tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75788577651592303572024-03-04T20:54:56.762-08:00Forays in Middle-EarthA hobby and painting project log for Games Workshop's Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle GamePowers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-64054253332634214662016-04-26T20:20:00.000-07:002016-04-27T06:33:07.151-07:00The Hounds of Sauron<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Flurry of Teeth and Fur</h2>
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First of all I'd like to apologize for the quality of the pictures on this post. I'm behind on posting my work so I just used the ones I snapped to share on Facebook and Reddit. They're decent thanks to the ridiculous camera on my phone, but not set up with proper lighting.<br />
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For this post I tackled the mountain of Wargs that were on my to-do list. In all I had 18 Wild Wargs (which will eventually also be ridden by orcs), a Warg Chieftain, and 3 of the OOP metal Warg Riders.<br />
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Warg Chieftain</h4>
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This fella was quite a bit of fun, and this model is in contention for my favorite sculpt I've painted so far. The detail is simply amazing, and the texture lends itself well to drybrushing, which gave a pretty stunning outcome. The scheme here is the same as the regular wild wargs, of which I'll post pictures next time I have them all out of their storage tray.</div>
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Fur: Heavy Rhinox Hide drybrush over black undercoat, bestial brown or vermin brown drybrush (I varied on the larger group), followed by vomit brown or snakebite leather drybrush. Final drybrush of bleached bone on the withers. Then the skin on the legs and face received a simply drybrush of black mixed with some bone. Teeth were rhinox hide followed by bone. I skipped eyes on these as I figure they'd just have black eyes anyway, being nasty evil hyenas and such. For the chieftain's base I simply gave the dead guy a general paint job of browns and greens (I think he's supposed to be a Rohirrim, but it's unclear.)</div>
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I found a picture of the whole group of wild wargs. I forgot I had posted it to Reddit/Imgur (again, please go check out <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MiddleEarthMiniatures/" target="_blank">r/MiddleEarthMiniatures</a> and help that sub grow!) If you notice they are missing the little bit of fur that fills in the hole on their back. That's because these will double as ridden wargs as well and it seeemed a waste of time to fiddle with painting those little plastic bits which I'll probably lose anyways. You can sort of tell there are two variants (not a great picture) of the fur. Either way these look awesome when they're splayed out across the battlefield.<br />
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Warg Riders</h4>
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I actually hated painting these guys. I think its because I wasn't patient enough though because they are actually pretty nice models once you get up close to them. One problem was the primer I used on these, and some other models, didn't take paint at all! so initial coats were spotty or too thick. Also, its unclear what some of the details are supposed to be so I kinda of just drybrushed everything.... I do like the skin tone, and the wargs look good I suppose. Not even going to bother with the scheme since they're orcs, mostly browns and greys.</div>
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For this posts's community spotlight I'd like to highlight the YouTube Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMu95iB_kdWNOypiyJk7ljw" target="_blank">Spillforenginen the Fellowship</a>, the love child of the illustrious Andreas the Norwegian Viking. He has a great collection of videos including hobby vlogs, battle reports, news, and all kinds of awesome stuff. His most recent project he has dubbed the Grand Campaign, and somewhat akin to this blog, he will be playing all the released scenarios in order, stretching from the Last Alliance, all the way through the Journeybooks and beyond! It's a very big endeavor as he's pledged to do one batrep per week! This means it will take him over a year if he stays on schedule. Either way, go check out his videos and like/share/subscribe.<br />
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Another online personality, the shoutout for this post goes to DCHL Devin, founder and head of the D.C. Hobbit League. I'm shouting him out because his energy and passion for our Hobbit hobby is infectious and you can tell he really loves what he does. He's also super friendly and approachable. In fact he talked me into going to the NOVA Open Grand Tournament in September (Labor Day Weekend). NOVA is a larger convention but it will also play host to the largest Hobbit (now Middle-Earth) Strategy Battle Game event on the continent (I think). DCHL is organizing the GT as well as a ton of other awesome games and events. There will even be SBG celebs from the GBHL flying in from across the pond, and rumors of the Irish and Canadians sending players! So if you're interested tickets are still available over at <a href="http://www.novaopen.com/" target="_blank">http://www.novaopen.com/</a>. Note that you can play in all Hobbit events with the purchase of a Grand Tournament entry, but you only get prizes for the events you've paid for. Total cost for a convention pass plus tournament entry is only $70USD. Not a bad deal for 4 days of awesome SBG gaming!</div>
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Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-78332149366544553952016-04-01T20:25:00.001-07:002016-04-01T20:25:27.028-07:00Oldest and Fatherless<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This post is going to be relatively short, I just wanted to quickly throw these pictures up to get them out of the way. I concurrently painted Tom Bombadil as well as FINALLY finished the 4 paralyzed Hobbits from the Fog on the Barrow Downs kit. With these models done, I actually have all the models needed for the scenario of the same name.<br />
<a name='more'></a> Tom and Goldberry are seemingly out of place characters in the greater story arc of the War of the Ring, however they are very Tolkienesque. Being strongly connected to nature, loving song, and enjoying the simple pleasures of life. There's also the part where Tom is an incredibly powerful spirit of some sort, over which the Ring holds no power. Lord Elrond refers to him as Iarwain Ben-adar, Oldest and Fatherless. Its unclear whether Tom or the Ents were in Middle Earth first, but they definitely go way back.<br />
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As far as painting, both models were wonderful to put to the brush. The detail on Goldberry's hair lended itself to a good result for not much effort, and the clean lines, and expectedly bold colors used for Tom means he really pops (I'm not happy with the pictures but I'll survive). The 4 paralyzed Hobbits were done very quickly and more or less as objective markers so they aren't much to look at, but they're neat little models. Now for pictures (I'll post full schemes after).</div>
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So for Goldberry I simply followed the formula I've been using for blonde hair, but added an additional drybrush of Ushabti bone over top of the washed down hair. Her dress is simply a gradient from grey to white, the white being done in A LOT of very thin coats.<br /><br />Tom was a bit more complex, but only needed mostly flat, bold colors. All the brown was base coated in Scorched Brown, with his jerkin taking a further coat of Dark Flesh, and his hat Bestial Brown. Then the coat and feather took Reaper Ocean Blue, followed by Mordian Blue and finally some small Lothern Blue highlights. That left Tom's iconic boots, which were Vermin Brown (I think) followed by Vomit Brown. I think he turned out marvelously.</div>
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The four Hobbits were very slapdash. Basic faces and hair, a coat of Ushabti Bone on the robes, and a wash of Reaper Master Series Flesh Shade Ink (got a bit heavy on one of them).</div>
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Here is a picture of all the Fog On the Barrow Downs models, which it feels good to be able to show off as they're a complete set. I wish I had a cool diorama to photograph them on, but that's for another day. Be sure to catch the community spotlight after the jump.</div>
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For this post I'm combining the Community Spotlight and Shoutout section into one as the subject kind of meets both categories. I would like to take a second and shout out the Great British Hobbit League YouTube Podcast. They are a group of guys (chaps) from all around Britain who produce some of the best, most entertaining video's of The Hobbit/LotR SBG. Their battle reports are interseting and engaging, and their two separate 1 hour plus weekly podcasts are funny and insightful. I strongly recommend checking them out on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWBrZbcz5nSYaIgl1jR1kPQ" target="_blank">GBHL Podcast</a>. Also if you like their style and are looking for EVEN more of the like, GBHL James has a separate channel which covers SBG as well as other systems, and features hobby updates and discussion check it out here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqbikamL-KjDz1_G64Rf3Gw" target="_blank">Hot Gates Gaming</a>.<br />
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Finally! I finally put brush to paint to complete the model of one of my favorite characters in the Tolkien legendarium. Most people know Galadriel as the nice lady who helped the Fellowship following their misadventures in Khazad-Dum (claiming that as a band name fyi). However as a character, she is much more significant than just that.<br />
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At the time of the War of the Ring, Galadriel is the second oldest, and bar none, the most powerful elf living on the continent of Middle Earth. She is surpassed in age only by Cirdan the Shipwright (by about 200 years or so) and in power only by Sauron himself. Perhaps other members of the White Council would be a near match, especially Elrond and Gandalf, both ringbearer's themselves.</div>
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She was born in Valinor in the Years of the Trees, before the First Age had started. Meaning she was alive essentially before recorded history, and walked Arda before the Sun and the Moon were put in the sky. In her earlier days she consorted with legends such as Fëanor (he was her uncle) Fingolfin (fought Morgoth) and Finrod Felagund (helped Beren fight Sauron, died to save him). So she's a pretty big deal.<br />
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I don't want to ramble on about Tolkien lore for the entire post so I'll stop here. But if you are interested, skip the wiki articles and grab a book. I highly recommend Unfinished Tales as it has an entire section dedicated to Galadriel. Also of course, the Silmarillion, as it will provide the basis and backstory of the entire Tolkien legendarium. Now on to painting!<br />
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I was apprehensive as I approached painting this model, as white is a difficult color to do correctly, and I don't have a great record when it comes to getting a decent look. So I took my time, and went very slowly, using very thin coats of white as the final layer. I started with a codex grey basecoat for the robes as and initially thought it was too dark. In the past I've started with fortress grey instead and moved up from there. However it actually ended up looking ok, and gave the robes some depth, as well as created strong contrast between the areas of the model, which looks great at arms length.</div>
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The rest of the scheme is as follows, and pretty much matches how I usually paint elves:</div>
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- Robes: Codex grey base, fortress grey mid-tone, p3 white (can't recall the name) in thin coats (3-4)</div>
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- Face: Bestial Brown, Dwarf Flesh, Elf Flesh</div>
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-Hair: Vermin Brown, Ushabti Bone Highlight (as described in this <a href="http://foraysinmiddleearth.blogspot.com/2016/03/haldir-and-company.html" target="_blank">post</a>)</div>
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-Diadem and Ring (Vilya by the way): Chainmail, with a tiny touch of mithril silver</div>
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Celeborn was really straightforward, and fun to paint. I didn't have a scheme "recipe" for him (nor Galadriel for that matter) so I mostly decided his colors by going for something close to what the Heavy Metal guys had done <a href="http://www.libreriamedievale.com/sites/default/files/galadriel%2099061463003.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>. I think I did a pretty good job of getting close. For his outermost robe, I decided to re-use the elven grey color I devised when painting Haldir & Company, and thought it appropriate here as well. Plus it comes out really nicely. I have decided this is how I will paint any Elven cloaks for future renditions of the Fellowship as well. Since I'm due to paint at least 2-3 more of EACH of them, that should be just fine. Scheme to follow pictures.</div>
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Inner Robes: Ice Blue Base (Lothern Blue), IceBlue/White mix for the highlight.</div>
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Sash: Shadow Grey, followed by codex grey</div>
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Sash Ropes: Codex Grey, followed by Fortress Grey (the one part of this piece I don't like)</div>
