Eric's WIP Thread / update 28/11 / Dunland High Command

Eric · **Joined:** Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:58 pm **Posts:** 123

More progress on Uruks. Almost done. Water effect was just applied before these pictures were taken. Some of them have "S" rune painted in their armor as in book. Too bad there were never metal version made of these as i love siege troops design. Details tend to be bit soft and as other plastic minis in this range scale is different from metal ones. Still, very nice miniatures (+ good value and still available!)

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:12 am

They are nice sculpts and you have made the best of them. Great placement and bases make them look like a scene from The Two Towers.

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

those are great man, a large army of those well painted uruks would look sick

Guitarheroandy · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:46 pm

Those look really good! Well done!! :yay:

Eric · **Joined:** Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:58 pm **Posts:** 123

Thank you all :-D

After Uruk siege troops i wanted to paint something classic lotr metal miniatures and they sure don't come any more classic than very fist Numenor metal's! Very very nice models, joy to paint! This prototype is still missing few details here and there, some finishing touches, bow and base of course. I might try to add my first bowstring here as well.

I have 6 spearmen, 12 + archers, Isildur and Elendil so i can actually make nice warband out of them when the time comes!

There is also plastic swordsmen from first starter set, but i might get few spearmen more and convert some metal swordsmen. Or keep sword only for captain, im not sure.

After i finish him i might open up some Black Numenors for this months hobby challenge..!

Eric · **Joined:** Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:58 pm **Posts:** 123

So it has been super long since last update! I have been very busy with my film projects past six months now, but i have done some painting here and there! Started out one small 40k project and did some commission work, but i managed to expand my beloved Middle-earth little bit as well. I present you Golden King and he's bodyguards!

Crucium Giger · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:48 pm

The Golden King and Co. look great as do the Siege Uruks which have a nice dirty feel to them.

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

I particularly like your numenorean. Especially the black cloak. Black is something that can be hard to grasp and thus paint, but you have seen to highlight the black just enough to make it look realistic. Nice job.

Eric · **Joined:** Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:58 pm **Posts:** 123

Thank you

I haven't been able to browse One-ring for many long months and after it came online it took some time that i was actually able to sing in again! Now that it is all working i can continue to update my wip! Recently all my very limited painting time has been reserved for commission works only, but im going to get back to Middle-earth asap! Meanwhile you can check out my latest personal project, Praetorian Guard command group! (Mostly in Finnish)
http://www.gowarhead.com/2015/09/surviv ... river.html

It is good to be back!

PowerofWill · **Posted:** Sat Nov 14, 2015 2:14 pm

Some nice painting on this thread! :yay:

I especially like the haradrim in your previous update. The command group also looks good, the banner is very well done.

-PoW

Eric · **Joined:** Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:58 pm **Posts:** 123

All right! My Mirkwood Rangers + Legolas. Now that i look them i want to fix some things on them, but for now they are done and ready to defend their homelands!

And here we have closer look on some of them.

Frogmortonjustice65 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:21 pm **Posts:** 129

interesting interpretation of Legolas, I like it.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2015 12:29 pm

Nice work Eric, love the Uruks in particular

Eric · **Joined:** Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:58 pm **Posts:** 123

Thank you both!

Color scheme for Legolas was inspired by Magali Villeneuve's artwork for Lord Of The Rings LCG.

Next i might continue with some more elves or make spiders and Dol Guldur orcs OR more Uruks! I have huge backlog so i just need to choose...

rustedplate · **Posted:** Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:47 am

Beautiful painting and wonderful bases on those mirkwoods! Feel the atmosphere of woodland marshes.

Hapotte · **Joined:** Sun Dec 27, 2015 5:06 am **Posts:** 15

Great painting are very nice bases! Do you pin the models to the base or just glue them? I really like the lower profile look it provides and I'm considering switching before I get started.

Eric · **Joined:** Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:58 pm **Posts:** 123

Thank you, i have been aiming to improve my bases so it is really nice to hear!

Hapotte wrote:

Great painting are very nice bases! Do you pin the models to the base or just glue them? I really like the lower profile look it provides and I'm considering switching before I get started.

Yeah, i prefer lower profile myself too, hence bit more effort to make it happen.
I depends, for these plastic Wood Elves i just glued them, but especially on metal figures i usually find pinning necessary. It takes some time to do it when you have only small feet etc to drill hole into... And lower profile base does not make ideal pinning material either. Haven't got many cavalry models on lower bases yet, metal ones might turn out to be challenging! I might add some scenery element on most difficult ones to ease pinning.

LAG · **Posted:** Mon Jan 18, 2016 9:00 pm

Really nice topic.
Isengard looks dark, cool and evil

U got nice flow, and color skim that I personaly like a lot, it kinda remaind me of my own.
Go forward!!!

Eric · **Joined:** Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:58 pm **Posts:** 123

Thanks man! Your wip thread and Photobucket gallery are very inspirational!

Eric · **Joined:** Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:58 pm **Posts:** 123

I was sick for a week so i took few sculpting projects, for 40k and lotr. Some random dwarf to start with, haven't done too much sculpting in long time. He is not finished yet, i will give him some more armor on shoulders at least. There is also couple Mirkwood spiders in works.

Before christmas i also had my first actual game of Lord of the rings in ages! Nazgul in picture is painted by my girlfriend and this was actually her first miniature game ever. Her Tainted one was victorious and my Arnor force was scattered. I think she actually killed more her own orcs than i did!

I have been painting mostly world war 2 miniatures recently, but i might have more Middle-earth things to share soon as im planning to paint one particular brown wizard!

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