There was one group of miniatures that I did not get a chance to finish before my trip to HUZZAH! 2023 last month. It was the “Adventurers of Ozz“, OZZ-515. There are five figures in the SKU – the Kansas Farmgirl, The Tinman, the Lion, and the the Scarecrow – plus a little Toto-like dog.

These are all very useful figures to add as point roundups or just as themselves to add depth to a game. When attached to a unit, each figure (except Toto) increases different attributes of that unit. Speaking of Toto, the Kansas Farmgirl (think “Dorothy”) already has a small dog in her basket on the figure itself. So, after thinking of how to handle that duplication – I decided to make Toto as a separate game/objective marker instead of mounting him with The Kansas Farmgirl on the same base. I can foresee games with saving Toto as an objective perhaps.

As for the attributes, at 1 point of cost, each of the figures gives a special bonus:

• Kansas Farmgirl – adds one to the Resolve of an attached unit (Resolve is basically a unit’s capacity to stay in the fight and face the enemy).
• The Tinman – adds one to the Melee of an attached unit (Melee is fighting hand to hand).
• The Lion – adds one to the Elan of an attached unit (Elan is basically a unit’s desire to close with the enemy or rally after taking losses).
• The Scarecrow – adds one to the Marksmanship of an attached unit (Marksmanship is a measure of a unit’s accuracy with missile weapons).

I had really liked seeing the figures on the website – but decided to take a different painting tack on them than what you see there. I think mine are a bit more serious, maybe even dark. This was purposeful, as I wanted to be able to add them to any side’s forces, not just the Munchkin’s or Quadlings.

I also decided early on that they would get mounted on the round MDF bases from Wars of Ozz miniatures, and that I would get their bonus abilities/attributes printed off to be placed on the little MDF tabs that go on the MDF bases. This would give me flexibility in future games – so that if I wanted to make one of these a brigade or army commander for example – I could.

There was no assembly needed on these. As I have before, I’ll share a few WIP shots and then some eye candy of the Adventurers of Ozz. All of the paints that I used will be listed at the end as I normally do for those interested in that level of detail. As the 5 figures were very different, I used many different paints.

WIP Shots…

I airbrush primed them white, and then used some SWW “Heavy Body Black” as a wash. I had this wash for a few years, and figured I’d use it instead of another before it turned to sludge.

After the wash applications had dried, I dry brushed all of them with white except for the Tinman, who I dry brushed in flat aluminum.

After this it was on to painting each figure one at a time. First up is the Kansas Farmgirl. I did choose to paint her without a headscarf as I thought the brown hair looked better. And yes, those are “ruby boots”.

Then, I moved onto the Tinman – which was my favorite figure. Love the weaponry, the tailpipe, the face! Why he has a scarf is a mystery – but I made that an Ozz green.

My next figure was the Lion – who I decided to give a “royal treatment” to in terms of rich purples and blues.

As for the Scarecrow – he looked quite creepy to me. So I decided to give him zombie flesh tones and cloak him in dark shades of green with a yellow scarf . I love that all of the weapons are so multi-barreled and weird.

Lastly, Toto the objective marker!

I subsequently varnished these with a coat of satin followed by one of matte and let them dry. Once dry, I glued them to the assembled MDF bases. Once that dried, I began serial flocking work.

While the first PVA/flocking coat dried, I went to my computer and used PowerPoint to make the abilities tabs.

After the flocking dried, I had a pretty nice collection of Adventurers of Ozz!

On a side note, I had decided that I needed to up my photographic game. I had been using my airbrush spray booth as a photo booth, but wanted better. Therefore, I bought a moderately-priced photo booth that stores easily.

Plus here it is packed away:

So, how about some eye candy from the new booth?

Eye Candy

Kansas Farmgirl

The Tinman

The Lion

The Scarecrow

Toto (the objective marker)

Group Shot

Hopefully, I can get these into a game soon. And I hope that my booth helps my photography too.

These were a lot of fun to paint. I hope that you liked enjoyed the post and the figures. Thanks for taking a look and any feedback is always appreciated. Do YOU have a favorite? I’d love to know!

What’s next for me hobby-wise – well I am not sure – but I might be going airborne…or not…

And yes, I still have more to come…

Miscellaneous details and references for those interested in that sort of thing:

For all of my previous posts on Wars of Ozz games, figures, units, and other related projects – please see this page.

PAINTS, INKS, GLAZES, SHADES, WASHES, PIGMENTS, FLOCKING, GLUES AND MORE THAT I USED ON THESE ADVENTURERS OF OZZ FIGURES:

1. 1.25″ steel fender washers
2. 1/2″ steel fender washer (Toto)
3. Gorilla Glue
4. Poster tack
5. Vallejo “Flow Improver”
6. Vallejo “Airbrush Thinner”
7. Vallejo Mecha Surface Primer “White”
8. Vallejo Premium Surface Primer “White”
9. Army Painter Airbrush Primer “White”
10. MDF round bases from Wars of Ozz miniatures
11. Secret Weapon Washes “Heavy Body Black”
12. Vallejo Model Color “White”
13. Tamiya “Flat Aluminum”
14. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Peachy Flesh”
15. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Fire Drake”
16. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Beowulf Blue”
17. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Royal Robes”
18. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Baal Red”
19. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Contrast Medium”
20. Vallejo Model Air “Gun Metal”
21. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Wyldwood”
22. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Hardened Leather”
23. Battlefront “Dark Leather”
24. Vallejo “Thinner Medium”
25. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Tyrian Navy”
26. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Broadsword Silver”
27. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Nazdreg Yellow”
28. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Cloudburst Blue”
29. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Talos Bronze”
30. Citadel “Spritstone Red” (Technical)
31. Citadel “Agrax Earthshade” (wash)
32. Vallejo Mecha Color “Steel”
33. Citadel “The Fang”
34. Vallejo Model Color “Neutral Grey”
35. Vallejo Model Color “Sunny Skin Tone”
36. Citadel “Nuln Oil GLOSS” (wash/shade)
37. PS Model Color “US Olive Drab”
38. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Ancient Honey”
39. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Flesh Tearers Red”
40. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Iyanden Yellow”
41. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Purple Swarm”
42. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Ironjawz Yellow”
43. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Apothecary White”
44. Martha Stewart Crafts “Pale Bronze”
45. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Plaguebearer Flesh”
46. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Camo Cloak”
47. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Shamrock Green”
48. Vallejo Model Color “Wood Grain”
49. Citadel “Tesseract Glow”
50. Vallejo Varnish “Satin Varnish”
51. Vallejo Mecha Varnish “Matte Varnish”
52. Elmer’s PVA Glue
53. Army Painter “Battlefields Grass Green” (flocking)
54. Army Painter “Battlefield Field Grass” (flocking)
55. Gamer’s Grass “Green Meadow” (flocking)
56. Gamer’s Grass “Wild” (flocking)
57. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “6mm Light Blue Tufts” (flocking)
58. Army Painter “Battlefields Field Grass” (flocking)
59. Army Painter “Battlefields Meadow Flowers” (flocking)
60. Army Painter “Lowland Shrubs” (flocking)
61. Army Painter “Meadow Flowers” (flocking)
62. Brown Sharpie pen
63. Small stones (flocking)
64. Small oak twigs (flocking)
65. Avery shipping labels

Again, as you may want to check out the Wars of Ozz figures’ range – there are two places to get them (and I make no money from this btw). The game rules and the figures are available from the following two places:

In the US Old Glory has a site – Wars of Ozz Miniatures.

In the UK go to Sally 4th.