Gorgoroth wrote:




I was going to go for extreme highlights at first, but decided to go for very dull armor, basing it on this pic. Thanks for the advice, though. I'm fixing to go get started on a scout.

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Updates



WIP Uruk Scout:





Completed scout squares up against Aragorn and Gimli.



While Lurtz hangs back a few yards (Coward )




I've also done some work on the Uruk carrying Merry, some pics sometime tomorrow I promise. Unless my camera breaks again. But if it does, please don't kill me.




C&C welcome

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some great looking miniatures there, lurtz looks great

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You've captured the tones and earthy feel of the movie Uruks really nicely. They're suitably dark without the detail suffering.

Also, aren't those metal scouts just the best goddamn thing? I wish they still made those.

ah you've made a very good job of them! yeah i also agree that you have captured the earthy texture as well as a darker shade without losing detail. Lurtz looks very good. Keep up the good work!

Great painting!

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Very groovy work Anduril. I look forward to seeing more!.

gimli is beautifully done . . . the cape especially.
the metal is very nicely contrasted . . . yet subtle, realy a great mini
aragorn is painted very nicely . . . i just hate the sculpt . . . i don't know why it just dosent seem as good as GW's other models.
im not good with faces as you may have seen . . . but i think he could use another highlight . . . overall . . . you have some excellently painted minis there, and with only a couple of days work?
cant wait to see whats next
FoF

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Raukov wrote:


I'm lucky. I have this place called ChaosOrc's superstore that still has blisters of them. And he has Ambush at Amon-Hen for 1/2 the retail


Thanks. I was really aiming for that effect, I'm glad I captured it

Gondor's Finest wrote:


Thanks

Drumtastic wrote:


Thanks! I promise I'll have an update--if not today, early tomorrow.

Gondolin wrote:


Thanks!

Morden wrote:


Glad you like 'em.

Fall of Fingolfin wrote:


Thanks. Aragorn's skin actually has more contrast in real life....I have this horrible camera. But I might give it a wash of Dwarf Flesh or something and then do some extreme highlighting.

EDIT: I forgot to mention I hate this mini too, for a different reason. He has no cloak. In the movies he has a cloak.

As for amount of time spent, I got these Wednesday. So about 3 days work in all, in between school and other activities.

As a matter of fact, let me just trash my promise of "pics later today" and show you my WIP Uruk w/ Merry right now, rather than falling prey to the call of Battle for Middle-Earth 2 for PC.....









Still very WIP, about 1/2 finished. I am particularly proud of Merry's face, the pic doesn't do it justice in my opinion. I really need to get a better camera......

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very nice even when half way through . . . if you enlarge the pic on paint . . . you can just cut and paste the face onto another paint . . . then save it and upload it so you can see it a bit better

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I always hated that aragorn mini too. You might want to get the aragorn from BOTF because he is a better sculpt (in my opinion) and has a cloak.

yea thats the one i have . . . will have to paint it soon

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I have Aragorn from BOTF, but he is awfully painted and I'm too lazy to strip him......

I'll try and finish the scout carrying Merry today

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Well done! I like your miniatures.
Hope to see all miniatures from the box finished soon

You should try to paint eyes for them. Or make eyeholes darker, they would look better then.
How do you paint dark brown clothes? I like them!

Thanks, SkymaN

I actually have painted eyes on all but the scout, I guess it's kind of hard to see them.

I plan to finish this set by next Saturday. Then I'll start on the Fellowship set.

EDIT: Forgot to answer your question about cloth

I started off with this crazy mix of Scorched brown/Dark Flesh/Bestial Brown/Chaos Black/Khemri brown about 45/25/10/15/5. I painted this on, then washed with Devlan Mud, and highlighted by adding Dwarf Flesh, with bleached bone added for the last highlights.

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Well done Josh; awesome minis in such a short space of time!

How are you painting the skin on your scouts?

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I painted it with a basecoat of scorched brown/dark flesh/scab red/chaos black 25/30/35/10 and added scab red for highlights, and added a teeny bit of bleached bone to the scab red for the last highlight

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Thanks.



You have some crazy mixes!

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King Elessar the Uniter wrote:



I don't have a heck of a lot of paints, sometimes I have to improvise.....

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Update:

Heeeeeeree's Legolas! Other than some touch-up on areas such as his bow hand, he's finished.






I spent a looooooonngggg time on his cloak, I think it's my best one yet.

Another scout







Finished scout carrying Merry:





C&C welcome

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