The first question that I am sure that you have is – “what the hell is a Temujican?“!

To answer that, let’s ponder the wild and wonderful world of the Wars of Ozz for a minute. Recently, my posts have shown the mighty Whim Whim and their leader, Sultan Whim. While the Whim Whim are indeed a force to be reckoned with in the Great Impassable Desert of the South- they do face a rival force in the Temujicans. These green-skinned desert nomads are cousins of the Gillikins (and are somewhat goblin-like).

As for the name “Temujicans”, it has an origin, and I had a hand in it. When the force was launched they were called “Eastern Desert” nomads. Rather mundane to be sure. The great Buck Surdu challenged several of us to come up with a better name that would evoke a historical reference for a cavalry-based force that could sweep across plains and deserts. My first thoughts went to considerations of the history of Genghis Khan:

Genghis Khan^[a] (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan,^[b] was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, he launched a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of China and Central Asia.

From Wikipedia, “Genghis Khan”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan

Now you see. As he was born “Temujin”, and the Gillikins were their cousins, I came up with the name “Temujicans”. Thus this was adopted as the official name of the faction! I contributed!

In any case, I decided to start building my Temujican army with the four infantry regiments I had. While in the game they are more cavalry-oriented – I decided that starting with infantry was a reasonable way to get going on the faction. Like the Whim Whim, the Temujicans do not have artillery or musketry.

As cousins of the Gillikins, they do have access to units of “Mercenary Gillikin Longbows”, which are SKU OZZ-409. I had two of these regiments to paint. I also had two other infantry regiments of “Infantry with Command – Unknown Immortals”, which are SKU OZZ-533. All four regiments have 21 figures each for a total of 84 figures for this post. All are metal and 28mm – though both Gillikins and Temujicans are somewhat diminutive in stature. They are bigger than Munchkins though. The Unknown Immortals, have their faces hidden, and all have the same pose except for the leader, drummer and regimental commander. The MGL’s have multiple poses.

Both types are armed with bows, but the Mercenary Gillikins have longbows (regiments hereafter referred to as MGL). An advantage for the MGL’s is that longbows can fire over intervening troops. The Unknown Immortals have bows and spears.

The MGL’s cost 5 points apiece – and have values for Marksmanship, Melee, Resolve, and Elan of 6/10, 5/10, 6/10, and 5/10. Each brigade can have up to two of them. The Unknown Immortals cost 6 points and have similar values for Marksmanship, Melee, Resolve, and Elan of 6/10, 5/10, 5/10, and 6/10. There can be up to two regiments of Unknown Immortals in a Temujican brigade.

So why are Temujicans green skinned? In Wars of Ozz, all races, to include Gillikins and Temujicans, were affected by the viruses and mutagenics released in the Last Great War. One of those effects was mutation of humans (and others) into different races. Another was the effect of “color mania” – with different factions being affected differently. While the Army lists (found here) describe the Temujicans as being outfitted in different sandy and brown shades, I thought they must have some residual affinity for purples as the Gillikins do. Hence, I decided to use some magenta and purple colors on them. I also used some darker bronze for some of the metallics like buttons and badges. You will also notice some neon colors like yellow and yellow/orange as liners and shield colors. Additionally, like I did with the Whim Whim, I tried to have common colors among the units designated as 1st or 2nd. I did this so as to manage to make sense on the tabletop as I deploy brigades. This will be more clear after you see some photos, so let’s start with WIP shots and discussions

WIP Discussion and how the Project Progressed

I started back on October 14th, and finished all on November 2nd. In between all this I had several golf events plus a costume party! More on those in a bit. While there were 84 figures in total – the Immortals had each a shield, a bow holder, and a quiver.

First, I needed to do lots of filing!

Then it was on to washing and organizing it all:

By October 24th I had made some progress on the accouterments and the figures.

As I mentioned, there was golf and Halloween too. I did end up shooting an 84 on my home course – which was a personal best – plus coming in tied for first in the year-long contest at my club – but I digress…

Plus for Halloween we had a nice visit from Elsa (aka Tabitha my granddaughter):

Then our Halloween party saw this couple (us) as Gru and a Minion:

Back to the Temujicans!

