Red Corsairs WIP - Gondor! (Updated 16/1/11)

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 7:11 pm

Update 18th May :arrow:

My latest project is a Posessed Theoden sculpted by ukfreddybear. I am hoping to have this done in time for the National Painting Competition (for those who don't know, no I do not mean Golden Demon).

Here he is:

I still need to add the Grima and Gandalf.

And here's another project that I am working on. Here is my converted Buhrdur Hill Troll Chieftain:

Thanks,

Jake

Joansean · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:23 pm **Posts:** 760

Looks very good so far!

I'm getting one of those Mad Theodens as well , I can't wait to paint him up. :wink:

Your Plinth makes it look very good , where do you get those sort of things ? DIY stores ?

Nice conversion on Burdhur ! could you explain on how you did it? looks a nice result , and more fitting for a savage troll than the poetic-esque looking over the horizon he now has :wink:

Only thing I noticed is that the sword is the wrong way round..

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 7:32 pm

Thats the way the sword is when it comes, I actually think its supposed to be different to the Isengard style one.

The way I created the conversion, well I just moved the arms around a little untill I found a pose I like the sculpted in the gaps with some putty (for this particular pose the gaps were quite large :roll:

).

The plinth was made by LOTRCrown and given to me by tidoco (there you go, mentioned both of you this time :wink:

). I too look forward to painting it

.

Thanks for your comments

SDJackson · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 4:14 pm

Very nice conversion for the troll, can't wait to see possesed theoden and the troll

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 4:47 pm

Thanks Sam

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 5:02 pm

The conversion of the troll looks great, and I cannot wait to see how the diorama turns out...keep up the great work!

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 5:15 pm

Thanks BotWT

An Update for the Theoden Diorama:

Cheers,

Jake

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 5:20 pm

very nice! Excellent diorama! .... MAGIC !!!

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 5:24 pm

TheBucklandBrewer wrote:

.... MAGIC !!!

Oh darn... does this mean I'm not allowed to show it untill after then? I geuss you know what I'm talking about :wink:

Commander_cool · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 7:19 pm

Technically Gríma should be cowering on the floor with Gimli standing atop him, but we can overlook that! Excellent looking stuff, it will look exceptional when painted.

Are the figures all attached (I'd assume not, due to the difficulty of painting that way).

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 7:29 pm

Meh, too much work that way CC :wink:

. Not attached at the moment for the reasons you say, just pinned and Theoden is blutacked

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 11:30 pm

TeddyBear did a great job on that sculpt and I have to say, I love the little diorama your putting together !
Look forward to seeing it completed !

Sarcon · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 6:31 pm

I hope they'll let you enter that posessed Theoden, since it's a non-GW model, although Gandalf is so maybe if you say it's a conversion they let you enter it.

Grat work so far. Few comments:

On Radagast it looks like you pretty moch inked his cloak. Spray a thin coat of satin varnish over him, it should help clearing the shiney effect.

And the black cloak you just painted is I think your best work so far. Maybe it could go with a thin black wash/glaze (not ink!) to blend the highlights more together.

Looking foreward to see more of your models!

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 6:37 pm

Thanks guys

Already asked If I am allowed to enter the Theoden diorama into the National Painting Comp and the manager is letting me although I can't enter it in GD.

The Radagast cloak wasn't actually inked but I sprayed the Satin Varnish a little too close up and got the horrible shiny look

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Thanks

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 11:41 pm

Fantastic!
Looks excellent, and well thought out!

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2008 7:40 pm

Cool. I am surprised to hear that the Theoden was allowed, but then again GW Southampton were fighting over who was going to paint up the Watcher head I donated them a while back so perhaps each store makes its own decisions.

It's funny because I also considered this scene for a potential diorama. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2008 6:06 am

Haha, I bet they were :wink:

. Again thanks for the trade Dave, it's a great mini and I am looking forward to getting Gandalf and Grima out of the way so that I can paint him

Update ------->

Started on Gandalfs Robes. It's my first time painting white robes and I am quite happy with them so far. Still have a couple of highlights left to do

Comments and Criticism welcome.

Thanks,

Jake

Larry-Boy · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2008 8:13 pm

Sweet Diroama. IT looks like Gandalfs going to what some one.....hope its Grima

.
I really want to see the Finished Results. Hurry up

Shrewbacca · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2008 11:03 pm

Well done, Red Corsairs, very well done! I'm sure we all look forward to seeing the finished product.

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 9:44 am

Aside from the diorama a little, I have completed my Gulahvar and I am very happy with how he turned out, took a little longer using highlights. The picture make the chest look drybrushed butit's not just so you know;)

C&C welcome.

Jake.

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