Muster of the Greenskins: Assembling Big Blackie's Horde for Battle

Dang!  Where the heck does the time go?  We're half way through Orctober already and so far I've added exactly zero points to Big Blackie's Orc and Goblin Horde.  I had big plans for painting this month, but stupid reality keeps trying to intervene and frustrate me.  I've only been able to snatch a few free evenings out of an unexpectedly hectic schedule, so sadly Big Blackie's horde is not going to be completed in Orctober.  That's plain already.  Still, I have made meaningful progress, all Orc-oriented.  One small but important accomplishment has been to pretty much finalize the army that Big Blackie will lead against Aulech Henschblut's Chaos Raiders toward the end of this year.

Narchukk Toungecutter's Arrer Boys

3,000 point Orc and goblin army

Units:
1. Narchukk Toungecutter's Arrer Boyz: 23 Boyz with bows, light armor, shields, standard and musician..............................................................................................................237.5 pts
2. Bad Bloody Frumpkin's Gobbos:  41 Gobbos with hand weapon, shield, light armor, standard...............................................................................................................172.0 pts
3. Retchie Stinkfinga's Stickas: 19 Gobbos with short bow, standard...........................70.0 pts
4. Scarfgag Sorehead's Psycho Squad: 19 Boys with xtra hand weapon, lt armor, standard,
musician, shield....................................................................................................199.5 pts
5. Willie da Wheela's Waagh Waggons: 5 Goblin wolf chariots: shields, scythed wheels................................................................................................................340.0 pts
6. Big Blackie's Ultimate Black Chariot of Blackness with scythed wheels..................................................................................................................86.0 pts
7. Oogie Spazzjabber's Gobbo Gang: 19 Goblins w/ 2 handed weapons, light armor, unit standard..............................................................................................................100.0 pts
8. Badd Moon Clan: 24 Orc boys with light armor, shield, standard, musician..............................................................................................................221.0 pts
9. 'Arry da 'Eadbanga's 'Eavy Orktillery: 2 Skull Crushas.........................................124.0 pts
10. Yummskabb's Light Orktillery: 1 spear chukka, 1 stone thrower, orc crew.............89.0 pts
11. Lead Belcha with Goblin crew with light armor..................................................105.5 pts
12. Orc chariot with scythed wheels and 2 crew with shield.........................................86.0 pts
13. Goblin Fanatics:  6 of 'em.................................................................................180.0 pts
14. Gang o' Snots! 6 stands of snots with spore weapons..........................................180.0 pts
15.  Baggage Train:  two sections...............................................................................0.0 pts
pts: 2190.5

Flo's Field Kitchen (Baggage Train Section)

Characters:
1c. Narchukk Tounge Cutter: Lvl 10 Orc Champion with bow, light armor, hand weapon, shield,
    magic ARCANE BODKIN arrows..................................................................71.0 pts
2c. Bad Bloody Fumpkin: Lvl 15 Goblin hero with hand weapon, shield, light armor................................................................................................................43.0 pts
3c. Lvl 10 Goblin Champion with short bow, hand weapon, light armor................................................................................................................32.0 pts
5c. Willie Da Wheela: Lvl 20 Gobbo Hero with hand weapon, heavy armor and shield................................................................................................................56.0 pts
4c. Scarfgag Sorehead: Lvl 10 Orc Hero with Extra hand weapon, light armor................................................................................................................64.0 pts
6c. Big Blackie:Lvl 25 Black Orc Warlord: heavy armor, magic ENCHANTED STRIKE/DEGENERATION STRIKE weapon & xtra hand weapon......................256.0 pts
7c. Oogie Spazzjabber: Lvl 10 Goblin Hero with light armor and 2 handed weapon..............................................................................................................32.0 pts
8c. Boss Baddmoon: lvl 15 Orc hero with hand weapon, shield, light armor.................................................................................................................91.0 pts
Old Blind Pew: Lvl 20 Orc Wizard......................................................................251.0 pts
Army Standard: Lvl 5 Orc hero, heavy armor, hand weapon, shield, war boar, Army Standard.............................................................................................................87.0 pts

pts: 988

Grand Total:  3178.5

'Arry Da 'Eadbanga's 'Eavy Orktillery

I'm sure I've made an error here and there, but this is pretty much what the completed army will be.  One thing that sticks out is that it has a TON of war machines!  The list includes five artillery pieces and seven chariots!  And I'm not even using my Goblin wizard in the chariot!  This is a bit of a stretch, I think...proper Orcs should have more masses of infantry and fewer machines.  Trouble is, I just really enjoy painting and modeling Goblinoid war machines!  I guess that's ok for the Orcs.  The hard punch of those chariots and artillery pieces should help them out against the fearful close combat power of the chaos horde.

The Orcs have an edge in points over the Chaos spawn, but those extra points are all taken up by Snotlings, whom I don't expect to accomplish much, so the two armies are probably as even as can be reasonably expected.

Ganga Snots!!!

Planning is one thing, Painting is another.  What do I have finished so far, and what do I still need to complete?
Well, actually everything is finished except the following five elements:

Big Blackie and his Ultimate Black Chariot of Blackness (Army General)
Army Standard Bearer
The Bad Moon Clan (25 Orc Boys)
Willie Da Wheela and da Waagh Wagons (5 Goblin Chariots)
1 Baggage Train Section

Of these, The Army standard, Bad moon Clan and Baggage Train section are all in progress and WILL be finished by the end of this month.  Big Blackie and Willie da Wheela will have to wait until November, but that's ok.  Big Blackie isn't planning on riding out until Christmas or New Year's.  Clever me, leaving myself that little Space cushion.  Bummed I couldn't finish everything for Orctober, though.

Retchie Stinkfinga's Stikka Gang

Hoping to have the first of the month's projects up on the blog tomorrow.  Until then,
Stay Green, foul and cranky!