Ogre Hired Sword

Here's an ogre from Reaper that I painted a couple of years back, using it for a Hired Sword. Took about ten hours all told to finish.

Even though, by the rules ogres can't have a shield, we've decided to allow it to take one because of just how good the sculpt is. Comments and feedback appreciated.

A very impressive sculpt AND a very nice paint job to boot! Nicely done!

Have you had any troubles moving the model about with such a large base? I'd be inclined to scale that down a bit...

Thank you. Unfortunately, I can't cut the base down; almost all reaper models have a small, narrow base included in the sculpt, and this one's no different. The stance is so wide that this was the smallest base I could use without doing some serious resculpting. As it is, it works fairly well; he just has to stick to more open areas. For fluff I'd say he's probably clastrophobic...

VERY COOL! That is one SERIOUSLY ticked off looking Ogre...even that GREAT shield looks miffed. I LOVE the way you did the metallics. VERY WELL DONE!

I don't have any problem with allowing ogres to carry shields. They are a decent HS choice, but not one of the best.

Nice model, and you did a good job on him.

I love the dirty feeling.

Again thanks for all the comments. I wanted this model to look dirty and worn, like a mercenary that's been at it for a while. Used lots of brown and tan washes, especially on the metals; I even painted some of the plates different colors to give the armour cobbled-together look. Finished it off by brushing dust and dirt over him for weathering.

I hope to have pics of some of my other, newer stuff up soon (just as soon as get my stupid camera to focus on stuff this small...)

"...just as soon as get my stupid camera to focus on stuff this small..."

Ooooo I know that feeling.