By October 29th, I was nearly finished with initial painting and assemblies:

Basing work on the figures followed:

Gluing the figures down AND SURGICALLY covering the bases with the sand paste and rocks took some time. I did not want a mess on the paint jobs, so typically I glued down 3 out of 4 of the figures first, then applied the paste, then added the final figure. Below you’ll see that after the paste dried, I added pigments to the bases. One regiment has no pigments as a comparator. I really like the effect of the three pigments I use on the sand paste – and recommend their use if you want a desert look.

Then I varnished the lot with an airbrush, and once that dried I added flocking tufts and rocks.

All the paints that I used are listed at the end of this post – but let’s share some…

Eye Candy

1st Mercenary Gillikin Regiment

2nd Mercenary Gillikin Regiment

1st Temujican Unknown Immortals Regiment

2nd Temujican Unknown Immortals Regiment

Group Shots

Here are some group shots of all of the 4 regiments:

Video

Lastly, here is a very short video I took of all 4 regiments that is nice:

Alternatively, I did post the same video on Instagram with some music from Thin Lizzy:

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I did think about how many “points” IRO or Wudugast would have given me for these 84 goblinoids for their “Orktober” painting extravaganza (if I was in it), but that’s more curiosity than anything else. Plus I really took until November 2nd to finish. Given that my 1984 West Point class was having our 40th reunion during that (last) weekend (which I did not attend) AND that Army beat Air Force in football too (which I did watch) – I did get to remember my 84 class with finishing these 84 figures.

So next I am on to the Temujican cavalry. I have two regiments of heavy and three of light, plus three brigade commanders to do. Onwards!

PAINTS, INKS, GLAZES, SHADES, WASHES, PIGMENTS, FLOCKING, GLUES AND MORE THAT I USED ON THE TWO REGIMENTS OF MERCENARY GILLIKIN LONGBOWMEN:

1. Square MDF Brigade Leader bases from Wars of Ozz Miniatures (used as regimental commander bases)
2. Wargames Accessories number 21 bases (2″ square steel bases)
3. Wargames Accessories number 17 (1.5″ X 1″ steel bases)
4. Pendraken 12mm dice frames
5. Elmer’s PVA Glue
6. Paper clip wire
7. Gorilla Glue
8. Vallejo Game Ink “Brown”
9. Popsicle sticks
10. Alligator clip painting base
11. Vallejo Mecha Primer “White”
12. Vallejo “Airbrush Thinner”
13. Army Painter “Dark Tone” (wash)
14. Green Sharpie pen
15. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Doomfire Magenta”
16. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Luxion Purple”
17. Vallejo Model Color “Wood Grain”
18. Vallejo Model Color “Off White”
19. Vallejo “Thinner Medium”
20. Vallejo Model Air “Wood”
21. Hataka “Beige”
22. Battlefront “Military Khaki”
23. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Hardened Leather 1.0”
24. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Contrast Medium”
25. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Aged Hide 2.0”
26. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Sand Golem 1.0”
27. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Gore Grunta Fur”
28. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Dusk Red 2.0”
29. Vallejo Model Air “Black” (metallic)
30. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Hoard Bronze 2.0”
31. Vallejo Model Color “English Uniform”
32. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Gravelord Grey 1.0”
33. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Apothecary White”
34. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Ghoul Green 2.0”
35. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Pallid Bone 1.0”
36. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Bony Matter 2.0”
37. Vallejo Game Ink “Yellow”
38. Army Painter “Light Tone” (wash/shade)
39. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Desolate Brown 2.0”
40. Citadel “Ushabti Bone”
41. Hobby talus
42. Small stones
43. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Aggaros Dunes”
44. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Ratling Grime”
45. Citadel “Runefang Steel”
46. Poster tack and specimen jars
47. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures Earth Works Dirt Colors “Sand Dust” (texture/basing paste)
48. Vallejo “Dark Yellow Ochre” (pigment)
49. Vallejo “Light Yellow Ochre” (pigment)
50. Vallejo “Desert Dust” (pigment)
51. Vallejo Mecha Varnish “Gloss Varnish”
52. Vallejo “Flow Improver”
53. Vallejo Premium Color Airbrush Varnish “Matte”
54. Army Painter “Battlefield Rocks” (flocking)
55. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “4mm Badlands Tufts” (flocking)
56. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “6mm Scorched Earth Tufts” (flocking)
57. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “6mm Nightmare Tufts” (flocking)
58. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “6mm Pink Sunset” (flocking)
59. Black Sharpie pen
60. Brown Sharpie pen
61. Temujican flag designs from Wars of Ozz Facebook page (printed on card stock)
62. Card stock

