Ogres of the Moonlit Hunt – A Hobby Blog (8)

Note – this article is part of an ongoing series – previous articles can be found here.

I’d like to start this week’s blog off with some good news and gratitude. I am truly thankful for the work that Counter Charge (especially Jeremy) put into the Spring Painting Challenge. Though I am not on Facebook, I was sent screenshots of the different submissions (thanks, Jake!) and enjoyed reading about Jake’s Favorite Submissions in an article right here on -/28. It’s clear that everyone involved put a tremendous amount of love and effort into their submissions, and it’s genuinely inspiring.

For my part, I was awarded an honorable mention for my Red Goblin Scout Troop (unit category), Red Goblin Blaster (monster category), and Dragon Slayer (hero category). To top it off, I was nominated as a finalist in the 1,000 point army category. Wow! I am stunned and humbled and honored to be included amongst so many excellent submissions. As of publishing this article, the polls are still open, so be sure to go to the Counter Charge Facebook Page and vote for all of your favorites.

This good news gave me ample motivation to continue working on the army, but real life is starting to cut into my hobby time. Here’s where the army currently stands:

Army: Ogres

Points: 1995

Unit Count: 14

Unit Strength: 24

255, Siege Breaker Horde

— Chalice of Wrath

245, Hunter Horde

— Helm of Confidence

— Crocodog

230, Hunter Horde

— Crocodog

155, Red Goblin Sharpstick Horde

155, Red Goblin Sharpstick Horde

100, Red Goblin Scout Troop

100, Red Goblin Scout Troop

100, Red Goblin Scout Troop

100, Red Goblin Scout Troop

65, Red Goblin Blaster

65, Red Goblin Blaster

170, Ogre Warlord

— Mead of Madness

— Crocodog

145, Kuzlo & Madfall

110, Boomer Sergeant

— Inspiring Talisman

As promised in my previous post, I finished Kuzlo & Madfall. Having used this unit in my Goblin army to great effect, I can’t wait to play them in the Ogre army. The unit was painted in the same scheme as the Red Goblin Scout Troops. I think it turned out a little bland. It would have been nice if there some scales for me to incorporate turquoise as I did on the Gobbla model. Nevertheless, the model is really fun and dynamic and I’m pleased overall with the result.

Upon completion, I decided to work on the unit bases for the remaining units. That meant a Large Infantry Horde (for the second Hunters unit) and two Cavalry Troops (for the third and fourth Red Goblin Scout units). I incorporated larger pieces of slate on these bases than I did on the previous iterations, which I think will add some subtle variety to the army.

Before putting the finishing touches on and submitting this post, I started to build the models for my second Hunters Horde. This post is definitely lighter on content than I would have hoped, but I think it’s good to see how an army project ebbs and flows in terms of productivity over time. I am nearing the last leg of the project, and am still enthusiastic and eager to finish strong.