Can't decide between these 2 army lists?

I think on Saturday I'll be running one of these 2 lists.  I'm leaning towards the Ironblaster list.  My only fear is that 3 Leadbelchers isn't enough to be effective.  I could swap them out for George the Gorger, but given how well he tends to do in battle... well maybe the 3 leadbelchers is the way to go.  


*************** 1 Lord *************** 

Slaughtermaster, General, Ironfist, Level 4 Upgrade
+ Talisman of Preservation, Dispell Scroll
+ Lore of The Great Maw
- - - > 358 Points


*************** 2 Heroes *************** 

Bruiser
+ Great Weapon, Heavy Armour
+ Battlestandard Bearer
- - - > 145 Points

Firebelly, Add. Handweapon, Level 2 Upgrade
+ Hellheart
+ Lore of Fire
- - - > 207 Points


*************** 3 Core Units *************** 

16 Ogres, Handweapon & Ironfist, Musician, Standardbearer, Champion
- - - > 542 Points

7 Ironguts, Musician, Standardbearer, Champion
+ Dragonhide Banner
- - - > 381 Points

40 Gnoblars, Standardbearer, Champion, Gnoblar Trappers
- - - > 140 Points


*************** 4 Special Units *************** 

1 Sabretusks
- - - > 21 Points

1 Sabretusks
- - - > 21 Points

4 Maneaters, Heavy Armour, 4 x Brace of Ogre Pistols, Scouts, Sniper, Musician, Standardbearer, Champion
+ Banner of Eternal Flame
- - - > 304 Points

6 Leadbelchers, Musician, Champion
- - - > 278 Points


Total Points Ogre Kingdoms : 2397

Firebelly and BSB go with Bulls, SM goes with Ironguts.


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*************** 1 Lord *************** 

Slaughtermaster, General, Ironfist, Level 4 Upgrade
+ Talisman of Endurance, Dispell Scroll
+ Lore of The Great Maw
- - - > 343 Points


*************** 2 Heroes *************** 

Bruiser
+ Great Weapon, Heavy Armour
+ Battlestandard Bearer
- - - > 145 Points

Firebelly, Add. Handweapon, Level 2 Upgrade
+ Hellheart
+ Lore of Fire
- - - > 207 Points


*************** 3 Core Units *************** 

16 Ogres, Handweapon & Ironfist, Musician, Standardbearer, Champion
- - - > 542 Points

7 Ironguts, Musician, Standardbearer, Champion
+ Dragonhide Banner
- - - > 381 Points

40 Gnoblars, Standardbearer, Gnoblar Trappers
- - - > 135 Points


*************** 4 Special Units *************** 

1 Sabretusks
- - - > 21 Points

1 Sabretusks
- - - > 21 Points

4 Maneaters, Heavy Armour, 4 x Brace of Ogre Pistols, Scouts, Sniper, Musician, Standardbearer
+ Banner of Eternal Flame
- - - > 294 Points

3 Leadbelchers, Musician
- - - > 139 Points


*************** 1 Rare Unit *************** 

Ironblaster
- - - > 170 Points


Total Points Ogre Kingdoms : 2398

Ironblaster Conversion and fixing the Gnoblar Standard Bearer

Couple of quick and dirty updates to show.

I've completed the VERY simple modification to my Scraplauncher to make it an Ironblaster.  The huge barrel of the gun is actually the case for an Epipen.  I just primed it black, then painted it.  I drilled a hole in the back and inserted a "fuse"  then stuck a torch bearing gnoblar to it.

  Also, I finally got fed up with my Gnoblar standard falling over.   Slap some paint on a barrel from some random ogre sprue, and put a little dead weight inside it.  P-P-P-P-Problem solved.

Poor Man's Display Board

So today I completed my display board.  As with most things, I prefer stuff to be functional and practical.  This is where the inspiration came from for my display board.  I wanted something that I would be able to use to tote my army around from table to table at the tournaments.

I eventually decided that one of those breakfast in bed, kind of serving trays would do the trick.  I started with the KLACK tray from IKEA.  Why this tray, because I live right next to an IKEA and it was 8.00.

