In my last post I wrote about the two regiments of Whim Whim cavalry that I painted up in August 2024. There, I mentioned that while each brigade of these desert nomads can have up to six regiments of spearmen, they are limited to just one unit of cavalry, chariots, bowmen, or Janissaries, and just two units of Noobi. With the figures that I have, I believe that I will be fielding two distinct brigades of Whim Whim, with common color features that do not distract from the canon colors.

Regarding bowmen, I had two Whim Whim Bowmen regiments (WWBR) to paint. Each has 20 bowmen and a mounted leader on the common 6-eyed multiple-tailed beasts called siliyiplix. The SKU number is OZZ-1401. The figures are metal, and 28mm in size. The bowmen came in five different poses. My goal was to get these done between golf rounds in September!

On the Wars of Ozz  website the photo of the regiment is as shown below:

The Army list file from the Wars of Ozz Facebook group page shows the following regarding colors:

“Sand-colored tunics, white turbans, brown boots.”

So, not much in terms of restrictions there – and that left me with a lot of room to both follow the canon and add my own colors to make some differentiation between the two regiments. I decided to make these color choices:

• Greenish-yellow (1st Regiment) and orange (2nd Regiment) mounts as I did for the cavalry, as well as yellow (1st Regiment) and orange (2nd Regiment) saddles.
• Aztec yellow (1st Regiment) and copper helmets (2nd Regiment).
• Dark green kilts and leader sashes (1st Regiment) and light green kilts and leader sashes (2nd Regiment).
• Yellowish-sand tunics (1st Regiment) and tan-sand tunics (2nd Regiment).
• Light (1st Regiment) and dark-colored (2nd Regiment) bows and spears.
• Three different beard colors (grey, dark grey, and black) were also used to vary the figures. I figured that these WWBR’s would be a more logical place for older warriors.
• For the white turbans, I used Army Painter “Speed Paint – Blinding Light 2.0” for the first time. In color, it is very similar to Citadel “Apothecary White”. Also similar to the Citadel product, it is not quite white enough – but a little dry brush action with some off-white paint on the turbans remedied that. I will say that the AP product flowed better – and was less difficult to mix and distribute the pigment after shaking. Both are good, I just think I’ll prefer the “Speed Paint – Blinding Light 2.0” version going forward.

I do list all of the exact paints and more that I used at the end of the post for those interested in such information.

WWBR are excellent missile units that cost 6 points. In the game, their bows are equivalent to muskets in terms of combat power and range. The WWBR have a Marksmanship value of 8/10. In Melee, they are still relatively stalwart at 6/10. The WWBR have similar a Resolve value (ability to stand against an attack) and Elan value (desire to get into and stay in a fight)of 6/10.

I started work on my WWBR’s on August 30th and finished them on September 20th. I’ll share some WIP work below, and then some eye candy of the completed regiments.

Whim Whim Bowmen WIP Shots and Discussion

Unlike the cavalry, there was minimal assembly here (just for the leaders and the drummers).

Mold-line and flash removal preceded washing of the figures on September 1st.

Once again I brush-primed both units to use up my 200ml primer bottle of Vallejo Mecha White Primer that was clogging my airbrush. I have about 20% left and don’t want to waste it. After the primer had had a day to cure, I added a wash with Army Painter Dark Tone – by September 2nd. Next, I dry-brushed both regiments with an off-white paint.

I worked on and off on the WWBR’s through September 15th – usually anywhere from a half hour to more at a time. By then, the figures were done.

As I had only lightly glued the figures to the popsicle sticks (with PVA glue), they were easy to detach on September 16th.

I have found that sequential basing works best for these desert dudes and the sand basing paste. Normally, infantry are mounted four figures to a base. By sequential, I mean that I use Gorilla Glue to affix two of the four figures to the 2″ square steel bases. Then I apply the sand basing paste/texture paint to the sides of the bases with the two figures – and let that dry. I then glue on the remaining two figures to each base. Next, I apply the remaining unpainted parts of the bases with the sand paste, and let that dry.

I then mounted the figures on poster tack-covered specimen jars (as seen in the gallery below). This I did in order to add three types of sandy pigments before using my air brush to varnish everything.

