Jon Grant Miniatures

Gorlock Blackpowder [1] stomped into the shadowed mouth of the Embergard mines, the ground trembling under each hungry, purposeful stride. Lantern light flickered across soot-black stone and half-collapsed scaffolds, but the Ogor Maneater only grinned, baring a row of cracked and eager tusks. “Right then, Kagey, Pegz [2],” he rumbled, glancing down at his gnoblar crew as they scrambled to keep up. “The way I sees it, this place is packed with three o’ me favourite things. Treasure. Glory. And whatever’s daft enough to end up as me supper.” Kagey [3] muttered something about cursed tunnels. Pegz pointed nervously toward a shuddering sound deeper in the dark. Blackpowder snorted. “Quit yer squealin’. Stick close and keep yer eyes peeled. If anything shiny or tasty comes runnin’ at us, we bags it. Simple.” With that, he cocked his Grunderbuss and hefted his sword. Mange [4] slunk at his heel and Shreek [5] fluttered overhead, both eager for the hunt. Together, they marched into the de...

My final army for Warhammer Fantasy Battle, before it became the Age of Sigmar, was the Ogre Kingdoms. Now in the Mortal Realms, the Ogres Kingdoms have become the Ogor Mawtribes. As ever, the Ogors are supported by their faithful gnoblars. The gnoblars are a sub species of the Greenskin race and serve as pets, scavengers and occasionally as a snack for their Ogor masters. I have always been a fan of classic paint schemes. When the Ogres were first released, the gnoblar had a grey-green fleshtone setting them apart from the classic goblin. I knew I wanted to repeat this when I came to paint Hrothgorn's Mantrappers for Season 3 of Warhammer Underworlds. I again used this scheme for Blackpowder's Buccaneers. Paints required: Stormvermin Fur Athonian Camoshade Dawnstone Adminstratum Grey Lahmian Medium Kislev Flesh Cadian Fleshtone Mephiston Red Evil Suns Scarlet Black Templar Pallid Wych Flesh Nuln Oil Xerus Purple The miniature was given an undercoat with Chaos Black spray. The...