IntroductionThis thread is a continuation of my thread on the old site:
LinkI don't think I'll be reposting all the old posts on that thread, so go and have a look if you're interested.
BackgroundBasically, the Beastmaster tribe is an old tribe from the northern parts of the Ogre Kingdoms. They have traditionally been very big at breeding and training (and eating) the great beasts of that land and keep to the old traditions of ogre kind.
Just a few years ago, an ogre named Gymir returned to his tribe with the remainder of his mercenary band. They had been serving various lords in Cathay and Ind, several of which they had betrayed (and eaten) and they had retured to resupply.
In Ind the ogre mercs had formed an alliance with the outlawed Cult of the Great Hound, daemon-worshippers led by fierce werewolves who drank the blood of their enemies and sought to collect skulls for their dark god.
Gymir had struck a bargain with the cult, with the flesh of fallen enemies being sacrificed to the Great Maw and the blood to the Great Hound, thereby gaining their support.
Having lived the life of a mercenary commander, Gymir was not used to being told what to do (unless he was paid for it) and upon returning to his old tribe there was immediate friction. Within three hours he had killed (and eaten) the former Tyrant and his two oldest sons, claiming the Beastmaster title for himself.
The original plan had just been to make a quick stop back home to stock up on gear and maybe recruit a few young Bulls to suppliment his small but tough band of Maneaters, but Gymir now unexpectedly found he had the resources of an entire tribe at his disposal. Still feeling the desire to wander the land (and eat people), he is currently hiring the larger part of his army out to anyone who will pay him enough.
General army progressPlanned components in my army:
Beastmaster Gymir the Paranoid1 Tyrant (done)
-Tyrant model with chopped-up and reassembled great weapon, whip from the Beastman special character Khazrak, gut plate from the Maneater with the long coat, back banner from the Black Orc special character Morglum Necksnapper and bitz from about a dozen more minis / plastic kits.
Hlolf Goredigger & Bragel Deepwound2 Butchers (done)
-made from plastic Bulls, green stuff and a lot of bitz, one has a cauldron from the Siege set
Hergulf Wolfkin1 Bruiser with Battle standard (done)
-Heavily modified Irongut toting a double banner, like the one in the back of the army book
1 Hunter (done)
-based on the Maneater with the long coat (#2), sculpted on more fur
-scratch built right arm with harpoon launcher
-Flesh Hounds of Khorne as Sabretusks
Jokul's Bulls6 Bulls (done)
-Golgfag's ogres with an additional old metal ogre
-has been WIP for a couple of years
Hrim's Bulls6 Bulls (done)
-plastic Bulls with Ironfists and light armour
-banner and bellower have right-handed ironfists made by digging out the fist from the ironfist and gluing in a right hand
-all have light armour made from shields (as shoulder plates), with a bit of green stuff and plasticard
Thrug's Ironguts5 Ironguts (done)
-all are metal Dragonrune ogres, no command models
-standard bearer converted by making him hold his great axe in one hand and an Irongut banner pole in the other
-heavy armour sculpted on from green stuff and plasticard
Broken sword gang30 Gnoblar Fighters (done)
-Slightly converted, the champ is the gnobbo sitting on another gnobbo's shoulder. His knife was swapped for a broken sword to match the unit's name "The Broken Sword Gang"
-since the unit will be used as Common goblins with HW+SH in my O&G army they got a musician, a hand swap with a plastic DE horn blower
-magnetizing done
Head onna stick gang30 Gnoblar Fighters (done)
-As with the other unit this one has a converted champ to match the unit's name, this time it's a Zombie head in replacement of the spear tip, matching the name: "The Head Onna Stick Gang"
-musician has a metal drum from the old Empire soldiers set. Left arm entirely replaced (including puffy sleeve), while the right was swapped at the hand
-as I only had 29 Gnobbos left one Gnobbo is a 4th edition spear goblin who had his weapon swapped with another gnobbo
Grib's Big Game Hunt8 Gnoblar Trappers (done)
-all are plastic Gnobbos converted to look like a big game hunt (probably a goat). Numerous bitz have been used and I'm waiting to get some bitz off the bretonnian peasant sprues.
2x 2 Leadbelchers (done)
-additional ammo bundles made from spare weapons and an old Snotling ;D
The Night Pack4 Wherewolves / "Yhetees" (2 done, 2 planned)
-plastic rat ogre bodies with plastic wolf's heads and some green stuff
-champion will be an armoured pack leader
Gnoblar Gunbeast1 Scraplauncher (done)
-a large mortar shooting scrap instead of a catapult
-mounted on the back of a large rhinox model (same as rhinox cavalry) with a howda made from balse wood and bitz
-I ordered the gnobbos from the original scrappy and converted the rest from other stuff
Stinky Trym1 Gorger (done)
-the classic Scyla model, with the head from a 40K attack squig
LinkBig Wullie1 Rhinox Cavalry (done!)
-Yay!
Link to conversion guideTiny Thung1 Slave Giant (done)
- conversion of the Albion giant with the tree
2 Sword gnobbos (done)
-old, tiny 4th edition Goblins with swords and shields
4 Tooth Gnoblars (done)
-converted Snotlings based individually
2 Luck Gnobbos (done)
-the two Gnobbos spreading coins from the Greasus model
3 Look-out Gnobbos (done)
-one standard look-out, two snotlings from the old pump wagon
-attach with blu-tack to standard tops as needed
1 Dispel Scroll (done)
-Old Scroll bearer Familiar from 3rd edition
-rightmost git in the luckgnobbo picture
6 Spell effect markers (done)
-Green stuff and gravel on 20 mm bases
-see Butcher picture
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