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Vyper · **Joined:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:34 pm **Posts:** 12

Hello, long time no see etc...

Fancied doing something quick and different so I dug out my LoTR Army of the Dead, (Deadmen of Dunharrow) and set to work.

(Mix of undercoated, base coated and first ink wash).

I was looking for paint scheme ideas, going for the movie look nothing else. Tested it out a little on my recent deepones. Basically, Grey undercoat, VJ London Grey highlight/drybrush with successive additions of GW Skull white. Faces bare hands and beards further highlighted white. (No need to be too tidy as the wash and final highlight addresses that)

(Note the custom standard bearer finally getting some paint!).

Then a thinned down Thraka Green GW wash, (or two)

Then a final highlight with VJ London Grey + more white.

Very please with them, very quick and easy, but very effective, will get the rest finished tonight finger's crossed then basing.

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

wow, nice job, did you do a lot of drybrushing there???

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:51 pm

Quite nice and similar to how I painted mine, although I think I did a few extra stages with a light green.
http://www.one-ring.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=12790&start=160

Vyper · **Joined:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:34 pm **Posts:** 12

Well here's some shots, just the bases to do when they arrive from Fenris Games, (hopefully, Tues):

The far left was a axe man, this was missing from the figure, (ebay lot) so raided the middle earth bits box and found part of an elven spear. A quick trim and pin and drill and et vola!

We fight!

Enjoy

Vyper · **Joined:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:34 pm **Posts:** 12

Well the Fenris Games bases turned up before the weekend so a little sanding down, undercoating and paint and they were done. Figures mounted on Sunday. Saw someone do a light mithril silver drybrush on the weapons and mail that worked so I gave it a go. Now all finished and sealed after the final touch up:

Shot to show the bases:

Fan cast standard bearer from the One Ring former member Nathan:

Enjoyed doing these, nice little diversion.

Vyper

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:33 pm

Looks great! I'm just about to start painting some dead guys aswell!
Nathan's standardbearer is really an awesome figure!

Nice "cobblestone" bases aswell!

Vyper · **Joined:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:34 pm **Posts:** 12

Cheers, the cobblestone bases are from Fenris Games, nice clean castings and really suit the dwellers of Dunharrow I think:

There's a heroic basing set that I've used with hurst bits and pieces for my Osgiliath games that I'll post once complete. Loads of good stuff there all very useful.

Vyper

Lord of Edoras · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:32 pm

Good work on these warriors. Simple yet effective paint scheme. Have you considered adding some plastic warriors of the dead or riders of the dead to this group?

Vyper · **Joined:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:34 pm **Posts:** 12

Yeah I have, was looking at a box last weekend. Don't know if I will, seventeen's enough I think but would be interested in them at some stage.

Cheers

Vyper

Necromancer7 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:04 am

Excellent work, I like that you haven't overdone it on the green; I think the grey works a lot better. It's far more in keeping with my vision of them in the books at least, great job.

kidterminal · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:19 am

Nice job on the army of the dead. They look appropriately spectral.

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