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Skin: Bestial Brown, Dwarf Flesh, Elf Flesh</div>
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Hair: Same as Haldir & Co. (Vermin, Bone, wash)</div>
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I want to start taking time at the end of some of my posts from now on and share various cool resources or blogs relevant to the hobby. I'll try to just do one each post so as to not run out of ideas!<br />
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I wanted to share the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MiddleEarthMiniatures/" target="_blank">r/MiddleEarthMiniatures</a> Reddit page. Its a subreddit like any other, but it has woefully little traffic. I get a few views a day from there (or imgur where I host images) but I think it could do with some more life. So if you are a Redditor, head on over to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MiddleEarthMiniatures/" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/MiddleEarthMiniatures/</a> and subscribe to the sub, post comments, upvote, whatever.<br />
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Shout-Outs</h4>
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Finally, alongside the Community Spotlight. I want to start cross promoting other awesome LoTR/The Hobbit SBG blogs. I recently posted a comment to a post over on <a href="http://thefellowshipoftheminiatures.blogspot.be/" target="_blank">The Fellowship of the Miniature</a>s and the owner, Werner Kellens, responded right away telling me he would add me to his blog list (I need to ask him how to set one of my own up!) His is a great blog with lots of neat stuff, including more gaming posts than I'll likely ever have, as well as extraordinary painting articles. This hobby isn't as popular as it used to be, and its struggled for many years, but it is by no means gone or close to dead. In fact, people like Werner, and some of the other great bloggers I'll be featuring here are the reason that's true!</div>
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I've recently gotten a spur of inspiration to do some painting. I have been trying to set some personal goals to broaden my horizons and be more creative in general. I sometimes settle into a pattern of using all my personal time playing video games. While I love video games, I really would like my leisure time to be a time where I can make or create something on some level, so painting is always a great fallback.<br />
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Right before I started my latest unintentional hiatus from this project, I had planned to paint up the 6 Lorien Elves and Haldir which are to be used in one of the later missions from the Journey book. Also on the backburner from earlier in the project is<br />
<a name='more'></a> Tom Bombadil. Other than that I have a few optional models to work on, which I will do mostly for completion, and also because they are relatively straightfoward to paint: Celeborn, Galadriel, and Goldberry. All of these models have been primed since last summer and just been waiting in my staging case (small 14 slot chessex box) along with a few extra Faramir's Rangers.</div>
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I decided to proceed with all of these at once, batch painting faces and hair, then focusing solely on the elf bows and Haldir (as they would all have the same pallet). I did in progress photos for this set of models so I'll post schemes as I go.</div>
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On one-offs or small batch groups, I like to paint *inside-out* starting with the skin. Here I basecoated all skin in Bestial (Balor) Brown to get started.</div>
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For the skin, follow up with a layer of Dwarf flesh, then elf flesh, Pretty simple and effective as long as the paint is thin enough and I am very careful. I've noticed character models tend to have much higher quality sculpting for the faces (not surprising) so they tend to look much better using this straightfoward layering technique.</div>
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The hair was done by starting with vermin brown (not sure the new name) followed by a layer of Bleached (Ushabti) Bone, then finally hit with a thin brown wash (I used Reaper Master Series Flesh Shade Ink). I decided to forego the wash on Galadriel as I wanted her hair to be brighter and more blonde as that is a key feature of her character. Finally, Goldberry received an additional drybrush of bone over the wash to brighten up the look. Her model has some of the best sculpted hair I've seen on a GW Lord of the Rings model, and I think it turned out great, but she'll be featured in a future post.</div>
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Just elves now, I swear.</h4>
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I'm really happy with how the cloaks on these turned out. The funny thing is that I ended up doing two more layers than I had originally planned, I kept not adding enough grey to the mix on my pallet, so the gradient ended up being more gradual, and turned out really well in my opinon.</div>
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The brown leggings were based with Graveyard Earth/Tamar Black (p3), highlighted with Graveyard. The green jerkins were based coated in Catachan green, then highlighted with Catachan/Codex grey mix. This same mix was used as the basecoat for the cloaks used on the entire group. From here I simply progressily added more codex grey to the mix to get the desired effect. I honestly think these are the best elven cloaks I've yet to paint, and I will likely use this same method when I paint future versions of the Fellowship, instead of doing the pure grey approach as seen <a href="http://foraysinmiddleearth.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-mightiest-man-may-be-slain-by-one.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://foraysinmiddleearth.blogspot.com/2013/03/baruk-khazad-khazad-ai-menu.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://foraysinmiddleearth.blogspot.com/2013/03/legolas-of-woodland-realm.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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With clothing, and skin done I moved on to the smaller details. First was leather bits (quivers, belts, boots) and bow staves, which took the same combination of Scorched Brown (Rhinox hide) followed by Dark Flesh. Then I did simple coats of shining gold and chainmail for metal pieces, hitting Haldir's blade with a final touch of mithril silver to make it stand out. </div>
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I think overall this group of models turned out really well. They definitely have that woodland guerilla look I was going for, rather than looking like a bunch of pansy elves in pastel robes. They actually look semi dangerous, and like they are actually used to keeping the forces of Darkness at bay from Lothlorien.</div>
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I realized as I started up this round of painting that this blog has gotten a bit off track from its intended goal. In my earliest posts (see <a href="http://foraysinmiddleearth.blogspot.com/2012/07/introduction.html" target="_blank">here</a>) I stated my goal was to not only collect and paint, but actually play the scenarios in the Journeybooks. Well I haven't exactly done that. The main barrier is (as always) time, and a lack of people to play with. Fortunately I recently discovered a Games Workshop store very close to me, with a decent community of folks playing The Hobbit/LoTR SBG, so hopefully I can start knocking scenarios out, and featuring battle reports on here so you have something other than my boring painting rants to read. </div>
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Presently, as mentioned in previous posts, I have most of the models I'll need to round out the Fellowship of the Ring book. Seen below are (almost) ALL of my currently assembled models. I didn't feel like taking all 40 goblins out of their trays, so they can be seen in the back. </div>
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<li>Balrog (Khazad-dum Gandalf is desired but not necessary)</li>
<li>4 Mounted Ringwraiths, hopefully one can be the Witchking (hard to find model)</li>
<li>Watcher in the Water (tentacles only)</li>
<li>Uruk-Hai scouts, specifically bows</li>
<li>Gildor Inglorion (very expensive on Ebay right now, price might be trending down however)</li>
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Wrapping Up</h4>
Well there you have it, another update come and gone. At the time of this writing I have several models in production and nearing completion. As soon as those are done and photographed I'll be sure to throw up another post as quickly as possible. Once the next few small batches are done I plan to tackle the large group of Wild Wargs/Warg Riders all at once. To keep things interesting I may go ahead and paint the riders (I originally planned to wait). Either way, I feel good about my progress and I feel productive and creative, so I hope to stick with it. </div>
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Now if you read my last <a href="http://foraysinmiddleearth.blogspot.com/2015/08/cold-dead-fingers-and-little-fun.html" target="_blank">post</a>, I addressed a major speed bump in painting progress recently. I was somewhat vague as I wanted to make a separate post for this update.<b> </b>What happened is I was jonesing to boost my numbers of painted models, and I also have two big horde groups I needed to paint for the Fellowship book, the first is a mob of 18 Wild Wargs and the other: Moria Goblins!<br />
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You can guess by the title that I decided to paint the goblins. I chose them over the wargs for two reasons: First, Wargs are boring, and I need to keep up my momentum. Second, I was looking for a bit of a challenge, and painting 40 goblins is no small task. For starters, its essentially an army in its own right from a gaming standpoint. The scenarios in the book only call for 24 goblins and 2 captains, however I had in my possession an extra dozen, making 36 total goblin warriors. Also, since Games Workshop never produced proper Moria captains, I opted to use the metal "armoured" Goblins, of which I had 4. These are essentially just slightly larger goblins featuring full plate and and mail armor, perfect command models. So I was looking at 40 models total, a far cry from what I've been painting up until this point. I thought about just painting what I needed for the scenarios and selling or trading the rest, but goblins don't fetch much money on ebay, and I knew if I didn't paint them while I painted everything else they would never get done, and I would probably take a loss having to sell them at some point.<br />
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I quickly set to work after priming up the lot on a cooler, overcast day. I also quickly realized this would be much tougher than originally anticipated! I batch painted the group, meaning I would get a color ready, and apply it to every single model. Since all the models feature armor of some sort, I went ahead and did this first, applying chainmail, then watered down badab black. Lots and lots of badab black. This was a smart step as it made me see progress, which is sometimes just as important as actually making real progress.<br />
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What came next was a series of fits and starts of painting, I would get
some free time, and sit down and splash a color on most, or all of the
40 models. I'm not gonna lie, there were times when I was really
regretting what I had gotten myself into, and consequently chose to keep
some colors relatively basic, not even adding highlights or shading to
some of the details. Instead of giving a long drawn out explanation of
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Armor: Chainmail, Badab black wash (thinned)<br />
Skin: castellan green/codex grey mix basecoat, badab black/thraka green wash<br />
Underclothes: Thinned mechrite red (no highlight)<br />
Spear/Bow staves and Leather straps: Bestial brown<br />
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As you can tell, I kept it pretty simple. But overall, seeing as this is supposed to be a horde, I think the models tie together well. I thought about painting the eyes/teeth of the models, but I would probably screw it up and take away from the unified look of the army.<br />
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So its definitely a relief to have the goblins done as they are one of the bigger chunks of painting I had to work through. Mentally it was hard to finish the lot, and they actually sat completed on my desk for about 2 weeks waiting for me to paint and flock the bases.<br />
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Now that I am ready to proceed I have a few things I could forward with. Some models are bonuses and would be mostly for fun, and some are essential to the project. I'm thinking of doing a combination just to keep things interesting. I have a pile of elves that need paint for one of the later scenarios, so I think I might do those. Regardless, here is a list of whats on my desk at the moment (seen in the background above)<br />
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-Lorien Elves (x6)<br />
-Haldir of the Woodland Realm<br />
-Mounted Ringwraiths (x2)<br />
-Cave Trolls (x2, only 1 essential)<br />
-Tom Bombadil<br />
-Lurtz (x2 different sculpts, one will serve as Uruk Captain)<br />
-Uruk Scouts (x8, 2 with hobbits) <--need more of these!<br />
-18 Wild Wargs<br />
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-Goldberry<br />
-Galadriel<br />
-Celeborn<br />
-Paralyzed Hobbits (for Barrow Downs)<br />
-Alternate Hobbit models<br />
