Friday, 2 January 2026

From Kerry T - Waaagh - Goblin Wolf riders (150 points)

Morning, afternoon and evening all

Waaagh (or please substitute your favourite or the most appropriate GW war cry!)

Today is my designated posting day and so for my second post I've painted some Goblin Wolf Riders from the Oathmark figure range. 

The original intention was to have them square off against some dwarves but as usual I set myself too onerous a task and they aren't quite finished

Down by the riverside...

My 28mm Fantasy project is a real slow burn, only really getting added to with each challenge and up to now its growth has largely been confined to dwarves.

These plastic Goblins from Oathmark are somewhat cheap and cheerful, not the greatest of figures but really very quick to paint and very receptive to dry brushing. The 15 wolves probably took me no more than an hour I think. Having said that as the following pictures illustrate they could really have done with some filling beforehand as there is a bit of a join where the two halves are glued together - to be honest though I felt that as these are intended to bulk out the Orc and Goblin army they'd be ok with a quick job and look ok from 4 feet on the tabletop


Painted with the minimum of effort and with good old eighties  GW green


Running away

I presume teef like this are the stuff of a dentist's nightmare


I've been painting quite a bit over the holiday period and initially tried hard to complete the dwarves to accompany them but I quicky realised that the challenge is a marathon and not a sprint, rushing too much to finish an entry makes painting a chore rather than the lovely relaxing time that it should be. Still next Friday's entry is about 80% complete already and consequently being slow to learn, my mind is furtively planning what I can add and cram in to accompany the dwarves now!

In summary then

15 x 28mm Mounted figures @ 10 points = 150 points

1 Squirrel

Blwyddyn Newydd dda i chi gyd

Valleyboy

From Millsy:

And a very Happy New Year to you to Kerry!

Your wolves and riders are very fine indeed. They have definitely repaid your efforts in dry brushing and look very much the wild pack. I particularly like your mix of metallic colours and the rick red on the shields too. Great stuff and a very handy 150 points in the bank.

Cheers,
Millsy

23 comments:

  1. Lovely stuff Kerry! Very reminiscent of the older (pre-Jackson movie) Tolkien artwork by Angus McBride that was in the old MERP roleplaying game. Good stuff!

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    1. Cheers Paul, I have another box that might yet make an appearance

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  2. Nice looking wolf cavalry, they certainly have a wild and dangerous appearance. Well done!

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  3. The slow burning projects are often the best ones Kerry! Great work.

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    1. You've hit the nail on the head there Greg

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  4. A great horde of wolf riders Kerry! Looking forward to the dwarves opposition.

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    1. Thanks Peter, the dwarves took a lot more effort

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  5. Thanks- a bit of rough dry brushing never goes amiss

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  6. Thanks for your positive comments Millsy

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  7. Liking those, they bring back a lot of nostalgia from my early days of wargaming.

    I am thinking of rebuilding my OldHammer Goblin and orc armies later this year, need some wolf riders!

    Cheers
    Matt

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  8. Lovely work Kerry, I’m looking forward to seeing the dwarves too.

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  9. Love some green skins riding savage wolves. Fun and well done.

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  10. Wonderful work Kerry and a little out of you wheelhouse - they look terrific and ready to ride to their doom.

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  11. Lovely stuff! These look so much fun!

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  12. They certainly look great in paint, Kerry! Thanks for a great look at oathmark greenskins! they look to be a win/win as if I find them too small for my oldhammer force, they should definitely fit well with LotR! ;)

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  13. First Camels now Wargs, have you run out of horses or did the Orcs eat them 🤔 😉

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  14. Great post Kerry. They have a good contrast between the greys and then the vibrant coloured bits

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  15. Excellent work, Kerry! Nothing like some wolf rider nostalgia. I think they look great, even from far less than 4 ft!

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