Looking for 28mm Orc Artillery

[Buck Surdu]

I am looking for an orc artillery piece and crew for a fantasy army.  Alternative Armies has a nice fish cannon, but they don’t see to have crew other than those that look Napoleonic.  I was hoping to find something that looked more “fantasy” but would go with an artillery piece, not a siege machine.  Any pointers.  My Google fu is week today.

Buck Surdu

[Gaz]

I picked up a nice orc ballista from Forlorn hope recently. Nice little piece, reasonably priced:

https://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk/products/947_ballista_and_2_crew

 

[Andrew Beasley]

How about using these figures with the cannon?

https://www.alternative-armies.com/products/oh27-orc-artillery?_pos=1&_sid=6076af238&_ss=r

 

[Tony S]

Here’s a  list of a lot of different manufacturers’ orc catapults.

https://www.the-ninth-age.com/community/lexicon/index.php?entry/1481-miniatures-skewerer/

 

[Mike]

These no use?

Looking for Old School Looking 25/28mm Orc Artillery

[Buck Surdu]

Thanks for the recommendations, all.

 

[Patrice]

Thanks for all the links, I didn’t know these Orcish ballista crews.

Strange the Forlorn Hope ones want to carry the bolts on their back, as their ballista doesn’t seem able to move …but they are Orcs 😉 and anyway they can be useful too.

I have a very old Citadel or early GW Orc, and a Gob too, with cannonballs but they are certainly not available anywhere.

http://www.argad-bzh.fr/argad/en.html
https://www.anargader.net/

[Mike]

Patrice wrote:

, as their ballista doesn’t seem able to move

Mugludd MightyArm and Boneface McStrong disagree, you weak manling.

[Patrice]

Mike wrote:

Patrice wrote:

, as their ballista doesn’t seem able to move

Mugludd MightyArm and Boneface McStrong disagree, you weak manling.

Oh yes you are right… Thinking about it, given the very aggressive fighting ways of the Orcs, it would make sense that the ballista would be carried with the first waves of assault. Either on their shoulders, as you say, or a small cart could be fitted underneath on easy terrain.

…And …AAaaargh damn ! Now I think I suddenly understand why in our last (historical) Dark Ages game a player (always very cunning) who had taken a fort with a ballista in it later asked for a large wheelbarrow from the nearby village… And I had thought it was just to make a joke! He certainly plans to use it in next games. Not sure it will be large enough though.

http://www.argad-bzh.fr/argad/en.html
https://www.anargader.net/

[forlorn hope games]

Patrice wrote:

Thanks for all the links, I didn’t know these Orcish ballista crews. Strange the Forlorn Hope ones want to carry the bolts on their back, as their ballista doesn’t seem able to move …but they are Orcs 😉 and anyway they can be useful too.

 

As all good (orc) artillery crew know, you can never have too many bolts to hand. You don’t want to be heading off to the wagon half way through a battle 🙂

Let your imagination be your guide
https://forlornhopegames.co.uk/

[Buck Surdu]

Taking some suggestions from guys on the list, I did purchase some “artillery.”  See some pictures.

You can see more here:  http://www.bucksurdu.com/bucksblog/

[Mike]

Quite bonkers. Ideal.

[Patrice]

forlorn hope games wrote:

As all good (orc) artillery crew know, you can never have too many bolts to hand. You don’t want to be heading off to the wagon half way through a battle

Yeees, good point.

I had a second look at them and yes it makes sense. And if the enemy comes too close they could probably throw these bolts by hand, as pilum – angon, or use them as short spear or goedendag in melee.

Um, now I think I need them…

http://www.argad-bzh.fr/argad/en.html
https://www.anargader.net/

[Mike]

Some of the models here would work as war machine crew?

https://www.warmongerminiatures.com/collections/armoured?page=4

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