Rat Ogres We’d Happily Put on the Table
We had one of those very relatable hobby moments this week: someone drops reference pictures into chat, and suddenly the whole group is looking at Skaven monsters and thinking yeah, with minis painted like that, we’d absolutely play them. That was basically the energy when end3r shared a couple of Rat Ogre inspirations.
A moment later, Michał answered in the best possible way: not just with appreciation, but with his own painted Rat Ogres. And honestly? They look great. Big, ugly, full of character, and exactly the kind of models that make a unit feel like the centerpiece of an army rather than just another datasheet entry.
Michał summed it up perfectly in chat: these Rat Ogres are just wonderful. We have to agree. There is something very satisfying about this kind of Skaven model — all muscle, scars, weird flesh tones and that classic “this thing should definitely not exist” energy.
Then came more photos of the whole group, including the third one painted with reddish fur. Michał said that one came out the weakest, but let’s be honest: we know that feeling all too well. Very often the miniature we judge the hardest still looks fantastic on the table, especially once it stands next to the rest of the unit.
That contrast between the different fur colours is actually part of the charm. Even if one of them feels less successful to the painter, the variety helps sell the idea that these are unstable, stitched-together Skaven horrors rather than three copies from an assembly line. And from the rest of us, the verdict was simple: mega.
We love these little chat moments because they capture a huge part of the hobby for us. A cool reference pic, a burst of motivation, a painted model shown off to friends, and immediate encouragement back. Sometimes that is all it takes to get excited about an army, a unit, or a project again.
In this case, it definitely worked. As end3r put it: with Rat Ogres looking like this, we could happily play them.