Kings of War: Ogres (Shooters Unit 1)

Feeling guilty about lack of progress on my Ogres I have had a small push on the heels of completing the Ogre Captain model and finished painting a unit of Shooters (crossbowmen).

This takes me past the half-way mark of the models that were in the Ogre stater set I bought from Mantic. I am, however, nowhere near actually being half-way through the models I own as I also have a Mammoth, a Chariot regiment, the other half of the starter set and forty goblins to paint up.

This is the downside to juggling so many projects - it's easy for some to get left by the wayside.

I think I might alter my approach a little - pick a "primary project" and focus on that with little forays into the others as "lesser projects". When I complete a primary, I can promote a lesser to primary and crack on.

I'll give that some thought. Apart from anything else: what would I choose to be the first primary?

Dilemmas, dilemmas.

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Kings of War: Ogres (Ogre Captain)

I figured it was about time I picked up work on my long-neglected Ogre army for Kings of War.

To date I own 63 models for this army and have only painted a grand total of six. Not great progress (though I am pleased with what I've actually painted - does that count for anything?)

Anyway - I have painted up the Ogre Captain that will lead the force taking my grand total from six to seven models done. Occupational hazard of juggling armies, I guess. Especially when GW start releasing new stuff (like Kharadron Overrlords) and I've been nudged into picking up a project I did some collecting for a couple of years back but never started (Heresy Death Guard). That brings my roster of currently live projects to 8 forces. Way too many.

But fun.

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Kings of War: Ogres (Warriors Unit 1)

So I've started another army! That gives me 5 different forces I'm  working on all at the same time!

Mental.

Anyway - this time it's a set of Ogres from Mantic for Kings of War.

Kings of War is a great game - Mantic have done so well with this ruleset. Great fun to play.

So I got me some Ogres. I like Mantic's Ogres - I grew up with Citadel minis and these models hark back to the aesthetic that Citadel Ogres used to have before the design studio re-invented them as having big wobbly tummies.

They're made of Restic (Mantic's Resin) and - if I'm honest - they don't fit together too well. There was a lot of brute strength required to stick these guys together.

Mantic are very generous with parts though - several heads and arms are supplied so you can build them as either hand weapon and shield or two-handed weapons. There's not much room for poseach variation, however.

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Kings of War: Ogres (Warriors Unit 2)

I've completed a second unit for my Mantic Ogre army.

I'm mentally debating what to paint next - either a unit of Red Goblins or some Shooters (Crossbowmen).

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