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So, while I am still missing some key models needed for the book, such as a Balrog, and a Warg Chieftain, I do have most of what I need, and honestly I'm well more than halfway done with the model side of things, which I have to say I find rather impressive as I'm not known for my completion rate when it comes to hobby projects.<br />
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<br />Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-10770107222465877542015-08-07T12:17:00.001-07:002016-03-11T11:30:53.074-08:00Cold Dead Fingers and a Little Fun<b>Lucky for the readers, my fingers aren't cold and dead</b><br />
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Ah, another several months, another hiatus. Not so much as a hiatus as a roadblock. I've had a busy summer! I am a middle school teacher so I stopped working on June 12. After that I spent 3 weeks in various states of vacation/relaxation, so not much painting was done. After that I've basically been spending time with my son and fishing, with a bit of painting in the evenings. I'll be doing two posts, this one, and one immediately following, which will cover what I've finished and a rough outline of whats on my desk, primed, waiting to be painted.<br />
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One of the scenarios in the Fellowship Journeybook involves the adventures of the four hobbits in the Barrow Downs. The scenario essentially just uses the contents of the Fog on the Barrow Downs box set, which I was lucky enough to get a copy of last year. I was looking for a quick, easy-ish set of models to paint so I chose the 4 wights from that box.<br />
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From a lore perspective, the Barrow Wights are evil spirits, sent by the Witch King of Angmar to inhabit the ancient tombs and barrows of the Northern Kingdom, resting places of Dunedain and other Edain from ages past. Our 4 heroes from the Shire run into trouble in the Downs after their visit with Tom Bombadil in the Old Forest while on their way to Bree, and require rescue by the enigmatic Bombadil. (In fact, you can read a rather intriguing, and convincing fan theory of what exactly Tom Bombadil is by clicking <a href="http://km-515.livejournal.com/1042.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<br />
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I think these models turned out great, despite using relatively simple techniques. I generally followed the gist of the journeybook schemes, building up the clothes and bodies of the wights from a dark grey, all the way to a white drybrush, heaviest on the faces. I don't remember exactly the colors but I think it was Codex Grey, Astronomicon Grey, and then Skull White.<br />
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The armor and weapons were a bit different. I did basecoast of chainmail for the armor, and shining gold for the embellishments. Next came a series of washes. The chainmail got a mixed wash of badab black, p3 flesh wash (for a brown tint), and a small dab of thraka green, watered down. The gold just received the thraka green mixed with a touch of brown to give the embellishments and aged brass look. Regardless, I think these models demonstrate how effective basic techniques can be. They were also a lot of fun to paint as they are so much different than most things (I don't think I'll be painting anything ghostly until I paint the Marsh Spectres in the Two Towers book.)<br />
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One quick note before you see the pictures: I recently took some time to figure out the settings on my camera (Nikon D3100), therefore I am able to take much sharper and brighter close ups. For this post I'm including several sets of pictures with different lighting. Please let me know which you prefer in the comments so I can cater to my readers and give you the best shots I can. Now then:<br />
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<b>A little bit of fun, and a glimpse of the future</b><br />
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A few days after I finished the wights, I realized I didn't have anything I needed to paint actually primed, and its been a very hot summer where I live, making it hard to do so. Therefore I picked up the closest thing to me, which happened to be two Uruk-Hai berserkers I received in a trade via the <a href="http://one-ring/" target="_blank">One-Ring</a><b>. </b>They were primed black so I figured I go ahead and paint them as test models, knowing full well I will be needing to paint an army of them at some point in the future.<br />
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Uruk-Hai were actually the first models I ever painted in my entire life. I bought the Two Towers box set and actually painted all of them, the first few were atrocious, the rest were very "meh". I mean they aren't particularly difficult to paint, being dark armor and a little brown for the skin. Regardless I painted them by drybrushing Boltgun Metal over a black undercoat, and while adequate, I really hate tons of drybrushing unless its for a purpose. So for these berserkers I wanted to do something different. Therefore I turned to the infamous Badab black wash, which I'm becoming quite fond of (just wait till you see my next post). I did this over a chainmail basecoat, barely watering down the wash to give them that grim, soot-blackened, Isengard butcher look. Next was the skin, which I think came out great. I started with a Doombull Brown base (formerly Dark Flesh), then added highlights per the journeybook of the base with some Ushabti (bleached) bone. I think they look very body builder-ish, but I can't complain as they are kind of supposed to look that way, being berserkers and all. As test models I think they served their purpose, and I intend to paint my further Uruks just the same. Now for pictures!<br />
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<b>The road goes ever on and on......</b><br />
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To give readers a sense of whats to come, I am going to wait until after the next post, which I will start immediately after finishing this one. If you want to guess, it took me forever, stressed me out, made me procrastinate, but ultimately turned out ok, and now I don't have to think about them for a looooooong time.<b> </b>Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-60699369865284738642015-06-14T17:07:00.001-07:002016-03-14T21:19:03.435-07:00The Lord of the House of the Golden Flower<b>I'm Here I Promise!</b><br />
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So I know I set some deadlines recently, but life got in the way as it tends to do, so my painting, as well as blogging, were delayed. But I went ahead and finished Glorfindel and Arwen's foot and mounted models, and I have to say I think they look pretty amazing. I re-learned a few things I had forgotten, mostly due to organization and efficiency when painting one-offs or characters. This post has a lot of words, and a lot of pictures, but I figure for a less than regular poster, I ought to at least give you a lot of content, so here we go!<br />
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<a name='more'></a><b><br /><br />Background</b><br />
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I know I've talked about it a little bit in the past, but Glorfindel is probably one of my favorite characters in the Tolkien legendarium. A warrior so powerful, and so noble, that he was sent back to Middle Earth from the <a href="http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Halls_of_Mandos" target="_blank">Halls of Mandos</a> in order to aid the elves in their struggle against darkness.<br />
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He came to Middle Earth with King Turgon and was one of his chief captains, taking part in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears, and later becoming Chief of the House of the Golden Flower, one of the ten noble houses of Gondolin the Great.<br />
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His first death occurred in glorious fashion safeguarding the caravan of Tuor and Idril (and a young Eärendil) as they escaped the Sacking of Gondolin at the hands of Morgoth's dragons. It was a Balrog which would prove to be his undoing, which snatched him off of a cliff-side after he skewered it in the belly with his sword. He fell to his death and his body was laid in mound, while his spirit fled to Mandos.<br />
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It was later, during the Third Age, that he was sent back, and eventually joined the House of Elrond in Imladris. In his second life he would fight the Witch King of Angmar in the wars of Arnor, driving him from the land, and eventually aid the Fellowship on their flight from the Nine.<br />
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I thought about talking about Arwen here, but she has no good background, and I simply painted her to be completionist. One of the greater mistakes Peter Jackson ever made was replacing Glorfindel with Arwen in the films. <br />
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<b>Painting</b><br />
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Before I show pictures, I thought I'd mention that I think these models turned out wonderfully, with the exception of the white cloak on Glorfindel. I also think Arwen on foot is one of the best faces I've ever painted. The pics aren't great as some were taken late at night and my set-up isn't great, But they generally show the models. Again I don't really care too much about Arwen but I am happy with the face. Anyhow, I'll post pictures, then provide additional commentary below. I'm not going to include scheme as I used a lot of mixed colors to get the greys I wanted, but if you want to know something to emulate it, just let me know in the comments and I'll be happy to reply!<br />
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<b> A note about Sculpts</b><br />
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The Arwen on foot model is known to be a popular model for competition and showcase painters. I believe this is because the sculpt has very exaggerated features, specifically on the face and upper body. While I was painting Arwen, I called my wife over to show off the face I had just finished<b> </b>and she commented on how unrealistic the proportions were on this model. Her waist is the same circumference as her head, which is kind of weird. I like to think this was done to draw attention to the models face as the scale is so incredibly small, and the face is a primary feature on a model that is typically wearing a grey riding jacket. But looking at other female models in some ranges, you can very clearly see many examples of unrealistic female body types. This is typical of fantasy and sci-fi depictions of women, but I found it a bit out of place in the Lord of the Rings, which is a decidedly un-sexualized example of high fantasy. Even looking at other female scuplts from Games Workshops LOTR range, such as Tauriel, Galadriel, and Eowyn, you see more reasonable proportions and realistic approaches. Who knows, either way it does make a striking model when done well, and I wish I could approach the level of some who have painted Arwen for competitions.Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-28025266741506750132015-06-02T08:17:00.003-07:002016-03-11T11:31:24.030-08:00Short Cuts Make Long Delays<b>Getting Back in the Swing of Things</b><br />
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So I finally started painting about 2 weeks ago. I decided to start painting both Arwen and Glorfindel, foot and mounted versions, concurrently. I initially planned to paint them totally concurrently as I thought they shared more of a pallet. I quickly decided that wouldn't work however as the only thing similar would be their skin. There was one exception, and that is <br />
<a name='more'></a>Asfaloth, the horse ridden by both. I am going to wait to discuss in detail the lore of these two characters until the final post. If you want a quick run-down head over to the<a href="http://foraysinmiddleearth.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-nine-have-returned.html" target="_blank"> "Nerdy Postlude" at the end of this post,</a> or as usual, the <a href="http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page" target="_blank">One Wiki to Rule Them All</a>.<br />
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Arwen, while being apocryphally included in the movie version of the Fellowship of the Rings, is still riding the same horse as Glorfindel was in the books, so I thought it appropriate the horses matched. Typically, GW published photos of mounted Arwen feature a more pure white Asfaloth, while the Journeybook calls for Glorfindel's version to be more of a dusty white, calling for drybrushing over a grey undercoat. I chose to follow this route as I hate painting pure white, and I think Middle Earth is far too gritty a place to have totally perfect, clean horses. Therefore after screwing around and basecoating some random areas on the models I got my act together and started systematically painting the horses. I finished the coat, mane, tail, and riding tack (exception: saddles) and decided to wait on the gold/metal details as those are typically the last parts I paint on a model. I am happy with the result for the most part but I realized the Glorfindel version is a FAR superior sculpt, and was a joy to paint. I am a bit bugged by the chalkiness of the drybrushing, and I may decide to add a wash to smooth it out. Here's the final result:<br />
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The reason this post is titled the way it is is because I tried to essentially batch paint a set of 4 centre-piece character models, and so far all that's done is slow me down. I haven't painted in quite awhile so my speed isn't what it used to be, and I've felt really haphazard in planning what to paint and when. For that reason I am going to completely finish Glorfindel before moving on to Arwen. Their pallets are different enough (not to mention Arwen has a cloaked hobbit on her horse) that it doesn't really make sense to paint them at the same time, with the exception of the horses as mentioned above.<br />
