RyanG: BSB Progress

     Well, it does not look like I am gonna make this month's goal as well, but I have made some progress.  I got all 6 of my Ironguts done, and got my BSB started.  I am using a Hunter model for my BSB basically because I already had one, and I didn't really see myself ever taking an actual Hunter.

     Not the best picture, but he is coming right along.  I am trying to keep him simple, but make sure he stands out.  I am terrible with green stuff, so my goal with the big green glob in the middle is to file it down, then put something over it.  Should work right?  Anyway, just wanted to throw up some of my progress to show that I have not completely failed this month. 

Cheers,
Ryan G

To4G: Dec Recap

      Good evening to all you Waaaghladites out there. Just wanted to throw up my December report to the blog real quick. December was an appauling month for me, as it had the holidays, and then I went on a vacation at the begining of January. I did manage to get 4 things painted though. I finished my Butcher, Gorger, and 2 Ironguts.

      First we got the Butcher which I will also be using as my Slaughtermaster in 2000 point list. I tried to do a few things to make him stand out a bit like making his Iron Gob and chains gold instead of silver. I also went over the blood on his apron with gloss varnish to give it a wet look. I'm still up in the air about the blood and how it looks, but not sure how hard it will be to correct it now that it has varnish on it. I also cut off his top knot hairdo as I hate that type of styling. Even with my 40k Orks, I cut all them off, or found different heads.

Next is the Gorger!

      I wasn't sure how I was going to paint my Gorger's at first since I am doing an African theme to the Ogres themselves. After thinking it over, I figured that they would still wind up pale even in Africa, based on their fluff, so that is what I did. I added the red into the mix to try and add some definition to them and figured they might get a bit sunburnt in the process. I haven't heard much good praise going towards the Gorger's in this edition, but I still like them. I like the ambush and the unbreakable, but turn 3 at the earliest to get them into combat is a bit rough. I plan on taking 2 at 2000 points and we'll see how they do.



Finally, we got the 2 Ironguts.

      I quite like how the light grey is contrasting with the dark skin on my Ogres. The pictures don't really do it justice, but it really makes them pop. Ironguts are probably the easiest models I have painted so far, as so much of them is just metal. Overall, I like how things are coming along quite nicely.

      I also recieved a Stonehorn/Thundertusk for christmas this year, and was just wondering if any of you had play tested them and which one you liked better. I have not tested either one, but I am leaning more towards the Stonehorn because it is a better fit for my play style. Run it straight at my opponent and hope for the best. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

      For my 2000 point army, I will be upgrading the butcher to a level 4 Slaughtermaster, adding another Gorger, and converting a Hunter model into a Bruiser BSB. I also got 6 more Ironguts left over from last month that I have to finish painting.

The above will put my 2000 point list as follows:

• Slaughtermaster - level 4. I did not give him any armor as that is against the spirit of the rules, and did not want to be a wonky power gamer. *cough*Chuck*cough*
• Bruiser BSB
• 2 units of 7 Ogres w/ full command
• Unit of 4 Leadbelchers
• Scraplauncher
• 2 individual Sabertusks
• Unit of 8 Ironguts w/ full command
• 2 individual Gorgers

This puts me a 2000 point exactly.

     Also, to Wallshammer who suggested I try out purple wash on my Ogres I wanted to let you know that I did try it, but I like the way the black wash looks better. Thank you for the suggestion, and I look forward to any others that you or anyone else has.

Cheers,

RyanG