PAINTS, INKS, GLAZES, SHADES, WASHES, PIGMENTS, FLOCKING, GLUES AND MORE THAT I USED ON THESE TWO TEMUJICAN UNKNOWN IMMORTALS REGIMENTS:

1. Square MDF Brigade Leader bases from Wars of Ozz Miniatures (used as regimental commander bases)
2. Wargames Accessories number 21 bases (2″ square steel bases)
3. Wargames Accessories number 17 (1.5″ X 1″ steel bases)
4. Pendraken 12mm dice frames
5. Elmer’s PVA Glue
6. Paper clip wire
7. Gorilla Glue
8. Alligator clip painting base
9. Popsicle sticks
10. Poster tack and specimen jars
11. Vallejo Game Ink “Brown”
12. Vallejo Mecha Primer “White”
13. Vallejo “Airbrush Thinner”
14. Army Painter “Dark Tone” (wash)
15. Green Sharpie pen
16. Vallejo Model Color “Off White”
17. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Doomfire Magenta”
18. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Luxion Purple”
19. Vallejo Model Color “Wood Grain”
20. Vallejo “Thinner Medium”
21. Vallejo Model Air “Wood”
22. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Striking Scorpion Green”
23. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Contrast Medium”
24. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Zealot Yellow 1.0”
25. Vallejo Model Air “Brown”
26. Vallejo Model Air “Black” (metallic)
27. Army Painter “Warpaints – Neon Yellow Air Fluorescent”
28. Hataka “Beige”
29. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Hardened Leather 1.0”
30. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Sand Golem 1.0”
31. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Gore Grunta Fur”
32. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Hoard Bronze 2.0”
33. Battlefront “Black”
34. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Ruddy Fur 2.0”
35. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Bony Matter 2.0”
36. MSP “Brown Liner”
37. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Ochre Clay 2.0”
38. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Gravelord Grey 1.0”
39. Citadel “Ushabti Bone”
40. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Ghoul Green 2.0”
41. Hobby talus
42. Small stones
43. Battlefront “Military Khaki”
44. Battlefront “Worn Canvas”
45. Citadel “Runefang Steel”
46. Army Painter “Light Tone” (wash/shade)
47. Citadel “Seraphim Sepia” (wash/shade)
48. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Ratling Grime”
49. Poster tack and specimen jars
50. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures Earth Works Dirt Colors “Sand Dust” (texture/basing paste)
51. Vallejo “Dark Yellow Ochre” (pigment)
52. Vallejo “Light Yellow Ochre” (pigment)
53. Vallejo “Desert Dust” (pigment)
54. Vallejo Mecha Varnish “Gloss Varnish”
55. Vallejo “Flow Improver”
56. Vallejo Premium Color Airbrush Varnish “Matte”
57. Army Painter “Battlefield Rocks” (flocking)
58. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “4mm Badlands Tufts” (flocking)
59. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “6mm Scorched Earth Tufts” (flocking)
60. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “6mm Nightmare Tufts” (flocking)
61. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “6mm Pink Sunset” (flocking)
62. Black Sharpie pen
63. Brown Sharpie pen
64. Temujican flag designs from Wars of Ozz Facebook page (printed on card stock)
65. Card stock

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

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

In the UK go to Sally 4th.

Thanks again for looking and hope to get more stuff done soon!