Note – this article is part of an ongoing series – previous articles can be found here.
If you haven’t heard, Counter Charge is organizing a Spring Painting Challenge. I’m hoping to enter my Ogre army, which means I need to get 1,000 points completed by April 30th. The Red Goblin Sharpstick Horde and Red Goblin Blaster were painted before the kickoff date (March 25th), so, unfortunately, I can’t include them in my entry. The Siege Breakers, however, are good to go. I put together a 1,000 point list from the remaining models in my 1,995 point list, and here’s what I’m looking at:
Army: Ogres
Points: 1000
Unit Count: 7
Unit Strength: 13
240, Siege Breaker Horde
230, Hunter Horde
— Crocodog
155, Red Goblin Sharpstick Horde
100, Red Goblin Scout Troop
100, Red Goblin Scout Troop
110, Boomer Sergeant
— Inspiring Talisman
65, Red Goblin Blaster
I’ve got a lot of work cut out for me, but I think I can do it! I moved from the Siege Breaker Horde on to the next Red Goblin Sharpstick Horde. That meant assembling and painting 25 Night Goblins. These guys have some serious mold lines, but they are relatively easy to scrape clean.
Remember that my goal is to hit PMC, so I then added three Night Goblin Fanatics to the mix.
I needed two more models to reach PMC, and I have always wanted to paint Skarsnik and Gobbla, so I decided to add them to the unit. I’m a big fan of adding character models into unit bases to add variety and create a more dynamic scene.
With all of the miniatures finished, it was time to get the unit base ready.
And just like that, my second Red Goblin Sharpstick Horde was complete! Of course, these models do not represent the height of my painting ability. But, it feels darn good to get so many models completed to a decent standard in such a short period of time.
