Zebraoutrider lets slip the Dogs of War
One last hurrah…
Behind every mercenary army there needs to be a Paymaster General, and this chap really needs a lot of muscle to protect his financial assets. So taking the high ground, the Paymaster (who likes to remain as a silent partner in this quest) and along with the ‘Accountant’ have teamed up with the Ogre Cannoneers. They can certainly shoot from distance, but if any threats get too close they’ll revert to using their iron mortars as close combat weapons. No one messes with the Boss!
So, we’ve come full circle back to using the mini hoover to initially clean up the minis which has enabled quite an extensive and refreshing Spring Clean using the same palette of washes and consistent use of basing material that runs throughout the various units in this project. Indeed, I can now put this ‘completed’ table-top ready army back onto the bookshelf to accumulate another 5 or 6 years of dust!
Eight Citadel Plastic Ogre Kingdoms Leadbelchers and C46 Citizens of the Empire - Merchant and Scribe (metal) sculpted by Michael Anderson (2010) on a customised, stepped Citadel Miniatures movement tray. Ogres mounted on Fenris Resin 40mm dungeon bases. Grass tufts from Serious Play. Tattoos were freehand using a blue Staedtler 0.1 pigment liner pen. 
Oh hang on… what about those classic Knights of the Avenging Flame? Well, no army is ever really complete… is it?… and there’s always the Spring Clean Challenge 2024! ?
Great job on the big chaps and overladen paymaster. I look forward to the additions in 2024 as you are correct that no army is truly ever “finished”.
Thank you my friend @horati0nosebl0wer! A sense of completion is definitely good for one’s mental wellbeing. Your constant and positive comments throughout this project have been enormously welcome! So thank you so much! ??? Your own Spring Cleaning Challenge 2023 and in particular that cyclops is glorious! ???https://www.beastsofwar.com/project-entry/1822907/