Re: Oropher's WIP Thread - Mirkwood Armoured Elves

Oropher · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:58 pm

I was going to wait till I had an opportunity to photograph them all properly but here is just a small sneak preview...
Hope to get better pics soon.

VictoryGin · **Joined:** Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:05 am **Posts:** 189

Lovely work mate. I need to revisit my Warriors of Erebor and make them decent.

VG

Oropher · **Posted:** Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:10 pm

Finished up this crew earlier. Think these along with my Grim Hammers are perhaps the first whole bunch of models I've ever actually fully completed!
Although I'm sure I could keep touching them up and adding tiny details and highlights forever but you gotta call it a day sometime right.

I tend to get towards the finish with lots of things and then start on something else...

Need to crack on getting the rest of my projects done now.

So much to do!

Oropher · **Posted:** Thu Jan 29, 2015 7:37 pm

Just going through a few photos and remembered I never uploaded these.

This is one of my most favourite mini's ever and was probably the most fun I've had painting. An excellent sculpt and I was really pleased with how he came out.
Got to love the old metal models!

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Thu Jan 29, 2015 7:45 pm

Nice job. The greens are excellent.

Paradigm · **Joined:** Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:56 am **Posts:** 264

Excellent work! Your variation in green is great!

Oropher · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:39 pm

Slight change up from Dwarves...

Started these a few months back but just getting around now to finishing off the final details and highlights.

Again, these old metal models are such a joy to paint.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:41 pm

Lovely gold work. Difficult models these guys imo.

Oropher · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:03 pm

Cheers man. They are tricky for sure. Soooo many intricate details, they take quite a bit of time.
Lots of gold! Which is why working on those dwarves provided a nice change!

I'd like to try and bring out the chainmail slightly to give it a different vibe from the main armour.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:11 pm

Oropher wrote:

I'd like to try and bring out the chainmail slightly to give it a different vibe from the main armour.

I like the chainmail as is buddy. I know what you mean by bring it out more but i think the shade it is now adds to the overall feel of the group.

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

wow, very nice man. How did you paint the armor? what colors?

Ridgeback · **Joined:** Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:25 pm **Posts:** 105

Awesome work!
I like the way you painted the cloaks very much.

Oropher · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:37 pm

Dead Marsh Spectre wrote:

Oropher wrote:

I'd like to try and bring out the chainmail slightly to give it a different vibe from the main armour.

I like the chainmail as is buddy. I know what you mean by bring it out more but i think the shade it is now adds to the overall feel of the group.

I like it as it is too to be honest so may leave it for now

Feanorthenoldor wrote:

wow, very nice man. How did you paint the armor? what colors?

Thanks man. Started off with a base of Warplock Bronze followed by a mix of Balthasar Gold, Warplock and Auric Armour. Then just a light dry brush of Auric Armour, before adding tiny bits of Mithril Silver to the mix to bring out the highlights etc. Finally a wash of Seraphim Sepia and a little Agrax Earthshade thrown in for good measure.

I've just gotta decide on basing for them now... Thinking maybe some kind of paving stones to represent Helms Deep a little. Not really sure. Going to try and avoid making them too elaborate like the Dwarves.

artsify · **Joined:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:16 pm **Posts:** 29

Loving the Galadrhim, I love the cloaks and amrour, makes mine look so bad in comparison, that being said I painted them about 5 years ago ahaaa.

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

Wow, great work! I love those models.

Oropher · **Posted:** Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:07 pm

Here are some Wood Elves painted last autumn. I annoyingly never quite got around to finishing them off properly... Even though people moan about these models I actually really enjoyed painted them. They lack detail yes, but still fun to chuck paint at nonetheless.

And below is a quick WIP shot of where I'm currently at with my Galadhrim Knights. Started these towards the end of last year, and have slowly been working my way through them ever since. Enjoyed taking my time, but those white horses take an age to build up properly! I still have another unopened box of them on my shelf as well!
Think I'm gonna stick to finishing these off for now before starting on the next six...

SonsOfHurin · **Joined:** Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:54 am **Posts:** 42

Great work allround! Really like the color scheme you took for your woodelves!

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sat Feb 07, 2015 2:06 pm

Beautiful work - while details can be time-consuming, the mini looks all the better for having been painted well rather than half-heartedly.
I like the Galadhrim metals ( I have a 'few'....)

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

those knights are feanorthenoldor approved

Gene Parmesan · **Posted:** Sat Feb 07, 2015 9:46 pm

Well done on the wood elves. Not easy to make them look good

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