Once the two coats of varnish dried, I flocked everything with rocks and tufts, then added the flags. On September 20th – these were 100% done.

So how did they come out…let’s see! Click on any image to see them better.

Eye Candy

1st Whim Whim Bowmen Regiment

1st WWBR Stands

1st WWBR COMMAND Stand

1st WWBR Regimental Commander

1st WWBR Group Shots

2nd Whim Whim Bowmen Regiment

2nd WWBR Stands

2nd WWBR COMMAND Stand

2nd WWBR Regimental Commander

2nd WWBR Group Shots

Group shots of both

The completion of these two WWBR’s brings me up to 187 painted figures for the Whim Whim faction. Right now, for Whim Whim units, I have just one regiment left to paint – the elite Janissaries.

I hope that you enjoyed these two and that it was of interest. I’d be interested in any feedback on my color choices – as it is Ozz!

And yes, I still have much more Ozz to come…

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

For all of my earlier 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 TWO REGIMENTS OF WHIM WHIM BOWMEN:

1. MDF Brigade Leader bases from Wars of Ozz Miniatures (used as regimental commander bases)
2. Pendraken 12mm dice frames
3. Wargames Accessories FOW #1 (1.25″ X 1″ steel bases)
4. Wargames Accessories #21 bases (2″ square steel bases)
5. Elmer’s PVA Glue
6. Popsicle sticks
7. Vallejo Mecha Primer “White”
8. Vallejo “Airbrush Thinner”
9. Army Painter “Dark Tone” (wash)
10. Vallejo Model Color “Off White”
11. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Satchel Brown 2.0”
12. Vallejo Model Air “Wood”
13. Vallejo Model Color “Wood Grain”
14. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Contrast Medium”
15. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Sand Golem 1.0”
16. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Ruddy Fur 2.0”
17. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Aztec Gold 2.0”
18. Army Painter “Warpaints Metallic – True Copper”
19. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Blinding Light 2.0”
20. Tamiya “X-6 Orange”
21. P3 “Sulfuric Yellow”
22. Hataka “Jaune d’ocre”
23. Vallejo Model Air “Sand (Ivory)”
24. Vallejo “Thinner Medium”
25. Battlefront “Boot Brown”
26. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Hardened Leather 1.0”
27. Vallejo Model Air “Brown”
28. Citadel “Gehenna’s Gold”
29. Vallejo Model Air “Bright Brass”
30. Vallejo Model Air “Black” (metallic)
31. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Aged Hide 2.0”
32. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Gunner Camo 2.0”
33. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Shamrock Green 2.0”
34. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Bad Moon Yellow”
35. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Fire Giant Orange 1.0”
36. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Battleship Grey 2.0”
37. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Black Templar”
38. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Basilicanum Grey”
39. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Crusader Skin 1.0”
40. Black Sharpie pen
41. Gorilla Glue
42. Battlefront “Worn Canvas”
43. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Volupus Pink”
44. Battlefront “Black”
45. Army Painter “Light Tone” (wash/shade)
46. Citadel “Runefang Steel”
47. Citadel “Ushabti Bone”
48. Citadel “Seraphim Sepia” (wash/shade)
49. Vallejo Game Ink “Brown” (ink)
50. Green Sharpie pen
51. Poster tack
52. Army Painter “Speed Paint – Familiar Pink 2.0”
53. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures Earth Works Dirt Colors “Sand Dust” (texture/basing paste)
54. Vallejo “Dark Yellow Ochre” (pigment)
55. Vallejo “Light Yellow Ochre” (pigment)
56. Vallejo “Desert Dust” (pigment)
57. Vallejo Mecha Varnish “Gloss Varnish”
58. Vallejo Premium Color Airbrush Varnish “Matte”
59. Vallejo “Flow Improver”
60. Army Painter “Battlefield Rocks” (flocking)
61. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “4mm Badlands Tufts” (flocking)
62. Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “6mm Scorched Earth Tufts” (flocking)
63. Card stock
64. Whim Whim flag design from Wars of Ozz Facebook page (printed on card stock)
65. Blue Sharpie pen
66. Brown Sharpie pen

As you may 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.