The Ogre Journey

[Simon]

I have decided to compete in OZ with Ogres extensively in 2012.

In order to speed up the progress, I went on ebay and bought myself a 3000 points pro painted ogre army. The army deleted almost 1K off my bank account but I was very happy with the models. Firstly they are painted to well above table top standard, secondly the army does not contain any "failcast" models.

The army consists:

tyrant
2 butchers/slaughter masters
brusier bsb
hunter
12 bulls (3 not painted)
10 ironguts (3 not painted)
25 Gnoblars
8 leadbelchers (4 not painted)
1 gorger
5 maneaters (1 not painted)
3 monkeys
1 giant
and a bunch of bits of pieces

Basically it is a 7th edition army and requires lots of work to make it Competitive in 8th edition. Therefore my first expansion is to add all the new "toys".

From a new source, I got myself some new ogre models for a insanely good price:

6 Mournfangs
2 Ironblasters/ Scraplaunchers
2 Thundertusk/Stonehorn

all for $270 AUD (still not as good as maelstrom games though )

With these add on, I should have close to 4500pts to play around with and should be able to build a variety of army lists.

During mid November, there is "Thunderstomp 2011" a 1600 points 2 days tournament at 150km north of Sydney. I think it would be the perfect opportunity for me to try out my new ogres.

"thunderstomp" runs by the same group that ran "castle assault", so it still uses the f**king rubbish panel comp, allows hero special characters combines a few rule restrictions and modification.

From the experience I had at "castle assault", comp did totally nothing so I decided to stuff it and build the hardest ogre list with the models I think I can get painted in time.

Depend on if my expansion would arrive in time:

My 1600 list:

Slaughtermaste r w/ crown of command, armor of destiny, ironfist, sword of striking
Brusier BSB w/ HA, ToP, ironcursed icon, GW

12 bulls FC, ironfists
5 mournfangs, FC, dragonhide banner
dog
dog
dog
ironblaster

[Aa7]

Bring on the fatties. Good luck Simon for the year of the Ogre. Post some pics when you get the army finished with all the new toys.

BTW Can a Slaughtermaste r wear magic armour?

For 1600pts you're going to absolutely ruin some peoples hobby hehehehe enjoy

[Antony]

Crown of command is for wusses.

My slaughtermaste r has fencers blades, glittering scales, potion of str, +d6 to dispell. In iron guts with +1 ld banner.

[wouster7]

@Simon

Only 36 T4 wounds on the deathstar or is it 30? Photo's speak louder than words. You should come back for Equinox

[Rhok]

Funny what a new Army Book does, only a few months ago most people would have called you a mug for fielding a O.K army, now they are the shizzle. I always thought they are awesome and now are definately one of the best looking armies would have taken them if I hadn't started with Daemons   
Look forward to see pix of your army Simon.

[Simon]

BTW Can a Slaughtermaste r wear magic armour?

yup

My slaughtermaste r has fencers blades, glittering scales, potion of str, +d6 to dispell. In iron guts with +1 ld banner.

what happen when you miscast? no ward save?

Only 36 T4 wounds on the deathstar or is it 30? Photo's speak louder than words. You should come back for Equinox

36 wounds, pics below

Look forward to see pix of your army Simon.

below.

Tyrant



Briuser BSB



slaughtermaste r



hunter


butcher



gorger



giant



maneaters


monkeys



gnoblars


ironguts



ogres

[Rhok]

Impressive army Simon, certainly a sweet score at that price. Especially with all those mail order figs, damn I should have bought more in the UK.

[Antony]

My slaughtermaste r has fencers blades...

what happen when you miscast? no ward save?

If you get the big miscast, your ward save is not going to help you, in all other situations the slaughetrnmast er regains wounds with every spell cast, so even if you miscast when on one wound, you will regain a second wound before the miscast is resolved 

Nice work. I like the hunter.

[wouster7]

Needs some Beasties to add to da faties Simon.

