The Bronzecast Ogrions & the Normalites of Vanillashire.

Hi everyone,

In April next year, my club is going to host a Kings of War (KOW) narrative campaign between six players. Until then we are all preparing our armies for the coming clash.

I have a half painted metal Elf army, but I did not want to carry that weight around with me.  So I decided to make a completely new plastic army.

After seeing Lloyd’s and Ben’s army projects I decided to embark on a completely original proxy army based on one of the existing KOW armies.  I had bought  two sets and several boxes of Stormcast Eternals on the very cheap, that had been sitting in a box for a couple of years; besides several boxes of 100 Year War Perry plastics that I was never really going to use anyway!

So I decided to paint them up as bronze animated statues as a proxy for an Ogre Kingdoms army.  The Perry plastics will act as proxies for the goblins.

THE PLAN

I have decided to paint the models in the following way in order to finish them quickly as possible but keep them tabletop presentable.

THE COLOUR SCHEME

I have already finished up a test mini for the army.  The whole process is divided into 10 quick steps. I will paint the units up as hordes of six models each.  By the time I finish one step, the first model is dry.  Otherwise I can speed up the drying time with a hair-dryer.

1 – The first step is putting the miniature together and giving it a black primer.

2 – Next is to give it a good cover of Screaming Bell from GW Paints.

3 – The fist dry-brushing is with Vallejo Bronze.

4 – A second dry-brushing is done lightly with Shining Gold from an old GW paint.  You can just add some silver to a standard gold to achieve the same colour tone.

5 – When the drybrushing has dried properly, I gave it a first wash with 50% Agrax Earthshade and 50% water.

6 – I then gave it another diluted wash with Agrax Earthshade and some Blue Green from Vallejo.

7 – When the washes have dried, I mix some GW Contrast medium with Blue Green from Vallejo till I get a milky consistency and with a fine brush I gave the model localized washes in the crevices of the model.

8 – I do the same as above, but with a Contrast medium and Verdigris mix from Vallejo. I just cover less than the first Blue Green wash.  The consistency is also that of milk.

9 – The last localized wash is with Contrast medium and Verdigris Glaze only on the higher areas. This is effectively a highlight.

10 – The next and last step is not represented here, but is basically painting in red eyes and maybe a fire effect on the blade (if I can find a way to do it quickly).

Hopefully, by the end of next week I will have the first horde done (6 miniatures). I will try to do 1 or 2 steps a day and hopefully I can maintain a chain production until I paint up the army.

When I decide how to paint up the Normalites, I will do something similar like I did here.

Until then stay safe and have fun.

NR

Hi everyone,

Just finished painting and basing up my first horde of Ogrion Warriors. These will be proxies for Ogre Warriors.  I have to say I never liked the Stormcast Eternals and I bought them because they were dirt cheap (and I am a sucker for deals on miniatures).  I also did not know what to do with them until now.

I think making them living statues is the best way to utilize them and I am quite happy with the speed I painted them up and the basic tabletop quality I have managed to get.

I just added some quick ‘energy’ effects and some quick fire effects on the blades, in order to break the monotony of the colour scheme.

I will base the Ogrions all as regiments. This will allow me to field them as regiments or Hordes and give me more tactical and strategic options.

I also decided to add dice frames on the back to track wounds and special effects like Crocodogs by using different coloured dice. I will do this for every regiment.

That is all for this week.  Tomorrow I will start work on the next horde, probably the Ogrion Siege Breakers.

Until then stay safe and have fun.

NR

Hi everyone,

Just finished painting up and basing the Ogrion Siege Breakers. These are obviously proxies for Ogre Siege Breakers. The painting style is the same as the previous post, but I think the models just look better, even though they are more static.

The systematic approach to their painting has really helped speed up things.  Just painting one or two stages at a time over a week has allowed me to finish these models nearly effortlessly.  I have calculate that I spent no more than an 1hr and 20 minutes on each model!

That for a slow painter like me is an achievement.

Still more Ogrion units to come, but I will decide tomorrow what to start.

Until next time stay safe and have fun.

NR

Hi everyone,

A short but fun post.  I finished up a regiment of Ogrion Hounds (a proxy for Crocodogs).

I have twelve of these little pups and I will make two regiments out of them. The first in the picture below, and the other six I will finish later.

I have heard good things about this new unit for the Ogres, I and definitely will be using them as a distraction or flanking unit.

That is all for today.  I will start another Warrior Horde this week in order to build up my rank and file.

Until then stay safe and have fun.

NR

Hi everyone,

This unit of Ogrion Shooters is the first unit that differs slightly in the colour and paint scheme.

These miniatures differ from other Stormcast due to the robes they were.  In order to keep things simple and allow me to paint quickly, I went with white.  I painted the white with contrast and oils.

Next week, I will paint up another unit of warriors in order to bolster my battle line.

Until then stay safe and have fun.

NR.

Hi everyone,

I have finished another Warrior horde.  I have enough to make four hordes altogether.  These will be the mainstay of my army, unlike the other hordes of which I only have a horde of each.

I am not a min/max type of player, and I enjoy playing only with what I have and not what I would like to – just like how the great generals of old fought.

This army is taking shape very nicely and is building up well.  I have to start the Normalites sooner or later, but I am sure a regiment will take much longer to finish.

I will choose what I will start next tomorrow.  In the meantime I have received several monsters for this army that I bought on the cheap and I will prepare a post for that soon.

Until then, stay safe and have fun.

NR.

Hi everyone,

This week I have something a bit different.  I just received a present from my alter ego – The Nightrunner – 3 monsters for my Ogrion army. I have been thinking on what to go for as proxies for these monster choices. These monsters are from Wizkids:

1] A Storm Giant for my giant selection.

2] Isperia, Law Incarnate instead of a Goblin Slasher.

3] A Cosmo Wolf instead of a mammoth.

I was surprised how cheap these are.  I bought them (I mean Nightrunner bought them) from Ebay from a shop in Germany and they arrived in just 2 weeks.

In the coming weeks, I will start to work on these one at a time, but before that I will put all the monsters on their bases and undercoat them so I can play with them if I don’t manage to paint them before the campaign starts.

Until next week, stay safe and have fun – and happy holidays to all who celebrate them.

NR

Hi everyone,

Below is the third Ogrion Warrior Horde with Two-Handed Weapons. Unlike the other warrior hordes, these have cloaks, so I painted them up with a white colour scheme like the Ogrion Shooters.

The cloaks added so much more work, but I think the look is worth it.

I just have one last warrior horde to paint up, and the core of my army will be ready.

For next week I have decided to paint up my first Normalite (Goblin) regiment. The Normalites are far more time intensive.  There are more models per base and involve more colours. I only have 6 regiments of Normalites to paint up, so I better pull up my socks and get started.

Until then stay safe and have fun.

NR