The Ironfang Pirate Fleet - The Plunderblades and the Portwreckas, part 4

I have completed the greenstuff work on 9 more new Ardboys (the previous batch of 7 are here). Since I took these photos they have all been undercoated black and zenithal primed grey and I have started painting the first few. I'm really pleased with these lads and, when added to the pair of Mega-Kaptains I finished a couple of weeks ago, they will add 720 points (for AoS) to my pirate fleet!

I have my first game of AoS 3d edition arranged this week, and while these Ardboyz and the Mega-Kaptains won't see action in that game, they may be getting to stretch their legs a bit soon!

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The Ironfang Pirate Fleet - The Plunderblades and the Portwreckas, part 3

I got hold of the new Ardboys kit a few weeks ago but I have only just got round to building them. I replaced all of their heads with heads from a mix of Ironjawz Brutes, old orks even older orcs, and Bonesplitterz Savage Orruks. Brute heads fitted pretty well and the join will be reinforced by the greenstuff hats - I probably should have added tongues to more of the ones with open mouths though.

I left off their shields (and saved them to armour the prow of a ship at some point!) and replaced their left hands with hands holding weapons (mostly from Brutes, but also some from Orks and Orcs!)

To mix up their look a bit I made 6 Ork Beast Snagga Boyz into extra Ardboys, by adding Brute forearms and shoulder armour plates (and a boot, from a Freebooterz banner, to replace a bionic foot in one case!).

I will make up the numbers for two units of 10 by adding four of my existing models - two Ardboy Bosses (made from Ork Nobz) and two Glyph Bearers (also made from Ork Nobz - probably a drummer and a standard-bearer).

This was taken before I started work on greenstuff hats, but you can see that the 6 Beast Snagga Boyz blend in pretty well.

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As well as giving them all impressive hats, I am adding additional nautical gear to all of them. Things like pistols, powder and shot pouches, ropes, maps, and trophies.

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This one has a Bonesplitterz Savage Orruk head:

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So far I have 7 ready for undercoating. I usually work in smaller batches, so this might feel like a bit of a slog, but I think I will try to complete the build and greenstuff of the other 9 before I move on to painting.

I might paint them in small groups though!

The Ironfang Pirate Fleet - The Plunderblades and the Portwreckas, part 2

I've completed another two new models for the pirate fleet! I may give them a run out in Warcry, possibly even in Age of Sigmar, but they were mainly converted and painted just for the fun of it. While I waited for the new Ironjawz release!

They will definitely feature in my stories for Animosity Campaigns as background characters. Probably shown from the point-of-view of Kaptain Mogrum and the Cleavermaws.

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Kaptain Borgoth, Megaboss, commander of the Plunderblade.

Armed with a Boss Choppa, in the form of a big sword, in his right hand and dagger in his left hand. He also wore a Kharadron rifle (that he used as a pistol) at his side. He favoured a big bicorn hat with tentacles and an orruk-skull for decoration. He was very proud of his big bushy beard, and spent a lot of time fussing with it. An unrolled navigation chart/map was pinned to his back, and while no-one was completely sure if he knew it was there, they also didn't want to ask.

Borgoth was known for his formidably loud and commanding voice and was often described as jolly, booming or "larger than life". But he was equally capable of still, brooding menace, hearty bonhomie and explosive rage.

Here seen standing among a big pile of loot - barrels, sea-chests, a navigation book, an empty bottle and assorted shipwreck timbers.

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Kaptain Ogdrog, Megaboss, commander of the Portwrecka.

Armed with a Boss Choppa - in this case a really big two-handed axe. He wore an iron gob, an eye-patch, a big asymmetrical bicorn hat with a gold dolphin for decoration, and a Kharadron "pistol" at his side. He lost both an eye and a finger at some point in his career, but unlike most pirates he didn't have an "exciting" tale to tell about the incidents.

Ogdrog wasn't given to eloquent speeches, or long monologues; his usual conversation was almost monosyllabic. He usually let Borgoth do all the talking - their two ships often sailed in consort and both their crews were used to adventuring together.

Here seen having lived-up to his ship's name, standing on the ruins of a port town, surrounded by wreckage, flotsam and jetsam.

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A couple more shots with a different backdrop and slightly different lighting.