OWAC V February wild card month

Wildcard month 

Get off my lawn yer pesky greenskins.

The orc scouts were repelled without too much trouble. However, the column down the valley was visible from the mine. Even "Dopey" in his berserker rage won't stop that wave and everyone started to get worried.

An entire troop of orcs was coming for our treasures! 

“Doc”: Hey, listen up. I had an idea, remember the old boiler that Oin was going to fix years ago but was procrastinating? 

Oin “Sleepy”: I was working on it again! Just, not getting in the mood as of late… 

“Doc”: Well, fortunately those old pipes can be handy with a bit of oil. We also had some extra guns from that time that Harald got into the entrepreneurship trend thing and his failed gun company.. 

“Angry”: Not my bad, it is pretty easy to hand the order paper in the wrong way and read a 9 instead of a 6. Everyone can end forging 99 cannons instead of 6!... And remember that the company bankrupted only after that visit to the gunpowder warehouse with Sneezy responsible of the lamp! 

Bronn: It seems that we will be saved by cannibalizing on the left overs of the most iconic and shameful group of roomates. 

“Angry”: Hey, you should be called “mr. smartpants” rather than “happy”. 

“Doc”: Calm down guys. No problem at all! The more the guns, the merrier. The idea I had in mind can benefit pretty well of handling the fire to Sneezy as well. Come here, let me show you… 

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The orc company approached the mineshaft from all the sides. The main group from the front, and a second group of arrer boys getting to the flanks in a display of cunnin’ ad sneaky planning. 

Boss: Oi! Boys, prepare to charge now! They are few and they’re just ahead! They’ll be no match to us this time! 

*KABOOM* 

Orc: Boss! I think that our offensive is having some trouples advancing! The stunties are fortified and ‘ve sum pretty loud contraption in the gate. 

Boss: WHERE ARE MY ARRER COMMANDOS! Shoot’em from the flank! 

*FWOOOSH* 

Orc: Boss! I.. Ithink that the arrer boys have some situation ongoing and won’t be supporting the main assault! 

Boss: Then press harder, how many times do you think that they can shoot with a single cannon until we smack ‘em in the ‘ead! 

*sneeze* 

 

*KA-KA-KABOOM* 

Boss: Urk, come’re. You’re now provisionally in command. I will be checking the rear! Keep attacking ma boyz! 

This month I didn’t had much time, so I played safe. 

I made the mineshaft for the seven dwarves. Initially it has going to be much more detailed, with an ornated stone in the arch. But I didn’t cover the foam properly and accidentally dissolved the details (and the interior) with the primer. Ouch! 

 

Finally, I painted my organ gun. For a long time, I have been making proxies and procrastinating or passing something else in the queue despite wanting to have it painted. It was about time.

 

“Sneezy” controls the trigger. 

While “Happy” marks the enemies that shall be doomed. 

I was going to make the trigger-happy joke with the previous dwarf but I think that this guy embodies him better. Look at his face, that grin, he’s having a fun time. 

“Angry” comes from a newer era, but I do not have the original crew and the one that was in the loot is from the goblobber so he fits better in a cannon or the catapult. 

Maybe in the future I’ll change this guy with the original crew mate in heavy armour. I claim the organ gun – 65 points 

See you in the next post. 

Adrian’s out.

Overlord's note : Adrian gets an extra 50 points for terrain submitted during the wildcard month

OWAC V January troop month - Dwarf Warriors!

Rank and File Month #1 

The dwarf warriors march to the call of their King.

King Kazador has sent the messages across his realm and to their allies, the call for arms is spreading fast. The reward is no less than the head of the warlord Gorfang himself. 

Kazador is so eager to claim his vengeance that he will to advance with a vanguard ahead of his drong. He plans to strike the orc raiders in the mine while the two armies set up the lines in the valley, willing to save the brave dwarves. And, if lucky, duel the orc champion far from the mess of a large battle. 

Mustering the drong is a slow process for this risky plan, but some clans can be ready fast enough to join this adventure. The clan Hammergrim was the first to depart with their king, leaded by Grokrin Hammergrim, after accompanying some of the merchant caravans from Karak Azul. They did not need to rest after the long journey to other karaks in the North, as the promise of crushing orc skulls will be more than welcomed after their long and boring job as bodyguards. 

 

This month I almost finished the entire unit of 14 dwarf warriors with full command – 244 points

 

“Almost” because as you can see… the standard lacks a proper freehand. Shame. I will come back to it in the next month or in the leader month. 

I also changed a bit the troop quantities because a package with the last two dwarves I needed seems to be lost, sadly. I borrowed a volunteer from another unpainted unit. And I have come with a solution that you will see in the leader month as well.

Meanwhile in the mine, the seven dwarves will not let the orcs get their hands in the piles of gold and gems, much less raid the vaults of the rediscovered karak and its treasures of ancient times. “Doc”, Oin “Sleepy” Cliffchin and Grom “Bashful” prepare a surprise made with a set of old furnaces and a large amount of flammable and unsafe materials. 

The engineer and the fire team count as a Flame Cannon – 119 points. 

So this month ends with a total of 17 dwarves and 363 points. 

See you in the next post. 

Adrian’s out.

The V Old World Army Challenge tale of angry dwarves (or are they dwarfs!)

Adrian’s here prepared for another OWAC. My third owac in a row, this time with a fantasy army again. With a fantasy army that it is also part of my main collection and not another distraction on my quest for completing the pile of shame! (until more orcs get into my hands)