Stick...stick...Stickas(s)

Nothing special today, just a bunch of Goblin Stickas to reach 40 minis of that type in my O&G army.

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The Red Bard Alternative

Some time ago I've been looking for Gruntas and Snortas to add cavalry units to my Orcs and Goblins army. I managed to get some from the well known auctions site, but not enough. And I didn't want to go over a certain price. 

Then, I found - I don't remember how - some Orcs riding boars on the site of a new Spanish miniatures manufacturer: Red Bard Games. While visiting their site, I was surprised to see that they've also produced an Orc riding a War Wyvern, an Orc shaman riding a boar and a complete O/G baggage train. I found also a pair of nice Ogres and two Dwarf carts. Then, recently, they've also added a Gob shaman riding a Cockatrice and three Gob Fanatics. Last but not least, they have also procuced a Daemon Asscannon! 

All of these minis are a more than good alternative for old school miniatures. Their size, their look, their attitude are just perfect and fit well with the rest of my army. They are 3D printed in resin, easy to assemble and with no mould lines.

Here are some I have just painted.

Orc Boss riding a War Wyvern

Plenty of Gobbos

A Greenskins army's asset is the number. The more the horde is numerous, the higher are its chances of victory. That's the reason why the units of my O&G army are big (e.g. 40 Gobbos with spears, units of 30 Orcs, etc.). My last addition to the army is a big unit of 50 Gobbos (some armed with a hand weapon and a shield and others with 2-handed weapons). In the future, I may purchase more Gobbos to make two distinct units, each with their own weapons options.

As usual, the minis come from different manufacturers: Citadel and Marauder of course, but also Black Tree Design, Knightmare Miniatures, and some are from Heartbreaker. However, what they have in common is that more than 95% of them have been sculpted by Kev Adams, the Goblinmaster.

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Greenskins on Wheels

I've painted three chariots to complete my O&G army. The Goblin chariots are from Knightmare Miniatures and the Snotling Pump Wagon is - of course - the old and exceptional Citadel version.

Reinforcements

My progresses in painting my O&G army are going well. This time I've painted some reinforcements for existing units, adding 6 Orc Boyz to the 24 already painted and 20 Gobbos with spears to the existing unit of 20. 

My aim is to have big units (Orc Boyz units will be 30 strong, the max allowed by the 3rd ed. Armies, and Gobbos units will be at least 40 strong). O&G weakness is their poor leadership and cool skills. I want to avoid them fleeing due to missile fire losses. So the more numerous they are, the highest their chances to reach the enemy lines will be.

Ah and I also painted 2 additional Goblin Fanatics (now I have 9).

The Orc Boyz are from the old Citadel regiment plastic range and the Gobbos are a mix of 1) 4th edition monopause plastic minis and 2) proxies from Black Tree Design

Orc Boyz

Machineries of Destruction

Going barefoot and half-naked because they don't have the chance to loot proper clothes and shoes, that's the destiny of the Greenskin war machines crew... But at least they are protected by their leader and they don't end up eaten by their stronger peers. 

I've painted three bolt throwers, one skullcrusher and one leadbelcher along with their crew. Now with a total of six, I think the Greenskins are well equipped in war machines. Maybe I'll try to find a "cheap" man mangler on eBay if I have the opportunity.

I had to "convert" one of the bolt throwers as I received it with one missing wheel and no levers. I used spare chariot wheels to replace them.

The skullcrusher comes from Knightmare Miniatures.

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Back to Greenies

After 5 months of Blood Bowl painting I'm back to the Orcs and Goblins. I will certainly paint several units of them and war machines / battle chariots too.

The first ones are Goblin Wulfboyz. These nasty little guys are equipped with short bows and their mission will be to harass the enemy war machine crews behind the lines or any other vile things they can do.

The figures are a mix of last edition plastic minis (as I already said, I don't like their oversized limbs, head, etc., but anyway... 😬). The others are from Crooked Claw miniatures and I think they were sculpted by the Goblinmaster himself. I mixed the wolves between the two types of minis to try to obtain a kind of harmony... 😏

Gobbos

Here is the last batch of pre-requisite troops for my O&G army (as per the 3rd edition Armies): 20 Gobbos (armed with spears).

These are a mix of new plastic goblin warriors and some Kev Adams minis cast in resine. 

The pack is led by Skarsnik himself. With his trident, he is perfect to lead spearmen (or speargobs 😉).

Stickas & Fanatics

As per the Armies book, I need to fill at least 20 Stickas (Goblins with short bows). Short bows... 😒

The range of a short bow is a ridiculous 16"! These guys will need to come really close to the enemy so they can fire at it (or try to). This looks like they are of no real interest for an Orc & Goblin general. But that's wrong!

First, deploy them as skirmishers so they can screen the combat units marching behind them. Then, hide some Goblin fanatics among them... and you get a very useful unit to seriously annoy the opposite general.

I've put together a mixed band of Stickas: Kev Adams' Heartbreaker minis, forest Goblins, old plastic Gobs from the Fantasy Regiments boxed set and recent plastic Gobs (for 6th edition or so, I think). I don't like these last ones: they are disproportionate, not as cool as Kev Adams' Gobs, they are supposed to have short bows but their bows are as large as Elven longbows... 😤 Well, at least they make the number. I've bought them a couple of years ago when I had no Greenskins and I needed some for an encounter in one of my WFRP games.

The Stickas