The Prowling Forest, Part 6

First Interlude: Braggoth Blackpelt

Braggoth Blackpelt surveyed the most recent haul of weaponry and equipment brought by his Gnoblar attendant, Fetchit. The orruk choppa would have made for a nice dagger, in the meaty fists of the Maneater. The scareshield was an excellent replacement, should his bellyplate or a shoulderpad got damaged. And the club, well, it was perfect as it was to hammer some sense in anyone stupid enough to face the Maneater.
Having joined the Skyguard of Barak-Drak had proven a profitable enterprise. The fight and the payment in gear and food had been good, and when the Skyport finally took flight again Braggoth had stayed back to plunder the remains of Ghalbakk's Company's encampent. He was now undeniably rich, having added plenty of gear and trinkets to his collection.
Yet, he longed for some more action and, most importantly, for the company of other ogors. There was something unique about sharing a feast with your own kind, and that had been missing while serving with the Skyguard. But if the rumours he had heard were true, there was a band of ogors making quite a name for themselves in the Prowling Forest. It was time to find out if that was true.

Braggoth Blackpelt is the final addition to the Ironforged Ogors, giving me even more warband building options in Warcry and making the Maneaters a valid unit in Age of Sigmar. It has been my most extensive sculping project so far, as I started from the legs of the Ironblaster gunner. For unknown reasons, somebody had filed off the upper body, and the legs had winded up in my bitsbox. I thus had to resculpt it, starting with a rough base made of modelling clay, on which I had impressed the shape of the joints of ogor heads and arms. At the same time, I sculpted the boot sole, which was also missing, with Greenstuff.

I then sculpted a brest plate with Greenstuff and coated the rest of the body in liquid Greenstuff. I also converted a Gnoblar from the Leadbelcher kit. I clipped away the half barrel it was carrying, and replaced it with a pile of weapons from the same kit, sculpting a bag with Greenstuff.

At that stage, I've also added a sword in his scabbard (from the old Empire Knights kit) and a pistol (from the old Dwarf Quarrelers/Thunderers kit) to the sides of the belly plate and Freeguild shields as thigh guards. The intention was to make a Maneater that has fought for one of the Cities of Sigmar. I reinforced this by glueing a panter icon (again from the Empire Knights kit) to an Irongut head and a flag and laurel (from the same kit) to Braggoth's spear. This is a combination of Ogor Glutton and Orruk Ardboy arms, with the blade from the old Orc Warboss kit. The left arm is from the Ironguts, but with a hand from the Gluttons after having clipped off the club.

I then put everything together and added a shield, made with the one from the old metal Archon's model, after filing off the Chaos star and replacing it with a Freeguild icon. Another laurel and a dagger from the Freeguild Guard were also glued to the shield. The flat shoulderplate is from the Ork Nobs kit, while the sculpted one is again from the Orc Warboss. As final touches, I've added a wolf pelt and a roundel, again from the Empire Kinghts kit.

Since I was at it, I've also put together Warcry deployment markers, using a choppa from the classic Orc Boys kit, the shield from the Orruk Warboss, the club from the Ogor Gluttons and skulls.

Paint-wise, I've stuck to the red, yellow and dull metals used across both the Ironforged and the Free Companies of the Gilded Handed, especially Aurellian's Aurpards. In this way, Braggoth can serve double duty as a Maneater with the Ironforged and as a count-as Brutogg Corpse-eater in a Cities of Sigmar army.

The deployment markers got a grey base rim and ochre sand, so that they fit with both the Ironforged and my other Destruction warbands on grey bases.