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After doing most of the work on the horses, I decided to move on to Glorfindel's cloak. The Journeybook paint scheme calls for a light blue lining and a white outer layer. I really enjoyed painting the lining, using Lothern Blue as the basecoat with increasing amounts of skull white for the highlights. I really like how the cloak lining came out on the mounted model, which is good as its a primary feature of the model. I'm including pictures both with and without flash so you can see how the layers were applied. As far as the white cloak goes, I'm not too impressed with myself. Pure white is very hard to paint, and I think I should have done something to make the deep shades less stark. If you have any ideas on how to improve this, please reply in the comments.<br />
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Below you can see how both the foot and mounted models turned out. Notice some additional parts I've painted as well.<br />
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<b>Onward and Upward</b><br />
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So that's where I am at the moment. Now that I'm decided to abandon Arwen for the time being (she isn't that essential anyhow) My pace should increase substantially. Moving forward I plan to finish Glorfindel's faces, then move on to his inner clothes, then accessories, returning to the inside-out method I started with <a href="http://foraysinmiddleearth.blogspot.com/2013/03/legolas-of-woodland-realm.html" target="_blank">Legolas </a>a few posts back. After I finally finish everything I will finish Arwen simply because it would kill me to have an incomplete model on my desk. From there I may paint the models needed for the Fog on the Barrow Downs scenario, which would include the alternate hobbit models I keep mentioning. After <i>that</i> I really want to paint some generic troops just to show some progress on another front. The ones most needed for the Fellowship book would be Moria Goblins, as well as Wild Wargs, neither of which should be very difficult.<br />
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<b>Last Thing I Swear</b><br />
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I wanted to give a shout-out to member Monotone_Matt from the <a href="http://one-ring.co.uk/portal.php" target="_blank">One-Ring</a> Forums. I recently completed a trade with him, trading my Cave Troll with spear and a mounted Eowyn for his mint-in-box metal Isengard Troll. I received in in exactly 7 days (shipped from Switzerland!) and he was kind enough to throw in two Uruk-Hai Berserkers! An awesome bonus. Hopefully my package makes it to him in similar time and I even threw him a bonus as well. The One-Ring is a great website and one of the few active LoTR SBG communities still functioning. If you're a fan of the game, be sure to head over there and check it out.<br />
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<br />Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-3675184868382773092015-05-22T09:22:00.002-07:002015-05-22T09:25:00.147-07:00Old Creaky Bones<b>Dusting off the ol' pots</b><br />
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I'm about to start painting soon, I swear. Sorry for another wall of text but I wanted an update, and I'm bored at work.<br />
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I got my desk totally cleared and prepped for painting and will be adding a picture of my work-space soon. Here's what I consider essential to have at my painting area:<br />
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<i>- Tile pallet</i> (awesome way to have a pallet as its so easy to clean)<br />
-<i> Paper Towels </i> (for blotting and dry brushing)<br />
<i>- Plain Paper </i> (to cover the surface and use for dry brushing)<br />
<i>- Plenty of light</i> (using two desk lamps on either side of my space)<br />
<i>- Water pot </i> (I use a small glass jar)<br />
<i>- Brushes</i> (I try to keep the selection limited so I can find things more quickly)<br />
<i>- Other tools</i> (knives, pin-vise, pliers, cutters, files, etc.)<br />
<i>- Minis on-deck </i>(Again, only limited to what I'm currently painting)<br />
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I have found keeping things simple helps in several ways. First, it allows me to clean up. If company is coming I don't have much to put away. Second, it prevents me from getting overwhelmed, which I've found really helps me with my motivation to paint, and keeps productivity up. Its hard to want to sit down and paint if you have to clean up a bunch of crap first.<br />
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<b>Fits and starts</b><br />
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After I got my station set-up I opened my box of paints, and suddenly realized I had a big problem. Most of my paints (probably about half) are older GW paints, in the old, flat top pots with the dimple on top (shown below). These paints are notorious for drying out, and after about 2 years of sitting in a cardboard box, that's exactly what happened.<br />
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Lucky for me I'm somewhat of a pro at revitalizing old, dried out paints. To speed the process I got a baby medicine syringe from the last time my son was sick, and used it to regulate the amount of water I added. After adding water to each pot I stirred it thoroughly with an old brush handle and so far most of them have come out no worse for wear.<br />
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It is almost always possible to save a pot of acrylic paint as long as it hasn't totally dried out. If it has its not worth wasting your time as the paint has chemically changed and water won't save it (to my knowledge). One trick I've always used with my paints is adding a chunk of metal, usually a large piece of flash, or base rail from a metal fig, to the pot. Some companies already do this in fact. Reaper uses a small plastic skull. The whole point is to have something in the pot to help mix the pigment and medium back to together after your paint has been sitting for awhile. All you do is pull it out, and assuming its not dried at all, give the pot a shake and mix the 2 parts back together. Voila!<br />
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So to summarize/recap the rectification process:<br />
1. Always add something to help in mixing as soon as you get a new pot.<br />
2. Always shake a pot thoroughly before use.<br />
3. If paint seems a bit thick, slowly add drops of water (less is more)<br />
4. Ideally wait until paint is on your pallet before thinning to avoid over-thinning the whole pot.<br />
5. If paint dries out in the pot, slowly add drops of water (again, take your time to get it just right)<br />
6. Mix well with a toothpick or other stick thingy.<br />
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<b>Goodbye</b><br />
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That's all for now. I should be done clean up my paints tonight, and ready to lay some brushstrokes this weekend.Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-53127761702441952452015-05-20T06:41:00.001-07:002015-05-20T06:41:05.860-07:00Quick Update and Next Steps<b>Preparation</b><br />
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So last night I started prepping my painting area, also known as my computer desk. Had a significant pileup of old papers, tax returns, and fishing odds and ends (my other hobby is bass fishing, go figure).<br />
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I also got out my boxes and cases of models to ascertain what all I have and what I need to prep. I totally forgot I had a complete Fog on the Barrow Downs box set, which is great because it makes up an entire scenario, as well as being pretty hard to find for a decent price on eBay.<br />
<br />I also found my mounted Arwen with Frodo model. Since I plan to paint the foot version of Arwen, as well as the foot and mounted version of Glorfindel, and all of those models use similar pallets, I am going to hold off on painting until I get a chance to base coat the Arwen model.<br /><br />The weather here has been good, if a bit humid so that should be tonight. I will also likely base some other models to save time.<br />
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On tonight's to-do list are:<br />
- Base coat a handful of models (Fog on the Barrow Downs will for sure be getting a coat)<br />
- Check paints for clumping/drying and remedy any issues<br />
- Pick pallet for Elves, Horses, and injured Frodo<br />
- Plan next steps for painting<br />
- Stare at blue foam and be afraid of scenery construction<br />
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That's all for now! I'll probably be posting pics of everything I've painted so far, as well as a list of the models I have and need in the near future, or between painting updates.Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-73073224500050230502015-05-19T08:04:00.002-07:002015-05-19T08:04:17.533-07:00"A light from the shadow shall spring..."<a href="http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Nirnaeth_Arnoediad" target="_blank">Aure Entuluva!</a><br />
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I am back! Recently at work I was bored and started browsing <a href="http://one-ring.co.uk/portal.php" target="_blank">The One Ring</a>, currently the best LoTR SBG forum with active membership. Looking at some of the beautiful and inspiring work on its extensive pages, with some projects going back years, I found myself yearning to paint and create once again.<br />
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I have recently been working on clearing out a lot of my excess hobby materials, including old armies, dusty board games, and general junk. This has given me a lot of extra space, and handling all my old stuff has made me nostalgic.<br />
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Another driving factor is that I'm a teacher, and the school year is approaching a close, leaving me with a good bit of free time on my hands. Therefore I hope to begin keeping a decent schedule of work, and hopefully you, the readers, will hold me accountable.<br />
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I intend to continue this project where it left off, painting Glorfindel and Arwen, as well as new variations on the 4 hobbits. I also have some other pieces which are primed and may get a splash of paint simply to help me brush up my skills, but we'll have to see how motivated I can be!<br />
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One more small note, if you've noticed, I have added ads via Google AdSense. This is a way for me to make a small amount of money through my blog. It amounts to about $0.01 per ad click, but I plan to take any money earned and apply it toward purchasing more models for the project. All you have to do is click the ad, you can then close it, or continue looking at whatever it is they want you to buy. This would be greatly appreciated.<br />
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If you want to catch up on what this project is, or why I'm doing it as such, read through the old posts (there aren't that many honestly) or just check out the <a href="http://foraysinmiddleearth.blogspot.com/2012/07/introduction.html" target="_blank">introduction</a> post. And finally, if you are interested in my work, then I strongly encourage you to head over to <a href="http://one-ring.co.uk/portal.php" target="_blank">The One Ring</a> and register and browse the WiP and Campaign sections, ESPECIALLY <a href="http://one-ring.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25054" target="_blank">Celevue's LOTR Campaign Thread</a> and the accompanying <a href="http://one-ring.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=25227" target="_blank">"behind the scenes" WiP thread</a>. It is a similar project to mine, but taken to the 1000th degree and done way better.Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-14082915187795757642013-03-25T23:04:00.001-07:002013-03-25T23:04:46.221-07:00"The mightiest man may be slain by one arrow... "<h4>
The Steward's Son</h4>
Well it has been awhile since my last update as life has gotten in the way of hobbies. I have been working, just at a slow pace, and here and there. Also the models you are about to see took a lot of fiddling to get just right in my opinion. As I mentioned in my last post I painted Boromir, however at the last minute I decided to paint the Dying Boromir model as well. In hindsight this was a good choice as I had a lot of mixed colors which would have been hard to duplicate again if I had waited. The reason it took so long is that there were a lot of different area's to paint on these models, not to mention the horse for the mounted sculpt, which is essentially a model in its own right.<br />
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Boromir as a character is an interesting one for me as I used to hate him. This is partly due to Peter Jackson. In the films, Boromir is portrayed as kind of whiny, not Tatooine Luke whiny, but whiny nonetheless. Furthermore I don't think the films did a good job of showing why Boromir was so easily corrupted by the Ring until the Two Towers, after he is dead, making it hard to connect with him. However after a closer reading of the books at a later age, I came to realize how awesome and tragic his fall is.<br />
<br />Basically, Boromir was just doing his best to protect his homeland. He had seen brutal warfare in the fighting for Osgiliath, seen friends die, and watched as his country slowly lost a long war. All of this while dealing with his bat-shit crazy father, and trying to look out for his younger brother, Faramir. When he decided to make for Rivendell and the Council of Elrond, he was essentially looking for the last option he could. When he then learned that the Ring was found, it is only natural that he would covet it, being a desperate man, open to gaining whatever advantage he could over the Enemy. To put it in modern terms, this would be like Hitler finding a hidden atomic bomb in his basement as the Allies invaded Berlin, you're damn right he would try to use it, but he could have no clue of the consequences. Also the atom bomb in this scenario has a willful malice and a dark sorcerer spiritually connected to it.<br />
