Thursday, April 2, 2009

Painting Challenge - Celtic Ogre Army

Celtic Ogre Army

My intention is to create an Ogre Army for Warhammer Fantasy Battles based upon a Celtic Theme.

So far my thinking is:

Overall Feel:

  • Celtic painting style, long swords and 2 handed swords, woad and some chainmail.
  • Clothes are stripes and tartans.
  • Asterix & Obelix style hair and beards.
  • Belly plates removed and converted to large bellies, except for armoured figures which will be scraped back and have Celtic designs engraved.
  • Iron shod boots converted to soft boots.
  • Trousers converted to full length with string tied bottoms.
  • Armour will be chainmail and Celtic shields as greaves, etc.
  • Boar or Wolves as Standards
  • Bases will be Celtic flagstones with a small covering of leaves.
  • Forrest bases will include vines and animals.

LORDS:

Tyrant

Warlord:
  • Figure included in a unit based on 2 shield bearers.
  • Magnet feet to allow removal and use as a single figure.

Slaughter Master

Draoiocht:

  • Ogre Bull with a cloak of leaves and Staff, based upon a rock alter.

(pronounced [ˈ'driː.oxt]: meaning “Magic”)

HEROES:

Bruiser

Chieftain:

· Well Armoured Ogre on a base that raises him up slightly.

Hunter

Hunter?:

· Hunter figures with sabre tooths or mastiffs.

Butcher

Draoidh:

· Ogre Bull with a cloak of leaves and Staff.

· (pronounced [drɯːj]: meaning "Magician."

CORE:

Bulls

Bulls?:

· Ogre Bulls with 1 handed long swords.

· No armour.

· Huge Celtic Shields as Ironfists.

IronGuts

Ironguts?:

· Ogre Bulls with 1 handed long swords.

· Celtic Shields to form armour.

· Some chainmail

Gnoblar Fighters

Spirit of the Forrest?:

· Forrest, vines and creatures.

· Maybe use treekin, and 10mm Beastmen plus 10mm Half Ogres from Eureka

Gnoblar Trappers

Creaping Land?:

· Vines with caught figures.

SPECIAL:

Leadbelchers

Slingers?:

· Slingshots firing cannon balls.

Yhetees

Fanatics:

· Naked Ogre fanatics with woad.

Gnoblar Scraplauncher

Vengance Launcher?:

· Huge slingshot.

RARE:

Maneaters

???:

· Special Orges in some uniform from history.

Slave Giant

Giant:

· Giant with scale armour made using celtic shields.

· Huge tree with a celtic cross gravestone as the head to form an axe.

Gorger

???:

· ???

Dogs of War

Dogs o War?:

· ???

Rhinox Riders

· How do I do this??

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3 comments:

  1. ChucklesApril 4, 2009 at 1:49 PM

    What about an Asterix and Obelix themed army...

    Asterix could be a hero / lord type character
    Obelix a BSB
    Getafix is a wizard
    Vitalstatistix as General standing on a shield
    Cacofonix as a musician
    Fulliautomatix as an engineer

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  2. TimeprowlerApril 4, 2009 at 8:05 PM

    Some great ideas in the list. Especially like dumping the gnoblars for more forest spirit theme.

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  3. MatthewApril 4, 2009 at 8:14 PM

    Great Idea, but my level of sculpting ability is limited, very limited.

    It could be done more as a Empire army and Obelix based upon an Ogre model. Would look really good.

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