Haldir_Strikes WiP (Update 9/06)

mitch_rohan · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:53 am

ni9e work man love the uruk captain and those nice looking armoured elves i got a couple i should really get a crack on keep up the good work

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:04 am

I really admire how you do the metallics! The gold looks so real!

Haldir_Strikes · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:18 am

Thanks for the praise once again guys

I got a little bored of painting the gold on the elves, so I've been painting through other core troops from both MT and Rohan. Don't worry too much about the Elves though, there has been minor progress on them too.

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Hopefully the highlights on the Rohan Spearman aren't too subtle.

Finally, I'm trying to figure out which hero I should paint first to show at least SOME progress in To9G...which one?

- Haldir
- Gildor
- Galadriel

I have no idea which one to start so your input would be swell!

Cheers!

gaarew · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:18 am

Nice work John. I envy your clean style of painting. But am far too lazy to try and emulate it.

As for the Elves, well, they are Elves and as such are unworthy of commentary...

Still, I'd like to see Gildor first, as it's a mini that isn't shown very often.

:-D

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

Love the painting! how did you do the blue?

and I second that about Gildor.

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:54 am

Sharp work on those models!!

Messia · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:17 am

You are a very good painter! Keep up the good work!

lorderkenbrand · **Posted:** Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:32 am

Great work on those lot, the armour on the MT warriors is just awesome! Galadrial is probably the easier of the 3 to paint, so I'd choose her

Azure Rathalos · **Posted:** Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:39 pm

Awesome work

can't wait to see more!

hopefully I will be able to paint half that good with more practice, lol

Good luck on the rest of them

Haldir_Strikes · **Posted:** Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:19 pm

Thanks for the praise once again guys

Both elves are progressing well at the moment, details are being picked out, and I'm up to highlighting quivers and arrows and skin on the archer for the moment.

@Sean: The cloak was done as so:
1.50:50 mix of ShadowGrey and Chaos Black
2.75:25 mix of ShadowGrey and Chaos Black
3.Shadow Grey Highlight

thats it in a nutshell, but I did a lot more layers.

Ok, I'm setting a small challenge for myself - paint 2 orcs in 2 hours. Using all the sneaky batch painting tricks possible but to still make them neat and presentable!

Here are the orcs with primer!

Update shall come soon!

gaarew · **Posted:** Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:12 pm

Haldir_Strikes wrote:

Ok, I'm setting a small challenge for myself - paint 2 orcs in 2 hours. Using all the sneaky batch painting tricks possible but to still make them neat and presentable!

I can see that I still have a lot to teach you, young grasshopper.

lorderkenbrand · **Posted:** Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:00 am

Okay two hours have definitely past, we want an update!

Haldir_Strikes · **Posted:** Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:14 am

Bah! Laugh all you want you sods

I got this far after 2 hours haha.

I give up, I don't think I can batch paint for the life of me lol.

Cheers!

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:08 am

Rusty

:D

A bit too dark for me

But than again it's Mordor

Nice tempo you have there.

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:59 am

Awesome to see what you can do in only two hours time!

I remember I painted my first figs in an hour or so and though, OMG, this is taking a long time to finish one single figure...

These days it's slightly different, I wouldn't know how far I get in an hour, or wouldn't have an idea what I could make of it in this little time.

You've done a great job on them mate!

Azure Rathalos · **Posted:** Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:16 pm

Although I'm not nearly at your standard of painting, batch painting is what I'm best at! lol,
I can churn out a box models in a few hours to an OK standard, then finnish them off fully later (with all the highlites and stuff).

But I do like to take my time on the heroes and banners.

Still keep up the good work

gaarew · **Posted:** Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:24 pm

Haldir_Strikes wrote:

Bah! Laugh all you want you sods

I got this far after 2 hours haha.

..

I give up, I don't think I can batch paint for the life of me lol.

Wait, how many batches of 2 did you do? Where are the 12 or so fully finished ones?

John, would you like me to send you a bigger brush? Write an article?

I need to knock this neatness and presentation out of you somehow...

:-D

Haldir_Strikes · **Posted:** Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:39 pm

@Viktor: Yeahh, haha I wasn't happy with it after the two hours so I just ended up painting the pair normally

@Azure: Well you'll definately be able to participate in more WoTR games than me thats for sure! I think batch-painting is more a gift than anything, being able to sit down and excercise some extreme discipline!
@Bart: Totally agree with you mate. This was a once in a lifetime experience, I probably won't be trying it again! Back in the day it was easy cause you'd only have a limited knowledge, but now...

@John: Dude, your just jealous, lets leave it at that haha...those 12 or so finished ones are...somewhere....else...

...yes :twisted:

Oh and the final product after an extra hour or so. I hate orcs - so hard to tie down a colour scheme. Damn their rabbliness!

lorderkenbrand · **Posted:** Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:31 pm

I'm impressed, you've managed to finish those 2 off so quickly however batch painting means groups of models not pairs

I think your using that term too freely lol, what's next on the agenda?

Haldir_Strikes · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:38 pm

lorderkenbrand wrote:

I'm impressed, you've managed to finish those 2 off so quickly however batch painting means groups of models not pairs

I think your using that term too freely lol, what's next on the agenda?

Hehe...yeah next time I won't false-advertise, promise!

In any case, almost finished Aragorn - there's still some more highlighting needed on the front areas of the cloak, his glove needs highlighting, and the straps on the boots need some TLC as well. Actually I might highlight the hair a little more as well.

In any case, here he is:
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