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Finally Boromir redeems himself at Amon-Hen. After trying to take the Ring from Frodo, he realizes what he has done, and sells himself dearly to defend Merry and Pippin from the Uruks. Again, <a href="http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Boromir" target="_blank">here</a> is a link to some more information about Boromir from a canonical standpoint. Also here is a link to a great operatic interpretation of the death of Boromir:<br />
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So I approached this project with a little bit of apprehension as I haven't painted a decent horse and rider in a long time. I don't count the Nazgûl as the riders are so incredibly easy to paint. Other than that these models were fairly straightforward besides having quite a few different shades of brown to figure out, as well as the hair. I think the parts which turned out the best were the black cloaks. I used Reaper Master Series Pure Black for these. What sets it apart from Chaos Black is that it really is pure black. Very matte, and very dark. I've always thought Chaos Black was a bit glossy personally. Black is a tough color to work with, although I think I did a pretty good job in this case, although the pictures here don't really do it justice. I'll shut up now and show you the eye candy (scheme to follow per model as usual):</div>
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Cloak: Reaper MS Pure Black, 2 progressively lighter highlights using Codex Grey mixed in.<br />
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Cloak Lining: Codex Grey<br />
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Under Robes: Wazdakka Red/Doombull Brown, Wazdakka Red highlight, tiny Blood Red highlight on the front.<br />
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Gloves/Boots: Scorched Brown, Bestial Brown.<br />
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Silver bits: Boltgun Metal, Chainmail, Mithril Silver (big surprise there).<br />
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Skin: Bestial Brown, Dwarf Flesh, Elf Flesh.<br />
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Hair: Doombull Brown, Doombull Brown/Fiery Orange highlight.<br />
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Belt/Shield Strap: Doombull Brown, Doombull Brown/Vomit Brown highlight.<br />
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Gold Bits: Shining Gold, P3 Flesh Wash, Burnished Gold<br />
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"...and Boromir was pierced by many." </h4>
As I mentioned above, I finally decided to do this model just to get it through with. And given that I used literally the same pallet which the exception of the arrows and cloak, it wasn't really that difficult except the time involved. Plus I'm glad I finally gave in as I think its an excellent model and turned out really well. <br />
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Elven Cloak: Codex Grey, Fortress Grey, Astronomicon Grey<br />
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The coolest thing about finishing these models is that I now technically have every member of the Fellowship painted (most more than once!). I will still be doing another version of the Hobbits, but I think first I will be painting Glorfindel or Arwen, but most likely Glorfindel because he's AWESOMESAUCE! But really really for real, I will paint both for my next update. I also may include a post of my WHFB High Elves simply to keep everyone happy while I work on Glorf-Arwen.</div>
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Axe(s) of the Dwarf(ves)</h4>
So after tackling the taller parts of the Fellowship, I have to move on to everyone's favorite dwarf, Gimli, Son of Gloin. As most of you know, Gloin was a member of the party of dwarves in the Quest of Erebor (The Hobbit), and Gimli is his son. Dwarves are very long lived, not as long as the elves, however Gimli was not allowed to participate in Thorin Oakenshield's quest as he was deemed too young (a measly sixty years old!) by dwarf standards. Although relegated to comic relief in Peter Jackson's trilogy, Gimli is remarkably notable in the story of the Third Age. Most notable is the fact that he was the first dwarf of his age to readily fight alongside an elf (Legolas), and to later leave on the ships into the West, to the Undying Lands!! Probably the most important thing about Gimli as a character is his relationship with Galadriel. I have already touched on Galadriel's massive importance to the saga a few posts back, but it is speculated that it was Galadriel's influence amongst the Valar which gave Gimli leave to visit Valinor. Before I get too long winded I'll go ahead and point readers to <a href="http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Gimli" target="_blank">this</a> page to read the rest of Gimli's history.<br />
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Tiny Beards, Big Hearts</h4>
So, as with Aragorn and Legolas, I chose to paint two different sculpts of Gimli. The first, the normal Fellowship sculpt, and the second, the Amon-Hen version. The only real difference is that the Amon-Hen sculpt is wearing an Elven cloak, which obscures much of the rear detail on the model, meaning it was quite a bit easier to paint.<br />
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At first I had a terrible time painting these models, as I had to mix a lot of colors. Furthermore, like Aragorn, it seemed like I was just painting a bunch of different shades of brown and it looked bad and muddled. However as I got closer to being finished the scheme really started to come together and I think it really came out well for the most part. I particularly like how the gold detailing on the upper sleeves appears, as well as the cloak on the AH sculpt. On to pictures and scheme discussion to follow!:<br />
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Jacket: Dark Flesh, Wazdakka Red (Red Gore)<br />
Boots, Gloves, Shoulder Straps, Helmet: Scorched Brown, Bestial Brown<br />
Axe Hafts: Doombull Brown, Bestial Brown, Bestial Brown/Ushabti Bone mix<br />
Axes, Helmet, Mail, Metal bits: Boltgun Metal, p3 Flesh Wash, Chainmail and Mithril Silver drybrushes<br />
Gold Bits: Shining Gold, p3 Flesh Wash, Burnished Gold <br />
Skin: Dwarf Flesh, p3 Flesh Wash, Elf Flesh, p3 Flesh Wash, Elf Flesh<br />
Beard: Doombull Brown, Doombull Brown/Ushabti Bone mix, 3rd Highlight w/ more Ushabti<br />
Top Sleeves: Reaper MS Pure Black, Shining Gold<br />
Backpack, Elven Cloak: Codex Grey, Fortress Grey, Astronomicon Grey<br />
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Next update expect Boromir! I may do the mounted version as well simply to save time, although I will probably NOT be painting dying Boromir at this time as he isn't really essential and is more of a diorama style piece. Following that I will paint better versions of the 4 Hobbits and then eventually move on to some Elves.... (*looks at Glorfindel*)<br />
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With the exception of the Dúnedain and Nazgûl, I have been using the schemes provided in the Journeybooks almost exclusively. Any parts of models not covered, or which I think look stupid get a redux using my oft ill conceived color schemes (remember, I'm color blind). I also tend to fiddle with some of the browns, typically going for darker shades or mixes to paint leather straps and packs. I took some freedom with Legolas, mainly because the scheme given in the Journeybook is wrong. It calls for painting all of his tunic with Dark Angels Green (Caliban Green), however in the films Legolas is actually wearing a brown leather covering over the front of his outfit, as well as soft leather pauldrons on his shoulders. I thought this was funny so I turned to a book I've been using when I can't quite figure out what the sculptor was going for: <br />
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I picked this book up ages ago on a whim from Barnes and Noble, not knowing how useful it is. Its about 220 pages with lots of commentary and good photos of props used in the movies, including stuff from behind the scenes, such as Gil-Galad's armor, and some good full color concept art. So I went to the section on Legolas, and I confirmed my suspicion about the leather coverlet over his tunic. I also remembered (and confirmed) that the sculpts I would be painting had different bows. The first has a Mirkwood style short recurve bow. The Amon-Hen scuplt has Legolas wielding a Lorien bow, made from mallorn heartwood, and much stronger, longer, and stouter than Legolas' earlier bow, however it lacks the gold detailing of the shorter Mirkwood bow.</div>
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With these two I tried my hand at painting inside out. Meaning I started with painting the skin, something I usually leave until last. I really enjoyed doing it this way as the model started feeling more "done" ealier on, which is always heartening. I think from now on I will be painting inside out with characters and one-offs, and outside-in for batch painting as it usually involves drybrushes and washing which can mar an underlying layer. On to the scheme discussion and pictures!</div>
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The scheme in the book recommened the final high light be a mix of Dwarf and Elf flesh, but I like my elves to be really brightly skinned, so I opted not to tone down the final highlight. Notice the lack of eye painting, again that's because I am terrible at it, and the true-scale the LOTR models used (as opposed to Warhammer's heroic scale) means you can't really tell at gaming distance if the model's eyes are painted or not.</div>
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Underclothes: Shadow Grey, Fortress Grey</div>
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Tunic: Caliban Green (Dark Angels Green), Caliban Green 50/50 mix with Ushabti Bone (Bleached Bone)</div>
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Leather Coverlet/Shoulders/Boots/Gauntlets/Quiver: Scorched Brown, Bestial Brown</div>
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Leather Straps: Scorched Brown, Doombull Brown (Dark Flesh)</div>
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Fellowship Sculpt Bow/Arrow Hafts: Dark Flesh, Bestial Brown</div>
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Amon-Hen Sculpt Bow and Quiver/White Knife Handles: Bestial Brown, Ushabti Bone, Reaper Ivory</div>
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Arrow Flights: MM Acryl Dark Green, Interior Green</div>
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Elven Cloak: Codex Grey, Fortress Grey, Astronomicon Grey</div>
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Gold Details: Shining Gold, P3 Flesh Wash, Burnished Gold</div>
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Silver Details: Chaimail, Mithril Silver</div>
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All in all these were a joy to paint, much more fun that Aragorn(s). In the coming days look for an update as I start painting Gimli(s), at which point he only Fellowship members left to paint will the Boromir, and additional Hobbits! I also am acquiring, through a trade: Balin and Khazad guard, 3 Knights of Dol-Amroth, 3 Fountain Guard, 3 Rangers of Gondor, Gandalf at Khazad-Dum, and Haldir in Lorion (unarmored). Super excited about that.<br />
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<br />Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-90483639277133226912013-02-27T20:45:00.001-08:002013-02-27T20:45:15.560-08:00Elfstone and Olórin<h4>
The Fellowship Emerges</h4>
So after the first 2 scenarios in the Fellowship of the Ring Journeybook, which solely involve Dunédain and Nazgûl, and the next couple, which involve the 4 Hobbits, we come to the first appearance of Gandalf and Aragorn.<br />
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These are both crucial characters to the story, and I feel good now that I've got them out of the way. There is way too much history to cover in a blog post so I recommend going <a href="http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Aragorn_II_Elessar" target="_blank">here</a> for Aragorn, and <a href="http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Gandalf" target="_blank">here</a> for Gandalf, and you can learn all you want!<br />
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The Grey Pilgrim</h4>
I had an absolute blast painting Gandalf. I love painting long robes. It is easy to get a good result, and you get to play around with mixing colors, which is something I usually stay away from. I currently only have one version of Gandalf the Grey, although I hope to eventually get the Khazad-Dum version, mainly because its awesome. If I can find a good deal I would also like the Rivendell sculpt, as well as Gandalf on his cart. And I just remembered I have the new sculpt from the Hobbit box set, so I may paint that up as part of this project as well. One thing I have decided to do from now on is to use a white undercoat for almost everything. I seem to paint neater with it, as well as it making the colors pop a bit more.<br />
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I went with the scheme straight out of the book, with a few exceptions. MightyChad pointed out that the beard and hair are a bit yellow, but I think I like it, as Gandalf never really had white hair, it was always a fading blonde. I think it makes it pop, if anyone thinks it looks terrible let me know and I may try a slightly lighter drybrush to lighten it a bit more. On to pictures and scheme!<br />
