CONVERTING OGRYNS

Green stuff is also a great medium to customizethe look of your Ogryns. These models havebeen given pockets on their pants to match thelook of the standard Cadian field dress.Armoured shin plates were also sculpted ontothe boots of the Ogryns.

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Ever since the new OgreKingdoms models have arrived,everyone has had the samething: those would make greatOgryns! This month we look atsome ideas on how to make yourvery own Ogryn conversionsusing the plastic Ogre Kingdomssprues.

Start by clipping out your Ogre models. Carefullytrim off all the flash left by the plastic mouldingprocess by using a file or sharp modeling knife.

Old to NewIt is important to add characterful elements tothe Ogryn models so that they look as 40k aspossible, and not just Ogres with guns glued tothem. Ork ‘Ard Boyz armour works well foradding extra shoulder pads and armour plates.Generally these bits match the curvature of theOgre shoulder, but you may have to bend them alittle to fit.

Dark Eldar Reaver Jetbike chains are great forconversions. They are relatively large, so theyreally stand out when added to the Ogre models.These chains can be used for tying down armourplates, gun straps, restraints or just big bashingweapons.

Let ‘er RipThe Cadian Sentinel Autocannon makes a greatbase for the Ripper Gun due to the oversizeddrum on the back of the weapon. Add differentbits and gun barrels to personalize each RipperGun. Any tank bits, Inquisitor scale weaponbarrels, Ork guns, or even plastic tubing makegreat barrel substitutions.

The Ogre Leadbelchers arms are great for holdingRipper Gun conversions. Simple clip away the butt ofthe gun, leaving the hilt attached to the arm. With abit of conversion work and green stuff the RipperGun can be easily fitted into the Leadbelcher arm.Certain Leadbelcher left hands are holding handlesthat attach to the original cannon. These are perfectto fit onto the new Ripper gun.

The Bone ‘Ead Ogryn hadbeen given a spiked ‘ArdBoy shoulder pad, and agun strap made fromDark Eldar chains.

Again, ‘Ard Boy shoulderpads work well to makematching shoulderarmour.

Make an Ogryn appearready for close combatfighting by simply gluingan Ogre knife into themouth.

Ogre Bull gut plates havebeen used here to addarmour to the Ogrynsshoulders.

An Ogres belly plate is the perfect place to affix alogo, such as the Imperial Aquila eagle. These bitswere taken from the Imperial Guard tankaccessory sprue. Carefully bend these bits to fitthe curvature of the belly plate. As Ogryns armouris most likely neglected and rusty, there is roomfor error when applying the plastic icon.

Painting the Ogryns

1. The Ogryns were first primed Chaos Black, thengiven a base coat of Scorched Brown, followed bya layer of Catachan Green on the pants.

2. For the Ogryns flesh, follow the ScorchedBrown basecoat with a layer of Graveyard Earth,leaving the darker recesses of muscle and fat togive a defined shadow.

Rusty Metal

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Swinging AroundAs the Ripper Gun is also used to beat-downenemies, there should be a few Ogryns in theunit that look like they are engaged in closecombat. The Irongut Ogre kit is excellent formaking Ogryns with two handed weapons.

Remove the barrel of the Autocannon with apair of clippers or a saw. Next drill a hole inboth barrel ends of the gun. Then carefullydrill a hole through the Irongut hands,

watching that you drill end to end, and notthrough the side of the hand. Glue your pinningwire through the Ogre hands with plenty of extrasticking out of each end. Clip the excess wire tofit the holes drilled into the gun and theseparated barrel. Fix both ends of theAutocannon to the two pin ends with crazy glueand voila, we have a Ogryn swinging his RipperGun.

Final Ripper Gun Variations

Final Ogryn Conversions

Made with Imperial Guard Heavy Bolter

Made with Chaos Vehicle barrel bit

Made with Sentinel exhaust bit

Made with Ork Shoota barrel

Made with 1/4” plastic tube

Start with a basecoat of Chaos Black, followedby a thin-downed layer of Scorched Brown.

Stipple Red Gore over top of the ScorchedBrown, covering about 50% of the surface area.

Then stipple Blazing Orange over the RedGore. Try and let about 50% of the previouscolours show through.

Finished off by drybrushing Boltgun Metal,followed by a light drybrushing of Mithril Silver

CONVERTING OGRYNS

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3. Use Kommando Khaki to highlight over theGraveyard Earth, defining the main skin colour aswell as layered shadows of the previous colours.

4. Finally add an extremely thin highlight layer ofBleached Bone to pick out the face and muscle.

5. Standard Catachan Green army pants arefairly simple to paint. On top of your basecoat,highlight with a 50/50 mix of Catachan Greenand Camo Green. Once dry, apply another thinhighlight of Camo Green, followed by anextremely thin highlight with a 50/50 mix ofCamo Green and Bleached Bone. The Ogrynsboots were simply done using a Chaos Blackwith a thinned down highlight of Fortress Grey.

While some more advanced techniques such asGreen Stuff sculpting, Drilling and Pinning wereused to create these Ogryns, the entire processwas very simple and direct. The SentinelAutocannon fit perfectly onto the Ogre arms withjust a little crazy glue. When assembling yourRipper Guns it may be best to use a little GreenStuff to fill in any gaps.

There are many different uses for the OgreKingdoms models in Warhammer 40,000. Not onlycan they be used as Ogryns, but as Big Mutants ina Lost and the Damned, or as Combat Servitors inan Inquisitor Retinue.

For more conversion ideas check out DaveTaylor and John Shaffers 40k Ogre conversionsin White Dwarf 301. Contact Direct Services at 1-888-498-7655 to order any bitz that you mightneed to make your very own Ogryns.

CONVERSION RATING

The Cadian 4th struggles to keep up with the Ogryn charge.