@Richie

Hijack much me boiioo

[Simon]

so much for my ogre journey.

Marcelo just posted in wargamerau, the Battle Pilgrims had decided not to run  Dogcon (end of Jan) and The Pilgrimage (mid Aug) next year.

thats 2 of the biggest fantasy events gone.

Can-con is still going but the player pack is shocking (absolutely Piece of Sh*t)

what is going on in OZ??

[richardbarby]

could always bring your ogres for a holiday

[Simon]

after 3 weeks of waiting, I finally received my parcel from the US.

It was a bloody long wait but I was very happy to get
2 thundertusks/ stonehorns
6 mournfangs
2 iron blasters

for $270 AUD.

Just when I was browsing through the net today and was looking for some "alternative" models to represent my "sniper" ogre maneaters.

I came across these!





ogre pirates by TITAN FORGE!

these models are fantastic! and furthermore, TITAN-FORGE are doing a speical mega ogre deal

a ogre pirate captain
a pirate BSB
a pirate Voodoo mage
6 ogre pirates

all for 97 pounds (include shipping)

I just cannot resist it and bought a set myself.

However it is limited to only 50 sets so get it while it is still available!!

[Placator]

Those are pretty cool ogres.

If you are after alternate models check out sciborminiatur es they have some stuff in progress.

[Simon]

I was working like a cow last year, and finally I got a few days off during Xmas.

So I took out the box of models which I left aside since Nov and started to add some new toys to my Ogre.





assembled 6 Mournfangs, a thundertusk, 2 ironblasters and some ogre priates.

[Gas_Monkey]

they look awesome, I think my wife would be talking divorce if I made that ebay investment though.. Is 2012 going to be the year of the Orge or are we going to see another army rise to the top!

[wouster7]

Simon that army looks rad! I Think I might invest in an army to own, doubt if I get the time to actually play it though.

Nicon is in June, check the Events calendar. Register early and you can get a cool as NZ tournament under your belt. See if you can convince some Aussies to come too so we can smash em bro 

[Simon]

Ok, my Ogre Journey continues...

I just registered for CanCon at ACT, one of the bigger tournament event around NSW.
It is a 3 days event and so far there are 68 registered players.

It will be my first tournament with my Ogre, in fact my first game with them!

It is an event with no comp + panel judge....

my list:

Slaughtermaste r (MAW)
level 4
crown of command
armor of destiny
sword of striking
ironfist

Bruiser
BSB
look out Gnoblar
heavy armor
talisman of preservation
enchanted shield

Firebelly (fire)
level 2
extra hand weapon
dispel scroll
dragonbane gem
potion of strength

9 ironguts
full command
standard of disipline

6 ogres
ironfist
standard, musician

sabretusk
sabretusk
sabretusk

2 mournfang
heavy armor
ironfist

2 mournfang
heavy armor
ironfist

3 leadbelchers

3 maneaters (scout,stubborn)
extra weapons

Ironblaster
Ironblaster

pretty standard list, now I need to paint my 2 ironblasters, dogs and mournfangs!!

[Simon]

alright, I have also registered for DOgCon, which is the weekend after CanCon. It is 2500 points so I going to take a similiar list and add extra 100 points of stuff.

now, I must go back to painting....

[Simon]

Alright, after 9 days of hard out painting, I painted 2 ironblasters, 3 dogs and 1 mournfang....

they are not really done yet, but good enough to go to tournament. I will do some more touching up in the future.

[Antony]

The models, even in WiP state look awsome 

[Simon]

The models, even in WiP state look awsome  

thank you.


I also just finished CanCon.

I came 4th over all, but I got the same final score as the person who came 3rd...

played against some really really good OZ players.

it was a fantastic weekend.

[Derick]

Well done Simon!

[Antony]

...I also just finished CanCon.

I came 4th over all...

Great result Simon.