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"'Round here, folks just call him Strider."</h4>
Ah, good old Aragorn. Basically a hobo with a sword, who happens to be a huge badass, and the savior of the Western world. However I absolutely hated painting these models for some reason! Yes I chose paint three sculpts of Aragorn all at once to save time, and I am glad I did because for some reason he just wasn't that fun to paint. They turned out so-so in my opinion. I think the main reason is that the multitude of greens and browns kind of blend together in my eyes (remember I'm color deficient) and it doesn't seem like I make any progress. I also think I should have painted them inside out, meaning starting at the skin, and working out. I usually start with the biggest surface, and I'm not sure why I do things that way, but in this case I should have broken the habit. I'll know next time I suppose. This was also my absolute first experience painting fire, and I think it turned out pretty good. The trick with fire is that the lighter colors go on first, and you go darker as you grade up. If you would like to know more just shoot me a message or comment on here.<br />
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The sculpts I used were: The Fellowship version, Aragorn at Weathertop, and Amon Hen Aragorn. Here are the pictures, followed by a group picture and the scheme breakdown.<br />
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Sword and Metal Bits: Boltgun metal, Chainmail, Mithril Silver<br />
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On Deck</h4>
I was going to include it in this post, but I didn't want it to be too long or to make all my loyal fans wait too long for an update. But next post I will have at the minimum two sculpts of Legolas, and possibly two versions of Gimli as well. Following that I will move on to Boromir, the 4 Hobbits, then Arwen and Glorfindel. And on the long game I will have some wild wargs to paint, as well as starting work on moria goblins and a troll, but thats a long way off. I also recently acquired through auction the following:<br />
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- Arwen mtd. w/ Frodo (hard to find model)<br />
- Another mtd. Ringwraith (Yay! only 5 more after this one is painted)<br />
- Galadriel<br />
- Celeborn<br />
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<br />Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-4363579596227768952013-02-22T21:27:00.003-08:002013-02-22T21:27:23.689-08:00The Nine Have Returned!<h4>
Return of the Nazgûl</h4>
So after a looooong hiatus from painting, due to...well...life. I have gotten some inspiration and time to do some more work on my project. I didn't want to tax myself too much, and I wanted to finish a big chunk of models, so I settled on finishing the remaining 5 Nazgûl I had waiting on me. I'll get to painting in a bit, but first, a little bit about the history of the Nine.<br />
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The Nazgûl, or Ringwraiths (Sindarin: Uliari) were originally nine Kings of Men who were given rings of power by Sauron the Deceiver. They greedily took them (because men are like that) and were immediately enslaved to Sauron's will, as in crafting the nine rings he had secretly slaved them to the will of the One Ring. Essentially what happened was their souls were cursed to never die and eternally serve their master. You can read more about their goings on prior to the Lord of the Rings <a href="http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Nazg%C3%BBl" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Getting Back Into the Swing of Things</h4>
I decided to use the same approach to the remaining 5 'wraiths I used with their 4 brethren I painted last fall. That is, 3 <i><b>heavy</b></i> coats of black wash, followed by a drybrush of codex grey. This time I went heavier on the codex grey drybrush, which I thought looked better (I actually went back and touched up the older guys too). I also painted another mounted Ringwraith and this time spent more time on the mount, which I think turned out really well. Unfortunately I couldn't find the other sculpts I needed for the 'wraiths so I have a few duplicates, but I would rather have them all painted and ready than have to wait for months for them to show up on eBay. In the future I plan to get all the named versions that GW has made just to have variety. I'll shut-up now and show you pictures, then give a more detailed color breakdown after.<br />
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Primer: Gray<br />
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Cloaks: 3 HEAVY coats of Nuln Oil wash, drybrush codex grey.<br />
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Metal Bits: Tin Bitz base, Boltgun metal drybrush.<br />
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Leather bits: Bestial Brown base, Balor Brown (snakebite leather) highlight.<br />
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Horse: Scorched Brown base, Doombull Brown (dark flesh) highlight.<br />
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Well as I've officially started another stint of painting madness (probably followed by another few months of nothing...I jest, I jest) I am going to try to keep the flame burning, I just finished a wild few weeks of work, and various other life issues, so I should have time to paint (fingers crossed). I just primed the following models listed in my last post:<br />
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I also decided to go ahead and add the Amon-Hen versions of Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Boromir (dying Boromir actually) as they use virtually the same palate so I can save time by knocking them out now. I will actually be painting 3 Aragorns at once, so that will be....interesting. I almost decided to do the Heroes of the West versions as well, but I want to save those as I will have hopefully improved, or come up with better inspiration for them by the time I get to the RotK book (should be about the time I retire).<br />
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I am going to start with Gandalf, then the 3 Hunters and Boromir, followed by the alternate Hobbits I will be doing, then Arwen and Glorfindel. In between I may decide to paint some basic foot troops that I have already primed, some Warriors of Minas Tirith, Men of Rohan, and maybe some Moria Goblins.<br />
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Nerdy Postlude</h4>
I've been reading lots of Tolkien lately, most recently the Book of Lost Tales 1. And I gotta say, I think all the pre-history stuff is so much better than Lord of the Rings. I mean I think the Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece, but the epic feeling of age and power you get when reading about Turin slaying Glaurung, or about Fingolfin fighting THE FUCKING DEVIL hand-to-hand, is downright incredible. My current list of favorite characters is as follows:<br />
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- Galadriel: Most people don't realize how incredibly awesome she is. I wish Peter Jackson had included a scene of here tearing down Dol Guldur in the LOTR movies, because yes, she tore down a goddamn mountain by herself. Not to mention when Fëanor wanted to use the light of her hair to make the Silmarils, she told him to fuck off! Oh yeah, Fëanor then went on to basically cause the first world war of Arda because of some treasure, so he wasn't exactly someone you said no to. And another thing, Galadriel was on the earth before the fucking Sun and Moon were in the sky! How about that for some age and power!<br />
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- Turin Turambar: Ah the Master of Fate, Slayer of Glaurung. The ultimate tragedy. Basically a guy with super shitty luck, but a lot of badassery, and a really strong sword arm. You need to read the Children of Hurin to really understand why Turin is so awesome.<br />
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- Glorfindel: Most people who have read Fellowship of the Ring, know Glorfindel as the elf-lord who rescued Frodo in the Wild after being stabbed by the Witch King, and who sped him to safety in Rivendell, being one of the few who could ride openly against the Nine. That in itself is super badass, and its a shame that he was replaced in the movies by "whiny Arwen" (hereafter named). But what most don't know is that Glorfindel is actually so badass he is reincarnated! Thats right, he already died once. Originally he was Chief of the House of the Golden Flower, one of the noble houses of the Hidden City of Gondolin in the First Age. When Morgoth Bauglir decided to wipe Gondolin off the face of the earth with an army of Dragons, Balrogs and Orcs, it was guys like Glorfindel who simply shrugged, suited up, and started taking as many of the bastards with them as they could. Unfortunately things went south and Tuor (Elrond's granddaddy) fled with his son, Eärendil, and wife, Idril (daughter of King Turgon) through a mountain pass to safety. Well Glorfindel vowed to help them escape. Even more unfortunately they were pursued by a Balrog and ambushed in a pass. Glorfindel decided to stop running and after a running battle, managed to cast the Balrog from the mountain, being pulled to his death in the process. However his sacrifice let the other refugee's flee to safety, wherein Eärendil later helped bring about the fall of Morgoth. So yeah....Glorfindel rocks.<br />
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I am done for now, look for my next post in a week or two.<br />
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<br />Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-19374346504180469472013-02-18T23:34:00.005-08:002016-03-11T11:29:02.265-08:00Back in the game!!!Wow. Its been awhile...<br />
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Well I would like to say that I'm ready to put in a little bit of work on this project again. I've been inspired lately by reading The Book of Lost Tales 1 and the Children of Hurin.<br />
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I must say that I am now fully of the opinion that the First Age (of the Sun that is) was the best age. Sure the Battle of the Pelennor and Helm's Deep and all that was super badass and epic, but nothing beats the image of Turin Turambar, hanging from a cliff, and gutting the most malevolent dragon in the history of the world. I mean come on! Well I just hope that New Line can get ahold of the rights to do some movies based around the Silmarillion, because I would love nothing more than to see the Fall of Gondolin or the War of Wrath on screen.<br />
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But on to models! I have almost finished the last 5 Nazgul to round out the Nine (on foot), as well as another mounted one. That will bring me up to all 9 I need for now, and 3 total mounted guys, which aren't totally essential, but I do want the full set eventually. Look for pictures of all the Nine on my next post.<br />
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Also on deck to be primed when I get some good weather:<br />
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- The 4 Hobbits (pre-Lorien edition)<br />
- Gandalf (Fellowship version with staff and sword)<br />
- Aragorn (Fellowship version)<br />
- Aragorn (Weathertop sculpt w/ torch)<br />
- Glorfindel ft. and mtd. (My all time favorite character next to Galadriel probably.)<br />
- Arwen on foot (Hoping to get a mounted version, or the version w/ Frodo too.)<br />
- Boromir (Fellowship foot and mounted)<br />
- Legolas (Fellowship)<br />
- Gimli (Fellowship)<br />
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Basically I'm super pumped about getting some more work done on this project. Since my last post I've managed to wrangle 2 more boxes of warg riders (which will double as wild wargs), a box of 12 Moria goblins, the Hobbit starter set (the terrain will be great to use as Isengard mine works), and a box of the Hobbit Warg Riders. Be looking for more soon!Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-57570796836066561772012-10-15T22:53:00.002-07:002012-10-15T22:53:40.833-07:00I'm still here!!Hey gang,<br />
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If anyone happens to be following this, I am still here!! I haven't kept up with this project lately for 2 reasons:<br />
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1) I need more paint to paint the next models on the backlog.<br />
2) I started a second job, leaving me with less free time.<br />
3) I took on responsibilities as Commander of a unit for the upcoming Mechwarrior Online. Which basically means I've been playing video games in my spare time instead of painting!<br />
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Well the whole two jobs thing has paid off, so I'll be able to get some paints this week at some point, and hopefully start working on the next batch of models following that. In other news, I found the plastic Ent box set, and a box of 6 plastic warg riders for $15 each, so stay tuned for more LOTR and...stuff!!<br />
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Okie Dokie. So, if you don't know I live in New Orleans, and if you don't live in a box you know we got hit by hurricane Isaac this past week. The city itself didn't suffer much in terms of flooding but because the storm was so slow we got pounded with high winds for 2 days. So like 90% of the parish lost power. Isaac since went on to do a lot of damage and levee bursting further north, which sucks. On top of that I only just got power back last night.... Now the funny thing about New Orleans is that its really F'ing hot in the summertime here. And no power means no A/C, which means sweaty, angry, depressed people. I literally sweated non-stop for almost 3 days unless I was in a cold shower. Not too fun. However I did get some good painting done!<br />
