Ogryn Chimera, Rough Riders, & more

Work has progressed quite well on the Ogryn Chimera, adding a top component to house the turreted multilaser. I also added some crude armor plating and rivets, crude because I suck at working with plasticard. Oh well, practice makes perfect...

My motorized rough riders have received some attention, as well. I have overcome my aversion to the hand held hunting lance with a speargun-style launcher that is mounted on the handlebars. This as easy as drilling out the GL and sticking the end of a lance into it. Simple but effective.

Last but certainly not least, my latest hobby toy arrived in the mail today...

This weekend will be filled with airbrushy goodness, assuming it's not too humid (thank you very much Lake Michigan).


The war goes on,
Hessler

Ogryns Need A Ride

That's right...it's a new WIP...

More to come...

Ogryn (2)

I was able to finish up my Ogryns this afternoon. There are a few small details I may still address. I think the front stomach plates need something, I'm just not sure what. Maybe an army badge or the standard Imperial Aquilla; maybe some graffiti.

Well that's it for now. As usual c&c is welcome and encouraged.

The war goes on,
Hessler

Ogryn (1)

I have fallen out of paint mode already and got bit by the Ogryn bug. I went to the WHF Ogres for the base models. The bodies offer very little variation but in my opinion they are better scaled to your average guardsman than the metal 40K Ogryn models. It's a stretch to think you could fit 6 of the WHF Ogres in a chimera, it's impossible for me to even imagine fitting six of the metal ones.

I was able to do some modeling with both pro-create and plasticard on these. My skills are not where they ought to be but I am happy with how things have turned out. I threw the gut-plates on their heads to use as helmets. Also the weapons are all from the Ork Boys box set, the hands are a perfect fit.



For the armor plates, I cut out the rough shapes with plasticard and then cut slits to allow the material to "bend". Afterwards I went back and filled all the little gaps with green hobby filler.

Yet another can of fuel for the 40K fire!

The war goes on,
Hessler