Part 4: Thomas’s Imperial ogres; beastmasters, bears and ‘belchers!

Click link to listen to the poswermetalballad BEARS AND GONNES that stes the mood.

I love beastmaster units! I really don’t like sabertooth tigers and the Empire is a place where the forests and mountains have plenty of bears but, praise Sigmar, no sabertooth tigers! 

Bears and beastmasters are fun and games but nothing can hold a candle to the leadbechers! huge handgonnes loaded with an irresponsible ammount of powder and a good fistful of scrap metal makes for a terrifyinglu fun and mobile kartech! 

Part 3: The Giants among Giants

 So I got two lovely giants from a friend who had “too many giants”, whatever that means. They are from old school miniatures and were really nice and quick paint jobs. But, and it is a punalicious, giant but(t), I wanted a giant and a cyclops so I rummaged around and found two big guys to fill that role. 

Now I had “too many giants..”. What to do? In warhammer renaissance you can field ordinary giants and cyclops and that is perfectly fine but now that I have painted two midsized giants, I want to find a role for them. There is one; gorgers! Unfortunately that Arne not represented in the warhammer renaissance army list. They are in TOW though. Anyhow now they are all painted and ready for whatever game I get to play!

Giant 200 points

Cyclops 250 points 

See you in March!

Part 2: The1st Rote of Marienburgerian Ogres, “The Proud”

 This being the first part to paint I made it, model wise the biggest one. My plan was to get over that hump as soon as possible and then coast throughout the challenge. But, I also know myself and my particularities so I know that this army will grow over its confinements too. They all do. 

I’m proud to say that the unit of 12 ogres with great weapons and full command, "The Proud” is done!

The banner is my take on a detail a larger picture. 

From Wiki

"Pride of the spirit is one of the five temptations of the dying man, according to Ars moriendi. Here, demons tempt the dying man with crowns (a medieval allegory to earthly pride) under the disapproving gaze of Mary, Christ and God. Woodblock seven (4a) of eleven, Netherlands, c. 1460."

The banner is made of a tin tube of tomato paste. The folds are formed with a tool with a round end. 

All the models are primed wraithbone and all the basecoats are made with speedpaint/contrast/xpress. highlighted with a white ink mixed with the contrast. Metals are Vallejo Burnt Iron, washed with armypainter dark wash, highlighted and scratched with vallejo game air silver.

 

Part 1: Presenting the army: Thomas’s Imperial Ogres; The lost ogre contingent of Burghard Kopfspalter

The ogre contingent was gifted to the Marienburg Burgomeister, Burghard Kopfspelater. He neither requested, had a use for, nor wanted the 40-ogre strong force. But when the elector count gifts them to you, you can hardly say no..
Some of the ogres, the so-called maneaters, are rather demanding to house, feed, and find proper use for in peacetime. Burghard Kopfspalter did the only thing he could and sent them out of the city to wage war wherever they could find it. He appointed a second son of an influential noble to lead them across the River Reik, through the Cursed Marches, and into the wasteland to fight whoever they find. It was not a good plan, but it was the plan they had. A few days after they left the city, they got bogged down in the Cursed Marches fighting fimir and other aberrations. It took two days before the maneaters ate the poor commander and his fancy horse. The force chose a new commander, Viscount Kargash the Petty, newly anointed lord of equals and smasher of opposition.

Thw army will be based on the lovely Marauder ogres. The Cyclops is based on the marauder giant. its an amazing miniature and he vill be armed with a giant handgun to represent flinging stones. A few old citadel ogres will be scattered througout but converted to fit the theme of imperial ogres. The maneaters will stand out as they are the, let's say "less civilised" bunch and here i will use a mix of miniatures i like. Working with such a small selection of models makes conversions necessary. Necessary and a lot of fun challanges! Modelling and painting trumps everything in this project.


The army will be painted as an auxiliary force to my existing Marienburg army, so yellow and red will be the primary colors. Bellow is an approximation of the army’s composition. The points don’t really add up, and I have no idea if it is a really stupid army, so things might change.


The army:
1 Ogre Tyrant: Viscount Kargash the Petty
1 Ogre Shaman Champion: Timgoth, Reader of Entrails
12 Ogres with Great Weapons: 1st Rote of Marienburgerian Ogres, “The Proud”
4 Beastmasters and 4 Sabertooth Tigers (Cave Bears): Grimms, Eaters of Gruel
8 Maneaters with Great Weapons, Heavy Armor, and Full Command: The Liberators of Brothers and Destroyers of Oppressors
8 Leadbelchers with Standard and Musician: “The Many Piped Organ”
8 Ogres with Great Weapons: Last Rote of Marienburgerian Ogres, “The Rest”
1 Cyclops: Blind Finn


First out on the painting table is the the 1st Rote of Marienburgerian Ogres, “The Proud”. Painting 12 ogres in one go is a lot but the models are rather sparse on details so i will have time to spare on a lavish banner. I aim to be ambitious with that one!