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The Dúnedain (as I am presenting them) are the descendants of the original Numenorean exiles to Middle-Earth. The name is a compound word which in Sindarin means, "the men of westernesse". <i>Adûn</i> is a Westron word meaning Westerner, while Edain is the proper name of the elder race of men in Arda (whereas the elves are the Eldar, and the dwarves the Naugrim). After The Voyage of Eärendil, wherein the mariner convinced the Valar to send aid to the elves of Middle Earth in defeating Morgoth Bauglir, the Men who aided the Valar were gifted with the land of Numenor. Eventually some of the Numenoreans got all angsty and broke some rules, so the Valar sank their continent (they have a habit of doing this when you piss them off). The faithful who survived settled in Middle-Earth under Elendil and became the Dúnedain. Elendil is the father of Isildur, who eventually strikes down Sauron and takes The One Ring from his severed fingers. Pretty epic stuff. If you want to know more check out: <a href="http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page" target="_blank">The One Wiki to Rule Them All</a> or even better, read Tolkien's Silmarillion and the Unfinished Tales. If you can make it past the Ainulindalë chapter its a goddamn awesome, epic book, if a bit flowery in the language department.<br />
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Anywho the kings of Gondor and Arnor (Numenoreans) slowly dwindled, and eventually Arnor collapsed all together. The distant and sundered descendants of the kings of Arnor took to the wilds and became the Rangers in the North, of whom Aragorn Elessar was the leader. They tasked themselves with guarding the northern borders of Eriador from the encroaching darkness of Angmar, and ultimately Sauron. This was mostly centered around protecting the nigh defenceless hobbits of the Shire, and the folk of Bree and the outlying areas. Which is why they feature in The Fellowship of the Ring at all. Now on to the models, with paint schemes to follow!<br />
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Bristles in the Dark</h4>
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As I had no power starting last Tuesday afternoon I put on my trusty headlamp and banged these guys out over Tuesday and Wednesday. I think they look great for having been painted under LED light in a totally dark room.<br />
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So there you have it. I mixed the cloak and tunic colors to provide a bit of variation after all these guys are supposed to be fairly solitary, and don't have a uniform as such. Anyhow here's the schemes I used, all are over a black base coat:<br />
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Grey Cloaks/Tunics: Codex grey, badab black wash, codex grey drybrush<br />
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Green Cloaks/Tunics: MM Acryl Dark Green, Thraka Green wash, MM Acryl Interior Green Drybrush.<br />
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Leather Armor/Vambraces/Boots: Scorched Brown, Bestial Brown highlight.<br />
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Leather straps/pouches/etc: Vermin brown, Vomit Brown highlight. <br />
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Pants and quivers/arrows: Reaper Master Pure Black, Codex grey drybrush.<br />
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Spear and bow staves: Reaper Master Pure Black mixed with scorched brown, Scorched brown highlight.<br />
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Steel: Boltgun Metal, Leviathan Purple wash, Chainmail highlight, Mithril Silver Highlight<br />
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Gold: Tin Bitz, Leviathan Purple Wash, Shining Gold highlight, Burnished Gold highlight.<br />
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Skin: Tanned Flesh, Flesh Wash, Dwarf Flesh.<br />
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So what do you guys think? I think they could've looked a little more weathered, but either way they look pretty neat in my opinion. Notice I didn't paint eyes, and probably won't on a lot of these LOTR models, as their a bit smaller in scale than Warhammer and 40k, so its less essential typically. Plus I suck at painting eyes.<br />
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So yesterday I also received that trade I mentioned. And boy is it awesome. Not only did it include everything I wanted, the guy threw in a bag of random goodies from blisters that had fallen apart. I got ALOT of awesome stuff. Here's a picture:<br />
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In that box you see:<br />
3 Cave Trolls! <br />
72 Warriors of Minas Tirith<br />
18 Riders of Rohan<br />
48 Mordor Orcs <br />
20 Uruk-Hai<br />
12 Warriors of Rohan<br />
5 Knights of Minas Tirith<br />
Ambush at Amon Hen<br />
Attack at Weathertop<br />
Heroes of the West<br />
The Fellowship of the Ring<br />
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And lots and lots of awesome metal models too. Too many to list actually. But there were dwarves, elves, lots of heroes, and some of the awesome OOP metal orcs. I've got a lot to paint, but my next big goal is to get the wargs and Moria Goblins I need to finish some scenarios. I also need quite a few more mounted Nazgul and some alternate sculpts for the foot guys.<br />
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Just a bit of humor there for you (a la the post title)<br />
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Anyhow, down to business.<br />
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This post is mainly just to show off the finished Nazgul Riders, and the spruced up Ringwraiths on foot! Now, as my camera is terrible (its my phone camera, 5.1 megapixel) you may not be able to see a difference from my last post. However all I've done is add a drybrush of codex grey. I think this game them a good pop as they were looking a little bit boring in my humble opinion. Below are two lighting options as well, one with flash, the other with just my desk lamp. I thought about adding some dirt around the bottoms of the cloaks but don't have the colors I would want to use for that. I also got lazy and I'm really tired of painting Nazgul (which is funny because I have a lot more to paint).<br />
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Now here are the mounted guys, all finished and done. I got really lazy on them, as I despise painting horses (too many hard to reach places with large surface area). Also one of them was kind of miscast on one side but you can't really tell from the pictures. Anyhow, dont judge too harshly. I also ended up adding the codex grey drybrush on the rider's cloaks as well. However I do regret that I did the horses in black now however, as all the GW pictures I've found show dark brown horses, so on the rest that might be what I do. You can also tell from the detail shots that the primer coat got really grainy, probably due to humidity (its hot here). So I'll try to avoid that next time. I'll shut up and show you pictures now.<br />
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<br />So that's all for now. Look for an update sometime later this week or next as I'm itching to start my Dunedain/Rangers.Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-66337000851220728152012-08-23T21:31:00.002-07:002012-08-23T21:34:07.633-07:00Nazgul and beyond<h4>
Catch-up </h4>
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So, sorry it's been so long for an update, but life takes precadence over painting unfortunately. My vacation was lovely, and I spent some time at home in the mountains and managed to find some old supplies with which to build some terrain. Also the previous trade I mentioned fell through :( However I set up another one on <a href="http://www.bartertown.com/">www.bartertown.com</a> and I just shipped my end today! This trade has a ton of good stuff and will mainly satisfy the later books. Anywho on to the painting!<br />
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The 4 (out of 9)</h4>
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So the idea of painted a dude whos just wearing a black cloak and hood sounds kind of boring to me. So I decided to switch it up a bit. The normal way I would paint a model like this would be to start with a black undercoat, and work up through mixes of grays and blacks using dry brushing. However thats way to easy. I also don't have any black primer, so that option was out as hand basing takes forever!<br />
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However I do have grey spray paint. So I did the only natural thing and decided to paint these guys inside out. That is to say, start with gray underneath and go from there. How you may ask? Well a long time ago I saw MightyChad painting some sort of beastman or something (It might have been a PP model) and he was painting the skin by layering on thin layers of wash over a white undercoat. Well I had a gray undercoat and black wash (badab black to be precise), and VOILA! I ended up doing three coats to get the color dark enough, and that almost cleaned out a pot of the stuff as I layered it on very heavily. However I think the effect works great. I got lazy when spray coating them so there were some spots where the metal showed through, but like I said, its hard to get excited about a guy that looks like a 90's horror movie killer without his mask.<br />
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I think they turned out pretty good! The metal bits (swords and armor) were painted by applying a layer of Tin Bitz followed by a drybrush of boltgun metal. Usually I would have proceeded to a further drybrush of chainmail, however I wanted these guys to look extra grungy and nasty (as Nazgul should).<br />
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I also painted two mounted Nazgul at the same time. However I haven't made it to the horses yet, but they'll be coming soon. Here's a sneak peak!<br />
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My previous trade I had lined up fell through, however I have another one which should be here by sometime next week. Its a whopper amount of stuff and includes the following, mostly stuff thats useful for later scenarios. Also, as soon as I'm done with these Nazgul I'll start painting up some Dunedain (I'll be using plastic ranger models as the Dunedain are hard to find and expensive).<br />
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Blisters:<br />
Merry & Pippen VS Grishnakh<br />
Moria armoured goblins<br />
Glorfindel mounted and on foot<br />
Gandalf on Shadowfax<br />
Elladin and Elrohir<br />
Mounted Boromir<br />
Eomer Mounted<br />
Legolas and Gimli on horseback<br />
Gandalf the white<br />
Warg Riders x3<br />
Uruk Hai Warriors (LoTR)<br />
Sam, Frodo, Gollum on rock (two towers) x2<br />
Cave troll<br />
Cave Troll w/ spear x2<br />
Rohan Royal Guard on foot<br />
RingWraith on foot<br />
Lurtz<br />
Gorbag and Shagrat<br />
Sam and Frodo in orc armor<br />
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Box sets<br />
Heroes of the West<br />
Ambush at Amon Hen<br />
Attack at Weathertop<br />
Fellowship of the Ring<br />
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Starters<br />
Return of the King x2<br />
Two Towers x1<br />
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Army Box<br />
Forces of Free People<br />
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<br />Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-19070936074043941992012-08-06T18:34:00.002-07:002012-08-06T18:34:24.163-07:00Vacation UpdateWell I'm here in sunny Florida for a few days so I thought I'd shoot out a quick update to prove I'm still intending to follow through on this whole mess. Before I left for vacation I got the last Journeybook (Return of the King) I was very lucky and found the second two for super cheap. I also got a Faramir model for $5 ($0.99 plus $4 of shipping :P) The ROTK book is different as most of the scenarios don't have recommended participants beyond key hero's. It bothered me at first, however I think by that point I will want to flex my creative muscles and that will give me an opportunity to mix and match some things. Also from a scenario design standpoint it makes sense as the forces are so much larger and varied than any battle from the earlier books. You've got a lot of players in the final few battles: Easterlings,Southrons, Khandish Mercs, Knights of Dol-Amroth, Lossarnach, Lamedon, Grey Company, etc. etc. etc. So being less restricted means I can have a smattering of whatever I want without having to shell out too much money for 30 Knights of Dol-Amroth.<br />
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Anywho I've been scouring eBay for deals. I've struck well too. I have in the mail:<br />
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10 Warriors of Rohan (all with bow)<br />
12 Rangers of Middle Earth (these will become dunedain more than likely)<br />
1 Ringwraith Blister (includes foot and mtd. version.)<br />
17 Warriors of Minas Tirith<br />
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Classic Fellowship poses of Legolas, Aragorn, Gimli, and Boromir. So I have almost all the fellowship except Gandalf, and I would like alternate versions of the hobbits but thats not vital. So I'm doing pretty good. I will also be acquiring (through a trade) the following, which will put me in great shape as it has lots of hard to find and expensive stuff:<br />
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Aragorn at the Black Gate (Mounted)<br /> Aragorn at Amon Hen<br /> Boromir with Gondor Standard (Discontinued model)<br /> Halabarad with Aragorn's Standard (Discontinued model)<br /> Gil-Galad<br /> Glorfindel on foot and mounted<br /> Haldir in Mirkwood (discontinued model)<br /> Legolas at Amon Hen<br /> Gandalf at Khazad dûm<br /> Balin<br /> Elendil<br /> Isildur<br /> <br /> Infantry<br /> <br /> 8 Minas Tirith Bowman<br /> 6 Minas Tirith Swordsman<br /> 6 Minas Tirith Spearmen<br /> 1 Minas Tirith Standard<br /> 3 Rangers of the Gondor<br /> 3 Fountain Guard<br /> 3 Knights of Dol Amroth<br /> 13 Numenorian Swordsman<br /> 5 Numenorian Spearmen<br /> 1 Numenorian Standard<br /> 3 Rangers of the North<br /> 5 High Elf Archers<br /> 2 High Elf Spearmen<br /> 2 High Elf Swordsmen<br /> 1 High Elf Standard<br /> 8 Khazad Guard<br />
