Tag: Professor Nitpik

Artillery for the forces of Professor Nitpik’s Mechanical army!

This medium artillery battery will play a prominent role in my Wars of Ozz games. It will be featured in upcoming gaming conventions (HAVOC, MAYHEM, and HUZZAH). The artillery battery consists of 6 crewmen and the gun. It is 28mm and metal, SKU OZZ-541. Assembly was required for the gun and to attach the mechanical men’s heads.

Amazingly, this unit for the army of Professor Nitpik is personally significant. It marks that I have now painted 1,000 figures for Wars of Ozz. I started back in November 2022 with Zoraster’s Guard Infantry. What a journey!

In my last post you saw my cavalry additions. I already had painted up an infantry unit of axemen before Nitpik had his own faction. So, artillery was the next logical addition.

This post will be brief. I did not take as many photos as I normally would. I am trying to shorten my posts going forward. I said “trying”.

Conventions beckon so time was short.

The gun came with a gun shield. The shield was perfectly flat, but thin and malleable. It looked to me less like a black powder-era weapon. It resembled more an anti-tank gun like a WWII German Pak 38. So, with that inspiration, I shaped it to be curved as well.

I added a lot of rubble pieces to the sabot base. I also used pigments and washes to create a sooty and oily look. As with Nitpik’s cavalry, I used pearlized red and copper airbrush paints here.

Below are shots of the battery. In the end, I think I achieved a retro sci-fi/”Iron Man” look to the unit. I may continue this theme for future Nitpik units. All of the “eyes” were painted with fluorescent paints – though that might not be so obvious in the photos.

Here is a video for your viewing pleasure:

I hope you enjoyed this post. Next up (after conventions), will be more of this faction. Plus…I have a plan for a new WWII tank project…

Final Notes and Links

Want to learn more about Ozz? If you want to check out the excellent Wars of Ozz figures’ range, there are two places to get them. You can also get the rules there. (I make no money from this.) 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.

And the new Wars of Ozz Supplement is available as a PDF download from the next two websites:

• Drive thru Cards
• Wargame Vault

Below you’ll see the list of paints and the like that I used on this project. They are more useful for me when I need to recreate a color scheme in the future. They are not likely as useful for you as they are for me. I have had to refer back to a post more than once. This happens when I need to recreate a color theme. It also happens when I need to repair a unit. In any case, that’s why I post the lists.

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

For my earlier posts on Wars of Ozz games, view this page. It includes figures, units, and other related projects.

PAINTS, INKS, GLAZES, SHADES, WASHES, PIGMENTS, FLOCKING, GLUES AND MORE THAT I USED ON THIS NITPIK MEDIUM ARTILLERY BATTERY:

1. PVA Glue
2. MDF Base
3. War Games Accessories Steel Bases (FOW1)
4. 1/8″ neodymium magnets
5. Gorilla Glue
6. Vallejo Surface Primer “Black”
7. War Games Accessories Steel Bases (Number 1)
8. Alligator clips and stands
9. Poster tack
10. Specimen jars
11. Createx Wicked Colors “Pearl Red”
12. Createx Wicked Colors “High Performance Reducer”
13. ComArt “Opaque Carmine”
14. Createx Airbrush Colors “Pearl Copper”
15. Tamiya “Titanium Silver X-32”
16. Vallejo Model Air “Gun Metal”
17. Tamiya “Chrome Silver X-11”
18. Vallejo Model Air “Black Metallic”
19. Vallejo Model Color “Off White”
20. Army Painter Warpaints Fanatics Effects “Data System Glow” (effect)
21. Army Painter Warpaints Fanatics Effects “Neon Yellow” (effect)
22. Army Painter Warpaints Fanatics Effects “Blue Flux” (effect)
23. Citadel “Spritstone Red” (technical)
24. Citadel “Nuln Oil GLOSS” (wash/shade)
25. Army Painter “Black Battlefields” (flocking)
26. Juweela 1:35 Debris
27. Juweela Metal Scrap Rusty
28. Juweelinis “Diorama Mix” – various metal scrap, tires, bricks
29. Popsicle stick shards
30. Vallejo “Carbon Black” (pigment)
31. Vallejo “Titanium White” (pigment)
32. Vallejo Acrylic Varnish “Gloss”
33. Vallejo Flow Improver
34. Vallejo Thinner
35. Vallejo Premium Color “Matte Varnish”
36. Pendraken 12mm dice frame

If you have any questions or feedback – go for it in the “Comments” section!