 I painted the white part of the tray the same color that I paint the bases of my Ogres, then after it dried, applied glue and the rocks.

TADA!  That's it.  Its not the most interesting display board, but that's on purpose. Its functional, matches the look (if crappy can be considered a "look"), and was pretty cheap.  I'm considering painting the rim part of the tray black, just to give it some contrast.  That's what I like the most about this tray, the rim is wood so it shouldn't be too tough to paint whatever color I want.

          

  

I am currently working on a hill and some trees that match the board/bases that I can put on the board to spice it up a bit.. Plus how many times have you said the words "Do we have any more terrain?"    Just remove them from the display board and place them on the battlefield.

I'll post pictures of the terrain, when I get around to finishing them, but I'm still pretty happy with how this turned out.  I think this particular tray might not be that useful for anyone but Ogre players or a similar kind of elite army.

When I make my lava theme'd board that will be used for both my Tau and my upcoming custom biker Space Marine Chapter(Can anyone say Christmas presents?), I think I'll look online and find a larger tray to start with.

Maneater snipers and Objective Marker done

Took me long enough, but I finished the Maneater Sniper Unit.

The outhouse is MOSTLY done.  I am still having fits with the crecent moon but eventually I'll get it... I think... I hope... maybe...

Objective Marker

I've done a little work on my first objective marker - The outhouse.

A little assembly in progress.  I still have a bunch of craft sticks from the sign/standard for the maneaters, so I'm working with them again

Its a little rough looking, but what outhouse isn't.

I wanted to make it a different color than my sign so I decided to actually paint this instead of just throwing devlan mud wash all over it.

I want to get it on a 40mm base and add the moon to the door, but after a few dozen tries at painting the half moon on some spare wood, I've decided I'm probably too tired to try doing any more work tonight.  

To Do List

So I'm hoping to get in a tournament in early December so I've made myself a list of what I want to have done by then.  Some of the things I could probably live without, but why not try it.

So my list is as follows.

1. Finish converting Ironblaster

  2. Paint and base Ironblaster

3. Order Mournfang Cavalry, bases for ironblaster maneaters and objectives, and movement tray kit.

  4. Assemble Mournfang Cavalry

    5. Paint and base Mournfang Cavalry

      6. Make movement tray for Mournfang Cavalry

7. Finish converting maneaters.

  8. Paint and base maneaters.

9. Make foam hill for display board.

  10. Paint and base display board.

11. Make objective marker(s)

12. Make spell tokens

For most people this would seem like a pretty easy list to do, but I'm a bum so get off my back.  

The ironblaster conversion I'm working on is based on an orc chariot I got a few years ago but never had anything to use it for.  I still need some parts to finish the conversion but its nothing that a trip to home depot wouldn't fix.

The mournfang cav is pretty self explanatory.  I want to do any ordering all at once to save on shipping so I'll try to hold off another week or so before ordering it in case I think of anything else I need.

The maneaters should be a pretty easy thing to knock out.  I have the bodies already cut out, I just have to do some assembling priming and painting.  The basing takes the longest time on that one as it is covered in the long grass.

My display board is pretty simple.  I bought a tray from Ikea and want to put a little hill on it and throw down some of the little rocks I use to base my models.

I need to have 1 objective marker made for taking to the tournament, but I'd like to have 2 or 3 of them.  My ideas so far is:

1.  I'm going to make a little outhouse.  You might be thinking why would an army be fighting over an outhouse, and I think that exactly why I want to make it my objective.  Maybe someone is hiding in it, maybe there is a hidden magical item in it... maybe the general had a really spicy curry for dinner the night before...

2.  I want to make a small still.  If there is anything an ogre horde would go fighting for, its some good ole moonshine.

3.  Still up in the air on what to make 3rd one.  I've got too many half thought out ideas in my head to post them all.  

The last item on my list is spell tokens.  I can't tell you how many times I've forgotten what augment spells I've cast on my units, so this will help remind me what I've done.