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So be ready for lots of updates when I get back (hopefully)<br />
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Also I got a part-time job playing with Lego Robots! Yes I am an adult!Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-42545614748364576392012-07-31T23:58:00.004-07:002012-07-31T23:58:47.964-07:00Quick Update<h4>
Laziness </h4>
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So I got a little behind my planned schedule due to work and an upcoming vacation. I need some black primer anyhow so the Ringwraiths will be on the back burner until I get back from vacation. Since I didn't have any primer, and I got bored, I decided to build a fort! I also found the other two Journeybooks I will need. These are the hard part as their out of print and hard to find. I have The Two Towers, and Return of the King should hopefully arrive before I leave for vacation. The scenarios in Two Towers have me itching to skip the Fellowship book because their so cool, but I'm sticking by my guns! Also no luck on ebay auctions recently :( but I'll be selling a lot of 40k and WHFB stuff when I get back so I'll have funds to bid more aggressively.<br />
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FORTitude</h4>
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This is based on the basic templates featured in the main rulebook, as well as the old Siege Of Gondor Sourcebook. I had to alter and hand-draw the templates somewhat however as I used 13mm foamcore, being unable to find the 10mm thickness suggested. I plan to paint them, add brickwork (using pencil) and some balsa wood accents (trapdoors and a gate). Here are the results:<br />
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<br />I think they turned out pretty good!<br />
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Special Guest</h4>
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Since I don't have much to offer I thought I would feature my wife's art on the blog! These are 6x8 canvas boards with tapestry thread dipped in elmers used to create the shapes. I think their really pretty and simple and a great thing for her to do while I'm absorbed in painting or cutting up foamcore :P (for some reason blogger keeps auto rotating this pic, so just turn your head to the side XD )<br />
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What to look forward to:</h4>
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After vacation I should be able to start more earnestly (hopefully) its hard when life gets in the way of hobbies. On my list are:<br />
<br />-Keep hunting for ebay deals, specifically nazgul and dunedain.<br />
-Buy some 1" insulation foam to start building terrain<br />
-Sell, sell, sell. Get rid of 40k and WHFB stuff to fund this project and make space for the new stuff<br />
-More TBA!Powers Wartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651122019815567870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578857765159230357.post-39593629058547574592012-07-23T21:44:00.003-07:002012-07-23T21:44:57.412-07:00So what's next?<h4>
Striptease....</h4>
So I started stripping my Ringwraiths. Those robes just don't wanna come off ;-) <br />
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So since I got the Fellowship of the Ring Journeybook, and finished painting my <i>holbytla</i> so I figured I should start on the stuff required for the first scenario, <i>The Hunt Begins</i>. This first scenario depicts a skirmish in Eriador, on the northern border of the Shire, wherein a group of Dunedain rangers (think Aragorn's cousins) are hard pressed to prevent the Nazgul from entering the Shire and capturing Frodo and the Ring. The participants are a force of 9 Dunedain, each a minor hero in game terms, with 1 might/will/fate, a spear and a bow. Their opponents are a force of 2 Ringwraiths and the Witch King of Angmar, all of whom are using the minimum stat-lines to represent their distance from the Dark Lord and his not yet dominant power. Honestly it seems pretty unbalanced, and I've read elsewhere that it is, however it's a very thematic scenario I think, despite its simplicity. Here is the board layout:<br />
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So it looks like I've got some work to do! Right now I'm scouring eBay for a good deal on some sort of Ranger models. I've decided to use a mix of models to represent the Dunedain, as GW's are too expensive, but at this point my plan is to use the plastic Rangers of Middle-Earth box, which comes with 12 Rangers. In terms of terrain you can see from the picture that it's fairly simple, and the cool thing about this book is that all the previous scenario's build on earlier ones. For instance the little rock outcrops are used later in the Moria Scenarios to hold up the bridges of Dwarrowdelf!<br />
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I also just ordered The Two Towers Journeybook, and it should get here sometimes this week or next, very excited. <br />
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Wishlist/what I need!</h4>
So I have glanced through the future scenarios to kind of glean an idea of what I'll need to buy, and here's a rough list of the models I'll need to acquire and paint to complete the Fellowship Journeybook. And in case any wealthy benefactors are reading this blog, I do take donations! (That includes my parents xD )<br />
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5 Ringwraiths (unmounted)<br />
1 Gildor Inglorion (OOP)<br />
4 Hobbits (for pre-Lothlorien version)<br />
1 Tom Bombadil and Goldberry<br />
4 Barrow-Wights<br />
1 Gandalf the Grey (pre-Khazad-Dum version)<br />
1 Aragorn (either the Weathertop version, or any other normal version of Amon-Hen Aragorn)<br />
1 Glorfindel<br />
7 Mounted Ringwraiths<br />
1 Boromir of Gondor<br />
1 Legolas Greenleaf<br />
1 Gimli Gloinsson (<mad that one up)<br />
1 Wild Warg Chieftain<br />
18 Wild Wargs (3 boxes worth :( thats a lot)<br />
1 Watcher in the Water (or at least 6 tentacles worth)<br />
2 Goblin Captains<br />
24 Moria Goblins (with 8 of each weapon option)<br />
1 Cave Troll<br />
1 Balrog (another ouch here)<br />
1 Haldir (Lothlorien version w/o armor, OOP)<br />
6 Wood elves w/ bows (OOP version preferably, but I can always just buy the elves box)<br />
1 Lurtz<br />
1 Uruk-Hai Captain<br />
18 Uruk Scouts (6 w/ bows, 12 w/ shields)<br />
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Sooooo. Thats a lot to acquire, and it could take a very long time. My next big decision is should I just buy the Mines of Moria set to acquire all the Fellowship models or should I buy all the pieces separately? I'm pushing for separately because I hate the sculpts of the Fellowship in that box, and the cave troll looks like a cheap toy, however it would be convenient. Thoughts?<br />
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Next on the menu....</h4>
So my next purchase will probably be the Ringwraiths as they feature in quite a few of the scenarios in this book, including the first 4 or 5, so thats important. Painting wise I'm currently stripping the Nazgul I had and will prime them tomorrow or the next day probably. So expect some work on those before week's end. G'day!<br />
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Let's Dive Right In!</h4>
So, I got these models last week from an eBay auction, and as I was waiting for the first Journeybook, I went ahead and got to painting. Here's what I got in the auctions, for just above $10 (it was a steal).<br />
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1 Mounted Ringwraith (unpainted)<br />
3 Painted (poorly) Ringwraiths on foot, includes the Witch King (Weathertop edition)<br />
4 Hobbits (primed): Merry, Pippin, Sam and Frodo.<br />
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Here's some pics (minus the mounted Wraith):<br />
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As you can see I had to label the hobbits as its hard to tell them apart before they're painted. Once my paintschemes started to come together, and I stared at their tiny faces for long enough, you can really appreciate the detail the sculptors used, as the models really do look a lot like the actors who portrayed them in the films.<br />
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As I couldn't really decide how to paint the hobbits, and I don't have every paint made by GW, I had to be picky when deciding how to paint the hobbits without making them all look alike. So I did this:<br />
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There, that was easy! And with this figured out I launched into painting the four smallest biggest hero's Middle-earth has ever seen. Here's the little fellows with their base clothes painted:<br />
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Now for the paint scheme I used for the clothes, I'll use the format of base/shade/highlight to keep it simple (MM is "model master" acryl, made by testors):<br />
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Green clothes: MM Acryl <i>Dark Green</i>, <i>Thraka Green</i> wash, MM Acryl <i>Interior Green</i> highlights<br />
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Brown Clothes: <i>Scorched Brown</i> base, <i>Bestial Brown</i> highlights (no shade here)<br />
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Now that I had the basic clothes down I moved on to the next largest surface, the cloaks. In my haste to get started I forgot that the hobbits weren't gifted their Elven cloaks until they reach Lothlorien, well into their journey with the Fellowship, but I plan on having another set of models to represent the hobbits, pre-Fellowship (as long as I win this damn auction!!) So I dove in and painted the cloaks, and they rock. Cloaks are one of my favorite things to paint as its not hard to get a really nice looking one with a little work. In hindsight I feel like they should be a little darker, or muddier I suppose, maybe with a little green in there somewhere, but I like how they turned out. Here they are:<br />
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Here's the scheme:<br />
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Elven Cloaks: <i>Codex Grey</i> base, <i>Fortress Grey</i> highlight #1, <i>Astronomicon Grey</i> highlight #2, <i>Skull White</i> highlight #3.<br />
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So now the major surfaces were covered. That was the easy part, the details are always the hardest and most time consuming part of any painting project. Anyone can drybrush or highlight a large surface, but detail work is pain(t)staking (I couldn't resist), requires a steady hand, and can be un-fun sometimes. However the rewards are always worth it.<br />
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And here's this picture, right after I put <i>Flesh Wash</i> on their skin. This was only taken because they look like oompa loompas. Which is funny because their tiny.<br />
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So after much work (really only a few hours) I managed to finish these guys. I had some trouble with the hair as I'm color blind (SURPRISE!) and my pallet of browns is limited. But I had my wife help me by looking at pictures of the actors (in costume) and telling me what color their hair was, because to me if its not red, blond, or black, its just "brown". Anywho, here's two pictures of the finished products with different lighting. I'll post schemes following the pics:<br />
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Ok, so here are the schemes for everything but the cloaks, pants and jackets.<br />
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Swords: <i>Boltgun Metal</i> base, <i>Leviathan Purple</i> wash, <i>Chainmail</i> highlight, <i>Mithril Silver</i> highlight<br />
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Sword hilts, buttons, buckles: <i>Shining Gold</i> base, <i>Burnished Gold</i> highlight<br />
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Meriadoc's Vest: <i>Mechrite Red</i> base, <i>Blood Red</i> highlight<br />
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Skin: <i>Tanned Flesh</i> base, <i>Flesh Wash</i> wash, <i>Dwarf flesh</i> highlight, <i>Elf Flesh</i> highlight (basically how I do skin for all fair skinned races. Note the feet, the furry hobbit foot-hair is sculpted on, so i just didn't highlight those parts after the wash, I think it worked well to make them stand out without being too pervasive.<br />
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Pippin and Sam's scarves: <i>Regal Blue </i>base, <i>Mordian Blue</i> highlight<br />
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Frodo's hair: <i>Chaos Black</i>, painted in a thin layer, the white basecoat showed through meaning I didn't really need to highlight xD<br />
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Merry and Sam's hair: <i>Bestial Brown</i> base, <i>Bestial Brown/Reaper Ivory mix </i>highlight, <i>Reaper Ivory</i> final highlight.<br />
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Pippin's Hair: <i>Vermin Brown </i>base, <i>Vermin Brown/Reaper Ivory</i> <i>mix </i>highlight.<br />
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Bases: <i>MM Acryl Dark Green </i>edging, <i>Elmers</i> and flock on top!<b> </b><br />
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At this point I feel pretty good about this project. These are the first models I've painted in about 8 months or so, and I think they came out pretty good. My next post will probably deal with stripping and repainting the Ring Wraiths. Also I got the Fellowship Journeybook today:<br />
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The first mission requires 9 Dunedain, The Witch King, and 2 Ringwraiths, so I did well in my auction! Now I just need to track down some Dunedain, or just use the plastic rangers. What do you readers think?<br />
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