...played against some really really good OZ players

I didn't think there were any good Aussie players left. We've been smashing them in ETC. I hope you reminded them of that 
They love a bit of sledging do the Aussies, as you do you. If you want a tough game come back to NZ.

[Simon]

Just finished Dogcon.

I came 2nd overall.

I should come 1st, but one of my opponent took a point off my sport and his reason was "I didn't have a good game because you smashed me  ."

anyway, 4th in thunderstomp, 4th/3rd in Cancon, 2nd in DogCon. Clash of the titans in 2 weeks time, if I can get in top 5 I can guarantee a spot in 2012 OZ masters and maybe a place in ATC NSW team.

[richardbarby]

i guess he wins the small person award

great efforts inn you 3 tournies

[nik_]

Impressive results! Ogres are the new black it seems!

[Antony]

Well done Simon. Given the number of Ogres playing at Dogcon, your result can't be attributed to your army alone.

It must be rough dropping a position due to a sports hit. But I keep telling you, doing your boogie woogie victory dance when you get a 20-0 is not going to go down well with everyone

[wouster7]

Good results Simon!

[Simon]

thanks all, that will show them how NZers play warhammer.

But I keep telling you, doing your boogie woogie victory dance when you get a 20-0 is not going to go down well with everyone

true, true. next time I will do my victory dance AFTER he sent the score sheet!  


The Dogcon TO added up the battle score wrongly so I actually came equal 1st because I have the same final score as the person who came second. (I did bash his daemon in round 4  )

I wanted to make some really cool battle reports with battle chronicle "http://battlechronicler.com/". it is an awesome and free battle report maker, but it really takes a lot of effort... so maybe next time..  

G1 VS high elf.

level 4 shadow mage
level 2 metal mage, steal PD.
BSB prince
horde spearmen
horde seaguards
horde white lions
horde swordmaster with banner of sorcery
horde Pheonix guard
eagle
eagle

So my ogres were going to get pitted, my mournfangs were going to get MM to death and my death star was going to get winrazered.

I basically threw all my DD to stop Pit of shade every magic phrase and fired my cannons at his level 4 every turn. By turn 3 his level 4 mage finally failed his look out sir and died then my ogres went straight forward and destroy everything in their path.

By turn 6 he had his phoenix guard, sea guards, BSB and level 2 mage left which were hiding behind a hill.

17-3 WIN.

G2 VS ogre

a guy who work for GW. His list:

slaughtermaste r + toys
tyrant + toys
BSB bruiser

horde ogres
horde iron guts
horde maneater with poison and snipers.

No idea what he was doing, he didn't move anything more than 3 inches from his deployment zone. His tyrant got assassinated by some mournfang and maneaters.
I killed 12 ironguts with my flaming sworded, death star of doom on their charge, paniced his unit of 14 ogres, slaughtermaste r and butcher off the board.
Then he spent his last 2 turns hiding his maneaters behind a tower, by turn 6 he had 1 maneater left.   (his unit of maneaters is like 600 points)

18-2 WIN

After the game, he decided to give me a sport hit, his reason was "I didn't have a good game"

G3 VS Dwarf Akhter Khan.

His list:

anvil, scroll, spell eater.
bsb thane
rune smith with Rochallenge
horde of crossbow dwarves
horde of scouting crossbow/GW dwarf
20 miners
20 miners
cannon with all toys
cannon with all toys + flaming
grudge thrower with all toys
grudge thrower with all toys + flaming

Some highlights:

my ironblasters hit his cannons 6 times and I rolled 6 ones to wound.
His cannons killed my mournfangs, lots of ogres and ironblasters.
My 12 wide iron guts line reached his gunline and destroyed everything they touched.

anvil of doom and 1 cannon left by turn 6.

17-3 Win

[Simon]

Just finished Clash of the titans

Came 1st overall.

My Ogre stomped over all stood before them.

three 20 zip
one 14/6
and one 12/8

Won best general (most victory points) and (most scenario bonus points) as well.

However one person only allows one prize max.