fun to convert too)

paint monkey, the goblins fit on because of the shields, and i cut away a small portion of the feet at the sides of the goblin ( the difference is hardly noticeble) that makes then fit just a bit better. hope that helps with your problem

there's alot more comming so stay tuned!

vid.

[vidrian]

well guys it has been a while, but i've picked up some painting again and continue's on my greenskins ( both 40k and fantasy ) and since some people have been asking for army shots i figured i might aswell try to make some.

And i have to say, it's damn hard to make nice army pictures, but here they are!





It's about 1600-1700 points of O&G on the field ( counting only 3 of the 15 heroes that i have ) and my plan is to fill the army up to 2000 point by september.
the next units that are in the proces:
-2 boar chariot
-20 goblins w/ spears (finishing the goblin units)
-20 orcs with additional handweapon

that would bring the army up to 2000 point and that's where i start building the real funny stuff (atleast every special char in the book because i want to paint and try them all!)

i also finished my spider riders a while ago, but haven't gotten to the pictures yet, but here they are:



that makes 2 units of 5 spider riders, with musician and half with spears and half with bows ( able to combine when i use the option)
it even has a...sort of champion wich can be used that way, i'm very happy about how the spider talons worked out. spider riders are such a great unit to paint and play with i hope nobody ever forgets these little annoying buggers.

NEXT UP:
Goblins, Chariots and Boyz
stay tuned

Vid.

[King Ulrik Flamebeard]

Great looking stuff dude! I really like the look of the army together and the spider riders. I can't wait to see more.

Kuffy

[gnoblargobbler]

Looks great!
Would it be OK if we had a close up of the boss on great cave squig (love that model)!
GG