Pirate Ogre Origins

I had a diary going on Wargamerau whilst I was painting my Ogre Pirates. This was before I started my blog, so it was pretty much a in lieu of this. Alas, the photos were hosted by my old ISP, and have long since been lost from the internet (perhaps someone out there had applied rule 34, but I doubt it). Anyway, I thought I'd put some pictures up of them in case anyone was interested, and because I wanted them out there again. Let me take you back to 2009...

Bases before balsa was added

The bare balsa

After greenstuff for the waves, these were cast

Gnoblar bases. This is the "Pugwash" base in the middle

Broad shot

The test of concept

Belly added

Belt added

I'll go with this!

First unit of bulls

Squeezey!

More squeezey- I was so pleased with how he turned out.

Leadbelchers

With their arms off

Painted

Building the mast standards

Sails attached

BSB pre-paint

Long shot

Long shot with paint

The arms and hat come off

Voodoo lady in her fat suit...

And complete. She was the fisrt dark-skinned model in the army, but I decided to add more so that I didn't have a theme of 'whacky black people'. It's only a little bit racist!

Lady and bulls

The display board during construction

It played music

The core of the scraplauncher

Fully clad

Irongut command

This shot demonstrates the removable standards. Then 8th ed made that obsolete...

One of two peg-legs in the whole army. A little disappointing really...

The second butcher, before he was dressed.

In his finery.

Not ever dry. Hmmm, another whacky black guy

Pan-ogres

 

I was pretty pleased with the sculpts- I'd never done anything so elaborate before.

 

Horrifying

The Cap'n!

The rhinox has since become a stonehorn. Pretty much the equivalent role now

Custom carry-case. FYI, it was yellow when I bought it

Compass turn counter

My prize from Axemaster 2010, right before 8th ed came and ruined my army...